Gran Canaria

Mood

Durch die Hölle und zurück.

To the pulling apart and the tearing asunder.

To the breaths that sustain and the will that endures.

To the inexplicable, the taxing, and the excruciating.

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To metaphorical old and new selves.

Ist doch so gut gewürzt

und so schön flambiert

und so liebevoll auf Porzellan serviert

Dazu ein guter Wein

und zarter Kerzenschein

Ja da lass ich mir Zeit

Etwas Kultur muss sein

Mood.

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“What sticks to memory, often, are those odd little fragments that have no beginning and no end...”

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Welcome to Skrunda-3. the latest iteration of the abandoned Latvian town. Decaying docks, old apartments, trams and trains, a dusty gallery and much more, come and see for yourself

A must for Second Life photographers.

🚕 Location

📣The Writing on the Wall World

Across a painted desert lies a train of vagabonds

All that's left of what we were, it's what we have become

Once our empires glorious but now the empire's gone

The dead gave us the time to live and now our time is done

Now we are victorious, we've become our slaves

A land of hope and glory, building graveyards for the brave

Fang mich auf...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmD-LmHM7o4

Und so laufe ich weiter

Weiter ohne Unterlass

Ich suche etwas

Doch ich weiss nicht was

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Der Blick wie aus Eis

Der Kopf zu gefickt, ich erkenne dich nicht wieder

Our day started on the hunt for lighthouses and Malpec Oysters but we were skunked on the oyster front ending up only with a new shucking board as well as one of the best lobster rolls on the Island. The Covehead Harbour Lighthouse is small at 18 feet but makes up for it in youthful vigor given this last iteration of the light was built in 1975. No longer a range light it serves as a costal light and fog horn when needed it also serves as a marker to turn left into the harbour for the best lobster roll in PEI at Original Richard’s

I took this on Sept 15, 2022 with my D850 and Tamron 24-70 f2.8 G2 Lens at 24mm, 1/125s, f8 ISO 64 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia ,Topaz, and DXO Nik

Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress

Salmon River, Adirondacks, NY

There are several rivers in the Adirondacks named Salmon. This iteration comes out of Salmon Pond, quietly wandering its way through the lowlands of the Blue Mountain Wild Forest, where it intersected my wanderings in the greater Adirondack Park. Daylight was on the downward swing across the sky, the shadows already turning chilly. The river is reflective, spilling the warmer colors in the open meadow upstream, and the colder blues where the sun can’t penetrate the crowded forest, pressing ever in for water. For 30 years, my obsession in life was music. Music, in its patterns and structures, is redundancy, with nuance. So it is I can see my existence as compartments of repetition. Work, food, sleep, play, all in continuous performances…. some good, some bad, with nuances. Even photography doesn’t totally break that mold. I have seen this type of scene repeat in other locations, north of here in the Paul Smith’s area, south near Raquette Lake, in the lowlands of Pharoah and Lake George...each is similar: dark, smooth waters, essing through the forest of a glaciated plain. The differences are nuance, subtleties of geography, illusions of seasons. Today’s is in the warm light of a late winter afternoon. I often return. We are creatures of habit after all, and if I go back to the same places I’ve been before...forgive me for repeating myself.

The SH7221 is the final iteration of the SH760 series. Being basically an SH760B, the model designation was changed in 1989 and the SH7221 emerged.

Difference to the SH760A are the plastic bumpers and big rectangular rear lights, "borrowed" from the VW Santana parts catalogue.

Seen in the Shanghai Auto Museum.

© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.

I'm always excited when a new iteration of Drune opens both because they're always SO fun to explore and also for the photographic opportunities (and unique challenges) present within.

I've had this shot in my hip pocket for a few days trying to decide if I'd enter it in the photo contest (still going on! See the marvelous Sparklebottom Lasertits' post HERE ). While I'm not happy enough with it to do so, I'll still share with all you lovelies.

This is the second time I've done something on the theme of falling to my death in Drune. I'm not sure what it is about the place that draws me in that direction. I'm sure part of it is the incredible verticality present that I always want to show off in some way, but there's something more primal going on--Something in the wind of this big, rough, exotic and dangerous future that whispers in the ear of an insignificant little girl "Join me."

