Spring breeze (In Autumn)

Spring breeze (In Autumn), originally uploaded by Violet Kashi.

words by the photographer:
"I know it's almost winter now, but I want to show you some of my garden's flowers . Hope they'll bright up your day :) "

Waxwing

Waxwing, originally uploaded by Faybalina.

Waxwing

Christmas Tree Pillow_1

Christmas Tree Pillow_1, originally uploaded by from the blue chair.

words of the photographer :
"I've really been in the pillow mood. Here is one more I made this weekend while contemplating some final decisions on my Pillow Talk design. I find it much harder to make decisions when it is for someone else. This pillow was a nice distraction. It's taking me longer than I thought to make decisions for my swap partner. Good thing I still have a couple more weeks"

Red Velvet Cup Cake

Red Velvet Cup Cake, originally uploaded by Mashael Al-Shuwayer.

Red Velvet Cup Cake

Stone wall at Wadsworth State Park

Stone wall at Wadsworth State Park, originally uploaded by Jason Neely.

Stone wall at Wadsworth State Park

Another short eared Owl

Another short eared Owl. [Explored], originally uploaded by bojangles_1953.

words below are the photograhr's :"we were very lucky to see these owls quite close, there were at least 4 of these at one time hunting the same field"

rest stop on Mars

rest stop on Mars, originally uploaded by QsySue.

Frost

Frost, originally uploaded by La Flaf.

Words of the photographer :
"Today I've learnt that:
I need to buy some fingerless gloves
it's really hard to focus of dried stems at a distance.
Picnik processes better than I can and is a marvel"

Zurich at Night

Zurich at Night [EXPLORED], originally uploaded by Popeyee.

Zurich is nice at night

Wren

Wren , originally uploaded by kingfisher888.

the photographer says :
"Little bird but so hard to capture in all the undergrowth"
he is talking about the wren

Swan

Swan 01, originally uploaded by dk73.

the photo talks , beautiful swan.....

Healthy cream soup

Healthy cream soup - Explore!, originally uploaded by Kemi H.

Health Cream Soup

Marsh tit - Stumped!

Marsh tit - Stumped! - Explored!, originally uploaded by Wales Birder.

The photographer says:
"I took this towards the start of the day when the light was lower and not quite as good as later on but Im still really pleased with it. Strangely the birds only seemed to use this perch the once, Im not sure if something was moved to stop it becoming a good perch, but I feel I might have got a pretty unique pose here compared to the others. It's also a break from the norm when it comes to how I would compose the bird in the frame."

Coconut Island - The Morning Crow [ explored ]

Coconut Island - The Morning Crow [ explored ], originally uploaded by rafaat.

Behind Story ( the photographer words) :
It was not a panning shot, the crow was sitting on the dock at St. Martin's Island, Chittagong. I focused it, I pressed the shutter and before my 1000D could close the shutter, it flew away... One of those shots when you can't really realize what you have taken until you press the review button and see the photo in that tiny 2.5inch LCD...

Red-eared slider

Red-eared slider, originally uploaded by v4vodka.

note below from the photographer of this nice red eared turtle :
"When I came to US I was stunned with the number and variety of turtles that you can find practically around every pond or river. In Poland, we have only one turtle species but it's extremely rare and endangered. I wanted to take a nice shot of turtle but they were always down in water or resting in places difficult to approach. So when I spotted this guy just on grass next to the pond I could not resist to take some pictures. He was such a great model!"

Ferrari 458 Italia

Ferrari 458 Italia, originally uploaded by ferrari california.

The photographer of this amazing ferrari 458 italia has a very intersting comment :
"For sure, if the army had Ferrari 458 Italia, it would provoke certain vocations.

But I do not think that it is the purpose searched by preparatory German, Cam Shaft, but it gives desire all the same.

They will say that Cam Shaft is specialist of auto panty hoses in vinyl to be adapted on cars and there, they made a big work on Ferrari 458 Italia. Not so badly, no?"

HEAVEN

HEAVEN, originally uploaded by Pepe Roselló.

Heaven Heaven

Long Eared Owl

Long Eared Owl, originally uploaded by copeg.

The Long-eared Owl is a medium sized owl, 31–37 cm (12-15 in) in length with an 86–98 cm (34-39 in) wingspan. It has erect blackish ear-tufts, which are positioned in the center of the head. The ear-tufts are used to make the owl appear larger to other owls while perched. The female is larger in size and darker in coloration than the male. The Long-eared Owl’s brownish feathers are vertically streaked. Tarsus and toes are entirely feathered. Eye disks are also characteristic in this species. However, the eye disks of A. otus are darker in color or rusty-orange. This nocturnal species is perhaps most easily seen perched in a tree in its daytime roost, sometimes in small groups during the winter months.

Flowers For You.....

Flowers For You....., originally uploaded by FrozenBlizzard.

quots below from the original photographer :
"The softness of the presence
Which caresses like a warm breeze
sustains in times of trial
soothes with a gentle hand

Not the ecstasy of joy
neither the desert of absence

But the peace which passes all understanding

You are with me
and I can smile upon this life

"

IMG_0380

IMG_0380, originally uploaded by pia.reynolds.

The photographer story about this beautiful photo is :
"I spotted this chap on the verge in my road on the way home from the school run! Straight back out again with camera...then back home to get stuff to kneel on and to rest the camera on :) All the neighbours undoubtedly think I'm a nutter, kneeling with my face on a wet lawn and my bottom in the air :) So...the photo is taken in Surrey, UK, with the EOS7D and a Sigma 105mm macro lens. Ever so slightly desaturated the greens and yellows in PS to allow the amazing 'hat' to stand out. (Oh, and should add that the poor mushroom is no more :( I think he was decapitated by a lawnmower)"

Colorado Plains

Colorado Plains, originally uploaded by Dan Ballard Photography.

"This shot was taken about 5 minutes from my house. I love skies like this, and this wheat field seemed to be the perfect subject to go with it. There's not much to photograph in my area so the sky becomes even more important then normal. I go take pictures at least 3 to 4 times a week depending on the weather and how the sky looks and try to find something interesting. Really a nice feeling to get something decent from a very un-photogenic place. I really think it helps to train your eye for when your shooting someplace amazing as well." says the photographer of this amazing shot .

Gehry Sheen

Gehry Sheen, originally uploaded by Wolfgang Staudt.

Frank Owen Gehry, CC is a Canadian-American Pritzker Prize-winning architect based in Los Angeles, California.

His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions and many customers seek Gehry's services as a badge of distinction. His works were by far the most often cited as being among the most important works of contemporary architecture in the 2010 World Architecture Survey, which led Vanity Fair to label him as "the most important architect of our age".

Gehry's best-known works include the titanium-covered Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain; Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles; Experience Music Project in Seattle; Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis; Dancing House in Prague; the Vitra Design Museum and MARTa Museum in Germany; and the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. But it was his private residence in Santa Monica, California, which jump-started his career, lifting it from the status of "paper architecture" – a phenomenon that many famous architects have experienced in their formative decades through experimentation almost exclusively on paper before receiving their first major commission in later years.


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Time to Return

Time to Return, originally uploaded by Mark Southgate.

The photographer of this photo says :
"Went for a walk along the cliffs from Seaham yesterday. We stopped off at the harbour on our way home just as the sun was setting. Bumped into Steve so had a good chat with him. There was a terrific sunset behind me but the light out to sea was fading very fast when I took this. This was my last shot from the day."