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Summer vestige vs. autumn gamut. Woodland at confluence of two creeks.
DeKalb County (Clairmont Heights), Georgia, USA.
8 November 2024.
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▶ Photographer's note:
On 22 November 2024, Flickr's editors selected this image for inclusion in Flickr's daily Explore feature (102nd out of 500 chosen).
▶ Geographic note:
The two creeks are Glenn Creek and South Fork Peachtree Creek; the former is a tributary of the latter.
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▶ Photo —and Pic(k) of the Week— by: YFGF.
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Framed in a window,
Boccherini, as the sun falls,
Dreaming a double sonata.
Avondale Estates, Georgia, USA.
21 February 2024.
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▶ Photo and story by: YFGF.
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
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— Focal length: 92 mm
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— Shutter speed: 1/1000
— ISO: 400
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this gentleman was sitting on the banks of Glenn Creek, seemingly contemplating its simple beauty, on a spring-like winter's afternoon.
Decatur (Glennwood Estates), Georgia, USA.
20 February 2023.
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▶ “The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood.”
▶ Photographer's note.
This was an un-posed candid shot. I don't believe the gentleman even knew I was there. See what he saw: here.
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Walking on the beach, I spotted a man standing near the surf, gently holding an infant while his other child played nearby. I focused my telephoto lens on the scene for a few minutes, and then, voilà: a candid moment in gorgeous, late-afternoon light.
St. Augustine Beach (Crescent Beach), Florida, USA.
7 September 2022.
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📷 Photographer's note.
Image unsuccessfully entered in the Flickr 2025 World Photography Day Contest, in the 'people ' category. (See the winning image: here.)
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👎 Rejected
☞ In 2023, the administrator for the Flickr group "The human decisive moment !" rejected this image for NOT depicting a 'decisive moment.'
☞ On 9 September 2024, the administrator for the Flickr group Panasonic Lumix 100-300 Leica 100-400 — missing in action for several years — suddenly returned with a vengeance. Among other actions, they rejected, en masse, TWENTY-THREE of my photographs, all taken with the Panasonic Lumix G Vario 100-300/F4.0-5.6 lens. The tranche was so large that Flickr listed only a dozen of the rejects. This image was one of them.
☞ On 3 June 2025, the administrator for the Flickr group "Three's company / A trois, c'est mieux !" rejected this photo for NOT displaying "three people (human beings) together."
☞ To all three 'administrators,' I say: "Excuse me. Whaaaat?" (Actually, I said something else, but I won't print that here.)
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Seen in a garden, in...
DeKalb County (Vista Grove), Georgia, USA.
14 October 2020.
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April showers bring May flowers. Like these tiny violet wood sorrel blossoms, on the...
DeKalb County (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
2 May 2021.
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▶ "Violet wood-sorrel (Oxalis violacea) is a native plant in much of the United States, from the Rocky Mountains east to the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico coasts, and through Eastern Canada. It has a tendency to cluster in open places in damp woods and on stream banks, and in moist prairies."
— Wikipedia.
▶ This is a closeup. The blossoms appear much larger in the image than they did in 'real' life.
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Vibrant yellow and green foliage of a Rising Sun redbud tree.
Trailhead Community Park of the East Decatur Greenway
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
7 May 2025.
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📷 Photographer's note:
On 15 April 2025, Flickr's editors selected this image for inclusion in Flickr's daily Explore feature (428th out of 500 chosen).
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▶ About "The Rising Sun"
☞ "Cercis canadensis —commonly known as the eastern redbud tree— is a large deciduous shrub or small tree in the legume family (Fabaceae), native to eastern North America.
☞ The Rising Sun™ cultivar —Cercis canadensis (JN2)— was discovered in a Belvidere, Tennessee nursery in 2006. Of unknown parentage, it had been planted from collected seed and was growing in a row of nursery seedlings. Unlike the 'standard' Eastern Redbud tree, the Rising Sun grows only 8 to 12 feet tall (2½ - 3½ m) but is drought and heat-tolerant.
