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And now that I'm done futzing around to get my shot for this week's theme I should really get some practicing done.....

Happy Fence Friday

White Oak leaves caught on a branch.

SOOC (straight out of the camera with only the signature added)

I've still got a few reasonable shots from Vancouver's first-ever Harajuku Fashion Walk, but I think this is a good one to stop with as, for me, it really gets the feeling of the event: colourful and fun. Thanks for the last-minute message to get me out with the camera, NJ! Vancouver Convention Centre, downtown Vancouver. February 20, 2016.

Macro image captured at Mt Penang Gardens in Kariong on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia.

Not a teenager yet, but not a child anymore.

Nikon D700

AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

Spring is in full swing - everything is turning green, weather is tricky, sometimes warm, sometimes rainy.

Here, a cat that's living somewhere around. This poor kitten is definitely underfed, and obviously isn't the happiest cat around, I hope to catch some time out of the office soon to take proper care.

Taken with Panasonic GX7 digital mirrorless camera and adapted Konica Hexanon AR 52mm F1.8 manual lens on AR-m43 adapter. Wide-open aperture, at reasonably close to minimum focusing distance, to have as much bokeh as possible. Not bad!

Very sad update, a month later: that cute cat, unfortunately, did not make it through. I haven't managed to catch some break from the office and take proper care, my parents did as much as they could, but it simply wasn't enough. :(

Bokeh style

Fort Collins, CO

I had a long chat about the seasons with my coworker today. No matter how bad it gets, cold, wind, etc, I love me some winter. I am excited it's here. And I will be just as excited when it's all over and spring is here, too.

Artistic bowl at Chazen Art Museum on campus of University of Wisconsin. See related images: flic.kr/p/2o626Uj and flic.kr/p/2o6bSdj

Hello everyone!

This is from my Summer 2015 Archives, an image of a canola field on a hot summer day. I was experimenting with DoF. This is my contribution to Wannabe Warmer Wednesday!

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Because I have nothing better to do before 7:00am :) My neighbors must think I'm nuts!!!

We have new deck lights strung up for the summer festivities. What better way to create some wonderful shallowness!

Canon 7d

200mm

f4

ISO 100

1/100th

buds of leafy plants

F.Zuiko 32mm f1.7

the peculiar bokeh is caused by the 2-blade aperture (@ f4) from a refitted F.Zuiko 32mm f1.7

Singing outside our bedroom window, on a very dull day, in Norfolk.

Taken through the double glazing. ISO 1250.

CPS, Shallow Depth of Field

Pergear 35mm f1.2

Trandafir de la Moldova

Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

Albert Einstein

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I found this making use of my car (last summer); had to photo it, of course.

My old friend Shogo came to Vancouver to say goodbye to our friend, Jody, tragically taken from friends and family in a workplace accident on March 31. Before Shogo left Vancouver, we were able to get out onto a downtown Vancouver rooftop and look out over the city. April 11, 2016.

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Damselfly in flower leaves (Canna Lily)

captured with Zonlai Discover 25mm f1.8 (Chinese manual focus lens)

Made Explore................I haven't had any images reach explore for about two years and now I have had six appear in just over a week!!

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detail of a Agave filifera (the Thread Agave)

Kodak Cine 102mm f2.7

From the archives, taken last September

PA-Shallow Depth of Field

Signs of Fall

Experimental:) I was fascinated by the shadow pattern on the foreground leaf and the background pattern created by the a shallow depth of field

So that is the first week of my 50 photos in 50 days on a 50mm lens.

The good thing about some props is getting to drink them.

HFF!

Areas between Swakopmund and Walvisbay have been fenced to protect the Damara tern. Off -road vehicles and quad-biking has been limited to ensure the birds can nest.

Damara Tern ( Sterna balaenarum) - 23 cm. Small, very pale tern. Adult has black cap extending onto nape and very pale grey back. In flight, black triangular wing tip runs from the carpal to primary tip.

Justification

This species is listed as Near Threatened owing to its moderately small population. If this is found to be undergoing a decline, the species may qualify for uplisting to a higher threat category.

Threats

Land claim, dredging and hotel construction threaten some feeding areas; off-road vehicles may destroy nests particularly as the breeding season coincides with peak human activity on beaches in summer.

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