Toujours en fleurs ... by Ray. B

Posted on 2021-10-08

Toujours en fleurs les cannas, une vraie lumière au jardin.

Lumière d'automne.
Encore de jolies fleurs bien colorées au jardin.
C'est très agréable.

Always in bloom the cannas, a real light in the garden.

Autumn light.
More pretty, colorful flowers in the garden.
It's very nice.

Hélianthus. by Ray. B

Posted on 2021-09-24

Hélianthus au jardin.
Plantés l'année dernière pour avoir des fleurs lumineuses en automne.
Elles se plaisent bien et ont bien poussé.

Helianthus in the garden.
Planted last year to have bright flowers in the fall.
They like it well and have grown well.

Landogne 63 by Laurence D

Posted on 2021-09-10

Je me promenais dans les Combrailles et je suis tombée par hasard sur ce petit étang à Landogne. Je me suis arrêtée et quand j'ai vu cet arbre sur cette avancée sur l'eau j'ai eu le coup de foudre.

I was walking in the Combrailles and I stumbled upon this small pond in Landogne. I stopped and when I saw this tree on this advance on the water I fell in love with it.

Beauté éphémère. 3) by Ray. B

Posted on 2021-09-15

Beauté éphémère.
Un soir de promenade chaleur douce.

Ephemeral beauty.
An evening of gentle warmth for a walk.

Ignoro o que seja a flor da água by Arco-Íris

Posted on 2021-08-26

Fotografia tirada na margem do rio Mondego.

Photograph taken on the bank of the river Mondego.

Lockdown on Bourke by : Helen :

Posted on 2021-08-30

This photo was taken in Melbourne centre city in April 2020.
We thought that the COVID lockdown would be over in that year.
Bourke Street (Centre city) looks exactly the same at the end of August 2021.
Hopefully in 2022, may look somewhat different.

Difficult catch by : Helen :

Posted on 2021-08-18

Technically not a great shot, I know.
I was set up with my 400mm checking out vegetation for close up wrens, when in the lake .... this Darter bird caught a fish (badly, I dare say)
Sadly, my settings were all wrong. Caught the bird anyway, but .... technically flawed but an interesting shot all the same.
Story of a photographer's life really.

Dytique. by Ray. B

Posted on 2021-08-16

DYTIQUE : Découverte dans un couvercle de poubelle remplie d'eau.
Je connaissais pas, je n'avais jamais vu, il parait que ça ne pique pas mais mord dur !..
Etrange surprise.

Diving Beetle: discovery in a trash cover filled with water.I did not know, I had never seen one, it seems that it does not sticking but bit hard! Strange surprise.

New Antlers by Andy

Posted on 2021-08-12

A young buck has a new pair of antlers growing. I've seen this deer a few times as a fawn with its mother. Nice to see it grow up.

Les containers à Miremont en Auvergne by Laurence D

Posted on 2021-07-31

J'étais allée voir une exposition sur la vie d'autrefois en Auvergne. J'avais fait beaucoup de photos. Alors que je retournais vers ma voiture dans un recoin du parking, j'ai vu ces containers joliment décorés. Je ne pouvais pas repartir sans faire la photo, elle s'est imposée à moi. Son côté coloré et surtout le fait que ça embellit ces containers d'ordinaire si affreux avec des personnages des Fables de la Fontaine.

I went to see an exhibition on life in the past in Auvergne. I had taken a lot of pictures. As I walked back to my car in a corner of the parking lot, I saw these beautifully decorated containers. I couldn't leave without taking the photo, it imposed itself on me. Its colorful side and especially the fact that it embellishes these usually so dreadful containers with characters from Fables de la Fontaine.

All Things Must Pass by Gary

Posted on 2021-07-29

A chance encounter, strolling through the back streets of an Andalucian village. My first thought was that she must have lived through the Spanish Civil War. She very graciously let me photograph her. After I thanked her and walked away my wife jokingly quipped "bet she was a babe when she was younger." She still is, or sadly now, most likely was. All things must pass, even beauty.

Spain, 2004

Praktica BC3, Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm, Agfa Vista 100

Beach Polo by Andy

Posted on 2021-07-17

Beach polo at Newport Winter Festival in Rhode Island.
It was a fairly warm February day and a slight fog was blowing onto the beach.

Limousin by Blikvanger

Posted on 2021-10-01

This photo is taken in La Souterraine (FR).
It is the annual livestock market of the Limousin cows. This year a whole new category has been added: Cows without horns.

Terrasse by Berni Stephanus

Posted on 2021-09-09

Jours heureux - happy days. On that morning I went for a check at my doctor's. Coming out, I saw this terrace and people sitting there. It was the first time after many days without having a cup of coffee outside. So I sat happily down and looked around me. I discovered the poster nearby and turned my camera to the terrace for the 2nd exposure. Voilà !

