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2013-05-20 16:22:22 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 12 +1s)

It would be a good start for a week, right? something blooming, something sunny and bright for Monday :)

For #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 
For #textureblendphotography  by +Gemma Costa 
For #hqspnaturalother  +HQSP Natural Other by +Delcour Eric +Blake Harrold +Alison Thurston 

2013-04-26 16:30:18 (12 comments, 4 reshares, 30 +1s)

Naiad's hair

For #landscapephotography  +Landscape Photography by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +Bill Wood +David Heath Williams +Jim Warthman +paul t beard +Tom Hierl +Vishal Kumar +Michael Blyde +Jay Gould +Steve Gould +jeff beddow +Carolyn Lim 
For #hqsplandscape  +HQSP Landscape by +Delcour Eric +Rodolfo Seide +Johnny Minor 
For #10000photographersaroundtheworld  by +Robert SKREINER 

2013-04-25 06:25:37 (16 comments, 5 reshares, 53 +1s)

Always young, always old, magic of light :)

For #landscapephotography  +Landscape Photography by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +Bill Wood +David Heath Williams +Jim Warthman +Vishal Kumar +Ben T +jeff beddow +Jay Gould +Steve Gould +Tom Hierl +paul t beard +Michael Blyde +Carolyn Lim 
For #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 
For #themagicoflight  +The Magic of Light by +Ray Bilcliff 
For #10000photographersaroundtheworld  +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS  by +Robert SKREINER 

2013-04-19 19:45:28 (14 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

THIS SADDENS AND SICKENS ME AND IS AN EARLY ONE FOR CATURDAY #caturdayeveryday   #caturday  #maasaicommunity #caturday #caturdayeveryday #lionweek #kingofthejungle #pleasesharethispost #pleaseshare #pleasehelp #whatshotongoogle+   #whatshot   #worldwildlifefund   #tanzaniawildlife   #tanzaniasafaris   #tanzania  
"They’re kicking us off our land to hunt lions" - Maasai Community

Dear friends,

Within hours, Tanzania's President Kikwete could start evicting tens of thousands of the Maasai from our land so hunters can come and kill leopards and lions. Last time Avaaz raised the alarm, the President shelved the plan. Global pressure can stop him again. Click to help us urgently:

We are elders of the Maasai from Tanzania, one of Africa’s oldest tribes. The government has just announced that it plans to kick thousands of our families offour lands s... more »

2013-04-19 07:02:16 (16 comments, 5 reshares, 34 +1s)

What's in a name? that which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet

For #floralfriday  by +Tamara Pruessner 
For #textureblendphotography  +Texture Blend Photography  by +Gemma Costa 
For #breakfastclub  +Breakfast Club  by +Gemma Costa 

2013-04-17 21:05:09 (9 comments, 6 reshares, 40 +1s)

Leading path

For #landscapephotography  +Landscape Photography by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +Bill Wood +David Heath Williams +Jim Warthman +Vishal Kumar +paul t beard +jeff beddow +Jay Gould +Steve Gould +Ben T +Michael Blyde +Tom Hierl +Carolyn Lim 
For #textureblendphotography  by +Gemma Costa 

2013-04-15 17:18:30 (12 comments, 5 reshares, 34 +1s)

Summer Colors

For #landscapephotography  with thanks to +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +Bill Wood +Vishal Kumar +David Heath Williams +Jim Warthman +jeff beddow +Ben T +Tom Hierl +paul t beard +Michael Blyde +Carolyn Lim +Steve Gould +Jay Gould 
For #hdrtheworld  +HDR the World by +Karl Geiger Jr +Karl Geiger 

2013-04-05 18:25:56 (10 comments, 1 reshares, 41 +1s)

Greetings :)

For #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 
For #floralfriday  by +Tamara Pruessner 
For #textureblendphotography  by +Gemma Costa 

2013-04-05 17:37:16 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 37 +1s)

Dual-tone Spring

(taken with my lensbaby)

For #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 
For #floralfriday  by +Tamara Pruessner 
For #dailydepthoffield  by +Vince Ong +Nuraini Ghaifullah +f.a. fiebig +Virgil Cowen 

2013-04-05 06:04:16 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 37 +1s)

Spring bokeh by lensbaby

For #landscapephotography  by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +Bill Wood +David Heath Williams +paul t beard +Jim Warthman +Jay Gould +Steve Gould +Vishal Kumar +Ben T +jeff beddow +Carolyn Lim +Michael Blyde +Tom Hierl 
For #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 

2013-03-27 14:59:21 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 29 +1s)

My bowing to the beautiful Winter days!

