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Eight rotary saw blades with sharp, well-used teeth. Inspired by Smile on Saturday --Things with Teeth.
Big, bad Monsoon at Mill Farm in Staple Fitzpaine, Somerset.
"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him." - The Book of Revelation.
Smile On Saturday _ Twigs and branches
#12 - 100 x challenge - Lensbaby
This is another of the tags I have been tying to trees and bushes on our walks, in the hope that it will brighten someone's day.
Have a wonderful weekend and stay safe.
the future ripening...
forgive me for deleting group comment codes...
they're not my thing.. tho I do appreciate the visit!
Trying to focus through leaves to the last leaves of a red-twig dogwood in front of an October Glory maple tree.
Experimenting. No increased saturation, vibrancy, or curves or contrast. Just lovely rain all day!
Demo photo with leaves:
Even when we remove small-bird feeders, one hawk or another uses the twig above the empty holder as a perch. Distant conifers surround the perch feeder with green hues; not a post-processing effect.
Growing bolder in the rain.
Larger view of wet head feathers: www.flickr.com/photos/jan-timmons/49265744782/sizes/k/
I tried different approaches on this daily perpetual calendar, but I prefer the shallow depth of field and painterly look of this image (I think that might come as no real surprise for most of those who know me here on Flickr ; ))
Macro Mondays - theme of November 1, 2021: Holes
[the holes are 5mm wide, the space in between 7 mm]
Happy Macro Monday, everyone !!
title inspired by 'When the Stars go Blue' by Ryan Adams:
Here the live version of The Corrs & Bono
a cluster of Scilla siberica / Siberian squill or wood squill
( in German: Nickende Sternhyazinthe / Blaustern = Blue Star )
Wishing you a comfortable Sunday (it's raining here)
Love & Peace ! 💙
Some random information:
The colour of a star comes from its temperature. The coolest stars appear red, while the hottest stars are blue. Blue stars are stars that have at least 3 times the mass of the Sun and up. Whether a star has 10 times the mass of the Sun or 150 solar masses, it’s going to appear blue to our eyes.
(source: www.universetoday.com/24362/blue-stars/)
CrAzY enough, that this young squirrel had found its way high up on a linepole and was sitting there without any movement for quite a while. From this ‘Squirrel’s Eye View’ he either was watching what was going on in this Wild Garden in West Wales or could it be that he did not know how to get down this pole ? He looked quite undetermined if not a bit scared. So was I when I saw this and that’s why I put some food for him near the pole and made sure the stray cat was not around.
After a while he had managed to come down safe and sound and enjoyed his treats.
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]
😄 Happy CrAzY TuEsDaY 😄
Taken 15.07.2020 and uploaded for
Crazy Tuesday #ShallowDepthOfField
ƒ/2.8
108.0 mm
1/500 Sec
ISO 100
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!
Cephalanthus occidentalis.
Yes, it reminds me of the virus, too. The next one, when the flower blooms, even more so.
Shallow Depth of Field.
😄 HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday 😄!
Tomorrow is the 1st anniversary of your death - one year without you in our live! If i could get a 2nd chance ...there is so much unsaid :(
Spend all your time waiting
For that second chance
For a break that would make it okay
There's always some reason
To feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
Oh a beautiful release
Memories seep from my veins
Let me be empty
Oh and weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
In the arms of the angel
Fly away from here
From this dark cold hotel room
And the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the angel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SiylvmFI_8
Vielen Dank für Eure Besuche, Kommentare und Sternchen!
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"Some of the days in November carry the whole memory of summer as a fire opal carries the color of moonrise." — Gladys Taber
Crazy Tuesday - theme of November 16, 2021: Negative Space
[using a texture of Topaz Labs here; I am trying out textures these days ; )) ]
Hope you have a happy November Tuesday : ))
...my kingdom for a horse.
Yerba and Soraya.
Horseplay in the west paddock at Mill Farm in Taunton Deane.
These are rain droplets on a metal hand rail beside some steps in my local High Street. A slight bend in the hand rail generated the shadow.
Thanks for visiting.....
You take care out there.
Macro of a begonia from my garden. It's actually a deeper colour but I preferred it this colour as a photo.
~ Yoko Ono
A silver fork in front of a psychedelic wrapping paper backlit in my light tent ... and some experiment with water droplets
Crazy Tuesday - theme of June 9th, 2020: Silhouette
(Yesterday, Monday 8th June, had been the World Oceans Day ... so that's my belated contribution to it, too)
I will be browsing later in the evening due to (crazy) work :)
Happy Crazy Tuesday - I hope, this is enough craziness for today ;D
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Jeder Tropfen im Ozean zählt.
