Uploads from TravellingTheBLU26, with geodata

Uploads from TravellingTheBLU26, with geodata http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/ Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:34:31 -0700 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:34:31 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8447/buddyicons/49480314@N03.jpg?1348309049#49480314@N03 Uploads from TravellingTheBLU26, with geodata http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/ Curiosity http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/8005965146/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/8005965146/" title="Curiosity"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8172/8005965146_24a7d5f86d_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Curiosity" /></a></p> <p><b>Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.</b><br /> James Stephens <br /> <br /> Hello Flickr friends! These are the last of my Nikon D90 shots taken last year....this is "little orphan" again as you can see poised on top of the garbage bins, his favorite spot since I found him! I guess he is debating whether or not he should jump, will he make it or not? Well I finally have a new camera ....the Canon 7D which I absolutely love! I am thinking about also getting the new Nikon D600! Thanks for dropping by!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/outstanding-photographers-from-around-the-world" rel="nofollow"><b>IF YOU HAVE SOME TIME PLEASE DROP IN AND VOTE!</b></a><br /> <br /> Equipment: Nikon D90<br /> Exposure 0.033 sec (1/30)<br /> Aperture f/5.6<br /> Focal Length 105 mm<br /> ISO Speed 100<br /> Exposure Bias 0 EV<br /> Flash: No Flash<br /> <br /> © "Copyright" || ® "All rights reserved" || Arnaud S.<br /> Warning !!! Don't use my photos on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission.... Thanks !!!!</p> Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:34:31 -0700 2011-08-01T11:13:01-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8005965146 42.021739 12.738209 42.021739 12.738209 23424853 Curiosity <p><b>Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.</b><br /> James Stephens <br /> <br /> Hello Flickr friends! These are the last of my Nikon D90 shots taken last year....this is "little orphan" again as you can see poised on top of the garbage bins, his favorite spot since I found him! I guess he is debating whether or not he should jump, will he make it or not? Well I finally have a new camera ....the Canon 7D which I absolutely love! I am thinking about also getting the new Nikon D600! Thanks for dropping by!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/outstanding-photographers-from-around-the-world" rel="nofollow"><b>IF YOU HAVE SOME TIME PLEASE DROP IN AND VOTE!</b></a><br /> <br /> Equipment: Nikon D90<br /> Exposure 0.033 sec (1/30)<br /> Aperture f/5.6<br /> Focal Length 105 mm<br /> ISO Speed 100<br /> Exposure Bias 0 EV<br /> Flash: No Flash<br /> <br /> © "Copyright" || ® "All rights reserved" || Arnaud S.<br /> Warning !!! Don't use my photos on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission.... Thanks !!!!</p> TravellingTheBLU26 cats pets nature animals nikon kittens curiosity d90 bestofcats A Patch of Blue http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6105665392/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6105665392/" title="A Patch of Blue"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6082/6105665392_50d09f691a_m.jpg" width="240" height="218" alt="A Patch of Blue" /></a></p> <p><b>Portrait of my friend Rik while waiting for the train. !</b><br /> <br /> I used Rik's camera for this!<br /> <br /> Equipment: Sony ax200<br /> Photoshop CS5 trying some textures</p> Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:15:13 -0700 2011-08-26T10:37:23-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6105665392 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 A Patch of Blue <p><b>Portrait of my friend Rik while waiting for the train. !</b><br /> <br /> I used Rik's camera for this!<br /> <br /> Equipment: Sony ax200<br /> Photoshop CS5 trying some textures</p> TravellingTheBLU26 blue portrait people texture bokeh persone patch a blinkagain Life and death of a waterdrop http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6088430168/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6088430168/" title="Life and death of a waterdrop"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6195/6088430168_22e17a09cd_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Life and death of a waterdrop" /></a></p> <p>Back to shooting waterdrops. This was taken in the same gold beaten vase as my previous waterdrop shot this time bouncing some green color on the water's surface to get the "rainbow" effect. Just used the built-in flash, no filters here. This method is very easy and not messy at all. I hate messy shoots! :)<br /> <br /> Thanks in advance for your kind visits and comments! Very much appreciated!<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> Photoshop CS5</p> Sun, 28 Aug 2011 01:51:18 -0700 2011-07-28T12:46:57-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6088430168 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 Life and death of a waterdrop <p>Back to shooting waterdrops. This was taken in the same gold beaten vase as my previous waterdrop shot this time bouncing some green color on the water's surface to get the "rainbow" effect. Just used the built-in flash, no filters here. This method is very easy and not messy at all. I hate messy shoots! :)<br /> <br /> Thanks in advance for your kind visits and comments! Very much appreciated!<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> Photoshop CS5</p> TravellingTheBLU26 life red macro green water colors yellow reflections death nikon waterdrop ripples d90 flickrduel Passage to Shangri-La~City in the Clouds http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6081672547/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6081672547/" title="Passage to Shangri-La~City in the Clouds"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6082/6081672547_2d965f2cdd_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Passage to Shangri-La~City in the Clouds" /></a></p> <p><b>This "Shangri-La" is my backyard, a view from the terrace!