DPS Weekly Photography Challenge – Something Shiny

I do hope your Christmas is wonderful.... lots of time with family and friends, and maybe just a little too much egg nog....

(If you don't celebrate Christmas, I'd still recommend the nog)

thanks to Gavin Hoey for the snow!

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I've finally moved to Japan and have ended my nearly three month "cameraless photography" experiment, and am reunited with the cameras I had left in Japan this summer. I'm not sure yet how that experiment will affect what I produce going forward. Significantly, near the very end of my hiatus I experienced a medical event that has affected my vision. The doctors said it's a common, age-related condition (posterior vitreous detachment) but it was nonetheless scary, and underscored for me how precious a thing it is to be able to see at all, let alone to be able to take and make pictures. Because of that, and the long break, I seem to be noticing beauty in very ordinary things. On that note, I return to Flickr with a series of objects from my home, cluttered as most Japanese homes are with generations of memorobilia with no apparent organization. It used to irritate me, but now I'm seeing something in it....

Hice un difusor casero para flash. Prueba fotográfica con el difusor.

I made a DIY flash diffusor. Photo test with the diffusor.

Smile on Saturday

Muchas gracias a todos por sus visitas, comentarios y favoritas.. Saludos amigos...!!!

The Gernheim glassworks

is a location of the LWL industrial museum in Petershagen-Ovenstädt in North Rhine-Westphalia. The museum is located in the historic buildings of the former glassworks, which produced glass as an early industrial factory from 1812 to 1877. With three glass melting furnaces, it was temporarily one of the most important factories in north-west Germany. After the derelict facilities were taken over by the Westphalia-Lippe Regional Council in 1983 and restored, they were opened as a museum on November 7, 1998.

With the farmers on the fields…

Mit den Bauern auf den Feldern…

I think almost everyone knows this: so much adored, yet so unattainable; you can't fly? ...maybe jump?! Have fun!

I wonder... she must get cold up there

My second pass at this object. Captured a few more hours of data to add to the first set. I used very short exposures with the rgb camera to avoid the bright star nearby (Gamma Cassiopeiae) from over saturating the surrounding area.

"Cassiopeia's Ghost Nebula is a reflection and emission nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is often referred to as "Cassiopeia’s Ghost" due to its wispy, ghostly appearance. Here is an overview of its key characteristics:

Location and Distance: Cassiopeia’s Ghost Nebula lies approximately 550 light-years away from Earth. It is located near the bright star Gamma Cassiopeiae, a variable star that plays a critical role in illuminating the nebula.

Appearance and Structure: The nebula appears as a faint, ghostly cloud, with delicate, wispy features that resemble spectral forms. It has a combination of emission and reflection characteristics:

Emission Features: The red hue of the nebula comes from the ionization of hydrogen gas caused by the ultraviolet radiation from Gamma Cassiopeiae.

Reflection Features: The blue tones in the nebula are the result of starlight from Gamma Cassiopeiae being reflected off the surrounding dust particles.

Illuminating Star: Gamma Cassiopeiae, a massive and highly energetic Be-type star, is the primary source of radiation that influences the nebula. The intense radiation from this star causes the hydrogen gas in the nebula to glow and the dust to scatter the light.

Visibility and Observing: Cassiopeia’s Ghost Nebula is relatively faint and best observed through long-exposure astrophotography. It can be challenging to see with small telescopes but becomes more apparent with the use of filters and under dark sky conditions.

Scientific Interest: The nebula is of significant interest to astronomers studying the effects of stellar radiation on interstellar matter. It serves as an example of how nearby massive stars can shape and alter the appearance of nebulae."

Askar ACL200: 200mm f/4, ASI533MM : Ha 36x5m , Sii 34x5m

Askar ACL200: 200mm f/4, ASI533MC : rgb 821@15s

Nikon 70-200mm 200mm f/2.8, ASI533MM : Oiii 56@5m

Guided on ZWO AM5

Captured with N.I.N.A. processed with PixInsight, Ps

Tanba, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

Pailin

More in-camera multiple exposures here.

