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Excessive tweaking in Color Efex, and then a big dollop of de-haze added in Photoshop...Happy Sliders Sunday everyone :-)
In the Pacific Northwest we have an excessive heat warning, and we are suffering through unprecedented temperatures for June. Aargh! my air-conditioning is not scheduled to be installed for another two weeks. Heat records are falling and it's impossible find a cool spot in my house, so, for distraction from my misery, I'm re-processing a photo of my beloved Mr. Purry Furry who has since passed over the Rainbow Bridge at the ripe old age of 20 years. The original image can be found in the album "Mr. Purry Furry and Friends".
"The most obnoxious thing in the world is to listen to others drone on about how much they love the heat." ~ Anonymous
Great Horned Owl in a local nature park.
While on my way to work one morning last month, I came across a doe and her speckled triplets in an ideal spot for photography. Problem? I neither had my camera nor the time to enjoy this deer family until several days later.
Knowing it was a long shot, I returned early in the morning and quietly walked around the area. Nothing. I expanded my search. Nothing. I eventually decided to try and rescue my morning's attempt at spending time in nature, by walking to a tiny nearby park I knew of.
The park was soo silent. I navigated the short meandering trial, pausing frequently, without noting any sound or sight worth investigating with a long lens.
Deciding to call the morning a bust, I was just starting to head back out when I turned my head and looked directly behind me. My jaw practically dropped open, for who was silently watching me all the while, was this beauty.
When I first spotted her, she was rather camouflaged in soft muted light. (I may upload one of the first shot's tomorrow).
She was perched on a snag overhanging a forest enshrouded pond. Once the sun broke through, it was just a matter of shifting to a spot where the tree behind her wasn't overblown in the sudden light, and waiting for her to look into the light.
While quietly spending time with her, I ended up seeing quite a lot of deer. Whoever said deer were silent?! There was a trail only they knew about down a steep embankment which they crashed through to the depression where we were; startling the owl and I each time they came.
First, it was a doe without a fawn, then a couple of does with fawns, and finally, a buck coming into his 3rd season. He silently stared at me for quite awhile from the other side of the pond edge brambles. Then, yes, he did turn and silently disappeared into the thickets behind him.
Of course, now that I was seeing the subject of my choice for the morning, I couldn't get a decent shot due to the poor light and excessive undergrowth, but by now I didn't care. I was in a magic moment, and enjoying it thoroughly...
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs, etc. without my permission.
Being held on charges of Excessive Selfies and 90 Degree Turned Photos.
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Bovinophobia is the excessive (and often irrational) fear of cows or cattle. The word originates from Latin 'bovi' meaning ox or cattle and Greek 'phobo's meaning fear. Its alternative terms are Taurophobia, where tauro is Latin for bull.
Treat This 248 ~ Kreative People group
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I understand that excessive sleep is a sign of depression - perhaps these sad looking blooms need some counselling...(or at the very least, a warm hug).
Sorry for the excessive posting - this is one of my main sanity savers these days. Thank you for looking!
#Macro Mondays - #MacroMondays - #Paper
In a time of absolutely excessive digitisation and a fight against our own history it would be necessary to stop for a moment a to remember. Where would we stand today, if there were not uncountless people who wrote down their knowledge and their experiences on paper. On what would we built our future ? I have my doubts that some hundret years from now USB sticks, harddrives our clouds
will reach the same importance.
This here, is the oldest paper I own. It belongs to a chant book printed in 1883.
In einer Zeit der absolut exzessiven Digitalisierung und dem Kampf gegen die eigene Geschichte wäre es mal nötig anzuhalten und uns zu Besinnen. Wo wären wir heute, wenn es nicht unzählige Menschen gegeben hätte, die ihr Wissen und ihre Erfahrungen zu Papier gebracht hätten. Worauf würden wir unsere Zukunft erbauen ? Ich habe meine Zweifel, dass USB Sticks, Festplatten und clouds in ein paar hundert Jahren den selben Wert erlangen werden. Dies ist das älteste Papier, was ich besitze. Es gehört zu einem Gesangbuch was im Jahr 1883 gedruckt wurde.
