curious giraffes hunt in packs

curious giraffes hunt in packs, originally uploaded by harold.lloyd (won’t somebody think of the bokeh?).

But what do they hunt? And more importantly, what sound do they make with a successful kill?

They mostly come at night preset brought the giraffes out into the light.

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As an unperfect actor on the stage

As an unperfect actor on the stage, originally uploaded by harold.lloyd (won’t somebody think of the bokeh?).

As an unperfect actor on the stage
Who with his fear is put besides his part,
Or some fierce thing replete with too much rage,
Whose strength’s abundance weakens his own heart.
So I, for fear of trust, forget to say
The perfect ceremony of love’s rite,
And in mine own love’s strength seem to decay,
O’ercharged with burden of mine own love’s might.
O, let my books be then the eloquence
And dumb presagers of my speaking breast,
Who plead for love and look for recompense
More than that tongue that more hath more express’d.
   O, learn to read what silent love hath writ:
   To hear with eyes belongs to love’s fine wit.

Discuss.

Vintage aliumery used for this one. Nothing else, except a crop. Deliberately taken behind the sun with the light coming through the leaves.

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I invent nothing. I rediscover.

I invent nothing. I rediscover., originally uploaded by harold.lloyd (won’t somebody think of the bokeh?).

A very apt quote. I rediscovered a whole swathe of these alium from, lessee, May (May!) in LightRoom and started to play with some of the newer presets. I would now have significant difficulty if anyone ever told me I’d have to choose a single flower to photomograph for the rest of my days. Alium? Daisy? Bluebell? Echinacea? Crocosmia? Woe, woe, woe would be harold. Which makes this a good candidate for sad bokeh friday, where the Maxeran roams free, grazing in organic migraine-less pastures.

This one used the new ‘When the hurly-burly’s done’ preset. Not only is it new? It’s free. For all. A free-for-all! Lightroom and ACR / Photoshop versions right here.

Re-re-rediscover.

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Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.

Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars., originally uploaded by harold.lloyd (won’t somebody think of the bokeh?).

A tad late adding this one to the blog. Is all my fault. Blame me.

This used the tried and tested ‘They mostly come at night’ preset, available for freeeeee download right here. Saturation came down a tad, vibrance went up, and blacks went up a leeeetle. It was cropped. And then re-cropped. And then the crop was reset. And then cropped another way. And finally ended up like so.

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The dragon wing of night o’erspreads the earth

The dragon wing of night o’erspreads the earth, originally uploaded by harold.lloyd (won’t somebody think of the bokeh?).

More crocosmia looking a leeetle dragon-like amidst the purply night. And as the wise sage Dino once said, there is purple there. I know, because I added it.

Aliumed in the beginning, then blacks upped and shadows made purplier.

BRING ME BACK MY CUP, HOBBIT.

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