fuji weeping cherry blossoms

*fujinon ebc 50mm f1.4*

A lone vehicle, presumably a Plymouth Duster, traverses the vast terrain of Antelope Island State Park in Davis County, Utah.

Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 140, f/11.0, 70mm, 1/500s

for bokeh wednesday!

*konica hexanon ar 50mm f1.4*

~ unknown

another image I took with the "diva" = manual Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI - wide open ... just for fun : ))

I loved these lush green (backlit) leafs and rrrred berries

I think it's a firethorn [Pyracantha; from Greek pyr "fire" and akanthos "thorn"; source: Wikipedia]

Have a great week ahead !

Film Diaries #2

While confined to our apartment, we did the best to stay sane. Lockdown. The worst was not knowing how long it would last.

Rolleiflex SL66

80mm Planar f2.8

Fujipro 400H

Unfortunately, one of our gang of four died suddenly. For a little while after, the remaining horses would wait expectantly at the paddock gate for their missing and much missed friend.

Taken on a stroll through one of our local parks, before the temps got too hot. Olympus Em1 mk3 and Zuiko 45mm f1.2

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"Colours are the smiles of nature."

~ James Henry Leigh Hunt

I think we need some more smiles in this crazy, scary time !

Please take care !!

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Jane enjoys the sun, seaming to tan her already tan coat.

A. Schacht Ulm R Travegon 35mm f/3.5 (an allegedly rare "silver" version), wide open.

purple splendour rose

*smc pentax 50mm f1.2*

🎧 Flipsyse - Shine On Through 🎧

"We all know there'll be some troubles

But even when it storms,

it's love that's gonna shine on through"

(found this song the other day and thought it would be fitting a bit our situation and the Christmas vibes ; ))

🎄Merry Christmas, dear Flickr Friends !

Please take care and stay healthy ! :))

Joyeux Noël !

¡Feliz Navidad!

καλά Χριστούγεννα με υγεία

Frohe Weihachten, liebe Flickr Freunde !

Passt auf Euch auf und bleibt gesund ! :)) 🎄

[this is our cabinet with christmas decoration: a stylized porcelain Christmas tree, lit from the inside, fairy lights and LED lights; the three stars I added in Topaz Studio 2 - thought there was something missing ;)) ]

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Pentax K-5

Pentacon 50mm f1,8 auto multi coating

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'joung' Blue Lily (Agapanthus praecox) trying to catch the sun

~ sunset atmosphere in the Botanical Garden ~

Agapanthus means 'flower of love' and is derived from the Greek agape meaning 'love' and anthos meaning 'flower' :))

Happy Friday, everyone !!

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Blaue Schmucklilie (auch Liebesblume genannt) im Gegenlicht

~ Sonnenuntergangsstimmung im Botanischen Garten ~

Einen schönen Freitag euch allen !

Happy Friday and last weekend in Advent !

Habt einen schönen Freitagabend und ein schönes letztes Adventswochenende !

I saw a poster several years ago and wanted to try and duplicate it so today for the theme of Eyes I figured it was perfect time. So I got a shot of an eye, a photo of a flag, I black and white the eye, then high key the eye with brightness, then merge the two together. I do not have any fancy apps so it took several steps to get this far I learned a few things along the way but this was the original first run to get it together.

Time flies:

This is a garland with little hearts (already a bit yellowed), pearls and a metal-reinforced thread and was part of a wedding decoration. I didn't want to throw it away, so I wrapped it around a glass candlestick filled with tiny glass beads and we are using it when celebrating our wedding anniversary or birthdays :))

Crazy Tuesday - theme of August 25, 2020: Birthday/Celebration

HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday, everyone !!

