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Sometimes there are unexpected discoveries that happen when you least expect them. I was in the Vauxhall area of London recently and was wandering around the Oval cricket ground hoping to find something interesting to shoot. I never really did and I decided I'd had enough of the area and wanted to move on. The Oval tube station was nearby so that seemed a good place to make my escape from. Imagine my surprise when I passed through the barriers and came across these absolutely fabulous art deco styled uplighters gracing the escalators.
I am continually harassed by security guards these days so I knew it probably wouldn't be long before I was told to move on. But I did manage 5 or 6 shots. I would have hoped for a single person on one of the escalators but that never happened in the short time I was there. But as Arnie famously said - I'll be back!
A small sailboat ready to sail pass the Lorain Lighthouse as it makes it's way back to the Lakeside Marina.
Storm Noa has came down hard on Devon and Cornwall with strong winds continuing to batter the region. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for high wind-speeds as a weather forecaster had not ruled out the possibility of tornadoes.
Hundreds of homes lost power in the region, with Cornwall the worst affected by power outages according to the National Grid website. There has also been major disruption on roads around Devon and Cornwall, with a number of trees being blown over and blocking routes.
A difficult day for some. Luckily Hemyock suffered little. The winds being no where near as severe as in some areas.
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**🎬 Prompt cinématographique (ultra détaillé, hyperréaliste)**
Portrait rapproché d’une jeune femme à la beauté envoûtante, baignée dans une lumière cosmique violette et bleutée. Sa peau semble irradier une texture subtilement nacrée, traversée de reflets irisés rappelant des nébuleuses lointaines. Des particules lumineuses, semblables à de la poussière d’étoiles, flottent autour de son visage et s’accrochent à ses pommettes, créant un effet scintillant organique.
Ses yeux, d’un bleu profond presque électrique, captent la lumière comme des galaxies miniatures, avec un maquillage intense aux pigments métalliques (violet, indigo, cyan) qui accentue leur éclat surnaturel. Ses lèvres, légèrement entrouvertes, sont pulpeuses, teintées d’un rose doux et lumineux, comme humidifiées par une brume cosmique.
Ses cheveux longs et ondulés, d’un violet profond, semblent en apesanteur, animés par une brise invisible. Ils fusionnent visuellement avec l’arrière-plan, créant une continuité entre le sujet et l’univers environnant, comme si elle faisait partie d’un champ stellaire vivant.
L’arrière-plan est une mer de lumières floues et de halos colorés, évoquant un espace intersidéral abstrait, rempli de bokeh lumineux et de fragments d’étoiles. La profondeur de champ est faible, isolant le visage avec une netteté extrême tandis que le reste se dissout dans une ambiance onirique.
Éclairage cinématographique doux mais contrasté, avec une key light froide venant de face et une rim light violette soulignant les contours du visage et des cheveux. L’image est capturée en ultra haute définition (8K), avec un rendu hyperréaliste des textures de peau, des reflets lumineux et des micro-détails.
Ambiance générale : mystique, sensuelle, futuriste, entre science-fiction et poésie visuelle. Une esthétique proche d’un mélange entre portrait de mode haut de gamme et vision cosmique immersive.
Style : hyperréalisme, rendu cinématographique, color grading violet/bleu néon, HDR, éclairage volumétrique, particules dynamiques, profondeur atmosphérique.
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**🎬 Cinematic Prompt (ultra-detailed, hyper-realistic)**
Close-up portrait of an ethereal young woman bathed in deep violet and electric blue cosmic light. Her skin glows with a subtle pearlescent texture, infused with iridescent reflections reminiscent of distant nebulae. Tiny luminous particles, like drifting stardust, float around her face and cling delicately to her cheekbones, creating a natural yet otherworldly shimmer.
Her eyes, a striking electric blue, reflect light like miniature galaxies, enhanced by bold metallic eyeshadow in shades of violet, indigo, and cyan. The makeup is intense yet refined, amplifying a supernatural gaze. Her lips are slightly parted, full and soft, tinted with a luminous rose hue, as if kissed by a fine cosmic mist.
