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Ludo Sak created this photo list 11 months ago

A compilation of High Dynamic Range shots, combining multiple RAW photos into a single one where new contrast and detail is discovered.

  • Lichen of the slowest pace [HDR]

    Lichen of the slowest pace [HDR] My first go at HDR: 3 pictures shot at 100ISO and long exposure times, plus and minus 2 EV, 13sec, 2.5sec,30sec). It's reindeer lichen, a very slow growing lichen eaten by mainly Reindeer/Caribou. This lichen I found while hiking up in Norway with my wife. It is highly protected and it is absolutely forbidden to break off. This loose piece photographed here I found on the ground in a swamp, it was partially eaten. I did not have to break it off, only pick it up, so I was kinda in the clear. I did not know the reason for it having such a protected state. Years later I read about their very very slow growth rate. Reindeer lichen is slow growing (only 3–5 mm per year) and may take decades to return once overgrazed, burned, trampled, or otherwise consumed. This piece is about 4cm in radius, so about 10 years old. I did not know that.. This piece is about 10 years in my possession now, residing in one of our book shelves. It is battered a bit, discoloured too. I'll have to make due. Cladonia rangiferina,Geotagged,HDR,Norway,macro,reindeer lichen,soligor 36mm

    My first go at HDR: 3 pictures shot at 100ISO and long exposure times, plus and minus 2 EV, 13sec, 2.5sec,30sec). It's reindeer lichen, a very slow...More

  • Red like in rubies, good for cures [HDR]

    Red like in rubies, good for cures [HDR] Gaze into my facets Gleaming in the light Reflecting to the world My Goodness at its height (part of a poem by Michele Young) This 20-50cm plant originates from high altitude mountains like the Alps and the Balkan mountain ranges and normally flower on rocky grounds rich in chalk. The flowers are used by pharmaceuticals to produce medicinal aromatic essential oil called Zdravec oil (of Bulgarian invention). These reside in our garden, which has lucious black earth full of natural nutrients and lots of water. Quite different, but these beautiful flowers like it in our garden. As do we. Geotagged,Geranium macrorrhizum,HDR,The Netherlands

    Gaze into my facets
    Gleaming in the light
    Reflecting to the world
    My Goodness at its height

    (part of a poem by Michele...More

  • A black rose.. [HDR]

    A black rose.. [HDR] The black rose It represents the beauty of despair, The grace of defeat, The feelings we all find hard to bear, The millions of people that have all loved and lost, All behind this flower that holds us aloft. Geotagged,HDR,The Netherlands,rose

    The black rose

    It represents the beauty of despair,
    The grace of defeat,
    The feelings we all find hard to bear,
    The...More

  • A farmer's sweet Jasmine [HDR]

    A farmer's sweet Jasmine [HDR] A farmer's Jasmine we call it here in the Netherlands. A shrub (in our case old enough to be reckoned tree-ish) so abundant in flowers this time (june) of year, its truly an amazing showcase. The subtle fragrant smell alone makes you want to read with a good glass of single malt. Hey, now that's an idea, I just might do that:.. (boerenjasmijn) Geotagged,HDR,Philadelphus coronarius,Sweet Mock-orange,The Netherlands,boerenjasmijn

    A farmer's Jasmine we call it here in the Netherlands.

    A shrub (in our case old enough to be reckoned tree-ish) so abundant in flowers...More

  • Foxglove's Deathly Pink (highly toxic) [HDR]

    Foxglove's Deathly Pink (highly toxic) [HDR] This lovely pink summer foxglove is highly poisonous. The toxins in the smaller leaves can cure heart rithm disorders or.. start one when incorrectly used. Don't try that at home! (Watch the movie Poisoned plants and scroll to 06:50 minutes, never knew that fact) "Symptoms of Digitalis poisoning include a low pulse rate, nausea, vomiting, and uncoordinated contractions of different parts of the heart leading to cardiac arrest and finally death." In the middle ages the foxglove was counted among the witches' toolset. And I really mean witches. Wow, and it grows in many a garden:) Welcome to the pleasure dome! Common Foxglove,Digitalis purpurea,Geotagged,HDR,The Netherlands

    This lovely pink summer foxglove is highly poisonous. The toxins in the smaller leaves can cure heart rithm disorders or.. start one when incorrectly...More

  • Famous Ash

    Famous Ash Or so spoke an old man in an old car, hailing us as we photographed some cows just a corner away. There, he said, was the famous Ash tree, often used in Dales and Yorkshire flyers. That, he says, is the photo that sells. And, just aah, wow, he's right. What a sight. Fraxinus excelsior,Geotagged,HDR,United Kingdom,ash,dales,famous,yorkshire

    Or so spoke an old man in an old car, hailing us as we photographed some cows just a corner away. There, he said, was the famous Ash tree, often used...More

  • A golden Ingleborough sunset

    A golden Ingleborough sunset At the end of the day, clouds darkening yet again, a golden light set over the burren of Ingleborough. After a fine yet wet day of geocaching nature treated us with this precious gift. A fine end to a great day. So much gold, almost to good to be true. Geotagged,HDR,United Kingdom

    At the end of the day, clouds darkening yet again, a golden light set over the burren of Ingleborough. After a fine yet wet day of geocaching nature treated...More

  • Unbleached Delight

    Unbleached Delight Light returning Clouds retreat. Slowly the greyness fades and feasts my eyes. Fraxinus excelsior,Geotagged,HDR,United Kingdom

    Light returning
    Clouds retreat.
    Slowly the greyness fades and feasts my eyes.

