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Alles im grünen Bereich. Gut behütet.
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The phrase actually means "everything's rosy in the garden" in English – "everything in the green area" is what they say in German ... It's still rosy here in autumn, the roses are still trying hard, the temperatures are also quite pleasant, it gets darker and therefore cozy, the sun peeks out and the grass still shines in the fresh green – like here under the autumn leaf, which forms a protective roof for the blades of grass after it has sailed down – all a reason to feel good ;-)
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Eigentlich heißt die Redewendung ja "everything’s rosy in the garden" im Englischen – "alles im grünen Bereich" sagt man in Deutsch ... Rosig ist es jetzt im Herbst hier auch noch, die Rosen geben sich noch richtig viel Mühe, die Temperaturen sind auch noch recht angenehm, es wird dunkler und somit gemütlich, die Sonne luchst hervor und das Gras strahlt noch im frischen Grün – so wie hier unter dem Herbstblatt, das ein schützendes Dach für die Grashalme bildet, nachdem es heruntergesegelt war – alles ein Grund, sich wohl zu fühlen ;-)
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#LookingCloseOnFriday / #Leaves / #Hojas
Ich. Ich und ich.
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I wish you a wonderful weekend, dear ones! ;-)))
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Ich wünsche Euch ein wundervolles Wochenende, meine Lieben! ;-)))
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#SmileOnSaturday / #OneWord
Sterne. Manchmal fallen sie direkt vom Himmel ins tiefe Meer.
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"As you know, things are usually difficult to understand from a distance – and we marvel at the sparkling glow. And nothing is lost." I had to think of this song "Stars" by Dota Kehr and the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm "Sterntaler". I think both are so fabulous that I don't want to add anything. So I quickly scoured my little treasure chests for stars. There had to be some left over from my daughter's handicrafts from toddler days long ago ;-) So very small ones that look like glass, with a silver back ... From this, and from a few other ingredients, for my part now I tinkered this sky and the deep sea ...
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"Wie du weißt, sind aus der Ferne die Dinge meist schwer zu versteh'n – und wir bestaunen den funkelnden Schein. Und es geht nichts verlor'n." An dieses Lied "Sterne" von Dota Kehr musste ich denken und an das Märchen von den Gebrüdern Grimm "Sterntaler". Beides finde ich so fabelhaft, dass ich nichts hinzufügen möchte. So habe ich meine kleinen Schatztruhen schnell nach Sternen durchforstete. Da mussten doch noch welche sein – übriggeblieben von den Bastelarbeiten meiner Tochter aus längst vergangenen Kleinkindertagen ;-) So ganz kleine, die aussehen wie Glas, mit einer silbernen Rückseite ... Daraus, und aus noch ein paar anderen Zutaten habe ich nun meinerseits den Himmel und die tiefe See gebastelt ...
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Sterne / Dota Kehr:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHdAQHO2L08
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Ingredients: stars made of plastic, box made of glass as a carrier and spacer, welded-in blue plastic balls as a background (illuminated from below), lighting with bicycle front light, chain of lights (as a reflection in the glass for the bokeh), desk lamp
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Zutaten: Sterne aus Kunststoff, Box aus Glas als Träger und Abstandshalter, eingeschweißte blaue Plastikkugeln als Hintergrund (von unten beleutet), Beleuchtung mit Fahrrad-Frontleuchte, Lichterkette (als Spiegelung im Glas für das Bokeh), Schreibtischlampe
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Nikon Micro-Nikkor-P / 1:3.5 / 55 mm / added Nikkor M2 1:1
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#MacroMondays 2021 / October 04 / #Star / A brillant HMM to everyone!
Die Geheimnisse meines Gartens. Süße Verführung.
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Not only we like to be seduced by sweet fruits – flies of all kinds are also magically attracted ... Hopefully they leave us something – these blackberries still have to ripen a bit until they are deep red to black. There were already some to eat ;-) This year it's so warm that unfortunately many are drying up ...
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Nicht nur wir lassen uns gern von süßen Früchtchen verführen – auch Fliegen jeglicher Art werden magisch angezogen ... Hoffentlich lassen sie uns noch etwas übrig – ein bisschen reifen müssen diese Brombeeren noch, bis sie tief Dunkelrot bis Schwarz sind. Einige gab es schon zu vernaschen ;-) Dieses Jahr ist es so warm, dass viele leider vertrocknen ...
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the secrets of my garden:
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#LookingCloseOnFriday / #SummerFruit / #FrutaDeVerano
“Autumn, It carries more gold in its hand than all the other seasons.”
