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Because they're red in the inside. Citrus Paradis, grapefruits in the greenhouse, a November surprise. Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, the Bronx, NYC -- November 18, 2018,
An off the cutting room floor shot, my first thought for G but just didn't cut it at the time of shooting but looking at it now it's not so bad. It doesn't make it into my Alphabet project but definitely makes it into my 215.
Catch up on my 215 in 2015 journey & Project Alphabet.
My latest blog on Watsons Bay Walk...
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Love Exposure's layout!
The Aurora Borealis on this night had a KP index of 7.6, the most since 2017. It's constantly changing shape and colors. Quite a sight to see!
Good morning Panda Loving Friends! Happy TuesMei! Happy TuesBei! Happy TuesJi!
Please say a prayer for Ms. RubyRed, and for me too. She is not doing well the past several days but she is calm and very sweet. Kidney disease is catching up with her. She lost 3 lbs since her check up a month ago. I can't imagine her not being here...
Here's a link to the panda cam ..
nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/panda-cam-classic
Happy 697 DAYS cutie miracle cub Qi Ji!
Have a pawsome day everyone, be safe.
Taken at the Village Green Car Show in Fairfield, Ohio.
This show always attracts some great cars like this one, but they have to pack them in pretty closely together, so it's tough to get the best shot. This one had enough space between it and the next one, but had a big sign blocking the front view, was back lit and had tons of reflection. One day I'm going to figure out how to avoid or remove all the reflections from these very shiny cars. Perhaps a polarizer is the answer?
September 11 254/365
View On Black more detail this way...
By the time I finished processing my selfie, I had so many tonal versions of this...from light to dark...I chose the deeper tones to post...thought was a little more dramatic...the apple richer red, etc...
Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far! Thank you so much for your continued visits...always appreciated! =)
Two red roses fill the frame—one leading, one echoing—showing layered, velvety petals and subtle mid-tone detail. Soft, warm light and a gentle bokeh background keep the focus on color, shape, and texture for a simple, elegant floral study.
I have always loved the Wizard of Oz so I decided to theme my Bench Monday this way!! The 'Toto' in this picture is my Shih Tzu Missy.
Explored! #45!!!
Good morning Panda Loving Friends! ThursMei! Happy FurzBei! Happy ThurzJi!
It hit 100 yesterday, more of the same today. a/c is my BFF.. well after Bei, and Qi Ji, and Ms Phoebe, & Ms RubyRed, and...
Here's a link until they fix the panda cam issues..
nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/panda-cam-classic
Happy 664 days cutie Qi Ji!
Have a pawsome day everyone, be COOL, be safe.
An intimate look into the heart of a deep red Begonia. This macro shot highlights the incredible, almost rose-like texture and rich, saturated colors of the blossoms. Optimized for sharp detail, it captures the raw elegance of a garden favorite.
The broad-billed tody (Todus subulatus) is one of the two species of tody native to the island of Hispaniola.
With Holly's wig, she will keep it too. I'll try to soften the reddish eye shadow with a bit of chalk pastels.
Fashion Friends doll by Ruby Red Toys.
A deep red rose in warm side light, its petals catching a soft glow. Two unopened buds ride the diagonal stem, leading the eye through gentle garden bokeh.
With Julien's wig and I think she'll keep it, it suits her so well.
(Of to look for a new hairstyle for Julien now :))
Fashion Friends doll by Ruby Red Toys.
It's strange how you see your work, and how you feel most comfortable with it... for instance, I never seem to like my photos in black and white, and I never seem to like them in portrait. Still, I hope you do!
My final artwork and everything has to be in in three weeks time. That'll be it. Finito. Samoosh. No more photoshopping for marks or grades. The last assessment I'll have in my photographic 'career' unless I change my mind and go back to it one day. Taking photos will be purely for fun, for flickr, and for me. Not for the examiner, whom I pray just gives me an A.
Scary stuff.
It's round about my second flickr birthday, I shall have to celebrate.
Cake, maybe? x
Callie is from the Siblies line by ruby Red Toys, they are little sisters of the Fashion Friends dolls.
Fashion made by me.
Bench made by me about 20 years ago! And just today it fell on the floor and a leg needs to be fixed with a dot of glue, I got lucky it could have been much worse!