☞ Rising Sun's abundant pea-like, rosy pink flowers appear in early spring before the foliage. Its heart-shaped foliage emerges deep golden orange and matures through shades of orange, gold, and yellow to a speckled lime green. New leaves appear throughout the summer, resulting in a continual mix of colors. The fall foliage is yellow and orange."
— Wikipedia.
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▶ Photo —and Pic(k) of the Week— by: YFGF.
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— Edit: Photoshop Elements 15, Nik Collection (2016).
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Autumn misty morning.
Atlanta (Kirkwood), Georgia, USA.
25 November 2018.
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▶ Photo by Yours For Good Fermentables.com.
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▶ Camera: Olympus Pen E-PL1.
— Lens: Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R.
— Edit: Photoshop Elements 15.
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No frills. Bar, just "Bar." A tavern sign that says all that is needed to be said.
Baltimore (Fell's Point), Maryland, USA.
7 November 2009.
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▶ This is a monochromatic re-post of a color original.
▶ Photographer's note:
Selected for inclusion on Flickr's Explore, on or about 27 August 2017.
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▶ Camera: Canon PowerShot SD980 IS.
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Yellow blossom of endangered green pitcher plant, growing in the wild, in...
Seminary Wood in Decatur Legacy Park
City of Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
16 April 2022.
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▶ "Native to the southeast U.S., green pitcher plants are considered endangered and now only can be found in a handful of counties in northeast Georgia [including Decatur], southwest North Carolina, and northeast Alabama."
— U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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▶ "Sarracenia oreophila, also known as the green pitcher plant, is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia. It has highly modified leaves in the form of pitchers that act as pitfall traps for prey. The narrow pitcher leaves are tapered tubes that rise up to 30 inches (75 cm) from the ground, with a mouth 2 to 4 inches (6-10 cm) in circumference."
▶ "In spring, the plant produces large, yellow flowers with 5-fold symmetry. The yellow petals are long and strap-like, and dangle over the umbrella-like style of the flower, which is held upside down at the end of a 20-inch long (50 cm) scape. The stigma of the flower are found at the tips of the 'spokes' of this umbrella."
— Wikipedia.
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— Focal length: 50 mm
— Aperture: ƒ/8.0
— Shutter speed: 1/125
— ISO: 200
— Fotodiox adapter
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Hut and fence...
In Seminary Wood, on the grounds of the former...
United Methodist Children's Home
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
1 January 2020.
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▶ Photographer's note:
Selected for inclusion on Flickr's Explore, on 2 January 2020.
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A blossoming vine, by a front door, in...
Decatur, Georgia.
10 May 2019.
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▶ Practicing outdoor off-camera flash, using a Nikon Speedlight SB-26, with optical trigger, via techniques at Rob Trek.
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edit: this pic made it to become the first ever pick of the week winner! unbelievable!!
thx to joe!
thx to everybody for your nice comments, favs and congrats!! i am so honored!!
i met this guy in one of the rooms staring through this open window. i don't know who he is. maybe somekind of caretaker. =)
third pic of the special places i mentioned.
i took this during a tour with mace2000. we went to the hornisgrinde, the highest point of the northern black forest (1.164 m / 3.819 ft.). this was inside an old, abandoned and decayed house.
meanwhile we found out that these houses were used by the french army from 1945 to 1996.
it's a really great and creepy place!!
i think there are lots of pics to come. stay tuned....
click here to see where this photo was taken.
(google earth recommended)
A bend in the South River, as seen from a pedestrian bridge at the base of Panola Mountain.
Rockdale County, Georgia, USA.
24 October 2023.
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▶ This river crossing marks the northwestern terminus of the Rockdale River Trail, an 18.3-mile (29.5 km) paved hiker/biker trail that follows the South River from here, through Rockdale County, Georgia, to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit. It comprises the southern section of the Arabia Mountain PATH.
