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Another lovely pic, Eru! I love the quiet paths through wood and meadow that link so many of the villages in England. Such public walks through commonly held land, or even private land, are just not accepted here. One owner that DID allow the public to walk through an absolutely stunning forest to get to one of the few sandy stretches of beach on our island was sued when a woman (a visiter from the U.S.) fell and broke her arm. The entrance to the trail is now blocked.
Voronwë, what a starkly beautiful and noble silhouette. And that sky!!!
Here's one that a student of mine used to illustrate a report on leopards. I find the composition so striking because the colour and form of the leopard's body just seems to echo the strong, flowing lines of the branch.
I hope this doesn't stretch the page too much, but I just didn't have the heart to reduce the original.
Voronwë, what a starkly beautiful and noble silhouette. And that sky!!!
Here's one that a student of mine used to illustrate a report on leopards. I find the composition so striking because the colour and form of the leopard's body just seems to echo the strong, flowing lines of the branch.
I hope this doesn't stretch the page too much, but I just didn't have the heart to reduce the original.
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My opinion is that since this thread is mostly for pictures, people should not feel obliged to shrink them to fit. Of course, ultra-large pictures should probably be avoided, but we haven't had anything approaching that yet.
ETA: And I am one who is on dial-up.
ETA: And I am one who is on dial-up.
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Oooo. Gorgeous canyon, elfshadow.
V., I can't see your Guinea pic. Must be the dial-up
Here's my offering for the day.
Could almost be Lothlórien.
You know, just as an aside, it was only after I first read LotR that I actually
saw trees ... as living beings with a sentience much different and probably slower than ours, but aware in ways we cannot imagine.
I like to believe Ents really do walk the earth.
V., I can't see your Guinea pic. Must be the dial-up
Here's my offering for the day.
Could almost be Lothlórien.
You know, just as an aside, it was only after I first read LotR that I actually
saw trees ... as living beings with a sentience much different and probably slower than ours, but aware in ways we cannot imagine.
I like to believe Ents really do walk the earth.
Ever mindful of the maxim that brevity is the soul of wit, axordil sums up the Sil:
"Too many Fingolfins, not enough Sams."
Yes.
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Beautiful pictures, Sassy, Elfshadow, and Eru. Eru, that Iavas_Saar fellow is quite the photographer.
Sass, here is the Kindia picture:
Sass, here is the Kindia picture:
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Something just a little bit different today.
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Lovely pics, all!
I'd like to add a comment on pic size. The mere kb-size of a pic is not so important, I think - when I was on a dial up connection over the weekend I didn't open this thread because it would not have made sense - loading this on dial-up would take ages, unless people really limited themselves to small kb-sizes (which would be nice, too, but I guess is asking too much, especially if people don't know a lot about shrinking pics etc).
However, I thing people should take a look at how large their pic is displayed!
A pic that is bigger than the size of the screen doesn't make sense, IMO, because scrolling up and down doesn't help giving me an idea of the pic - if I can't see it all in one go, its effect is lost.
It would be nice if people thought of that, I think.
I'd like to add a comment on pic size. The mere kb-size of a pic is not so important, I think - when I was on a dial up connection over the weekend I didn't open this thread because it would not have made sense - loading this on dial-up would take ages, unless people really limited themselves to small kb-sizes (which would be nice, too, but I guess is asking too much, especially if people don't know a lot about shrinking pics etc).
However, I thing people should take a look at how large their pic is displayed!
A pic that is bigger than the size of the screen doesn't make sense, IMO, because scrolling up and down doesn't help giving me an idea of the pic - if I can't see it all in one go, its effect is lost.
It would be nice if people thought of that, I think.
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