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Somehow I inherited old books from my family of origin. Such as this one, printed in 1900, entitled "The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas More; Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes". The thin piece of tissue or vellum protects an old photo or lithograph of the man himself.
Do you remember when vintage or antique books were assembled with such care?
Less than 3 inches/ 7.6 cm across.
Common Blue Damselfly | Enallagma cyathigerum | Coenagrionidae
Samsung NX1 & Kiron 105mm f/2.8 Macro
Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld
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(Deeply cropped image using a truly great lens)
Gotta say, I’m not sure ‘Bella’ is the most apt name for that one!
This is Ruby. One of the pair I have been following for some time now. Ruby is a bit cautious around this time, probably pregnant.
Image shot as it is on Nikon series E 1:4 F=70-210mm
Brighton 🇬🇧
March 2021
maybe a Thanksgiving cactus!
This plant is over 30 years old... and it blooms a few times a year... not many flowers anymore, but I'll take what it gives me!
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Pentax K-5
SMC Pentax-M 100mm F2.8
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This is another summer shot which I didn't upload because it's not perfect. More specifically, I think that the Rudbeckia in focus is not enough separated from the other ones which gives the whole image a chaotic feeling. Hence, I entitled it "Bokaos" which stands for bokeh and chaos ;-) I hope you like it!
Nikon series-E 1:4 F=70-210mm
Unedited image, of exposure and focusing were all manually carried out (no metering).
Brighton 🇬🇧
6th March 2021
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Pentax K-5
Pentacon 50mm f1.8 auto multi coating
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This lens was developed by optics designer Heinz Kilfitt Munich. Built in 1958. It is a 4-element triplet.
You are taking one courageous step after another down the healing road. While these are healthy steps, it’s intensely challenging to face the unknown and experiences so terrorizing that your mind wisely blocked them out for the sake of your survival. This is too much to handle alone and it’s important to remember that God’s presence surrounds you in each moment and you have the gift of your small though incredibly mighty group of supporters. Things are unclear, difficult, scary, require a tremendous amount of perseverance, and when you reflect on the past the healing process is evident, encouraging and certainly worth the effort it requires.
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Recently I was struggling a lot with my own intense mental health struggles in addition to the stress and fear of my husband’s health struggles and recent hospitalization. Somehow I found the strength to spend some time outside capturing the beauty I saw in the fog and frost that was visible through the windows that morning—it seemed to tell an important, uplifting story that helped me continue pressing on.
I got up early and embarked on an early morning stalk, I mean, walk around the narrow alleys of Amsterdam.
this plant lives in a small pot and had done nothing this year... but the leaves are still beautiful!
Peace and joy to you and your family this holiday season, if you celebrate.
A friend gave us a bright red poinsettia plant. I had fun with varying apertures, window light plus an off-camera light, and shallow depth of field. Thanks for looking!
Die Natur ist sonderbar. Leider kenne ich die Pflanze nicht. Ein verdrillen wird in anderen Bereichen zur Erhöhung der Zugfestigkeit angewandt. Haben wir es von der Natur abgeschaut?
Twisted branches
Nature is strange. Unfortunately I don't know the plant. Twisting is applied in other areas to increase tensile strength. Did we copy it from nature?