</b><br /> <br /> <b>Shangri-La</b> is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. In the book, "Shangri-La" is a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise but particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia — a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world. In the novel Lost Horizon, the people who live at Shangri-La are almost immortal, living years beyond the normal lifespan and only very slowly aging in appearance. The word also evokes the imagery of exoticism of the Orient. In the ancient Tibetan scriptures, existence of seven such places is mentioned as Nghe-Beyul Khimpalung.<br /> <br /> The use of the term <b>Shangri-La</b> is frequently cited as a modern reference to Shambhala, a mythical kingdom in Tibetan Buddhist tradition, which was sought by Eastern and Western explorers; Hilton was also inspired by then-current National Geographic articles on Tibet, which referenced the legend.<br /> <br /> <b>Shangri-La</b> is often used in a similar context to "Garden of Eden", to represent a paradise hidden from modern man. It is sometimes used as an analogy for a life-long quest or something elusive that is much sought. For a man who spends his life obsessively looking for a cure to a disease, such a cure could be said to be that man's "Shangri-La". It also might be used to represent perfection that is sought by man in the form of love, happiness, or Utopian ideals. It may be used in this context alongside other mythical and famous examples of somewhat similar metaphors such as The Holy Grail, El Dorado and The Fountain of Youth.<br /> <br /> Politically and geographically, the independent and previously independent nations isolated from the West, such as Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Tuva, Mongolia, the Tocharian Tushara Kingdom of the Mahābhārata and the Han Dynasty outpost Dunhuang have each been termed Shangri-Las.<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> f/20.0, 0.067 sec (1/15), ISO 200, 105 mm<br /> Photoshop CS5 contrast adjust<br /> Desaturated some of the color<br /> <br /> <b>Can you see the Teddy Bear??? :):):):):o</b></p> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:53:08 -0700 2011-07-28T19:35:16-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6081672547 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 Passage to Shangri-La~City in the Clouds <p><b>This "Shangri-La" is my backyard, a view from the terrace!</b><br /> <br /> <b>Shangri-La</b> is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. In the book, "Shangri-La" is a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise but particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia — a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world. In the novel Lost Horizon, the people who live at Shangri-La are almost immortal, living years beyond the normal lifespan and only very slowly aging in appearance. The word also evokes the imagery of exoticism of the Orient. In the ancient Tibetan scriptures, existence of seven such places is mentioned as Nghe-Beyul Khimpalung.<br /> <br /> The use of the term <b>Shangri-La</b> is frequently cited as a modern reference to Shambhala, a mythical kingdom in Tibetan Buddhist tradition, which was sought by Eastern and Western explorers; Hilton was also inspired by then-current National Geographic articles on Tibet, which referenced the legend.<br /> <br /> <b>Shangri-La</b> is often used in a similar context to "Garden of Eden", to represent a paradise hidden from modern man. It is sometimes used as an analogy for a life-long quest or something elusive that is much sought. For a man who spends his life obsessively looking for a cure to a disease, such a cure could be said to be that man's "Shangri-La". It also might be used to represent perfection that is sought by man in the form of love, happiness, or Utopian ideals. It may be used in this context alongside other mythical and famous examples of somewhat similar metaphors such as The Holy Grail, El Dorado and The Fountain of Youth.<br /> <br /> Politically and geographically, the independent and previously independent nations isolated from the West, such as Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Tuva, Mongolia, the Tocharian Tushara Kingdom of the Mahābhārata and the Han Dynasty outpost Dunhuang have each been termed Shangri-Las.<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> f/20.0, 0.067 sec (1/15), ISO 200, 105 mm<br /> Photoshop CS5 contrast adjust<br /> Desaturated some of the color<br /> <br /> <b>Can you see the Teddy Bear??? :):):):):o</b></p> TravellingTheBLU26 city pink blue italy castle clouds nikon gate heaven paradise italia nuvole path secret rosa shangrila passage paradiso citta celeste d90 pasaggio flickrduel Liquid Gold http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6055077517/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6055077517/" title="Liquid Gold"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6068/6055077517_63cc5bdf9e_m.jpg" width="240" height="138" alt="Liquid Gold" /></a></p> <p><b>Waterdrop in a beaten golden vase. It's what I had on hand at the moment when I took this shot. Used the built-in flash this time. No fancy setup...just water dripping from a tap with the vase underneath. Colors are natural.<br /> <br /> NIKON D90<br /> f/5.6, 0.006 sec (1/160), ISO 800, 105 mm</b><br /> <br /> <b>EXPLORE: Highest position: #75 on Friday, September 21, 2012</b></p> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:04:15 -0700 2011-07-28T12:33:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6055077517 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 Liquid Gold <p><b>Waterdrop in a beaten golden vase. It's what I had on hand at the moment when I took this shot. Used the built-in flash this time. No fancy setup...just water dripping from a tap with the vase underneath. Colors are natural.