I saw this Red Deer on the way at home through Salzburg road,

taken from Bus, every body wanted to see it !

Thanks for visiting for all my Flickr friends - have a pleasant week!

We adopted them today.

That's what happens, when I go shopping with my daughter ... ;)

Many thanks to all :)

A dragonfly in full flight.

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You ran so long on empty

With nothing left but love

You might've come unraveled

But you're still beautiful

Damaged, it tore you apart

You didn't wanna fight

Damaged, soft to the touch

If they could see inside

You're

Crushed, crushed, crushed

Crushed velvet

Crushed, crushed, crushed

Crushed velvet

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Quickshot. Nothing fancy.

Guest model: Jesse Voxel

Fear not, I haven't forsaken male form photography and I'll be doing shots of men again soon. All you lovely gay men that I know are following me need not run off. 😉

Microsoft HQ Dublin, Ireland

iPhone LensLight quickshot

Here is Cindy again, on her favorite place on the wardrobe.

Her magic green eyes are real. This glowing green is only to see in a special angle to the light.

Today, she was sleeping for hours on this place, she was awake about a noise and I had my camera with the 19mm objective just in my hand and hold the cam to her face :-)

iPhone XS Max Olloclip macro lens apps: Quickshot Snapseed. Enlight psxpress

I’ve always loved how the dandelion gets more beautiful in its decaying state, the dainty seeds just float away, carrying the wishes and dreams bestowed upon them.

A miniature! If you’re like me, you’ll need to put on your glasses to appreciate this!

I took it with a 75-300mm lens from some distance away. These friends are gathered under the warning sign at the end of the jetty at Bearskin Neck, Rockport Massachusetts.

I couldn’t really see what they were doing, but it looked like they were having fun!

Apps: Quickshot, Distressed FX, Pixelmator, Prisma and Snapseed

This is a view from Bearskin Neck in the town of Rockport Massachusetts.

Apps: Quickshot & Pixelmator (sky change), Photoshop Express (frame), Snapseed (selective edits)

Taken at dusk, these boats are returning to the harbor, which is to the left (west).

I hadn’t really thought too much about it before.... what it’s like being out on the ocean and fishing all day, then racing back to the harbor before the sun sets, while there is still enough daylight left to unload the boat. So, it can’t be like me sitting in front of my computer all day long - light or dark, the work goes on and I’ve become somewhat oblivious to natural cycles.

I suspect the gulls see them coming and are waiting to see if any goodies get thrown overboard.

An interesting tidbit: while I was here at Rockport I struck up a conversation with a visiting art historian from Cape Cod, and she commented on how “blue collar” it is up here on the North Shore! She didn’t mean it in a negative way... just a sense that these are working harbors with people who make their living by their labor. She seemed to admire this and I’ll second that admiration any day.

Apps: Quickshot, Distressed FX, Snapseed, Photoshop Express, Photos (iPad Pro)

Tightly cropped.

HSS!

Quickshot, Hipstamatic, Photoshop and Pixelmator

iPhone 7 back camera

October 10, 2019

Apps: Quickshot (sky change), Prisma (colors, resize), Snapseed (added grain, matting)

PhotoToaster, Pixelmator, Quickshot, Photoshop Express, Photos.... and I thought I was trying not to over process this.

In front of my window I have set my selfmade squirrels-feeder and filled with a lot of walnuts.

I saw this squirrels in my kitchen and tried to take a good shot through the window (the squirrels are very fast). Sadly it is not really sharp - but a little bit funny :-) What do you think?

ISO 1600 (1/30s) was sadly not enough for a better shot...

fake HDR

For more on this one, you could have a look at my blog: davewhatt.wordpress.com/2022/10/11/yes-he-was-walking-ahe...

Zoals inmiddels bekend komt er dit jaar in december een einde aan de inzet van de 1700'n voor de IC Berlijn. Daarna nemen de (geleaste) Vectrons van NSi de "macht" over, met uiteindelijk het doel dat de lokwissel in Bad Bentheim komt te vervallen.

Vorig jaar in augustus stonden we een paar dagen op een camping in Twente en zodoende werd er dan ook een bezoekje aan Bad Bentheim ingepland, om o.a. de lokwissel van de IC Berlijn vast teleggen.

