FFF+ Snap Happy is a group for FFF images that reflect positivity, happiness, joy and beauty only. Laszlo Papinot chose the theme Something beginning with S for this weeks challenge.
I took alot of images yesterday down at Altona Beach that I was going to put in a collage of S words-so many by the sea. I don't have time so this one will do.
I showed the image to the Sherpa who asked "what's with the crown on the first swan". I have no idea as it seems to have no relevance to S but I liked it.
Although silly swan, smug swan, stupid swan, superior swan... all might fit. Feel free to add ;-)
Anyway, birds of any sort and especially the majesty of swans bring me stupendous joy.
Tags: Cherry Lake Swans altona Beach pelican six swans black swans crown bird Cygnus atratus 'Snap Happy
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The FFF+ Group have a weekly challenge called “Snap Happy Monday". This week the theme, "colourful" was chosen by ajhaysom
These images were taken in my garden using my fathers vintage Helios lens (main image) and lensbaby. I discovered my dads lens while dusting my old camera collection (yes it is true- I was dusting) which included his old Zenit camera with the Helios lens attached. Sitting there all this time and I never twigged I could use it on my camera with an adapter.
I need some colour in my day today -just may not get to everyone's images.
Take Care and enjoy all the beautiful colours even in winter!
Tags: FFF Happy Snaps. Monday graden Backyard. flowers vintage lens Helios Lensbaby Pink
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My offering for the FFF Snap Happy theme of Macro/Close-up given by [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajhaysom/50503619682/in/dateposted/]
I love these African Daisies when they are in full bloom but my favourite time to photograph them is when they are past their prime and moving into senescence, eventually turning to seed so I can enjoy them again next year!
Tags: Garden Lensbaby flowers macro African Daisy Daisy flower Lensbaby 85 Velvet 85
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FFF+ Snap Happy is a group for FFF images that reflect positivity, happiness, joy and beauty only. Gary chose the theme Material this weeks challenge.
For this theme I went literal and picked a material that was really important to me. I decided on my wedding dress. Of course it is important because I wore it when I married my amazing man but even more so because of who made it.
My best friend’s mother-Jill.
I met Jill when I was about 4. My mother visited her to have something made. Jill was an amazing tailoress. She had a daughter my age and they lived around the corner. We became best friends and still are. Her family was my family and I love them dearly.
She made so many of my clothes growing up and as a young mother when I couldn’t afford fancy things- a camel coloured coat, a sports jacket, my high school dance dress and clothes for my children. She was also a talented embroider.
Both my parents had died before I got married, my mother only 8 months before. Jill stepped in as always and supported me throughout. He husband ‘gave me away’. Jill made my bridesmaids dresses as well as my wedding dress-Ivory Duchess Satin, expensive lace, a long train with scalloped lace edging, three layers of tulle and petticoat. Every single one of the 100s of pearls was hand- beaded into the lace bodice. The dress was her wedding gift to me.
Jill no longer remembers making this.
She no longer remembers me.
Jill has Alzheimer's.
She no longer remembers how to sew, how to hold a needle and thread or even the person she was.
But I do.
I will remember for her.
So while there is grief associated with this beautiful material, there are also so many memories of my talented, kind and generous second mother.
Tags: wedding dress satin tailor Happy Snaps. Monday pearls
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the FFF+ Group have a weekly challenge called “Snap Happy”.
This week the theme, “geometry” was chosen by Greenstone Girl
I think one of most wonderful natural forms of geometry is shown in shells. The Nautilus shell shows the chambers arranged in an approximately logarithmic spiral. The perfect example of the Fibonacci Sequence.
The pattern is one taken with a photoshop App that takes ordinary things and turns them into patterns.
Due to my glasses situation, I probably wont be able to do too much on Flickr over the next few weeks. I do have plenty of images in the "to be posted" folder so they might make it. Already woken with a headache form yesterdays computer work. Doh! That rascal of a puppy.
Tags: shells Geometry patterns shapes collage FFF Snap Happy Monday
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