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**Dag-Rune Z** @AskDRZ@pixelfed.social · 4d

Tranquility, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi

A quiet spot in a big city.

It is the most famous city lake in Hanoi, Hoan Kiem Lake, and it offers peace too. Even if the rest of the area is bustling with activity in the evening.

The city lake of Hanoi are one of my favorites in Asia, particular in the evening when people are using it as a social arena. Both by locals and visitors. It is a place to meet, greet, eat and drink, and to read, quietly observe or seeking inner peace. The park and the lake is big enough even for rather peaceful activities.

The area around the lake is already used for morning classes and individuals doing Tai Chi.

And now meditating people is adding to their numbers mornings and evening.

The concept of meditating in public spots has been on the rise the later years, according to local media.

https://e.vnexpress.net/news/life/trend/vietnamese-take-increasingly-to-navel-gazing-4201820.html

Hogan Kiem Lake is a must visit in the center of classic Hanoi, the capital of modern Viet Nam. Both day and evening.

#hoankiemlake #Viet #Nam #2012CE #hoan #kiem #lake #awesome #visitvietnam #citylife #City #Evening #nightfall #nightphoto #yoga #meditation #peaceful #tranquility #citylight #citypark #bokeh #hanoi #Vietnam #capitalcity #viet #nam #people #tranquility #peace #friendly #zen #meditation #eveningshot #city#Nikon #NikonD800 #D800 #Nikkor #85mm #f14 #f1,4

Photo shows a man in white shirt sitting in meditation pose on the low wall surrounding Hoan Kiem city lake. In the background is the lake water disturbed by evening breeze, and in the background on the other side of the lake there are bokeh-typical shapes of colourful lights and buildings. The mans position is framed by low hanging green branches of trees on both sides. He sits on some sort of lightly coloured plastic mat, and his sneakers are placed neatly together to the right. It is a photo taken just after sunset, and the artificial light on the man is soft warm, while the background is a colder blue hue.

**Dag-Rune Z** @AskDRZ@pixelfed.social · 5d

Dag-Rune Z @AskDRZ@pixelfed.social

Getting a memory for life at Tháp Hòa Phong, four favourable winds tower

Hoa Phong Tower, Tháp Hòa Phong, at the southeast end of Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi is where you spot current bridal fashion in Viet Nam.
The ladies here are already engaged, of course. But it is a happy spot flourishing with photographers, their assistants, equipment, and some very happy looking ladies in bridal costumes.
And some grooms-to-be, waiting to get ordered around by all the others.
They probably need this general rehearsal in preparation for their new life. directions.
Favourable winds for life ahead
The tower is the only remains of the Bao An pagoda-complex situated on this spot. This was in the historical centre of Old Hanoi.
Hoa Phong means 4-season favourable winds, the tower having four gates looking in four directions. No wonder this is considered a fortunate spot to start a marriage.

https://vietnamnet.vn/en/the-ruins-of-ancient-hoa-phong-tower-on-the-shore-of-hoan-kiem-lake-E176426.html

#hoankiemlake #Hoa #Phong #Tower #Tháp #Hòa #Phong #bride #brides #bridesdress #wedding #weddingdress #weddingphoto #hoan #kiem #lake #city #citylife #Hanoi #vietnam #Viet #Nam #2012CE #visit #travellingiswhatido #Nikon #NikonD800 #D800 #Nikkor #20mm #f28 #f/2,8 #ThápHòaPhong #Hồ #Gươm #Hà #Nội

Photo shows a bridal photo session with two brides and two photographers, seen through an old gate in the old four gates tower. One bride is posing in the gate dressed in a classic female Vietnamese Ao Dai decorated with flowers. In the background a bride in white European style wedding dress is sitting and getting styled for a photo shoot. In the background in an alley of trees towards, bordering a three field city road to the right, and a walkway with green bushes to the left. It is a slightly overcast day, but the colours of the bridal clothes gives off a nice contrast.

#noi

**Dag-Rune Z** @AskDRZ@pixelfed.social · Mar 18

**Chris Koerner** @ckoerner@xoxo.zone · Mar 17 *

Mar 17 *

Chris Koerner @ckoerner@xoxo.zone

A few photos from the Mid Continent Color Guard Association competition this weekend. Where both my daughter and niece performed. Both of their teams won first place in their respective categories!

More on Flickr: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC5Fy2

A color guard performer twirling a flag. She is wearing a long red dress. The fag is been spun around by the fabric, and not the pole.

A young caucasian woman stands smiling facing the camera. She has shoulder length brown hair. She is wearing octagonal glasses, a golden top adorned with a pattern of flowers and black slacks.

A group of color guard performers tossing their purple flags high into the air. The flags are all in mid-air, in sync.

A group photo of young adults dressed in color guard costumes modeled after Ancient Greek clothing (contemporary).