Linus & Charlie
I have a lot of cat beds here, one is very large. The 2 that the kitties prefer are the original beds that Ms RubyRed and Ms Phoebe had for 19 years. The one that I keep in the bathroom is RubyRed's.
When I got home from the zoo all three were snuggled in the dark red one in the living room - Ms Phoebe's bed.
Maya is a Ruby Red Fashion Friends doll and Minnie is her sister from the giftset "Tutu Cute".
Fashions made by me.
Good morning Panda Loving Friends! Happy SaturMei! Happy SaturBei! Happy SaturJi! Happy weekend!
KB, have a beautiful BEI-CATION! Enjoy and have fun!
We had really bad storms last night, power was on & off. She had a bit of a setback and she's still on IV fluids. Looks like a hot but nice day today. Not sure that Rubyred is coming home but I'll find out later, will at least visit her this morning.
Here's a link to the panda cam ..
nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/panda-cam-classic
Happy 701 DAYS cutie miracle cub Qi Ji!
Have a pawsome day everyone, be COOL, be safe.
Explore # 357 on Monday, 22 December 2008 - the 261st
Recommended: View large on black
A "Ruby Crystal Christmas Tree" which is 11.5m tall with 310,000 pieces of swarovski crystals. So if you are good in appraisal, how much would this xmas tree cost?
I think, 360 thousand pieces of swarovski include those of the two chandeliers which I would post soon.
Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not a fan of selfies and I don’t much like my photograph being taken, from the front anyway. I am also very self-conscious and self-critical of my looks… it’s a long story with many chapters. However, there are a couple of things about my physicality that I do like. My eyes and eyelashes, and my hands. My eyes will vary from brown to green depending upon how I am feeling. My eyelashes always get comments about how long and thick they are, and people do ask me whether I wear mascara (which I don’t). My hands are my outlet for my creativity: drawing, sketching, designing, painting, beading, photographing, cooking, writing… the list goes on. I have a very slender hand and rather long and elegant fingers, perfect for peeping from beneath the cuff of a well cut pink shirt and for showing off the antique rings I love so much.
This weeks "Flickr Friday" theme is "self", and this now makes the third self portrait I have done using my eyes and my hands.
The original self portrait I submitted to the "Snap Happy" group for the theme "selfie" used one of my eyes, which appears in the right hand camera image. The second was for "Looking Close... on Friday!" where the theme was "eyes", where I took a second photo of my other eye to make a pair on a background of circles of my eyes. This time I have taken a photo of the second portrait using the first portrait to make a third portrait.
However, I have included some other clues about my taste for this image: the Regency ruby ring on my finger (a family heirloom), a pink striped shirt with blue polka dots (one of my favourites this season), and some Japanese print paper (I love Japanese prints and design).
All in all I think this makes a rather Surrealist self portrait of which I think might have made Salvador Dali a little jealous!
Maya is a Ruby Red Fashion Friends doll and Minnie is her sister from the giftset "Tutu Cute".
Fashions made by me.
Me: Hey girls! You arrived just in time!
Robin (left): I'm wearing Holly's outfit.
Holly (right): I'm wearing Robin's fashion.
Me: What are you hiding behind your back?
Robin & Holly: It's a surprise!
to be continued
A vibrant pile of fresh cherries and grapes caught in the warm light of a local market in Porto. The contrast between the deep crimson cherries and pale green grapes captures the essence of summer produce — rich, ripe, and bursting with color.
Shot in natural daylight, this image celebrates the simple beauty of everyday moments found in open-air markets, where textures, colors, and aromas blend into one timeless rhythm.
(Taken at a local market in Porto, Portugal.)
Two weeks ago, Doc shoveled a foot of snow off of our rhubarb bed to give it some time in the sun. This is what one of our plants look like this morning.
Since we live at around 2,400' elevation - "green up" has not happened yet - but it's getting close.
Twenty miles away, the leaves have popped out on the trees in Glennallen (elevation 1,400') - so in another 24 to 48 hours - we should see green!
Explored :: position 437 on Wednesday, June 29, 2011
♥ o ♥ o ♥ Huge thanks to all of you wonderful friends for your comments and favs! ♥ o ♥ o ♥
For the detailed recipe, click here to go to my gourmet webzine.
