Sheet lead, five LED spotlights in a dark room, processed in macOS High Sierra photo editor.

Courts have refused to consider all of the 50+ court challenges that attempted to expunge perfectly legal votes. The electoral college has voted. One vaccine has been approved and other vaccines are in the approval process. Inoculations of first responders has begun. These events allow the return of optimism.

Pinnacle Ridge, San Juan Mountains

Shot with 500mm f/4 prime.

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or:

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Or:

Larger view:

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shot with a fujifilm x-s10 and a tamron adaptall 2 sp 80-200mm f/2.8 (model 30A) lens

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my thoughts on the lens: www.aarondesigns.org/Tamron-80-200mm-f28/

The Hoptimist represents positivness. These corona days, optimism is strongly under pressure from all sides of life. Stay SAFE :-)

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Aldeburgh beach

“Lilacs are May in essence.” – Jean Hersey

I would also add baseball...

Moment captured May 12th, 2023 at Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. (USA)

only one way left if you down... stand up, straight to to the sunshine...

and about the processing: i put it the Photomatix Pro 3.2 making from a single file HDR image, then a little bit Lightroom, after PS3 and add the texture...

thanks the texture, i found it here:

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including what is ugly ;-)

Amrose Bierce

HPPS!! Climater Change Matters! Resist!!

aster, 'Ezo Murasaki', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

when it is wrong ;-(

Voltaire

HFF! Justice Matters! Resist!!

chrysanthemum, 'Mt. Rainier', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

Taken @ Bella's Lullaby

" My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud."

– Henry Rollins –

" To be happy, it first takes being comfortable in your own shoes. The rest can work up from there."

– Sophia Bush –

♫ Listen♫

Statues of Congress Park, Saratoga Springs, New York. Pentax and Tamron gear.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. ---- Douglas Adams

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Test shot with a vintage Super Orion 135mm f=2.8 with FD mount

With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, stay safe, and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️

Tiny buds on a twig (sticks) today, ready for next spring. Nature amazes me with her preparation and tiny signs, even during our cold week.

Slight crop only. I added a 36mm extension tube to the 105mm f2.8 macro lens which gives an ethereal look to the buds. The yellow/gold lichen on branches and other red buds ready to grow next spring account for the hues in the background.

Hope this works for you.

Inspired by #MacroMondays and #stick. Little more than 5cm from one side of frame to the other.

Perhaps the grow-light encourages sideways growth? And no, those tiny shoots are not falling; just growing in different directs. Very independent.

Still, since it is raining again, good to have things growing indoors. Shot in softbox with off-camera strobe triggering two lights on stands. Earlier view from 2-18 appears in first comment, back when the shoots had just begun their move to independence.

Thanks for looking and indulging my fun ;-)

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Geel staat symbool voor vreugde, optimisme, energie en intellect, maar kan ook voorzichtigheid of lafheid aanduiden afhankelijk van de context.

Geel wordt vaak gebruikt in design, mode en reclame om aandacht te trekken en een gevoel van vriendelijkheid en positiviteit te creëren

In het dagelijks leven zien we geel terug in verkeersborden, gevarentape en waarschuwingen, waar het staat voor voorzichtigheid en alertheid.

In persoonlijkheidstests, gebaseerd op Carl Jung, representeert geel een invloedrijke, creatieve en energieke persoonlijkheid die anderen motiveert en enthousiasme creëert

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Yellow symbolizes joy, optimism, energy, and intellect, but can also indicate caution or cowardice depending on the context.

Yellow is often used in design, fashion, and advertising to attract attention and create a sense of friendliness and positivity.

In daily life, we see yellow in traffic signs, hazard tape, and warnings, where it stands for caution and alertness.

In personality tests based on Carl Jung, yellow represents an influential, creative, and energetic personality that motivates others and creates enthusiasm.

We can’t escape pain; we can’t escape the essential nature of our lives. But we do have a choice. We can give in and relent, or we can fight, persevere, and create a life worth living, a noble life. Pain is a fact; our evaluation of it is a choice. - Jacob Held

Optimism is the most important human trait, because it allows us to evolve our ideas, to improve our situation, and to hope for a better tomorrow. - Seth Godin

Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! xo💜💜

Facing the sunlight coming towards us , through the golden leaves (at the Château wonderland), in Autumn, feels like we are showered with thousands of blessings and a ….pink optimism!!! Our hearts become uplifted, and we feel like all of our dreams might come true!!!!!….

❤️❤️❤️ …..And what if this Light were the NEW YEAR’S LIGHT ? 😊😊

….Plus, that my captures are showered with a fabulous golden light , that becomes my sublime model!! 😊

Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Multi exposure shot with icm in winter woodland heading towards Spring. Material adjustment to white balance to replicate a sense of place.

The Fera Fera Forest is a grove of threadleaf cypress in the Kubota Garden. It provides a contemplative space for the interplay of light and shadow.

I am always uplifted by visits to the Kubota Garden. Fujitaro Kubota emigrated to the US in 1907 and overcame many challenges as he established his landscaping business and garden. Among the challenges was a stint in Camp Minidoka during the mass incarceration of Japanese people during WW II while his two sons served the US military. What a life of fortitude, optimism and artistry.

Happy Bench Monday!

Have you realised that the trees outside that you walk or drive past everyday are starting to form new leaves ready for Spring? 🌿

Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.

[Roy T. Bennett]

... still waitiing for warmth and sunshine (25.12.08) - Large On Black

in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend

Explored: 27.12.2008

“An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight. . . The truly wise person is colorblind.” (Albert Schweitzer)

And for all of you who visited my father's stream at the weekend and hoped he would post more shots, y.ou're optimism has proved to be well founded. One more picture -the original creme brulee! - has appeared. :-)

Taken at the same time as the picture of Darumus ministractus yesterday, this shot of the London Eye is part of the ministract set.

LOTS of LOVE!!!

They say love is blind?

I say: COLOUR-BLIND, LOL

And ‘optimism’ and positivity?

All from our garden.

These dainty white roses are small and non-fragrant.

The buds no more than 2cm, and the blooms about 5cm diameter, so much beauty in such little flowers!

The plump pink Rose is called Cherry Parfait and also Fire and Ice, you can see why!

These two speak to me, of love, tenderness, togetherness…

Have a wonderful day and thank you for your visit, M, (*_*)

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Twisleton Scar on a deserted cold windy evening is still a sublime place to wander. This is one of the first scenes you encounter after making the climb up. I always have to stop here and take the scene in. The old Hawthorn Tree acts as a magnet and there are plenty of places just to sit on the Limestone rocks and contemplate matters after the climb up.

This was also the first place I went too after the first interminably long lockdown of the COVID pandemic and met fellow Flickr Pal Pete Rowbottam who was sat on this very spot, flying his drone in celebration of a new found photographic freedom.

Ingleborough sits in the background shrouded in winter snow. I wandered around for a couple of hours taking shots and waited optimistically for sunset. I had dashed down here after a day up on Coniston Old Man and the Coppermine Valley, before the weather closed in on the Lake District. My optimism actually paid off for once when against all odds I actually got a sunset later on this evening on the edge of Twisleton.

"In life, be like water. Water can carve its way even through stone, and when trapped, water makes a new path."

~ unknown

Picture taken in Antelope Canyon, Arizona.

whatever he saw, it was worth the smile.

Color Wheel Artist

The Many Meanings of Yellow

color-wheel-artist.com/meanings-of-yellow.html

With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating and stay safe! ❤️❤️❤️

...wearing shorts in an English summer....which we had in May, but has now disappeared

Ferry Pier @ Willkomm Höft

Wedel nearby Hamburg

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