#photography #nikon #D800

**Dag-Rune Z** @AskDRZ@pixelfed.social · Mar 16

Mar 16

Dag-Rune Z @AskDRZ@pixelfed.social

Tern with catch of the day over elvish landscape

There are several reasons why New Zealand are used for adventure films.

Light and colours are two obvious reasons.
Flora, fauna and landscape are others.

Personally, when watching the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, I am a bit disappointed they do not really shows how awesome New Zealand is.

Better visit Aotearoa in person.

#NZ #Dunedin #Otago #taiaroahead #birds #birds #childfeeding #chicks #countryside #trekking #seabird #pacific #trees #New #Zealand #kiwi #NikonD800 #Nikkor #D800 #Nikon #300mm #f4 #OtagoPeninsula #2015CE #tern #sea #pacific #green #bird #roadtrip #Aotearoa #NewZealand #birds #sun #birdcolony #beach #moment #zen #mindfulness #TeWaipounamu #Te #Waipounamu #SouthIsland

Photo shows a white, black headed sleek sea bird, a tern, with some small fish in its beak. It is flying over a landscape in pastel, soft colours. The sky is slightly clouded with light blue morning colour.

#southisland

**Dag-Rune Z** @AskDRZ@pixelfed.social · Mar 15

Mar 15

Dag-Rune Z @AskDRZ@pixelfed.social

"Hello from the other side
I must've called a thousand times
To tell you I'm sorry, for everything that I've done
But when I call you never seem to be home..."

A sea lion and her pup. Taken with a proper, physical distance.
It is an early morning just after sunrise north of Dunedin, in Otago, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Thanks to Adele for lyrics describing the scene.

#NZ #Otago #Dunedin #New #Zealand #sealion #seal #hookers #sea #lion #Phocarctos #hookeri #sunrise #cub #mother #wildlife #morningstroll #dangerous #whakahao #rāpoko #rare #threatened #threatenedspecies #NikonD800 #Nikkor #300mm #f4 #Nikon #D800 #2016CE #DunedinHarbour #beach #beachlife #sunrise #portrait #animalportrait

Photo shows two fur seals, a grown up mother and a small pup. The mother is looking searchingly and warningly towards the photographer. The pup is looking curious in the same general direction. The seals are in shades of brown fur from light to dark, with some black and white details for the mother, and mostly darker brown for the pup. They both have very visible whiskers. They are on a light grey sandy beach, with a small rock the size of the mummy seal in the background.

#animalportrait

**Dag-Rune Z** @AskDRZ@pixelfed.social · Mar 14

Mar 14

Dag-Rune Z @AskDRZ@pixelfed.social

Traces of a morning walk in the Otago Peninsula, north of Dunedin, New Zealand

Take nothing but pictures,
Leave nothing but footprints,
Kill nothing but time,
Keep nothing but memories,

I accept and am a firm follower of these travellers ethos and credos.

#NZ #kiwi #New #Zealand #Otago #beach #Dunedin #sunrise #blue #bluesky # #NikonD800 #Nikkor #Nikon #D800 #20mm #f1_8 #animals #landscape #ig_countryside #stone #formation #2016CE #Take #nothing #pictures #Leave #nothing #footprints #Kill #time #Keep #memories #Globetrotter #travellers #ethos #Port #Chalmers #OtagoRegion #SouthIsland #NewZealand #Aotearoa

Photo shows a morning at the beach. The sky is blue with scattered clouds. The rising sun washes out the left side of the photo as a visual source of light. The lower half of the photo shows light grey sand patterned by the freshly recessed water tide. Only a set of foot steps to the right side breaks the natural appearance. In the background there are a stony and hillside landscape dramatically in shadows and foggy mist. Sharp stone formations including a small heart shaped keyhole is visible just off the centre opening between the rocks which makes the entrance to the beach.

#aotearoa

**Erik** @schlicksbier@pixelfed.de · Mar 14

Mar 14

Erik @schlicksbier@pixelfed.de

Der #FensterFreitag zeigt immer wieder, dass Fenster u.a. für das Licht oder - wie in diesem Fall - für Spiegelungen sehr nett sind ...

Kim, #Hamburg 2014

#photography #portrait #portraitphotography #fotografie #portraitfotografie #tfpschleswigholstein #fotografieimnorden #tfphamburg #tfpkiel #color #colorportrait #farbportrait #windowfriday #spiegelung #asiangirl #nikon #nikond800 #d800 #tfpmodel #germanmodel #asianmodel #asianwoman #asiatin #asiangirls #reflection

Asiatisch aussehende Frau steht in einem traditionellen Kleid vor einer Scheibe und schaut den Betrachter an. In der Scheibe ist ihre Spiegelung zu sehen, sowie ein asiatisches Schriftzeichen.

