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there are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground...
the quote's from Rumi
'a great wagon'
here's to this beautiful earth...
hffff :-)
forgive me for deleting group comment codes...
they're not my thing.. tho I do appreciate the visit!
Blau für dich. Vergiss mein nicht.
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A little light in the dark can be helpful – should not be forgotten :-) I wish all those suffering from the desease some light and not to be forgotten. And I hope a smile lights up your face – maybe that helps a little bit too.
I wish everyone a nice weekend and a happy SoS!
Dedicated to "ME / CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day" on May 12.
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Etwas Licht im Dunkeln kann vielleicht hilfreich sein – sollte man nicht vergessen. Etwas Licht und ein Nicht-Vergessen wünsche ich allen Betroffenen. Und ich hoffe, ein Lächeln leuchtet im Gesicht – das hilft vielleicht auch ein ganz klein wenig.
Ich wünsche allen ein schönes Wochenende und einen glücklichen SoS!
Gewidmet dem Tag "ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day" on May 12.
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You can find information here:
www.cdc.gov/features/cfsawarenessday/index.html
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#SmileOnSaturday / #BlueForYou
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the secrets of my garden:
Anything goes for 2021 - Macro
This little purple flower and I thought we would make an appearance. I can't speak for the flower but I am still seeking out my mojo.
I have no idea what the flower is, I found it at Wrest Park on my recent visit, I thought it was rather beautiful.
Since I am not on Flickr much lately, it's unlikely I will be able to catch up with all the photos you have posted but I will certainly attempt to catch up with your most recent ones.
Hello Everyone,
Macro Mondays is a weekly theme-based challenge group.This week's theme was "Nuts." It was hard to not eat all of the pistachios before I snapped this image! )0: Happy Macro Mondays! HMM!
Thanks a million for stopping by and for leaving me a comment. I do love hearing from you!
Have a wonderful day and week!
©Copyright – Nancy Clark – All Rights Reserved
Photographed while wandering with NJ. Richards and Pender Streets, downtown Vancouver. July 29, 2015.
one of my favourite comfy shoes - of course they are blue ;))
Macro Mondays - theme of September 7, 2020: Footwear
[width of this image: about 2.5 cm, the metal 'rings' are 0.9 cm wide]
Happy Macro Mondays, everyone !!
sorry I'm a bit behind - trying to catch up !!
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einer meiner Lieblingsschuhe - bequem und natürlich in blau ;)))
Macro Mondays - Thema am 7. September 2020: Fußbekleidung
Einen schönen Montag euch allen !
Photographed while wandering with NJ. Salmagundi West, West Cordova Street, Gastown, Vancouver. January 10, 2016.
I've been walking very quietly
so as not to startle these new beings...
in the midst of all that's around...
here's to things that unfold with trust
hffff ;-)
forgive me for deleting group comment codes...
they're not my thing.. tho I do appreciate the visit!
#MacroMondays
#Keepsake
You've seen my Dad's old wristwatch before: back in November 2022 for (h)our (please forgive the silly play on words) "Vintage" theme (please check the first comment). Back then, I had paired it with my Mom's old thread counter, this time, I've photographed the watch on its own.
Since I thought it would look more interesting with some motion blur on the seconds hand, I decided to give the in-camera "Live ND Filter" another try. The Live ND Filter is great fun and
very useful if you want to take a long exposure shot in bright conditions but have forgotten to bring a real ND filter along. I believe that the camera takes numerous images in a very fast succession and combines them automatically in-camera. It only works in M mode, so it's not a totally automated process because your manual settings will affect the final result. On the E-M1III, you can go up to ND 32, the newer OM-1 even gives you an ND 64 simulation, but the E-M1III is my macro cam, and ND 64 would have been too much for my purpose (even ND 32 was because it blurred the seconds hand out almost completely). But ND 16 created a nice, "fan-like" effect, so I decided to stick to it. It still was a little tricky to find the best camera and seconds hand position, so I took quite a few shots, but in the end, I even had three options to choose from, so I consider this a success ;)
The font/style used for the 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock indices is very typical of the 1960s (which is also the decade my Mom gave this watch to my Dad as an engagement gift). The watch brand is "Primato", a long-closed manufacturer from Germany's "gold town" Pforzheim (a nickname Pforzheim acquired because quite many jewellery manufacturers and goldsmiths reside there). Recently, U.S. watchmaker Timex has reissued a hand-wound 34mm "Marlin" watch that uses a similar font for the 12, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 hour markers. Just in case you were interested ;)
HMM, Everyone, and have a nice, sunny week ahead!
Eine kleine Umarmung. Unter besten Freunden.
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And they are best friends. And there are a lot of these little friends – spread out in my garden, even if they are only so small. Seeds of grass and dandelions.
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Und beste Freunde sind sie. Und es gibt ganz viele von diesen Freundchen – machen sich in meinem Garten breit, auch wenn sie nur so klein sind. Samen von Gras und Löwenzahn.