  • Hereford pride

    Hereford pride Proud and surefooted they trot adventurous Dales, in mindful observation. Unperturbed by a camera's adoration. Cow,Geotagged,HDR,United Kingdom,dales,hereford,yorkshire

    Proud and surefooted they trot adventurous Dales, in mindful observation.
    Unperturbed by a camera's adoration.

  • Ye very ol' Vespula

    Ye very ol' Vespula Coloured stangely by evening' electric light, he wonders what is happening. Shall he sting again? Will he notice he's already met his creator? Canon EF12mm II,Geotagged,HDR,The Netherlands,Vespula vulgaris,macro,soligor 12mm,soligor 20mm,soligor 36mm

    Coloured stangely by evening' electric light, he wonders what is happening. Shall he sting again? Will he notice he's already met his creator?

  • Spider in F minor

    Spider in F minor Shot in low light, f8, this spider really did try to sit still. Intimidating eyes! Canon EF12mm II,Geotagged,HDR,The Netherlands,macro,soligor 12mm,soligor 20mm,soligor 36mm

    Shot in low light, f8, this spider really did try to sit still. Intimidating eyes!

  • Staging breath of Summer

    Staging breath of Summer The last breath of summer The end of warmer days It is coming to a closure Enjoy these reddish sprays. After some very busy weeks I'm getting a bit more time off for the fun stuff. Aroideae,Geotagged,HDR,The Netherlands,dusk,sunset

    The last breath of summer
    The end of warmer days
    It is coming to a closure
    Enjoy these reddish sprays.


    After some...More

  • Conquiro Caro

    Conquiro Caro Flying through smokey clouds, in search for carrion: The older the meat the better to eat.. Geotagged,HDR,The Netherlands,Trigonoceps occipitalis,White-headed Vulture,oliemeulen,tilburg,zoo

    Flying through smokey clouds,
    in search for carrion:
    The older the meat
    the better to eat..

  • Youthful trinity

    Youthful trinity Playful, not only with colours, also with each other, with sounds, wit and naughtyness. Ara ararauna,Blue-and-Yellow Macaw,Geotagged,HDR,The Netherlands

    Playful, not only with colours, also with each other, with sounds, wit and naughtyness.

  • Griffon grudge

    Griffon grudge Analysing, forming a strategy fit to your need. Quite a feat. Run! Geotagged,Griffon Vulture,Gyps fulvus,HDR,The Netherlands

    Analysing, forming a strategy fit to your need. Quite a feat. Run!

  • Endangered Siberian

    Endangered Siberian Its original habitat in the Primorye province in the Russian Far East, this black striped tiger is the largest cat species still alive. Only a few hundred of them survive in the wild as of now. I caught this one on film in Orsa Bjornpark in sweden. at the end of a beautiful mildly cloudy day with the sun peeking through right now. I monochromed this one due to its poor quality even at low iso. Geotagged,HDR,Orsa bjornpark,Panthera tigris altaica,Siberian tiger,Sweden

    Its original habitat in the Primorye province in the Russian Far East, this black striped tiger is the largest cat species still alive. Only a few hundred...More

  • An owl relative?

    An owl relative? They look wise and thoughtful. Distracted maybe. Einstein surely. The Vigro is the smallest of the crane species. Their height deceits gravity for only two kilos. A big bird, but not too heavy. They are omnivores, though to me they should not handle any more than leaves or small plants;) Don't judge a book by its cover.. Anthropoides virgo,Demoiselle Crane,Geotagged,HDR,The Netherlands

    They look wise and thoughtful. Distracted maybe. Einstein surely.

    The Vigro is the smallest of the crane species. Their height deceits gravity...More

  • Bird of Armageddon

    Bird of Armageddon Gloomily awaiting the EOL cycle.. Who is next? Geotagged,The Netherlands,Trigonoceps occipitalis,White-headed Vulture

    Gloomily awaiting the EOL cycle.. Who is next?

  • Hopping the meadows

    Hopping the meadows Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean- the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down- who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes. Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face. Canon EF12mm II,Chorthippus parallelus,Geotagged,HDR,The Netherlands,grasshopper,macro,soligor 12mm,soligor 20mm,soligor 36mm

    Who made the world?
    Who made the swan, and the black bear?
    Who made the grasshopper?
    This grasshopper, I mean-
    the one who has...More