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At Hole in the Wall Beach near Santa Cruz, California. When I first arrived at “the hole” an hour earlier, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. It was only toward sunset that these wisps of clouds formed to complement the wispy wave action on the beach.
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Since my annual fishing trip was earlier this year - the Aspens did not have their fall color and since I still admire their vertical white trunks. - they became my choice for slider work.
Happy Slider Sunday!
It was a glorious day here today. Perfect day for a trip out to the Botanical Gardens. Today was "Paint Out" day. So there were several painters out painting & lots of folks out strolling around looking at the art work. It was just one of those days that you wish you could repeat over & over. Just wonderful!
A Metra Union Pacific West Line train, powered by locomotive 83, passes through Churchill Woods in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
Union Pacific Railroad ~ Geneva Subdivision ~ Mile Post 21.40
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 360, f/8.0, 38mm, 1/2000s
great white egret (Ardea alba - Ardeidae), Terrell's Island, Lake Butte des Morts, Omro, Wisconson (west of Oshkosh, Wisconsin)
other names: great egret, common egret, large egret, great white heron
EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3ii
Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM
Focal length: 500mm
Exposure time: 1/1000 sec.
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 125
Metering: Pattern
Hand-held
JN188058bwmMultiBird
The Seeker explores the boundaries between the earthly and the celestial.
By stripping away physical detail into a stark silhouette, the subject becomes a universal symbol of aspiration. Captured mid-flight against a brilliant solar corona, the composition utilizes vast negative space to examine the solitary journey toward enlightenment, truth, and the overwhelming power of the natural world.
A singular silhouette cuts through the deep, celestial blue. It rises not just into the sky, but directly toward the blazing heart of the heavens. The sun dominates the frame like a cosmic eye. It casts a brilliant, ethereal ring of light that ripples outward into the atmosphere.
The bird glides with effortless grace, perfectly balanced at the edge of light and shadow. It evokes the timeless myth of Icarus eternally drawn to the sun's majestic, untamed power.
The frame relies on a strong two-element dynamic: the radiant sun on the left and the avian silhouette on the right. This creates a balanced visual weight, where the viewer's eye naturally cycles between the light source and the flyer.
The vast, deep blue sky acts as expansive negative space. It emphasizes themes of isolation, immense scale, and freedom.
The bird is positioned traveling right-to-left, heading directly toward the light. This narrative path gives the composition a sense of purposeful forward momentum.
The photographer chose to expose for the highlights (the sun), which intentionally underexposes the bird into a crisp silhouette. This strips away identifying details of the creature, turning it into a universal symbol of flight.
Shooting directly into the sun has created a massive, soft halo and lens artifacts. While purist landscape photography often avoids direct flare, here it functions as a painterly element that adds atmospheric texture and a dreamlike quality.
The image is heavily reliant on a cool, high-saturation blue palette. This contrasts sharply with the warm, white-hot center of the sun.
The sky features a beautiful transition from a pale, overexposed center to deep, vignetted indigo edges. The wispy clouds at the bottom break up the solid color, adding a necessary organic texture to the lower third of the image.
This image is a compelling high-contrast nature photograph that borders on fine-art abstraction.
"The Seeker" focuses entirely on the subject. It transforms the bird from a simple animal into a character on a deliberate, profound journey toward the light. The bird is angled cleanly and purposefully toward the center of the sun. The title perfectly matches this strict, forward-moving visual momentum. It invites the audience to ask questions: What is it looking for? Is it chasing enlightenment, freedom, or an escape?
Taken at the Victoria Butterfly Garden.
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Thank you my Flickr friends! We're approaching another weekend! This was taken while out on a photo walk with my dear friend and Flickr companion Linda.
Happy Birthday Flickr!!
I kind of liked the wispiness of this snowy egret's feathers. They go with the feathery foliage behind the bird
Every seedling, every hint of knowing, every spark of inspiration begins as a wispy, little thing.
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a back portrait of my neighbor (digital) on the left and a misty morning in the park (film) on the right
Through the woods, down an old logging road, in a clearing after some white tails bolted away at my presence
The Little Egret is a snow-white heron with wispy plumes and yellow feet. The morning light was still good. The egret walked into my composition and I was able to take two pictures before it turned its head in another direction.
Duba Plains Concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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for the macromonday theme of ethereal (3/24/14)
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slider sunday.......just a little sliding but thought you might like something delicate and soft and NOT green
the almost is posted in the comment section
Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs, CO.
I couldn't resist the urge to photograph the peak today when I first saw the wispy layer of clouds blowing across the face of it. By the time I pulled the car over and retrieved my camera, the winds had changed the appearance and it wasn't quite as pretty, but still worth another look ...