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Though this image looks like the product of painterly plug-in effect, it is actually an extreme crop of a group photo under low-light conditions [ISO = 1250]. I was struck by the emotion evident in this person's face during a difficult time for the family, and felt like I had to focus on that emotion from the shot even though there was a sacrifice of resolution at that extreme magnification [10X]. I am touched every time I see this image.
Have a great start in the new week, dear friends, with a smile and positive energy !!!
Kαλημέραααααα :-) !
When you wander down King Street West in downtown Dundas, Ontario (technically, now, just a part of Hamilton) one of the buildings you notice in this area is the Laing Apartments at 15 King Street West. The street level facade is simply some nice shops. But if you look up you can see an array of beautifully framed windows on the two upper floors, survivors from an earlier time in Dundas’ life. If you look closely, you will also notice the window framing varies rather than being all the same design. Black-and-white/monochrome struck me as a logical processing choice to bring out the design and textures. - JW
Date Taken: 2021-04-06
Tech Details:
Taken using a hand-held Nikon D800 fitted with an AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm 1:4.0 lense set to 120mm, ISO100 (AutoISO), Daylight WB, Spot metering, Shutter Priority mode, f/10.0, 1/320 sec with an EV-0.33 exposure bias. PP in free Open Source RAWTherapee from Nikon RAW/NEF source file: set final image size to be 9000px wide, level the image, crop a bit of the top and off the right, correct perspective distortion, slightly increase contrast and Chromaticity in L-A-B mode, use the Tone Mapping to bring out textures in the brickwork very slightly brighten overall be setting Exposure Compensation to EV+0.18, apply a little noise reduction, apply sharpening (edges only), save. PP in free Open Source GIMP: convert to B&W/monochrome by using the colour desaturate tool in Mono Mixer mode and boost the red and reduce the green channels to get a good base tonality range, then use the Brightness/Contrast tool to fine-tune overall tonality, sharpen, save, scale to 6000px wide, sharpen slightly, save, add fine black-and-white frame, add bar and text on left, save, scale image to 3000 px wide for posting online, sharpen slightly, save.
Slippery when wet, Highlands Hammock State Park, Sebring, Florida
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When I first spotted that seal with my binoculars, I thought it was dead as it was lying on the beach and not moving... I quickly moved toward it before the vultures find it and make a meal out of it. I was laying almost next to it to take a few pictures when this guy lifted his head and spooked me right off... Despite its poor condition, I felt that it displayed sort of an adorable smile.... but dont' be fool by it.... When I got home, I read about this creature which was unfamiliar to me and significantly different than the other seals I had seen before. The leopard seal is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant seal). Wikipedia refers to it as "second only to the killer whale among Antarctica's top predators, feeding on large animals like penguins and smaller seals as well as fish, squid and minute krill." It has and incredible jaw and big teeth which I am glad it did not display during our encounter. In retrospect, I think that this guy was only playing dead on the beach to perhaps catch a poor penguin for meal... or a silly photographer :) … my husband thought that the seal was craving for French Cuisine :)
I'll be here.
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Dublin is, for a capital, a very ‘cozy’ city.
A busy center, much visited, lots of history and fun.
Of course, as it is the home of Guinness , with a visit to the brewery, and then all the souvenir shops…
Anything you can think of with Guinness.
The hats are a a big favourite!
The Temple Bar is A FAMOUS pub, much frequented.
Have a wonderful day, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)
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Best George Formby act I have seen.
Brilliant Impressionist.
I will probably be singing that song all day now ?
Burlington Northern SD60M 9259 was just months old at the time of this photo. Here she is taking a coal train east through the Badlands of North Dakota at Sully Springs in August 1991. For a look at what she looks like 23 years later, see: www.flickr.com/photos/tdanneman/16195995189/
"And I will call upon your name,
And keep my eyes above the waves,
When oceans rise,
My soul will rest in your embrace,
For I am yours and you are mine."
-Hillsong United
"When I'm worried
and I can't sleep,
I count my blessings
instead of sheep,
And I fall asleep
counting my blessings."
~Irving Berlin~
As sung by Rosemary Clooney:
I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying, You found it hard to sleep.
I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear,
"It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."
When I was eight years old I made such a fuss over the fact that my sister got a new Easter dress every year and I wore the same old boys suit. I was so persistent that Mom finally got me my first Easter dress with shoes, anklet socks petticoat, a little purse and bonnet. On Saturday morning I went with her and my sister to the salon and I let them curl my long hair. I stayed in that dress all Easter weekend and knew it was something special that I would do again. The girls got over the initial shock of me in a dress and I had a ball at the Easter egg hunt and found the most eggs!
....................................................................................................................................................................... You know what today is.
When going to any zoo sea lions are one of the most active of any mammals I ever see so after hours of swimming around a well earned nap is in order.
When you drive along this highway you have to wonder how secure these rocks are!
*From our Sudbury... trip shot from the car.
When the power goes out you work with a flashlight. I'm making a rag quilt for a friend and had to do something so the little flashlight sure did come in handy to work on the project.
Sadly, my friend has cancer and I hope to get this to her before Christmas.
When your guide suits up like this, you know it's going to be bumpy.
And it was lovely! Despite "real weather" by Central Coast standards, It was an incredibly scenic and pleasant walk, and only 5.5 miles that day. I would go back again in the proverbial heartbeat.
We are reading through Marvel chronologically (Because that's fun!) and when we get to Spidey 29 in October 1965, what do we see? Stan Lee always tried to make everything about the comic fun, including his winks and nods to the readers on the splash page credits. And who is featured?
It's our Flickr friend Andrew P. Yanchus! He's coloring and, perhaps, clowning with the bullpen. We hope he's clowning because we're not sure what "clowing" would be. 😄
If you haven't discovered Andrew's stream, you'll be delighted to follow him as it is day after day of vibrant, four color, nostalgic goodness in toys, comics, magazines, greeting cards... you name it! 😊
Follow him here: StarRunn
As an aside, our copy of ASM 29 is in Marvel's digital format where they overly digitally process everything. We include page 12 in the collage above in its original separation glory.
I imagine pencillers and inkers aren't always happy with the loss of detail in the digital processing that a lot of the older comics are going through, but it seems to hit the colorists the worst.
10/365
While he was at rest, something strange happened. A sprout began to form at the top of his back and in his time of meditation he became consumed by something of nature. He was in the confines of his home, but it still somehow was able to creep into his pores. The mushroom spore locked into his skin and began to spread throughout his body. His time here was very short as the decomposition process began.
Watch the speed edit for this photo.
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