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Иногда бывают такие моменты, когда наступает внутреннее спокойствие и умиротворение. Нет нужды куда-либо спешить, нет незавершенных дел, нет мгновенных прихотей. Эти моменты, словно капли легкого летнего дождя, наполняют тебя гармонией и силой. Тот вечер был именно таким.
Мой фотографический азарт давно прошел, и камера мирно покоилась на штативе, ожидая быть убранной в темный рюкзак. Я сидел на большом, чуть холодном валуне, наблюдая как последние лучи солнца покидают долину, и она погружается в тягучую тень. В руках я вертел сосновую шишку, пытаясь вспомнить момент, когда она оказалась у меня в кармане. Теперь зрелище разворачивалось высоко в небе, где разбивали свои краски яркие оттенки оранжевого и розового. Солнце, как будто терзая горизонты, медленно опускалось на западе, заливая мир вокруг мягким светом и лишь самые высокие горы нежились в его лучах.
Каждая минута казалась вечностью. Я чувствовал, как ветер окутывает и убаюкивает меня, нежно шепча свои таинственные истории. Издалека доносились трели птиц, гул ручья и шорох листвы, сопровождая мою медитацию. Каждый вдох наполнял мои легкие чистым горным воздухом. Этот прохладный аромат горных высот, смешивающийся с теплом уходящего дня, казался мне целебным.
Закат продолжал разгораться, превращая небо в огромную палитру, где каждый цвет был необычайно живым и насыщенным. Я думал о том, как много в жизни бывает мимолетных вещей, но как же хочется запомнить этот момент, каждую секунду, каждую краску, каждую мысль, что возникла в голове. Бережно уложив шишку на нагретый мною валун и нарушив покой своей камеры, я целиком отдался азарту, который разгорался с той же силой, что и закат.
Sometimes there are moments when inner peace and tranquility descend upon you. There’s no need to rush anywhere, no unfinished tasks, no fleeting whims. These moments, like drops of a gentle summer rain, fill you with harmony and strength. That evening was exactly like that.
My photographic enthusiasm had long passed, and the camera rested peacefully on the tripod, waiting to be stored in the dark backpack. I sat on a large, slightly cold boulder, watching the last rays of the sun leave the valley, and it plunges into viscous shadow. I twirled a pine cone in my hands, trying to remember when it had ended up in my pocket. Now, a splendid sight unfolded high in the sky, where bright shades of orange and pink were mingling. The sun, as if tearing the horizons apart, slowly dipped in the west, bathing the world around with a soft light, leaving only the highest peaks to bask in its rays.
Each minute felt like an eternity. I felt the wind enveloping and lulling me, gently whispering its mysterious stories. From afar came the trills of birds, the murmur of a stream, and the rustle of leaves reached me, accompanying my meditation. Each breath filled my lungs with pure mountain air. The cool scent of the mountain heights, mingled with the warmth of the passing day, seemed healing to me.
The sunset continued to intensify, transforming the sky into a vast palette where every color was extraordinarily vibrant and rich. I pondered how many fleeting moments there are in life, yet how deeply I wanted to capture this instant, every second, every hue, every thought that arose in my mind. Carefully placing the pine cone on the warm boulder I had heated and breaking the tranquility of my camera, I surrendered wholeheartedly to the excitement that flared up with the same intensity as the sunset.
As summer went on, and the drought conditions here intensified, fewer insects of any kind appeared around diminishing water sources in local wetlands. In part that was a function of fewer wildflowers blooming - many were dying before they bloomed.
The hardiest insects seemed to be the dragonflies, at least based on the activities as I observed them. But it wasn’t obvious how much food they were finding. It seems pretty clear that an event like this drought can have impacts on the next few seasons in terms of pollination and pollinators, for example.
Whenever I see snow I still get the same simple thrill which reaches right back to childhood. I used to stare up at the sky tracing where the snowflakes come and go. I voluntarily went to bed early in winters in the hope of being the first one to wake up in a white wonderland.
No matter how much I have seen and experienced, my original joy of the snow stays intact, only gets intensified every time when the snowflakes flutter from the sky and reunite with my memories of childhood.
These beautiful Male Cardinal's rarely come to feed but when they do I'm ready with my P-1000! The red is really starting to intensify in their feathers, the females must find this irresistible!
From the Washington Trails Association:
The furthest northwest tip of the contiguous United State, Cape Flattery provides a dramatic backdrop to a surprisingly accessible hike. It's managed by the Makah Tribe, who provide permits for parking here at Washburn's General Store, The Makah Museum, and many other locations in Neah Bay. As you drive through on the way to the trailhead, be sure to purchase yours -- they're good for the year, and you can also use it for Shi Shi Beach.