▶ The entire Arabia Mountain PATH is a 34-mile paved hiker/biker trail through Panola Mountain State Park, Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, and surrounding parkland in DeKalb and Rockland counties, both suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia.
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▶ Photographer's note:
The administrator of the Flickr group, "The Luminous Landscape," rejected this photo as being neither luminous nor a landscape. You cannot be serious!
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The trees are blooming on Beaver Pond.
Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve
DeKalb County (Medlock Park), Georgia, USA.
2 April 2025.
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▶ Photographer's note:
☞ As I was framing the shot, a bird photographer (aka 'birder') was standing nearby, wielding a 'bazooka-sized' lens. Unbeknownst to me, he had sidled extremely close to me, catching me off guard. "What did you spot?," he asked. "A tree!" I replied. "There are many of those," he said, as he strolled off.
☞ On 5 April 2025, Flickr's editors selected this image for inclusion in Flickr's daily Explore feature (84th out of 500 selected).
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▶ Photo —and Pic(k) of the Week— by: YFGF.
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Defend democracy. It's time for a general strike!
Atlanta (Atlanta Civic Center), Georgia, USA.
18 October 2025.
▶ "An estimated 10,000 gathered at the Atlanta Civic Center parking lot in Old Fourth Ward to hear speakers before a march from the Civic Center to Liberty Plaza [downtown] outside the State Capitol building."
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▶ "No Kings protests took place on October 18, 2025, as part of a series of demonstrations taking place largely in the United States against Donald Trump's policies and actions during his second presidency. The demonstrations, which followed the June 2025 No Kings protests, took place in some 2,700 locations across the country, including the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York City, [and Atlanta].
Approximately 200 organizations collaborated to coordinate the October protests, which drew nearly 7 million participants nationwide, marking it as one of the largest single-day demonstrations in American history."
— Wikipedia (accessed 28 October 2025).
📷 More photos: here.
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▶ Photo — and Pic(k) of the Week — by: YFGF.
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"Farina": a delightfully delicate 'Kölsch-style' beer brewed by Halfway Crooks Brewery (Atlanta, Georgia).
Here, served on draught (in its own glassware), at...
City of Decatur (Decatur Square), Georgia, USA.
24 May 2025.
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▶ About the beer
☞ Halfway Crooks' description:
"Top-fermenting lager brewed with German pilsner malt, hops sourced directly from Seitzfarm in Bavaria, a classic Kölsch yeast, Atlanta water. Notes of white wine, pear, German pilsner malt, floral German hops, and a refreshing dry finish. 4.8% ABV" [alcohol-by-volume]
☞ Craft Beer & Brewing's review:
Light herbal, earthy aromas. Mild bitterness, moderate spicy, earthy hop flavors, then some light white-grape acidity. Subdued soft fruit esters come out in the middle. Nicely balanced sweetness and bitterness.”
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▶ About Kölsch
"Kölsch has the pale color of a fine Pilsner but the fruitiness of a fine ale. It is defined by German law as top-warm-fermented and cold-aged, with an alcohol content of 4.4 to 4.9 percent by volume. Also by German law, the beer must be brewed from Pilsner and Vienna malts, but may also contain up to 20% wheat malt. The beer has an aromatic bitterness and noticeable hop character, is well-fermented [like an ale], but is lagered cold for 14-40 days.
Kölsch is properly served — in a tall, narrow, straight-sided 200-ml (6.8 US fl oz) glass about 5 inches (13 cm) tall — at 55 °F (13 °C), with a pale white collar about an inch deep."
— Encyclopedia of Beer (1995).
Christine Rhodes, Thomas Bedell, Fred Eckhardt, et al.
▶ "Since 1997, the term 'Kölsch' has had a protected geographical indication (PGI) within the European Union, indicating a beer that is made within 50 km (31 mi) of the city of Cologne (Köln) and brewed according to the Kölsch Konvention as defined by the members of the Cologne Brewery Association (Kölner Brauerei-Verband)."
— Wikipedia.
