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You’d think I could have found a really reflective knife, but no, all ours seem to be matt stainless steel!
HSoS!
Happy Weekend, friends!
Thank you for comments and favs!
Schönes Wochenende, Freunde!
Vielen Dank für Kommentare und Sternchen!
Switzerland, May 2021
My best photos are here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ticino-best-photos-of-southern-...
My latest ANIMAL VIDEO (warning, it's a bit shocking): www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2-Xszz7FI
You find a selection of my 80 BEST PHOTOS (mostly not yet on Flickr) here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/western-green-lizard-lacerta-bi... (the website exists in ESPAÑOL, FRANÇAIS, ITALIANO, ENGLISH, DEUTSCH)
ABOUT THE PHOTO:
So this photo is a bit of a novelty for me - at least here on Flickr, but it's also a journey back in time in a sense. I've always loved b/w and sepia photography; already as a very young teenager I would go out into the woods with an old Pentax Spotmatic (which I had nicked from my father) whenever it was a foggy day to shoot b/w compositions of sunbeams cutting through the ghostlike trees.
I used films with a sensitivity of at least 1600 (for those of you who remember what that means 😉 ), and the resulting photos had an incredibly fine grain which I loved; I blew them up to the size of posters and hung them on the walls of my teenage man-cave next to Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Slash.
But then I abandoned photography altogether for 20 years, and when I finally picked up a camera again, it was one of the digital kind. Now neither film nor grain played any role in my photographic endeavours - let alone b/w compositions: because the reason I fell in love with shooting pictures once more was the rare and incredibly colorful lizard species that had chosen my garden as its habitat.
It's this species - the Lacerta bilineata aka the western green lizard - that my photo website www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ and also my Flickr gallery are dedicated to, but I've since expanded that theme a bit so that it now comprises the whole Lacerta bilineata habitat, which is to say my garden and its immediate surroundings and all the flora and fauna I find in it.
I like that my gallery and the website have this clear theme, because in order to rise to the challenge of portraying all aspects of a very specific little eco system (which also happens to be my home of sorts), it forces me to constantly explore it from fresh angles, and I keep discovering fascinating new motives as my photographic journey continues.
Which brings me to the horse pasture you see in this photo. This playground for happy horsies lies just outside my garden, and it normally only interests me insofar as my green reptile friends claim parts of it as their territory, and I very much prefer it to be horseless (which it thankfully often is).
Not that the horses bother the reptiles - the lizards don't mind them one bit, and I've even seen them jump from the safety of the fly honeysuckle shrub which the pasture borders on right between the deadly looking hooves of the horses to forage for snails, without any sign of fear or even respect.
No, the reason I have a very conflicted relationship with those horses is that they are mighty cute and that there's usually also foals. The sight of those beautiful, happy animals jumping around and frolicking (it's a huge pasture and you can tell the horses really love it) is irresistible: and that inevitably attracts what in the entire universe is known as the most destructive anti-matter and ultimate undoing of any nature photographer: other humans.
Unlike with the horses, the lizards ARE indeed very much bothered by specimens of loud, unpredictable Homo sapiens sapiens - which makes those (and by extension also the horses) the cryptonite of this here reptile photographer. It's not the horses' fault, I know that, but that doesn't change a thing. I'm just telling you how it is (and some of you might have read about the traumatic events I had to endure to get a particular photo - if not, read at your own risk here: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/51405389883/in/datepo... - which clearly demonstrated that even when it's entirely horseless, that pasture is still a threat for artistic endeavours).
But back to the photo. So one morning during my vacation back in May I got up quite early. It had rained all night, and now the fog was creeping up from the valley below to our village just as the sky cleared up and the morning sun started to shine through the trees.
And just as I did when I was a teenager I grabbed my camera and ran out to photograph this beautiful mood of ghostlike trees and sunbeams cutting through the mist. There had already been such a day a week earlier (which is when I took this photo: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/51543603732/in/datepo... ), but this time, the horses were also there.
Because of our slightly strained relationship I only took this one photo of them (I now wish I had taken more: talk about missed opportunities), and otherwise concentrated on the landscape. It was only later when I went through all the photos on my computer that I realized that I actually really liked those horses, even despite the whole composition being such a cliché. And I realized another thing: when I drained the photo of all the color, I liked it even better - because there was almost a bit of grain in it, like in the photos from my youth.
Since then I have experimented quite a bit with b/w and sepia compositions (some of which I will upload here eventually I guess), but this photo here is the first one that helped me rediscover my old passion. I hope you like it even though it builds quite a stark contrast with the rest of my tiny - and very colorful - gallery. But in the spirit of showing you the whole Lacerta bilineata habitat (and also in the spirit of expanding my gallery a bit beyond lizards and insects), I think it's not such a bad fit.
As always, many greetings to all of you, have a wonderful day and don't hesitate to let me know what you think 😊
Here an extreme pano of Snaefellsjokull volcano on the tip of West Iceland;s Snaefellsnes peninsula in gorgeous winter dusk light.
Another Panama City Beach Storm. There may be storms in life, but we are not alone, God is always with us!!! Thanks for stopping by and God Bless!!
Here we are at Currumbin Beach, Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia. The beach is known for its beautiful vistas, family-friendly activities, and a popular beach break for surfers. It's a great place for relaxing, swimming, surfing, and kayaking; where I have both a surf board and open kayak or sit-down paddle board.
It also has an annual Swell Sculpture Festival (on the beach) which is well attended and a lot of fun. This shot was taken in mid-winter, and is one of my favourite surf spots, away from my home beaches on The Stradbroke Island, off Brisbane in Moreton Bay.
