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This sunrise beauty was captured on a Redang Island holiday resort (at Teluk Dalam): a beautiful island with crystal clear waters and beautiful sandy beaches. The island lies off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, as the last photo posted explains.
The sunrise is at the "final essence" stage, which describes the final phase of a sunrise, in all its glory, before starting to wane into the sun. Incidentally, the closer a place is to the equator the more colourful the sky is regarding sunrises/sunsets; also like a lot of wildlife (like the hornbill bird) and plants (like red frangipani).
Explored 24 June 2024
Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Tamron 16-300mm Lens
🎧 "From the dark" (Maya Jane Coles, 2016): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALbW8hiETdQ&list=RDALbW8hiETd...
My old philosophy prof asked on occasion, "is the world as we see it with our glasses on, or with them off?"
Back then I didn't wear glasses, but these days I appreciate those words more and more.
Gideon along the Lower Macleay Trail, Forest Park, Oregon.
September 6, 2024
Lomography Potsdam 100, Minolta SRT102.
Autumn leaves trailing down across the bokeh of the dark silhouette of a granite rock in a Japanese Zen (枯山水, karesansui) garden.
Kare-san-sui or Dry Landscape garden creates a miniature stylized/abstract landscape with aesthetically arranged rocks to represent mountains, raked gravel to represent water together with moss and pruned trees/bushes, to emulate the essence of nature and to aid meditation.
In the spirit of Karesansui, this shot attempts to show the most essential aspect of Autumn being the foliage which is in the focus plane contrasting against the blackish rock in Bokeh together with the rest of the elements of the scene.
Essence in abstract.
With FE 85mm f1.4 GM.
SAS - Essence Blue Fur Jacket , pants and top @ Designer showcase
Available in 5 colours to fit kupra, legacy/perky, maitreya, reborn/waifu bodies
TP TO DESIGNER SHOWCASE ~ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Corrupted%20Innocence/16/5...
TP TO SASCHAS DESIGNS
~ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Grey%20Magic/146/67/2003
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For other items used see my blog
stormysstorey.blogspot.com/2023/11/essence-designer-showc...
I've described the South Shore as the Duneland Essence on more than one occasion on here, and many many more times than that in real life conversation. While I'm grateful for the unique photo opportunities the Double Track NWI project is bringing, I can't help but feel sad that the centuries-in-the-making interurban feel will effectively die with it. That is what I, and most others that I know, will miss the most. Scenes such as this, an electrified commuter railroad coming within 25' of a house, and but up against multiple backyards with nothing in between the two. This isn't some two-times-yearly used branchline for railcar storage, though I've always felt this location certainly gives that impression. You might notice the basketball hoop in the backyard of the blue house - sure enough, a few minutes before this was taken, the local youth were playing a friendly game that resulted in their ball landing right in the middle of the gauge multiple times.
But, as I mentioned, I have to be grateful that there are still -some- opportunities available to photograph trains in these places, and with so much work going on, what you can frame up are often subjects you could almost never see before the project began. This train was no exception.
The current infrastructure has had the capability to run electrified passenger trains many times a day between mileposts 33.0, where we are here, and 44.0 near Dune Park. Now, this stretch has been completely deenergized - overhead electric, signals, everything is now dark. Instead of doing 79 miles per between Michigan City and Chesterton, all train movements are now warrant-controlled, restricted to 25mph max, and all road crossings between the two mileposts are considered out of service, requiring all trains to stop before proceeding at each. Thankfully, a very small amount of CSS freight trains and the occasional work train on the NICTD side are all that pass through this stretch. This is a bit different though.
NICTD is still offering options for passengers to be bused between stations at Michigan City and Dune Park (out of the work zone, where business is still as usual). As a result, the passenger trains now begin and terminate at Dune Park, where they can be serviced at the base level - mostly just janitorial tasks. But, like everything in life, it's only a matter of time before something more serious requires attention from a shop - in this case, the South Shore's shops in Michigan City.