<br /> <br /> NIKON D90<br /> f/5.6, 0.006 sec (1/160), ISO 800, 105 mm</b><br /> <br /> <b>EXPLORE: Highest position: #75 on Friday, September 21, 2012</b></p> TravellingTheBLU26 art water gold drops nikon waterdrops d90 flickrduel Little Orfan http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6001435404/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6001435404/" title="Little Orfan"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6140/6001435404_2267bfd54b_m.jpg" width="240" height="196" alt="Little Orfan" /></a></p> <p><b>Look what I found yesterday! I went to throw out the garbage and here is this little kitten just laying back relaxing on top of the garbage bin ...you can see the garbage bags behind him (no doubt he was full as he had already busted all the bags for food)! I decided to take some pictures and went to get the camera not knowing if he would still be there when I got back....do you think he was afraid of the camera???? NOT AT ALL just look of him!!! So I called him Little Orfan. Wonder where his mother is????<br /> <br /> If you like you can vote this pic:<br /> <a href="http://lafango.com/contests/photography-animals/vote/MikeDeMunster" rel="nofollow">lafango.com/contests/photography-animals/vote/MikeDeMunster</a><br /> <br /> <b>UPDATE:</b> Since everyone is asking...I haven't seen the little guy for 2 days...wonder if his mother came for him??? I keep a lookout everyday and had put some food for him too.<br /> <br /> Thanks everyone for your visits....I'll tell the little guy if I see him again!!</b><br /> <br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/bestofcats/">Wow! FRONT PAGE ~Pool Favorite for July~2011 Best of Cats (Invited Photos only)! </a><br /> Thank you everybody for your kind comments and faves!</b><br /> <br /> If you have time have a look on black!</p> Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:04:52 -0700 2011-07-31T11:13:39-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6001435404 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 Little Orfan <p><b>Look what I found yesterday! I went to throw out the garbage and here is this little kitten just laying back relaxing on top of the garbage bin ...you can see the garbage bags behind him (no doubt he was full as he had already busted all the bags for food)! I decided to take some pictures and went to get the camera not knowing if he would still be there when I got back....do you think he was afraid of the camera???? NOT AT ALL just look of him!!! So I called him Little Orfan. Wonder where his mother is????<br /> <br /> If you like you can vote this pic:<br /> <a href="http://lafango.com/contests/photography-animals/vote/MikeDeMunster" rel="nofollow">lafango.com/contests/photography-animals/vote/MikeDeMunster</a><br /> <br /> <b>UPDATE:</b> Since everyone is asking...I haven't seen the little guy for 2 days...wonder if his mother came for him??? I keep a lookout everyday and had put some food for him too.<br /> <br /> Thanks everyone for your visits....I'll tell the little guy if I see him again!!</b><br /> <br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/bestofcats/">Wow! FRONT PAGE ~Pool Favorite for July~2011 Best of Cats (Invited Photos only)! </a><br /> Thank you everybody for your kind comments and faves!</b><br /> <br /> If you have time have a look on black!</p> TravellingTheBLU26 blue cats pets nature animals nikon kitten orfan bestofcats nikond90 boc0711 boc0911 Said the strawberry to the spoon: "I try to swim every day I can and I've learned to scuba dive and snorkel too". :0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5950031482/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5950031482/" title="Said the strawberry to the spoon: "I try to swim every day I can and I've learned to scuba dive and snorkel too". :0"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6012/5950031482_cce11c6a5e_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Said the strawberry to the spoon: "I try to swim every day I can and I've learned to scuba dive and snorkel too". :0" /></a></p> <p>Well flickr friends, here is my 2nd attempt at the strawberry dive! Actually this one was taken outside (for the added light) with a black cloth for background. <br /> <br /> The story behind the shoot: I really had planned to shoot this 2 days ago, collected all the equipment: spoon, strawberries, black cloth for the background AND the milk but due to one thing or another I just didn't get around to it. When I finally decided to shoot this the milk had gone bad and most of the strawberries were rotten...anyway I decided to shoot anyway gosh....bad mistake! What a lot of cleaning up afterwards and the SMELL!!!! Ugggggg!! Lazy me! Never again!! <br /> <br /> Any comments would be helpful as you all know. I think this one is a little sharper in detail (well the first version was a tomato not a strawberry) and IMO the splash here isn't as dramatically pleasing as the 1st version! Thanks for your visits and comments, helpful suggestions in advance! Always appreciated!<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> f/8.0, 0.001 sec (1/1000), ISO 800, 105 mm<br /> Photoshop CS5<br /> CEP<br /> <br /> <b>EXPLORE: Highest position: #182 on Monday, January 7, 2013</b></p> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 02:08:47 -0700 2011-07-17T13:29:10-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5950031482 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 Said the strawberry to the spoon: "I try to swim every day I can and I've learned to scuba dive and snorkel too". :0 <p>Well flickr friends, here is my 2nd attempt at the strawberry dive! Actually this one was taken outside (for the added light) with a black cloth for background. <br /> <br /> The story behind the shoot: I really had planned to shoot this 2 days ago, collected all the equipment: spoon, strawberries, black cloth for the background AND the milk but due to one thing or another I just didn't get around to it. When I finally decided to shoot this the milk had gone bad and most of the strawberries were rotten...anyway I decided to shoot anyway gosh....bad mistake! What a lot of cleaning up afterwards and the SMELL!!!! Ugggggg!! Lazy me! Never again!! <br /> <br /> Any comments would be helpful as you all know. I think this one is a little sharper in detail (well the first version was a tomato not a strawberry) and IMO the splash here isn't as dramatically pleasing as the 1st version! Thanks for your visits and comments, helpful suggestions in advance! Always appreciated!