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Dies war ursprünglich eine Hochzeitsdekoration: Das kleine Herz (bereits etwas vergilbt) ist Teil einer Girlande mit anderen Herzen, Perlen und einem metallverstärkten Faden. Ich wollte sie nicht wegwerfen, also habe ich sie um einen Glas-Kerzenständer gewickelt, der mit winzigen Glasperlen gefüllt ist - und wir verwenden diesen, wenn wir unseren Hochzeitstag oder Geburtstage feiern :))

Verrückter Dienstag - Thema am 25. August 2020: Geburtstag/Feier

Einen fröhlichen Dienstag euch allen !

for bokeh wednesday!

*asahi pentax super takumar 55mm f1.8*

Seen in Wirksworth on a Fathers Day photowalk with my eldest daughter.

Not sure how effective the left hand wiper would be in a rainstorm 😉

According to Greek legend, Crocus was the name of a Greek noble youth who feel deeply in love with Smilax, a beautiful shepherdess. When the gods forbade his marriage to Smilax, poor Crocus killed himself in deep sorrow. Upon discovering his death, Smilax was heart-broken and could not stop crying. The Goddess Flora took pity on the distraught Smilax and turned them both into plants. Crocus was turned into the crocus flower while Smilax was turned into a vine. It is said that the Greeks used the vines to weave together garlands of crocus flowers as wedding decorations.

We toured the Rolls Royce / Bentley museum to research many cars of interest to my wife (ones owned by Lucille Ball and Gary Morton). I mostly photographed cars for my wife but I took some time to get a little more artistic shots such as this one. I used a tilt/shift lens to get the hood ornaments (the Flying B) to be in focus on a tighter DoF while producing bokeh throughout the rest of the frame.

Nikkor Tilt/Shift 85mm f/2.8 @ f/2.8 (Wide Open)

First signs of spring

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Pentax K-5

Pentacon 50mm f1,8 auto multi coating

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helios 44-2 58mm

smc pentax-da 50mm f1.8

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Rainy day today and the hanging baskets are getting a much needed soaking (so am I).

"The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice."

~ Andrés Segovia Torres

I absolutely agree with the quotation of that virtuoso and famous Spanish classical guitarist :

I first learned to play the violin as a teenager - much later as an adult I finally got myself a classical guitar ... and love the possibility of polyphony with the fingerstyle.

Macro Mondays - theme of August 31, 2020: Sound

[width of this image: 4 cm / the low E string is under 1 mm wide]

Happy Macro Mondays, everyone !!

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"Die Gitarre ist ein kleines Orchester. Sie ist mehrstimmig. Jede Saite hat eine andere Farbe, eine andere Stimme."

~ Andrés Segovia Torres

Da stimme ich absolut zu:

Ich habe als Jugendliche zuerst gelernt, Geige zu spielen - viel später dann als schon Erwachsene habe ich mir schliesslich ein Konzertgitarre zugelegt.

And der Gitarre liebe ich die Möglichkeit der Mehrstimmigkeit, insbesondere mit dem Fingersyle (Fingerpicking).

Macro Mondays - Thema am 31. August 2020: Klang / Ton

Einen schönen Montag euch allen !

Nikon FM2, Helios 44-2 lens

fleur de pêcher

L'orient-express en gare de Lille

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"Orange is the happiest color."

~ Frank Sinatra

... this must be the reason I gave my hubby this orange christal ball paperweight some years ago : ))

... not that it is needed much in this day and age of mostly electronic communication ... but it makes a wonderful decoration in the living room cabinet with all that enclosed 'crazy' air bubbles

Crazy Tuesday - theme of March 16th, 2021: Orange

😄 HaPpY CrAzY ORANGE Tuesday 😄 , everyone

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Briefbeschwerer aus Glas mit eingeschlossenen Luftbläschen ... nicht dass das Ding arg viel zu tun hätte in der heutigen Zeit der vorrangig elektronischen Kommunikation ... die Glaskugel macht sich aber wunderbar als Dekoration im Wohnzimmerschrank : ))

Crazy Tuesday - Thema: Orange

Habt einen fröhlichen Dienstag !

On explore / 04.08.2021

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for travel tuesday!

