Dilettante Photography: Retrospective

The Loire Valley is really grey these days !!

What a weather !!!!

Have a nice day , a good night

Climbing

It has been quite a while since I have posted any of my artwork here. This painting was inspired by a series of photos I did for a portrait, of a character, or 'Avatar,' who resides within the grids of Second Life, in the clouds of the world wide web. Photos can be a great incentive, and reference for accuracy when painting. And like in this case, for times when a "in person" painting reference is not possible! My just finished portrait in oils, and stretched canvas, 11x14" Miko *Botan, Shinto priestess, shaman of unseen life. Painting and photo © Oshi Shikigami

Eye on the prize (Pied Currawong)

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Snow,Sun and wind on top of Akrafjall (mountain) and wonderful clear blue sky. Akranes - Iceland.

Along the river Loire Have a nice day , a good night

Lago di Annone yesterday afternoon.

In a public garden .

Good morning ! Have a nice day a good night .

Far away a village along the Loire

On the river Loire ,Saint Maur Abbey ( Maine et Loire )

Finally snow in my town - Akranes, Iceland. This is what we call Christmas-snow... little bit late :)

This evening there is a football match in Angers Angers - Bastia

A wonderful sunset above the town .

In a flowerbed

Good morning ! Have a nice day , a good night !

In the backyard (Crested Pigeon)

Sing for your supper (Grey Butcherbird)

The Rainbow Lorikeet tree

Lady, Waiting For the Ferry Boat (Hamburg, February 2017) #hamburg (Canon EOS 5D, f/4.5, 1/250, 50 mm, ISO 200)

Too Late! (Hamburg, February 2017) #hamburg (Canon EOS 5D, f/2.8, 1/100, 50 mm, ISO 200)

Girl On a Bench (Hamburg, February 2017) #hamburg (Canon EOS 5D, f/5, 1/320, 50 mm, ISO 1600)

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The river was really angry with the wind .

Good morning ! Along the Loire yesterday ,no sun !!! and very strong winds Have a lovely day , or a good night

#Angers Un petit pêcheur sur le fleuve

Some reflections .

Swans on the Loire

Good morning ! A little walking in a park " Parc du Vissoir " in Trélazé ( Maine et Loire ) Have a lovely day , or a good night .

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Rainbow Lorikeets considering the menu. They generally eat nectar, but will eat seeds, cheese & even meat

Omniverous Australian White Ibis, eating fruit (mince is the preferred option on the menu)

Pied Currawong checking the area before feeding

A flight of seagulls in the morning

Good morning ! Have a nice day , or a good night .

There was an era in photography that we used to take a color slide film, then process it in negative film chemicals and call it Cross Process. I come from that era as a photographer. The results were highly contrasty negatives. Fuji Velvia created bizarre blueish contrasty shots. Agfa slides were warmer tones yet still contrasty shots. I digged into my old negatives this morning. Year was 2001. October. In studio with an old friend of mine. I body painted her skin. And shot with Agfa slide and cros processed it. Voila scanned 16 years later. Then turned into a toned B&W shot.

Yeah, sure. Just what I wanted! ;-)

Originally shared by Christian Hoemke Selbstbildnis in Sonnenbrille Selfie in Sunglasses 20141003 Marksburg-3

It's such a pleasure to watch it !!!

At last !! the sun rises !!!