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Leopard cub in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
I was fortunate enough to have 5 quality sightings of Leopards (4 diffferent specimen), including one handsome tomcat, a female and 2 cubs, in just 4 days.
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
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West Sheley schoolhouse in Callaway County, Missouri. Photography by Notley Hawkins. Taken with a Canon EOS R5 camera with a Canon RF15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM lens at ƒ/8.0 with a 1/6-second exposure at ISO 800. Processed with Adobe Lightroom Classic.
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**🎬 Prompt :**
Un paysage montagneux asiatique majestueux à l’aube, baigné dans une lumière dorée diffuse, avec des rayons du soleil traversant une légère brume matinale. Au centre de la scène, un temple traditionnel chinois à plusieurs étages, aux toits incurvés ornés de lanternes rouges, perché au cœur d’une vallée luxuriante entourée de falaises escarpées et de cascades multiples s’écoulant lentement dans un bassin naturel.
Au premier plan, un étang calme couvert de larges feuilles de lotus vertes et de fleurs de lotus roses en pleine floraison, reflétant la lumière chaude et scintillante du soleil. L’eau est légèrement brumeuse, avec des reflets réalistes et des ondulations subtiles.
Deux moines bouddhistes se tiennent dans l’eau peu profonde :
— un maître âgé, crâne rasé, barbe grisonnante, vêtu d’une robe safran richement texturée, posture calme et bienveillante, tendant une main dans un geste d’enseignement
— un jeune novice, crâne rasé, robe plus simple, regard attentif et respectueux, légèrement tourné vers son maître
L’atmosphère est paisible et spirituelle, avec une sensation de transmission de sagesse. Des pétales flottent doucement à la surface de l’eau. La végétation environnante est dense, verdoyante et détaillée, avec des arbres encadrant la scène.
**Style visuel :** hyperréaliste, rendu cinématographique, profondeur de champ marquée, éclairage volumétrique, ray tracing, textures ultra détaillées, ambiance mystique et contemplative
**Caméra :** plan moyen légèrement en contre-plongée, focalisation sur les deux personnages avec un bokeh subtil en arrière-plan
**Palette de couleurs :** tons chauds dorés, verts profonds, touches de rose pastel
**Qualité :** 8K, HDR, ultra détaillé, photoréaliste, Unreal Engine / Octane Render style
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**🎬 Prompt:**
A majestic Asian mountain landscape at dawn, bathed in soft golden light, with sun rays piercing through a gentle morning mist. At the center of the scene stands a traditional multi-tiered Chinese temple, with elegantly curved roofs and hanging red lanterns, nestled within a lush valley surrounded by steep cliffs and multiple cascading waterfalls flowing into a serene natural basin.
In the foreground, a calm pond covered with large green lotus leaves and blooming pink lotus flowers reflects the warm, shimmering sunlight. The water appears slightly misty, with highly realistic reflections and subtle ripples.
Two Buddhist monks stand in the shallow water:
— an elderly master, with a shaved head and grey beard, dressed in a richly textured saffron robe, calm and compassionate posture, extending his hand in a gesture of teaching
— a young novice, also with a shaved head, wearing a simpler robe, looking attentive and respectful, slightly turned toward his master
The atmosphere is peaceful and spiritual, conveying a moment of wisdom being passed down. Petals gently float on the water’s surface. The surrounding vegetation is dense, lush, and highly detailed, with trees naturally framing the composition.
**Visual style:** hyper-realistic, cinematic rendering, strong depth of field, volumetric lighting, ray tracing, ultra-detailed textures, mystical and contemplative mood
**Camera:** medium shot, slight low angle, focused on the two characters with subtle background bokeh
**Color palette:** warm golden tones, deep greens, soft pastel pink accents
**Quality:** 8K, HDR, ultra-detailed, photorealistic, Unreal Engine / Octane Render style
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The tulip season has started here in the Netherlands. This field was nicely placed in front of a windmill.
A beautiful spring morning in the Dutch countryside with blossom and flowers.
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This is a traditional adobe wall and wooden fence structure set against a dramatic sky at Taos Pueblo.
Key Elements
The Adobe Wall:
The lower portion consists of a low, thick wall constructed from earthen adobe bricks stacked in visible, neat courses.
The natural clay-brown tone reveals straw/binder mixed into the earth, with rounded edges giving it an organic, hand-crafted texture.
The wall rests on a sandy slope scattered with small rocks and sparse green vegetation.
The Wooden Fence (Coyote Fence):
Mounted directly behind or integrated with the adobe base is a tall wooden fence made of weathered, vertical wooden poles or posts.
The vertical posts vary in height, thickness, and natural curvature, secured by horizontal crossbeams.
A few larger, thicker tree trunks act as anchor posts along the line.
