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I know there is a shortage of insects, which is very worrying, but this only hit home to me after I returned from a 830 mile journey, and there was hardly an insect on the windscreen or bumper...Years ago had to stop after twenty miles to clean them off...I'll let you draw your own conclusions as to why this is happening.
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Laowa C-Dreamer 7.5mm F/2
This is the second capture from my recent photowalk at the Olympic stadium in Berlin (for the first image please check my previous upload). It was the first (!!!) proper photowalk in this strange year (the cube berlin in July was more like a short, casual stroll, we were there for just an hour), and the Olympic stadium is ideal for a worry-free, relaxed visit, because that place is huge – well, that's what Olympic stadiums are, aren't they? –, so keeping a safety distance to the other (very few) visitors was super easy. And what was in my bag: the EM5II with the Laowa C-Dreamer 7.5mm F/2 ultrawide angle lens and the M.Zuiko 12-40 F/2.8 Pro Zoom (but I'd used the Laowa for most captures, because in a place like this it almost always can't be wide enough), and, of course, the Ricoh GRIII. The light situation inside the Olympic stadium isn't that easy, so I mostly shot in exposure bracketing mode. Something I wish I'd have figured out how to do it on the Ricoh before my visit there, but I got lovely images with the GRIII as well ;-) I will post images from this visit in a loose sequence – and don't worry, I won't bore you with Olympic stadium images only for the rest of the year, there are still enough nice captures in my archive to ensure variety, and of course I also hope to be able to take more new images this year (apart from MMs) ;-)
So this is a handheld HDR image made from three different exposures. Sharpened in Topaz Sharpen AI (mode "Sharpen"), further HDRified in Aurora HDR and finally LUTified ("Keen") in ON1 for a lighter, more colourful and somewhat breezier look, because just when I took images in that part of the Olympic stadium (at the Marathon Gate) the sun decided to hide behind the beautiful clouds we've had on that day, so the original HDR was a little on the dark side. In ON1 I've also added some detail to the Olympic cauldron – which is the original from the Olympic summer games in 1936.
Happy Sliders Sunday, Everyone, stay safe and take care, dear Flickrians!
"Why Worry"
Baby I see this world has made you sad
Some people can be bad
The things they do, the things they say
But baby I'll wipe away those bitter tears
I'll chase away those restless fears
That turn your blue skies into grey
Why worry, there should be laughter after pain
There should be sunshine after rain
These things have always been the same
So why worry now
Baby when I get down I turn to you
And you make sense of what I do
I know it isn't hard to say
But baby just when this world seems mean and cold
Our love comes shining red and gold
And all the rest is by the way
Why worry, there should be laughter after pain
There should be sunshine after rain
These things have always been the same
So why worry now
Dire Straits
Macro Mondays, theme: Geometry Shapes
A 96-well tray for testing biological samples, viewed under polarized light, and illuminated by the dim glow from pictures on iPads. Not to worry, the "biological samples" shown here come from a bottle of a fine French red wine.
Single image. Nikkor Micro 200 mm f/4, set to f/4.
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From my son's personal collection - believe it or not ;D
Κομπολόι - Worry beads or kombolói - is a string of beads manipulated with one or two hands and used to pass time in Greek and Cypriot culture. Unlike the similar prayer beads used in many religious traditions, including the Greek Orthodox komboskini, worry beads have no religious or ceremonial purpose. (source: wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worry_beads
For the Macro Monday theme: Time
HMM and happy new week everyone :)))
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"Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight."
By: Benjamin Franklin
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The day lily, in the flower world, symbolizes forgetfulness, but the good kind.....forgetfulness of worries.
Tho I'm pretty sure that if I had only one day to live, I would spend most of it worrying.....
« Ce qui m’attire ce sont les visages, les gestes, les mouvements du corps qui renvoient à un état d’âme, qui racontent une histoire. »
Somehow, all those branches hanging down in the freezing cold remind me of the feeling when you worry about someone and cannot really do anything about it...
I always wonder about the people that once lived in these now abandoned places. It's sad to see the house empty and falling down but there is a haunting beauty in seeing nature reclaim it. As for the former occupants, I'm sure they have no worries now.
I can't resist posting one more photo of Hermosa & Kizzie before switching subjects in my photostream. (Not to worry, we will see more of this cutie!).
This was taken on the same day as my previous post. (I just wish that feed dish was not in the background...).
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♬ Bob Marley - Don't worry be Happy
How much time do we dwell on the past wishing we had done things differently while never knowing if different choices would have made things better or worse in the present or future. In the end, all we really know about is 'now'.
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St. John the Baptist's Church (15th ct.) in Ribčev Laz on Lake Bohinj, Slovenia
Here, just by chance, we're caught, in the shade
staring, surprised, into eyes of the past
while watching the ducks as they circle the pond
It seems they are hands on a clock sweeping time
where silence is gentler,... because now we are friends
Today, on this bench, lost men will linger,
while waiting for nothing, and no place to go
Once we had claimed this 'our' place to hold hands,
planning a future that never began
Children we were with the world at command
I'm glad we aren't talking in circles, .. like then
Other children are playing in the rust afternoon,
zippered up tight, against winter wind
Talking of children..you tell me there's two
You show me a photo,…then, I share a few
I am all out of bread, as the sun starts to fade
taking away all the stains of the day
East of the bandstand shadows grow long,
falling in corners like memories do
We've learned to know twilight can be bittersweet
And taste what dim recall has only allowed
Goodbyes are said, and you then, kiss my cheek, ..
then you turn and you wave, as you are crossing the street
Left wondering now, where those lost men will go,
it worries my brow, what lost men will eat
A shadow of you, is still left in the park, …
of us holding hands, as it starts to get dark
I leave a few dollars here, on our bench
Checking my watch,… I will leave no regrets.