Green :) by M NJ

Posted on 2021-09-23

I love Nature :)

Ambiance ostréicole by ceteceva

Posted on 2021-09-16

St Trojan est une commune située sur l'île d'Oléron bordée par l'océan atlantique.
Dans le port ostréicole de St Trojan sont amarrés les bateaux plats des ostréiculteurs. Le bateau à fond plat appelé "plate" ou "lasse" permet de se déplacer avec peu de tirant d'eau et d'aborder plus facilement les parcs à huîtres. Il sert au transport des poches d'huîtres.
St Trojan is a municipality located on the island of Oléron bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.
In the oyster port of St Trojan the flat boats of the oyster farmers are moored. The flat-bottomed boat called "flat" or "lasse" makes it possible to move with little draught and to approach the oyster farms more easily. It is used to transport oyster bags.

Hamer greeting by Yeulleum

Posted on 2021-09-13

Rarely, if ever, do you see Hamer people of any gender engaging in any displays of affection, beyond hand shaking. So it was extraordinary to see two women approach each other and kiss, a long involved kiss. Most likely explanatin to my mind is that they were family members who hadn't seen each other for some time and were brought together by the bull-jumping ceremony. A greeting rather than anything else.

Photo from Paris France by Regis JAMES-FARGES

Posted on 2021-09-03

J’aime beaucoup l’aspect géométrique de la pyramide du Louvre.

I really like the geometric aspect of the Louvre pyramid.

Sur le parvis by Yves

Posted on 2021-08-26

J'ai bien aimé faire cette image en essayant que la photo de l'ado sur le panneau de l'expo, par sa diagonal attire le regard vers les ados assis sur les bancs du parvis de l'église et en quelque sorte qu'il y ai une communion entre eux

I really liked making this image by trying to make the photo of the teenager on the exhibition panel, by its diagonal, draw the eye towards the teenagers sitting on the benches in the square of the church and in a way that there is a communion between them

Les lunettes noires by Laurence D

Posted on 2021-08-15

J'étais sur le bateau qui me ramenait de l'Île de Gozo à Malte. Un homme regardait Gozo qui s'éloignait avec ses lunettes à la main et j'ai vu le soleil qui brillait dessus.

I was on the boat that brought me back from Gozo Island to Malta. A man looked at Gozo who was moving away with his glasses by hand and I saw the sun shining on it.

Le ciré rouge by Laurence D

Posted on 2021-08-14

Je me promenais sur l'Île d'Oléron quand j'ai vu ces poches d'huîtres, mais c'est le ciré rouge qui s'est imposé pour faire la photo !

I was walking on the Ile d'Oléron when I saw these pockets of oysters, but it was the red oilskin that was essential to take the picture!

untitled by payam

Posted on 2021-08-10

My grandfather mourns my grandmother who past away of the covid virus And he brought her the flowers, my grandmother had planted.

8-Raindrops on Coronilla Emerus seeds by helys

Posted on 2021-07-27

July-August 2021/Glistening water droplets on pods ...
So long and heavy rain, again and again...
But it's good for the Nature!
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Juillet-Août 2021/Des perles de pluie tombent sur les gousses...
De longue et forte pluie, encore et encore...
Mais cela est bon pour la Nature!

birds by Parviz Falahatkar

Posted on 2021-08-03

a place to rejuvenate for the next fight
please make room for me
I'm tired of flying ...

Mandala de fleur au jardin. by Ray. B

Posted on 2021-07-23

Mandala de fleur au jardin.
Au couleur du soleil et chaleur.
De la joie au jardin.

Flower mandala in the garden.
In the color of the sun and heat.
Joy in the garden.

In Venice, 2019 by helys

Posted on 2021-07-12

Sweet Memories: Venice, 2019
It was the time when you can spend your holidays
and travel wherever you want without restrictions.
Hope to return soon, Lord willing!
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Doux souvenirs: Venise 2019
Ce fut l'époque à laquelle l'on pouvait passer
ses vacances et circuler où on voulait sans restrictions.
Espoir d'y retourner bientôt, Dieu voulant!

A Frosty Waikato Morning by Peter

Posted on 2021-07-16

The town of Ngatea on a frosty Waikato morning provided some photo ops on my way to Auckland

Octobre rose !... by Ray. B

Posted on 2021-10-06

OCTOBRE ROSE au jardin.
Pour toutes celles qui se battent ou se sont battues.
Pour tous ceux qui se battent ou se sont battus.
Contre le cancer.

