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That is a color feast for the eyes. :thumbup:this one with strong PP: Topaz Adjust and Nik Color Efex
(not for the Leica purists)
Thrice: This lens results in some beautiful images in your hands! Cheers, MattOne more of the same scene taken with the 18mm ZM distagon.
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Wonderful stuff by everyone (too many to mention as I'll forget someone).
Here's one from the Hydraulic Power Station at Wapping Wall in London:
A French Picture Show:
M9 with MATE at 28mm
4 seconds ISO 320
Wonderful Daniel
This might become something of a theme:
Bring me Dead Flowers
M9 75 Cron
Here is another dead flower shot:
M9 with WATE
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Jono: All four are great! "Bring me dead flowers"? Rolling Stones "send me dead flowers"? This one of your dog really strikes my fancy today. Great color and balance of forms. As usual, nicely done.the first cowslip.
M9 75 'cron (muddy knees)
A Photo Essay...On the way to Shangri La...#1
Legend has it that beyond these mountains, covered with snow and shrouded
in mist lies the fabled land of Shangri La
The entrance to this Land is protected by Guardians from time immemorial
The people have gazed across the valleys and plains to the far distant peaks
and wondered what Shangri La would be like.
Most of them would gather behind their fortified walls, with their offerings
to their gods and gaze in awe and wonder at the majesty of that which
might lie beyond.
But, as is usual, there were a few brave souls that dared to embark on![]()
a journey. Many many perished; those that returned told of an experience
that most mortals only dream of....
To be continued..
rayan: These are wonderful photographs and your narrative provides an additional dimension. 1,010 words; not just a 1,000. The last one seems most expressive of that longing for Shangri-La to me. I'm curious: is Shangri-La a western fictionalization (James Hilton), or was it based on old legend? In essence, it's some feeling within every human.Shtarka1,Daniel,Roanjoh,Jono,Don and Lloyd..
Thank you all for your wonderful comments.
Prior to posting the next pictures of the Shangri La adventure, I want to
acknowledge the fact the most of the photos that follow are not mine.
They were taken by one of the most courageous persons I have had the
honor for knowing. The Journey belongs to that person and so does the
praise.
A few of my photographs are interspersed in between.
That person is my wife of 37 years. Courageous and with a heart of gold.
A grandmother of 4. She is now under training for an ascent, if possible,
of Mont Blanc or the Matterhorn. I am blessed to have her.
Allow me to introduce her:
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with our youngest grandchild.
Arriving for a live satellite TV interview at our home.
Best Regards.
f 1,0: Nicely done!Hi Jono,
i like the picture - ilke your dog
M8 | 5,6/12
Dierk: +1. Very nice color and detail.That is a color feast for the eyes. :thumbup:
Love this one Matt. The composition is really good. That boat and wake in the foreground really make it for me.Puget Sound, Bainbridge Island, Olympic Mountains. Thanks for looking. Cheers, Matt.
M9; 90mm f/2.8; 1/350s @ f/13; ISO 160
Well worth the Mud! Gorgeous Jono!the first cowslip.
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M9 75 'cron (muddy knees)
Rayyan, your wife is Amazing & your grandaughter is Precious!Shtarka1,Daniel,Roanjoh,Jono,Don and Lloyd..
Thank you all for your wonderful comments.
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with our youngest grandchild.
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Arriving for a live satellite TV interview at our home.
Best Regards.
Fabulous!this one with strong PP: Topaz Adjust and Nik Color Efex
(not for the Leica purists)
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Breathtaking Shot Matt!Puget Sound, Bainbridge Island, Olympic Mountains. Thanks for looking. Cheers, Matt.
M9; 90mm f/2.8; 1/350s @ f/13; ISO 160
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Love this one Matt. The composition is really good. That boat and wake in the foreground really make it for me.
Lloyd/Ashwin: Thank you gentlemen. We took my mother for a little road trip today and ended up on Magnolia Bluff. The boat wake makes it a little dynamic and creates a subtle leading line towards the mountains. The boat itself really provides a sense of scale. :lecture:Matt, that has to be one of my favorite images from your portfolio....lovely tonality and contrast!
Jono: I keep going back to look at this one. You can always wash your pants.the first cowslip.
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M9 75 'cron (muddy knees)
Steve: Thank you.Breathtaking Shot Matt!