I followed a Julieanne Kost tutorial the other day and somehow I must have missed a step because it wasn't supposed to be quite like this. One day I will start again but in the meantime I thought I'd keep this anyway, I quite liked it.

These are 10 images of mine, severely cropped after applying 2 blur filters.

Faun Piper Bento Mesh Head ("Lamb" skin, bodies/heads for both female & male; mood HUD) BOM: BeSpoke originally @ The Skin Fair now closed. It is now at the BeSpoke store at maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Honeydale/128/128/1012

Bento Mesh Body: Maitreya Lara

Hair: Elijah by DOUX

Lips: Blair Lip Intensity 1 by [theSkinnery]

Eyeliner: Blueberry by Bold & Beautiful

Ensemble: Flower Nymph & Forest Nymph by Clover

1st Headdress: Dawn by LOVE

2nd Headdress: Wild Bloom (blue) by LODE

Compatible Nails w/ Spring Bloom add-ons: Astralia

Faun Legs & Tail by BentoBox (w/ texture HUD)

Summer Leaf Necklace: Shiny Things

Pan Flute (animated w/ music): WetCat&OhDeer

POSE: *Child's Play* - Devil's Playground by Le Poppycock

Magical Pony Rainbow Unicorn Wanderers: JIAN

Magical Pony Olympian Pegasus Companion: JIAN

SIM: Lost Unicorn @ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lost%20Unicorn/220/151/25

Around this time of year the sun will rise between the bridge arches. However, despite trying for many years I have yet to get the shot I really want, with the sun just cresting the hill behind in the centre of the arch. I thought I’d cracked it this time, the conditions looked ideal prior to sunrise and then right at the critical moment a blob of cloud settled on the horizon 😖. Still there’s always next year and I still managed to get some reasonable shots😎.

I’d been using my EOS R plus Tilt Shift lens for most of the shoot and at the last minute I grabbed this shot by just resting my Olympus camera on the bridge decking in order to get the very low angle.

Lincoln County-Washington State

There are places where you simply stand out without being aware, hiding is a challenge :).

After having our first warm day of this spring, which short lived, a cold front came in with rain and freezing rain. I hope this yellow daffodils will survive.

I can confirm most tourist disappear with a 30 second exposure but some just linger on :)

Eastern Dwarf Frog (Litoria Falax).

The wind blew down my perfect reflection shot expectation

Branch line train Sahriin Gol - Darkhan, Mongolia 🇲🇳

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Today is leapday and the sun made an attempt to rise, but was imediately caught in a cloudbank.

So much for that leap.

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Taken at Whimberly.

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You literally cannot fail to take a decent image here!

Pescadero State Beach, between Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz, California. My favorite place on the coast.

From my Stuff in the Sand collection.

Deep in the Woodcrest shops in Homewood, IL, BCOL 4626 sits awaiting repairs on a damaged cylinder that failed en route while it led CN M340 about 10 days prior. While they may be aging, and their days are getting short thanks to their odd body style, they still get the same love that all CN units get from the capable shop hands that CN employs at the vast shop facilities.

The business on the ends are definitely closed and the cooperative in the middle seems to be. Probably victims of COVID. This is not a terrible neighborhood.

,and the bin liner...

For quite awhile now, whenever i have seen 6E26 Knowsley-Wilton household waste train, it has passed through P2 at a rate of knots....

so, to see it come up P1, then stop for a crew change, presented another opportunity...

This image is representational or a reflection of my thoughts on this coincidental event.

Of course we put rubbish in skips, and in bin liners, ( skip being a nickname for the Class 67 loco ),

I usually setup 2 lights with shoot through umbrellas for our tight little interior shooting area. The lights are triggered with radios, specifically Pocket Wizards. But, let's say you occasionally run into a problem with one, or more, and they don't work, usually a fluke though. Pocket Wizard's are top of the line radio triggers, but even they can fail from time to time. In the above photo the main light on the left didn't fire. Usually, the image would be a "throw away." But, in this case, I kinda' liked the the result and decided to do the edit. It is proof that even one off camera light could yield some interesting results.

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Procida is the smallest island of the Gulf of Naples; it is rich in attractions and archaeology. From the ground floor of Napoli Centro train station, you can take the metro to station Pozzuoli then get off and take the ferry at the port of Pozzuoli. The architecture of Procida has a Greek origin. In fact, the history of Procida is concentrated first of all on the medieval village “Terra Murata” and on “Corricella”, the fishing settlement. The island has served as the set for numerous films, such as The “Postman”, and some scenes in “The Talented Mr. Ripley” were shot on Corricella. The landmarks of Procida reflect typical Mediterranean pastel colours. Procida offers simply cooking and at least 10 excellent restaurants with plain cooking based on fresh fish. This simple style never fails, thanks to the 20 local fishing boats. The specialties of the cooking are: stewed rabbit (which goes back to the Borbonen who came on Procida to hunt the wild rabbit) and spaghetti with sea-urchin. Procida has 6 beaches with crystal-clear waters. Spent some relaxing days on this wonderful island. Experience the real Italy, lovely people, great views, great sand and great food.