The marriage of fresh raspberries and basil is perfect! The cake itself is rich and moist, yet still feels light. Made even more special with a cream-cheese buttercream, delicately scented with lemon and vanilla.
Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or afternoon tea in the garden!
Ruby red Fashion Friends Maya. Melocoton (named by me) originally came with her so it's actually her dog...
Fashions made by me. Stella wears Glitter Girls shoes, Maya stole Stella's original boots.
Furniture and accessories from Our Generation.
This appears to be a pile of tumbled translucent glass pieces, often sold or collected as sea glass, beach glass, decorative glass, or aquarium/vase glass.
The pieces are rounded, frosted, and pebble-like, with colors including cobalt blue, aqua, green, amber, red, yellow, purple, clear, and smoke gray. The very saturated reds, yellows, and bright greens suggest that at least some may be manufactured decorative tumbled glass rather than naturally weathered beach glass. Natural sea glass can have strong colors, but intense red, neon yellow-green, and multiple vivid colors together often point to craft or decorative glass.
Best ID: tumbled decorative glass / faux sea glass, with possible genuine sea-glass-like pieces mixed in.
Description
The image shows a dense mound of smooth glass fragments lit from below or behind. The glass acts like small colored lenses, transmitting and scattering light through frosted surfaces.
Notable visual traits:
* Frosted surfaces from tumbling or abrasion.
* Rounded edges, no sharp breaks visible.
* Internal glow, especially in the blue, red, green, yellow, and amber pieces.
* High local contrast, with brilliant luminous centers and deep black gaps.
* Macro-scale surface detail, including tiny pits, scratches, dust specks, and mineral-like frosting.
* Compressed, crowded composition, with no single dominant object, but several bright color centers pulling the eye.
The central blue piece is the strongest anchor. It has enough size, brightness, and cool color to hold the image together. The red glass at left-center and the bright yellow-green at right create counterweights.
Discussion as art
This works as a macro abstract still life more than as a documentary image of glass. The subject is ordinary, but the lighting makes it read as a miniature landscape of illuminated stones, stained glass, or gemstones.
The main strengths are:
* Color energy: The saturated transmitted colors give the image a jewel-like intensity.
* Depth: Overlapping glass creates layers, with dark foreground shapes framing the brighter interior.
* Texture contrast: The frosted surfaces prevent the image from becoming slick or purely decorative.
* Chiaroscuro: The deep blacks around the lit glass give the image a dramatic, almost nocturnal quality.
* Ambiguity: It sits between sea glass, minerals, candy, and stained glass. That ambiguity is part of the interest.
The image is visually dense. That works here because the subject is about abundance and color, but it also means the eye moves around rather than settling on one clean focal point. The central blue glass, red glass, and right-side yellow-green piece form the main visual triangle.
Focus stacking
This is a strong candidate for focus stacking, because a close-up pile of rounded glass has many depth layers. At macro distance, even at small apertures, the depth of field would be too shallow to keep this many pieces acceptably sharp.
Focus stacking helps by combining multiple frames focused at slightly different depths, giving:
* More readable surface texture across the pile.
* Sharpness on multiple overlapping pieces.
* Better separation between foreground, middle, and rear glass.
* A constructed “impossible depth” look that a single exposure would not easily provide.
There are still some soft areas, especially in the extreme foreground and some dark edge pieces. That is not necessarily a flaw. The softer foreground makes the illuminated center feel deeper and prevents the whole frame from becoming uniformly clinical.
The main stacking risks with this subject are:
* Halos along glass edges, especially where bright glass meets black gaps.
* Specular highlight artifacts from reflections shifting between frames.
* Color fringing or glow overlap around translucent edges.
* Dust and pits becoming overemphasized if sharpening is aggressive.
In this image, the stacking appears effective. The central and mid-depth pieces hold good detail, while the outer dark pieces remain less assertive.
Technical / photographic notes
The lighting is doing most of the work. This looks like transmitted light, likely from underneath, behind, or through a translucent support. That choice turns the glass from opaque objects into glowing color fields.
The exposure is biased toward preserving the glowing highlights while allowing the surrounding gaps to fall nearly black. That gives the image its stained-glass effect.