For #landscapephotography  by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +Bill Wood +David Heath Williams +paul t beard +Jim Warthman +Ben T +jeff beddow +Jay Gould +Tom Hierl +Vishal Kumar +Steve Gould +Michael Blyde 
For #textureblendphotography  by +Gemma Costa 
For #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 

2013-03-23 21:22:40 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 28 +1s)

2013-03-22 16:11:10 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 32 +1s)

I was a flower yesterday... I became flakes of gold today
The Alchemy of Nature

(taken with the lensbaby)

For #floralfriday  by +Tamara Pruessner 
For #hqspflowers  +HQSP Flowers by +Nicole Best +Larry Henley +Werner Polwein +Carina Marsh 
For #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 
For #dailydepthoffield  by +Vince Ong +Nuraini Ghaifullah +Virgil Cowen +f.a. fiebig 

2013-03-22 16:06:10 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 27 +1s)

Crown in the darkness

For #floralfriday  by +Tamara Pruessner 
For #curvyfriday  by +Peter From +Lorena Masi 
For #allthingsmonochrome  +All Things Monochrome by +Charles Lupica +Bill Wood 
For #dailydepthoffield  by +Vince Ong +Nuraini Ghaifullah +f.a. fiebig +Virgil Cowen 
For #hqspmonochrome  +HQSP Monochrome by +Blake Harrold +Luis Vivanco +Trever McGhee +Rinus Bakker 

2013-03-22 15:59:21 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 34 +1s)

...Is it just light or an explosion of lights? is it a gentle invitation or an aggressive intrusion? is it my space or their? are they aliens or someone very familiar - from my dreams?..

For #alienabductionfriday  +Alien Abduction Friday by +Alex Lapidus +Heiko Mahr +Karl Geiger +Karl Geiger Jr +Michele Cornelius +Jon Beall +Irene Kato +Marianne Skov Jensen 

2013-03-18 14:53:46 (14 comments, 1 reshares, 51 +1s)

as tender as a dream

(taken with Lensbaby + macro kit)

For #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 
For #macromonday  by +Kerry Murphy +Kelli Seeger Kim +Jennifer Eden +Jake Easley 
For #hqspflowers  +HQSP Flowers by +Carina Marsh +Nicole Best +Larry Henley +Werner Polwein 

2013-03-18 14:36:13 (9 comments, 4 reshares, 31 +1s)

Invisible part of a fire, caught in a shadow

For #abstractartmonday  by +Charles Lupica +Marilyn Fenn 
For #textureblendphotography  by +Gemma Costa 
For #allthingsred  +AllThingsRed by +Lucille Galleli +Stephen Thackeray 

2013-03-18 14:15:18 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 44 +1s)

Guardian of time

For #landscapephotography  by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +paul t beard +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Jim Warthman +jeff beddow +Ben T +Vishal Kumar +Michael Blyde +Jay Gould +Carolyn Lim +Steve Gould 
For #textureblendphotography  by +Gemma Costa 
For #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 
For #hsqplandscape  +HQSP Landscape by +Delcour Eric +Johnny Minor +Rodolfo Seide 
For #monochromemonday  by +Manuel Votta +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge +Nurcan Azaz +Charles Lupica +Hans Berendsen 

2013-03-17 15:33:22 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 33 +1s)

hello, baby-girl!

For #zensunday  by  +Charlotte Therese Björnström +Nathan Wirth +Simon Davis-Oakley 

2013-03-14 23:43:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

NEW: In The Spotlight –– Announcement Post

It's time to show your fellow Google+ photographers some appreciation folks –– and I will provide you with the forum for exactly that; the brand new In The Spotlight circle.

What's the In The Spotlight circle?

It's a circle for my favorite photographers as well as yourself and your favorite people (it could be people you know or people you admire but never interacted with). It's the hottest circle yet here on Google+, a circle you definitely want to be a part of. 

Who can participate?

Anybody. As long as the main focus lies on photography. It's neither a pro circle, nor an amateur dito. It's a circle for great and active people loving the art of photography.

How can I be a part of this?