#reflection

**Erik Schlicksbier** @erik@photog.social · Mar 14

Mar 14

Erik Schlicksbier @erik@photog.social

Der #FensterFreitag zeigt immer wieder, dass Fenster u.a. für das Licht oder - wie in diesem Fall - für Spiegelungen sehr nett sind ...

Kim, #Hamburg 2014

#photography #portrait #portraitphotography

**Ella_aime_Y** @Ella_aime_Y@mastodon.social · Mar 10

Mar 10

Ella_aime_Y @Ella_aime_Y@mastodon.social

Petite suite à la baignoire avec Giulia.
#photo #photography #photos #nikon #d800 #nikond800 #store #ombre #bokeh #vegetal #numerique #baignoire #portrait

**Erik** @schlicksbier@pixelfed.de · Mar 10

Mar 10

Erik @schlicksbier@pixelfed.de

Am heutigen #Fotomontag mal ein über 10 Jahre altes Motiv, über das ich am Wochenende wieder mal gestolpert war.

Viktoria, #Hamburg 2014

#portrait #portraitfotografie #portraitphotography #photography #monochromemonday #onemonochromeaday #femaleportrait #femalemodel #teen #teenager #teenlife #teenportrait #jugend #youth #monochromeportrait #monochrom #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhiteportrait #tfpkiel #tfpschleswigholstein #fotografieimnorden #tfphamburg #monochromephotography #nikon #nikond800 #d800 #photomonday

Untersichtiges Portrait eines Mädchens, das eine TLR Kamera in der Hand hält und in die Ferne schaut

#Photomonday

**Erik** @schlicksbier@pixelfed.de · Mar 9

**Erik** @schlicksbier@pixelfed.de · Mar 7

Mar 7

Erik @schlicksbier@pixelfed.de

#FensterFreitag, der mich an die #Fotopodcast Folge mit Tom Stöven erinnert, in der es um die Überbewertung von Schärfe geht: https://studio.kreativkommune.org/059-schaerfe-ist-ein-buergerliches-konzept-mit-tom-stoeven

Victoria, #Hamburg 2014

#photography #portrait #portraitphotography #fotografie #portraitfotografie #monochromeportrait #monochrom #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhiteportrait #tfpkiel #tfpschleswigholstein #fotografieimnorden #tfphamburg #monochromephotography #onemonochromeaday #monochromemonday #femalemodel #femaleportrait #frauenportrait #nikon #nikond800 #d800 #windowfriday #windows #fenster #spiegelung #reflection #teen #teenager #teenlife #teenportrait #youth #jugend #unschärfe #podcast

Portrait einer jungen Frau, die vor einer mit Fenstern versehenen Tür steht. Wir sehen sie rechts angeschnitten unscharf im Bild, wie sie auf die Scheibe schaut. In der Scheibe sehen wir die scharfe Reflexion von ihr.

#podcast

**Erik** @schlicksbier@pixelfed.de · Mar 5

**Erik Schlicksbier** @erik@photog.social · Mar 5

**Erik** @schlicksbier@pixelfed.de · Feb 27

Feb 27

Erik @schlicksbier@pixelfed.de

With #maternity shootings you even see more how the time flies - this kid inside her goes already to school ...

Kim Antonia, #Hamburg 2017

#photography #babybauch #schwanger #pregnant #pregnancy #schwangerschaft #babybump #portraitphotography #portraitfotografie #portrait #motherhood #mutterschaft #babybauchfotografie #familienfotografie #familyphotography #underwear #unterwäsche #femalemodel #female #tfpkiel #tfphamburg #tfpshooting #tfpmodel #tfpschleswigholstein #igerskiel #monochromeportrait #fotografieimnorden #monochrom #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhiteportrait #monochromephotography #onemonochromeaday #mommytobe #baby #babybump #smiling #smilinggirl #lächelnd #nikon #nikond800 #d800