Her long, flowing hair, deep violet in tone, appears weightless, gently moving as if suspended in zero gravity. The strands blend seamlessly into the background, visually merging her presence with the surrounding universe, as though she is part of a living starfield.
The background is an abstract cosmic environment filled with soft glowing bokeh lights, nebula-like color gradients, and scattered star fragments. A shallow depth of field isolates her face in razor-sharp focus while the rest dissolves into a dreamy, atmospheric blur.
Cinematic lighting setup: soft frontal key light with cool tones, combined with a subtle violet rim light outlining her silhouette and hair. Ultra-high-definition rendering (8K), with extreme attention to skin texture, light reflections, and micro-details.
Overall mood: mystical, sensual, futuristic — blending high-fashion portraiture with cosmic sci-fi aesthetics.
Style: hyper-realism, cinematic rendering, neon violet/blue color grading, HDR, volumetric lighting, dynamic particles, atmospheric depth.
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**🎬 Prompt cinématographique ultra détaillé (hyperréaliste)**
Portrait en gros plan d’une entité féminine biomécanique, fusion parfaite entre organisme vivant et structure cristalline, regard tourné légèrement hors champ, expression énigmatique et presque divine. Sa peau translucide laisse apparaître des réseaux neuronaux luminescents, parcourus de flux énergétiques bleutés et violets, semblables à des filaments d’électricité liquide. Des excroissances organiques et symétriques, évoquant des coraux ou des structures fractales, émergent de son crâne et s’entrelacent avec des fibres optiques flottantes.
Ses yeux, d’un bleu iridescent profond, contiennent des motifs galactiques en rotation lente, comme des nébuleuses miniatures. Des particules scintillantes gravitent autour de son visage, créant un effet de poussière cosmique en suspension. Les textures sont extrêmement détaillées : micro-reflets, condensation lumineuse, surface humide et nacrée, variations subtiles de transparence.
Éclairage volumétrique cinématographique, avec des sources lumineuses diffuses venant de l’arrière et des côtés, produisant des halos et des aberrations chromatiques. Profondeur de champ très réduite (bokeh intense), arrière-plan abstrait composé de formes liquides et de lumières floues évoquant un environnement extraterrestre ou subaquatique futuriste.
Style visuel : hyperréalisme 8K, rendu photoréaliste, inspiré des œuvres de science-fiction avancée, mélange d’esthétique **biotech**, **alien** et **cosmique**. Détails extrêmes, rendu de peau subsurface scattering, simulation physique des matériaux (SSS, refractions, translucence), post-traitement cinématographique avec grain subtil.
Ambiance : mystérieuse, éthérée, presque sacrée, comme une intelligence supérieure en cours d’éveil.
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**🎬 Ultra-detailed cinematic prompt (hyperrealistic)**
Extreme close-up portrait of a biomechanical female entity, a seamless fusion of living organism and crystalline structure. Her gaze is slightly off-camera, expression enigmatic, almost divine. Her translucent skin reveals intricate luminous neural networks, pulsing with flowing blue and violet energy, like liquid electricity coursing beneath the surface. Symmetrical organic growths, reminiscent of coral or fractal architectures, emerge from her skull and intertwine with delicate, floating fiber-optic strands.
Her eyes glow with deep iridescent blue tones, containing slowly rotating galactic patterns, like miniature nebulae suspended within. Fine shimmering particles drift around her face, forming a halo of cosmic dust in suspension. Textures are अत्य detailed: micro-reflections, subtle condensation, moist pearlescent surfaces, nuanced transparency variations.
Cinematic volumetric lighting with soft diffused sources from behind and the sides, producing glowing halos and chromatic aberrations. Very shallow depth of field (intense bokeh), with an abstract background of fluid shapes and blurred lights suggesting a futuristic extraterrestrial or subaquatic environment.
Visual style: hyperrealistic 8K, photoreal rendering, inspired by advanced science fiction aesthetics, blending **biotech**, **alien**, and **cosmic** design languages. Extreme detail, realistic subsurface scattering (SSS), physically accurate materials (refraction, translucency), cinematic post-processing with subtle film grain.
