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#3 - 100 x challenge - Lensbaby
I bought this tiny vintage (1940s) dainty tin from Etsy. Since I can't get out for a rummage for photo props...and let's face it we all need new props from time to time...I've had to resort to looking online. I may have accidentally ordered a new lens today as well. Ooops!
This was taken using my Lensbaby Velvet 56 and Omni filter. The hearts are from my craft stash.
Day 59/365:
Macro Monday - Card
Macro of a of couple of ATCs (artist trading cards) I made back in 2007. I called them veiled beauty.
Artist trading cards are two and a half x three and a half inches (64 mm × 89 mm) in size and this is a small portion of two overlapping. HMM
While trying to photograph a shrike in the distance, I noticed that one of the October Glory Maples (Acer rubrum) appeared as bokeh in the background. An aspen in the foreground lost its leaves with the recent high winds. I shot more water drops than I did of the poor little wet shrike.
And it is raining again, a true Pacific Northwest month. Lovely!
Thank you, Flickr, for high resolution!
I have created a garden that blesses me with this environment. I feel blessed and closer to nature.
Captured using: Samsung A22
Image created using: Topaz Labs, and Topaz Studi
Received Honorable Mention in the SPS August 2019 competition on flowers in the Color Print category
Day 24/365:
We saw an artist at work on the beach at Lyme Regis, Dorset. He very kindly let me take some photos. I loved the messy paint tubes.
Hinein in den Wald. Zur dunklen Seite des Mondes.
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This year it is just perfect to roam through the forest. There has been little wind or frost, so the leaves are slow to leave their place on the branches. Time for a small series :-)
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Dieses Jahr ist es einfach ideal, um durch den Wald zu streifen. Es gab bisher wenig Wind oder Frost, so dass die Blätter nur langsam ihren Platz an den Zweigen verlassen. Zeit für eine kleine Serie :-)
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Pink Floyd / Speak To Me – Breathe / Any Color You Like / From the Album "Dark Side Of The Moon"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLOth-BuCNY
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An autumn walk. / Ein Spaziergang im Herbst.
Zuckerrand an Herz. Manchmal giftig.
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Such a garnish made of tiny crystals is not only nice to look at cocktails ;-) Although it is advisable not to get too close to this plant – it is unfortunately poisonous – and not to be used as a gourmet cocktail decoration ...
For cough sufferers, however, the ivy leaf extracts are a successful medicine to relieve the cough ...
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Solch eine Verzierung aus winzigen Kristallen ist nicht nur an Cocktails nett anzusehen ;-) Obwohl es anzuraten ist, dieser Pflanze hier nicht zu nahe zu kommen – sie ist leider giftig – und sie nicht als Gourmet-Cocktail-Dekoration zu verwenden ...
Für Hustengeplagte sind die Blattextrakte des Efeus allerdings ein erfolgreiches Arzneimittel, um den Husten zu mildern ...
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Samyang / 1:2.0 / 135 mm
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#Freitagsbluemchen #FridayFlora
“I don’t ride a bike to add days to my life. I ride a bike to add life to my days.” – Unknown
Did I ever mention that I do looove to ride my bike ?? : ))
We have a complete shutdown here, now, of all cultural and public life as of Wednesday, March 17th, 2020 (schools, kindergartens and day care centers are already closed since Monday)
... so my bike might get a little bit bored during the coming weeks as I am working from home now ...
Please take care and stay healthy, dear Flickr Friends !! ♥
[this was my submission for 52Frames - week 11: Triangular Composition]
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"Ich fahre nicht Fahrrad, um meinem Leben Tage hinzuzufügen. Ich fahre Fahrrad, um meinen Tagen Leben einzuhauchen" - Unbekannt
Habe ich jemals erwähnt, dass ich gerne Fahrrad fahre ?? : ))
... meinem Fahrrad dürfte es in den kommenden Wochen aufgrund der bekannten Situation aber wohl etwas langweilig werden ...
Bitte passt auf euch auf und bleibt gesund, liebe Flickr-Freunde ! ♥
[dies war mein Beitrag für 52Frames - Woche 11: Dreieckskomposition]
This tiny bloom is called Dwarf Checkermallow and there is quite a large clump of them in the background. These flowers are also called miniature hollyhocks.
Thanks a million for stopping by and for leaving me a comment! Have a wonderful day and new week!
Macro Monday - Bathroom
I usually set up my shots and use a tripod but just placed these on the bathroom window sill and took it hand held...standards are slipping!
The bath salts jar is approximately 1x2 inches. It's one of the little travel bath supplies from the B&B we stayed in Apollo Bay on our trip to Australia and I thought it would be a handy photo prop. Behind it is a scented candle, you'll just have to take my word that it smells wonderful and looks too good to light. HMM
Day 141/365:
After a busy day we were planting our patio tubs and the light was failing when I realised I hadn't got my photo. I put a begonia on the table with a faded red washing up bowl behind it and after a few attempts decided on another multiple exposure. The colours were so vibrant that I toned it down with a bit of faffery and added a texture or two.
Newly planted, this little rhododendron bush has new buds ready for spring in many months.
The buds make perfect perches for small birds--at least on our more well-established plants.
Another wet knees and tripod and caffeine photo.
One of three species of pelican found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving into water.
It was lovely to see these in number within the San Francisco Bay area.
1 to 1.5 m in length. The bill can measure up to 350 mm.
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i was lucky to meet this beauty at just the right time yesterday evening. It was late enough for it to be calm and still, yet warm enough for its wings to spread in the later evening sunshine. It let me get incredibly close - such a special moment!
This metal micrometer measuring gauge was one of my father's many tools; before his death he gave many of them to my husband. This tool was used for precise measurement and to measure gap widths.
After he and my mother survived active war duty in the army, they went to university. There they became concerned about government and politics the more they learned. Glad they can't see our situation now.
Inspired by #MacroMondays and #father. As shot, except to remove a bit of cyan along an edge. Approximate width 5cm/ 1.97 inches.
NB. I tried for a no-frills or bokeh approach, a more engineering streamlined look. The histogram looks okay...does it look too dark on your monitor?
Crazy Tuesday - theme of July 2, 2019: Green / Verde 💚
a crown cap magnet (for the fridge) with a message of peace for every day (here upside down) :)
I will be browsing late in the evening due to work !!
😊 HaPpY CrAzY (and peaceful) Tuesday, eveyone !! 😊
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Verrückter Dienstag - Thema: Grün
Zwei Kronkorken-Magneten (für den Kühlschrank) ... mit einer Friedens-Botschaft für jeden Tag :)