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#LookingCloseOnFriday / #Seeds / #Semillas
A quintessential, but young wet robin perches on a popular perch in rain and sprinkles. Not sure why the perch seems popular with small and large birds, raptors included.
Migration: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Robin/maps-range
Larger view: www.flickr.com/photos/jan-timmons/52998468789/sizes/o/
Many thanks to all who take the time to comment.
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Pentax K-5
Meyer - Optik Görlitz Primotar E 3.5/50
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Thank you for your visit, most appreciated
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Pentax K-5
Helios 44-2 58mm F/2
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Thank you for your visit, most appreciated!
Crazy Tuesday - theme of August 17, 2021: Planes, trains and automobiles
This is a (heavy!) metal model car of a 1967 VW Karmann Ghia (width: 6 cm) ... love its classy curves ; ))
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Karmann_Ghia
Happy Tuesday !
[Sorry, I have been absent here on Flickr most of the time last week - busy life. Will try to catch up in the coming days]
some cool air from the chilly southern hemisphere
to those who wish it wasn't so hot...
with my thanks for the company here!
Crazy Tuesday, theme of April 12, 2022: made of wood
Sorry, not really crazy ... but in times of spring fatigue, the bedroom seems to exert a great pull on me ; ))
No, seriously - I really liked the spring light on that day and was in the mood for a rather simple subject
[Edit: I will catch up with you later this week]
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Verrückter Dienstag, Thema am 12. April 2022: aus Holz gefertigt
Sorry, nicht wirklich verrückt ... aber in Zeiten der Frühjahrsmüdigkeit scheint das Schlafzimmer eine große Anziehungskraft auf mich auszuüben : ))
Nein, im Ernst - mir gefiel das Licht an dem Tag sehr und mir war nach einem eher einfachen Motiv
Happy Crazy Tuesday !
to the light
and the shadows that give birth to light
a peaceful and happy solstice to you
whatever season you're travelling within ;-)
Backlight is light that hits an actor or subject from behind, typically higher than the subject it is exposing. Backlighting an object or actor from the background creates more depth and shape to a subject.
Back lighting is a main component of the traditional three-point-lighting technique and is what makes a frame feel three-dimensional rather than flat. When a backlight hits a subject at an angle it is referred to as a kicker or rim light.
Within the context of a traditional three-point-lighting setup, a backlight reduces the flatness of the image against a background caused by the key light and fill light by separating a subject from the background.
Because back light photography hits a subject from behind at a higher angle, it gives a sense of depth and space behind the subject. Back light not only exposes the rim of an actor, but can help expose the space behind them to create a more three-dimensional image.
Thank you for visits, comments and favs!
Vielen Dank für Eure Besuche, Kommentare und Sternchen!
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
Thank you for visits, comments and favs!
Vielen Dank für Eure Besuche, Kommentare und Sternchen!
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
#macromondays
#geometryshapes
Same procedure as last week... I wasn't really happy with any of my images, and took several more (of the same subject) today, but in the end I decided to stick to an image taken last night. It's strange sometimes, isn't it? So here we go, circles, or rather holes of a reduction sieve (?) that came with my espresso maker. Each of the holes has a diameter of 1 mm / 0,03 inches. I wanted a very narrow focal plane and everything else as bokeh, and in that I guess I've succeeded – somehow. Well, I hope you like the image anyway, I've looked at it too many times yesterday and today, so I can't see the forest for the trees (or the coffee for the holes) :)
It's a single image illuminated with one LED lamp (equipped with the blue tealight holder), and backlight coming from another LED lamp (equipped with the yellow plastic bottle cap) on which I had also placed the sieve. Processed in DXO and Color Efex where I'd slightly tweaked the colours by adding some warmth with the Reflector Efex Gold filter.
HMM, Everyone!
So I took this shot later in the day as I was busy today. Then Lightroom would not read the camera card......the nerve!
Happy Smile on Saturday
I felt the need for a little high key so here is one I took a couple of months ago with the Helios.
The daisies are from my wildflower patch, placed in a vase by my lounge window.
A leaf appears to be floating but is instead resting on a smooth surface. The petiole that is hanging down is actually a reflection of the petiole that is pointing up. The smooth surface is the hood of an automobile.
The leaf is from a red maple tree (Acer rubrum, Sapindaceae) that had fallen in Eagle River, Vilas County in northern Wisconsin.
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Hello Everyone!
I loved the pastel tones of this one. Very little editing was done in Photohop Elements 15 using Colour Curves to accentuate the whites.
Thank you for looking and your comments. I do LOVE hearing from you! Enjoy your day!
©Copyright - Nancy Clark - All Rights Reserved
The wind will carry us. As a couple. / Der Wind wird uns tragen. Zu zweit.
