This is the ruins of Craigmillar Castle in Edinburgh, which was once the favoured home of Mary, Queen of Scots!

My daughter had a hospital appointment in Edinburgh, today and I drove her there which was fortunate as I managed to discover this old beauty!!

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This is lit by hand in less than one second!

he past few months have been mostly about producing higher quality work. This is not very relevant for social media, but I'm obsessed with the idea of scaling up my images for some future projects.

This is a single exposure, fresh from today. Check out the close-up: twitter.com/ericpare/status/1587956945994108928 😱💙🌟

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This Polar Bear reminds me of a dog that has been told to sit, with its hind legs splayed and its front legs together, and keeping eye contact as if awaiting the next command. Except this Polar Bear was sitting nicely because he wanted to. He knew who was the boss, and he was taking orders from nobody. I took this from a Zodiac (inflatable boat) while the bear was sitting on a stony beach on the east coast of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago. We rounded a blind corner and the bear was there, right in front of us, so this is straight off the camera.

with my lovely wife.

I cannot leave here, I cannot stay

Forever haunted, more than afraid

Asphyxiate on words I would say

I'm drawn to a blackened sky as I turn blue

There are no flowers, no, not this time

There will be no angels gracing the lines, just these stark words I find

I'd show a smile but I'm too weak

I'd share for you, could I only speak, just how much this hurts me

I cannot stay here, I cannot leave

Just like all I loved, I'm make believe

Imagined heart, I disappear

Seems... no one will appear here and make me real...

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This young capricorn in the Julian alp mountains of Slovenia is obviously surprised looking into the lens of a bridge camera, but it's not scared.

Visit this location at [d.p] Ash Falls - Volcanic Beach Rentals and Surf in Second Life

This is a fractal that was created with Frax Pro.

This beautiful waterfall is not too far from the Coombs Old Country Market and their goats, it's inland from Qualicum Beach.

This tiny butterfly is about the size of a nickel, it was seen at Blendon Woods Metropark.

This image taken today at Esquimalt Lagoon near Victoria.

This capture was going to be all about the daffodils seeds however I spied Mr greenfly when he smiled how could I resist.

I know one can not see details, so well, but still.

This alley runs between the new Boroughmuir High School and the road up to the bridge over the canal, allowing step-free access to the nearby canal towpath.

Improvised night shots, sitting the camera on top of some flat-topped railings to steady it for a long exposure.

This barn and the surrounding buildings are a striking sight from the highway.

Spalding County Georgia on a cloudy day

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Listen To My Music Album - Art of Living Alone

This is my 12:12 Men instant photo project entry for June, done on my theme of Doppelganger, with the marvelous Candace 'Wenchi' Simmons

This week in SSC:

"Multicoloured!"

This is one of my favorite OOAK (one of a kind) vintage 60s dolls in my collection.

...and for "Sight and Sound"

The Troggs from a very long time ago!

Wild Thing

Wild Thing

This beautiful tree is a Japanese Maple, and is in the Japanese Garden in Washington Park, Portland. We are just getting some really beautiful fall color now.

My thanks to you all for your wonderful comments and fave's! It is heartwarming and inspiring to me.

This path, in the gardens of the National Trust Stourhead Estate in Wiltshire, invites visitors to take the lovely garden walks.

Team GB entry in this years senior "Haggis wrangling" contest.

West Somerset Railway Spring steam gala - Bishops Lydiard station, Somerset, UK.

Veduta su Castiglione della Pescaia fino ai Monti dell'Uccellina. Il puntino bianco in mare sopra il campanile è la Nave Scuola "Amerigo Vespucci" vedi foto successiva - Maremma toscana

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This male Downy Woodpecker was enjoying the suet feeder when he suddenly heard a sound that got his attention.

What ever it was must not have been anything to worry about because he stayed a bit longer to keep snacking on the suet.

