Leica M3 DS, Summicron 50/f2, Fuji xtra400, f/8, sunny16. Detail of a city gate, Teramo (Italy)

Laowa FFii 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO, stacked and developed in Affinity Photo

Have a great Thursday :-)

Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias - Valencia.

A Calatrava's building. A wonderful space... really liked the ambient.

On my way to the water to enjoy a good day of paddle boarding, The paddle board is one of the latest from Madpea, The paddle comes with several realistic animations including a few yoga sets. So grab a board and come relax on the water. See you on the surface!

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Wetland Reflections, Dawn. © Copyright 2022 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Dawn clouds reflected in the surface of a wetland pond, Pacific Flyway, New Year’s Day 2022.

The dawn light is remarkably fleeting. The space between “too early” and “too late” can be extremely small, and on a morning like this one I might have only moments to see what is happening in the sky, find a foreground, create a composition, and make some photographs. When the light arrived and a small group of clouds appeared in the distance, I first worked handheld with a long lens in order to narrow the view and get some flexibility about positioning the tree. Then I grabbed another camera that had a wider angle lens attached, and I made a few photographs that included more sky and water than seen here.

I have photographed in some remarkable landscape, where particular objects demanded attention. But this landscape along the Pacific Flyway is not that sort of place. To be honest, often it can seem plain and even boring. Much of the area is agricultural country, and nearby there are large cattle operations — not the most scenic or pleasant of landscape subjects. But for a few months each winter the fields flood and migratory birds return, and when the conditions are just right magic may happen.

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.

An orca and surfaces to take a breath after

LeitzWetzlarGermany Elmaron 120mmf2.8

Something a bit different - a landscape of droplets on red plastic.

Had the (mis)fortune to be working on the plastic, prepping an art installation for Hobart's annual DARK MOFO. Rained pretty much the whole time and we were well over it by the end.

For this pic however, the sun came out for a few moments and the 'art' was hard to pass up!

Ricoh GRii, 18.3mm f/2.8, 1/1250th sec at f/5.6, ISO 200

Do these fins of rock look like they belong to giant, subterranean fish? I’m imagining a school of giant, stone fish swimming across the desert, just under the surface of the sand.

Moraine Lake, Banff National Park

This is called Sweet Floating Grass (Glyceria fluitans), and here, in its last year's incarnation, it can be seen doing just that .... lying flat on the surface of the water at the edge of the reservoir, just breaking the surface tension here and there. I thought the blades' little cargos of dewdrops, the shadows of the rushes on the bank, and the circles where the surface tension is disturbed, added a bit more whimsy to the vignette, though I wish I understood the physics of it all a bit more!

The colours are for real. About that, AI says: "Glyceria fluitans (Floating Sweet-grass) may appear pink in September due to the presence of anthocyanin pigments, which are produced in response to environmental factors associated with autumn, such as cooler temperatures or changes in light.:

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helios 44-2 58mm

A moment of perfect stillness on a frigid morning. A magnificent male Gadwall duck confronts the viewer with a direct, unwavering gaze as it floats on the icy water. A delicate dusting of frost on its head and the thick mist rolling in the background speak to the deep chill in the air. This intimate, eye-level perspective reveals the breathtakingly intricate, lace-like patterns of its feathers, creating a powerful portrait of serene resilience against the cold.

HMCS Windsor leaves Halifax Harbour

since i still haven't replaced my camera, i decided to use this little tool called photostreamlet and move a few pictures over from my early time at fotolog.net ...

i thought i'd pull the whole collection over, but now i only want to get the ones that still make me smile.

from www.fotolog.com/gail/1316244

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An arch of clouds reflect in the misty mirror surface of Lower Pettibone Lake at dawn on the 4th of July, Highland State Recreation Area, Michigan.

Copyright © 2008 Richard Thompson. All rights reserved.

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the flatiron building, new york city

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Whale, Iceland

I almost walked straight past this wonderful female basilisk lizard that was sunning herself on an old torch lily head. I love how long her rear toes are and its easy to see from these how they can easily run across the surface of the water, giving them their nickname of 'Jesus Christ lizards'.

While waiting at the Metro station I took a shot of the platform.

seifert surface and his brother created this. simply put: very cool!

Nikon 14-24/2.8G

Collembola under a drop of water.

The Collembola's (aka Dicyrtomina minuta forma ornata) feet make use of surface tension that allow it to walk upside down on a drop of water.

Dublin - Ireland

The spacemen squad is taking a surface tour in an appropriate verhicle. The characteristic canopy of the Bulb-0-US rover gives all passengers an excellent view of the lunar landscape. Benny was driving before, but a very avoidable collision between the back right wheel and a lunar rock left him in the passenger seat.

I'm very glad I could squeeze in a rover for this year's Febrovery. I've been enjoying the subsmissions very much, and I hope you have too!