Visit Drune: Crossroads

John Allen Photography 2023

A South Louisiana staple rice dish, jambalaya has two very basic iterations, Cajun or Creole. Creole jambalaya would typically have tomatoes and seafood whereas Cajun would have andouille sausage and tasso (very spicy smoked ham). Usually both would have chicken. Both rely on the foundation of the Holy Trinity of aromatics: onion, celery and bell pepper. Both have plenty of garlic! There is a very clear connection to Spanish Paella as well.

With the advent of the I-10 superhighway and Cajun cooking shows on PBS, the lines between Creole and Cajun cooking became forever blurred. In my version I use Tasso, andouille, chicken, crawfish (or sometimes shrimp), and Italian crushed tomatoes.

The current iteration of this Castle is Baroque and the transformation occurred in 1663 by Dietrich Hermann von Merveldt and is probably one of the last surviving examples of early Baroque architecture in Westphalia, pictured here the gatehouse was the first building to be constructed during this period.

From this period onward the castle sat unchanged and the grounds surrounding the castle were used mainly for agricultural purposes, until the 19th century when decorative flower beds and a glass orangery with adjoining orangery as well as a pheasant house in the east were added the castle at this time was mainly used as a summer residence or for hunting.

I took this with my D750 and Tamron SP 24-70mm 2.8 G2 Lens at 31mm 1/50s, f/11 ISO 100 processed in LR, Topaz Denoise, PS (Lumenzia and DXO Nik Color Efex)

Disclaimer: Not trying to be realistic in my editing there is enough realism in the world, my style is a mix of painterly and romanticism as well as a work in progress.

Basic: the scratched site trailer

Iterations

Apologies to those who faved the previous iteration of this image, but my friend and photography/art mentor (Howard Brodsky) was kind enough to point out that the previous version was over-saturated, hence I deleted that version and followed his suggestion to dial back the colour sauration a bit.

My laptop screen is a bit cold and lacks vibrant colour, despite having carefully calibrated it, so sometimes my images might appear a little too colourful and saturated on other screens.

Let me know if you spot one of my images suffering from over-saturation or other colour issues

Also, feel to re-fave and I will gladly comment and/or fave your image(s) in kind.

Thanks to everyone on flickr for your suggestions, help and encouragement! It means a lot and it helps me to improve.

The latest iteration of Adobe lightroom includes an unbelievable 'denoise' feature. I have successfully deployed it on a number of pictures recently taken, particularly with my drone, but wondered about some of my older photos. Before I had my big D810 full frame, I started off on a d3400. While I knew what I wanted the camera to do, it sometimes was not capable of the task, as the technology just couldn't meet those demands. Such was the case on a wet July morning in 2015, when I chased 611 east out of Roanoke on the blue ridge. I shot them here at the old N&W CPL's at Villamont, and could never quite get the image where I wanted it, much to my dismay. My 3400 just wasn't up to the demand of the higher ISO needed with a high shutter speed in order to capture this photo without grain. But on saturday evening, much to my excitement, I clicked the button in lightroom and behold: out came a much cleaner image with very little grain and noise. It makes me so happy to see this image redeemed, and portrayed as I envisioned 8 years ago. The growth I have experienced as a photographer makes this 2023 version possible, and is really a testament to the amazing progress we can make with technology. That younger guy might not have had the right tools, but I certainly think he certainly had the right vision and perspective.

My last contribution for this iteration of 52 weeks for dogs is a picture of two of the most important beings in my life, idling away on new year's morning :)

One of the very few positive side effects of the Covid-19 pandemic is that we had a "Böllerverbot" again in Germany this new year's eve – which means, a ban on private fireworks. It was forbidden to buy fireworks and/or launch them from public places, in order to free hospitals from the additional stress of having to care for people who've blown off their limbs.

So, for the second year in a row, new year's eve was not the traumatic experience it usually is for our dogs.