Na een bezoek aan het stadje Bad Bentheim besloten we ivm de hitte (+31) het kasteel van Bad Bentheim te bezoeken; een echte aanrader. Aan het einde van de middag op de terugweg toch nog even langs het station gefietst, Daar stond net de DB 101 076 (met Cewe-fotobuch reklame) met de ICB 144 uit Berlijn langs het perron. Tot in tegenstelling van de smerige 1739 die ochtend, stond hier een brandschone 1746 klaar om plaats te nemen voor de ICB stam 7712. Nadat de losse lok 101 076 voorbij was gekomen, was het wachten op vertrek van de trein. Na een klein kwartiertje was het zover om nog dit plaatje te maken van de wel erg schone NSi 1746 met de ICB 144 aan de haak en die deze naar Amsterdam zal te brengen.

Daarna nog een plaatje gemaakt van een zwarte 189er met de Hoyer-Nosta shuttle, die nog plots binnenliep en weer richting NL vertrok. Het was nu echt tijd voor de terug reis van 28 km fietsen. Vanaf de grens fiets je tot aan De Lutte grotendeels langs het spoor, wat nog een quickshot opleverde van de (voorlopig) laatste aluminium-oxide trein met vectron 'I am Einziganders' ervoor.

Na onderweg bij De Lutte een hapje te hebben gegeten keerden we voldaan om 22h terug op de camping.

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ICB 144 Bh-Asd

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Kurz bevor ich diese Aufnahme gemacht habe, sind diese beiden Schwäne vom Wasser des Nord-Ostsee-Kanal aus gestartet. Ich hatte mich geärgert, weil ich kurz zuvor meine Kamera gerade wieder eingepackt und mir meine Handschuhe angezogen hatte. Dann sah ich aber, dass die beiden eine "Platzrunde" über dem Kanal drehten und direkt auf mich zuflogen. Mir blieb zum rausholen und einstellen der Kamera kaum Zeit, dann waren sie schon über mich hinweg. Das Ergebnis seht ihr hier.

iPhone union app Stackables Mextures quickshot enlight

iPhone xsmax iColorama Mextures Quickshot

An early morning photo at Plum Island, Massachusetts, looking across the Ipswich River.

The softness in the background reminds me of old jigsaw puzzles.

Apps: Photoshop and Quickshot. I’ve lowered the contrast and black point a little bit in Photos.

Opweg naar huis zag ik in de verte de frontlichten van een 6400 dichterbij komen. Het bleek de UC naar Onnen tezijn, die blijkbaar een half uur vertraging had. Normaal passeert deze Harderwijk altijd tegen drie uur.

Het werd dus een quickshot langs het hek. Op vrijdag is het bijna altijd een kort treintje met 1 of 2 wagens. Dit keer zat er echter achter de trekkende 6414, de zwarte 189 090 die in opzending meeliep, plus nog vier ketelwagens.

Omdat Onnen zonder 6400 zat, werd in Amersfoort de 6414 voor de trein geplaatst en reed de trein daarom niet met electrische tractie naar Onnen. Hoewel, eigenlijk wordt een 6400 ook electrisch aangedreven, de vier tractie motoren worden nl. gevoedt door een dynamo, die op zijn beurt aangedreven wordt door de dieselmotor. Daarom is het een DE-6400.

Hoe dan ook, een leuk kort gevarieerd treintje, met van dichtbij tochwel een forse neus.

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Trein 61030 Kfh-On

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The red color pop is mostly coming from Hipstamatic filters. I switched out the sky using Quickshot and Pixelmator, smoothened out some noise in Lightroom, made some adjustments in Photos (iPad Pro), and then framed in Snapseed to finish.

A view from the Wilkinson Bridge in Newbury, Massachusetts.

Apps used: Quickshot, Snapseed

I'm just exploring new image processing tools...;-)

This is yesterday's crescent moon edited today in the Quickshot App that I downloaded early this morning on my iPhone 7 Plus.

a quick shot in Witten, "Auf dem Schnee"

Drab colored building photo turned to black & white in Photoshop. Then added back the double yellow line’s color in Pixelmator. Changed the sky in Quickshot. Added some brightness in the center with Snapseed.

