Using an old public domain woodcut (I think) to illustrate "The First Noel," which is frequently sung at this time of year.

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Couldn’t think of a better place to be early with the morning light streaming through the Spanish moss that was draping the oak trees on Shady Oak trail, it was magical.

Update: in 2023 I posted a photo titled Mystic moss and while at the reserve this past weekend I went to the area of that photo. My heart dropped when I saw the main tree in the 2023 photo laying on the ground it was uprooted during one of the hurricanes this season like so many other large oaks in the reserve. Nature has such power to rearrange the landscape which forever changes places we love to visit. I’m so glad to have photos to remember how it used to be.

Happy Monday!

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Just love playing with the light, when I can.

For anyone interested : I've started a new group, feel free to join, if it's the sort of thing that suits you.

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Using vegetation to anchor restless sand dunes in place. Photo taken at Kalaloch campground on the Pacific Ocean in Olympic National Park, Washington State.

Camera used: Pinhole homemade camera 6X6

Estenopeica, hecha en casa.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Fomapan Classic 100

Exposure: 8 seg.

Pinhole-10 (6X6)

Pinhole .3mm

F.L. 51mm

F:170

Nik Silver Efex Pro 2

Lightroom 3

Away from the pavement

with swans we use …..

19th July 2017:

... Think you've got a point there, Cid."

As I didn't know what sort of a day I'd have after Graham fell yesterday, I was digging into the Happy Hippy bag as soon as I could for an emergency back up photo.

The weather hasn't been great either today, not raining, but overcast and dull, so I thought I'd give going out a miss and use my spare photo, which I had fun taking anyway and liked how it came out.

PS: Graham is feeling bruised and a bit weak, but he's been resting, sleeping for most of the day and I'm hoping that he'll be more like his old self by tomorrow.

Thank you all for asking.

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Using lit steel wool to create this very interesting effect on a Norfolk beach.

No use of filters in this shot, just f/16 with 3 bracketed exposures,nothing i like better is to come down to this wonderful place as the tide was coming in, i know i have shot this loads of times but i'm just capturing an image with some nice movement, the light was also fading fast hence the under exposed shot at f/16 was about 4 seconds, giving that foreground just enough movement, i think the same shot taken with 1 normal exposure would not give you the same effect, it really is worth while practicing these type of seascape images, you never know what you might achieve

The used App Hypocam has a few Filters preinstalled and here I used the Filter HC-01.

About the series

I was in Berlin for a few days and of course I wanted to shoot some Photos. My normal Camera was a little too big and unhandy for my business-trip and so I gave a Chance to my smartphone (Xiaomi Redmi Note 11) and a free B&W-App called “Hypocam”. I would like to share a few impressions, but it will not be a detailed test of the smartphone-camera or the software. For me it was more about the question: can my Smartphone compete with my normal Camera? And can I create a nice & appealing b&w-Series with this equipment?

I will try to answer it primarily by showing the final results and I want to add only a little Text to every Photo. I hope you like the photos and if you want to leave a comment: What experiences have you had so far? Can a smartphone compete with or even replace expensive equipment in some situations?

The Statue tells stories,

used: Pixabay, Arensoft, Photoshop

Camera used: Pinhole homemade camera (5X5)

Estenopeica, hecha en casa.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Mi galeria en Color www.flickr.com/photos/samycolor

Mi Galeria en B&N www.flickr.com/photos/samycollazo

Arista Edu 100

Exposure: 45sec.

Pinhole-25 (5X5)

Pinhole .3mm

F.L. 29mm

F:96

Nik Silver Efex Pro 2

حقوق الطبع والنسخ والنشر والحفظ في جميع الصور محفوظة وحصرية لـ سالم الشايجي ،

ولا يمكن حفظ او نسخ او نشر او استخدام اي من الصور بدون اذن

Copyright and copying, publishing and conservation in all images reserved exclusively for Salem alShayji, can not save, copy, publish or use any of the photos without permission

I am using my lensball for the first time here. I bought it two years ago but I never think to shooting with it. I thought of this idea with my backyard tree and gave it a shot. My maple tree still has lots of leaves left on it but that'll change soon. We woke up to some snow today! The seasons are changing and I am not a fan of the cold winter weather like I was as a kid...lol

Items used ~

Seven Emporium

7 - Wash Balls Here (Freestanding) *New for FLF 29/03/24*

Ariskea

Ariskea[WildFlower] Common Yarrow -[White]

Ariskea[WildFlower] Common Yarrow --Leaves

Ariskea[Muska] Wood Chair

-Garden- by anc "Japanese enkianthus"

