Welcome to Friday Foto Flogging, a place to share your photos and photography news. We were inspired by the folks at European Tribune who post a regular Friday Photoblog series to try the same on this side of the virtual Atlantic. We also thought foto folks would enjoy seeing some other websites so each week we’ll introduce a different photo website.
This Week’s Theme: The Color Brown From burnt umber to dirt, shades of brown abound.
Website of the Week: Sight Unseen, international photography by blind artists (hat tip to dada).
AndiF Brown Around
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Brown Over
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Brown Up
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Brown Down
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olivia’s brown
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Next Week’s Theme: Things that sparkle.
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Some things that have brown.
Morning Bob.
Love the lighting on the monkey, how the hairs are highlighted. And the giraffe face is amazing. (And has whiskers too! 😉
What kind of hawk is that?
Thank you! The monkey shot was taken after a cold night and he was seeking some warm rays. I’m pretty sure it’s a red shouldered. It was in the Everglades Natl. Park.
The warmth of those rays is palpable! Quite a lovely shot — saying something about what we all have in common.
I suppose it might be the most mundane of the shots but I like the top one best — I like the framing and the sense of imminent movement.
These guys are harder to catch than one might think. Most of the shots are blurred from them grabbing one and flying off, they don’t hang around at that age.
I’m always impressed with good bird pictures — the only bird I’ve ever successfully taken a close up of was one that I perched on a rail after it stunned itself by flying into the sliding glass door:
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That’s a nice shot even if the circumstances weren’t. We have them run into the door every once and and while. Even with stickies on the door they try to fly in between them. They always fly off after a couple of minutes, haven’t lost any yet.
They usually get up and take off eventually here too but we’ve had a couple that hit so hard they’ve broken their necks. Very sad but probably good for the gene pool.
What a beautiful shot! Quite a lovely bird, too. I’m not familiar with who that is. Do you know?
Red bellied woodpecker by the looks, can’t see the belly.
Thanks, Bob. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen one of these here in our woods.
Bob has it exactly right.
Besides the red-bellied, we’ve got four other kinds of woodpecker around here:
Those are great shots, Andi! I like your perspective, as if you’re perched in a neighboring tree.
The pileated & the downy are the common ones here, plus the abundant flickers.
I’m perched in a neighboring doorway. The pileated woodpeckers are really shy and if I try to get any closer they’ll leave immediately.
They are shy indeed. You were lucky to get such good shots! (Lucky & crafty.)
Closest I’ve ever gotten.
Well unless you’ve got a 400mm lens or a stun gun, that’s impressively close. Love the tinge of red, too.
600mm equivalent, hand held. 200mm VR @ x1.5=300mm film eq., Tamron X2 converter=600mm. Here’s a secret, with the Tamron converter VR still works, this is no where in any literature from Tamron. You have to manually focus on Dxx cameras without built in motors. But this is a low cost alternative to a $10,000 lens. Not the quality, but same focal length.
Fabulous photo! Wonderful forms.
Thanks, love the self portrait.
Thanks! Hope some of the fun of that photo session comes through.
Hi keres. These are wonderful photos — esp the last one, lol. And the whiskers sub-theme continues … 🙂
Ohhhhhhh.
Soft.
Giggle.
Wow! In the original French, no less ..
But of course.
He is after all a miniature French lop.
Or, as we like to say when he’s shredding the paper – he’s a French Deconstructionist.
Abseulement!
A friend has gotten involved in dog rallies; Yesterday I went to watch an event. one partcipant was a huge dog. we found out it was a leonberger Because of you, I could say,I’ve heard of them:)
Leonbergers are one of the few breeds that make Luna look “normal” sized.
What happens at a dog “rally”?
rally is a sport in which the dog and handler complete a course that has been designed by the rally judge. The judge tells the handler to begin, and the dog and handler proceed at their own pace through a course of designated stations (10 – 20, depending on the level). Each of these stations has a sign providing instructions regarding the next skill that is to be performed. Scoring is not as rigorous as traditional obedience.
