★The ShowStopper ★
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I couldn't help noticing these tiny delicate grasses hidden between the spectacular flowers. I thought they were so unassuming in demeanour yet every bit as beautiful as the botanicals surrounding them.
Taken at Auldearn Farm, Elgin, Western Cape, South Africa during the 2015 Elgin Open Gardens.
With its fancy markings and bright colours, this orchid was a favourite at Winnipeg's orchid show a few years ago.
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I decided to post this huge dahlia to kick off the beginning of our dahlia season. It was recently spotted in a local park, then edited with an added effect in Topaz Studio 2. HSS!
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We were traveling Northeast from the Grand Tetons to the Yellowstone south entrance and met these powerful and resilient herd. Its was a marvelous sight to watch them this close. They gave the sense of freedom, embedding lively soul in the otherwise bland landscape.
After a few minutes they just moved from the road to the grasslands. This was a quick stop and didn't got enough time to roll down the windows and click them. I shot it right from the drivers seat, the little dirt and specks you see are the hanging corpses of the dead bugs sticking to the windshield!
UP 3985 puts on a spectacular show as it pulls the Pacific Limited through Emory in Echo Canyon on Aug. 2, 1992.
Showstopper… The trail down to where I was standing in the falls was practically a straight meandering drop of about 150 feet. The recent rainfall added to the adventure. Today I chose to shoot tighter with a longer focal length (34mm) than I usually do. Next time, I'll try some wider shots in the 16- 28mm range. From where I was standing in the waterfall, I didn't see a safer way to get lower because of the vertical cliff on the side of the falls, the sweeping flow of the water and slick, steep rock face. I'll try some different strategies the next time I'm here. After I hiked back up and out of the gorge and looked at my Garmin, I just shook my head and thought to myself “no way” It was only .46 of a mile out and back and the descent displayed 230 feet. I felt as though it had been two times over... FS Rd 150, Rabun Gap, North Georgia Blue Ridge
Late, burnt orange sky reflecting off the Mighty Fraser River.
British Columbia
Canada
The Fraser River /ˈfreɪzər/ is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1,375 kilometres (854 mi), into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver]. The river's annual discharge at its mouth is 112 cubic kilometres (27 cu mi) or 3,550 cubic metres per second (125,000 cu ft/s), and it discharges 20 million tons of sediment into the ocean.
The river is named after Simon Fraser, who led an expedition in 1808 on behalf of the North West Company from the site of present-day Prince George almost to the mouth of the river.
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(Happiest) by the River
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'You were born an original, don't die a copy
Credits:
Outfit: Tres Blah - Ivy Lingerie Set
Hair: RAMA RAMA.SALONxSintiklia - Sofia Hair
Body: Legacy Meshbody
Location: Backdrop City
We visited the Arley Hall Garden Festival on Sunday and there was a great lineup of Morgans on display. I couldn't resist taking a few snaps and I was even less resistant to having a really good play with this one.
I hope you enjoy it and thanks for visiting.
Cluke.
Another showstopper of a trumpeter swan in a majestic pose “titanic like” with wings spread backwards in late February 2020, Saanich, Vancouver Island, BC.
These swans from the Pacific Coast Population winter in British Columbia, after summering in Alaska. Trumpeters from Alaska begin the winter migration along the British Columbia coast around November 1 with peak populations in January or early February. Spring migration begins in mid- to late February, depending on the weather. (Source “Hinterland Who’s Who”). I will really miss these beautiful birds as they will likely migrate back to Alaska any day now.
Showing off this gorgeous new outfit "Marlena" from POPPY that's out now at Lootbox - a Gacha Event! (outfit comes with vest, shorts with garters, stockings, and RARE hat with color change band)
D218A Hair - tram
Rose Skin - YS&YS
Taylor Vivid Eyeshadow (Gacha) - Veechi
Wicked Boots - Lassitude & Ennui
Bento FIngerless Gloves - [[ masoom ]]
"Marlena" Pose Set by oOo Studio
Cabaret Skybox & Microphone - NOMAD
Chair Prop - Le Poppycock
After waiting in Darlington siding to let CP 113 pass by, the holiday train picks up speed through a rural crossing to reach its next destination in Oshawa on time. As daylight rapidly disappears into the early evening, the lead reindeer is appropriately lit up at the front of locomotive 2249.
I've been on vacation most of the summer, I hope everyone's been having a nice one! Saw some great shows which inspired this one. Much love. ♥
Details here: fashionmaul.wordpress.com/2019/08/26/098-showstopper/
Not my usual photo subject, but one that I am quite proud of. Retirement has allowed me to pursue a long time love of baking - bread, pastry, CAKE! I'm also quite a fan of the Great British Baking Show.
For my son's birthday, I made this S'mores cake. If you are not familiar with the campfire treat, it is graham crackers, milk chocolate, and toasted marshmallows. My cake version is a chocolate cake, filled between each layer with a graham cracker crust, chocolate ganache, marshmallow buttercream - and a layer of toasted marshmallows! The outside decoration is simliar with the addition of Italian meringue flowers and swirls, toasted with a torch. Heavy, rich, and oh, so yummy.
For 123 pictures in 2023 "Chocolate"
The minion trio got together for their final show of tour, but Dave was mortified to discover he'd forgotten his outfit...
4 separate shots to blend the focus and create the right lighting on each minion, and the final shot for the lights behind. Each minion lit from above with a 580exii with snoot, and some fill lighting from the left, 580exii with lastolite ezybox speedlite. Shot on white perspex.
We were driving through the Grand Teton National Park and saw this herd of bisons conjuring an enormous momentum, probably shooing away the prong horns that might be grazing too close for their liking (prong horns are a bit far and were quickly dispersed when they saw these ginormous things coming their way).