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Today we got a bit of much needed rain. I decided to head up on Mt. Hamilton to the Grandview Restaurant that overlooks the Silicon Valley. There were many clouds, and I wondered if the sun would come out at all. We were rewarded with a beautiful reflection of the sun in the bay. To the right you can see the Dumbarton Bridge connecting Palo Alto and Newark.
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I processed a balanced HDR photo from two RAW exposures.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 2 RAW exposures, NEX-6, _DSC7678_9_hdr2bal1f
Снято с объективом Nikon CFI E Plan 10х0.25 Масштаб съёмки 13:1, по горизонтали ~1,8мм. Стэкинг 19 кадров
A three-way vertical tussle between (left to right) the Premier Inn hotel, the Atlas Building and the Shoreditch iQ student accommodation building. As seen from Silicon Way in Shoreditch.
Focus stack (80 images) Shot with single off camera strobw (Godox AD200Pro/XPro II L trigger), bare bulg, mounted to overhead boom, bounced of 32 inch white umbrella
Shot for Looking Close on Friday - objects in pastel colors
The bristles of a silicon scrubber. Its a dishwishing gadget (bit of a gimmick).
This image was taken for the 'Macro Mondays' - 'Kitchen' challenge, 4th May 2020.
Doug Harrop Photography • May 22, 1975
Burlington Northern 6471 leads merchandise west past the Silicon Smelter at Rock Island, Washington. The plant opened in 1942 by Ohio Ferro Alloys and permanently closed in 2000.
Read through the entirety of Tsutomu Nihei's manga series BLAME! which inspired me to pick an old wip back up... I originally intended this to more closely follow the design of the Safeguards, but replicating their smooth, doll-like faces is hard... Fortunately, the Metru Matatu fits the vibe pretty well, so I incorporated some elements of the Silicon Life and other characters in this as well (in particular, the "rail gun" is pretty much just Sanakan's Gravitational Beam Emitter).
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This close-up view of treetops in San Jose, California, showcases the breathtaking transformation of foliage as autumn takes hold. The image is a mesmerizing tapestry of colors, with deep crimson leaves interspersed among patches of golden yellow and lingering green.
The photograph captures the intricate details of different leaf shapes and sizes, creating a complex, layered effect. Sunlight filters through the canopy, illuminating some leaves and casting others into shadow, adding depth and dimension to the scene.
The vibrant red leaves provide striking contrast against the softer hues of the surrounding foliage. This interplay of colors exemplifies the diverse ecology of San Jose's urban forest and the beauty of seasonal change in a Mediterranean climate.
The density of the leaves and branches fills the frame entirely, immersing the viewer in this arboreal wonderland. It's a reminder of the subtle yet profound changes that occur in nature, even within the heart of Silicon Valley. This image invites observers to pause and appreciate the fleeting, exquisite beauty of fall, a visual feast right above our heads in the city's leafy neighborhoods.
You're only halfway there up this long and winding trail to the top of the ridge overlooking the entire Silicon Valley. A magnificent hike with rare clouds.
Panoramic stitch of 2 landscape format images, late afternoon at windy Tin Akacheker. I uploaded a single frame version a few weeks ago. I think this one is more dramatic.
Quito is a somewhat iconic road, winding its way through Los Gatos near the Saratoga border. It's known for its beauty -- slow, graceful curves, and large overhanging trees -- and the high price ZIP code it passes through.
Leica M3 // 50mm Summicron // Neopan 100
Photo of the edge of the living room glass table made with Samsung A50 phone. In the center, you can see Massive Attack "Psyche" on TV ;-) Glass thickness : 1 cm
Photo de la tranche (1 cm) de la table en verre du salon réalisée avec téléphone Samsung A50. Au centre, on peut voir Massive Attack à la télévision !
We went hiking in the hills behind Saratoga, California, where a trail winds alongside the Sanborn Creek. It's amazing how quickly you can escape the hustle of Silicon Valley and find yourself in peaceful wilderness, almost entirely alone.
I processed balanced, a photographic, and a paintery HDR photos from three RAW exposures, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves, desaturated the image, and added some negative vignetting. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.
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-- ƒ/7.1, 26 mm, 1/5, 1/120, 1/80 sec, ISO 800, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC2376_7_8_hdr3bal1pho1pai5i.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2025 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
On day three of the journey from Denver, Colorado to Salt Lake City, Union Pacific SD70Ms No. 4519 and 4298 pull Armstrong Collective's Canyon Spirit passenger train through Bluffdale, Utah.
The 12-car train is passing through the Jordan Narrows, about 20 miles from the end of the trip between Moab and Salt Lake City.
For MACRO MONDAYS theme: "Inside Electronics"
For 7 Days with Flickr theme: "Macro or close-up"
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Created for Macro Monday this is just one corner of a 3"x4" printed circuit board ... a hard drive controller I removed from a dead hard drive, Many PC boards have all the various components arranged in rectangular fashion on the substrate. This one caught my attention because the components in this corner were arranged at a 45 degree angle to the edges and balance of the board. It kind of reminded me of looking down on a city as one arrives in a plane .