I wish you all a Happy New Year 2022, and I'll see you again with Buba next week :)

The romanesco broccoli is a green, fractal-shaped cultivar of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis).

Created for Photoshop Contest week 950

www.flickr.com/groups/photoshopcontest/discuss/7215772191...

Thanks to Paul Cowie for starter image

www.flickr.com/photos/paulcowie/5649144080/in/datetaken/

Starter image used as starter image with AI, pieces from several iterations of an the image cropped, collaged, with subsequent additional repainting and modifications in painting apps.

.. happy Saturday :)

Twelve years ago, I decided to see how many ways I could change a photo from its original into a variety of mutations, abstractions, patterns, and designs. In trying to develop a unique photographic style that has yet to be fulfilled, but adheres to my goal in my About Page: "the persistent attempt to bring images of life from which there was no life, to view these maddening images with joy and exploration, and to know that the process is never-ending and self-fulfilling."

I posted this video on youtube and then selected some of the images to make this Collage for Smile on Saturday.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=krI1R_gUs_w

Alternate Collage on similar theme: www.flickr.com/photos/dionepsoc/51690005368/in/album-7215...

For Smile on Saturday

Theme: Photo Collage

The 2022 iteration of the Canadian Pacific US Holiday Train returned to Ottumwa late Saturday night ahead of another 10AM performance. It arrived at approximately 2315 without much fanfare. There were about 10 of us down at West 2nd Street to welcome it to town. I really wasn’t planning on taking a shot but it briefly stopped coming down the hill and I saw something I hadn’t seen before so got out the super zoom and gave it a shot…

a rainy evening in paris.

it's better large, press L to view.

Credits: bluemoodstyle.blogspot.com/2023/10/toxic-bruji.html

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▶ ⲊⲢⲞⲚⲊⲞⲄ : SENSE EVENT

⁀➷ SENSE EVENT

⁀➷ VESTA

⁀➷ INTERATIONS

▶▶▶▶VESTA - Rega Hat VESTA & SENSE EVENT

✿✿TEXTURE HUD✿✿

▶▶▶▶▶iterations Darkness Eyes INTERATIONS & SENSE EVENT

✿✿iterations Darkness Eyes Hand✿✿

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✿ DOUX - Dua Hair

✿ LELUTKA HEAD

✿ EBODY REBORN

✿ *>Kiu<* - Spooky Juice (GIFT)

✿ Dots - Monster Donut - Purple

✿ OMY Trick or Treat Candy Bowl and Candy

Latest iteration. Managed to get rid of all those nasty studs on the front. Also used better slopes for the sides and improved the jet intake.

Really happy now with how this has turned out.

Another iteration using the Creator 31124 frame. More limited range of movement in it's arms but enough to look pretty.

Set in a gated community amidst nurturing green and the white glory of the pagoda dogwood, this condominium birdhouse development offers luxury apartments and stylish single homes. It is situated in the Children's Garden of Ellyn's LOST GARDEN.

NOW! What are YOU doing about the latest iteration of Flickr??

** SmugMug - who conjured up that name?! From having looked it over, I can't see staying. To me, it seems that too many things are happening at once!

The Cube (큐브) refers to the latest iteration of the KORAIL Class 312000, forming the 14th Batch (14차분) introduced between 2022 and 2024 for Seoul Subway Line 1. Although KORAIL does not officially classify its EMUs by “generations,” rail enthusiasts commonly group the 311000/312000 series into informal phases based on design and technological evolution. Under this fan-made convention, the Cube is regarded as the fifth generation, distinguished by its angular front-end designed by büro staubach and by its adoption of an aluminum carbody for the first time in the series.

This batch was commissioned to replace the remaining early VVVF-equipped Class 311000 units delivered in the late 1990s, as well as several later batches that had themselves been introduced as replacement stock. As a result, part of the Cube fleet effectively replaces earlier replacements, marking an unusually deep renewal cycle in Line 1’s rolling-stock modernization.