Taken at the 2023 Hitachi Seaside Park Tulip Festival in Ibaraki, Japan

*asahi pentax super takumar 50mm f1.4*

E così, eccomi qua. Tante cose sono cambiate in questo periodo e tante cambieranno nel futuro, ma alla fine l'importante è essere sempre qui.

Mi è mancato Flickr e mi siete mancati tutti voi! E riparto da una bicicletta, tanto per non sbagliare... ho tante foto da caricare e da pubblicare, ma per il momento cercherò di rimettermi in pari. E' cambiato qualcosa su Flickr? O siamo sempre noi? Che bello esserci di nuovo :D

The 100 Bicycles project: 100 differenti biciclette fotografate in dettaglio. Questa è la numero #45

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Crazy Tuesday - theme of March 30th, 2021: Folded or Creased Paper

To be honest, I was about to skip this week - but then I noticed the crumpled / creased paper bags we use for grocery shopping (these little bags can be used several times for loose produce ... so they get a bit creased over time)

😄 HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday 😄 , everyone

(will try to catch up later this evening!)

The 100 Bicycles project: 100 differenti biciclette fotografate in dettaglio. Questa è la numero #49

Some experiment with lighting I did a few months ago on a donut with colourful blue icing (my favourite colour - couldn't resist !!) 😄

No donut was harmed during this experiment (but maybe later ; ))

Smile on Saturday - theme of November 9, 2019: 'Let it glow!'

Happy Saturday with hopefully lots of smiles : )) 💙

Thanks a lot for looking and your feedback !!

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... ein Beleuchtungsexperiment an einem Donut : ))

für die Gruppe Smile on Saturday - 'Lass es Glühen / Leuchten!'

Danke für's Schauen und euer Feedback.

Einen schönen und fröhlichen Samstag euch allen !! 💙

A cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) regretting the passing of the seasons but enjoying the shallow depth of field.

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"Chocolate is nature’s way of making up for Mondays."

~ Unknown

Macro Mondays - theme of August 3, 2020: Chocolate

[a heaped teaspoon of (sweetened) chocolate powder on top of frothed milk - width of this image: about 5 cm]

I couldn't do MM for ages now, but this theme was too enticing to skip another round - even though we don't have any chocolate at home right now (grrr - forgot to restock) ... but luckily my husband likes to drink hot chocolate and the chocolate powder somehow never runs out, lol :))

Happy Macro Mondays, everyone !!

[there are some problems with the Internet connection today - so I might be off and on for a while]

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... heiße Schokolade ist wie eine Umarmung von innen ...

spontaner Entschluss, endlich mal wieder bei MM mitzumachen - das Thema war dann doch zu verlockend. Allerdings haben wir gerade keine Schokolade im Haus (grrr - vergaß, den Vorrat aufzufüllen) ... aber zum Glück trinkt mein Mann gerne heiße Schokolade und das Schokoladenpulver geht seltsamerweise irgendwie nie aus ;))

Einen fröhlichen Montag euch allen !!

.. Mannheim University architeXture .. enjoy your Sunday :)

taken on a Sunday evening in the Botanical Garden ...

I am trying out black and white editing a bit more these days - and love it so far ;))

... here I played around with Nik Collection - Silver Efex to get a bit more dramatic and moody look ...

Had a long day at work... I will try to catch up with you later :))

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aufgenommen an einem Sonntagabend im Botanischen Garten ...

Die letzte Zeit macht mir das Experimentieren mit Schwarz-Weiss-Bearbeitung mehr und mehr Spaß - mal sehen, wohin mich die Reise führt ;))

Hier habe ich mit Nik Collection - Silver Efex herumgespielt, um ein bisschen Dramatik / Stimmung zu erzeugen

Einen schönen Abend euch allen :))

.. found on a fine walk around the Isenach Pond .. time to breath .. happy FlickrFriday .. take care & have a great weekend!