What a transformation. This castle was constructed to show off strength and ownership of the land but today it’s a mere ruin entertaining some lost tourists.
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Photo Of The Day - January 2018
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What a transformation. This castle was constructed to show off strength and ownership of the land but today it’s a mere ruin entertaining some lost tourists.
Still worth a wander round even if it isnt as well preserved as Alnwick or Bamburgh right?
Oh yeah, absolutely. It was so windy that I was struggling to walk but the view was awesome.
This is from the Corning Museum of Glass. Amazing exhibits! I forgot to take a picture of the little card that explains who the artist/sculpture was, and a summary of what this piece is about. Everything is made of glass, like for instance, in this picture even the table the piece is on is glass. Some would think that is just a normal polished table made of anything but glass. I have some pictures of the art/sculptures and the summary card for some other pictures I took there if anyone is interested? This place is absolutely amazing, and stunning.
This is also the same Corning that makes the glass for our iPhones.
If anyone can get to this place, make sure you do...you will not regret it! You will be amazed by the glass art/sculptures, and be in Heaven if you love to take pictures! It is in Southern New York, pretty close the New York/Pennsylvania border. I will post the address just in case anyone lives near, or wants to go there.
The Corning Museum of Glass
One Museum Way
Corning, NY 14830 + Telephone: 1.800.732.6845 or 1.607.937.5371
Here is the CMOG in two minutes:
This is also the same Corning that makes the glass for our iPhones.
If anyone can get to this place, make sure you do...you will not regret it! You will be amazed by the glass art/sculptures, and be in Heaven if you love to take pictures! It is in Southern New York, pretty close the New York/Pennsylvania border. I will post the address just in case anyone lives near, or wants to go there.
The Corning Museum of Glass
One Museum Way
Corning, NY 14830 + Telephone: 1.800.732.6845 or 1.607.937.5371
Here is the CMOG in two minutes:
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A familiar airport scene. Comments always appreciated.
Lone traveller by another scotsman, on Flickr
Lone traveller by another scotsman, on Flickr
Isn't that a toad?Happy Monday Mr. Frog.....
Forgot all about this place . Went there many (too many) years back when my kids were pre-teens as a side stop on the way from visiting family farther north . Was really good back then , kept the kids entertained . Think maybe I'm due to go back , maybe this summer .This is from the Corning Museum of Glass. Amazing exhibits! I forgot to take a picture of the little card that explains who the artist/sculpture was, and a summary of what this piece is about. Everything is made of glass, like for instance, in this picture even the table the piece is on is glass. Some would think that is just a normal polished table made of anything but glass. I have some pictures of the art/sculptures and the summary card for some other pictures I took there if anyone is interested? This place is absolutely amazing, and stunning.
This is also the same Corning that makes the glass for our iPhones.
If anyone can get to this place, make sure you do...you will not regret it! You will be amazed by the glass art/sculptures, and be in Heaven if you love to take pictures! It is in Southern New York, pretty close the New York/Pennsylvania border. I will post the address just in case anyone lives near, or wants to go there.
The Corning Museum of Glass
One Museum Way
Corning, NY 14830 + Telephone: 1.800.732.6845 or 1.607.937.5371
Here is the CMOG in two minutes:
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Ah yes. The eagles. Forgot about them. Bears and owls are not enough to make us sick with envy.
Keep them coming! I love them ( and the nausea ....)
Thanks guys...much appreciated and @oblomow - don't puke, please don't puke...I hate puke as much as MacRy hates spiders.
Nice shot but I think from this angle it would be perfect for a very long exposure and slightly wider b&w if it's possible for you.
~ Peter
Yeah, I live about 3-3 1/2 hours north of Corning, NY up Central New York. If you have heard of Syracuse, NY then you have an idea of where I live because I am about 40 minutes east of Syracuse.
My mother always wanted to go, so for her birthday I took her. On the way there I was thinking it was going to be boring and what not, however, at age 32 I think I was more intrigued than she was! I was taking pictures like crazy, video of the glass blowing show etc. Also, making your own glass is pretty damn cool!
I highly recommend it to anyone that is close or that wants to take a trip. It is definitely worth it!
Between the M8 and M9 I've got the Vöigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 (absolutely BEAUTIFUL in every way) and the 7artisans 50mm f/1.1.
Completely agree. I tried a black & white edit earlier but don’t know if it actually looks nice.
I like the B&W. I think it works well. Agree a slow exposure might look nice on a cloudy day.Completely agree. I tried a black & white edit earlier but don’t know if it actually looks nice.
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Doctor or lawyer?
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It's the smell isn't it. Put me right off my dinner.Thanks guys...much appreciated and @oblomow - don't puke, please don't puke...I hate puke as much as MacRy hates spiders.
Nice shot but I think from this angle it would be perfect for a very long exposure and slightly wider b&w if it's possible for you.
~ Peter
Playing with handheld long-exposures on my iPhone.
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For some reason I was just reminded of the best scene from the movie "Stand By Me." Sorry, Peter!
Another Nokton Classic 35mm fan
I bloody love that lens! So small and well made and renders lovely. It has its detractors, but I also think it’s a beautiful little lens. If you ever think of getting another 50 I can also highly recommend the Nokton 50mm 1.5 ASPH. It’s crazy sharp and has beautiful bokeh to rival the Summilux.
Hand held? Impressive.
Being sick always reminds me of the inbetweeners. I suggest you don't watch it at work though!
It's not all that impressive! The iPhone takes a live photo, you hold it as still as you can. Then you view it, swipe up on it and a hidden menu of options appears, choose long exposure, and it will align and crop all the frames merging them together. It works really well for waterfalls and fountains, I thought I'd try it at the beach and see what it produced.
I'll have to check it out, haven't seen it yet.
Very nice. Now the idea is to do it with a long exposure to smooth-out the sky (a bit of wind and cloud movement needed for that) so it's not so contrasty compared to your subject which is nicely done with lots of contrast. The resulting separation will make the ruins jump right off your screen.Completely agree. I tried a black & white edit earlier but don’t know if it actually looks nice.
The vomit scene aside, one of my all time favourite movies Alex.
One of a few tropical plants at the local Botanical Gardens. It survived a hard freeze recently.
Well I missed posting here for a couple of days because we were out of town and I don't own a laptop to edit on the go. I am caught up on my P365 and didn't miss any days, but will only post one from yesterday since I can't post them all.
29/365 | Homeward Bound
29/365 | Homeward Bound
The early morning streets of Shinjuku, Tokyo.
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A busker today in London.
M9 with Leica Elmar 50mm 2.8 @F5.6
M9 with Leica Elmar 50mm 2.8 @F5.6