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Explored December 5th 2009
Yesterday while shopping at HEB grocery store I needed some Ginger to make our pickled Ginger slices, cut paper thin and picked with apple cider vinegar, onions and garlic. with half a cup of sugar. Great with salads.
I decided to capture this unique looking Ginger root, which to me ressembles a mythical Griffin of some sort, from tropical Asiatic & polynesian herbs of a family Zingiberaceae.
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Thanks for all your wonderful support on my work in Photography,
Gaston (aka Gasssman).
Explore: Highest position: 309 on Sunday, April 22, 2012
Highest position: 330 on Sunday, October 30, 2011
... vor unserer Haustür gesehen!
... aus der Serie 08/15 :-)))
Trying to convince Me~Owww of something...
Thanks to all for helping this one make it to EXPLORE!!!!
Explored July 18, 2012, highest ranking #138
Even better~click L.
Rome Borghese Gardens.
Textures~Vintage Findings, Nicholas Gent, thank you.
Lo he descubierto a través de mi amigo, Domingo Mery, es para mi una fuente de satisfacción ver mis fotos elegidas, no se de que depende que las escojan,,,,, pero ahí están.
Novembre 18th, explore #176 THANKS TO ALL!
Larger is BETTER! View On Black
Listen to it www.deezer.com/track/2104109
"I thought you'd keep me warm
But I was shown
I was wrong"
E.Torrini
My white orchid finally bloomed!
I look at orchids and always have the feeling they have a face, looking back at me :-)
Many thanks to everybody, for taking the time to visit, your inspiring comments and invitations.
Hedi
Vanessa fashion explorer in
Dress and hat: Giselle Glam Addict
Coat Andymy Designs
Shoes Adele paparazzi darling
Bag: Agnes - High Visibility
Accesories: Various
Magazine: DerPuppe
"Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the Beast."
-- Alan Menken/Howard Ashman, Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Just got back from six day stay at Disney. From all the new (New Fantasyland, Test Track and Legend of Captain Jack) to all the Christmas Festivities (decorations and crowds), I need another vacation to recover.
Here’s Lumiere…part of the sign for "Enchanted Tales with Belle."
(Walt Disney World -- Fantasyland: Enchanted Forest -- Enchanted Tales with Belle)
Explored on December 20, 2012.
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Explore # 347 October 24, 2012
But this captured by Nikon D90...edited to B&W.
Art Quote of the Day
Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication.
Simone Weil mentioned...
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Best regards and hugs my artist friend,
Sunny
Either a Small or Essex Skipper! I can't really tell from the shots I took! Either way it's a shot I'm quite pleased with!
I'm not sure if I really like this photo, but I'm posting it anyway as a reminder to myself, and maybe a cautionary tale for others. Today's challenge was "BLACK, WHITE AND GRAINY" so I thought it would be a good chance to use the Film Grain setting in my camera. The setting worked great, but each shot needed, in my opinion, a bit of tweaking. Well, come to find out that using the built-in settings/filter in the camera prevents one from doing any kind of post processing.
The only way I could live with this one was to crop out alot of shadows that were on the right side of the photo instead of lightening them as I normally would, resulting in a rather cycloptic effect. Apart from the cropping and border/signature, this one is SOOC.
Overall, a great big "meh" on this one, but I did learn something about my 2 year old camera so there's the silver lining, and one of the many pluses of Our Daily Challenge group!
#172 on Flickr Explore October 21, 2011 <--shocking, I didn't even want to post this one! Thanks everyone!
Explored - May 23, 2016
Best position: 168
On the trail to Mesa Arch I spotted these beautiful wildflowers and had to stop for a quick shot.
Canyonlands National Park
near Mesa Arch
Moab, Utah, USA
Sunflowers
Tournesol
Helianthus annuus
La Brenne, Frankrijk
*** made it to Explore#384, July 24 ***
********** THANKS A LOT **************
Experimenting with flashes and in this case, patience. Unlike the water droplets where droplets were constantly falling, this photo required me to drop the olive with my hand.
Strobist Info:
Canon 430EXII at 50mm pointed a the white card-stock behind the glass at 1/32th. This was triggered by CowboyStudio's NPT-04. Canon 40D with a 50mm F/2.5 Macro lens.
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/8.0
Shutter: 250
Tweaked in Photoshop and Lightroom.
I decided to explore the redwoods for 6 days and I did, hitting 5 redwood state parks and 16 groves. But, for me, none of these parks are as majestical and awe-inspiring as Jedediah Smith. Overall, the trees are the biggest I have seen in any of the parks. Colossal mammoths that make you seem small, and you realize you really are...
I drove in very excited, as if I was the kid entering Disneyland. This was not the first time I had been here, but I find the park never gets old, no matter how many times I visit. As soon as I was surrounded by these old tranquil giants, I stopped the car and got out. I laid in the middle of the road and just stared at the incredible beauty above me. It was quiet. It was perfect... After a few minutes, a car began to approach my spot. I got up as fast as I could-which is not very fast these days-and walked to the edge of the road. The occupants of the car had seen me in the road and when they passed, they just smiled and waved, as if they just knew what I was doing. Once the car passed I noticed this beautiful scene and captured it, for all to see...
Don't miss Jedediah Smith Park, it's such a gem!
Settings:
Canon 6D
Image shot at f/8
55 mm
1/15 second exposure
ISO 400
EF Lens 24-105mm
Manual Exposure
Metering Mode: Center-Weighted
Picture style Standard
Auto White Balance
No flash was used
Filters: none
Manfrotto Tripod 190
Manfrotto Head
Processing:
I shoot in raw and process straight through Photoshop or sometimes I start with Bridge.
I burned the background trees, that's all.
Plan a visit! You can check out Jedediah Smith Park here:
www.visitcalifornia.com/attraction/bixby-bridge
Info on hiking trails in the redwoods:
www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/hiking-trails-north.htm
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