This is one of my favorite flowers. In this version, I used Flypaper texture to bring out the flower and subdue the background and leaves. I was going for an Oriental feeling. Did I make it??

This is one of my favorite flowers. In this version, I used Flypaper texture to bring out the flower and subdue the background and leaves. I was going for an Oriental feeling. Did I make it??

Recently Katrin Eisman commented on Flypaper textures. I obtained them and here I tried a combination of three and then added a frame from Photoframes. Flypaper can be found at Flypaper textures and Photoframes at OnOne Software

Just got a tilt/shift lens – Nikon 24mm PC-E. Trying a few things. It has a hefty learning curve, but the quality of the image is great. This is a view of the breakfast room at home. I am fascinated by the shadows and light created by the venetian blinds.

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// THE LOCATION OF THE DIRECTORY THAT HOLDS THE NIORSSGALLERY.PHP FILE. PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE!!
if (!class_exists('niogallery')) {
$path = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/niorssgallery/niorssgallery.php";
include($path);
}
// PARAMETER TO SPECIFY THE RSS FEED TO BE USED
$Za = 'http://gwl.photoshelter.com/gallery/Maine-Islands-Acadia-Sunrise-on-Cadillac-Island/G0000h5y_iwLjhX4/?feed=rss';
// GENERAL PARAMETERS
$Zb = '9' ; // Fixes the number of thumbnails to show in the gallery.
// The header/title for the gallery. The header will be surpressed if nothing ('') is specified.
$Zc = 'Images from Cadillac Mountain Sunrise in Acadia National Forest in Maine -2010' ;
// Text to display between the header/title and the thumbnails. The text area will be surpressed, if nothing ('') is specified.
$Zd = 'These are just a few of the images. The rest can be viewed in the archive listed below.' ;
// Text to display at the bottom of gallery, underneath the thumbnail section. The text area will be surpressed, if nothing ('') is specified.
$Ze = 'More images In the Archive…‘ ;
// PARAMETERS FOR STYLING THE GALLERY
$Ga = ’540′ ; // Sets the width of the gallery (in number of pixels).
$Gb = ‘#333′ ; // Sets the background color of the gallery (please specify a color number including the hash sign).
$Gc = ’20′ ; // Sets the padding of the gallery (in number of pixels).
$Gd = ’0′ ; // Fixes the size of border of the gallery (in number of pixels). A value of ’0′ surpresses the border.
$Ge = ‘#222′ ; // Sets the border color of the gallery (please specify a color number including the hash sign).
$Gf = ‘#aaa’ ; // Sets the font color. Specify the color number including the hash sign. If emptied (”), the default color for element ‘p’ will be used.
// PARAMETERS FOR STYLING THE THUMBNAILS
$Ta = ’150′ ; // Fixes the size of the of thumbnails (in number of pixels).
$Tb = ‘Y’ ; // Opt for square thumbnail (‘Y’ or ‘N’).
$Tc = ‘N’ ; // Opt for a higher quality thumbnail with watermark (‘Y’ or ‘N’).
$Td = ’5′ ; // Sets the margin between thumbs (in number of pixels). Leave empty to use the style as set for class ‘.niogall’.
$Te = ’3′ ; // Sets the top and bottom padding of a thumb (in number of pixels). Leave empty to use the style as set for class ‘.niothumb’.
$Tf = ’3′ ; // Sets the left and right padding of a thumb (in number of pixels). Leave empty to use the style as set for class ‘.niothumb’.
$Tg = ‘#222′ ; // Sets the color of the background of the thumb (use a color number including the hash sign). Leave empty to use the style as set for class ‘.nioslide’.
$Th = ’1′ ; // Determines the size of border of the thumb (nin umber of pixels). A value of zero surpresses the border.
$Ti = ‘#aaa’ ; // Sets the border color (color number with the hash). Leave empty to take over same style as set in stylesheet for class ‘.nioslide’.
$Tj = ‘#aaa’ ; // Sets the border hover color (color number with the hash). Leave empty to use the style as set for class ‘.nioslide’.
$Tk = ” ; // Fixes the text that is shown on hovering the thumbnails. If emptied, the IPTC caption and IPTC owner wil be shown.
$Tl = ‘S’ ; // Determines whether PhotoShelter pages open in the same window (S) or a new window (N), when clicking images or captions.
// PARAMETERS FOR ENABLING AND STYLING OF CAPTIONS
$Ca = ’0′ ; // Fixes the size of the thumbnail caption (in number of characters). A value of ’0′ surpresses the caption.
$Cb = ‘H’; // Determines whether IPTC headline (‘H’) or IPTC caption (‘C’) is used for the text underneath the thumbnail.