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▶ Some breweries outside of Germany attach the moniker, 'Kölsch-style'...although Halfway Crooks pointedly does not!
▶ I couldn't find any information online confirming that the beer contains wheat malt, even though its name — "farina" (a form of milled wheat)— would imply it does.
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▶ Photo —and Pic(k) of the Week— by: YFGF.
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"Nature Preserve Guide Hikes Only.
State Law 12-3-10B
Violators Prosecuted!"
Seen from the Rockdale River PATH, in...
Rockdale County, Georgia, USA.
8 November 2023.
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▶ "Because of the rare species of plants that live on Panola Mountain, a guided hike is required to enter the conservation area and go on top of the mountain. While both Stone Mountain and Arabia Mountain are similar geologic features, Panola Mountain has never been quarried, making it one of the most pristine monadnocks in the southeastern United States."
—park pamphlet
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▶ Photographer's note:
On 14 November 2023, Flickr's editors selected this image for inclusion in Flickr's daily Explore feature.
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In a winter garden,
It teases
Of a spring fling.
DeKalb County (Northlake), Georgia, USA.
11 February 2024.
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
— Lens: Lumix G 20/F1.7 II.
— Focal length: 20 mm
— Aperture: ƒ/2.2
— Shutter speed: 1/250
— ISO: 400
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Allons-y l'allée!
The Postal Pond urban forest
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia.
7 July 2019.
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---> Olympus WCON-P-01 Wide Converter (effective 26 mm focal length)
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Boarded up but the pink kicks seem new.
Atlanta (Edgewood), Georgia, USA.
28 June 2018.
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How much is a name worth?
Scottdale, Georgia, USA.
12 July 2020.
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▶ "Steel, LLC was founded in 1947 in Scottdale, Georgia, just outside Atlanta, near Decatur. It is a national steel fabricator providing structural steel, miscellaneous metals, ornamental metals, erection, and services for the construction of suburban mid-rise office buildings, corporate campuses, aviation/aerospace structures, and steel trusses."
▶ "A synecdoche (pronounced si-NEK-duh-kee) is a figure of speech which allows a part to stand for a whole or for a whole to stand for a part. When using synecdoche, you refer to your car as your “wheels” and a handful of quarters, dimes, and pennies as the “change” needed to pay the meter."
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La Grande Vitesse, (1969)
1:5 intermediate maquette (1975)
Sheet metal, bolts, and paint
— Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
Calder Foundation, New York
Calder-Picasso Exhibition, at the...
Atlanta (Midtown), Georgia, USA.
21 August 2021.
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▶ “In his last decade, Calder focused on large-scale public sculpture commissions. This is a model for a vibrant red sculpture installed in the plaza of City Hall in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 'It’s really just for differentiation, but I love red so much that I almost want to paint everything red,' Calder said in the 1960s. The bold, curving shapes summarize his lifelong interest in creating a dialogue between voids and volumes.”
— High Museum placard
▶ Calder may have loved red but, under the lights at the High, this official maquette (scaled-down model) appeared orange.
▶ "La grande vitesse" translates from French as "the high speed" or, eponymously for its home city, as "the grand rapid." Mais, oui!
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In an alley around back, a waiter takes a break from restaurant service.
Atlanta (East Atlanta Village), Georgia, USA.
28 September 2024.
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▶ East Atlanta Strut: a street festival "always on the fourth Saturday in September, combining a parade, a street festival with live music, artists' markets, and a 'porchfest' to show off the entire East Atlanta Village neighborhood." More photos: here.
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👎 Rejection.
On 26 December 2024, the administrator for the Flickr group "One Stop Ahead (street/documentary photography collective)" rejected this photo, deeming it of poor quality.
On the contrary, I find it one of my better street images —in terms of composition, color, shapes, lines, and irony— and I am rarely overly pleased by my efforts. So, I 'asked' Chat GPT to analyze the image.
"The composition and photographic quality of this image can be analyzed based on several elements:
COMPOSITION
1. Leading Lines & Framing:
- The yellow "NO PARKING" lines on the ground lead the viewer's eye toward the central subject.
