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Im Dezember letzten Jahres habe ich mit der Serie "Phaeno Study" begonnen - und ich habe immer noch einiges davon auf der Platte. Heute gibt es einmal kein Langzeitbelichtungsfoto, sondern eine "normale Aufnahme". Ich hoffe, es gefällt trotzdem!
The morning sun lights up the cottonwoods at Deerlodge Park, Dinosaur National Monument, with a little extra saturation thrown in.
Koi carp Colour study
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Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.
Hello my dear friends :)
I wanted to share this work with you.... unfortunatly i didn´t draw too much this year (btw, one of the oddest years of my life) but still wanted to be present .
Explore 22 Sept 2023. #379
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A few miles downstream from Niagara Falls are these amazing class 6 whitewater rapids, see link for video.
noise is good.
that one phrase sent me down a rabbit hole that I feel so stupid to have not realized sooner.
chroma and luma noise in the right amounts are beautiful and add an extra dimension of texture.
the line we swallowed, hook line and sinker, of noise is bad has resulted in us chasing a dragon massaged by marketing teams. they're not pure evil though. we only have ourselves to blame, it's what we asked for.
but come down this little side path with me for a bit, populated by super geeky digicam fanatics and a whole new world of malarkey opens up.
not those looking for a cheap alternative to film. no, those guys are lost to the world hunting for their next fix.
this malarkey involves appreciating the ccd for it's inherent beauty, warts and all. the noise, the small file sizes that accentuate it, it's a whole thing.
it's a fun new brush to colour malarkey with.
You probably thought what I did: If I post to an award group that requires 3 awards, then I should expect 3 awards, on average. Obviously, any given photo will get more or less, but you figure on average you should get as much as you give, right? WRONG!!
I’ve done a systematic study of how many awards the different award groups give out, and the bottom line is this: The half of Flickrites who do actually give out rewards get nothing in return from the other half of the Flickrites who post and run.
If you’re posting and running, shame on you. If you’re posting and being honest, then you should check out the list below to see which award groups are best and worst.
Details of the study are below; I welcome any data that the group admins wish to share, or from anyone would like to validate these findings. I realize my sample is small and would like to get more data...
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Purpose: Do you get as many rewards as you give in Flickr award groups?
Method: Sample 20 Flickr award groups. Go to page 24 and count the number of awards given to the first 12 pictures; this is deep enough in the pool that awards have stopped, but not so deep that many images have been pulled. I validated a sample of 12 was sufficient.
Result: From a total sample of 240 images posted to award groups, you get 59% of the awards you give out, or roughly you have to give two awards in order to get one. There is huge variation amongst the groups, as you’ll see in table below.
Discussion: At a practical level, it appears that there are two things that contribute to a higher percentage of reciprocity. First, group cohesion makes a difference—for example Shining Star has a relatively higher percentage because many of the members are contacts with each other. Second, a mechanical pool sweeper, if properly used, makes a HUGE difference, e.g. Global Village 2 and Flickr Hearts. The results also show that there are lots of Flickrites who don’t play by the rules. In the case of group awards, without a pool sweeper there is absolutely no penalty for posting and running because there’s no way to get caught.
Group averages… For example, A+++ has 70%, meaning that for every A+++ award you give, you get 0.7 back… Some of the averages are above 100% because of sampling error, and because of multiple invites.
My Winners, 116%
Better Than Good, 116%
Global Village 2, 110%
Flickr Hearts, 88%
A+++, 70%
The Other Village, 70%
Shining Star, 68%
Music to My Eyes, 64%
Dragon Fly, 63%
Flickr Stars (newer one), 62%
Flickr Rose, 60%
Flickr Special, 56%
Perfect Photographer, 40%
Abstract Art Awards, 40%
Photographers Gone Wild, 37%
Peoples Choice, 37%
Colour Art Awards, 30%
Eperke, 24%
Flickr Stars (older one), 20%
I Think This is Art, 7%
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FR-Diorama
Pillow (on the chair), small black picture frames, magazine holders, small storage boxes, woven raffia placemates, flower candle ring, sarge candle and green mini flower pot from www.etsy.com (SmallSpacesInteriors).
Writing desk, pencils and sketch book from www.etsy.com (MiniPlaces Studio).
Chair (in front of the writing desk) from www.etsy.com (miniCHAIR).
Cupboard from our handicraftshop idee.Creativmarkt (painted and pasted by me).
Fashion Royalty - Luxury Decor Dress Form from integrity toys.
Snake-print dress from www.etsy.com (LevitationFashion).
Polymer flowers from www.etsy.com (Mycraftgarden).
Sketches from photographs of the photographer Jessica Truscott (jessicatruscott.weebly.com/)
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Leucanthemum vulgare, also known as Oxeye Daisy and Dog Daisy.
(Description for the Butterfly Aricia agestis follows below)
Family: Asteraceae.
Grows up to 1m tall, flower heads to 5cm across.
Flower season: May to September.
A widespread plant native to Europe and Asia. Plant was introduced to Australia, New Zealand and North America. It likes a temperate climate where the average annual rainfall exceeds 750mm (30 inches). Favouring soils that are heavy and moist, often grows in neglected pastures and along roadsides. Being a typical grassland perennial wildflower, it can be found growing in a variety of habitats. Meadows, fields, under scrub and open-canopy forests, edge of woodlands is also an ideal habitat for the Oxeye Daisy.
A mature plant can produce up to 26,000 seeds, it can also multiply itself by its under-ground root system which continuously puts out lateral shoots to spread away from the mature plant. By spreading itself this way, it produces a negative effect to other native plants growing close by.
In over 40 countries it is considered to be an invasive species, it is also detrimental in meadows where livestock are to graze especially cattle.
This plant was top-raked for pollen production per flower head, in a U.K. study of meadow flowers.
Aricia agestis. Common name: Brown Argus Average wingspan 29mm
Flight Season… May to September.
Unlike most other blue species, the Brown Argus has no blue scales on the upper-side.
Found mainly in southern England and in some parts of Wales not found in Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of man.
Habitat… Most commonly found on chalk or limestone, this is where the ground suits the main food plants. Will also be found on heathland and in open woodland. This species stays local and in small colonies, will not travel more then a few hundred metres from where it emerged.
Generally speaking this species has two broods a year in central and southern England, if the weather is favourable then a third generation is possible.
The Brown Argus Caterpillar’s main food is common Rockrose (Helianthemum chamaecistus)
Ants are attracted to the caterpillar’s “sweet juices” it produces, as it grows bigger. Eventually they will take it underground and continue to “farm” the secretion from the caterpillar, until it turns into a chrysalis. This in turn, protects the caterpillar from predators.