The team of dog and handler moves continuously at a brisk, but normal, pace with the dog under control at the handler’s left side. There should be a sense of teamwork between the dog and handler both during the numbered exercises and between the exercise signs; however, perfect “heel position” is not required. Any faults in traditional obedience that would be evaluated and scored as a one-point deduction or more should be scored the same in Rally, unless otherwise mentioned in the Rally Regulations. After the judge’s “Forward” order, the team is on its own to complete the entire sequence of numbered signs correctly.There are various levels with correspondingly more severe judging.
there were a variety of breeds Some of the dogs were hilarious– you could almost see them sighing, though all of them would look adoringly at their human. One dog’s most energetic movement was leaving the course It was an interesting day.
Sounds interesting. Luna did agility for awhile. We called her “Miss Molasses”, because compared to the Border collies she sure takes her time going over and through the obstacles.
Eventually, she decided she’d rather leave the agility course for an “adventure”. And that was the end of our off-lead exercises.
A little Catskills brown.
With whiskers!
And what a fine way to return — with a luscious set of brown beauty. I especially like the bottom kitty pic and the seed barn.
I’m glad it’s raining here today & I’ve had an excuse to flog, rather than hump away at my screenhouse ..
That pic of Miss Kitty is meant for her fans especially.
Well this fan is grateful.
Is the screenhouse something you are building?
Yep. It’s a gift for my house-mate, who’s been very kind to me. As of right now it looks like this:
It’s based on simple geodesic principles, which make it very interesting to build. It’s very different than a rectilinear structure. You can see it somewhat from the main road; there’s nothing else like it around here.
I’d hoped to be done by now, but we lost June & July to constant rain.
Looks interesting. So are you going to be a woodstove in it and spend the winter there? (Just kidding of course but it might not be that much draftier than your old place.)
Ho!
I actually do have a little portable stove I could put in it, but it wouldn’t make sense unless I put walls on it too. Not really in the plan.
I will probably build one of these to live in one day, though. This has been a good first try at the geodesic form.
Well if you did try it with the screened version, I’m sure that this time I could convince to get several dogs for warmth. 🙂
No doubt! We could fill the place up with dogs, the way kids used to fill phone booths.
Speaking of the old place, here’s another pic of Her Highness at the old homestead.
You can tell she knew who was in charge and it sure as hell wasn’t a human being.
She was quite the benevolent matriarch, however. She liked to crawl into the bottom of my sleeping bag on those nights when the water bowls froze.
I’m sure she left to find an actual house to live in!
Even benevolent matriarchs have their limits.
Or maybe a barn with lots and lots of mice.
No, I think she actually traded up.
Then again ..
Well speaking of up, I need to move in that direction and get a few things done.
Hope you get to work on your screen house more soon — I’d really like to see pictures of it in process.
See ya.
Will do. Thanks for your interest — I love sharing this stuff!
Have a good evening!
(BTW, this week’s theme isn’t ‘Staycation’, is it? That’s what it sez up top.)
Thanks for catching that ww! Just fixed it … 🙂
This is a pretty ‘green’ structure, in that the lumber is 90% culled from old barns that once stood here, meaning it’s 50 – 60 years old. Amazing to see 30 or 40 growth rings in the wood, rather than the 5 or 6 you see in new lumber.
It’s based on simple geodesic principles, which make it very interesting to build. Are you building this from scratch?…from a book? I hope you will post your progress..
Thanks for your interest, tampopo! I’ll be happy to link to photos.
I guess I’m building basically from scratch, though the steel connecting hubs were ordered, along with basic construction plans. I’m already familiar with the geodesic form & concept, which has made the project easier than it might be.
I love, love, love Claudia! That is a wonderful photo. And the whiskers too … >’.'< … 🙂
Btw – love the two faces in the last whisker photo. Very neat.
So pleased you dig these photos, Miss O. You’ve been a great inspiration.
The “tool wall” with the young woman’s portrait is my favorite.
She is actually Miss December, 1924 on the Hoosier Wire Die calendar, out of Fort Wayne.
The old farmer who lived here previously must’ve really liked her.
Well, she does look quite sultry, peering out from behind that saw and all. Probably got the old boy through a lot of long, cold winters.
I think it’s great that only her face would please him so.