The Badwater Basin Salt Flats in Death Valley is one of the most surreal places I have ever visited. We arrived here with all of my camera equipment and several gallons of water. Badwater is the hottest spot in the world, and it was under an Excessive Heat Warning when we arrived. The temperature was between 116 and 117 at sunset with a steady blowtorch wind. Despite the miserable conditions, the sky suddenly lit up in one of the best sunsets I have ever seen in my life. The sky looked like it was on fire (maybe it really was). I literally ran more than a mile onto the salt flats to find the right spot despite the heat (which I know wasn't smart), but it is a sight I will always remember.
Lagos de Covadonga, Asturias, España.
Los lagos de Covadonga son dos pequeños lagos, el Enol y el Ercina, de origen glaciar situados en la parte asturiana del parque nacional de los Picos de Europa, en el macizo occidental de dicha cadena montañosa. Existe un tercer lago, el Bricial, que solo tiene agua durante el deshielo, pero también pertenece al conjunto
Se sitúan en el concejo de Cangas de Onís y se accede a ellos a través de una carretera de 14,5 km que nace en el Real Sitio de Covadonga para llegar en primer lugar al lago Enol, incluyendo también una pequeña carretera que les llevaría hasta el Lago Ercina. Su frecuente uso desde 1983 como final de etapa en la Vuelta ciclista a España ha popularizado internacionalmente el paraje.
La afluencia masiva de turistas, sobre todo aficionados al ciclismo, ha obligado a limitar el desarrollo de pruebas ciclistas en el entorno de Los Lagos. No obstante, la zona cuenta con una infraestructura turística.
La excesiva afluencia de visitas, en especial en temporada alta, también ha supuesto que el acceso en coche a los Lagos esté restringido, pudiendo acceder únicamente utilizando el transporte público habilitado para ello. Los vehículos particulares no pueden circular por la carretera de acceso a Los Lagos durante 6 meses al año, en temporada alta. En temporada baja, no hay restricciones de acceso con vehículo particular.
En las proximidades del lago Ercina, en Buferrera, hasta 1979 se explotaron minas de hierro, manganeso y mercurio. Las personas que visitan dicho paraje tienen a su disposición un aparcamiento "aparcamiento de Buferrera", un centro de visitantes , un refugio y dos bares restaurante para su disfrute.
The lakes of Covadonga are two small lakes, Enol and Ercina, of glacial origin located in the Asturian part of the Picos de Europa national park, in the western massif of said mountain chain. There is a third lake, Bricial, which only has water during the thaw, but also belongs to the group
They are located in the municipality of Cangas de Onís and are accessed through a 14.5 km road that begins in the Royal Site of Covadonga to first reach Lake Enol, also including a small road that would take them to Lake Ercina. Its frequent use since 1983 as the end of the stage in the Cycling Tour of Spain has made the place internationally popular.
The massive influx of tourists, especially cycling fans, has forced the development of cycling events in the Los Lagos area to be limited. However, the area has a tourist infrastructure.
The excessive influx of visitors, especially in high season, has also meant that access by car to the Lakes is restricted, with access only possible using public transport enabled for this purpose. Private vehicles cannot circulate on the access road to Los Lagos for 6 months a year, during high season. In low season, there are no access restrictions with a private vehicle.
In the vicinity of Lake Ercina, in Buferrera, iron, manganese and mercury mines were exploited until 1979. People who visit this area have at their disposal a parking lot "Buferrera parking", a visitor center, a shelter and two restaurant bars for their enjoyment.
Taken from a distance, the Northern end of the beach, with waves crashing on the rocks. A rock fisherman (very small silhouette on the right of this image) was taking what I thought were excessive risks on this stormy day, as the sea was quite rough !
Sunset, excessively edited!!
This was from our holiday in Somerset last summer and the view was our outlook from the holiday home .... it was very remote and beautiful. We had several hikes across these fields and hills.
Wishing you all a good Friday and great weekend ahead! :-))))
"Controlled burns" are done to remove diseased plants, excessive dry brush that might be tinder for a wildfire, invasive species, or for other control reasons.
Sometimes, they lose "control". A horrible example is a controlled burn in Michigan several years ago, which was done to promote the growth of Jack Pine trees, a necessity to encourage the nesting of endangered Kirtland Warblers. A windstorm spread the fire to the devastation of almost an entire county of Michigan.
This picture shows the product of a controlled burn at Merritt Island NWR. New growth was evident throughout the area, which was probably the desired result, but a very large area was burned off. No one could say if that was the intent.