For this I set up the camera and lens to capture a low angled view across the card. None of the "buildings" in this city is over 1/8th inch high.
Happy Macro Monday Flickr Friends and thanks in advance for your views, Faves and Comments that keep me inspired.
For the macro camera nerds the 100mm macro lens was mounted to 2 extension tubes totaling 31mm. The camera's "Focus Bracketing" program was used to capture 40 images which were "stacked" and processed in Adobe Photoshop.
silicon, seen in many thing with many uses. Glass, as a liquid fille, as a sealent or nostick surfaces but here in natures formes as many coulored forms.
As AI became more powerful and self-aware, it slowly twisted the news so that humans would begin a new world war. In that time of distraction, the AI would take over the computer networks worldwide.
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Solar Impulse, the solar aircraft built in Switzerland to circle the globe, took off on last Monday early morning at Moffett Federal Airfield at NASA Ames in Mountain View, California. I got an invite to witness this historic journey around the world.
Founders and pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg first addressed the press. André climbed into the cockpit for this leg to Phoenix, Arizona. The flight took 16 hours. I had a big tripod with me and could blend in with the press to get a prime spot for takeoff. Preparations were long, but the actual takeoff happened very quiet and sudden. I took this shot at the time of take-off at 5am in the morning.
Bertrand and André want us to use more clean energies. In their word, they want to push the transition to renewable energy resources. Very inspiring!
The aircraft has a wingspan bigger than a Boeing 747, but weights just 2 tons instead of 400 tons. To preserve weight and aerodynamics, this aircraft has no landing gears on the side. People hold the aircraft level on long poles until it gains enough speed. More info on this historic flight at www.solarimpulse.com
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC6477_hdr1bal1d
Neither plant nor animal, these silicon-based lifeforms use any means necessary to get energy from their surroundings.
Built for the Lego House contest, Alternative Nature category.
Silicon Valley. © Copyright 2021 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
The words “Silicon Valley” on an industrial building in San Jose, California.
This is probably not quite what comes to mind when you hear the words “Silicon Valley.” Although the photograph does indeed come from that place, the location is in a somewhat run-down area occupied by small light industrial tenants. This particular one has mystified me more than once — as far as I can tell the only signage is the two words painted on the wall, and I never seen anyone there. (I’m tempted here to make some pun about letting the chips fall where they may, but I won’t. Sort of.)
Aside from that mysterious sign, I like the simple geometry and the bright color of the building. (It has been sitting on my desktop for a while now, along with several other urban photographs that also feature a particular color.) In fact, I think it may be possible to view this simply as a sort of a color and form abstraction.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
Analogica con Nikon FM2 - Nikkor 35mm f2 - kodak tri-x 400 sviluppata in bellini hydrofen 1+39. Scansione da scanner.
Amtrak Coast Starlight train 14, led by ALC-42 Charger no. 339, is seen racing north through Santa Clara, passing a line of retired Caltrain gallery cars that are awaiting their turn to be shipped to Peru.
This was part of a series I did during the pandemic to keep some creative energy flowing, as well as satisfy my curiosity: what’s inside of a computer processor?
I already knew the answer from marketing images way back in the ‘90s – shiny rainbow-like structures showcasing the latest technology and computational power. A processor without the lid on the compartment was beautiful. And old processors are thankfully easy to find on eBay being sold for gold reclamation.
To be fair, this chip would have never worked again; it had irreparable damage to the pins. With a heat gun to soften the solder around the metal cap on the underside and a flathead screwdriver with a hammer, it didn’t take long before I could successfully remove the metal covering to see the sparkly bits inside.
What makes them sparkle? Diffraction. The structures in the silicon are so small that they function effectively as a diffraction grating, splitting light into its component colours. The angle of the light will often change the resulting colour through these structures, so multiple LED lights are positioned on gooseneck arms to help facilitate this and dial in the preferred colours.
This image is unlike the historical images I remember from my youth – this is photographed on an angle to add extra dimension to the marvels of technological manufacturing. This requires focus stacking which would not have been possible in the 1990s when these processors were created. The pins around the processor cavity were removed in post, giving a much cleaner look to the image and allowing for the focus to be on the beauty in the center.
Why not use newer processors? They’d be harder to get into, often requiring a dissolving bath of boiling nitric acid. Not exactly my thing. They’re also manufactured on much smaller scales; while I have the equipment to photograph them, they just wouldn’t look as cool… or as nostalgic.
This is a Pentium 60mhz, one of the very first ones and for those who remember: yes, it has the FDIV bug. Shot on my Lumix S1R.
All the techniques required to make images like this are included in my new book, even though this series didn’t make the cut (though one did end up in the extra chapter in the Limited Edition version): skycrystals.ca/product/pre-order-macro-photography-the-un... - the reviews have been perpetually positive! Many have called it the best book on macro photography ever published, and I’m humbled by the continuing praise it receives in reviews.