Pregnant woman in underwear sits on her bed and smiles into the camera

#d800

**amandineturrihoelken** @amandineturrihoelken@pixelfed.social · Feb 21

Feb 21

amandineturrihoelken @amandineturrihoelken@pixelfed.social

[ARCHIVES 2021] English Below
[journal de terrain, Longwy, semaine 3] La découverte   
J’aime commencer une nouvelle résidence, rencontrer un lieu pour les premières fois, amorcer un nouveau terrain. Tout semble incroyable, nouveau. Incapable de différencier le quotidien, de l’anecdotique, de l’incroyable, tout est surprenant. La moindre trace est sujette à interprétation, la moindre trace est un indice (souvent trompeur) pour tenter de comprendre ce territoire nouveau.
  [Quelques informations sur notre projet] : de janvier à juin 2021 nous réaliserons avec Nabila Halim un travail photographie et sonore avec les habitant•e•s de Longwy et les 4e D du collège Vauban autour de la thématique de la migration. Cette belle aventure est possible grâce à l’association Caranusca et la ville de Longwy.  
Photographies : #amandineturrihoelken avec son #nikon #d800 et son portable
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 [field note, Longwy: week 3] Discovery
Discovery I love starting a new residency, meeting a place for the first time, starting a new field. Everything seems incredible, new. Unable to differentiate between the everyday, the anecdotal, the incredible, everything is surprising. The slightest sign is open to interpretation, the slightest sign is a clue (often misleading) to trying to understand this new territory.
[Some information about our project]: From January to June 2021, together with Nabila Halim, we will carry out a photographic and sound project with the residents of Longwy and students of Vauban Middle School, exploring the theme of migration. This wonderful adventure is made possible thanks to the Caranusca Association and the city of Longwy.
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#longwyvivra #journaldeterrain #residenceartistique #residencephotographique #visualanthropology #fabriquegrandest #longwy #grandest #nikon #d800 #contemporaryphotography #participatoryart #vitrine #decouverte #photographiecontemporaine #photography #photographer

L'image montre une fenêtre avec un rebord poussiéreux sur lequel sont posés deux pots de plantes. À gauche, un pot en terre cuite contient un cactus aux longues tiges fines et recourbées. À droite, un autre pot en terre cuite accueille une plante verte aux feuilles allongées et dentelées, avec quelques tiges sèches. Derrière les plantes, un drapeau ou tissu avec des motifs bleus, blancs et jaunes ainsi que des lettres partiellement visibles est suspendu. La vitre de la fenêtre reflète des bâtiments d'en face et un ciel gris, créant un jeu de superposition entre l'intérieur et l'extérieur.

L'image montre un panneau de signalisation triangulaire indiquant un passage pour écoliers. Le panneau, bordé de rouge, présente les silhouettes d'un adulte tenant la main d'un enfant. Il est usé et partiellement recouvert de neige, notamment sur son sommet. À l'arrière-plan, des arbres dénudés et des buissons sont recouverts d'une fine couche de neige, créant une ambiance hivernale calme et brumeuse.

L'image montre un paysage hivernal avec quelques arbres dénudés recouverts d'une fine couche de neige. Ils sont au pied du rempart. Au centre, un grand arbre se dresse sur un sol partiellement enneigé, avec des sentiers visibles dans la neige. L'ensemble de la scène est baigné d'une lumière douce, typique des journées nuageuses d'hiver.

L'image montre la façade d'un restaurant nommé "SMILEY - RESTO" par temps gris et froid. Il ressemble au Diner américain ouvert 24/24. Devant l'établissement, une terrasse clôturée par une barrière blanche contient plusieurs chaises en plastique marron disposées autour de tables. Un léger manteau de neige recouvre le sol et certaines parties du paysage en arrière-plan.

#photographer

**amandineturrihoelken** @amandineturrihoelken@pixelfed.social · Feb 19

Feb 19

amandineturrihoelken @amandineturrihoelken@pixelfed.social

[ARCHIVES 2021] English Below
[journal de terrain, Longwy, semaine 3] Se perdre, vous retrouver.  J’ai rendez-vous à 14h avec l’association ARPA. Après 20 minutes à chercher un chemin entre les remparts, bloquée à Longwy Haut, je retourne sur mes pas.  Je croise une voiture avec un couple à l’intérieur. Je leur demande comment passer les remparts.  Très gentils, ils me proposent de me déposer car ils vont dans le même quartier que moi.  En discutant durant le chemin, nous nous rendons compte que nous avons rendez vous ensemble pour nous rencontrer !  Merci pour votre belle générosité et sympathie ! Merci également à l’association ARPA qui m’a accueillie, et deux heures durant, m’a raconté de beaux souvenirs, témoignages et de belles histoires sur Longwy. Et surtout, merci pour votre aide et votre soutien, car grâce à vous, nous aurons la chance d’écouter encore plein de ces histoires
Photographies : #amandineturrihoelken avec son #nikon #d800
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[field note, Longwy: day 3] Getting lost, finding yourself.
I have an appointment at 2:00 PM with the ARPA association. After 20 minutes searching for a path between the ramparts, stuck in Longwy Haut, I retrace my steps.
I come across a car with a couple inside. I ask them how to get past the ramparts.
Very kind, they offer to drop me off since they’re heading to the same neighborhood.
As we chat along the way, we realize we have the same appointment to meet each other!
Thank you for your wonderful generosity and kindness! A big thank you also to the ARPA association, who welcomed me and spent two hours sharing beautiful memories, testimonies, and stories about Longwy. And above all, thank you for your help and support, because thanks to you, we’ll have the chance to hear many more of these stories.
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#longwyvivra #journaldeterrain #fabriquegrandest #visualethnography #collaborativeproject #documentaryphotography #residencedartistes #artistresidency #grandest #territoire #photography