From the trailhead, depart down a wide, graveled trail into open forest. Heading gently downhill, the trail narrows down to boardwalk, keeping hikers out of the worst of the mud before transitioning to rooty tread. Signs along the way encourage you to stay on the trail; please honor these. This area sees enough traffic that a spur trail can quickly impact the area in a bad way. Preserve your future visits here by remaining on trail during this visit.
Eventually, the trail returns to boardwalk, carrying you over a boggy sections as the wind intensifies. You're approaching the point. Three turnoffs exist that allow you to see views from all sides of the point. The first branches off to the left, to a viewing platform that allows you to peer down the sheer south side of the point. The second, a few hundred feet further down the trail, is a two-layered affair, where you can enjoy an expansive view north from the upper deck, and a more intimate view of the sea caves below from the lower layer.
The third and last is, appropriately, the piece-de-resistance: a viewing platform accessed via a very steep but short stepladder. Straight ahead is Tatoosh Island. A lonely lighthouse sits on the island, which is constantly buffeted by waves and wind. To the north, it's the rocks of Cape Flattery reef, while to the south it's Kessiso Rocks. Birds wing in the breeze, and the seas around here teem with life.
The constant pounding surf and the meeting of water with land here provides an ideal place for animals of all sorts to feed. As you gaze out on the Pacific, look for seagulls, cormorants, shorebirds of many other sorts, and marine animals like whales or otters playing in the surf.
When you've had your fill, return the way you came.
Different contrasts (cold/warm, soft/hard) intensified with Color Efex Pro and Lightroom. The photo was taken in Halten, Heiligenschwendi, showing Bernese Alps with Gsplatehorn (the one with the crevices), Dreispitz and Blümlisalp. Between the contrasts and not visible is the Thunersee / Lake of Thoune; vaguely perceptible by the banks of haze.
Sometimes as a photographer I like to intensify the sky image and reflections on the canal to create a guided imagery to reference and remind how lovely it appears from the canoe.
taken six years ago on one of the most beautiful drives I've ever experienced when leaving Death Valley via Panamint Springs. The sky was cloudy and just enough rain fell to intensify the dusty desert hues, it was truly fabulous.
Lens : Canon 18-55mm IS
Pic info : ISO200 1/200 f5.6
Info : I use photomatix to process this shot. I intensified the tone and mood. Then I process it in b&w to create a creepy feeling. Hope it is creepy enough. Enjoy my flickr friends and member.
Patrona de los Infantes y Mujeres Embarazadas
may sign . . . .
I should go to Malate impromptu!
My Interest in Santos intensified when i first saw her.... 8 years ago....
Number 1 in a series of collaborations with Flickr genius, Zone Patcher, aka Virtual Friend.
www.flickr.com/photos/148557622@N07/
This teaming up has been a very long time coming, having been part of conversations running back several years. Either for lack of technical ability ( entirely mine ) or not having the requisite software and finally just because we're both so incredibly busy, this project is only seeing the light of day now.
Zone thought it best that we work with "yer mug" and so I sent him a pile of selfies to work his magic on. Here I've mixed some of the source shots, manipulated in my own software and combined them with the wilder, fractal manipulations that is Zone's very unique signature. Virtually ALL very abstract fractal work of Zone's comes from the photos that I sent him. I've inserted those slightly modified shots into the piece to increase the dialogue between its apparent and hidden elements - the visual conversation of two artists. Only Zone can come up with these wild fractal permutations. Follow the link to his profile above you're not familiar with his absolutely unique, signature and beyond brilliant work.
In honour of his wild and free-form imagination, I thought it would be a nice homage to him by titling the images in his own utterly unique manner. His titles, and my imitation of them here, aren't really literal but more strings of words that spark associations, psychological images and free-form conceptual connections. One possible meaning of this title is: "a powerful change in how one identifies oneself"
Subsequent images follow. No Pano-Sabotage was used in the creation of this piece.
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Music Link: "Spacebase", Ozric Tentacles - from their album "The Floor's Too Far Away". Fantastic video !
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeNpFOkc-4I
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© Richard S Warner ( Visionheart ) & Zone Patcher - 2019. All Rights Reserved. This image is not for use in any form without explicit, express, written permission.
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Once a very common bird of farmland the Lapwing is in steep decline across Europe. The problem? No, its not crows & foxes but agricultural intensification. Fields are too dry if pasture & ploughing and sowing happen at the wrong times nowadays.
Canada won't back down.