Yes, we’ve lost much, if not most of the innocence that prevailed in society not so long ago.
innoence and imagination:)
More wonderful images from Andi & Olivia!
I really enjoy the mysterious nature of your second photo, Andi. The immediate environment isn’t entirely apparent. Very cool.
Miss O, your fire-escape shot has to be one of my favorites of yours. So evocative! Especially for this city-born chickie who sometimes pines for her anonymity.
😉
Thanks WW. It looks apparent to me but then I’ve seen so many times (and taken a slew of photos but this is the first one that I thought worked). I think the slightly foggy reflection on the lake gave some added interest.
Yes, definitely! That’s the mystery that draws you in to ‘peer’ ..
Thanks! That was taken in Old Montreal last w/e … It was fun to wander around the city for a bit. 🙂
I think I could use some of that myself, before another cloistered winter sets in.
I really enjoy the mysterious nature of your second photo, Andi. The immediate environment isn’t entirely apparent. Very cool.–agreed. I had to look at it a bit to determine what I was seeing
Well now I guess I know what my talent is — adding a little confusion to everybody’s life. 😉
I’d call it mind-expansion — & ‘God bless ya for it!’ (to quote Max Yasgur).
clearly an open and shut case of brown eyes
l rest my case.
Your friend has a beautiful face, dada.
she is indeed beautiful, in sprit as well as physically.
lt’s a continuing source of comments from strangers when we’re out. she’s aging very well, she’s 9 1/2 . very well cared for and exercised regularly. l’m kinda looking for another flat coat pup, or young rescue dog, currently, so she can train it with me.
she was a rescue pup…8 weeks old when l got her, and we’ve been constant companions since.
You’ve both been very fortunate! Here’s hoping the right addition to your home finds you soon.
thanks. and l agree, you don’t find them, they find you…as did she. it was a total fluke.
sort of like names, every dog l’ve ever had told me it’s name, including her.
My experience with cat names has been similar.
‘Course, they still choose to ignore you when suitable.
I find she radiates calm–a face to meditate upon
I think I’ve probably said this before but it’s worth repeating … I can’t resist such Bu-tiful brown eyes.
noticed the shadows and thought of you
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Nice shadows and lines. Definitely in dada’s style … 🙂
they say that’s the sincerest form…:{)
excellent tampopo.
l took some liberties with it, just for grins…a bit of cropping, some minor level adjustment, voila! X marks the spot.
asking permission is so passe……asking forgiveness is golden, eh.
*X*cellent! for sure
Yep, gorgeous … you’ve won your case!
7 days off but somewhat a staycation as I only traveled to my folks house in S. Jersey so I didn’t go far either.
All pictures are clickable to view larger and I hope everyone had as nice a vacation/Labor Day w/e as I did.
South Jersey Folk Art
Kite-surfing in Strathmere
Morning Dew
The House at the End of the Lane
Hand Warmer
Batsto Lake (Tonemapped/HDR-ish)
These are astounding. I particularly like the ones that feature a sense of quietude-within-motion — the house, the flame, the lake.
Another great grouping. The dew shot is amazing.
Hi ss — I messed up the this week’s theme! LOL, vacation/staycation was last week and this week is brown, but I’m glad I did mess up b/c your vacation pix are wonderful. Looks like you had a good time.
I love the hand warmer shot and the house at the end of the lane. But the morning dew on the bee is wild. I read the comments at flickr about them hanging out on the plants overnight.
Great, I have that brown/green color blindness problem. (amongst others) Why does FFF hate the hue impaired? 😉
Hey you’ve just been to Utah and Arizona — everything is on a brown continuum so you’re good to go with any picture of rocks. 😛
Zion National Park:
Andi says there must be brown in there somewhere.
There’s tons (literally) of brown in that picture. And tons and tons of gorgeous.
Quite a beautiful shot, b2! Lots of warm, rich brown, too.
You always deliver with the beautiful western red rocks.
LOL b2 — post some of your vacation pix! Since I forgot to change the theme, they both work … 😀
Winter’s wood arrived this week
It is that time of year — do you have to split it?