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Two inconspicuous yellow flowers peek together for the path ;-) A path in Tuscany on a hike. Last year in summer – one of our most beautiful trips together :-)
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Zwei unauffällige gelbe Blumen spähen gemeinsam nach dem Weg ;-) Ein Weg in der Toscana bei einer Wanderung. Letztes Jahr im Sommer – eine unserer schönsten gemeinsamen Reisen :-)
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Le vent nous portera / Sophie Hunger
Je n'ai pas peur de la route
Faudrait voir, faut qu'on y goûte
Des méandres au creux des reins
Et tout ira bien
Le vent nous portera ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agk1byIie70
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Travel to Tuscany, Italy / Reise in die Toskana, Italien
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#LookingCloseOnFriday / #Yellow / #Amarillo
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
Rose Garden
Point Defiance Park
Tacoma, Washington
080516
© Copyright 2020 MEA Images, Merle E. Arbeen, All Rights Reserved. If you would like a copy of this, please feel free to contact me through my FlickrMail, Facebook, or Yahoo email account. Thank you.
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This photograph has achieved the following highest awards:
Explore, March 25, 2020, #243
Rainbow of Nature, 71 Total Awards
Rainbow of Nature, Hall of Fame
DSLR Autofocus, Hall of Fame (11)
DSLR Autofocus, MASTER of Photography (12)
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Plants. I'm not a gardener. I've tried and did ok for a couple of years. Apart from the fact that all my veges had purple tinges - after I grew a purple cabbage variety. That was strange. But they tasted ok. But my hair has been purple ever since eating them ;-)
Anyway, plants sometimes look like they don't come from earth.
Not taken in my garden - so these purple stalks are not my doing!
I worked on this shot for some time and also combined the needle for Macro Mondays. It seemed I could kill two birds with one idea so to speak. The backlight made it tough.
Happy Smile on Saturdays
Heimliche Versammlung. In rosaroter Wolke.
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I discovered this small group in our garden. Certainly clouded (muzzy) by the scent of this rose ;-) The roses in our garden are blooming beautifully and in time for Pentecost ... I wish you all pink-scented clouds and sunny Pentecost!
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Diese kleine Gruppe habe ich in unserem Garten entdeckt. Bestimmt benebelt vom Duft dieser Rose ;-) Die Rosen in unserem Garten blühen gerade wunderschön und rechtzeitig zu Pfingsten ... Euch allen wünsche ich rosarote Duftwolken und sonnige Pfingsten!
use your voice
there is no other like it
forgive me for deleting group comment codes...
they're not my thing.. tho I do appreciate the visit!
A day at the lake. Although I accidentally sat in some thistles while photographing from this perspective... it was still heavenly ;-)
forgive me for deleting group comment codes...
they're not my thing.. tho I do appreciate the visit!
Die Geheimnisse meines Gartens. An der Kante von rotem Samt.
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After the rain, these tiny pearls were lined up on the edges of the roses. If you look closely, you can discover my house in multiple versions ;-) Unfortunately I cannot send you the fragrance – this rose smells sooo good.
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Nach dem Regen hatten sich diese winzigen Perlen an den Kanten der Rosen aufgereiht. Wenn Ihr genau hinseht, könnt Ihr mein Haus in mehrfacher Ausführung entdecken ;-) Den Duft kann ich Euch leider nicht senden – diese Rose duftet sooo gut.
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Nikon Micro-Nikkor-P / 1:3.5 / 55 mm / added Nikkor M2 1:1
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the secrets of my garden:
#MacroMonday
#kitchen
Center detail of the underside of my smallest frying pan; width of the frame: 5 cm / 1,9 inches
I hope to catch up with you tonight, HMM, Everyone and always stay safe and healthy!
Boule spielen. Mit Essen.
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Well, it's "only" food for birds. They really enjoy the numerous red balls that fall from our mountain ash in the garden. Better still the ones dangling from the tree – they are juicier ;-) For me, too, a pleasure – I can watch them from my work place ... That is quite a distraction ;-) today it rained almost all day ... it is autumn.
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Na gut, es ist "nur" Essen für Vögel. Diese genießen die zahlreichen roten Kugel aber sehr, die von unserer Eberesche im Garten fallen. Lieber noch die, die am Baum baumeln – die sind saftiger ;-) Für mich auch eine Freude – kann ich sie doch von meinem Arbeitsplatz beobachten ... Lenkt ganz schön ab ;-) Heute hat es fast den ganzen Tag geregnet ... es ist Herbst.
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#HappyCrazyTuesday / #Red
Allein. Dafür sehr aufrecht.
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That's how it is when you only see a tiny section. Suddenly you're all alone in the area. How it can sometimes be deceptive. All around there were many more of these little heralds of spring :-)
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So ist das, wenn man nur einen winzigen Ausschnitt sieht. Da steht man plötzlich alleine da in der Gegend. Wie das doch manchmal täuscht. Drum herum waren noch viele mehr von diesen kleinen Frühlingsboten :-)
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Nikon Micro-Nikkor-P / 1:3.5 / 55 mm