The best way to get to procida is travelling to Pozzuoli first ,beautiful as well as other districts of Naples, by train where you will find marina with ferries. Before reaching the Island, you'll enjoy wonderful views of Faro Capo Miseno and its lighthouse. From the lighthouse you have Incredible views of Capri, Procida, Ischia, Pocinda, Baia, Pozzouli, Sorrento, Pompeii and Mt Vesuvius. Bout a 20 minute hike to the top. Paved with stone steps all the way. Photo of Capo Miseno looking over the mussel beds in the approaches to Porto Miseno.

Met de veerboot naar Procida passeren het schierieland Miseno met de prachtige vuurtoren. Capo Miseno kijkt uit over de mosselbanken bij het naderen van Porto Miseno. Procida is het kleinste eiland van de Golf van Napels; het is rijk aan attracties en archeologie. Vanaf de begane grond van treinstation Napoli Centro kunt u de metro naar station Pozzuoli nemen, uitstappen en de veerboot nemen in de haven van Pozzuoli. De architectuur van Procida heeft een Griekse oorsprong. In feite is de geschiedenis van Procida allereerst geconcentreerd op het middeleeuwse dorp "Terra Murata" en op "Corricella", de vissersnederzetting. Het eiland heeft gediend als decor voor tal van films, zoals The "Postman", en sommige scènes in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" zijn opgenomen op Corricella. De herkenningspunten van Procida weerspiegelen typische mediterrane pastelkleuren. Procida biedt eenvoudig koken en minstens 10 uitstekende restaurants met eenvoudig koken op basis van verse vis. Deze eenvoudige stijl faalt nooit dankzij de 20 lokale vissersboten. De specialiteiten van het koken zijn: gestoofd konijn (dat teruggaat op de Borbonen die op Procida kwamen om op het wilde konijn te jagen) en spaghetti met zee-egels. Procida heeft 6 stranden met kristalhelder water. Verblijf een paar ontspannen dagen op dit prachtige eiland. Ervaar het echte Italië, lieve mensen, geweldig uitzicht, heerlijk zand en heerlijk eten.

There are some kingdoms built on selfish desires, lusts of people or things, jealousy, and power that ultimately fall.

A true kingdom, a true castle, a true land, and true hearts and minds are built on something much deeper, something more solid; a foundation that never fails.

In order to obtain this type of kingdom and kingship one must fully surrender.

Surrender to have it all!

A princess must step up in order to be a Queen.

A prince must must bow down in order to be a King.

In order to wear a crown of gold one must step into the unknown. The old ways and old habits have to pass away and die.

When two hearts and two minds meld in the one true kingdom,

you will find the Geld.

Thank you all for the kind favs and comments! On this last day of November, please remember where true treasures reside.

*This is a triple in-camera image taken at a sunflower field.

O! Wanderers in the shadowed land

Despair not! For though dark they stand,

All woods there be must end at last,

And see the open sun go past:

The setting sun, the rising sun,

The day's end, or the day begun.

For east or west all woods must fail.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Photo Copyright Susan Ogden/Song Copyright Sidewalk Prophets

To be in a place I love, doing work that I love, brings peace and tranquility to my days. I will never be tired of this view...nor will I ever forget how blessed I am to be here and doing what I have always dreamed of doing. I am proud of the courage I mustered to do this...it was a long time coming. “Faith” and “Believe" became my inspiration words...I wear two rings to remind, one simply says FAITH and the other says Nothing is Impossible. I recently bought a bracelet that, should I ever doubt myself reminds me "God is within her, she will not fail”. Psalm 46:5

Remember this: You are NOT too old, and it is NOT too late. Find your place and trust your wings! You were meant to fly!

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”

— Herman Melville

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Went out with the intention of trying to get a migrant in-flight and failed. Just not the right conditions today. Just a couple of nice perched ones

@ Thumbs River, Karluk Lake, Kodiak Island, Alaska

I had high hopes for this Monarch larva to make it to the next stage of metamorphosis, but alas, it ran out of gas I guess and failed to complete the pupa construction. It's a very sad image and I thought hard about posting it, but in the end I guess I wanted to show exactly how challenging, fragile and dear the full life cycle from egg to caterpillar to pupa to butterfly really is. If you need orientation, it's hanging by the butt end. There are still a number of larvae chomping away, and a few have headed up the garage wall to hang in the eves. Honestly, I'll be thrilled if my perfect pupa I posted yesterday makes it.

... from now on only with cable release it seems ...

@ Kinak Lagoon, Katmai NP, Alaska

As dark as night when chaos come,

but as bright as day when they are gone.

Tears of blood flows when in pain but

tears of joy gush when victory is gained.

God never fails, He is our forever Hope ...

Amen!

Skogås Centrum

Stockholm, Sweden

@ Kinak Lagoon, Katmai NP, Alaska

“The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.”

[William Shakespeare]

Ondu 6x6 pinhole camera. Mkll. Ilford Pan F 50. Fomadon Ro9.

This is the same plane as my last pic. While I usually get the exposure right, that was not the case here. Besides: Everything was moving. Anyway: I sort of like the photo.