(While Feeding the Ducks by Carrie Richards)
"Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow [seed] nor reap [the harvest] nor gather [the crops] into barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps feeding them. Are you not worth much more than they?" - Matthew 6:26
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Taiwan's Executive Yuan announced at the end of 2016, Will invest about $ 200 million, Build Lukang National Historic Scenic Area. Hoping to restore four hundred years ago, Lukang town, Let ancient architecture and culture reproduce glory ! But it also accelerated the local people dismantled the old house, Building a high-rise building, To get commercial benefits.
鹿港的美麗與哀愁
台灣行政院2016年底宣佈，將投入大約 2億美元，打造鹿港國家歷史風景區。希望還原四百年前的鹿港鎮，讓古蹟風華再現 ! 但是這也加速當地人士拆除老屋，興建高樓，藉此獲得商業利益 !
Worry about what is going on in this world ........ this tragedy in Brussels .......... will it (n)ever stop?.....
why don't worry ?
riddle - indovinello
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I can't breathe, I'm waiting for the exhale
Toss my pain with my wishes in a wishing well
Still no luck, but oh, well
I still try even though I know I'm gon' fail
Stress on my shoulders like an anvil
Perky got me itching like an anthill
Drugs killing me softly, Lauryn Hill
Sometimes I don't know how to feel
Ring-ring, phone call from depression
You used my past and my memories as a weapon
On the other line, I talk to addiction, huh
Speaking of the devil, all the drugs, I miss them
This can't be real, is it fiction?
Somethin' feels broke, need to fix it
I cry out for help, do they listen?
I'ma be alone until it's finished
This is the part where I tell you I'm fine
But I'm lying, I just don't want you to worry
This is the part where I take all my feelings and hide 'em
'Cause I don't want nobody to hurt me
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What a joy to find these Pelargonium blooms still fighting through.in my garden.
They brought a smile to my face, especially as we move from the warm Summer months to the Winter months when everything will shut down before emerging again next year.
Song: Why Worry by Mark Knopfler
Elevator buttons and morning air
Strangers' silence makes me wanna take the stairs
If you were here we'd laugh about their vacant stares
But right now my time is theirs
Seems like there's always someone who disapproves
They'll judge it like they know about me and you and the verdict comes from those with nothing else to do the jury's out, but my choice is you
So don't you worry your pretty little mind. People throw rocks at things that shine and life makes love look hard. The stakes are high, the water's rough..
But this love is ours
You never know what people have up their sleeves
Ghosts from your past gonna jump out at me. Lurking in the shadows with their lip gloss smiles, but I don't care 'cause right now you're mine
And you'll say..
Don't you worry your pretty little mind. People throw rocks at things that shine and life makes love look hard. The stakes are high, the water's rough.. but this love is ours
And it's not theirs to speculate
If it's wrong and your hands are tough but they are where mine belong and I'll fight their doubt and give you faith with this song for you
'Cause I love the gap between your teeth and I love the riddles that you speak and any snide remarks from my father about your tattoos will be ignored. 'Cause my heart is yours
So don't you worry your pretty little mind. People throw rocks at things that shine and life makes love look hard. Don't you worry your pretty little mind. People throw rocks at things that shine
But they can't take what's ours
They can't take what's ours
The stakes are high, the water's rough..
but this love is ours
My Grandfather once told me that Happiness is found when you stop comparing yourself to other people. One of these days, I'll give that a try : )
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The Lesser Goldfinch
Lesser Goldfinches are tiny, stub-billed songbirds with long, pointed wings, and short, notched tails. They are most common in California and Texas, with pockets of local populations throughout the rest of its U.S. range.
Lesser Goldfinches feed in weedy fields, budding treetops, and the brush of open areas and edges. Depending on food availability, they may concentrate in mountain canyons and desert oases, but they are also fairly common in suburbs.
The oldest known wild Lesser Goldfinch was a male, and at least 7 years old when he was recaptured and re-released during banding operations in California in 2015.
(Sony, 200-600 @ 559 mm, 1/1600 @ f/7.1, ISO 5000, processed to taste)
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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Black and white re-edit of a previously published shot captured in February 2017.
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Okaïdi, Don't Worry be Happy
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So, has he completely lost it? No, not the driver, me. Well, who refers to oneself in the third person? That may be one indication of losing it. Actually, no to that as well. Now that I have proven to myself that I am capable of using HDR responsibly, I thought I may as well give into the temptation that devil software is throwing at me and apply this process in a manner that results in something completely different. I always wanted to do a minimalist color image without completely giving up on color because I am addicted to it. Quite like the effect “contrast optimizer” has on the bucket loader. That’s why I cropped top and bottom to feature the loader a bit more prominently. The reason the sides are uncropped is because I liked the effect on the fence to the right of the loader and on the faux brick wall to the left of the loader. And no, not to worry, you won’t see too many of these shots going forward. No sense in getting carried away. Less is usually more unless we are dealing with Marzipan which is powerful enough to make me .…