Day 28/365:

Buoys at Lulworth Cove, Dorset. Texture added (my own).

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.

My new clematis bloomed for the first time and I am thrilled with its color.

Thanks for viewing!

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

Happy Monochrome Bokeh Thursday - HMBT!

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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"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 !

Water Street, Gastown, Vancouver. April 19, 2015.

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

#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

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/

59/100: 100 x challenge - Flowers

100 Flowers 2020

I used a film filter on this and quite liked the vintage feel it gave.

one petal at a time

a handful of light

expanding

舟蔵の里, Ishigaki, Japan

For the Crazy Tuesday group’s theme of narrow field of focus, or open aperture/shallow depth of field. Hope this passes muster.

Using the camera on my iPhone as I enter the 14th month of my 6th month self-challenge!

ODC close enough to touch

Behance / Instagram / ETSY

Hello All,

I've always enjoyed all of the varied stages of a flower's development. This nearly-formed flower attracted my attention during a walk in the neighbourhood. I thought the petals looked like fingers ... I guess I am a hopeless romantic.

Thank you Lou for the ID! I am so appreciative of my Flickr friends who help me out in so many ways! Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

Thank you so much for your views and for leaving a comment. I do appreciate hearing from you! Have a wonderful day!

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Apple blossoms after sunset

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Frost on a lone hazel leaf.

14/31: October 2021: A month in 31 pictures

#93 - 100 x challenge - Lensbaby

This beautiful rose is called a whiter shade of pale and was a present for my last big birthday. A little scary as my next big birthday is coming up next year.

Lensbaby Velvet 56 and Omni filters

The way life used to be!

Searched the archives for something other than blossom shots!!! Have a good weekend everyone and thanks for all the kind comments and favs on my recent uploads :)

“Happiness lives inside of the smallest moments.”

― Christy Ann Martine

for example, when finding beauty in rust and moss ...

this is a rusty, mossy screw head on a weathered green fence post - seen on a Sunday stroll through the spring fields ... and I couldn't resist its rugged beauty : ))

Wishing you a lot of small (and big) moments of happiness and joy !!

Thank you so much for stopping by and taking time to make a comment - very much appreciated <3

74/100: 100 x challenge - Flowers

100 Flowers 2020

A Lensbaby shot of my Osteospermum. One of the plants we purchased on our recent visit to the garden centre. It's brightening the garden up nicely.

Pale Yellow Rose in my garden at blue hour.

Behance / Instagram / ETSY

Another macro double exposure where I made the first image totally blurred and the second in focus. I'm enjoying these but am aware it's all a bit samey...needs must though. This one is the echinops in my garden. The bees love these and I was being dive bombed constantly while photographing.

Trying to catch up after my break but had our grandson for the afternoon so will attempt to catch up this evening.

6 :52. Low key

It's blowing a gale outside with torrential rain forecast...so I've had a happy hour or so looking back over sunnier times in Crete earlier this year :)

Lange Schatten und lichte Punkte. Das Jahr 2020.

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Maybe a rope to hold on to. A lot of shade this year, for many stinging like needles. A lot has changed for many, is still changing. Maybe there is also a soft base. Just like here. And – where there is shadow, there is also light – so they say. Just like here. A lot is being questioned or reconsidered in order to make it better in the future. So it fits that green is also known as the color of hope ;-)

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Again serious thoughts on my part. Although I have implemented this picture very playfully and with a lot of fun ;-) I wish you all that you can also act in a playful way – and have fun doing it :-)))

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Vielleicht ein Seil zum Festhalten. Viel Schatten in diesem Jahr, für viele wie Nadeln so stechend. Für viele hat sich viel verändert, verändert sich immer noch. Vielleicht gibt es auch eine weiche Basis dazu. So wie hier. Und – wo Schatten ist, da ist auch Licht – sagt man so. So wie hier. Vieles wird gerade in Frage gestellt oder überdacht, um es in Zukunft besser zu machen. Da passt es doch, dass Grün ja bekanntlich auch noch die Farbe der Hoffnung ist ;-)

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Wieder einmal ernste Gedanken meinerseits. Obwohl ich dieses Bild sehr spielerisch und mit viel Spaß umgesetzt habe ;-) Ich wünsche Euch allen, dass Ihr ebenfalls spielerisch agieren könnt – und viel Spaß dabei :-)))

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Ingredients: Felt pad (called cam pad and used as a base pad for outdoor photography), pins, sewing thread, bicycle light, bathroom (the only relatively dark room today with only three small window gaps ...) / Dimensions width: 1.77 inches

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Zutaten: Unterlage aus Filz (Cam-Pad genannt und bei Draußen-Fotografier-Unternehmungen als Bodenunterlage dienend), Stecknadeln, Nähgarn, Fahrradleuchte, Badezimmer (Der einzige verhältnismäßig dunkle Raum heute mit nur drei kleinen Fensterluken ... ) / Abmessungen Breite: 45 mm

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#MacroMondays 2020 / July 20 / #Numbers / HMM to everyone!

#YourBestShot2020

The white fog is really accentuated here in black and white, adds quite a bit of contrast to the scene

the weather today

the universe sparkles

bright with childhood

dress-up diamonds

even better than the real

she sings

a constellation

it costs nothing

I've turned comments off for now (not forever)

my happy thanks to all who share the space :-)

forgive me for deleting group comment codes...

they're not my thing.. tho I do appreciate the visit!

Played with an open aperture to create a shallow depth of field for a dreamlike effect.

Happy Monochrome Bokeh Thursday :-)

Last rays of the July sun this evening. And the Black Eyed Susans, and their friends, are dancing once again. 🌻🌻

7 Days With Flickr - Macro or Close-up

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