"The surface of no image / can beat the depth / below the reality. // The raw nucleus of nature / does not reveal."

(Theme: a simple change of order)

The strange patterns on the water surface are most likely caused by sunlight reflecting off a thin film of fuel oil or gasoline. I took this shot close to the disused Stena catamaran dock in Dun Laoghaire Harbour.

Dun Laoghaire Harbour - Co. Dublin - Ireland

A bullfrog taking a moment on the surface to see what’s going on.

If you really wanna get my presence, all right

No sugarcoat, can't be low, I need all facts

Cause baby you gotta know where my head's at

Queensbridge Road, Hackney

Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias - Valencia.

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

Taken for the theme "Guess what this is" of "Crazy Tuesday"...

any guess? ;-)

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Challenge finished: it is a sponge, captured with a 50mm pentax macro smc takumar plus an extension tube of 28mm.

Anhinga ~ (Anhinga anhinga)

With a few greedy wading birds hanging around, an Anhinga makes a few dramatic gestures with its fresh catch as to dissuade any potential thieves.

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Leica M Mono, Voigtlander CS 2.2/50.

Part of the Moving Surfaces sculpture at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa.

Moraine Lake, Banff National Park

Pentax MX

Ilford HP5+

Interesting rock formations at Glyne Gap, East Sussex, England.

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

Blue creek point, Eufaula lake. Pittsburg County, Oklahoma... Decided to post something a little bit different than the stuff I have been putting out lately. The comp is maybe a bit too busy, I don't know, I still like it though. Hate to post and run but I have to go to work. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.

Kruger National Park, South Africa

For Macro Mondays theme; "Mostly White".

HMM!

**(The pie docker is rolled over pie or pizza dough to keep it from rising and creating air bubbles. It sure beats having to prick the entire surface with a fork.) ;))

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

Just coming up for a little air...

Catch you as soon as I can!!!

Patras city sunset near new port.

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.

Mount Vernon, George Washington's home, is built of wood, but the siding looks like as if it is made of stone by rustication, a false appearance of stone.

Detail of the rusticated side of the Mount Vernon mansion. In the 1st and 3rd rows, near the simulated block line, meeting of two wooden boards shows. In the area where painting is off, the original wooden board is shown underneath.

The yellow pine siding boards were cut at regular intervals and beveled to resemble stone blocks. After paint was applied to the board, sand was thrown onto their wet surface so create a stone-like texture. In addition to making the Mansion appear more substantial and expensive, the sand-painted surface protected the wood siding boards.

This week's theme for Mosaic Montage Monday was Mineral Surfaces. A former decorative waterfall seems to indicate a rocky road ahead. HMMM!

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