~ Yoko Ono
Eine Silber-Kuchengabel vor einem psychedelischen Geschenkpapier, von hinten beleuchtet in meinem Lichtzelt ... und ein Experiment mit Wassertropfen
Verrückter Dienstag - Thema am 9. Juni 2020: Silhouette / Scherenschnitt
(Gestern, Montag, 8. Juni, war übrigens der Weltozeantag ... das ist auch mein verspäteter Beitrag dazu)
Happy Crazy Tuesday ;D
(ich werde erst heute Abend richtig Zeit für Flickr haben)
Well ok, it looks more brown but I think it's a female small blue butterfly, and it was certainly the smallest butterfly I've photographed - their wingspan is only about 27mm wide!
Thanks to David www.flickr.com/photos/wildlifedave/ for pointing me in the right direction to enjoy this lovely meadow :)
This was the song that buzzing in my head as I crept after these lovely little things:
23/30: April 2021: A month in 30 pictures
A busy day today. I baked some salted caramel cupcakes, among other things. Dropped one when I went to take a photo...yes, of course it landed face down :(
I took a few photos of them and then deleted them by mistake. So here's a rose.
Alternative fall colors: a red maple leaf reflecting on a wet smooth surface with water drops all around.
Eagle River, Vilas County, Wisconsin
OC218310m
For Anything goes 2021 - Lovely dead crap
Smile on Saturday - Dead or dying flowers
This rose is from a bouquet I had a while back...I couldn't throw something this beautiful out. It's resting on a vintage book. I used Omni filters and I finished it with a texture (my own). The rose is a little dusty but hopefully that adds to the aged beauty effect! ;)
Hope you're all having a wonderful Saturday
Around this time of year the sun will rise between the bridge arches. However, despite trying for many years I have yet to get the shot I really want, with the sun just cresting the hill behind in the centre of the arch. I thought I’d cracked it this time, the conditions looked ideal prior to sunrise and then right at the critical moment a blob of cloud settled on the horizon 😖. Still there’s always next year and I still managed to get some reasonable shots😎.
I’d been using my EOS R plus Tilt Shift lens for most of the shoot and at the last minute I grabbed this shot by just resting my Olympus camera on the bridge decking in order to get the very low angle.
~ Mehmet Murat İldan
taken this spring on a stroll around the neighbourhood ... somehow I loved this weathered and oil-stained pink blossom :))
I still don't have a similar flower on the rear of my bike ...
(playing around with Analog Efex Pro 2 and textures)
Happy Sunday and HSS :)
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"Jedes Mal, wenn Ihr Eure Kindheit vermisst, fahrt mit dem Fahrrad!"
~ Mehmet Murat İldan
.... gesehen bei einem Frühjahrs-Spaziergang durch die Nachbarschaft. Irgendwie mochte ich diese etwas verwitterte und ölverschmierte rosa Blüte.
Ich habe immer noch kein ähnliches Blümchen am Heck meines Fahrrads ... ;))
“May your coffee be stronger than any challenges you face today. But if not, remember: DON’T throw your cup at anyone. You need it for refills.” – Nanea Hoffman (Sweetpants & Coffee)
Love this quote ; )))
(and no, I don't throw things at anyone - at least most of the time, lol)
Crazy Tuesday - theme of August 10, 2021: Choose one Colour
As I missed the theme 'My favourite drink' due to wandering about in the Allgäu Alps the colour for this theme had to be coffee brown - glad I found my old brown (and sturdy) Italian coffee cup at the very back of the cabinet : ))
22/31: October 2020: A month in 31 pictures
88/100: 100 x challenge - Flowers
88/100: 100 Flowers 2020
A just in case shot in the garden this morning while the dahlia still had raindrops on from the overnight rain.
Another portrait of one of the greys I spent some time with.
This horse has longer hair than I have seen before on a horse. Most owners keep the front above or around eye level, but the length here gives his face so much character!
Nikon F3
Kodak TMax 400
Nikon 105mm f/2.5 (manual focus)
Developed in Ilfosol 3
Photographed while exploring with Fukuda-san, Kaori-san, Katsushi-san, Kiyoshi-san, Naoko-san, Osamu-san, and Yoshikatsu-san. Kagurazka, Shinjuku, Tokyo. December 22, 2014.
Draußen. Eine Pflanze, die sich zur Sonne reckt.