<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> f/8.0, 0.001 sec (1/1000), ISO 800, 105 mm<br /> Photoshop CS5<br /> CEP<br /> <br /> <b>EXPLORE: Highest position: #182 on Monday, January 7, 2013</b></p> TravellingTheBLU26 milk strawberry action dive spoon splash highspeed flickrduel Pierced ~ Diamond in a bed of Thorns http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5862973414/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5862973414/" title="Pierced ~ Diamond in a bed of Thorns"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3169/5862973414_e7e8aa60db_m.jpg" width="240" height="167" alt="Pierced ~ Diamond in a bed of Thorns" /></a></p> <p>Hello flickr friends....took this yesterday. Self explanatory but anyway I guess you know by now my favorite color....this is a cactus laden with drops of water illuminated with my trusty flashlight and against a blue bg. Maybe a bit oversaturated..LOL I promise my next upload will be in more subdued tones! Thanks everyone for stopping by and looking! Much appreciated as always!<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> Hoya macro filter +4<br /> Photoshop CS5 ~ CEP tonal contrast, lighten/darken</p> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:24:14 -0700 2011-06-22T17:33:28-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5862973414 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 Pierced ~ Diamond in a bed of Thorns <p>Hello flickr friends....took this yesterday. Self explanatory but anyway I guess you know by now my favorite color....this is a cactus laden with drops of water illuminated with my trusty flashlight and against a blue bg. Maybe a bit oversaturated..LOL I promise my next upload will be in more subdued tones! Thanks everyone for stopping by and looking! Much appreciated as always!<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> Hoya macro filter +4<br /> Photoshop CS5 ~ CEP tonal contrast, lighten/darken</p> TravellingTheBLU26 blue pierced macro diamonds waterdrop thorns flickrduel September Morning http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6123340574/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6123340574/" title="September Morning"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6082/6123340574_06d405af51_m.jpg" width="240" height="167" alt="September Morning" /></a></p> <p><b><i>I am the sunrise, warming the heavens,<br /> Spilling my warm glow over the earth!<br /> <br /> From "Morning has broken"<br /> rise with the sun</i></b><br /> <br /> Sorry for the cliche but this song just came to mind when I saw this wonderful scene yesterday morning. It's funny but when I woke up in the morning and looked out the window it wasn't a big deal...there wasn't a great sunrise, not even the hint of fog but woooah, just one hour later the fog had blown in over the valley from the Tiber and into my backyard together with the rays of the rising sun! When I walked past my window I made a double take... the rays of light were everywhere! I grabbed the only camera on hand at the moment. (Rik's Sony A200...wish I had my NIKON but I would have had to run back upstairs and I didn't want to lose any time!)) This time I didn't bother to remove the power lines...maybe they add to the scene I don't know..<br /> <br /> Equipment: SONY DSLR-A200<br /> f/9.0, 0.005 sec (1/200), ISO 100, 35 mm<br /> Photoshop CS5</p> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 01:05:28 -0700 2011-09-06T07:17:38-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6123340574 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 September Morning <p><b><i>I am the sunrise, warming the heavens,<br /> Spilling my warm glow over the earth!<br /> <br /> From "Morning has broken"<br /> rise with the sun</i></b><br /> <br /> Sorry for the cliche but this song just came to mind when I saw this wonderful scene yesterday morning. It's funny but when I woke up in the morning and looked out the window it wasn't a big deal...there wasn't a great sunrise, not even the hint of fog but woooah, just one hour later the fog had blown in over the valley from the Tiber and into my backyard together with the rays of the rising sun! When I walked past my window I made a double take... the rays of light were everywhere! I grabbed the only camera on hand at the moment. (Rik's Sony A200...wish I had my NIKON but I would have had to run back upstairs and I didn't want to lose any time!)) This time I didn't bother to remove the power lines...maybe they add to the scene I don't know..<br /> <br /> Equipment: SONY DSLR-A200<br /> f/9.0, 0.005 sec (1/200), ISO 100, 35 mm<br /> Photoshop CS5</p> TravellingTheBLU26 morning italy sun mist rome beautiful sunshine yellow fog sunrise landscape dawn golden hall warm heaven italia glow shine bright alba sony fame photographers september rays choice nebbia raggiera flickrduel sonydslra200 photographerschoicehalloffame Turbulence ~ fasten your seatbelts, storm front approaching! http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6076099888/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6076099888/" title="Turbulence ~ fasten your seatbelts, storm front approaching!"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6186/6076099888_9e5200d677_m.jpg" width="240" height="153" alt="Turbulence ~ fasten your seatbelts, storm front approaching!" /></a></p> <p>I took this awhile back actually but didn't get around to it till now. Actually this storm front just passed away as quickly as it came without shedding a tear! Hmmmmm. Hope you all have a terrific day my friends!<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> f/18.0, 0.01 sec (1/100), ISO 200, 105 mm<br /> Photoshop CS5<br /> <br /> <b>EXPLORE: Highest position: # 309 on Sunday, January 20, 2013</b></p> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:53:07 -0700 2011-07-26T19:33:45-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6076099888 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 Turbulence ~ fasten your seatbelts, storm front approaching! <p>I took this awhile back actually but didn't get around to it till now. Actually this storm front just passed away as quickly as it came without shedding a tear! Hmmmmm. Hope you all have a terrific day my friends!