To take care of this, the passenger guys have been doing occasional ferry moves of EMUs between the two locations through the work zone, and here is one such example. My favorite motor on the South Shore period (freight and passenger considered), NICD 1001, with all its nose light excellence, was the power this morning with five EMUs for Dune Park. The crew has just received their track warrant to pass the dark signal directly behind me, and are treating me and my camera to quite a smoke-filled show getting their train back up to speed... smoking is another nice trait about this unit. The horn ain't bad either!
And thus completes another caption that is entirely too long. I should try writing a book sometime or something, so many words would look a lot less awkward in one...
Leaves... Leaves and golden sunlight. The crisp air, tinted with musk, smoke, and cinnamon. Carpets of august red, robust orange, clean yellow; swept by the ever arching wheel of celestial light.
Have fun while you shop until you drop.
Credits @ pixelstyles.blogspot.nl/2018/03/1976-amazing-amber.html
noun
noun: essence
the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, that determines its character.
Have fun while you shop until you drop.
Credits @ pixelstyles.blogspot.nl/2017/10/1880-ravishing-rachel.html
Just spent three days in Venice on business (well, it's tough work, but someone has to do it).
Must be the most photogenic city in Europe....especially for Gondola's.
Yay my sweet Lori ♥
Truly happy and honored!
Thank you so very much for the gorgeous group's cover.
Hugs and love♥
Original picture: flic.kr/p/2qPcDWB
Check the group here: www.flickr.com/groups/14744098@N20/
Poznan, Poland
OstrĂłw Tumski
Cathedral Island
An essence of the Cathedral..........This is one of the places that I have managed to walk around many times and never seem to be able to get a shot that really works for me. There is something with how it is situated that commands attention and at the same time makes it utterly impossible to capture in my style. A rather interesting dilemma and frustrating most of the time as I find myself focusing on how to shoot it and best capture it....rather than just allowing it to happen...... this time I allowed it to happen :)
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I won an Offshoot Photography Society “Essence of Summer” competition with this photo (taken in the Dolomites)
Floral Essence by inkyD using Foxeysquirrel kits & elements, Olivia;Abstract BGs;Feathers2'Flower Essence;Messy Dragonflies @https://www.e-scapeandscrap.net/boutique/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=113_268
The dawn was breaking in Jhinjhi village where we camped on our trek to Saptkund lakes in Garhwal Himalayas, India
Denim jeans, as a fashion staple, will never go out of style. For 2023, we now see the incorporation of suspenders on denim jeans as the latest fashion trend. Denim suspenders with denim jeans makes for a truly unique styling statement.
This [Essence] Girlfriend Top & Pants outfit with its denim suspenders elevates your look and gives it a very contemporary twist. Paired with its cropped top, it is perfect for those who enjoy a vintage-inspired look with a modern edge. I LOVE it!
This [Essence] Girlfriend Outfit fits Kupra, Legacy (+ Perky), Maitreya (+ Petite), Reborn mesh bodies.
Girls... wait until you see the Color Textures HUD for this absolutely stunning outfit! The Top has 33 patterned textures plus 40 finely textured solids. There are also 20 different hues for the denim jeans (overalls) of this outfit. It also comes with 9 optional Add on jean tags to wear.
To complete my fashion strut, I am wearing these wrapped VEGA Alin High Heels. They fit Belleza, Legacy, Maitreya, Slink, and Reborn mesh bodies. It comes with a Texture HUD which offers you 10 beautiful colors to choose from.
Seek and you shall find the Essence Girlfriend Outfit and the VEGA Design Alin High Heels exclusive this month at the SWANK Fall into Autumn Event.
Taxi to SWANK Fall into Autumn Event:
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Swank%20Events/128/124/39
This ensemble was modeled on location at the Italian Village of Ciampi, Italy in Second Life:
Observer
~15MP
Camera Tools: camera table and HUD toggle by IDK31
Resolution: SRWE hotsampling
HUD Toggle: CE table
Post-processing: Reshade v4
Downsample Filter: Lanczos2
Notes:
"Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you’re going to use it by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal, and by mantining focus."
Oprah Winfrey
Part of the Essence series.
"The world we see with our senses is very different than the wold we see through our essence. Our essence perceives the deeper layers of existence. The first step of perceiving the world essence is to have no goal other than to understand. Understanding has to be the ultimate goal. Only then can we solve the problems." - Peter Kabakci