It's verysimple. Jus... more »

2013-03-12 18:19:54 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 32 +1s)

For #portraittuesday  by +Laura Balc +Tana Teel -- and today's theme is Beautiful Woman
for my lovely, lovely sister and her baby-girl!

2013-03-08 18:30:26 (8 comments, 2 reshares, 37 +1s)

For #textureblendphotography  by +Gemma Costa 
For #curvyfriday  by +Lorena Masi +Peter From 
For #allthingsgreen  by +Cicely Robin Laing 
For #dailydepthoffield  by +Vince Ong +Nuraini Ghaifullah +Virgil Cowen +f.a. fiebig 
For #hqspnaturalother  +HQSP Natural Other by +Delcour Eric +Blake Harrold +Alison Thurston 

2013-03-08 18:21:49 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 23 +1s)

...taken with my lensbaby + macro kit

For #curvyfriday  by +Peter From +Lorena Masi 
For #hqspmacro  +HQSP Macro by +Vinod Krishnamoorthy +Mathew Hanley +Vishal Kumar 
For #floralfriday  by +Tamara Pruessner 
For #allthingsred  by +Stephen Thackeray +Lucille Galleli 
For #dailydepthoffield  by +Vince Ong +Nuraini Ghaifullah +f.a. fiebig +Virgil Cowen 

2013-03-08 15:36:00 (11 comments, 2 reshares, 41 +1s)

I'll make my own moon and paint it orange

For #nightphotographyfriday  by +Mark Hammon +Steve Passlow 
For #hqspnonnaturephotos  +HQSP Non-Nature Photos by +Alexandre Fagundes de Fagundes +Rhea Surgimath 

2013-03-07 19:09:34 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Make a New Google+ Cover Photo w Photoshop
If you havent noticed yet, +Sara McKinley recently announced an update to Google+ profiles (link: http://bit.ly/WUbLtN ), and one of the changes was a brand new cover photo option. I used this space on my profile to show a collage of images, & now that needed to be updated. As i made my new cover page, I figured Id make a tutorial on how I made a collage for my page using #photoshop  . You'll go through action control, batching, presets, and alignment, making Photoshop do your heavy lifting. Pass it on!

2013-03-06 19:34:28 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

The best of my work

2013-03-06 15:56:36 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 34 +1s)

Splash

For #windowwednesday  by +Jules Falk Hunter +Simon Davis-Oakley +Jason Kowing +Cheryl Cooper 
For #hqspmonochrome  +HQSP Monochrome by +Blake Harrold +Luis Vivanco +Rinus Bakker +Trever McGhee 
For #allthingsmonochrome  +All Things Monochrome by +Charles Lupica +Bill Wood 

2013-03-04 20:19:04 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 31 +1s)

reflection of the Winter in my window

The blue sky smiled today for several seconds :), and then turned out to be blank and dull again... 

For #moodymonday  +Moody Monday by +Philip Daly +Carole Buckwalter 
For #hqspnaturalother  +HQSP Natural Other by +Delcour Eric +Blake Harrold +Alison Thurston 

2013-03-04 19:42:21 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 24 +1s)

Anatomy of Flower

For #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 
For #hqspflowers  +HQSP Flowers by +Nicole Best +Larry Henley +Werner Polwein 

2013-03-01 19:16:32 (4 comments, 4 reshares, 38 +1s)

...with fire on the background

Last one from my tulips entries for today :)

For #floralfriday  by +Tamara Pruessner 
For #hqspflowers   +HQSP Flowers by +Nicole Best +Larry Henley +Werner Polwein 

2013-03-01 18:46:30 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 25 +1s)

My tulip macro (taken with the lensbaby) - for celebration of the first day of the SPRING!!!

Tulips are - for me - one of symbols of the Spring :), delicate yet strong flowers, with infinite variations of colors and shapes! 