Only 3 x 600s - Thanks to the cloudy Sky

But it´s the first for this Winter, so I have to show it :-))

quickshot, no PS editing... still in hurry... come over here:

slurl.com/secondlife/Poitier/140/135/22

nothing's compared to a relaxing night near the campfire, with the sounds of the waves crushing nearby in your private beach

iPhone X

Started in Hipstamatic and then a sky change in Quickshot. Refinements using Pixelmator, Photoshop, Photos, and Snapseed.

Lovely building inside and out. Originally built in 1875.

This is in the “French Hill” section of Nashua, which is where I was raised. “French Hill” takes its name from having a high concentration of French speaking Canadian immigrants. By the time I moved away during my mid-20’s, most had already left but the name lives on.

Quickshot.

This Beauty came down in my garden - my Birdgun was sharp. Shot! - Enjoy!

Nikon Z 9

NIKKOR Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S Z TC-1.4x

/edited to taste

I dreamed of sailing the oceans.

I dreamed of reaching the stars.

About:

Location: Halibut Point State Park, Rockport Massachusetts

Adjustments: Sky conversion by Quickshot and filters applied in Photoshop Express and PhotoToaster. Horizon line adjusted in Paint.

i was going home on my scooter, when i stop at a red fire sign, and saw this beautiful sky, so i took my camera and shoot. then the fire turned green !

SERIES:

There's a lot more on the property than just the train. There is the old plantation house, the museum as well as the distillery. On this occasion, we are only dealing with the newest attraction, which is the train.

I don't normally take photos in such harsh light, but I was exploring the grounds after our ride and waiting for the train to come back around for the next trip. I couldn't resist this shot, even with the fence in the way. :D Always remember that yours shots won't always be perfect or the way you envision them. It's more important to catch memories, rather than perfection.

And there goes the train on another journey... I couldn't help but watch it go off into the distance.

To know a bit more about the history of St. Nicholas Abbey and the attractions on the property, you can go here: https://www.stnicholasabbey.com/

To all of you, hope you enjoyed the weekend and have an awesome week ahead, wherever you are! Let me know what you think!

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Website: NickyHighlanderPhoto (dot) Com

Twitter: @nhighlanderfoto

Instagram: @nickyhighlander

Camera: NIKON D7200

Lens:Nikon 50mm F1.8 G Auto Focus-S Lens (Prime)

Shutter speed: 0.00025 sec (1/4000)

Aperture: f/2.8

ISO setting: 160

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All Rights Reserved

iPhone image of sunflowers and butterfly enlight app iColorama quickshot and Snapseed

Getting the canoe ready for the portage.....a quick shot of the sunset.

Series of Canada Day canoe postings.

was bored and wanted a picture in this hair so here it is lol

Another adult bookstore in Garden Grove, CA. "Movie Rooms"--I shudder just thinking about it.

Here's a text I sent to my brother Dan while waiting to get this shot:

"Standing outside an adult bookstore called Hip Pocket. Cute huh. No I'm not going inside! Taking a picture of the sign though. I needed to look busy until a patron drove away."

Then a second text a few moments later:

"Wow this place gets a lot of traffic."

I stood there for a couple minutes while different cars drove in and out. I didn't want anyone to see me taking pictures there! Finally I just snapped this and left. The fellow in black was sweeping up the parking lot.

Have I mentioned how much I love this song? Blue Oyster Cult trips me out. They have this tinge of melancholy/wistfulness to their songs that I find irresistible.

Garden Grove, CA.

February 05, 2015

"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men." - Herman Melville

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I have finally reached my Friday and after the week I've had in the office, I must say it's well deserved. This has been one of the most hectic and chaotic weeks and I'm honestly looking forward to a few days away from the madness.

Anyway, I took exactly two pictures today, one where the focus was off and this one, while it's not my best work but it still isn't terrible so I'm going with it. It at least had pretty back-lighting and doesn't really give away just how chilly it was while I was out and about.

Hope everyone has had a good day.

Click "L" for a larger view.

Long Beach has a Cambodia Town. The little markets in southern Cali are full of great stuff, BTW.

A quick shot through the window and a dangerous walk at this moment, because my cat Pupsi was in this time outside on "police patrol".

I was just taking some shots (with the Canon EF 70-200 F4L USM on the Sony A7II) of my cute cat "Cindy" in front of the window as the squirrel came on the fence...