The global trade war is intensifying after the US slapped 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium coming into the country
The European Union says it will use counter-measures on $28.3bn worth of US goods in a "strong but proportionate" response
Canada announces it will retaliate with tariffs on more than $20bn worth of US goods.
Where will it all end?
Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
A eastbound BNSF Q train is approaching Boone, Colorado as a bomb cyclone intensifies bringing extreme weather to Colorado and much of the country. The train is very near the center of low pressure in this photo. 2 minutes before it's arrival, there was sunlight here and blue skies could be seen overhead. The low pressure set records for this part of Colorado. The barometer bottomed out at 974.2 millibars at the Pueblo airport. To put that in perspective, that's a reading that one would find with a category 1-2 hurricane.
The rest of the day would see very strong winds and horizontal rain in this part of the state and blizzard conditions north of Pueblo.
Beatnik Blues is out and about running her Friday errands before the heat intensifies later this afternoon (as is her human!). :)
One may be able to tell from all the stories/uploads that I'm trying to maximize doll time before I go back to school next month.
Doll: Beatnik Blues Poppy Parker
Jumpsuit: MissYao
Jewelry: IT
Purse: handmade/gift
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During our trip to Alaska, as we traveled toward Fairbanks, we stopped at an outlook point as the sunset approached. We decided to pull over and take in the colors displayed that evening. This viewpoint looks southward at the Alaska Range, and although the day was mostly overcast, there was a faint pink glow on the low clouds. As the sun began to set, the glow intensified, even though it was limited to a narrow band in the distance. I started with my 24-120mm lens, but the colors were washed out, so I switched to my 100-400mm lens to isolate the portion of the sky catching the sunset glow. To this day, I’m still amazed that we saw any color at all on a day when the sky was rarely visible.
Right before the sunset, this creek was already shadowed while a hill above it was all lit with orange sunlight. I was lucky to witness these wonderful reflections.
On new years eve the wind was blowing heavily at Borkums beach. Trying to capture this I decided for a long exposure. The colours where intensified by shifting the white balance.
We stood some time up there, the strength of the blue hue only intensifying. There aren't many 'tall' buildings in Innsbruck. Looking to our left, construction was taking place on a new tall block of flats.
Presumably, the lack of taller buildings keeps the view of the dominant mountains, regardless of where in the city you are. Who wants a big grey building spoiling your natural view?
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A visit to Wiggonholt Common, part of Puilborough Brooks, with an RSPB volunteer and other camera club members.
The misty light was lovely, and I may have intensified the effect with a wide aperture on the Velvet 56, and the Rainbow Film...
Very slippery Rockweeds coat the costal rocks as far as the eye can see during low tide at Rialto Beach, revealing tidepools teaming with all sorts of vivid life, while the salt-spiced wind intensifies the brightness and stings the lips (and camera gear)!
'At least 66 children have died of malnutrition in Gaza over the course of Israel’s war, authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, condemning a tightened Israeli siege that has prevented the entry of milk, nutritional supplements and other food aid.
The statement from Gaza’s Government Media Office on Saturday comes as Israeli forces intensified their attacks on the territory, killing at least 60 Palestinians, including 20 people in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City.
The media office said Israel’s deadly blockade constitutes a “war crime” and reveals its “deliberate use of starvation as a weapon to exterminate civilians”.
The office denounced what it called “this ongoing crime against childhood in the Gaza Strip” as well as “the shameful international silence regarding the suffering of children who are left to fall prey to hunger, disease, and slow death”.
It also said it holds Israel, as well as its allies, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, responsible for “this catastrophe”, and urged the United Nations to intervene and open the crossings into Gaza immediately.' ▪️ E Gaza zo marvet da nebeutañ 66 a vugale diwar ar gwallvagadurezh. Ne lez ket Israel, da laezh, da ouzhpennadennoù mezhur, na da skoazell voued a-walc'h, da antreal Gaza. Ouzhpenn se e vez taget mui-ouzh-mui ar re a zo o chom er Strizhenn. Da nebeutañ 60 Palestinad a oa bet lazhet disadorn en arsailhoù-nij nepell diouzh Kêr Gaza, da skouer. Gwechall e veze kontet evel torfed brezel ober implij eus ar marnaon da lazhañ trevourien, bremañ avat e vez aotreet da Israel ober ar pezh a gar. Lezet e vez ar vugale, kozhiz ha klañvourien da vervel diwar gleñvedoù bet tapet ganto dre ma'z int gwan ha gwallvaget. Ur marv goustadik eo, unan kuzhet gant Israel, ur vro hag a ra he seizh gwellañ da lazhañ ar gazetennerien. Ar Frañs, Breizh-Veur, Bro-Alaman kenkoulz ha SUA a chom mut, pe a lavar ez int displijet hep ober netra da cheñch penn d'ar vazh. Ar c'henwerzh a gont muioc'h eget buhez ar vugale. Ar pezh o doa gouzañvet ar Yuzevien gwechall a seblant reiñ da Israeliz ar gwir da wallgas ar re all hep lezenn ebet. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/29/at-least-66-children-dea...
