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I loved the movies of Esther Williams



I loved the movies of Esther Williams, originally uploaded by Amsterdamned!.


When I saw this girl at a beach in Thailand, I suddenly remembered how much I loved in my childhood the movies of Esther Williams.
In a split second I was back in the cinema and saw my father sitting next to me….he liked her movies too :)

Esther Williams was famous as Hollywood’s mermaid, the movie star who swam her way to popularity in MGM movies. For ten years (1950-1960) she was a huge star at the box-office, and outgrossed several more famous actresses by a large margin.

simultaneousness…? little egrets – egretta garzetta – from bali ???



simultaneousness…? little egrets – egretta garzetta – from bali ???, originally uploaded by bocavermelha-l.b..

okay, ^o^ here is a photo taken with my favorite natural lighting condition and subject… yeah, ö_ö the precious & gorgeous golden lighting at sunrise with those translucent back-lighted wings.
Õ_õ before shooting this frame, those little egrets were flying with an incredible synchronism, together all the time, quite like an egret carrying a mirror aside; ö_ö many times they were showing off some incredible maneuvers right in front of my nose. lols… ò_ó frustrating for me, because the fact was happening at very near time of dawn and i hadn’t sufficient light to click the shutter. ó_ò hmmm… increasing iso for more than 400 would give me too much granulation in the entire composition and the use of flashlight *even with a diffuser* most probably would be disastrous. ö_ö yeah, it was hard to remember constantly that they were wild, they could get scared easily and pluff… ö_ö disappear in a blink of an eye. ~_^
ö_ö i was lucky, they came back later on and eventually, i got this shot. controlling lens flare was a bit difficult but my crew were very cooperative, they promptly answered my request of *don’t move, be quiet, no breathing and heads down* and ö_ö i could maneuver my big lens comfortably. ^o^lols

More balloons



More balloons, originally uploaded by iceman9294.

It’s been about 4 months since I’ve posted a balloon shot and is snowing outside (again) so back to the archives! Very little processing other than some levels adjustment.

1.52 Bench Monday: It’s raining; it’s pouring edition ;)

I imagined that it will be a beautiful sunny day, and that I would take my “house” bench to my garden full of weeds (I’m sure our neighbours hate us for this) and take a picture (hiding my white legs behind the meter high wild grass and other weeds…) Instead it’s pouring today… and I just jumped out on our patio, got wet, and was scared that the lightening will kill me. However, as you can see I survived my first Bench Monday :)

Maelstrom #3 -Kauai, Hawaii

I had this near-death experience on my last trip to Kauai! This lava-ledge is 20 feet above the sea, and I suppose the incoming wave is twice that height. This is not the Sprouting Horn near Poipu. No HDR.

For lunch !



For lunch !, originally uploaded by Nature Wind (Eric).

?? Common Kingfisher

Delicate


“If I could be anything in the world I would want to be a teardrop because I would be born in your eyes, live on your cheeks, and die on your lips.”

The Pool



The Pool, originally uploaded by Stefan’s Page.

Water Roots

fish



fish, originally uploaded by ~ Martin ~.

Fish, getting some fresh air

Been to the pet shop again…
These are difficult to shoot in manual focus mode, maybe the other day I’ll get a better one… ;-)

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