Relaxing ideally on my desk whilst I idle.

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Here's a few albums I hope you'll enjoy:

Bokeh

Macro

Animals

Getting My Drone On

Winter 2020

Uthgerd sprawling out on the sofa, making sure no one can get close to her.

practice

Human's haven't really been too powerful as wizards. Generally, they live too short to become very good. Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule though, and Leoben Gladomain is one of those. Well-versed in the arts of magic, this wizard is feared by the evil and held in high honor by the masses. Even nobles ask his assistance sometimes. But, like everyone, Leoben must practice new spells. After all, he doesn't want to accidentally turn a princess into a frog, right?

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The MOC was better in my head. End of story. : P

Oh, inspired by my good friend Digger.

-IronBricks

View On Black

I'd like to try more portrait photography, if only I could just get out of the candid format :-)

This is my daughter-in-law, lovingly thought of as my other daughter :-)

Group practicing a Dragon Dance ahead of the Chinese New Year. Bacolod City, Philippines.

Gong Xi Fa Cai

These shots are for practicing photographing water as long exposure or by averaging several shots.

This is a learning experience for me.

Thank you for your faves and kind comments, very much appreciated - deaR♥‿♥

I would never call myself a car nut or car enthusiast, to be honest. A friend and I saw an advert for a car show some time back and we decided it was a good way to spend a warm Sunday afternoon. Our very first time at a vintage car show and it didn't disappoint.

So I have decided to start doing more things outside of my regular comfort zone. Never in a million years did I think about cars as a subject but trying something new is always Let's see how that goes. My blog post explains in a bit more detail and I've included the link to it in this caption.

Let's end this series on a high note. So I tried to practice my editing skills again. Like the last shot, this isn't the original image. This is another composite because I removed the background which was full of cars and people and changed the boring sky to this gorgeous blue. A lot easier than the last one because I didn't have to wonder about the windows because of the open hood. I must admit that I had so much fun with these edits and I'm planning a few new things like double exposures. Should I do more? Tell me what you think below. See if you can name that car too. ;)

To all of you, enjoy the weekend and have an awesome week ahead, wherever you are!

Read more about the day in my blog post here:

Something Different: My First Car Show

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Camera: NIKON D7200

Lens: Nikon 18-55mm G VR DX AF-S Zoom Lens

Shutter speed: 0.0004 sec (1/2500)

Aperture: f/4

ISO setting: 160

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I hope all our US friends had a wonderful Memorial Day holiday. 💗💗

Daisy and I kept it low-key....but I made sure my sweetie kept pretty just in case. You never know when I might need something from the store at a moments notice. 😉

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_of_Asclepius

From time immemorial, the poisonous snake has been considered a symbol of medicine and remedy. But it also symbolizes the devil, seduction, evil and, of course, poison.

Walking home after practice in my Homme Wrecker Outfit:

Dylan T Shirt Fatpack can be found at the Blanc. Event today

Taxi: Blanc. maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cosmos/204/130/1503

Mason Shorts can be found at the Dubai Event

Taxi:

maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Horizon%20Beach/120/114/28

Practicing Zen Woman.

(Linoleum Cut).

Poste transitoire posture méditative musique spirituelle méditation profonde scriptural maître indispensable doux coeur perspicacité nature vide sutras,

制定安靜的想法特別成就微笑獨立無聲花聆聽風掌握存在尊重理解空極端菩提樹喚醒明亮的真相修道院高坐激情謎消失反映重要性有效的做法故意練習 ,

계몽의 광대 한 교환 할 수있는 경험 신앙의 종 종소리 숨가쁜 호흡 환상 경전 완벽한 실현 겸손한 답을 만족 시킴,

幸福结果勤奋稳重思想打败仇恨争吵攀登高地重生山沉浸的甜蜜突然觉醒安慰和尚,

楽しい初めの思いやりの地面純粋な賢明な自由輝く虹色とりどりの理解啓発達成.

Steve.D.Hammond.

2am on the balcony

If you practice hard enough .. could you achieve anything?

Deep in the basement in this old civic building are the cells, they have an almost 'facility' feeling about them. Wonderful leisurely day with Brother Barnabus and the meeting of 'Pam' . Un Invited

Istanbul.

You see those balloons? Along the waterfront they have tables with loaded guns and I think you can pay to shoot the balloons. Yep.

Camellia japonica 'Mrs. DW Davis'

Semi-Double form category

187th Annual Camellia Show, Tower Hill Botanical Garden, USA

As everyone was laying claim to their spots for the UP Big Boy to begin its northward journey from Poplar Bluff to St. Louis Missouri, UP MHOAS heads north out of Poplar Bluff and across the Black River. This train provided those already set up the opportunity to get a practice shot, checking exposures, focus points, and compositions before show time.

Not a clue what for,!!

Pelicans getting in the groove before the big weekend airshow over the Wetlands.

for info.

darthkline.wordpress.com/2014/08/13/a-warriors-training/

Mid afternoon with Infra red converted camera.

© Andreas Mezger

Nikon D810 with Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm/2.0: ISO3200 - 1/500 - f2

Drummers practice on the battlements of Edinburgh Castle before a performance of The 2015 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Practicing for their weekend in Tahoe. They're excited, first time in the snow for them.

LARGER

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Strobist:

Octa box high up camera left.

Used a DSLR for the first time this week... my three most recent photos are from my experiments with an aperture opening thats actually smaller than 8.0. Yay!

Ever since I became a Flickr member I've enjoyed the gorgeous Bald Eagle pictures of, for instance Imtoootall, Doug LLoyd, Nikographer, Fella-1 and Garnite (to name a few...).

I long to go to the places they live/visit, see the eagles with my own eyes, but it seems that my wishlist of 'must see before I die'-places only grows longer since I'm on Flickr and the time left only becomes shorter.. :-)

But.... there are vague plans to go to Vancouver Island in autumn. I've heard from a friend that there seem to be a lot of these flying beauties around there.....

Meanwhile, last sunday I went with friends and their kids to Beekse Bergen in Holland. Apart from it being a lovely day which really lifted the spirits of us sunstarved people in the Netherlands (:-), they had a wonderful show with birds of prey.

So here was my chance to practice a little! You might call it a small miracle that I haven't hit anyone on the head with the camera and lens but I was só eager to get at least one shot right!

Ok, it might not (yet) be the real stuff, and it doesn't come near the quality of the above mentioned gentlemen's shots, but still I've enjoyed seeing this wonderful eagle fly enormously. (and at least it felt real !!! :-) )

Taken at Tatten park on Macro, one of my earliest photo's

Blessed with two nutz.

Outside a column enclosure of a practice arena at Olympia, Greece.

ODC Theme: Afternoon

Lazy Sunday afternoons are a perfect time to practice scales and arpeggios.

maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Trace/21/83/21

Cause ya know... it's the last day of September. :P

Explore #118 March 2nd, 2009

About

I've put a 'CANON 70-200mm f/4L USM Lens' on lay buy, so I thought I'd do some practice shots at around 70mm with my trusty kit lens!

I don't plan on using the new glass for landscapes, but there will be sometimes when I will, and I want to challenge myself to work within this focal length, tighter crops etc

- ISO 100, f9, 1/320, 70mm

- Canon 75-300 Kit lens.

- Tripod.

Processing

- Off camera.

- 'Landscape' calibration in Lightroom 2.2.

- A small 'photoshopped' bird for a bit of fun, (bird shots are taken at same location).

Heavy winter rains create seasonal creeks that cascade down hillsides in unexpected places. This one was off OR-99 south of Oregon City.