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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
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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:
“Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.”
― Edith Wharton
It was cold and windy today, but we had lovely sunshine ... so I grabbed one of my cameras which had the Oreston srewed on it and took some images of the (still) bicoloured heather on my balcony (taken through the hazy dirty window : ))
I just needed a bit bokeh madness today and I hope you don't mind
[ Pentax K-5 + vintage manual Meyer-Optik Görlitz Oreston 50mm f/1.8 ]
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
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 😄!
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 ;-)
Eight rotary saw blades with sharp, well-used teeth. Inspired by Smile on Saturday --Things with Teeth.
Looking up a tree at lichen with the soft bokeh of autumn's orange leaves in northern Wisconsin
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Nimm einfach ein Bad. Wenn Du nicht weißt, ob Dich jemand liebt.
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And relax. Until you have torn out all the petals, what you bathe in is wonderfully warm from the sun ... Then you will be relaxed down to the last body fibers and none of the possible answers will scratch you ;-)
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Und entspann Dich. Bis Du alle Blütenblätter ausgerissen hast, ist das, worin Du badest von der Sonne herrlich warm ... Dann wirst Du bis in die letzten Körperfasern entspannt sein und es kratzt Dich keine der möglichen Antworten ;-)
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Ingredients: toy figure (Cy-Klopps), daisy (a tiny one), petals, orange half (diameter approx. 6 cm), orange folder (background), sunlight (approx. 5500 K)
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Zutaten: Spielzeugfigur (Cy-Klopps), Gänseblümchen (ein kleines), Blütenblätter, Orangenhälfte (Durchmesser ca. 6 cm), orangefarbene Sammelmappe (Hintergrund), Sonnenlicht (ca. 5500 K)
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#MacroMondays 2021 / May 31 / #Orange / Relaxed HMM to everyone!
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Het allerbeste voor jou, Hans!
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!
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/)
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/
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.
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.
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.
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.
~ 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 ... ;))
Alternative fall colors: a red maple leaf reflecting on a wet smooth surface with water drops all around.
Eagle River, Vilas County, Wisconsin
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“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 : ))
Macro of a begonia from my garden. It's actually a deeper colour but I preferred it this colour as a photo.
I saw so many wonderful small creatures today, but few as colourful as this jaunty cardinal beetle 💗
...my kingdom for a horse.
Yerba and Soraya.
Horseplay in the west paddock at Mill Farm in Taunton Deane.
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.
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.
~ 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)
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.
#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!
This is the outfield of Charlton Park's Cricket Ground. The Park is in SE London. I was watching my son play cricket. I was sat on the boundary. Depending on the size of your screen you may be able to see the cricketers in the distance.....
Thanks for visiting.....
a small book ribbon and a bookmark depicting Thalia (the goddess / muse of comedy and idyllic poetry) peeking out of the book.
Macro Mondays - theme of 1nd March, 2021: Bookmark
[width of this image: about 6.5 cm; the spine of the book is 3.5 cm wide, the book ribbon 4 mm]
Happy Macro Monday, everyone ... and Happy Reading
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... man kann nie genug Lesezeichen haben ...
Macro Mondays - Lesezeichen
ein Buch-Bändchen und im Hintergrund ein Lesezeichen, das Thalia, die Muse der komischen Dichtung und der Unterhaltung darstellt
Einen schönen Montag und viel Freude beim Lesen
It was a lovely frosty morning yesterday and I managed 10 minutes out in the garden at work with my camera (shh...don't tell my boss!! 😉 )
Versammelt. Geschützt oder eingesperrt?
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At the moment I can only think of such titles – sorry ;-) I found this small gathering of spring messengers here in early February together with my husband on a photo walk. At that time we did not think about social distance or quarantine and what is to come ...
We were lucky, this flower is very rare. The spring knot flower (spring snowflake) is a sub-Mediterranean subatlantic plant of the floodplain and mixed deciduous forests and is strictly protected. The northern limit of natural distribution in Germany corresponds approximately to the Hanover – Wittenberg – Cottbus line.
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Mir fallen im Moment immer nur solche Titel ein – entschuldigt ;-) Diese kleine Versammlung von Frühlingsboten hier habe ich Anfang Februar zusammen mit meinem Mann auf einem Foto-Spaziergang gefunden. Damals haben wir noch nicht an soziale Distanz oder Quarantäne gedacht und was auf uns zukommt ...
Wir haben Glück gehabt, diese Blume ist sehr selten. Die Frühlingsknotenblume (Märzenbecher) ist eine submediterran-subatlantische Pflanzenart der Auenwälder und Laubmischwälder und ist streng geschützt. Die Nordgrenze der natürlichen Verbreitung in Deutschland entspricht etwa der Linie Hannover – Wittenberg – Cottbus.