It was raining lightly and windy on this lovely Autumn morning.
Watching the wind rendering this lovely Maple a little more naked was fun to watch and intensified the lovely orange colours.
Kawartha Lakes,Ontario.
Lil Hungry Tonight @.@
*munchies intensify*
mood: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPSvXs1H5uo
Foxy - Plush. (S/Genus)
AsteroidBox. Irene T-Shirt & Skirt
Junk Food Store - Nacho Tray
Quadratus Demise / Quadrametics- Aegeus Markings Healed
An insanely cold morning (-14) at Glen Affric as the pre-dawn colours intensified. Looking out towards Mullach Fraoch Choire. I wanted to be everywhere at once that particular morning!
You are very dependent on the weather and light when taking photos. We've often had dry, hot summers in Europe in recent years and now have warmed seas around us that don't cool down properly in winter.
That's why we had a lot of rain in France and Italy this year in spring (Seawater evaporation) and nature was extremely green by local standards, seasonally speaking, and 3 weeks behind.
In the situation here, you can still see a dark grey rain cloud, the raindrops had washed the dust out of the atmosphere and the still damp nature had intense colors, which the sun, which just found gaps in the clouds, intensified beautifully.
Man ist beim Fotografieren sehr vom Wetter und Licht abhhängig. Wir haben in Europa in den letzten Jahren oft trockene, heiße Sommer gehabt und inzwischen aufgewärmte Meere um uns herum, die sich im Winter nicht mehr richtig abkühlen.
Deshalb haben wir in diesem Jahr, im Frühjahr, in Frankreich und Italien viel Regen gehabt und die Natur war für dortige Verhältnisse, jahreszeitbezogen, extrem Grün und 3 Wochen zurück.
In der Situation hier, man kann noch eine dunkelgraue Regenwolke sehen, hatten die Regentropfen die Stäube aus der Atmosphäre ausgewaschen und die noch feuchte Natur hatte intensieve Farben, die die Sonne, die gerade Wolkenlücken fand, schön verstärkte.
Auf der Fahrt nach Südfrankreich war zunächst Metz unser Ziel, immer die Wetter-App im Auge, wann wo die Sonne zu erwarten war.
In Metz kam die Sonne etwas später, als vorherzusehen und für das Erreichen dieses Museum in Beaune wurde die Zeit knapp.
Nach "halsbrecherischer" Fahrt kamen wir dort ca. 2 Minuten vor Schließung an und ich spurtete mit meiner Kamera in der Hand, vom Parkplatz aus, los, sah die letzten Gäste das Gebäude verlassen, traf zu meiner Erleichterung noch auf eine offene Tür.
Personal war nigends zu sehen, so traute ich mich auch erst gar nicht den Aufzug zu nutzen, sondern nahm die Treppe zur ersten Etage und kam dort auf einen Außenbalkon, lief dann, Ebene für Ebene die Außenspirale hoch, hoffent, dass ich nicht doch noch aufgehalten wurde, mit dem Gedanken, wenn dich hier niemand gesehen hat, könntest du am Ende noch im Gebäude eingeschlossen werden ;-) ...
Die Hügel/Weinberge, die ihr am Horizont seht, sind Weltkulturerbe. Die Burgunder nennen sie Climats.
Seit Jahren gibt es den Trend in den wichtigstens Weinanbaugebieten die Wineries mit aufwendiger Architektur aufzuwerten. Es gibt z.B. für Südafrika Rundreiseangebote, von Winery zu Winery.
Da kann Burgund nicht zurückstehen und hat den Schlössern und Herrenhäusern der Weingegend eine moderne Architektur hinzugefügt, das als Museum alles zusammenfasst.
Und was wäre ein Besuch in der Hauptstadt des Weins, Beaune, ohne etwas über den Burgunderwein und den Weinanbau in der Region zu erfahren? Am Besten kannst du das in der hier gezeigten, im Juni 2023 neu-eröffneten Cité des Climats et Vins de Bourgogne.
Seit dem Frühjahr 2023 können hier Weinliebhaber in die Welt des Bourgogne Weins, der Reben und der Besonderheiten der Bourgogne rund um die ‘Climats’ eintauchen.