$Cc = ’30′; // Sets the height of the caption in pixels. This will not apply if no caption is used.
// CODE TO GENERATE THE GALLERY BASED ON PARAMETERS SPECIFIED ABOVE. PLEASE DO NOT EDIT!!
$niogallery = new niogallery($Za,$Ga,$Gb,$Gc,$Gd,$Ge,$Ta,$Tb,$Tc,$Td,$Te,$Tf,$Tg,$Th,$Ti,$Tj,$Ca,$Cb,$Cc,$Gf,$Tk,$Tl,$Zb) ;
echo $niogallery->create($Zc,$Zd,$Ze);
?>
This gallery uses a very neat Word Press plugin called “NioRSS” from Johan Peijnenburg | NiO Photography. I recommend everyone look at this and consider using it. The following is an example.
// THE LOCATION OF THE DIRECTORY THAT HOLDS THE NIORSSGALLERY.PHP FILE. PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE!!
if (!class_exists('niogallery')) {
$path = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/niorssgallery/niorssgallery.php";
include($path);
}
// PARAMETER TO SPECIFY THE RSS FEED TO BE USED
$Za = 'http://gwl.photoshelter.com/gallery/Egypt/G0000IRSHKee_ffs/?feed=rss';
// GENERAL PARAMETERS
$Zb = '8' ; // Fixes the number of thumbnails to show in the gallery.
// The header/title for the gallery. The header will be surpressed if nothing ('') is specified.
$Zc = 'Here are a few of the images with the rest in the archive' ;
// Text to display between the header/title and the thumbnails. The text area will be surpressed, if nothing ('') is specified.
$Zd = '' ;
// Text to display at the bottom of gallery, underneath the thumbnail section. The text area will be surpressed, if nothing ('') is specified.
$Ze = " See More Egypt Gallery Archive” ;
// PARAMETERS FOR STYLING THE GALLERY
$Ga = ’650′ ; // Sets the width of the gallery (in number of pixels).
$Gb = ‘#eee’ ; // Sets the background color of the gallery (please specify a color number including the hash sign).
$Gc = ’10′ ; // Sets the padding of the gallery (in number of pixels).
$Gd = ’1′ ; // Fixes the size of border of the gallery (in number of pixels). A value of ’0′ surpresses the border.
$Ge = ‘#444′ ; // Sets the border color of the gallery (please specify a color number including the hash sign).
$Gf = ‘#333′ ; // Sets the font color. Specify the color number including the hash sign. If emptied (”), the default color for element ‘p’ will be used.
// PARAMETERS FOR STYLING THE THUMBNAILS
$Ta = ’120′ ; // Fixes the size of the of thumbnails (in number of pixels).
$Tb = ‘n’ ; // Opt for square thumbnail (‘Y’ or ‘N’).
$Tc = ‘N’ ; // Opt for a higher quality thumbnail with watermark (‘Y’ or ‘N’).
$Td = ’10′ ; // Sets the margin between thumbs (in number of pixels). Leave empty to use the style as set for class ‘.niogall’.
$Te = ’5′ ; // Sets the top and bottom padding of a thumb (in number of pixels). Leave empty to use the style as set for class ‘.niothumb’.
$Tf = ’5′ ; // Sets the left and right padding of a thumb (in number of pixels). Leave empty to use the style as set for class ‘.niothumb’.
$Tg = ‘#fff’ ; // Sets the color of the background of the thumb (use a color number including the hash sign). Leave empty to use the style as set for class ‘.nioslide’.
$Th = ’2′ ; // Determines the size of border of the thumb (nin umber of pixels). A value of zero surpresses the border.
$Ti = ‘#aaa’ ; // Sets the border color (color number with the hash). Leave empty to take over same style as set in stylesheet for class ‘.nioslide’.
$Tj = ‘#aaa’ ; // Sets the border hover color (color number with the hash). Leave empty to use the style as set for class ‘.nioslide’.
$Tk = ” ; // Fixes the text that is shown on hovering the thumbnails. If emptied, the IPTC caption and IPTC owner wil be shown.
$Tl = ‘S’ ; // Determines whether PhotoShelter pages open in the same window (S) or a new window (N), when clicking images or captions.
// PARAMETERS FOR ENABLING AND STYLING OF CAPTIONS
$Ca = ’30′ ; // Fixes the size of the thumbnail caption (in number of characters). A value of ’0′ surpresses the caption.
$Cb = ‘H’; // Determines whether IPTC headline (‘H’) or IPTC caption (‘C’) is used for the text underneath the thumbnail.
$Cc = ’50′; // Sets the height of the caption in pixels. This will not apply if no caption is used.
// CODE TO GENERATE THE GALLERY BASED ON PARAMETERS SPECIFIED ABOVE. PLEASE DO NOT EDIT!!
$niogallery = new niogallery($Za,$Ga,$Gb,$Gc,$Gd,$Ge,$Ta,$Tb,$Tc,$Td,$Te,$Tf,$Tg,$Th,$Ti,$Tj,$Ca,$Cb,$Cc,$Gf,$Tk,$Tl,$Zb) ;
echo $niogallery->create($Zc,$Zd,$Ze);
?>
Wait a few seconds and then
Mouse over to see the difference between Black/White and Color.

Wait a few seconds and then Mouse over to see the difference between Black/White and Color.