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Again, doing a quick Monday roundup of my most recent Flickr favorites, in the interests of brightening up what is usually a rather blech day.



Mmm...tropics. This photograph is amazing in the large size (click on "All Sizes" on the photo page), as one can make out details that show the true scale of it.

Runners-up, in small size )
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From now on, when I remember, I'll probably post my "best of the week" for Flickr photographs. Because Monday needs all the help it can get.




And the winner is.... )
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Sparkling Morning, originally uploaded by Fraggle Red.

The vivid colors are fantastic, and the position of the hut and the rising sun make this photograph really pop. Dawn is always a wonderful time, and the unusual emptiness of the beach and the deserted lifeguard shack have an odd sort of serene whimsicality.

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Floating candles, originally uploaded by CláudiaM.

I now have a new group on Flickr to browse when I'm hunting out gorgeous photos: Candle's Gleam, devoted to candlelight. Yesterday was Divali. This photograph is a celebration of light and color (and the photo composition's not half bad, either).

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Listen, originally uploaded by *CA*.

New wallpaper for the work computer. I'm very much in the mood for seasonal photographs right now (and seasonal things in general--I stopped off at Target and now I've got a wreath of metal jack-o'-lanterns hanging on my front door and a little metal "haunted house" claiming pride of place on my dinner table). The russet red of this photograph and the mist rising to the treetops is lovely. Looking at it, I can almost feel the cool dampness of the air against my skin.

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New wallpaper for the work computer. I was actually hunting this photograph yesterday at home...I saw it right before the computer crashed, and I was trying to find it again. The color tone is gorgous and seasonal, the focus and framing choices are excellent, and the subject matter is perfect for this time of year. Spiderwebs are also tricky to photograph well without extreme closeups, so the clearness of the web is a bonus.

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Birches, originally uploaded by HelenJr.

New wallpaper for the work computer. This seems like the sort of photograph that I would take, were I in such a lovely place. Not enough people look up and marvel at the beauty of it. I do, and so, apparently, does this person. I also chose this photo because I need something to remind me that it's still Fall, despite the blizzard outside the window. It was only after I chose it that I read the description and realized that it was actually taken in Minnesota!

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Yokohama MM21 Sunset in HDR, originally uploaded by shinnygogo.

Done right, HDR is vivid and fabulous. Done wrong, it's odd and makes the proportions look weirdly off.

This is done right.

The color saturation, image balance, and interestingness of the subject matter are all good.

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clarity and drops.., originally uploaded by alfarman.

New wallpaper for the home computer. This photograph takes the natural and stages it in a very un-natural way--twisted, against a harsh black background, with water droplets carefully arranged on its surface. The color and vibrancy shine through, however, and the texture is fabulous.

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bahnhofstraße, originally uploaded by sommerferientag.

Criteria for new wallpaper is simple: it must either make me smile or be soothing and relaxing. And, of course, gorgeous! This is soothing--I can almost smell the fog in the air.

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Scottish Beach, originally uploaded by Dr Tom Baker.

New wallpaper for the home computer. It has a nice sense of distance and horizons stretching to infinity.

I wish I could be standing on a beach like that.

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Winter Wind, originally uploaded by Michael Deakos.



New wallpaper for laptop computer. It has not yet been cold enough for long enough to make me cringe at the sight of cold snow-blown landscapes, so I can admire the gorgeous barrenness and the contrast of color.
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Cranberry Red, originally uploaded by srl11806.

The composition of this shot echoes the classic still life fruit studies, with architectural interest added by the positioning of the stray stems--probably entirely accidental. The color palette is rich, and the positioning makes it ideally suited for a wallpaper background.

More subjectively, it has a nice seasonal feeling to it. Fall and Thanksgiving on the way....

Also, I've never seen fresh cranberries up close before.

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Flowering cherry, originally uploaded by borealnz.

New work wallpaper. I felt in dire need of a shot of color, and this certainly qualified.

The runner-up, not chosen by reason of being Too Pink, despite having very nice composition:

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Golden Fog, originally uploaded by Springsun.

New for the work computer.

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parece que llueve, originally uploaded by el hamster gangster.

New laptop wallpaper. Chosen because it has nice composition, and it looks very calm and cool. Right now that's what I want.

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Bike Rack, originally uploaded by Cocoabiscuit.

If the world was made of cotton candy, this is what it would look like. I'm generally not a fan of the color pink, but I am a fan of cotton candy. The built-in old-fashioned bicycle is what really makes this photograph for me, though.

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Pintoresco, originally uploaded by Marchelino.

New wallpaper for the work computer. The color saturation emphasizes the rich elegance of Old World decay. The image balance is just a little bit off, but I like it anyway.

And it's French.

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Marigold with rain drops )

New wallpaper for the work computer. Chosen because of the brilliant colors, the prismatic effect of the raindrops, and the unsettlingly alien appearance of a marigold in macro.

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River Oaks Reflections, originally uploaded by monroyrios.

New work wallpaper. These are a few of my favorite things: dark storefront windows, reflections in glass, neon lights, mannequins, bronze colors, shiny beads, nostalgia, and the ephemeral nature of life.

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