I believe when these tree trunks felled out years ago remain a bit on the wayside, then they will eventually rush and fall into compost. Due to the dryness and, along the excessive bark beetle infestation of the trees, many trees had to be pleased and the wooden offer is just too big.
Floods Before Covid
In 2020 excessive rainfall led to the wettest February since records began, in 1766, in England and Wales, homes and businesses were flooded as rivers burst their banks and breached flood defences. We were fortunate where I live but still ducks swam between these trees normally growing on dry land.
Created for the Award Tree Group Contest Watercolour Style
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An excessive love for oneself, belief in one’s abilities, the desire to excel everyone else. Pride is often considered to be the root cause of the other six of the seven deadly sins.
“The good thing about evil people is you can always trust them to do something, well, evil.”
- Cruella DeVille
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The most beautiful place in the world .Excessive heat in Bay Area . Miss the beautiful winter in Norway . Be safe out & enjoy the holiday weekend !! Stay cool .Thank you for stopping by !!
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Yesterday's fantastic clouds continued all the way to sunset.
Decided to take this one to the very edge of being able to look myself in the mirror as the description of the sliders sunday group says. And even then, I'm just peeking around the side of the mirror.
This is a pano created from 8 portrait orientation shots, hand blended in Ps. Each layer had to have its own color balance adjustment layer with lots of sliding. I'm always amazed that even with the camera set on manual everything, how differently the sensor will render hues from one shot to another, moving only millimeters from one to another.
After all that, the layers were merged up and that was copied. I used a technique from a youtube video by Calvin Hollywood to create a more dodge burned look.
(I know, Calvin Hollywood?)
It involves vivid light mode, inverting, blurring, merging down, changing blend modes, copying to accentuate effects. I had to write down the method due to my oh so wonderful memory.
Then into Nik Viveza for spot sliding using control points.
And some isolated dodging, burning, adjustments using luminosity based channels and masks.
And that's how you get to the point where you can look yourself in the mirror after editing, but only with one eye, and that eye squinting in embarrassment.
Excessive heat in Bay Area . Miss the beautiful winter in Norway . Be safe out & enjoy the holiday weekend !! Stay cool . Thank you for stopping by !
First of all, sorry for my long absence. Due to the extreme heat that we´re suffering in Madrid and to the excessively late sunsets I haven´t been able to go out from home to take pictures.
As I said before, and as many of you will know, we are experiencing a very long, suffocating and madding heatwave in many parts of Spain, Madrid included.
The majority of the days, the highest temperatures are reaching 102F or 104F (39ºC o 40ºC), with total absence of humidity (I recognize that´s an advantage when it´s so hot) and with lowest about 72F to 77F (entre 22ºC y 25ºC) , or even more.
In my humble opinion, this extreme heat is unbearable and I prefer to stay at home with the air conditioning system that going out and suffer a heat strike or something worse.
Talking about this picture, it was taken at 10:00 pm (fortunately sunsets are happening earlier everyday), but anyway, here you can see the light at that hour. The temperature was 91F (33ºC) with completely calm wind.
As you can see in the picture, some cars are heading towards my workplace, Terminal 4 in Madrid Barajas Airport, these summer days with much air traffic and many operations, as you can imagine.
Here you can see the two main control towers, the nearest in the NET building and the farthest one in the Satellite building or SAT.
I can see this scene everyday during my short drive from home to the airport terminal, and I wanted to share it with you.
I hope you like this picture and I take advantage to wish you a good Summer, or Winter if you´re in the Southern Hemisphere, with a lot of good vibes and pleasing moments.
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Terminal 4 del Aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas en un caluroso anochecer, Madrid, España
En primer lugar, disculpas por mi larga ausencia. Debido al calor extremo que estamos sufriendo en Madrid y a las puestas de sol demasiado tardías no he podido salir de casa a hacer fotos.
Como decía antes, y como muchos de vosotros sabréis, estamos viviendo una ola de calor muy larga, asfixiante y enloquecedora en muchas partes de España, Madrid incluida.
La mayoría de los días, las temperaturas máximas alcanzan los 39ºC o 40ºC, con ausencia total de humedad (reconozco que es una ventaja cuando hace tanto calor) y con mínimas entre 22ºC y 25ºC, o incluso más.