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Nikon Micro-Nikkor-P / 1:3.5 / 55 mm
#macromondays
#BehindGlass
I don't know. Does this make any sense at all? I guess not ;) You might wonder what you're looking at. HAL turned into a flower power hippie? I really wasn't sure what to do for the theme, tried various things, didn't like any – you know the story.
Then I stumbled upon my Mom's old collapsible linen tester / thread counter. And of all possible and (un)likely things I put a withered aster blossom behind it. Why, when a thread would have been the obvious choice? I really don't know. I considered doing a two image focus stacking, one image with focus on the tiny tubular flowers at the centre of the blossom, and one with the thread counter in focus. But then I thought "One shot has to do." Plus I kind of like the strange-looking thread counter and petal bokeh. I hope you like it, too, although I could understand if you didn't ;)
I didn't do much processing here, just the necessary RAW development in DXO, and then added a slightly matte look in Analog Efex.
HMM, Everyone!
Ich weiß nicht, ob das hier irgendeinen Sinn ergibt. Vermutlich nicht ;) Ihr fragt Euch wahrscheinlich, was Ihr hier seht. Tja, mir wollte zu diesem Thema einfach nichts einfallen; ich habe dies und das fotografiert und fand mal wieder nichts davon brauchbar. Irgendwann fiel mein Blick bei der Suche nach etwas Interessantem auf den alten, zusammenklappbaren Messing-Fadenzähler meiner Mutter. Und von allen (un)geeigneten Dingen habe ich dann einfach eine verwelkte Herbstasternblüte hinter das kleine Vergrößerungsglas des Fadenzählers gestellt. Warum keinen Faden? Keine Ahnung ;)
Ich hatte erst überlegt, ein Zwei-Foto-Fokus-Stacking zu machen, damit auch der Fadenzähler im Fokus sein würde, dachte dann aber "Wenn schon seltsam, dann richtig – ein Foto muss reichen." Und irgendwie mag ich das komische Fadenzähler- und Blütenspitzen-Bokeh. Ich hoffe, Ihr könnt ihm auch etwas abgewinnen ;)
Ich wünsche Euch eine schöne November-Woche!
Macro Mondays - Book
A tiny book of poems I picked up from our village library and a tiny daisy picked from our front garden. HMM
Verflechtung. Um dein Gehirn aus der Hölle rauszuhalten.
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Too much sun can create turbulence for the brain. So that everything spins and you think you're going crazy. Here it is called "having a sunstroke". And that's actually not funny – it can be dangerous. So it is a practical avoidance strategy to place something intertwined on your head ;-)
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Zuviel Sonne kann das Hirn schon mal in Turbulenzen versetzen. So dass sich alles dreht und man glaubt, verrückt zu werden. Hier nennt man das "einen Sonnenstich haben". Und das ist eigentlich nicht lustig – sondern kann gefährlich werden. Da ist es doch eine praktische Vermeidungsstrategie, etwas Verflochtenes auf seinem Kopf zu platzieren ;-)
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Ingredients: straw hat (it always hangs right next to the patio door and sometimes I put it on), red cardboard (to show the intensity of the sun's power and the shadow play), sunlight (we're very lucky here, the sun is shining and it's not raining)
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Zutaten: Strohhut (der hängt immer direkt neben der Terrassentür und manchmal setze ich ihn auf), roter Karton (um die Intensität der Kraft der Sonne zu zeigen und das Schattenspiel), Sonnenlicht (wir haben hier großes Glück, die Sonne scheint und es regnet nicht)
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Sorry, I haven't been here for a long time – hopefully I'll soon have more time to see your pictures! I wish everyone a good Monday! - - - My thoughts are with those suffering from the catastrophic rain. - - -
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Entschuldigt, ich war lange nicht hier unterwegs – bald habe ich hoffentlich wieder mehr Zeit, um Eure Bilder zu sehen! Ich wünsche allen einen guten Montag! - - - Meine Gedanken sind bei denen, die unter dem katastrophalen Regen leiden. - - -
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#MacroMondays 2021 / July 19 / #SunSafety
Sommerblumen. Wie Schneeflocken im Herbst.
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Normally, these flowers do not bloom so late in the year ... The more I was happy about this bunch of flowers at the edge of the forest :-)
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Normalerweise blühen diese Blumen nicht mehr so spät im Jahr ... Umso mehr habe ich mich über diesen Blumenstrauß am Waldrand gefreut :-)
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An autumn walk. / Ein Spaziergang im Herbst.
Realität. Und Schatten.
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And my carpet. I think they fit together perfectly. Unfortunately, the bouquet gets in the way here – on the way over the carpet, out through the kitchen door and into the garden. Where hopefully the sun will shine for the next few days ;-)
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Und mein Teppich. Ich finde, die passen perfekt zusammen. Leider steht der Blumenstrauß hier voll im Weg – auf dem Weg über den Teppich, raus durch die Küchentür und rein in den Garten. Wo hoffentlich die nächsten Tage die Sonne scheint ;-)