Sky and Lighting:
The background features a striking contrast between bright blue skies with fluffy white cumulus clouds on the left and heavy, dark blue storm clouds sweeping in on the right.
Bright daylight illuminates the front face of the adobe wall and fence, highlighting the rich earth tones against the dramatic sky.
Foreground and Perspective:
The photo is taken from a low angle along a dirt path or road running parallel to the wall, emphasizing the length, texture, and rustic craft of the traditional Southwestern barrier.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taos_Pueblo
Taos Pueblo, also called the Pueblo of Taos, Pueblo de Taos, or Teotho[citation needed], is an ancient Tiwa-speaking Pueblo inhabited by the Taos people. The Pueblo is one of the 575 federally-recognized Native American governments in the United States, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Taos Pueblo is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the United States and is the only U.S. World Heritage where people live; about 4,500 people lived there in 2012. The Pueblo's old town lies about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the modern town of Taos, New Mexico, though tribal land of 95,000 acres (38,000 ha) is attached to the Pueblo.
The Taos people settled in the Taos Valley around 900 CE. They constructed the oldest building still standing around 1000, with more ones built in the late 1200s and early 1300s. Taos was the most populous city-state of all the Pueblo peoples in the 1540s. It is the origin of the younger Tiwa Pueblos of Picuris, Sandia, Isleta, and Ysleta del Sur. Taos was the headquarters of the Pueblo Revolt in 1680 against the Spanish Empire. After this first successful anti-colonial revolution in the Americas, it became the capital city of the Pueblo republic. In the 1700s and 1800s, Taos people traded heavily with Comancheria, adopting some Plains Indians culture from the Comanche. Taos Pueblo became the capital of New Mexico again during the Río Arriba Rebellion of 1837.
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Silhouette of a Marbled Godwit foraging in a shallow water
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA
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West Sheley schoolhouse in Callaway County, Missouri. Photography by Notley Hawkins. Taken with a Canon EOS R5 camera with a Canon RF24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM lens at ƒ/8.0 with a 10-second exposure at ISO 1600. Processed with Adobe Lightroom Classic.
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A double-decker express train arriving at illustrious Wanne-Eickel train station - reflected in a puddle.
a lone figure drifts through the mouth of architecture—swept along by light and curve, swallowed by silence, stitched to vanishing lines
Some come to Nice to get a tan. Me, I have a neighborhood to watch over and lunch to find. We don＇t have the same priorities
There we were on the beach at Horsey in Norfolk to try and get some reasonable images of the Seals, when as an added bonus, a whole bunch of these little fella's trotted past right in front of my lens.
Anamorphic pinhole taken with film box camera on old photo copy film. 360 degree view, exposure about half a minute.
A striking architectural study capturing the iconic copper-toned towers of the Wynn and Encore resorts against a vibrant summer sky. The composition relies heavily on powerful vertical lines and diagonal framing, cutting through the canvas to create a sense of monumental scale and modern elegance.
The primary visual draw is the intense, metallic warmth of the buildings' glass facades. Bathed in the late afternoon sun, the structures glow with deep copper, amber, and rose-gold hues. This warm metallic palette stands in vivid, high-contrast opposition to the deep blue and cyan gradients of the sky, which is streaked with soft, wispy white clouds. At the base, a rich layer of lush green treetops anchors the image, introducing an organic, cool-toned contrast that balances the shimmering warmth of the skyscrapers.
Shot from a low angle looking up, the perspective emphasizes the soaring height of the towers. The framing uses a clever dual-element structure: the bold, geometric grid of the foreground tower on the left frames the shot, while the elegant, sweeping curve of the distant Wynn tower draws the eye deeper into the background. The juxtaposition of hard, straight lines on the left with the graceful, fluid arc on the right creates a dynamic visual tension, turning corporate architecture into a compelling geometric landscape.
An ant's eye view of an urban scene.
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Created for the Smile on Saturday theme, FROM THE GROUND.
It's party up front, business in the back as Canadian National's 1500 job works the Bunge facilities in Hamilton's industrial heartland behind a venerable EMD GP40-2.
A striking low-angle shot, emphasizing the height and grandeur of the ancient structures against the vast blue sky.
The towering obelisk on the right and the colossal statue fragment on the left create a strong diagonal line, drawing the eye upwards and adding depth to the scene. The framing by the surrounding stone structures further enhances the sense of scale and enclosure. The large weathered stone structures on the left, possibly parts of colossal statues or temple pylons, frame the scene. These ruins hint at the grand scale of the ancient temple complex and the artistry of the period.
The bright overhead sunlight rays create harsh shadows and highlights, visibly flaring from the top center, indicating a direct light source and adding a dramatic effect to the sky. This strong contrast accentuates the textures of the ancient stone.
The obelisk symbolized a connection between the earthly and divine realms.
The composition highlights the monumental scale and enduring presence of these ancient artifacts.