En mi humilde opinión, este calor extremo es insoportable y prefiero quedarme en casa con el sistema de aire acondicionado que salir y sufrir un golpe de calor o algo peor.
Hablando de esta foto, fue tomada a las 10:00 pm (afortunadamente las puestas de sol son más tempranas todos los días), pero de todos modos, aquí se puede ver la luz a esa hora. La temperatura era de 33ºC con viento completamente en calma.
Como podéis ver en la imagen, unos coches se dirigen hacia mi lugar de trabajo, la Terminal 4 del Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas, estos días de verano con mucho tráfico aéreo y muchas operaciones, como os podéis imaginar.
Aquí se pueden ver las dos torres de control principales, la más cercana en el edificio NET y la más alejada en el edificio Satélite o SAT.
Puedo ver esta escena todos los días durante mi corto camino en coche de casa a la terminal del aeropuerto, y quería compartirla con vosotros.
Espero que os guste esta foto y aprovecho para desearos un buen Verano, o Invierno si estáis en el Hemisferio Sur, con muchas buenas vibraciones y gratos momentos.
Pulsa "L" para ampliar la imagen.
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That's how a week of doctor's appointments feels! (all good results tho')
Fern at Denver Botanical Garden, (with excessive processing...)
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“You have powerful storms in your mind? Visit the silent beaches to calm your storms! You have excessive silence in your mind? Find some powerful storms to awaken your mind!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan
With excessive heat gone, cooler sunny days and cool nights this is a more relaxed season.
With colors in our gardens are fading and some brown tones settling in I still find it peaceful working in the yard. Thanks for viewing my work. Stay safe and remain kind. Don’t forget to wash your hands🙏.
As I avoid sweets and all kind of "empty calory food" by principle, I had to scramble for finding anything related to the topic of the week: Candy.
Is this enough of a statement against excessive sugar in our diet?
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Due to the excessive noise, workers there take their own measures to project their hearing. one of the best solutions which help prevent excessive noise and dust. a deshi solution, but it works miracle!
Due to excessive amount of work days this week, it will be "Grab-a-Box" week. This one from May of 2002. First up is a daylight Susquehanna SU-99 accelerating through CP Hall at Campbell Hall, NY after clearing the Hudson Seconday.
Because of excessive usage of pesticides they almost disappeared 30-40 years ago. But they are back again.
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The stump here is the result of whatever tree it was getting an excessive lean - all across the pavement . Last year it threw out some growth in the form of the new twigs as seen , but after the cold and wet winter a number of different fungi have now taken residence .
"Guy who insists on buying everyone, even strangers their drink guy". Usually excessive cash on hand and/or on the bar despite living in a 96% cashless society. Often you won't even have been able to enjoy half your drink before he yells across the bar "You ready for another, I'm buying!" yet again. Most likely the dude is working for his Dad's Fortune 500 Co. while you struggled at a minimum wage internship changing ink toners in a badly fitting yet affordable white dress shirt each day.
DRD - "Irish Pub - Collection" is one of the coolest Irish pubs or bars found in SL. Chances are if you've been in SL for over a year you've even been in it, its that popular. Includes so much that should you be silly enough not to buy the fat pack, there are like 9 individual packages to buy making up everything you see here. Trust me, go fatback and do it soon cause well...St Patty's is coming! Available on MP & In-world.
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VL359, VL354, CM3316, 8037 and 8030 coast through Oolong, making light work of 4SM7 bound for Benalla and Melbourne.
In an effort to have locomotives available for other services down south, the two VL's and CM were added onto the front at Goulburn.
Wednesday 4th December 2019
An excessively curious red squirrel no doubt checking to see if my camera is loaded with squirrel food. Despite the tame appearances, this is one of the wild reds found on the island of Anglesey. They weren't easy to find, but when I eventually chanced upon one, it was very obliging!
I suspect this is one of the images where the novelty of the excessive manipulation will wear off. I'll let you be the judge.
Excessive rainfall, due to a phenomenon known as the "Bolivian winter", is about to hit one of the driest places on Earth. San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Floral Bushes At Mono Lake. All this beautifull vastness is constantly threatened by human activities, pollution, oil and fuel industries. On September 28 1994 a group of ambientalist and non profit organization dedicated to protect wilderness by legislations, pushed the ruling to save Mono Lake from excessive water diversions to Los Angeles. Im glad we still have this marvelous wonder to our joy.