For #floralfriday  by +Tamara Pruessner 
For #hqspflowers  +HQSP Flowers by +Werner Polwein +Nicole Best +Larry Henley 
For #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 

2013-03-01 18:37:38 (8 comments, 2 reshares, 36 +1s)

Bathing in Light

For #floralfriday  by +Tamara Pruessner 
For #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 
For #hqspflowers  +HQSP Flowers by +Nicole Best +Larry Henley +Werner Polwein 

2013-03-01 18:05:14 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 32 +1s)

Ottawa at evening

For #nightphotographyfriday  +Night Photography Friday by +Steve Passlow +Mark Hammon 
For #hqspnonnaturephotos  +HQSP Non-Nature Photos by +Alexandre Fagundes de Fagundes +Rhea Surgimath 

2013-02-28 17:49:55 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

almost abstract

(taken with the lensbaby + macro kit)

For #lensbabythursday  by +Gloria Roldan +AJ Schroetlin 
For #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 
For #hqspmacro  +HQSP Macro by +Vinod Krishnamoorthy +Vishal Kumar 

2013-02-28 16:17:22 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 27 +1s)

Winter Amber Eyes

For #leavesonthursday  by  +Ray Bilcliff +Marilou Aballe 
For #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 
For #textureblendphotography  by +Gemma Costa 
For #landscapephotography  by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +Bill Wood +Tom Hierl +David Heath Williams  +paul t beard  +Jim Warthman +Ben T +jeff beddow +Vishal Kumar +Jay Gould +Steve Gould +Carolyn Lim +Michael Blyde 
For #hqspnaturalother  +HQSP Natural Other by +Delcour Eric +Alison Thurston +Blake Harrold 

2013-02-25 20:21:44 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 36 +1s)

Fire embryo 

For #abstractartmonday  by +Charles Lupica +Marilyn Fenn 
For #macromonday  by +Kelli Seeger Kim +Kerry Murphy +Jennifer Eden +Jake Easley 

2013-02-24 15:29:10 (11 comments, 8 reshares, 67 +1s)

Piercing the light

For #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 
For #zensunday  by +Charlotte Therese Björnström +Nathan Wirth +Simon Davis-Oakley 
For #hqspnaturalother  +HQSP Natural Other by +Delcour Eric +Blake Harrold +Alison Thurston 
For #sacredsunday  +SacredSunday™ by +Manfred Berndtgen +Sherrie von Sternberg +Robyn Morrison +Steve Barge +Chatchai Rombix +Justin Hill 
For +The Magic of Light 

2013-02-23 16:10:19 (18 comments, 0 reshares, 62 +1s)

those will be waiting till the Spring comes...

For #benchsaturday  by +Rainer M. Ritz 
For #hqspmonochrome  +HQSP Monochrome by +Blake Harrold +Luis Vivanco +Rinus Bakker +Trever McGhee  
For #allthingsmonochrome  +All Things Monochrome by +Charles Lupica +Bill Wood 
For #dailydepthoffield  by +Vince Ong +Nuraini Ghaifullah +f.a. fiebig +Virgil Cowen 

2013-02-21 22:07:55 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 38 +1s)

I am the Part of the Whole
different version :)

I used textures in my first version, but here I wanted to highlight how it was standing out, this plant, lonely yet still strong - against the winter wind...

For #lensbabythursday  by +Gloria Roldan +AJ Schroetlin 
For #hqspnaturalother  +HQSP Natural Other by +Delcour Eric +Alison Thurston +Blake Harrold 

2013-02-21 21:58:48 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 29 +1s)

Hog's Back Park, Ottawa

For #landscapephotography  by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +paul t beard +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +jeff beddow +Jeannie Danna +Tom Hierl +Ben T +Jim Warthman +Vishal Kumar 
For #phoneography  by +Tadej Trstenjak 
#mobilephotography   #androidography  
For #hqspmonochrome  +HQSP Monochrome by +Blake Harrold +Luis Vivanco +Trever McGhee +Rinus Bakker 

2013-02-21 21:53:18 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 41 +1s)

Bridge in Hog's Back Park, Ottawa

For #phoneography  by +Tadej Trstenjak 
#mobilephotography   #androidphotography  
For #textureblendphotography  by +Gemma Costa 
For #landscapephotography  by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +David Heath Williams +Jim Warthman +jeff beddow +Tom Hierl +Vishal Kumar +Bill Wood +Ben T +paul t beard 

2013-02-21 21:49:27 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 33 +1s)

Hog's Back Park, Ottawa

I went there with my friends last weekend. It was cold (I keep complaining about cold in Canada, haha, what would I expect?), and I didn't take my camera with me, only my cell phone. Those falls... gorgeous view! strong current of water (never freezes, I guess) and ice/snow sculptures on the edges - it looks like a piece of fairyland!.. I regret of course that I didn't bring the camera, but probably it would be too cold for me anyway to shoot there.
I'm very clumsy with all the "smart" devices, and don't really know how to share the pictures from my mobile to G+ (in a way I want it to be uploaded and shared) :), so I'll just share it one by one :).

