Just a little something to let ya'll know that I'm still here. Between work and rain, I haven't been shooting much at all lately...

More tree art

A shattered tree trunk, split down the middle, has a personable presence in the forest.

No foliage on the trunk, just at the very top. when out walking, remember to look up. You might miss something.

what you get may not be what you saw

but will be exactly what you needed....

This is a photo of decorative red lights wrapped around a tree in Frost Park in Yarmouth.

Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria

UNESCO Paisaje de Luz, Madrid designated July 25th, 2021

This particular snowstorm on March 9, 2023 were all taken from the comfort inside my home! It was a particular nasty snowstorm. So glad I was able to capture it. Photo images credited to Vickie Lynne Klinkhammer of Vickielynne Photography and Designs (VLP&Designs) Photo images may appear on wearableart and/or home essentials @vlpdesigns.com

Olympus digital camera

Detail of the bark of a silver birch, Betula pendula, at night.

Sony A7S II + Meike 6.5mm f/2 Fisheye Lens.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Sad to see, and also a little scary, since our house is surrounded by aging trees.

The roll of waves reflected in the wood grain nicely.

Explored - June 19, 2011 #99

taken in lower walton

An insect carving on a tree stump, in the orchard at Attingham Park, a National Trust property in Shropshire UK.

A second film through my "new" Zeiss Ikon Nettar, which cost £15.99. Some sort of light leak on two of the twelve frames; but only two. How? Why only two? My only complaint about Ilford's films is the faintness of the print on the backing paper. The frame numbers are printed as pecked lines, which are often difficult to see through the red window of a folding camera. These old peepers of mine find it impossible to read them in shadow, so I have to open the red window in direct sunlight; I remember being told by my father that this was something to be avoided. Is this what accounts for the light leaks? I don't know, though I doubt it. These things are all part of the "fun" of using sixty year-old cameras. Otherwise I was quite chuffed with the results. The focusing ring rotates freely, with no "damping" effect, but focus seems accurate. I remember "guesstimating" nine feet for this shot.

2013 Simon Vanheukelom

Aldinga Conservation Park

South Australia

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Southwest Colorado Landscapes. San Juan Mountains. Uncompahgre National Forest.

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From when the cold snap came to town yesterday

Autumn scene

One the way to Achtermann mountain (Harz, GER) with my old 550D and fisheye lens.

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Chascomús, prov. de Buenos Aires, Argentina.