Berries, On the Air

Plantaginaceae - Plantaginacées, Scrophulariaceae

Common Foxglove 'Foxy', Finger Flower 'Foxy', Fairy Glove 'Foxy'

Digitale 'Foxy', Gants de Notre-Dame 'Foxy'

THE BODY PUFF (or body 'scrunchies' as they are also commonly known) is an ex-foliating accessory in the bathroom/shower nowadays...

Made as a 'balled up' design, the material is some sort of netting fabric.

I find that the body puffs make it a more pleasant experience when in the bath or shower as they allow you to achieve a luxurious lather...

More fun from my studio, playing with lights, whenever I have a moment.

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Singapore’s Marina Bay waterfront cityscape photographed from the Esplanade around six-thirty in the morning before I had to go to work.

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, and often referred to as the Lion City, the Garden City, and the Red Dot, is a global city and sovereign state in Southeast Asia and the world's only island city-state. It lies one degree (137 km) north of the equator, at the southernmost tip of continental Asia and peninsular Malaysia, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south. Singapore's territory consists of the diamond-shaped main island and 62 islets. Since independence, extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23% (130 km2), and its greening policy has covered the densely populated island with tropical flora, parks and gardens.

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Rudolf Burda *1973

5 metre high stainless steel sculpture symbolising the lens in the human eye and the lenses of the camera and optical instruments. Burda placed a 30-kilogram glass lens cast from Bohemian crystal at the top of the work of art, which is made from three tonnes of stainless steel.

Leica headquarters in Wetzlar, Lahn-Dill district

Hesse, Germany 10.04.2023

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Rudolf Burda *1973

5 Meter hohe Skulptur aus Edelstahl, die den Linse im menschlichen Augen und die Linsen der Kamera und optischer Instrumente symbolisieren. An der Spitze des aus drei Tonnen Edelstahl gefertigten Kunstwerkes wurde von Burda eine aus böhmischem Kristall gegossene, 30 Kilogramm schwere Glaslinse platziert.

Hauptsitz von Leica in Wetzlar, Lahn-Dill-Kreis

Hessen, Deutschland 10.04.2023

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... but this comes pretty close.

International Window Self Portrait Week

Picked up a 1997 Leica M6 rangefinder at Camtec Photo in Montreal on Saturday. Very happy with my purchase and will be a great companion to my 1957 Leica M3. Currently testing it with a roll of Kodak Portra 400.

This little flying animal belongs the the family of moths but is active only during daytime like a butterfly. It is very common in greece and can be found mainly sitting on violet flowers.

Düsseldorf - Innenhof des Trivago Bürokomplexes

Around my hometown. Bluffton, South Carolina.

Please, please, PLEASE dump a load of Mint Chocolate Chip in my driveway!

Luftbild von Feldern bei Ismaning

HBW!! This shot was taken on the same street as the previous. The red dot on the left is a bicycle reflector. (<-----that little tid-bit is for you, Georgie grrl) ;o)

In 1993, Audi presented the Audi Space Frame, the world's first all-aluminum body, at the International Motor Show IAA in Frankfurt am Main. I drove one for years.

Weighing just 180 kilograms and with its polished surface, it hangs from the ceiling of the poker stand with its doors wide open.

This seemingly sacred installation certainly contributes to the fact that the former Zollverein boiler house is still reverently referred to today as the "Cathedral of Industrial Culture".

Compared to a traditional steel body, the aluminum version saves around 40 percent in weight and thus helps to reduce fuel consumption.

In the global automotive industry, the brand with the four rings plays a leading role in lightweight construction.

*Schürerstand versus Führerstand ...

In 1999, the Audi Design Team was awarded the honorary title of "Red Dot: Design Team of the Year" for its continuously innovative design achievements at the highest level - an award that stands out among all Red Dot Awards and for which no designer or manufacturer can compete.

1993 stellte Audi auf der Internationalen Automobilausstellung IAA in Frankfurt am Main den Audi Space Frame vor, die erste Vollaluminium-Karosserie der Welt.

Mit nur 180 Kilogramm Gewicht und ihrer polierten Oberfläche hängt sie mit weit geöffneten Türen von der Decke des Schürerstands.

Sicher trägt auch diese sakral anmutende Installation dazu bei, dass das ehemalige Kesselhaus von Zollverein noch heute ehrfürchtig als „Kathedrale der Industriekultur“ bezeichnet wird.

Gegenüber einer traditionellen Stahl-Karosse spart die Alu-Version rund 40 Prozent an Gewicht ein und trägt damit zur Verringerung des Kraftstoffverbrauchs bei. In der weltweiten Automobilindustrie nimmt die Marke mit den vier Ringen die Führungsrolle im Leichtbau ein.

Für seine kontinuierlich innovativen Gestaltungsleistungen auf höchstem Niveau wurde das Audi Design Team 1999 mit dem Ehrentitel „Red Dot: Design Team of the Year“ geehrt – eine Auszeichnung, die unter allen Red Dot Awards herausragt und um die sich kein Designer oder Hersteller bewerben kann.

*Heizzentrale/Kesselhaus in einer Zeche

Look sharp, feel sharp

Paris - Charles de Gaulle airport - early morning.

Inside the plane - waiting for move after a night on a longrange flight.

Plane next door ... the red light is keeping me awake.

Just raindrops over the window ...

I was born in a beauty salon

My father was a dresser of hair

My mother was a girl you could call on

When you called she was always there...

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Detail of the recently acquired TTArtisan 50mm f/0.95 manual lens that I have been using several times lately for Macro Mondays, shot with an other favorite of mine, the Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN.

Originally posted in black and white, I find the color version far more festive and holiday like. Happy holidays.

The Younker's Department Store is in bankruptcy, all merchandise and fixtures are being sold off by the receivers

Needs some work

Here in Germany, or rather at our latitude, there wasn't much to see of the longest lunar eclipse in 580 years on November 19, 2021. For observers in North America, South America, and parts of Asia and Australia, however, the longest partial lunar eclipse was visible and lasted about six hours, with the partial phase lasting over three hours.

Marlon Brando, one of the unsung heroes of the American Musical Theatre! Yes, I agree, that stinks on ice.

All wrapped in a hug

Good things should come your way

With this beautiful ladybug.

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Das Foto zeigt den „Rohbau“ des Global Gate, einer beeindruckenden Kunstinstallation aus 37 Frachtcontainern, die dem Brandenburger Tor in Berlin nachempfunden ist. Es war 2020 in Frankfurt/Main am Flughafen aufgebaut, 2021 in Dubai vor dem Burj Khalifa und seit November 2024 bis voraussichtlich März 2025 auf dem Gelände des UNESCO-Welterbe Zollverein.

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The photo shows the “shell” of the Global Gate, an impressive art installation made of 37 freight containers, which is modeled on the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. It was erected at Frankfurt/Main Airport in 2020, in front of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2021 and from November 2024 until probably March 2025 on the grounds of the Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site.