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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 !
#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!
9/30: April 2021: A month in 30 pictures
Looking close on Friday - Pencil points
I stamped some red script onto the notepad to go with the red pencil.
A sad day here as the passing of The Duke of Edinburgh is announced.
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!
Day 220/365:
A busy day looking after our grandson so no time for photography until the light had gone. My macro lens and a couple of Omni crystals were on my camera so although the light was not good, I upped the ISO and grabbed a shot or two of this fading echinacea. then added a couple of textures.
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Pentax K-5
Helios 44-2 58mm F/2
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Thank you for your visit, most appreciated!
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
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 !
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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
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
to the light
and the shadows that give birth to light
a peaceful and happy solstice to you
whatever season you're travelling within ;-)
#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
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!
“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, #240
Rainbow of Nature, 71 Total Awards
Rainbow of Nature, Hall of Fame
DSLR Autofocus, Hall of Fame (11)
DSLR Autofocus, MASTER of Photography (12)
DSLR Autofocus, GRANDMASTER of Photography (7)
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]
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:
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!
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
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.
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
To all my Flickr friends and visitors, stay safe and healthy in these unprecedented times. ღ
Macro Mondays - Natural Shells
💙💛🙏
#macromondays
#mesh
Sunrise over planet Colander. The extremely holey atmosphere of planet Colander, here as seen from its moon Cullander, and its particular surface structure, cause an extreme scattering of the light particles which results in the optical illusion that not one, but thousands of suns are rising not only from behind, but also through the surface of planet Colander. The phenomenon is also known as "bokeh rising". (Source: Meshypedia)
Not the most original choice for "mesh", I know, but I had photographed mesh fabrics for the previous mesh-related MM themes (please see the first comment, or my album, if you like), so this time it had to be something not so different different. Since I also didn't have much time for the photo (which is not per se a bad thing) it had to be a simple set-up. So I placed the small colander against a piece of cardboard with a shiny gold-coloured coating, held the transparent red chocolate box lid in front of the soft light LED lamp that provided light from above (and I'd placed one warm light LED lamp slightly behind the colander), and took a few photos from different angles. The blue hue, which reminds me of our planet's stratosphere, is the last bit of daylight coming in through my living room window.
Image processed in DXO PL5 (sharpening, DeepPRIME denoising, micro and fine contrast adjustments). Final processing touches done in Analog Efex (Classic camera 7, general adjustments, vignette, and Film "subtle", no grain).
HMM Everyone!
I'll catch up with you tonight!
Die Geheimnisse meines Gartens. Ein einfaches Kreuz.
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I had promised to show a solution for the "yellow snail". Here is another macro that shows a little more ;-)
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Ich hatte ja versprochen, eine Auflösung für die "gelbe Schnecke" zu zeigen. Hier ist ein weiteres Makro, dass es schon ein wenig mehr erahnen lässt ;-)
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If you want to know more, this link leads to a clearer answer:
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Wer es genauer wissen möchte, den führt dieser Link zu einer anschaulicheren Antwort:
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The common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) is one of the naturalized neophytes in Central Europe, since it was introduced as an ornamental plant from North America to Europe around 1620. It is now so widespread in Europe that most people perceive it as a native species. / Wikipedia
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Die Gemeine Nachtkerze (Oenothera biennis) zählt in Mitteleuropa zu den eingebürgerten Neophyten, da sie um 1620 als Zierpflanze von Nordamerika nach Europa eingeführt wurde. Mittlerweile ist sie in Europa so weiträumig verbreitet, dass sie von den meisten Menschen als einheimische Art wahrgenommen wird. / Wikipedia
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the secrets of my garden:
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#CrazyTuesday / #ShallowDOF
Crazy Tuesday - Theme of July 21, 2020: Shallow depth of field
Another experiment with fairy lights - I couldn't help it ;))
[glitter wrapping paper, fairy lights, light tent, day light and additional lighting with a reading lamp ... and a bit playing around with Nik Collection (Analog Efex)]
The little reflections of the fairy lights on the glitter made me think of stardust when taking the photo ... no additional or artificial bokeh / sparkles - it's all natural :))
For those interested: the shell is 3.5 cm in diameter
HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday, erveryone !!
(I will be browsing properly late in the evening - due to work)
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Verrückter Dienstag - Thema am 21. Juli 2020: Geringe Schärfentiefe
Ein weiteres Experiment mit Lichterketten - ich konnte nicht anders (sie waren noch im Lichtzelt vom Experiment der letzten Woche) ;))
[Glitter-Geschenkpapier, Lichterketten, Lichtzelt, Tageslicht und zusätzliche Beleuchtung mit einer Leselampe ... und ein bisschen Herumspielen mit Nik Collection (Analog Efex)]
Die kleinen Reflexionen der Lichterketten auf dem Glitterpapier ließen mich beim Fotografieren an Sternenstaub denken :))
Einen schönen Dienstag euch allen :)
Liebes Glück. Vergissmeinnicht.
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If this isn't a luck bringing duo, then I don't know either. Promisingly bigger than a thumbnail (this year especially big, in diameter like my whole thumb!) and smaller than one. Clover is supposed to bring good luck – but I've heard that the four-leaved has a little more of it ready ... The forget-me-not in combination can only promise good things – no more time for the blues, even if the blue shines so brightly ;-)
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Wenn das nicht ein glückbringendes Duo ist, dann weiß ich auch nicht. Vielversprechend größer als ein Daumennagel (dieses Jahr ganz besonders groß, im Durchmesser wie mein ganzer Daumen!) und kleiner als ein solcher. Klee soll ja angeblich Glück bringen – allerdings habe ich gehört, dass der Vierblättrige ein wenig mehr davon parat hat ... Das Vergissmeinnicht in Kombination kann doch nur Gutes verheißen – keine Zeit mehr für den Blues, auch wenn das Blau noch so doll leuchtet ;-)
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Nikon Micro-Nikkor-P / 1:3.5 / 55 mm
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#CrazyTuesday / #SmallerThanAThumbNail
If you can't see an eye, just take some steps back and try again ; ))
Detail of an autographed handmade serigraph I bought some years ago at an exhibition. It's a reproduction of a word painting by the artist SAXA (Cologne), which is handwritten ink on canvas.
Taken with a narrow angle and rather wide open to only get the eye into focus ... the bubbly bokeh balls on the right side are actually letters / words too ... the whole work of art is made of words, phrases, lyrics ... really really cool ; ))
Homepage of the artist: saxa.eu/werke/
Crazy Tuesday - theme: Eyes
😄 HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday 😄 , everyone !!
( still trying to catch up ! )