- The walls, dumpster, and sidewalk create a natural frame, guiding attention toward the person standing near a door.
- The image features a mix of muted and strong colors. The red and dark green bricks create an interesting contrast.
- The blue dumpster, with graffiti and signs, adds texture and visual interest.
3. Subject Placement & Balance:
- The person in black with a white cloth stands slightly off-center, following the rule of thirds.
- The right side is heavier with the dumpster, but the human figure balances the visual weight.
4. Depth & Perspective:
- The angle provides a sense of depth with the converging lines of the pavement and walls.
- The background is slightly blurred, keeping focus on the subject.
PHOTOGRAPHIC QUALITY
1. Lighting:
- The lighting is natural and diffused, creating soft shadows.
- There is an atmospheric quality with some areas appearing darker, which enhances the mood.
2. Focus & Sharpness:
- The main subject is well-focused, with enough background detail to provide context.
- The depth of field is moderate, keeping the image visually engaging without distractions.
3. Mood & Storytelling:
- The image has a gritty, urban feel, possibly suggesting a behind-the-scenes moment at a restaurant or workplace.
- The slightly slouched posture of the person adds to the narrative, evoking a sense of fatigue or routine.
OVERALL IMPRESSION
The photograph captures an everyday urban scene with strong composition, color contrast, and a storytelling element. It effectively uses light, texture, and framing to create a compelling image."
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
— Meike MK 25mm f/1.8
— Focal length: 25.0 mm
— Aperture: ƒ/5.6
— Shutter speed: 1/1000
— ISO: 400
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A homemade weather vane, constructed of scraps and auto parts, indicates a breeze blowing from the northeast. As seen at...
Atlanta (Reynoldstown), Georgia, USA.
22 February 2020.
▶ NB. A weather vane points toward the direction from which the wind is blowing (in the photo, towards the right or northeast).
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At sunset, Confederate cannons face west, down Tunnel Hill, toward downtown Chattanooga and the Tennessee River (~ 2 miles away).
Sherman Reservation Civil War National Military Park
Chattanooga (Missionary Ridge), Tennessee, USA.
19 January 2020.
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▶ "On November 25, 1863, more than 50,000 Union soldiers stormed the Confederate defenses along Missionary Ridge east of Chattanooga. The attack stretched from the Rossville Gap at the Georgia border all the way up to Tunnel Hill at the northern end of Missionary Ridge. By the end of the day the Confederate Army of Tennessee was retreating towards Dalton, Georgia, and Chattanooga was firmly in Union hands. It was, as one Confederate officer later described it, 'The death knell of the Confederacy.' "
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Wildflowers have begun to bloom at the end (or is it the beginning?) of the East Decatur Greenway, in the...
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
22 April 2020.
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▶ It's a closeup, getting in close at a wide angle, so the blossom (~1-inch or 2.5-centimeters) appears larger in the image than it does in 'real' life.
▶ Can a Flickr-er help to identify this flower?
▶ COVID-19: The statewide shelter-at-home order permits the dog and me to go for short walks. The camera comes with us.
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Pink, perfumed...and invasive! A mimosa tree blooms in June.
Decatur, Georgia.
1 June 2019
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▶ "Albizia julibrissin is known by a wide variety of common names, such as Persian silk tree or pink siris. It is also called Lenkoran acacia or bastard tamarind, though it is not too closely related to either genus. The species is usually called 'silk tree' or 'mimosa' in the United States.
Its leaves slowly close during the night and during periods of rain, the leaflets bowing downward; thus its modern Persian name shabkhosb, means 'night sleeper.' In Japan its common names are nemunoki, nemurinoki, and nenenoki which all mean 'sleeping tree.'"
— Wikipedia.
▶ "Originally brought to the U.S. as an ornamental tree, it has escaped gardens and has pushed its way into natural areas that should be preserved for native plants. With its ability to reproduce vigorously and with only one natural enemy to keep it in check (Fusarium wilt), it has spread unchecked across the South. It is considered a non-native invasive weed."