"Escaping Time" (Benjamin Martins 2019): www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Li9-Qu6cdg&list=RD9Li9-Qu6cd...
Explore 19 July 2020
Canon EOS 7D Mark II, TAMRON 16-300mm
With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, stay safe and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️
Since so many recognized my referenc eto the Band a flock of Seagulls on a recent shot thought I would use this shot to refer to one of there well known songs, This Gulls seems to have ran fron the flock
Comments appreciated, Constructive critique even more appreciated, best way for me to learn
better on B l a c k M a g i c
Autumn work on the farm can begin 🍁!
Now with a wonderful helper - with a small truck :) but on the Nelipot.., Safe Haven, every helping hand is welcome!
Smiles.. and beautiful quiet, relaxing non-working weekend everyone!! :)
flickr group: www.flickr.com/groups/14758902@N20/
Esp☛ Chevrolet Fleetmaster 1947 en Centro Habana, Cuba. Centro Habana se encuentra adyacente al norte de La Habana Vieja.
Eng☛ Chevrolet Fleetmaster 1947 in Centro Habana, Cuba. Centro Habana is adjacent north of La Habana Vieja.
Fra☛ Chevrolet Fleetmaster 1947 à Centro Habana, Cuba. Centro Habana est adjacent au nord de La Habana Vieja.
Credits & Details here.
More photos of the details, makeup and decoration on the blog, facebook and instagram ♥
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I know, I've uploaded some pictures of these stairs before. But I like them. really.
And it's been a while, so here are some new captures.
Here we are folks
The dream we all dream off
Boy versus girl in the World Series of love
Tell me, have U got the look?
U walked in, I woke up
I never seen a pretty girl
Look so tough, baby
U got that look
Color U peach and black
Color me takin' aback
Crucial, I think I wantcha
You've got the look, you've got the hook
U sho'nuf do be cookin' in my book
Your face is jammin'
Your body's heck-a-slammin'
If love is good, let's get 2 rammin'
U got the look, U got the look
Look here
U got the look (U got the look)
U must'a took (U must'a took)
A whole hour just 2 make up your face, baby
Closin' time, ugly lights, everybody's inspected (everybody's inspected)
But U are a natural beauty unaffected (unaffected)
Did I say an hour?
My face is red, I stand corrected (I stand corrected)
You've got the look, you've got the hook
U sho'nuf do be cookin' in my book
Your face is jammin'
Your body's heck-a-slammin'
If love is good, let's get 2 rammin'
U got the look, U got the look
(there's no girl to do)
Well here we are, ladies and gentlemen
The dream we all dream of (oh, please!)
Boy versus girl in the world series of love
Slammin'
U walked in (I walked in)
I woke up (U woke up)
I never seen a pretty girl look so tough' baby (baby)
U got that look, yes U do (yes U do)
Color U peach and black
Color me takin' aback, baby
Crucial, I think I wantcha
You've got the look, you've got the hook
U sho'nuf do be cookin' in my book
Your face is jammin'
Your body's heck-a-slammin'
If your love is good, let's get 2 rammin' (now)
U got the look, U got the look
Here we are folks
The dream we all dream of
U got the look
U got the look
U got the look
U got the look
U got the look
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The colors are here but haven't been able out shooting yet. Can't wait. This is from a couple of years ago.
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Pentax K-5
SMC Pentax-M 100mm F2.8
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This here is the only offical path at Porta da Piedade to get down to the water. There are a view very adventurous declines elsewhere along the cliff. For this time I wasn't brave enough to try one of them.
I found that place when I already was on my way back to the car. Because when I arrived in the dark, I didn't know where to go an decides spontaniously for the complete opposite direction. I was almost a little bit annoyed, that I didn't start here. Why, You will see tomorrow.
Dies ist der einzige offizielle Weg am Ponta da Piedade um nach unten ans Wasser zu kommen. Es gibt noch ein paar wenige sehr abenteuerliche Abstiege an anderen Stellen. An diese habe ich mich diesesmal jedoch nicht heran getraut.
Ich habe diese Stelle entdeckt, als ich schon auf dem Rückweg zum Auto war. Denn als ich hier im Dunkeln ankam wusste ich nicht, wo ich hin muss und so habe ich mich spontan für die komplett entgegengesetzte Richtung entschieden. Ich hab mich fast ein wenig geärgert, dass ich nicht hier begonnen habe. Warum, das seht Ihr morgen.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
Here's our orange coloured male House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) I find this little guy quite photogenic!
A paradise far from any topical beach, this is how I would describe the Alpsee lake in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany.
Lekeitio, antaño fue puerto de balleneros, sus hombres eran unos magníficos arponeros, reconocidos en el mundo. Los lekeitiarraz, forjaron su historia desde siglos en el Cantábrico y luego mas tarde partiendo a lejanas aguas junto a otras embarcaciones balleneras del Cantábrico, donde daban captura a los grandes cetáceos para extraer de ellos su apreciada grasa, su carne, e incluso sus huesos y barba que eran utilizados para muchas utilidades...en suma, se aprovechaba casi todo.
Hoy en día su hermoso y pintoresco puerto nos brinda su escenario marinero, lleno de pequeñas embarcaciones pesqueras y de recreo, llenando sus aguas de color.
En medio de verdes montes que lo acompañan, sobresale entre su silueta urbana la de la Basílica de Nª Señora de La Asunción, de estilo gótico, que parece asomarse al puerto para encomendar amparo a los marineros como lo hace desde cinco siglos, un bonito paisaje de la Costa Vasca, sin duda.