Ein Climat, ist eine sogenannte kleine Parzelle im Weinberg, die von geologischen und klimatischen Besonderheiten gekennzeichnet ist.
Und jeder Wein aus einem climat hat einen ganz eigenen Charakter. Aufgrund der Vielzahl an climats in der Bourgogne, sind auch die Weine sehr unterschiedlich.
Das Museum ist also der ideale Ort für alle Wein- und Architekturinteressierte.
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On the drive to the South of France, our first destination was Metz, always keeping an eye on the weather app to see when and where the sun would shine. In Metz, the sun came out a little later than expected, and time was running out to reach this museum in Beaune.
After a breakneck drive, we arrived about two minutes before closing time. I sprinted from the parking lot with my camera in hand. I saw the last guests leaving the building. To my relief, I found an open door. There was no staff anywhere in sight. So I didn't even dare use the elevator. Instead, I took the stairs to the first floor and arrived at an outside balcony. Then I walked up the outside spiral, level by level, hoping I wouldn't be stopped, thinking that if no one saw me there, I might end up locked in the building ;-) ...
The hills/vineyards you see on the horizon are a World Heritage Site. The Burgundians call them Climats.
For years, there has been a trend in the most important wine-growing regions to enhance their wineries with elaborate architecture. For example, there are tours for South Africa, from winery to winery.
Burgundy can't be left behind and has added modern architecture to the castles and manor houses of the wine region, bringing it all together as a museum.
And what would a visit to the wine capital, Beaune, be without learning something about Burgundy wine and winemaking in the region? The best place to do this is at the Cité des Climats et Vins de Bourgogne, shown here and opening in June 2023.
Since spring 2023, wine lovers have been able to immerse themselves in the world of Burgundy wine, the vines, and the special features of Burgundy's climates.
A climat is a small plot in the vineyard, characterized by geological and climatic peculiarities.
And each wine from a climat has its own unique character. Due to the variety of climates in Burgundy, the wines are also very diverse.
The museum is therefore the ideal place for anyone interested in wine and architecture.
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"So with the stretch of the white road before me,
Shining snow crystals rainbowed by the sun,
Fields that are white, stained with long, cool, blue shadows,
Strong with the strength of my horse as we run.
Joy in the touch of the wind and the sunlight!
Joy! With the vigorous earth I am one." - Amy Lowell
HSS
"Take the characteristics you love about a regular redbud and intensify them! You get Luscious Lavender™ redbud. Flowers are a bright magenta color and grow so densely together that it looks like the entire plant is electrified in the spring. With more flowers, you'll feed more pollinators. "
The Bullfinch (Male) - One of my favourite UK birds simply for it's sheer beauty.
Sadly, the UK population is currently 36% lower than in 1967. It is believed that deteriorating habitat quality, caused by agricultural intensification and reduced diversity in woodlands have played a part in these declines.
Photographed in Qatar
The Eurasian stone-curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or simply stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus).
The Eurasian stone curlew occurs throughout Europe, North Africa and southwestern Asia. It is a summer migrant in the more temperate European and Asian parts of its range, wintering in Africa. Although the species is of Least Concern, some populations are showing declines due to agricultural intensification. For example, a French population has declined with 26% over 14 years
Changed my mobile phone provider today. Had a pretty boring shot of the store but decided to mix it up a bit with a distortion tool. Not the pinnacle of artistic expression but I like it all the same...
iPhone Camera+ app post processed on a Mac in Photos, Intensify, Pixelmator Distort and Noiseless.
It was my intention to shoot in the rain (honest!). Rain intensifies woodland colour and I wanted this intense colour to translate into deep monochrome tones. I've used very minimal editing in these images, partly because I didn't need to and partly because I wanted to portray the scene in an honest and true way.
The Palatki Heritage Site is an archaeological site near Sedona, Arizona. Some of the more abstract pictograph symbols and drawings are 3,000 to 6,000 years old. These pictographs were more distinct than others we have seen. The upper right one looks like an elephant or mammoth to me. I intensified the colors to better see the pictographs en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatki_Heritage_Sites
As our drought began to intensify, a number of creatures dependent on easy access to water began to relocate. For others, dependent on the impact of water on plants and wildflowers, the problem was more complicated. A local media outlet reported comments from wildlife biologists that pollen thickens to the point that it becomes difficult for creatures like Monarchs to consume.
This Monarch looked at me while resting on the edge of a local wetland. Unusually there were almost no flowers around, with the exception of a few swamp milkweed. The thistles were mostly dead.