This elegant looking bird was once present in large numbers in Egypt where it was used as a votive offering to the god Troth, the god of wisdom and reason, who is depicted with the head of an ibis. Astoundingly, as many as 8 million birds were mummified and placed in tombs in ancient Egypt. Sacred ibis no longer exist in Egypt but they are found throughout sub-Sarahan Africa including in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania.

These lovely drops of water were all over my poppies this recent morning. I was there to capture it and the above is the result.

This is not from raindrops or dew drops, it is irrigation sprinkler drops so that is less romantic I realize. But none the less, isn't the photo beautiful?!

There is a LOT of earthquake current event stuff going on lately around here but I had to post a normal photo to flickr aside from the current events. I hope you will enjoy it and comment and fave it.

ODC: Grainy

And for Telegraph Tuesday. HTT everybody!

This old laundromat in Tecopa is a classic. There are probably thousands of photographs of it on the internet. Most are better than mine. Don't go look at them, :-)

Tomorrow, I have a wider, more classic, shot of this coming.

Tecopa, California

Mojave Desert

This house is from the medieval village at Cosmeston Historic scene.

This is a special day to count our blessings and all things that we are grateful for. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Sponge cake, soaked in a light French brandy syrup iced and decorated with meringue. Fillings with homemade custard .

Decorations consist of sugar flowers.

Finish decoration by me with fall leaves and small pumpkin and wrapped swiss chocolate turkey.

Los Angeles. California.

This week's Flickr Friday theme is "Long"

This panorama was merged from 3 hand held shots taken early at morning when the first rays of sunlight were kissing the roccky summit of Westliche Karwendelspitze., Nördliche Linderspitze and some summits behind.

After post processing and merging in Lightroom, I added a layer with an individually optimized gradation curve.

This male has been spending the winter in Bronte Harbour, Oakville, Ontario.

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This is my first attempt at something called a “flatlay”! I’ve been wanting to try it for some time now, and decided today is the day....no Santa’s were harmed in the filming of this project, although some appear arthritic and old. That’s because they are! I love my vintage Santas, and think I’ve put them to good use.

This old building operates as a cafe and does a good trade from walkers that venture out in Ilkley. Dating back to 1700 is was built to accommodate a spa with three plunge pools. One his still in use today.

This photo was taken at Tobey Falls on Wilson Stream in Willimantic, Maine. (image 0034) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.

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or "parking lot confusion, mars"

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Continuing this brief series of cool sights I saw on a single morning outing to Grasslands, the park at my doorstep. These two Moose with their calves were a surprise; I tend to see moose more often in fall and winter. And last year there was considerable noise and commotion as contractors built a new bridge across the Frenchman River - resulting in many wildlife species, including moose, steering clear of the area until things settled down.

But.. they're ba-ack!

I'm so happy. They add an extra touch of wildness to the prairie landscape. Twenty-four years ago, when I first spent some extended time hanging out in this place, moose were a rare sighting. In the interim, they have arrived to occupy the valley, and other prairie locations, too; biologists are not sure why.

My theory? They find ample food and shelter here, where there are no natural predators, no hunting, and an abundance of peace and quiet. Essentially these are the same reasons I moved here full time in 2011. I'd like to think I'm smarter than the average moose. But maybe I'm not.

More to come...

Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2024 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

Pour cette réalisation, j'ai utilisé mon 50mm avec une grande ouverture, pour un effet tout doux et romantique. La tache rose/orangée n'est pas l'Astre Solaire, mais un nuage sur lequel se reflétait les jolies teintes du soleil couchant...en avant plan, des branches fines d'un arbre d'Eucalyptus...l'imagination a fait le reste!

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This image was taken while travelling through the Pyrenees.

This is just one of the unusual rock formations to be found at Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park near Agua Dulce, California. This one could almost pass for a sculpture., But, it’s been there for tens of thousands of years and is a natural volcanic formation. It’s a fascinating place and has been used as a back drop for literally thousands of western movies (all the way back to silent movies) and TV commercials.