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This grass stretches towards the sun – ok, the point of light is not a shrunken sun, but just a reflection ;-) – as we like to do in low-light winter times. The light in the day slowly but surely shines longer – after that I stretch myself too ;-)
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Dieses Gras reckt sich zur Sonne – ok, der Lichtpunkt ist keine geschrumpfte Sonne, sondern nur eine Reflektion ;-) – so wie wir es zur lichtarmen Zeit im Winter auch gern machen. Das Licht am Tag scheint langsam aber sicher länger – danach recke ich mich auch ;-)
Sie schicken mich gleich rüber. Dabei sind sie selbst verführerisch.
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These three blackberries refer to their colleagues. Should I spare them? I think I'll wait until they almost tumble down – then they taste best anyway ;-)
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And I wanted to try the Samyang 2.0 / 135 mm with extension rings – it has such a nice soft bokeh, isn't it?
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Diese drei Brombeeren verweisen auf ihre Kollegen. Ob ich sie verschone? Ich glaube, ich warte bis sie fast runterpurzeln – dann schmecken sie sowieso am besten ;-)
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Und ich wollte mal das Samyang 2.0/135 mm mit Zwischenringen kosten – es hat doch so ein schönes weiches Bokeh, oder?
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#SmileOnSaturday / #BeginsWithB
I have a problem. Even if I use a continuous shutter to capture motion, when the noise of the shutter (even on muted, which isn't much mute) stops, birds must know that and off they fly! I lose my chance at getting a bird in flight.
I know all of you expert birders don't stop that shutter finger at key moments, but how do you pause to refocus? I miss key motion shots after trying for... I won't even disclose for how many years ;-)
Off for a walk after taking blurry photos of this shrike in flight.
#macromondays
#EDC
Actually more of a pre-pandemic EDC item: a stainless steel toothpick with a blade made of 925 silver ( 4 cm / 1,5 inches long ).
Since antiquity it has been known that silver has anti-bacterial and desinfectant qualities which makes it a good material for a re-usable toothpick, I guess. Not that I have used it all that much in restaurants recently, because for obvious reasons I haven't eaten out much since the pandemic started. But it's one of those extra Everyday Carry Items I usually always have with me, in a small pouch so it will always stay clean in my bag. Other extra EDC items are: camera with extra battery, an assortment of adhesive plaster, one or two safety pins, paper handkerchiefs, a very small vintage, composable screwdriver (nice for fixing the tiny screws on the hinges of my eyeglasses), a miniature Swiss pocket knife, a nail set with file and scissors, a small wooden comb, chewing gums, and the pandemic usual suspects: a bottle of anti-viral desinfectant, and a spare mask. And no, I haven't been a girl scout ;) The small screwdriver had been my first choice for the theme, but it didn't look as interesting in close-up as this toothpick and its small steel case with their nice surfaces, textures and reflections.
Single shot, illuminated from the left with a yellow light, from the right with an LED lamp without colour filter, and slightly form the front with an LED flashlight that emits a blue-ish light, and processed in DXO PhotoLab 5 and Analog Efex.
HMM, Everyone!
"If you feel you have to open a particular door, open it, otherwise all your life that door will haunt your mind!"
~ Mehmet Murat ildan
Crazy Tuesday - theme of August 31, 2021: Doors / Door Handles / Door Knockers
This is actually an optical illusion:
You are not really looking through a doorway into our bedroom, but looking at the bedroom cupboard with the wooden door / door handle on the left and a reflection of our bed in one of the mirrored doors of the cupboard on the right ...
Ha, got you : ))
Happy Tuesday !
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Optische Täuschung für Crazy Tuesday:
Kein Blick durch eine Türöffnung, sondern Blick auf unseren Schlafzimmerschrank - links die Holztür mit Türgriff, rechts die Spiegeltür mit reflektiertem Bett : ))
Thema: Türen / Türgriffe / Türklopfer
Einen schönen Dienstag !
Day 78/365:
Smile on Saturday - White flowers
These roses are just past their best so I filled the frame to miss out the worst parts. HSoS
To confuse or at least delay the little wild rabbits from buffet dining, we purchased several wine or whiskey barrel halves last fall. Then planted bulbs: a mixture of potential tulips and a crocus or two.
Rained again last night and the temps grew chilly. Little sun to warm the blooms and to watch them open outside.
The tallest of these shoots measures barely 3 inches/7.6 cm. So small and so welcome on a dark day.
Thanks for looking!