Technologically, the trains employ Woojin IGBT-VVVF traction systems and incorporate several features tailored to the operational demands of Line 1. A double-arm pantograph addresses contact-force instability on aging rigid catenary in underground sections, while an automatic AC/DC switching device (ADS) ensures smooth transition across the corridor’s mixed electrification systems.

Service introduction progressed steadily through 2023 and 2024, with units such as 312B37 entering regular operation in December 2023. Today, the Cube operates across all sectors of Line 1, including the Gyeongbu Line from Cheongnyangni to Sinchang via Suwon, as well as Gyeongin and Gyeongwon local services. Its arrival represents one of the most extensive rolling-stock renewals in the history of Line 1, establishing both the design language and technical benchmark that define the newest phase of the 312000 series.

🚇 Additional Information: Source (Namuwiki)

Suwon Station, Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Montmorency Park is a historical site where the Parliament of earlier iterations of Canada (Lower Canada, Canada East, Quebec) stood. Although there is no longer any trace of the physical structures, it is hallowed ground for contemporary Quebecois nationalism.

The last iteration for the week, back at Pikes Peak but with Pro Image 100, a film I'd not shot before. C41 kit although a bit long in the tooth was able to handle without much issue. With such a vista the Xpan was just a joy to use despite the freezing cold and winds on this 14-er. I didn't bring gloves so had to heat my hands on some tea and of course, since they were available, the requisite donuts made at the high altitude. Thanks again to those flicker-ans who continue to share their images - they are fantastic!

The 74 foot 2024 iteration of the Rockefeller Center’s Christmas Tree hails from West Stockbridge Massachusetts where it was planted by the Albert family back in 1967. Another image of my wonderful experience with NYC Photographers Meetup group for their annual New York Holiday Photowalk accompanied by my damsel. OM Systems Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III Olympus OM Systems Olympus M.Zuiko PRO 40-150 f2.8 #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom @nycurbanism @nycprimeshot #nycprimeshot @nybucketlist @iloveny #omd #olympusphotography #olympus #microfourthirds #micro43photography #micro43 #nycphotographers @rockefellercenter

iterate:

> make mistake

> learn lesson

> move on

while (alive)

There is no place for going backward in this algorithm. It only works when you move forward. Then all the variables of your life will iterate with you. There will be a new element of your life's dataset ready for you and this element can contain absolutely anything. New or old. People, places, things, experiences,... Count on it. You just have to proceed step by step, no cheating, because only this matters and whether you get another iteration or not will be set explicitly. But being stuck in the iteration is denying the iteration itself. It denies the whole purpose of progression and if not for progression, then what we are here for?

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Norway / Solo Expedition

- nord for polarsirkelen -

Ta Prohm, Angkor.

Siem Reap, Cambodia.

In the newest iteration of one of my favorite tanks a couple different modifications have been made. I worked on the lower plate making it better aligned with the upper but the most important mod is what I did in the back. Previously it had an awkward angle that didn’t match well with the tank, it took some time but I finally ironed it out, giving it the proper detailing. Also just for fun I added more studs to the appearance. Hope y’all enjoy!

-Van

"You're going to put things into the world that aren't perfect. That's when you iterate." ~Miki Agrawal

Another iteration on yesterday effort but this one has had significantly more work put into it. I loved this as a photo and it has inspired many forms in my head as I have worked on it, changing colours building ideas and using several new brushes to boot. This final greenish blue gave me the impression of seeing seaweed anchored to the seabed in its environment with the currents flexing and twisting it as it floats and hovers in the turbulence of the waves.

Another iteration using the Creator 31124 frame. More limited range of movement in it's arms but enough to look pretty.

The 2022 iteration of the Canadian Pacific US Holiday Train returned to Ottumwa late Saturday night ahead of another 10AM performance. With a short and light train, I knew that I wouldn't be able to do much shooting between Ottumwa and Foster. It wasn't much of a loss as morning light isn't really good for southbounds anyway. I figured I might as well get a smash coming around the curve at 305 before heading straight to Foster. It was a smart move just trying here, as I only beat the train to the next spot by a couple of miles and I needed to navigate some fences and brush to get into the shot. Keith had the hammer down, that's for sure.