Mood: mysterious, ethereal, almost sacred, like a higher intelligence in the process of awakening.
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It was the end of a mid-summer color-filled evening.
A summer classic. A joy to see. Thanks for looking.
SUNSET - afterglow uplight - onset of darkness
Boca Raton, Florida - Florida Everglades U.S.A.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades
And in The End, the love you take, is equal
to the love you make ~ Paul McCartney
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE3vHxr2il8
The End - The Doors - Poet Jim - 1967
Metal cage for a floodlight uplighting the State Library of South Australia heritage building on the corner of North Terrace and Kintore Avenue.
SUNSET - Florida Everglades U.S.A.
*If the blue-hour was 'the appetizer', then it definitely
transitioned into this beautiful up-lit red 'main-course'
*Red sky at night... a sailor's delight
*Don't you just love color!?! I love color
SUNSET - Florida Everglades U.S.A. - hometown
Summer 2020 - Coral Springs, Florida - 6/24/20
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021 - STOP COVID-19!
*[left-double-click for a closer-look]
*[Reflecting On 2020 - Florida Wetlands]
Every sunset is different, because every day; sun
is different, clouds are different, space is different,
reflections are different....mountains are different,
fogs are different, and above all, we are different.
― Mehmet Murat ildan
Sunsets are proof; that no matter what
happens...every day can end beautifully.
-- Kristen Butler
SUNRISE - Coastal State Road A1A - Keys
Smathers Beach - Key West, Florida U.S.A.
First Light - Autumn 2022 - Nov. 26th, 2022
------ Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail -------
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - ocean reflect - pelicans]
*[smooth purple-sky - calm lavender-sky - amethyst-hues]
*[got up pretty early to get this! Was it worth it? Absolutely!]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smathers_Beach
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_keys
"Margaritaville" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4XtBiWgXLE
"It's Five-Oclock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
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**Prompt :**
Scène fantasy épique hyperréaliste, ambiance nocturne mystique dans une forêt ancienne baignée de brume légère, éclairage volumétrique traversant la canopée dense. Au centre d’un lac miroitant, un dragon majestueux aux écailles nacrées et iridescentes émerge lentement de l’eau, son corps colossal entouré d’éclats lumineux dorés et de particules magiques scintillantes. Ses bois ramifiés rappelant ceux d’un cerf céleste rayonnent d’une énergie astrale, gravés de runes anciennes luminescentes flottant en halo circulaire au-dessus de lui.
Au premier plan, une jeune femme aux longs cheveux bruns ondulant dans l’air, robe fluide ivoire et or finement brodée de motifs mystiques, se tient pieds nus dans un cercle magique gravé au sol, émettant une lumière dorée pulsante. Elle lève les bras vers le ciel, manipulant des anneaux d’énergie cosmique tourbillonnants formés de poussière d’étoiles et de glyphes incandescents. Son expression est à la fois déterminée et émerveillée, capturée en plan semi-large cinématographique.
Autour d’eux, des créatures éthérées translucides — esprits animaux lumineux et fées ailées — flottent dans l’air, laissant derrière elles des traînées de lumière bleutée. Reflets dynamiques dans l’eau, éclaboussures figées en haute vitesse, micro-détails des gouttelettes en suspension. Atmosphère chargée de particules atmosphériques, profondeur de champ cinématographique, bokeh magique, contraste subtil entre tons froids bleus nocturnes et accents dorés chaleureux.
Style hyperréaliste 8K, rendu ultra détaillé, textures fines des écailles et des tissus, éclairage global illumination, ray tracing, lumière volumétrique dramatique, composition épique, angle légèrement en contre-plongée pour magnifier le dragon, color grading cinématographique teal & gold, ambiance mystique immersive, netteté extrême, dynamic range élevé, chef-d’œuvre fantasy photoréaliste.