Am not exactly sure what it protected!! But it’s a great textured cardboard!!

...will jump through your car window if you don't toss the bread to them fast enough!

(I believe these are Gray Toulouse geese, but I'm not certain. A positive i.d. would be great.)

I've been somewhat remiss in commenting on photos the last few days, as I've been out of town. I will be playing catch-up tonight and tomorrow. Please bear with me :)

the fence of my neighbour. single raw and a little color correction

19/3/08 Bigger

I have joined a large number of groups but in recent times I don't feel like adding photos to any groups because I feel it doesn't make sense to add to groups( unless Invited) and Most of the groups doesn't bring in viewership at all

In recent times my reach and likes have tremendously gone down and most of my friends or followers in Flickr say they cant load my photos in my feed!!

i don't know how long this will continue...

Erbil Kurdistan Northern Iraq

Oil on Stonehenge paper, 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

Website: pamelaspeight.com/

Attachment Object One, Two and Three are a group of images based on rusted metal industrial relics found while digging in the garden, rather beautiful in their simplicity of form and function. They are the cast-offs of previous inhabitants, much like artifacts unearthed during an archaeological excavation. These particular objects were large, sharp nails or tools used to join one material to another. The title of this series is also a metaphor for our infatuation with things, our addiction to outcomes, and the detritus we may unwittingly leave behind.

Tistedal - Norway

In Explore April 19, 2020**

Objects outside one of the factory walls..

Haldens bomuldsspinderi & væveri

is considered as Norway's first factory.. established 1813

History

"Mads Wiels Bomuldsfabrique" was started in 1813 at Tistafossen in Tistedal. This is how the industrial revolution came to Norway. Textile machines for spinning and weaving in modern factory buildings, with hydropower as the energy source for industrial machines. The factory kept running for over 150 years, before the textile crisis also caught up with Halden Cotton in 1971.

꧁✿🌸╭⊱ ♥ ⊱╮🌸✿꧂

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to view,

comment, fave and invite my photo, much appreciated**

Objects and Shopping

Oil on Stonehenge paper, 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

Website: pamelaspeight.com/

Attachment Object One, Two and Three are a group of images based on rusted metal industrial relics found while digging in the garden, rather beautiful in their simplicity of form and function. They are the cast-offs of previous inhabitants, much like artifacts unearthed during an archaeological excavation. These particular objects were large, sharp nails or tools used to join one material to another. The title of this series is also a metaphor for our infatuation with things, our addiction to outcomes, and the detritus we may unwittingly leave behind.

By CONTAX Aria, Planar 50/1.4, Kodak SG400, EPSON GT-X750 at Ginza

Amo los frascos de perfume

They keep on building these sharp, tall objects down the coastline, blocking everyone's sun and the cool sea breeze.. What a shame.

- Netanya, Israel (June 2017)

The story behind objects ( inspire by muffinmare)

I wanted to paint my toes in pink flashy pink but since i buy the botttle it was to cold !! lol !! This is a kitty i found under the warmer electric when i did the clean up of the appartement when i moved in. I decided to keep him, i could not put a kitty in the garbige !! lol ! Behind you see one of my two chinese métallic ball, suppose to relax hands. And finally my little moon who is to shot of a cadle that i buy long time ago and keep for a this special moment that never came ! lol !!

All those objects are on galets (galets = pebbles), i like to make zen kinda ambiance. But i have to many things for that !! lol !!

Please go see the photostream of my good friend muffinmare

Galerie de photos de muffinmare

www.flickr.com/photos/21851811@N02/

I was in cyprus last week for a few days to catch up with family and had the opportunity to go out at night to do a bit of astrophotography. This was my first attempt at photographing Andromeda Galaxy - our nearest galactic neighbour. I still got a lot to learn in this area, but for now I am happy with the results!

Eretz Israel museum

Malta

Nikkor C 3,5/28

Flickr Lounge ~ Everyday Objects

Weekly Theme Challenge ~ Red

Thank you to everyone who pauses long enough to look at my photo. All comments and Faves are very much appreciated

single raw shot and correction of sky.

Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan