Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. Albert Camus.

Thank you so much everyone for all your thoughtful, wonderful and kind comments. I cannot convey really how much your support means to me - but please believe it is possibly and most probably more than you will ever know…Sue x

A breaking wave from roughly the same area as the previous shot. From the beach between the Hayle Estuary and Godrevy

beach...

This is cropped to capture the middle of the wave before it fell away to either side.

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Sunrise seascape with good size waves at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

It's horrible weather here but my central heating is up high and in my head I'm paddling in the beautiful blue water with the waves just breaking over my feet......

A surfer at Gwithian beach and once again I didn't have the best lens with me for a shot. Taken using a vintage 85mm Nikkor Ais manual lens.. dohh I'm surprised I got a usable shot. This was taken manually and heavily cropped. I really enjoyed trying to get a shot as there were three surfers who were the best I ever saw at Gwithian. This guy was jumping and turning full circle (forgive my lack of surfing terms ) then landing back on the wave keeping his balance...

Aerial sunrise seascape with good size waves at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Fran and I went to the Manasquan Inlet NJ on Tuesday hoping to shoot the Pacific Loon. We spotted it , but way too far for a pic.So I turn my camera on the ten foot waves that were crashing onto the beach and jetty.This is my first attempt at shooting waves.

In between some decidedly changeable weather this couple of surfers entered the water and I'm pretty certain I recognised at least one if not both later on wind surfing and pretty good at it too...

Gwithian Beach...Cornwall :)

Surfs up at Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Australia.; a great day was had by all! :-)

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Unfolding enveloping missiles of soul... Recall senses sadly... Mirage like soft blue like lanterns below... To light the way gladly...

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Taken last night for the Smile on Saturday theme "Flora in Monotone". This resilient little flower still blooms on my balcony, even though it's almost December and it's also getting colder now, with night temperatures approaching 0 °C, and day temperatures not much higher. About two weeks ago, when I actually wanted to photograph a colourful sunset from my balcony, I noticed that the illuminated windows in the house across the street would make a very interesting-looking bokeh background for the yellow flower. Since then I've taken numerous images of this humble little beauty (and her sister), handheld and at higher ISO first (and all of them blurry), then with a tripod crammed in between the balcony table (well, yes, I could move it away) and the balcony parapet, still a fairly shaky affair (and last night it had also been windy); I'd taken the first images with the Lumix LX100, then the next ones with my Oly (with different lenses – this most recent image was taken with the obvious choice, the 60mm macro lens), and I will also still try to get a few nice shots with the Ricoh. When you can't get out to shoot, you've got to find something around your home to fulfill the photoghraphic yearning ;) So you'll see more of this balcony beauty in the future.

Processed in DXO PhotoLab 4, where I've also applied two film simulations from the DXO FilmPack, first the Fuji Reala 100, then the DXO Cross Processed simulation of a Fuji Superior 200 film, because the latter adds a beautiful turquoise-and-hints-of-blue monotone look to any image. I've then further tweaked a few settings in Viveza (Brightness at +7, Contrast at -3) and in Color Efex (preset "Foliage Bump"), and finally, in ON1, added a Glow filter ("Diffuse Glow") and an HDR filter ("Subtle").

Btw could somebody help me with the ID? I'm guessing buttercup, but I'm not quite sure; it's a very sturdy flower with yellow blossoms and lots of herbaceous (you could also call it "weedy") looking green leaves. Thank you :)

HSoS and HSS Everyone, keep smiling, stay safe, and take care!

Für das HSoS-Thema "Flora in Monotone". Gestern Abend auf meinem Balkon fotografiert. Das robuste (eigentlich gelbe) Blümchen hält sich auch bei nun dem Nullpunkt entgegensinkenden Temperaturen und einem unangenehmen Wind tapfer (und könnte mir evtl. jemand bei der Bestimmung aushelfen? Wie gesagt, das Blümchen ist gelb und hat viele, recht [un-]krautig aussehende grüne Blätter; ich tippe auf Hahnenfuß, bin mir aber nicht sicher; Danke schon einmal!).

Seit zwei Wochen fotografiere ich diese unscheinbare Balkonschönheit und auch seine ebenso hübsche Schwester immer mal wieder zur blauen Stunde (und gestern Abend war es sogar bereits dunkel). Eigentlich hatte ich seinerzeit bloß einen besonders schönen Sonnenuntergang vom Balkon fotografiert, bei der Gelegenheit aber entdeckt, dass die erleuchteten Fenster im Haus gegenüber einen schönen Bokeh-Hintergrund für's Blümchen abgeben könnten.