~ Jim Bishop
Taken yesterday (October 20th), when I was riding home from work with my bike - taking a detour ... I am so glad I took my camera with me :))
Love this Nifty Fifty and its creamy bokeh
Enjoy autumn - and please stay safe !!
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Dieses "Herbstgemälde" habe ich gestern Nachmittag auf dem Nachhauseweg mit meinem Fahrrad gesehen - ich bin froh, dass ich meine Kamera dabei hatte.
Genießt den Herbst - und bleibt gesund !!
This fruit specimen of the Chinese lantern (Physalis alkekengi, Solanaceae) was shot in my "studio" set up on my kitchen counter for shallow depth of field to produce soft bokeh bubbles. The fruit was from a plant growing on the campus of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Although the small, orange berry inside the papery husk is edible, it is not esteemed as food compared to most of the American derived Physalis species including the tamatillo (Physalis philadelphica) and the many smaller ground cherries such as the Cape gooseberry, the aguaymanto (Spanish), and camapu (Portuguese). P. alkekengi is the only Physalis species native to Asia where it is naturally distributed from Central Asia to Japan. It has been introduced in the Americas where it is naturalized in the eastern U.S. and Canada.
NOTE: The geotag is for the location of where the fruit was collected.
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Dew, wind, and sunshine battled for dominance on this newly planted perennial to attract more bees and hummingbirds.
This new red blossom tops a promised hardy plant called Jacob Cline Bee Balm (Monarda Didyma). And it is presumably deer resistant ... somehow.
Macro Monday - Treasured
The treasures here are my original wedding ring that no longer fits, and a watch chain fob that belonged to my husband's grandfather. They are resting on a vintage book. HMM
I have been absent from Flickr for a couple of weeks. I think it's the longest I've gone without posting but life has been hectic and my mojo is still showing no sign of returning. I doubt I will be able to catch up with all your images from the last couple of weeks but will do my best to comment on the most recent.
Just in case you may not know...the title is from Strawberry fields forever by The Beatles. Link below should you care to listen.
More (unknown) flowers from my recent visit to Wrest Park...with added textures and faffing for Sliders Sunday (a rather late entry) HSS
I thought it was a good day to buy grocery store spray roses to brighten my kitchen and of course take pictures of with my new 105 mm.
Day 112/365:April 2022: A month in 30 pictures
I thought I'd use my pigeon eggshell again, this time with some clematis seed heads from my garden.
Populus tremuloides is a deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America, one of several species referred to by the common name Aspen. (Wikipedia)
In my rainy element. As shot from RAW, except to convert to black and white. The vivid green and yellow hues in the rain looked too bright; I'll post at some point.
Thanks for looking! Comments unnecessary. Aspen trees and rain aren't to everyone's taste.
Day 249/365:
Crazy Tuesday - Libraries and books.
I know I did a high key version a couple of weeks ago but all's fair in a 365. This is a blend of two images, I took one of the closed book which came out very dark with some bright highlights and decided to see what it would look like blended with the book page heart. HCT
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.
Day 178/365:
Macro Monday - Tea
Definitely dreaming - Favourite drink
I bought this Jubilee tea from a lovely little shop in Norfolk. It consists of black tea, dried peach and mallow flowers. It's delicious but unfortunately it's a limited edition tea so I may not be able to get more. It's definitely my favourite tea. I bought the tea spoon from Teavana during one of our trips to America, back when we used to travel. HMM
Day 142/365:
This a is a double exposure, I took the first image totally blurred and the second in focus.
Sorry I'm still unable to catch up. Tomorrow my sister is coming over from France to stay with us for about 10 days. It will be difficult to get a photo each day but I'll do my best but it will most likely be a case of post and run
Inspired by #MacroMondays and theme #Curves. I learn quite a bit from this group by researching a word or theme. And discussing themes with my husband. For this theme, he first brought me an old set of French curves, templates used in his physics class.
These are tiny wood shavings he also thought I might use. I popped them into my soft box, used natural sunlight, and felt delighted with the little curls and curves. I hope you like them.
Width of the frame left to right measures less than 4cm/1.57 inches.
and for those interested, a small series of fern images
(including this one) and a few words here:
www.behance.net/gallery/87276245/a-daily-intimacy
comments are off for this one
with my sincere thanks sharing the space :-)
forgive me for deleting group comment codes...
they're not my thing.. tho I do appreciate the visit!
Gib fünf. Und miste aus.
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I'm in the process of clearing out all kinds of things. Lots of magazines, old paper samples, print proof copies and, above all, office paperwork – yes, even books will still have to believe in them ;-) – end up in the paper garbage can. And since metal has no place in the waste paper, I neatly pulled off these old paper clips. And I will probably keep these little ones, at least the unbent ones – even if I will most likely not use them anymore. An outdated method – because: who still prints something today and then staples it together?