<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> f/18.0, 0.01 sec (1/100), ISO 200, 105 mm<br /> Photoshop CS5<br /> <br /> <b>EXPLORE: Highest position: # 309 on Sunday, January 20, 2013</b></p> TravellingTheBLU26 italy storm weather clouds landscape nikon italia tempo paesaggio turbulence tempesta d90 turbulence~fastenyourseatbelts stormfrontapproaching Pasta mania http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6024783737/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6024783737/" title="Pasta mania"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6078/6024783737_2de393f305_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Pasta mania" /></a></p> <p><b>Ooops...I forgot to add a description...This is just pasta on my laptop hence the reflections. Once again I used my flashlight shooting in from the right to illuminate the shells. I thought I needed something yellow in my photostream so here it is! Hope you all have a wonderful day! :)</b></p> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:32:24 -0700 2011-08-04T22:05:49-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6024783737 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 Pasta mania <p><b>Ooops...I forgot to add a description...This is just pasta on my laptop hence the reflections. Once again I used my flashlight shooting in from the right to illuminate the shells. I thought I needed something yellow in my photostream so here it is! Hope you all have a wonderful day! :)</b></p> TravellingTheBLU26 light reflections nikon pasta shade d90 LIGHT CUBE http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6021483286/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/6021483286/" title="LIGHT CUBE"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6013/6021483286_1da82a8080_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="LIGHT CUBE" /></a></p> <p><b>What is it?: </b><br /> <br /> Watermelon cubes! (with a light shooting up through the middle)! (idea based on "<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bijker/3309099132/in/set-72157605070069956/">sugar cube light</a>" by ab_noid!)<br /> <br /> <b>Why watermelon?</b><br /> <br /> I dunno...it's red, it has a transparent look to it, it could be cut into cubes, it was handy...I'm nuts...<br /> <br /> <b>How I did this?</b><br /> <br /> You need a shiny black surface with a <b>hole</b> in it. In my case I used an old <b>CD/DVD</b> case. I cut the watermelon into cubes and placed them around the hole to form a cube. For the top layer I placed a thin square clear piece of plastic so as to place the roof. Tricky...they keep falling down. Placed a small flashlight under the cube where the hole is in such a way as to have the max amount of light shining up into the cube. Try different angles for the best light. <b>Kinda messy</b>...on my messy scale of 1-5 it's a 2. I did a few shots till the cubes (which are both wet AND sticky) fell on my laptop and that was the end of the experiment!! Hope you all have a nice day till my next experiment.....<br /> <br /> Thanks for all your visits and comments!!</p> Mon, 08 Aug 2011 02:02:45 -0700 2011-08-05T18:07:50-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6021483286 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 LIGHT CUBE <p><b>What is it?: </b><br /> <br /> Watermelon cubes! (with a light shooting up through the middle)! (idea based on "<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bijker/3309099132/in/set-72157605070069956/">sugar cube light</a>" by ab_noid!)<br /> <br /> <b>Why watermelon?</b><br /> <br /> I dunno...it's red, it has a transparent look to it, it could be cut into cubes, it was handy...I'm nuts...<br /> <br /> <b>How I did this?</b><br /> <br /> You need a shiny black surface with a <b>hole</b> in it. In my case I used an old <b>CD/DVD</b> case. I cut the watermelon into cubes and placed them around the hole to form a cube. For the top layer I placed a thin square clear piece of plastic so as to place the roof. Tricky...they keep falling down. Placed a small flashlight under the cube where the hole is in such a way as to have the max amount of light shining up into the cube. Try different angles for the best light. <b>Kinda messy</b>...on my messy scale of 1-5 it's a 2. I did a few shots till the cubes (which are both wet AND sticky) fell on my laptop and that was the end of the experiment!! Hope you all have a nice day till my next experiment.....<br /> <br /> Thanks for all your visits and comments!!</p> TravellingTheBLU26 light red wet water fruits experiments watermelon cube transparent cubo A hedgehog in my garden!!! And he's very very shy!" http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5996930331/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5996930331/" title="A hedgehog in my garden!!! And he's very very shy!""><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6026/5996930331_a143763c84_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="A hedgehog in my garden!!! And he's very very shy!"" /></a></p> <p><b>This is the biggest "riccio" (hedgehog or Urchin) I have seen yet here in my garden. I have a lot of space and I am near a park where they are common so they often come wandering through my garden. Usually they are baby riccios but this one must have been an adult? It let me come very close but every time it saw the camera it curled up in a ball or turned it's face away. Rather shy I would say!</b><br /> <br /> <b><u>What is the difference between a porcupine and a hedgehog?</u></b><br /> <br /> They are only alike superficially. Hedgehogs are insectivores and porcupines are rodents. Hedgehogs feed mainly on insects while Porcupines (in North America) eat tree bark and buds in the high branches and will chew up and destroy tools and things you touch with sweaty hands since they crave salt, and love to gnaw. They will chew the wires and hoses under the hood in your car, so beware. Hedgehogs are not found in America, and are just harmless. Porcupines will also swat animals (like your pet dog) in the face with their tails, if they get close to them, and the quills burrow themselves in. A vet will have to painfully pull those barbed quills out or they will keep working further ways inwards, the dog may get a bad infection from them and die. Porcupines won't attack you but give them their space, to stay safe. They can also grow a good bit bigger than hedgehogs. Even bigger ones live in Africa.<br /> <br /> <b><i>Hedgehogs will roll into a ball when in danger</i></b>, so that makes it harder for the predator to try to bite. They have very short quills that can still poke but do not come out. Hedgehogs are much smaller and less dangerous than porcupines. <br /> <br /> <b><u>Is it true Hedgehogs can eat poisonous snakes, bees and wasps?