— Walter Reeves: Georgia Gardener.
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Froggy, froggy night.
Avondale Estates, Georgia.
17 February 2019.
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Magenta dusk...
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
24 November 2019.
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▶ I'm digging the better ISO performance of the Olympus E-M10 since I switched from my stalwart Pen EPL-1.
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"Let me sit in the ball park
cap turned backwards and
praying for a rally. I need
the sun and sweat to remind
me how much I love the game,
how each year it comes down,
to the last inning, the final out."
If God Created Baseball: Poems (2018)
A youth baseball field, in...
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
24 September 2023.
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▶ UPDATE:
No baseballs were harmed —or staged— during the shoot, but the phrase, "The final out," seems appropriate. The baseball field was razed only a few months later, in early 2024, to be replaced with a running track and fieldhouse.
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Decatur Self-Storage mural
— Angela Bond (2000).
Scottdale, Georgia, USA.
Photo taken: 12 July 2020.
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▶ "I studied art and business at Georgia State University, but my unorthodox style has developed over many years with numerous influences. Early on, my painting style was influenced by working with mosaics. I use the background color as a negative to build up the foreground positively in order to create a three-dimensional form. As my graphic/ hard edge style has evolved, there has become a strong influence by Pop Art and Fauvism. The influence of Pop Art is seen instantly in my graphic style and my use of everyday, ordinary creatures. You can see Fauvism’s influence with the large plains of bold color that I use and the reduction of colors to a minimum. Also, I am drawn to various paintings by Matisse where he uses intricate patterns on rugs and background designs."
— Angela Bond.
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A spring rain refreshes a fledgling rosebush, in a garden, in...
DeKalb County, Georgia.
12 April 2019.
▶ They say to spray water droplets on flowers when shooting close-ups. I prefer to wait for nature to provide the raindrops. Waiting for a breeze to subside: that's another thing.
▶ April showers bring April flowers: here.
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Enjoying a beer, alfresco, on a sidewalk patio...when social-distancing was not a thing.
Baltimore (Fell's Point), Maryland, USA.
7 November 2009.
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▶ In the glass: a pour of Millenium Barleywine, brewed by the former Dominion Brewing of Ashburn, Virginia...eleven years earlier, in 1998. A rare treat indeed!
▶ This is a redo. See the original image: here.
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An iconic view of downtown Atlanta, from the...
Atlanta (Old Fourth Ward), Georgia, USA.
22 May 2020.
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▶ Looking west toward downtown Atlanta:
☞ The skyscraper at the right (north) is SunTrust Plaza (2nd-tallest in Georgia; 28th-tallest in the world).
☞ To its left is the Atlanta Marriott Marquis (the "Pregnant Building").
☞ In the middle, the column-shaped skyscraper (with an antenna) is the Westin Peachtree Plaza.
☞ The 2nd skyscraper from the left is 191 Peachtree Tower.
☞ The Georgia-Pacific Tower is to the far left (south).
☞ The higways are the Downtown Connector (I-85/75) and the Freedom Parkway.
▶ The Jackson Street Bridge connects two neighborhoods that had been sundered by the construction of Interstate I-85/75 and Freedom Parkway in the 1960s/70s:
☞ The Old Fourth Ward (to the north; right in the photo).
☞ Sweet Auburn (birthplace of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. to the south; left in the photo).
▶ The cable-television series Walking Dead popularized this vista, if in a digitally altered form.
▶ The pedestrian/bicylist Stone Mountain Trail crosses the highway on the bridge. From here, the 'trail' continues one mile west along sidewalks and city streets to its terminus at Centennial Olympus Park. In the opposite direction, it traverses 18 miles east (along sidewalks, streets, and actual paved trails) to its terminus at Stone Mountain, Georgia. Pix of the trail: here.
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Like a latter-day (but less mystical) Stonehenge, block totems mark the careening mitosis of 'luxury' condominium construction.
