Saturated Saturday
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taken on the one and only clear morning from my recent stay on the isle of wight @ Bembridge harbour
Hello All,
These are Foxglove blooms just after a heavy rainfall. (I got caught in the rain squall and had to stand under a tree for awhile)... Aside from a crop, this is SOOC.
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I didn't take too many pics on the way out to Las Cruces but as luck would have it we pulled off I-40 in McLean, Texas looking for gas and found the Silverton Oil and Gas gas station along a piece of the original Rt. 66. The early morning sunlight made it irresistible and we stopped for a few shots. The gas station was an original one built in 1929.
I don't process too many HDR type images and hardly ever get one to turn out the way I want. This was blended from four images processed in Lightroom and Photoshop. If the B&W version shows a timeless quality, I think this version has a bit of a surreal quality, perhaps the color of the truck? It's also the second processing attempt, the first was very saturated and the pumps and truck glowed with color. I put that one aside and opted for a MUCH lighter touch. I was pleased with the way this one turned out.
I'm talking about the bears and their coats from all the rain. Although, rainy days do tend to saturate colors of photography subjects, too.
So I guess the title works with both the bears and the color in the photo. I did not add saturation to the colors. Also, this isn't cropped. And this sow actually had 3 second year cubs. The 2 others were outside the frame on the right. I wasn't in a position where I could get all 3 in the photo
Of course, a lot of places on the West Coast out here are feeling pretty saturated about now, too. Wild weather everywhere lately.
(Do you think it will catch on?!)
Thank you to Phillip Chitwood for playing along!
Enjoy your weekend...!
[From a small exhibition "Autumn Around"]
Have a lovely start to your week ...and, is anyone else having trouble commenting and/or adding faves during the last several days ?
Captured this serene setting just as the sun was closing in on the horizon.... that magical moment in time when the atmosphere saturates your world in warm and wonderful tones of rich 24K Gold.
The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Villiage is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River.
Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.
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I 💖 Steveston
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I had a great day yesterday, I was expecting the day to brighten up and the clouds to break, but instead they got more oppressive and to me impressive. I love impending rain, it seems to saturate the landscape, and heighten feelings. Slowing down the world is a track by Savages, and strange as it seems there often feels more time on gloomy days to enjoy yourself taking moody shots, so it's perfect.
Culex pipiens is the common house mosquito—the one that tries to bite you at night and wakes you up with its dreadful buzzing. The typical behavioural pattern of this nocturnal pest is to come into our houses and attack us between sunset and sunrise. A single Culex pipiens, eager to get enough blood to lay its eggs, can ruin your night with multiple bites: the female of the species needs this blood meal to complete her biological cycle. Like those of other mosquito species, the larvae of Culex pipiens are aquatic and can develop anywhere water collects, in any kind of container, gutter or structure. Consequently, mosquitos are found everywhere. Moreover, they can inhabit either clean or polluted waters, even cesspools and poorly maintained sewers.
Curiously, in today’s media-saturated world, we are easily alarmed by the transmission of exotic viruses like Zika but have failed to notice that this mosquito and another of the same genus—Culex perexiguus—have been spreading West Nile virus in Andalusia and nearby regions since at least 2010. In Spain, West Nile virus has been affecting horses since at least 2010 and cases in humans were reported in 2010 and in 2016. Continuous outbreaks throughout Europe—in countries such as Greece, Romania and Italy—have claimed dozens of lives.
In various parts of the world, Culex species have been responsible for spreading encephalitis, including the Saint Louis and Japanese variants (the latter causes more than 50,000 cases and 10,000 deaths each year). These mosquitos are also responsible for the spread of West Nile virus, which has affected more than 40,000 people in the United States since it first reached the country in 1999. The common house mosquito also spreads filarial worms—including Dirofilaria immitis, which affects dogs—and several Plasmodium species that cause avian malaria.
Culex pipiens is a very adaptive species. Some of its ecological forms prefer to feed on birds at northern latitudes but are more likely to bite humans at latitudes farther south. The mosquito’s appetite can also vary depending on where the larvae develop. For example, mosquitos that mature in an underground environment where organic matter is present will be more likely to feed on humans than on birds. Because of this plasticity, the common house mosquito can act as a bridge vector, spreading viruses between different animal species—including humans.
When I was an analog shooter I loved Fuji's negative and positive films. The colours perfectly captured the rich tones of British Columbia's terrain.
Their little X-E1 camera has been just as accurate in digital capture.
Because if I'm going to get fully saturated (and I did) walking in our weather, I insist my images are too. :-)
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A great walk on the beach yesterday with the tide nearly in, and the sun beating down . The temperature on top of the cliffs was really cold, but below on the beach out of the raw northerly wind I was shedding layers. The waterfall at Cwm Mawr was flowing well after the rain at the weekend had saturated the ground. I'm running out of obvious titles, but I spotted Pinnochio's furniture by Frank Zappa, perfect.
On this huge fallen oak, the rain was accentauting all the grain and knots, and there were so many species of fungi and lichens too.
Cone flowers
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I grew 6 Giant Sunflower plants from seed in our polytunnel. Each one has approximately 20 flower heads & the bees love them HSS!
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Who knows what true loneliness is - not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask.The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion. -
Joseph Conrad
A long exposure of sunrise on one of the two lighthouses at Queenscliff at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay in Victoria. 10 stop ND filter used on original image, before a little sliding goodness.
Happy Slider Sunday!
Saturated Saturday Sensations. Just playing around a bit in Picasa with this picture from my archives. I am taking a quick break from doggie duty and laundry, I am going to start visiting all of your beautiful pictures now :) Happy Saturday!
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These are crabapple blossoms for which I slightly saturated the colour and I used an impressionism filter (Renoir) to dress them up. I hope you enjoy! HSS!
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"Everything great that ever happened in this world, happened first in somebodys imagination"
Astrid Lindgren
After heavy rain and wet snow the night before, chasing this Iowa Northern southbound near Janesville, IA became a bit of a challenge on the secondary roads in the area. Good thing they weren't racing along, but myself and the Honda would be caked in mud requiring a "Whole lotta of shakin' going on."
"Nature is painting for us... day after day... pictures of infinite beauty." ~ John Ruskiin
Okay, maybe one more from the other night...you know me & my fascination with trees :-)
Have a great Tuesday....thanks for all your visits & support!!!!
Sometimes the tears we bear are so heavy they weigh us down, even though we try to seem bright and cheery. I know a few people who struggle with their tears. It is good to cry but there are times they don't know how to stop. Be kind to others. You never know what they are dealing with. But be careful to surround yourself with people who lift your spirits too!
"Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it."
~William Feather
A little bit of a post and run today, I'm afraid.. I will try to catch up later today or tomorrow...
Stop and enjoy the day!
EDIT: Prestidigitizer pointed out my subconscious "Post" pun...!
We have such a dreary, drizzly day today and I thought this would help to brighten the day! Hope everyone is having a super Saturday! Going to watch football this afternoon. Hoping, for my son, that the Titans win. Of course tomorrow the STEELERS will rule!! :) Have a fantabulous day!
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