Garden by anc slight wildgrass {red mix}

{anc} old wire fence (1) {gray}

{anc} ivy wall {damage yellow}

-Garden- by anc tall garden grass (monotone/ash)

-Garden- by anc "spray" wild flower{sick yellow}

[HL] Trunk Lamp S (Old Wood)

Atelier Burgundy . Atelier Wall Kit . Grey Tall Simple Module

Skye River Rocks Group 1

Skye River Set P1 Straight

HISA - Rocky heights - Stones

LOVE - MOORLAND GRASS - 20

Using my variable ND filter. I rarely use it I'm just not standing near water very often but I love to use it!! I don't know why these 'aberrations' showed up on this image but I still like the blue tone, the stillness of the water and the mood, so I had to share.

This was taken up at Barr Lake east of Denver.

Thank you all so very much!!

Please use the mirror-shaped teleporter located on the side of the white garden teleport arrival point.

The Outer Garden

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The motif of the new garden is the Noh play "Hagoromo."

Noh is one of Japan’s traditional types of theater with more than 600 years of history.

In the story, a fisherman named Hakuryō finds a celestial robe (hagoromo) on the shore. He intends to keep it as a family heirloom, but the celestial maiden laments her inability to return to the celestial realm without her robe. Moved by her sorrow, Hakuryō sympathizes and agrees to return the robe in exchange for witnessing her celestial dance. Although the celestial maiden initially hesitates, fearing Hakuryō's doubt, she eventually returns to the heavens after performing her graceful dance, leaving behind blessings upon the land.

The garden's design draws inspiration from traditional Japanese paintings, aiming to represent two-dimensional elements in a three-dimensional space. It features representations of white clouds and waves, symbolizing the celestial realm and the waterside, respectively.

As I repeatedly reconstruct the garden to align with my vision, I sometimes doubt whether it truly conveys the warmth I intend. In moments of uncertainty, I find solace in the unwavering support and trust of AKI69, whose presence has been instrumental in the realization of this project. The beauty of the architecture, plants, and creatures within the garden constantly inspires and encourages me.

May this new garden become a testament to beauty, enriching your soul with its presence.

Looking forward to the enchanting presence of celestial beings in this garden where the worlds of the sea and sky intertwine without doubt.

日本語

新庭のモチーフは能楽「羽衣」です。

漁師の伯陵が浜辺で天女の羽衣を見つけ、家宝にしようと手に取りますが、天女が羽衣が無ければ月の世界（天界）へ帰れない事を嘆き悲しむ様に白陵は同情し羽衣を返す代わりに月の舞（天界の舞）を見せて欲しいと願います。天女は羽衣がなければ舞えないので先にお返し下さいと言いますが、白陵は羽衣を返せば天女は舞を踊らず、すぐに帰ってしまうのではないかと疑います。天女はそれは人間が持つ疑いで天界には偽りは無しと語り、白陵は天女を信じ羽衣を返します。天女は鳳凰の如く国土に瑞兆を降ら踊りながら天に帰っていくシンプルながら気高いストーリーと美しい舞が特徴の能楽です。

庭の構成は、立体を平面で表現し続けた日本の絵画から着想を得て、白雲と白波を製作し月の世界と水辺の階層表現としました。

自分は何度も庭の基本を組み、より目指す庭に近くなるようオブジェクトや構成を変えて組み直し完成を目指す中、庭の持つ温度が伝わるのかを己を怪しむ自分がいるのも確かです。

不信の時に、もしかしたらあの人ならば伝わるかも知れないと願い確固たる至心の存在AKI69に感謝と信頼を。貴方の存在なしでは完成まで至らなかった、美しい建築や植物達、愛らしい姿を見るたびに勇気を与えられ満ちていく。

庭に来てくれた方々の中へ新庭が美しさの塵となって降り積もっていく事を願う。

疑心なき月の世界、白陵が生きた海が空と交わる庭に麗しき天人天女の皆々様が現れることを楽しみにしています。

Mid-north, South Australia.

If I wasn't using my very (un)inspired naming system, I'd call this one Laceberg.

The shape of this iceberg was amazing, but so were the deep blues shining from deep inside it and what I saw as lace in the delicate shapes on the top. A beauty.

Pléneau Bay, Antarctica.

I made a short film of what I saw in Antarctica. If you'd like to see it, head over to YouTube or you can watch it here on Flickr.

If you'd like to see all my Antarctica images together, you can visit my Flickr Antarctica album.

I wrote three blog posts about this amazing trip to Antarctica. If you'd like read about the trip and see some more documentary/BTS images, you'll find the blog posts here:

Antarctica, Part 1

Antarctica, Part 2

Antarctica, Part 3

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ODC the party’s over

Minimal sort of Macro Mondays possibility for single use

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We used to have holidays.

