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Another image from this wooden artifact at the Valkenburgse meer. Went this time for a high contrast b/w
Macro Monday - Candy
Anything goes for 2021 - In a row
#79 - 100 x challenge - Lensbaby
These tiny candies (sweets to those of us in the UK) were a free gift with a shopping delivery. I instantly thought photo prop. I placed them on a striped plate. The sweeties are mostly white with a couple of pastel colours in there but I desaturated so you can still see the slightest hint of colour in a couple of them. HMM
Lensbaby Sweet 35 with macro converters
It was very bright and sunny when I was at Borde Hill recently, but the king found a shady spot where he could sit and mull over weighty matters. I'm not sure he made any big decisions, but he definitely did a lot of thinking. :)
Day 191/365:
A succulent at Holt Garden Centre. In Norfolk. I'm so thankful for this iPhone 13 Pro. Faffed with in Snapseed.
Not my sharpest capture but I definitely think it still works in this case. I was battling with the wind trying to get the shot :)
Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) catkin.
Alexandra Palace, North London.
Olympus EM1 + Meyer Optik Gorlitz Oreston 50mm f1.8, wide open aperture.
#58 - 100 x challenge - Lensbaby
These peonies were in my flowers delivery last week. The ones in my garden are too precious to pick...intentionally, I did snip a bud by mistake. I think these peonies will only last one more day, already petals are starting to shed. They just don't last long enough.
Lensbaby Velvet 56 and Omni filter
"You don't need a silver fork to eat good food." - Paul Prudhomme
... but it does look nice :)
Crazy Tuesday - theme of September 24, 2019 - Vintage / Retro o clásico
Original 'Antiko Hildesheimer Rose' = Silverware with a romantic touch (here: dessert forks)
[This special kind of cutlery has been produced for about a century. In the 1920s the first copies of the Hildesheim Rose cutlery were made, after the 2nd World War this cutlery pattern came into fashion again. The name 'Hildesheimer Rose' is said to go back to souvenir spoons of the city of Hildesheim]
HaPpY CrAzY TuEsDaY, everyone !! :))
I will be browsing later in the evening due to work
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für das Thema 'Vitage' der Gruppe 'Verrückter Dienstag'
Original 'Antiko Hildesheimer Rose' - Silberbesteck (Kuchengabeln)
[Unter dem Namen 'Hildesheimer Rose' wird seit rund einem Jahrhundert eine besondere Art von Besteck mit romantischer Note hergestellt. In den 1920er Jahren wurden die ersten Exemplare der Hildesheimer-Rose-Bestecke angefertigt, nach dem 2. Weltkrieg kam dieses Besteckmuster erneut stark in Mode. Der Name Hildesheimer Rose soll auf Andenkenlöffel der Stadt Hildesheim zurückgehen.]
Einen schönen Dienstag euch allen :)
Day 248/365:
These three metal boules are a decoration in my lounge. I bought them on holiday in Menorca years ago. For want of anything else I thought I'd put them in the spotlight today. I placed them on some bubblewrap to add another dimension. Popped some textures over the bubblewrap then into Nik software to add a bit of drama.
"Looking back over my shoulder
With an aching deep in my heart
I wish we were starting over
Oh, instead of drifting so far apart"
Paul Carrack - Over My Shoulder - Air Studios 2010 (I like this groovy version of the classic Mike & the Mechanics' song)
Crazy Tuesday - theme of October 20th, 2020: Rear View
I took my camera with me when I went to the office today. On my way back home on my bike I took a little detour through the neighbourhood - still looking for a photo for today's theme 'Rear View', when I came upon that scene ... (just in time ;))
Edit: No, that's not my car :))) ... it's a Mini Cooper, by the way
Happy CrAzY Tuesday (evening), everyone ! :D
And Happy Windows Wednesday(s) !! :)
Macro Mondays - theme of August 25, 2019: "Goes together like" ... strings and a (violin) bow
The violin bow is a tensioned stick which has horse-tail hair affixed to it. There is no music without the bow moving across the strings to cause vibration - although some compositions do include 'pizzicato' (plucking) or 'col legno' (soft striking of the string with the stick of the bow); but it's 'mainly' a bowed string instrument, mind ;))
The golden bokeh is a LED string of lights shining through the bridge of my violin.
(Width of this capture: 4 cm / 1,57 inches)
Happy Macro Mondays everyone !!
Thanks for taking a look at my image and your feedback - very much appreciated
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für Macro Mondays - Thema: Zwei Dinge, die zusammengehören
... hier: Saiten und ein (Geigen-) Bogen
Der Bogen ist bei Streichinstrumenten ein mit Pferdehaaren bespannter Hartholzstab, mit dem die Saiten und in der Folge auch der Korpus des Instruments in Schwingung versetzt und damit zum Klingen gebracht werden.