Avondale Estates, Georgia, USA.
27 July 2019.
▶ Compare with an actual sculpture, 54 Columns, in Atlanta.
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Reeds in empty lot.
Streetlamp's metallic sheen.
Whipped by frosted wind.
At night, in a parking lot, in...
Decatur, Georgia.
12 November 2019.
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Tree in morning sun.
St. Augustine Beach (Lake Anhinga ), Florida, USA.
4 September 2025 (7:38 am EDT).
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📷 Photographer's note.
I was leaving a sunrise photoshoot in the park's sculpture garden, and I paused in the parking lot to glance back at the lake. I saw this: the morning sun backlighting the branches of a perimeter tree, reflected by the lake. An afterthought had become a highlight. (Photographic moral of the story: don't forget to look behind you!)
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🌏 Geographical note.
Lake Anhinga is a stormwater retention pond that serves as a habitat for native wildlife — including fish, snakes, and birds — in the park. A park sign warns of gators, but I have yet (!) to encounter one.
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🎉 Commendation.
On 29 October 2025, Flickr's editors selected this image for inclusion in Flickr's daily Explore feature (136th out of 500 chosen).
— and yet —
👎 Rejection:
On 7 December 2025, the administrator for the Flickr group "Rays of Light Shining Through" rejected this photo for NOT displaying light streaming through trees. But THAT is exactly what this image is about...it is why I took the shot. Unbelievable!
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— Focal length: 37 mm
— Aperture: ƒ/22.0
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These mauve wood sorrel wildflowers were blooming in a field just beyond the perimeter of...
Decatur (Legacy Park), Georgia, USA.
14 May 2020.
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❀ Botanical notes:
☞ "Violet wood-sorrel (Oxalis violacea) is a native plant in much of the United States, from the Rocky Mountains east to the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico coasts, and through Eastern Canada. It has a tendency to cluster in open places in damp woods and on stream banks, and in moist prairies."
— Wikipedia.
☞ It's a close-up. The wood-sorrel —at most, four centimeters in diameter— appears much larger in the image than it did in 'real' life.
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📷 Photographer's note.
When pianist Antonio Castagna saw this image, he responded: "With Claude Debussy's Rêverie, performed by me, I comment on your excellent image. Emotions between reality and dream." See his performance: here.
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Creek chiaroscuro.
Suburban wilding.
Look and listen.
Rapids on Burnt Fork Creek, in...
DeKalb County (North Druid Hills), Georgia, USA.
21 May 2024.
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▶ Photographer's note:
Without a neutral density filter or a tripod to take a long shutter-speed exposure of the waterfall, I employed a field-and-processing technique described by landscape photographer Adam Gibbs (on YouTube).
I braced myself against a tree and snapped six photos in quick succession at a relatively fast shutter speed (1/200 second), trying not to move or shake the camera. Afterward, in post-processing, I aligned and blended the six photos, creating an effect that simulates a long exposure (but only for the creek itself). What fun!
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Remains of an old mill, as seen looking east to west, across Sweetwater Creek, in...
Douglas County (Lithia Springs), Georgia, USA.
17 November 2019.
▶ A closer view: here.
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▶ The New Manchester Manufacturing Company was an 18th-century water-powered mill producing cotton, yarn, and other fabrics. It was destroyed by the Union Army, in 1864, during the American Civil War.
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A patinated-bronze statue of a Catholic missionary appears to beseech heaven. Beyond it, a nearly 200-foot-tall stainless-steel 'Great Cross' appears to gleam golden, reflecting the late-afternoon sun.
St. Augustine (Historic District), Florida, USA.
3 September 2025.
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❖ About the mission:
Mission Nombre de Dios (Name of GodMission) is a Catholic mission founded in 1587 in St. Augustine, Florida, on the west side of Matanzas Bay. It is likely the oldest extant mission in the continental United States. The National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche, the oldest shrine in that region, is located on the mission grounds.