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Ich bin gerade dabei, alles Mögliche auszumisten. Ganz viele Magazine, alte Papiermuster, Belegexemplare und vor allem Papierkram aus dem Bereich Büro – ja selbst Bücher werden noch dran glauben müssen ;-) – wandern in die Papiermülltonne. Und da Metall im Altpapier nichts zu suchen hat, habe ich diese alten Büroklammern säuberlich abgezogen. Und werde die Kleinen wohl aufbewahren, jedenfalls die unverbogenen – auch wenn ich sie höchstwahrscheinlich nicht mehr verwenden werde. Eine veraltete Methode – denn: wer druckt heute noch etwas aus und heftet es dann zusammen?
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#CrazyTuesday / #Outdated
I was ridiculously excited to see my first wild praying mantis in Crete.
He was super relaxed about me scurrying around with my macro lens, just relaxing on this picnic bench in the park for the whole hour or so we were there.
52/100: 100 x ch - Flowers
52/100: 100 Flowers 2020
Another shot of one of my agapanthus flowers emerging. I find them fascinating and love to observe the different stages as they develop. I think this looks like it's wearing a little bonnet.
3/31: "October: A month in 31 pictures"
Smile on Saturday theme - Title Wanted
I had a couple of titles in mind but thought I would wait for some suggestions as that's what the theme suggests.
Title chosen by Paul Fraser, thank you very much for the suggestion Paul.
This echinacea flower has been very slowly dying but I can't bring myself to cut it yet as it still looks so beautiful (through my eyes anyway)
I may have to add this to my flower challenges if I don't get enough 'live' flowers by the end of the year but will hold off for now.
Happy Saturday everyone.
Sunset at the pier in Scheveningen / The Netherlands, it was a wonderful sunny, but cold winter day ...
Experimented with shallow depth of field and a minimalist composition
and for those inclined, 'Celeste' by Pete Kuzma from the album Equilibrium: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsWSvLmw1g0 :-)
comments returning soon ;-)
in the present.. my gratitude for the quiet company!!
Hi Everyone!
I took a notion to check our the interior of a hibiscus with the macro lens. Whaddya know, there were spots before my eyes!
Thanks a million for stopping by and for your comments. I do love hearing from you! Have a lovely day!
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#61 - 100 x challenge - Lensbaby
Crazy Tuesday - Knots
I'm making a start on designing my Christmas cards and tags for this year. This is a close up of some of the tags.
Lensbaby Sweet 35 with macro converters
"The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice."
~ Andrés Segovia Torres
I absolutely agree with the quotation of that virtuoso and famous Spanish classical guitarist :
I first learned to play the violin as a teenager - much later as an adult I finally got myself a classical guitar ... and love the possibility of polyphony with the fingerstyle.
Macro Mondays - theme of August 31, 2020: Sound
[width of this image: 4 cm / the low E string is under 1 mm wide]
Happy Macro Mondays, everyone !!
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"Die Gitarre ist ein kleines Orchester. Sie ist mehrstimmig. Jede Saite hat eine andere Farbe, eine andere Stimme."
~ Andrés Segovia Torres
Da stimme ich absolut zu:
Ich habe als Jugendliche zuerst gelernt, Geige zu spielen - viel später dann als schon Erwachsene habe ich mir schliesslich ein Konzertgitarre zugelegt.
And der Gitarre liebe ich die Möglichkeit der Mehrstimmigkeit, insbesondere mit dem Fingersyle (Fingerpicking).
Macro Mondays - Thema am 31. August 2020: Klang / Ton
Einen schönen Montag euch allen !
Einblicke. Tief ins Glas.
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... can lead to blurred views ;-) On the other hand, it is extremely refreshing to empty the cool content of a glass. Especially in the last evening hours of a nice vacation day ... Cheers :-)
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... kann zu verschwommenen Ansichten führen ;-) Andererseits ist es ungemein erfrischend, den kühlen Inhalt eines Glases zu leeren. Besonders in den letzten Abendstunden eines hübschen Urlaubstages ... Prost :-)
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PS: For a Flickr friend who likes to go on a virtual trip with me ;-)
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PS: Für einen Flickr-Freund, der gern mit mir auf virtuelle Reise geht ;-)
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Travel to Tuscany, Italy /// Reise in die Toskana, Italien /// Como, Lombardia
Male Anna's Hummingbird turned his head and his iridescent feathers caught what little light existed.
Winter solstice today on this continent!
(See first version in first comment.)
Larger view: www.flickr.com/photos/jan-timmons/49255135326/sizes/k/