For #landscapephotography  by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Tom Hierl +Jeannie Danna +jeff beddow +Ben T +Vishal Kumar +JimWarthman ... more »

2013-02-20 23:48:16 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

HQSP Nature Photographer Circle 

I'd like to welcome you to our 7th version of the Nature Photographer Circle,
bought to you by the High Quality Sharing Project

All the artists in this circle have been checked individually, and have done my up-most to maintain quality.

If you're in the circle, or think your friends may enjoy it, feel free to show the artists some love by plussing or sharing the circle.  

#naturephotographercircle  

P.S. This will be my last entry as part of the HQSP. I'm hoping to finish up a personal project which I've been working on. Full of activities and exclusive to photog's on Google+. 

2013-02-19 16:01:42 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 33 +1s)

I am the Part of the Whole...

For #textureblendphotography  by +Gemma Costa 
For #hqspart  +HQSP Art by +Susanne Ramharter +Jay Gould 

2013-02-19 15:41:59 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 32 +1s)

Tree in blue

For #treetuesday  +Tree Tuesday by +Christina Lawrie +Shannon S. Myers 
For #textureblendphotography  by +Gemma Costa 
For #landscapephotography  by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +David Heath Williams +paul t beard +Ben T +Bill Wood +Jim Warthman +jeff beddow +Tom Hierl +Jeannie Danna +Vishal Kumar 
For #hqsplandscape  +HQSP Landscape by +Delcour Eric +Rodolfo Seide +John Minor 

2013-02-18 20:44:25 (11 comments, 4 reshares, 44 +1s)

another winter intermezzo

For #textureblendphotography  by +Gemma Costa 
For #hqspnaturalother  +HQSP Natural Other by +Delcour Eric +Alison Thurston +Blake Harrold 
For #dailydepthoffield  by +Vince Ong +f.a. fiebig +Nuraini Ghaifullah +Virgil Cowen 

2013-02-15 04:38:24 (16 comments, 6 reshares, 51 +1s)

Standing out
(taken with the lensbaby)

For #floralfriday  by +Tamara Pruessner 
For #hqspflowers  +HQSP Flowers by +Carina Marsh +Marina Versaci +Werner Polwein +Daniela White +Nicole Best (sorry if I don't mention all the curators!)
For #dailydepthoffield  by +Vince Ong +Nuraini Ghaifullah +f.a. fiebig +Virgil Cowen 

2013-02-12 16:06:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Let's get started          

HQSP PHOTO CONTEST 2013 ANNOUNCEMENT

ATTENTION PLEASE, WE ARE READY:

First HQSP Photo Contest  2013 
The contest runs from 10 February 2013 up to 2 March 2013 at  24:00 hours
The theme is absolutely free  So everything goes : Summer, winter; street views, sunsets, macro, flowers, animals, portraits, .........
-This is a contest about photographically based art.
(Since every image is in or out of the camera digitally enhanced, it is up to you how far you want to     go.)
-There is no limitation about subject choice.
-You can use any imaging device, phone, DLSR or whatever.
-The more you surprise us with your creativity, the higher you will rank.
-We do not want to know what you tried to express, the image has to speak for it's own, accompanying text notallowed.more »

2013-02-12 16:02:06 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 36 +1s)

Winter bokeh
I like these winter treasures - an object that you can look AT and THROUGH at the same time :) - maybe this is the way we should look at things in order to see more?
(taken with lensbaby) 

For #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 
For #hqspnaturalother  +HQSP Natural Other by +Delcour Eric +Alison Thurston +Blake Harrold 
For #dailydepthoffield  by +Vince Ong +Nuraini Ghaifullah +f.a. fiebig +Virgil Cowen 

2013-02-13 21:50:53 (15 comments, 4 reshares, 60 +1s)

Golden Army

For #grasstuesday  by +Margaret Tompkins +Ray Bilcliff +Marilou Aballe 
For  #grasspoker  by +Jules Falk Hunter +Martin OBER +David Murphy +Steve Sherwin 
For #hqspnaturalother  +HQSP Natural Other by +Delcour Eric +Alison Thurston +Blake Harrold 
For #dailydepthoffield  by +Vince Ong +Nuraini Ghaifullah +f.a. fiebig +Virgil Cowen