The mission traces its origins to September 8, 1565, when Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés landed with a band of settlers, including a Catholic chaplain, Father Francisco López de Mendoza Grajales. The mission would serve the colonists and nearby villages of the Mocama, a Native American tribe.
The 'Great Cross' was dedicated in October 1966 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the mission's founding. It is made of stainless steel and towers 208 feet above the Matanzas marshes. An eleven-foot-tall bronze statue of Father López stands in front, created in 1958 by Ivan Meštrović (1883-1962), a Croatian sculptor (then dean of Art at Notre Dame University, in South Bend, Indiana, USA).
— National Park Service (pdf)
— Wikipedia.
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📷 Photographer's notes:
☞ On 13 September 2025, Flickr's editors selected this image for inclusion in Flickr's daily Explore feature (236th out of 500 chosen).
— and yet —
☞ On 14 September 2025, the administrator for the Flickr group "The Light Fantastic" rejected this photo for NOT displaying a "beautiful speck of light that makes a difference." Folderol!
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Hazardous indolence in the time of coronavirus. As seen on a sidewalk, in...
Atlanta (downtown), Georgia, USA.
22 May 2020.
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An innocent time before coronavirus: no social-distancing, no masks. Just cold beer on a hot day.
Atlanta (East Atlanta Village), Georgia, USA.
28 September 2019.
▶ An edit of a previously uploaded photo.
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Where the six-mile Burnt Fork Creek (left) joins the fifteen-mile South Fork Peachtree Creek (right and foreground).
DeKalb County (Clairmont Heights), Georgia, USA.
2 July 2024.
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▶ Geographical note:
Seen from a rock ford literally IN the South Fork Peachtree Creek, along the purple-blazed Three Creeks Trail: one in a "labyrinth of soft-surfaced trails" in and around a 120-acre suburban-Atlanta Piedmont forest.
The trail connects Ira B. Melton Park (south, to the right) to the larger Mason Mill Park (north, to the left). The third creek of the trail's name is Glenn Creek, a two-mile-long creek that empties into the South Fork Peachtree Creek, about ⅕-mile downstream of this image.
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Up high, as seen through the windows of the Skyway — connecting the Anne Cox Chambers Wing and the Wieland Pavilion— in the...
City of Atlanta (Midtown), Georgia, USA.
9 February 2025.
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📷 Photographer's notes:
☞ On 28 May 2025, Flickr's editors selected this image for inclusion in Flickr's daily Explore feature (333rd out of 500 chosen for Explore's 'takeover' celebrating patterns, in May).
☞ Always check your camera's settings. A high ISO was fine for taking photos inside the darker museum, but not outside in the bright afternoon light. To cover my gaffe, I'll claim I deliberately intended the filmic grit!
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Native ferns in mortal combat with invasive English ivy, in...
Decatur (Midway Woods), Georgia, USA.
12 January 2020.
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Pink/purple coneflowers blooming in the Trailhead Community Park native plant pollinator garden, along the...
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
1 June 2024.
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▶ "Echinacea purpurea — commonly known as the eastern purple coneflower, purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, or echinacea— is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to parts of eastern North America. Its habitats include dry open woods, prairies, and barrens.
Many pollinators are attracted to E. purpurea flowers, such as bumblebees, sweat bees, honey bees, the sunflower leafcutter bee, and the mining bee, Andrena helianthiformis. Butterflies that visit include monarchs, swallowtail butterflies, and sulfur butterflies. Birds, particularly finches, eat and disperse the seeds through their droppings."
— Wikipedia.
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Umbrella in foliage,
Under summer rain.
Tableau at the park.
DeKalb County (Clairmont Heights), Georgia, USA.
25 July 2024.
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📷 Photographer's notes:
☞ On 12 August 2024, Flickr's editors selected this image for inclusion in Flickr's daily Explore feature (92nd out of 500 chosen).
☞ Image unsuccessfully entered in the Flickr 2025 World Photography Day Contest, in the 'open ' category. (See the winning image: here.)
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