I don’t do the splitting,but it does need to be split to fit in the stove I apply the ben-gay to the splitter;}
I’m so glad you’re delurking. I really loved your dada-inspired shot.
We’ve had ours done since July but then we had a big storm in August so now we’ve got some extra to get cut up.
Thanks. I find it really difficult to imagine the world in black and white, so predicting what a B&W photo will look like doesn’t come easily.
I remember you getting your wood in. This was downed wood We will be getting another truckload in the next few weeks.
Can’t imagine a better picture of all that energy, waiting to be released.
I always remember the concept of energy production costs with wood. If we actually had to pay for all of the energy that goes into this fuel, wood heat would be totally out of reach!
Here’s wishing you many lovely fires this year.
Some old familiar brown things and a Friday-after-work snack.
A kid-sized desk made for me by my dad, now grandchild territory
Oft used picnic and pitch-in basket – a wedding gift
Snickerdoodle and chocolate chip cookies from the Hobnob
Lucky you, ID! What a beautiful desk — clearly, made with loving care.
Parents and grandparents willing to guide and teach with love are my treasured legacy from them. They never stopped feeding my curiosity.
You’re a fortunate person. I can’t imagine a greater gift.
Oh I love the desk. How wonderfully well used.
My dad did a good job putting it together – its serving its third generation and I haven’t had to reglue it yet;-)
Apparently, someone at ImageShack has eaten my cookies!
The cookies have returned from never-never land this morning. ???
The old desk is amazing, love that you use your wedding-gifted picnic basic (and that’s it a real basket!).
A little late on the uptake, but I shot some brown things nonetheless.
And why not include a set of sunset shots.
All these were shot last evening.
Carved Horse
Bookshelf
(Can you spot Olivea)
Drying Firewood
Dancing Dolphins
Sunset
(Last Night)
Sunset
(4/5 shots)
Sunset Explosion
(9/12shots)
Beautiful work, as always, KH.
Thank you so much.
I also love the desk from grandpa.
Fantastic.
Seconded.
My personal favorite here has got to be the firewood — one of the world’s most beautiful sights!
🙂
Wilderness Wench
It does have a connotation of warmth, inherent in it`s use.
I should have posted an image of the ‘chiminea’ these pieces will be inserted in.
More of your photos are always welcome!
Wildernesswench,
I love the handsaw & Rubenesque young lady image.
‘Our Lady of the Woodshed’. Intriguing, no?
🙂
Wildernesswench,
God, is that her?
I met her once, & we played some “Night Moves” behind the shed.
That’s her, indeed.
Methinks she’s really one of Leonard Cohen’s sisters of mercy.
Indianadem,
Thanks again for your nice comment.
I really got fascinated looking at all the marks and colors on the carved horse head. How old is it?
The sunset shots are — duh — spectacular.
AndiF,
This is from my collections of carvings.
I wish I knew it`s age but from comparisons to other pieces I have, I know very well it`s not recent.
The section imaged is about 6 inches tall.
It has a “patina” of age that is obviously not conjured.
It’s kind of disappointing you don’t know it’s history but it’s a wonderful piece.
AndiF,
The history of it started (for me) by the demise of a neighbor.
No such thing as late around here. Nice set, the sunset is spectacular.
BobX,
Quite a nice set you have up.
The sunset was taken right after the twin sonic booms of the returning shuttle I think.
Those sunset shots are amazing … amazing. Like ww, I was drawn to the firewood shot as well. The colours are really striking (seeing the inner softer beige) … next to the cactus too … Lovely set Head.
I really wish you could stand on my deck with me to comprehend the intensity of the sunsets I post.
A few minutes from my place, we could be on the beach.
You know what`s next.
Brown is the color ..
.. of a blast from the past.
An intriguing portrait.
Thanks, ID. It was fun to make — wanted to see what the new digital technology made of hopping.
I like how you experiment w/ your photos … inspiring stuff. It makes me think differently.
Wow — I couldn’t wish for a better compliment. Thank you!
Very cool and imaginative.
Thanks, Andi. Couldn’t resist posting a shot of brown lipstick.
This is a very early experiment with digital imagery, from 2001. I borrowed a friend’s nifty new Nikon Coolpix & had some fun.