</u></b><br /> <br /> Yes! They can eat lots of things. Hedgehogs hunt at night and feed mainly on insects, but they also eat snails, mice, birds, frogs, snakes and lizards. Hedgehogs are also one of the few mammals that attack and eat bees and wasps. The stings of these insects appear to have no effect on the hedgehogs.<br /> <br /> Hedgehogs have even been known to eat poisonous snakes! The snake’s fangs cannot penetrate the hedgehog’s sharp spines and reach its skin. The hedgehog waits until the snake gets tired in its attempts to bite it. Then the hedgehog grabs the snake and breaks its backbone. Finally, the hedgehog eats the snake—poisonous glands and all.Hedgehogs have a high level of immunity to viper venom. <br /> <br /> <b><u>Do Hedgehogs Really Spit on Themselves?</u></b><br /> <br /> Yes, hedgehogs do spit on themselves, but nobody really knows why. Hedgehogs will lick a rock or a piece of wood to start the saliva flowing. Then they swing their heads back and forth, spitting freely. Hedgehogs use their tongues to coat their spines with the spit. This startling behavior may continue for twenty minutes.<br /> <br /> Some animal experts have ideas about the spitting. Some say the saliva the hedgehog produces may drive away predators. Others believe it attracts hedgehogs during the mating season. Still others say the saliva works against parasites—usually ticks, fleas, or small worms—that feed on a hedgehog’s body.<br /> <br /> <b><u>How Do Hedgehogs Communicate?</u></b><br /> <br /> Hedgehogs have several ways of expressing themselves. A content hedgehog will chirp, squeak, or whistle softly. When a hedgehog screams, it means it’s in danger or in serious pain. When a hedgehog coughs, it does not mean it’s sick. Rather, the hedgehog is sending out a warning to other animals to stay away from its territory or food source.<br /> <br /> Watching hedgehogs in captivity shows that they also communicate with their spines. If there is a noise nearby, the hedgehog’s spines will stand up straight in the direction of the disturbance. When it raises the spines on its forehead, the hedgehog is shocked or cautious. If a hedgehog trusts a person, it keeps its spines flat and even allows that person to pet it without being harmed.<br /> <br /> <b><u>Do Hedgehogs Make Good Pets?</u></b><br /> <br /> You may be surprised to know that the answer is yes. Hedgehogs can be tamed easily and can be as enjoyable as pets as dogs or cats. A pet hedgehog can even be trained to stand on its hind legs.<br /> <br /> Another good reason for having a pet hedgehog could be pest control. Hedgehogs can help keep houses and gardens free of bothersome insects and other pests.</p> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:18:33 -0700 2011-07-25T12:33:04-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5996930331 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 A hedgehog in my garden!!! And he's very very shy!" <p><b>This is the biggest "riccio" (hedgehog or Urchin) I have seen yet here in my garden. I have a lot of space and I am near a park where they are common so they often come wandering through my garden. Usually they are baby riccios but this one must have been an adult? It let me come very close but every time it saw the camera it curled up in a ball or turned it's face away. Rather shy I would say!</b><br /> <br /> <b><u>What is the difference between a porcupine and a hedgehog?</u></b><br /> <br /> They are only alike superficially. Hedgehogs are insectivores and porcupines are rodents. Hedgehogs feed mainly on insects while Porcupines (in North America) eat tree bark and buds in the high branches and will chew up and destroy tools and things you touch with sweaty hands since they crave salt, and love to gnaw. They will chew the wires and hoses under the hood in your car, so beware. Hedgehogs are not found in America, and are just harmless. Porcupines will also swat animals (like your pet dog) in the face with their tails, if they get close to them, and the quills burrow themselves in. A vet will have to painfully pull those barbed quills out or they will keep working further ways inwards, the dog may get a bad infection from them and die. Porcupines won't attack you but give them their space, to stay safe. They can also grow a good bit bigger than hedgehogs. Even bigger ones live in Africa.<br /> <br /> <b><i>Hedgehogs will roll into a ball when in danger</i></b>, so that makes it harder for the predator to try to bite. They have very short quills that can still poke but do not come out. Hedgehogs are much smaller and less dangerous than porcupines. <br /> <br /> <b><u>Is it true Hedgehogs can eat poisonous snakes, bees and wasps?</u></b><br /> <br /> Yes! They can eat lots of things. Hedgehogs hunt at night and feed mainly on insects, but they also eat snails, mice, birds, frogs, snakes and lizards. Hedgehogs are also one of the few mammals that attack and eat bees and wasps. The stings of these insects appear to have no effect on the hedgehogs.<br /> <br /> Hedgehogs have even been known to eat poisonous snakes! The snake’s fangs cannot penetrate the hedgehog’s sharp spines and reach its skin. The hedgehog waits until the snake gets tired in its attempts to bite it. Then the hedgehog grabs the snake and breaks its backbone. Finally, the hedgehog eats the snake—poisonous glands and all.Hedgehogs have a high level of immunity to viper venom. <br /> <br /> <b><u>Do Hedgehogs Really Spit on Themselves?</u></b><br /> <br /> Yes, hedgehogs do spit on themselves, but nobody really knows why. Hedgehogs will lick a rock or a piece of wood to start the saliva flowing. Then they swing their heads back and forth, spitting freely. Hedgehogs use their tongues to coat their spines with the spit. This startling behavior may continue for twenty minutes.<br /> <br /> Some animal experts have ideas about the spitting. Some say the saliva the hedgehog produces may drive away predators. Others believe it attracts hedgehogs during the mating season. Still others say the saliva works against parasites—usually ticks, fleas, or small worms—that feed on a hedgehog’s body.<br /> <br /> <b><u>How Do Hedgehogs Communicate?