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**Prompt:**
Epic fantasy cinematic scene, hyperrealistic style. A mystical ancient forest at night, filled with soft drifting mist and dense towering trees. Volumetric moonlight beams pierce through the canopy, illuminating floating particles in the air. In the center of a mirror-like lake, a majestic celestial dragon slowly rises from the water. Its massive body is covered in iridescent pearlescent scales, each scale finely textured and reflecting starlight. Golden sparks and shimmering magical particles orbit around it.
The dragon has large branching antlers resembling those of a celestial stag, glowing with astral energy. Ancient luminous runes form a rotating halo circle above its head, casting intricate golden reflections onto the water’s surface.
In the foreground, a young woman with long flowing brown hair stands barefoot inside a glowing magical circle engraved into the forest floor. The circle emits pulsating golden light with detailed arcane symbols carved into the earth. She wears an elegant ivory and gold embroidered flowing gown, fabric moving naturally in the night breeze. Her arms are raised toward the sky as she conjures swirling rings of cosmic energy made of stardust and radiant glyphs. Her expression blends determination and awe.
Around them, ethereal translucent spirit creatures — glowing winged fae and luminous animal spirits — float in midair, leaving soft blue light trails behind them. Water splashes freeze in high-speed detail as the dragon emerges, with microscopic droplets suspended in the air. Cinematic depth of field, magical bokeh, strong contrast between cool midnight blues and warm golden highlights.
Ultra-detailed 8K resolution, extreme sharpness, physically accurate lighting, global illumination, ray tracing, volumetric fog, dynamic range, cinematic teal-and-gold color grading. Slight low-angle shot to enhance the dragon’s scale and dominance. Immersive, epic, masterpiece-level fantasy realism.
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Metal cage for a floodlight uplighting the State Library of South Australia heritage building on the corner of North Terrace and Kintore Avenue.
Explored 4/23
A very commonly photographed spot, I haven't been here for a while and with the approaching storm I figured I would have a slim chance for some nice uplighting.
Another in my University staircase series - this one at the back of the Chemistry building at the University of Tasmania.
SUNSET - Florida Everglades U.S.A.
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
South Florida - Palm Beach County, FL
*[left-double-click for a closer-look]
SUNSET ~ Firelight Series ~ 6/30/19
Summer 2019 ~ Florida Everglades U.S.A.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades
*[Each year at this time the Sahara Sands move west across the warm
Atlantic Ocean and end up high in the atmosphere over South Florida.
It tends to make our sunsets more 'intense' and 'vivid' for a few weeks,
until the stronger tropical hurricane season wind moves it out for good.]
The 1930's Art Deco platform level concourse at Turnpike Lane LT Underground Station, one of a series of images I have been re-processing for my webpage.
The station was designed by the architect Charles Holden and is a well-preserved example of the modernist house style of London Transport in the 1930s. It was listed at Grade II in 1994. The ticket hall is an enormous brick box, with two large ventilation towers, half-sunk into the surrounding ground. Its high walls contain segmented windows that allow natural light to shine far into the station. The effect in late afternoon light is akin to that in a cathedral transept.
It's on the Piccadilly Line, and is part of an extension to Cockfosters built in the 1930's.
Sunset Uplight ~ Florida Everglades U.S.A.
Spring 2018 ~ Palm Beach County ~ 4/4/18
(three more photos 'from this night' in the comments)
SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - July 5th, 2026
calm scene - Public Beach - Atlantic Ocean Inlet - 6:45 AM
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - jetty boulders
Choppy Sea - Sunrise Drama at the Inlet - Summer 2026
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - The Treasure Coast
*[left-click for a closer look - dramatically calm Atlantic at dawn!]
*[Moody Morning - dramatic dawn - orange-gold light - sun-up]
*[inlet jetty - dramatic dawn-light - jetty - rocks - ocean reflection]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning light - very active ocean inlet]
*[pelicans - seagulls - great egrets - snowy egrets - wood storks]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day - Independence Day Week '26]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johns_County,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine_Light
factoidz.com/beautiful-lighthouses-in-florida-are-great-t...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Lions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascule_bridge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matanzas_River
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_San_Marcos
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagler_College
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightner_Museum