These usually involved a beach, pool, restaurants, something of cultural interest to visit & a great deal of relaxation.

Since I bought a DSLR we don't have holidays any more.

We have missions to capture images of beautiful views & it isn't relaxing

Why didn't the camera come with the following warning;

Your behaviour may change

You will probably get addicted to Flickr

You may find yourself getting up in the dark when on holiday.

You may be running around with your camera when normal people are relaxing in the bar/ restaurant

You may find yourself driving around the country in search of views with light, mist, waves, boats, structures, flowers or wildlife

You may find yourself exploring corners of cities & places in this wonderful world we all inhabit (before it gets Nuked) that you'd never previously bothered checking out

Hasn't that got to be a great thing???

Let's be honest - I'm not the only one

This wasn't the easiest of shots trying to guess what the lasers were going to do & avoiding blown highlights from the mall opposite.

This was my favourite angle but there was a never ending stream of Bumboats into the bay from the Singapore river leaving skid marks on the water as you can see here.

Don't worry, you can relax, Bumboat doesn't mean what you might think - it comes from the Dutch word "boomschuit" meaning canoe :))

Many thanks to everyone who took the trouble to view comment or fave.

I repurposed my old B&W enlarger to become a photo copy stand. It works brilliantly in its new job because it was originally built to be perfectly square between the base and the tower that used to hold the light, lens assembly and negative holder. All the parts to make a print from a negative have been removed in favor of the ability to mount my Canon R7 body easily to the rig and then I can "scan" other images and turn them into a digital file.

I've been doing this with my family pictures that don't exist anywhere else except in these images.

But what to do with all the left over parts?

This is what I did with the lens.

Shot using a El Omegar 50mm f3.5 enlarger lens.

#MacroMondays #SingleUse

Used these recently on a project for a friend, they belonged to my Dad.

Kittitas County-Washington State

If you want me to stay

Don't keep me waiting for it

We can't change the things we can't control

Used my cookie cutter to make it a little more fun - plus this ice cream is awesome! Better than the chocolate one.

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Camera used: Pinhole homemade camera (5X5)

Estenopeica, hecha en casa.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Mi galeria en Color www.flickr.com/photos/samycolor

Mi Galeria en B&N www.flickr.com/photos/samycollazo

Arista Edu 400

Exposure: 4 sec.

Pinhole-25 (5X5)

Pinhole .3mm

F.L. 29mm

F:96

Nik Silver Efex Pro 2

... using chrome ;) on the web can lead to

online dating disasters, there is not a match !

Canon EOS 6D - f/11 - 1/13sec - 100 mm - ISO 12800

Using some of the textures from some fantastic groups on flickr. check them out here:

textures & layers

totally textures

NinianLif's texture addicts

Used the 6.6 mm f2.8 lens in panno mode on the iPhone 7+ processed in Snapseed.

Use of the tongue is so integral in raptor feeding.

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from ''yellow line'' series in progress

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That will slow down my speed-of-light life, I replied.

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Chinese fishermen have long used trained cormorants to catch fish from the region's rivers. These birds are trained to catch and spit out fish. Here, you can see how the cormorants perch with their wings open to dry their feathers in the sun. Unlike ducks, cormorants’ feathers are not very waterproof. While the water-resistant feathers protect other birds' bodies from getting soaked, the oily coating isn’t great for diving. Cormorants’ feathers instead get waterlogged, allowing the bird to sink and dive more efficiently.

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The use of strong light and shadow to define the structure enhances the dramatic effect and creates visual depth and dynamism through the contrast of light and shadow.

The composition captures an unconventional perspective on the architectural elements, making it appear like an abstract work of art.

Photographed by Liu Wanching in Taichung, Taiwan in 2017.

利用強烈的光線和陰影來定義結構，增強了戲劇效果並透過光影的對比創造出視覺上的深度和動態感。

構圖捕捉了建築元素的非傳統視角，使其看起來像一件抽象藝術品。

劉浣青2017年攝於台灣台中

Taken using the Tamron SP 60mm f/2 Macro lens with a Nikon to NEX adapter on my Sony A6000.

This shot was inspired by the subject of 'numbers' over on the Macro Mondays group.

Thanks for taking the time to view my image. Your comments, faves & constructive criticism are greatly appreciated.

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Using a complete all-in-one skins fat pack: head, ear, neck fix and body on 8 skin tone. With Absolut Creation's T3 (Tone3) of Monique Skin, Lel Nova Head v4 and Lara X Body.

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