</u></b><br /> <br /> Hedgehogs have several ways of expressing themselves. A content hedgehog will chirp, squeak, or whistle softly. When a hedgehog screams, it means it’s in danger or in serious pain. When a hedgehog coughs, it does not mean it’s sick. Rather, the hedgehog is sending out a warning to other animals to stay away from its territory or food source.<br /> <br /> Watching hedgehogs in captivity shows that they also communicate with their spines. If there is a noise nearby, the hedgehog’s spines will stand up straight in the direction of the disturbance. When it raises the spines on its forehead, the hedgehog is shocked or cautious. If a hedgehog trusts a person, it keeps its spines flat and even allows that person to pet it without being harmed.<br /> <br /> <b><u>Do Hedgehogs Make Good Pets?</u></b><br /> <br /> You may be surprised to know that the answer is yes. Hedgehogs can be tamed easily and can be as enjoyable as pets as dogs or cats. A pet hedgehog can even be trained to stand on its hind legs.<br /> <br /> Another good reason for having a pet hedgehog could be pest control. Hedgehogs can help keep houses and gardens free of bothersome insects and other pests.</p> TravellingTheBLU26 italy green nature animals garden shy hedgehog porcupine riccio porcuspino Bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light! http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5945832180/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5945832180/" title="Bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light!"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6011/5945832180_6839d6c4a5_m.jpg" width="240" height="175" alt="Bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light!" /></a></p> <p>I like this quote: “Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock.” Henry Ward Beecher<br /> <br /> “Bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light” Eugenio Montale<br /> <br /> And Yup, I have these big daddys in my garden too...not easy to get a good shot of though since they are sooooo tall! Dear friends, wish you all the perfect weekend full of sun-kissed light!<br /> <br /> Equipment:NIKON D90<br /> Photoshop CS5 tone and contrast adjust<br /> CEP tonal contrast adde</p> Sun, 17 Jul 2011 01:36:13 -0700 2011-07-10T10:02:13-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5945832180 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 Bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light! <p>I like this quote: “Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock.” Henry Ward Beecher<br /> <br /> “Bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light” Eugenio Montale<br /> <br /> And Yup, I have these big daddys in my garden too...not easy to get a good shot of though since they are sooooo tall! Dear friends, wish you all the perfect weekend full of sun-kissed light!<br /> <br /> Equipment:NIKON D90<br /> Photoshop CS5 tone and contrast adjust<br /> CEP tonal contrast adde</p> TravellingTheBLU26 flowers light summer italy sun yellow sunflower flickrduel “An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.” Chinese proverb http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5936525332/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5936525332/" title="“An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.” Chinese proverb"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6149/5936525332_a5ef609bcc_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="“An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.” Chinese proverb" /></a></p> <p>Something different for today folks .....trying macro with my Nikon. Hey, my Point and Shoot can handle this easy! I don't have a dedicated macro lens here just a Hoya macro filter and a lot of patience. I'm telling you this little guy just can't keep still! After running around like mad all over the flower petal and driving me near crazy he stopped for a sec or 2 and posed....can you figure that??? So I figure, take it or leave it this is the result till I buy a dedicated macro lens! LOL! :)<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> HOYA macro filter<br /> Photoshop CS5 <br /> and CROPPED!!!</p> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 01:41:44 -0700 2011-06-23T13:11:24-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5936525332 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 “An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.” Chinese proverb <p>Something different for today folks .....trying macro with my Nikon. Hey, my Point and Shoot can handle this easy! I don't have a dedicated macro lens here just a Hoya macro filter and a lot of patience. I'm telling you this little guy just can't keep still! After running around like mad all over the flower petal and driving me near crazy he stopped for a sec or 2 and posed....can you figure that??? So I figure, take it or leave it this is the result till I buy a dedicated macro lens! LOL! :)<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> HOYA macro filter<br /> Photoshop CS5 <br /> and CROPPED!!!</p> TravellingTheBLU26 flower macro yellow petals nikon ants waterdrops hoya d90 flickrduel Smoking Hot http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5911897676/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5911897676/" title="Smoking Hot"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5316/5911897676_d212bd8bdc_m.jpg" width="240" height="158" alt="Smoking Hot" /></a></p> <p>The same as before but more smoke added. I think this version looks better ...don't have a pro account so couldn't replace the first one...LOL!</p> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 02:46:41 -0700 2011-07-06T20:48:22-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5911897676 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 Smoking Hot <p>The same as before but more smoke added. I think this version looks better ...don't have a pro account so couldn't replace the first one...LOL!</p> TravellingTheBLU26 camera blue lightpainting experiments smoke olympus rays Tiber Sunrise http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5903945361/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5903945361/" title="Tiber Sunrise"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5272/5903945361_b1a167b114_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Tiber Sunrise" /></a></p> <p>Just as the rising sun turned the mist and valley to liquid gold. Hello flickr friends! Just about every morning I have a gorgeous view of the Tiber and the mist rising up from the River. Unfortunately there is a maze of hydro and telephone wires usually obstructing the view which discourages every thought of photographing the scene! This time I spent a few hours removing the power lines and this is the result. Hope you like it!