PINK OCTOBER in the garden.
For all those who fight or have fought.
For all those who are fighting or have fought.
Against cancer.

pastures of plenty in Saga Arashiyama, Kyoto by Stu

Posted on 2021-09-30

This is Saga which lies on the Western edge of Kyoto city. Actually, it's impossible to go any further west as this is where the city meets the mountains. This area of the city is known as a popular tourist attraction but not this part and that's precisely why I love it. A short distance from the tourist traps is this large area of farm land which from spring through to the end of summer is teeming with life. This scene shows golden rice fields that will likely be harvested in the coming days. What I particularly love though is the red spider lily that the Japanese call "higanbana" which translates as "equinox flower". They pop up around the rice fields at the time of the equinox and their toxicity keeps vermin away, but despite this they are extremely beautiful. I've been trying to capture the "perfect" higanbana shot for many years (as a click on the higanbana tag below will attest to) but it has so far eluded me. Perhaps next year...

Warning display by : Helen :

Posted on 2021-09-21

On a hike in the high, craggy Semien Mountain range, Ethiopia, I came across a troupe of Gelada apes. They are more commonly known as Bleeding Heart Monkeys, due to the heart shaped breast on the large males. Although they look like baboons, they are a species of old world monkeys. I strolled slowly through the grass alongside these large apes as they grazed on the grass and flowers. Although aware of my presence, they largely ignored me, somewhat like sheep and cows in the same paddock. This large male was threatening another younger male who approached too close to one of his females. A truly scary display! It was an experience I will never forget.

Mandala au jardin. 5) by Ray. B

Posted on 2021-09-17

Un joli mandala naturel, illumine mon jardin
avec de jolies petites étoiles.

A pretty natural mandala, light up my garden
with cute little stars.

Tanaisie. by Ray. B

Posted on 2021-09-09

Tanaisie: dans mon jardin.
Mon mari voulait faire de l'engrais vert
et sur 5 pieds plantés, 1 seul a poussé.
Mais pas déçue, je trouve cette plante très belle.

Tansy flower in my garden.
My husband wanted to make green manure
and out of 5 planted plants, only 1 grew.
But not disappointed, I find this plant very beautiful.

Fermier au lait cru by Yves

Posted on 2021-08-31

Dans cette photo, je voulais souligner l'aspect "Farmer" des personnages,d'où "au lait cru" mais cela n'a pas été perçu par les visiteurs

In this photo, I wanted to emphasize the "Farmer" aspect of the characters, hence "raw milk" but this was not perceived by the visitors.

Moro Sphinx. by Shaun

Posted on 2021-08-10

I always like to see the Moro Sphinx in the garden. Just like the Hummingbird the Moro Sphinx is always in flight even when feeding.

heaven on earth by pascale

Posted on 2021-08-16

Many persons go there to see the amazing view , so we went also there .The Mizitres are two huge rock cones flanked by a deserted island rising from the blue sea and signing the beginning of the Kerì Caves.
Keri is famous for nearby Keri cliffs, rising over 300 m from the Ionian Sea. It took me a lot of courage because there is no fence and if you take one step to far you go 300 m down . but i made it :)

untitled by payam

Posted on 2021-06-26

An old Muslim man praying for his Christian compatriots.

Black Orpheus IV by Arco-Íris

Posted on 2021-07-24

A filha de uma amiga minha dançando.

The daughter of a friend of mine dancing.

A street in Paris 2021 by helys

Posted on 2021-07-15

Timeless: July 2021 in Paris
A street scene, an eye-catching mural in a sepia tone:
Paris authentic!
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Intemporel: Paris juillet 2021
Une rue, un dessin mural en teinte sépia lumineuse:
Paris l'authentique!

Surprise, ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh .... by Ray. B

Posted on 2021-07-19

Ce bébé hérisson.
En train de traverser ma cour le 14 juillet à 20h... Ce fût mon feu d'artifice !....
je lui ai donné à manger. Quelques croquettes à chat et du fromage blanc de chèvre
et de l'eau à boire.

This baby hedgehog.
Crossing my yard on July 14 at 8 p.m. ... It was my fireworks display! ....
I gave him something to eat. Some cat food and white goat cheese
and water to drink.

Windmill Near Pinnacles National Park, California by Don Smith

Posted on 2021-07-14

Amazing what we can accomplish when we feel instead of thinking. Yeah I had an idea of what I wanted to capture and that was the easy part, but I allowed myself to linger for two hours last night with this image trying a barrage of ideas. I'd make a move, step back and ask "what if?" Trashed more layers in PS than I kept but I finally arrived at that "Aha" moment that we are all seeking. It felt balanced and complete so there were no more steps to take.

Windmill and Old Farm Gear, Near Entrance to Pinnacles National Park, California

Captured this past Saturday afternoon with my IR converted Sony III. The outside temperature was 110 degrees - the red was seared into my memory.
So many steps and missteps that I could never remember or explain the process - I just kept taking that next step.