Einige Kompositionen enthalten zwar auch das 'Pizzicato' (Zupfen der Saiten) oder 'Col legno' (leichtes "Schlagen" der Saiten mit der hölzernen Stange des Bogens) als Spieltechnik - aber insgesamt bleibt es dann doch ein Streichinstrument ;))
Das goldene Bokeh stammt von einer Lichterkette, die durch den Geigen-Steg hindurchscheint.
... und wie wichtig der Bogen tatsächlich ist, könnt ihr diesem unterhaltsamen Artikel des BR entnehmen:
www.br-klassik.de/themen/klassik-entdecken/geigenbogen-kl...
Einen schönen Montag !!
Day 207/365:
Saw this pretty little pom pom dahlia at a garden centre today. Couldn't resist taking a photo.
Lensbaby Velvet 56 and Omni crystal...hence the title. Unfortunately I dropped mat crystal and broke it when I got home. My husband is trying to glue back so fingers crossed it works.
Day 171/365:
Macro Monday - Flexible
This is some stretchy, flexible wire with some tulle covering a string of tiny bottle lights...also flexible. This was a just in case shot...then my four year old grandson turned up...you get the picture ;) HMM
Day 122/365:
Macro Monday - Leather
Nothing very exciting, just my car key fob. Low key because I've had a busy day and the light had gone by the time I got round to this. I went for a high contrast punchy look though as I felt it was more interesting. HMM
A hands full of trinkets (my necklace)
Taken with Super Takumar 2/55 manual focus, f 2.0
For Smile in Saturday#Beads
Macro Monday - Slices of food.
Anything goes for 2021 - High key
This is two wafer thin slices of courgette held together with a cocktail stick, the parts of stick that showed had to be cloned out.
Title courtesy of Monty Python, as fans will recognise. HMM
Back later to comment
Day 362/365:
I realise I should have put a 3 instead of a 2 but I didn't think of the title until it was too late but it is most definitely the countdown to the end of the 365. If not my last then certainly the last for a while. I think my son and daughter-in-law would prefer me not to do another one as the last one I did was the year my grandson was born and this year my granddaughter was born...there seems to be a pattern here and I think their family is complete now. ;)
Lensbaby Trio 28 with Velvet setting. Late in the day as I'm still trying to shake this wretched bug off. So fairly low, artificial light.
You can buy this photo from Getty Images.
I've not attempted any macros for ages, so what better to try on a damp and dark January evening...
9/31: October 2020: A month in 31 pictures
Looking Close on Friday - In a row
I tried a few things in a row but settled on these brushes in the end. I added my own texture which is actually tyre marks in sand, I thought it would give a brush stroke effect. Using Lensbaby Velvet 56, taken on a window sill in an attempt to make the trees in the background look like a paint palette...that was the idea anyway :)
Wishing you all a great weekend
"When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking."
~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
... that is indeed good advice, I think - it always works for me !
And maybe some cheerful flowers are helping, too : ))
seen on a stroll through my neighbourhood
Thank you so much for stopping by and taking time to make a comment - very much appreciated <3
[manual vintage SMC Pentax-M 1:1.7 50mm - wide open]
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"Wenn du niedergeschlagen bist, wenn der Tag dunkel erscheint, wenn die Arbeit eintönig wird, wenn es kaum lohnenswert scheint, Hoffnung zu haben, besteige einfach ein Fahrrad und fahre eine Runde die Straße hinunter, ohne an irgendetwas anderes zu denken."
~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
das ist tatsächlich ein guter Ratschlag - bei mir funktioniert es jedenfalls !
Und vielleicht helfen ja auch ein paar farbenfrohe Blümchen : ))
Photographed on a Sunday afternoon exploration with NJ. Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, Coal Harbour, Vancouver. January 15, 2017.
23/31: October 2022: A month in 31 pictures
A slow walk around the village this afternoon and I got two photos. I couldn't decide which to use so I'm posting both, one for the October challenge and one for the 365. Other photo in comments,
This gate leads to the funeral director, hence the title...since it's Shocktober!
Also for Sliders Sunday. HSS
Day 175/365:
I've heard a lot about reverse freelensing lately so thought I'd give it a go with my Helios lens. It was fun to have a go and quite difficult to focus but I'm not sure I picked the right subject. I was trying to experiment while I was looking after my four year old grandson...not the easiest thing in the world.
August 13, 2018
Macro Mondays Theme: #Mesh
7DWF Anything goes Mondays
"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
These letter dice come from a game called Boggle, described as a "hidden word game" and played by my younger self and my sister and friends about a million times over the years.
For Macro Mondays "Games or game pieces" theme. HMM!
Day 75/365:
Definitely Dreaming - Fruit
Raspberries in a tiny glass cup and saucer that I bought in a little junk shop in Canada. Always nice to bring back lovely memories of a wonderful trip.
Thank you for all your well wishes. Fortunately I only have mild Covid symptoms so I don't feel too bad.
Lensbaby Velvet 56