<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> f/18.0, 0.01 sec (1/100), ISO 100, 105 mm<br /> Photoshop CS5 for removal of telephone and electric wires!<br /> CEP contrast adjust<br /> Define</p> Tue, 05 Jul 2011 01:35:27 -0700 2011-06-25T05:07:38-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5903945361 41.977869 12.503986 41.977869 12.503986 721943 Tiber Sunrise <p>Just as the rising sun turned the mist and valley to liquid gold. Hello flickr friends! Just about every morning I have a gorgeous view of the Tiber and the mist rising up from the River. Unfortunately there is a maze of hydro and telephone wires usually obstructing the view which discourages every thought of photographing the scene! This time I spent a few hours removing the power lines and this is the result. Hope you like it!<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> f/18.0, 0.01 sec (1/100), ISO 100, 105 mm<br /> Photoshop CS5 for removal of telephone and electric wires!<br /> CEP contrast adjust<br /> Define</p> TravellingTheBLU26 morning italy mist rome sunrise gold alba valley tiber tevere SPLASH! http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5851925695/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5851925695/" title="SPLASH!"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3243/5851925695_afddc8f667_m.jpg" width="240" height="165" alt="SPLASH!" /></a></p> <p>Hello flickr friends! Tying out my camera again and had a go with some action shots. Not the best shot ever and the lighting ...well what can I say.....it's the old spotlight again but will have a go at it later when I have some more free time. I am learning some more about my camera.<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> Light source to the left of spoon<br /> Photoshop CS5: tone and contrast adjust, slight crop to the right</p> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:36:25 -0700 2011-05-09T09:58:56-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5851925695 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 SPLASH! <p>Hello flickr friends! Tying out my camera again and had a go with some action shots. Not the best shot ever and the lighting ...well what can I say.....it's the old spotlight again but will have a go at it later when I have some more free time. I am learning some more about my camera.<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> Light source to the left of spoon<br /> Photoshop CS5: tone and contrast adjust, slight crop to the right</p> TravellingTheBLU26 speed milk drops high action splash Nature's Art http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5841896378/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5841896378/" title="Nature's Art"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2522/5841896378_6fdfcb5202_m.jpg" width="240" height="183" alt="Nature's Art" /></a></p> <p>Hello Flickr friends. Another upload for you today..few and scarse between as they are....I spotted this beautiful rose while walking in the garden yesterday and immediately thought how it looked like a painting! Nature does the best art indeed!<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> f/6.3, 0.006 sec (1/160), ISO 200, 105 mm<br /> <br /> Photoshop CS5: slight crop, tone and contrast adjust<br /> <br /> Thank you all for stopping by and looking!</p> Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:34:26 -0700 2011-06-16T09:27:12-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5841896378 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 Nature's Art <p>Hello Flickr friends. Another upload for you today..few and scarse between as they are....I spotted this beautiful rose while walking in the garden yesterday and immediately thought how it looked like a painting! Nature does the best art indeed!<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> f/6.3, 0.006 sec (1/160), ISO 200, 105 mm<br /> <br /> Photoshop CS5: slight crop, tone and contrast adjust<br /> <br /> Thank you all for stopping by and looking!</p> TravellingTheBLU26 pink flowers roses art nature Misty Morning in Rome http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5824019884/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theblu26/">TravellingTheBLU26</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblu26/5824019884/" title="Misty Morning in Rome"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3315/5824019884_41cb75ef98_m.jpg" width="240" height="158" alt="Misty Morning in Rome" /></a></p> <p>Dear flickr friends, I took this last year but just decided to upload for lack of anything better or worthwhile to post! We have mornings like these being so near to the Tiber river the mist just envelops the whole city! Sometimes lasts well into the day! Looks kind of out of this world sometimes....hope you like it!<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> f/7.1, 0.02 sec (1/50), ISO 200, 38 mm <br /> Photoshop CS5 tone and contrast adjust<br /> <br /> Thanks for stopping by and looking!<br /> <br /> <b>EXPLORE: Highest position: # 81 on Saturday, September 22, 2012</b></p> Sun, 12 Jun 2011 02:16:25 -0700 2010-12-05T07:27:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (TravellingTheBLU26) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5824019884 41.90311 12.495759 41.90311 12.495759 7153336 Misty Morning in Rome <p>Dear flickr friends, I took this last year but just decided to upload for lack of anything better or worthwhile to post! We have mornings like these being so near to the Tiber river the mist just envelops the whole city! Sometimes lasts well into the day! Looks kind of out of this world sometimes....hope you like it!<br /> <br /> Equipment: NIKON D90<br /> f/7.1, 0.02 sec (1/50), ISO 200, 38 mm <br /> Photoshop CS5 tone and contrast adjust<br /> <br /> Thanks for stopping by and looking!<br /> <br /> <b>EXPLORE: Highest position: # 81 on Saturday, September 22, 2012</b></p> TravellingTheBLU26 morning mist rome theblu26