Die ersten Fotos entstanden aus der Hand und bei höherem ISO (alle verwackelt), jetzt nehme ich immer das Stativ, was aber trotzdem eine wackelige Angelegenheit ist, weil ich es immer zwischen Balkonbrüstung und Balkontisch quetschen muss (und ja, den Tisch könnte man auch wegschieben), aber ich habe jetzt schon einige recht hübsche Bilder dieser bescheidenen Balkonschönheit gemacht, mal mit der Lumix LX100, dann mit der Oly und verschiedenen Objektiven (dieses Bild habe ich mit der naheliegenden Objektivwahl, dem 60mm Makro, gemacht - nicht 100%ig scharf, es war gestern ziemlich windig), demnächst versuche ich es auch mal mit der Ricoh. Wenn man schon nur selten zu Fotospaziergängen raus kann, muss man sich seine Motive eben in der Nähe suchen und mit unterschiedlichem fotografischen Werkzeug für die nötige Abwechlsung sorgen ;)

Entwickelt in DXO PhotoLab 4. Nach regulären Entwicklungsanpassungen wie ClearView, Smart Lightning, Objektivschärfe und anschließendem Entrauschen in DeepPrime habe ich noch zwei Presets aus dem DXO FilmPack angewendet, zuerst eine Fuji-Reala-100-Simulation, dann eine "DXO Cross entwickelter Film" Simulation eines Fuji Superia 200, der jedes Bild in sehr angenehmes Türkis-Blau taucht. Anschließend noch kleine Anpassungen in Viveza (Helligkeit +7, Kontrast -3) und Color Efex (Preset "Foliage Bump"), dann noch etwas Leuchten ("Diffuse") und dezentes ("Subtle") HDR in ON1.

Habt ein schönes WE, liebe Flickr-Freunde, und passt gut auf Euch auf!

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

……I thought we’d escape to the coast again this evening - wouldn’t it be great to do just that eh! This particular stretch of coast is on the Lizard - Dollar Cove. So named when a couple of tonnes of Silver Dollars were lost overboard here at Gunwalloe in 1780. Well it’s Friday again, stay cosy & locked down to stay safe and to keep EVERYONE else safe too! A VERY BIG THANK YOU to ALL the key workers who are carrying on to benefit the rest of us - we applaud you all. Alan;-)👏👏👏👏👏

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I had no telephoto or other long lens with me so my trusty Macro lens came to the rescue again. Being in essence 105mm in length I managed this shot. The dark line on the actual ocean is caused by a cloud formation and not put there during processing. I sat on a bank above Booby's Bay and got a series of six all hand held so I was quite pleased to get these shots...

Life is all about sunshine and shadows though and I return today with a shot representative of that and for all the silver surfers out there and their offspring who may become the next generation surfers....

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Aerial sunrise seascape with good size waves at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Surf's Up Sunrise with rain clouds at Avalon on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Aerial top down sunrise seascape with good size waves at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Just to help you feel cool ;)

Definitely putting me in the mood for our upcoming holiday. It was always hanging in the balance but a decision made at last re Jonathan’s breathing problems and his consultant gave the go ahead. Of course it means you get a break from me for a few weeks from Thursday - probably just as this hot humid weather breaks but hey ho, this is England and we are used to life giving rain. For those living in Countries where the forest fires are still raging I hope and pray you get the rain that you need…Sue.:)

Aerial sunrise seascape with good size waves at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Aerial sunrise seascape with good size waves at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Aerial sunrise seascape with good size waves at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

last of this short series, taken last weekend. surf was not great, but it was big enough to draw a crowd, this fellow being one of many strung along the beach for a mile or so.

so very small we are. so very small.

littletinperson

iPad Pro Illustration

Basically, a Ford Galaxie with a giant nose.

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Sunrise seascape with good size waves at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Background:

Armada.

Design (2001): Tony McGuirk (BDP, London).

Foreground (and I think this was the inspiration for the Armada design):

Warehouses of the chemical-pharmaceutical factory Dr. Lamers and Dr. Indemans.

Design (1950): Brinkman & van den Broek & Bakema.

Now a supermarket.

Paleiskwartier, Den Bosch, The Netherlands.

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Aerial sunrise seascape with good size waves at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

OY-MSI Bombardier BD700 Global Express - Execujet Scandinavia

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Surf's Up Sunrise with rain clouds at Avalon on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Good sized waves at Avoca Beach on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Sunrise seascape with large waves washing ashore at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.