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Google are breaking my mittens - Sonofa. Twelve years ago I knitted a pair of “self-replicating mittens” (web-goddess.org/archive/14046) with a QR code that pointed you to the pattern for the mittens, and I entered them in the Sydney Royal Easter Show. I was pretty proud of my cleverness. In the blog post (web-goddess.org/archive/11192) where I talked about making the mittens, I said:

I wanted my code to be as simple as possible, so I needed to use a URL shortener to mask my intended address. I settled on using Google‘s, reasoning that it was likely to be around the longest. (Though who knows these days, right?)

You can guess what’s happened, right? Google URL Shortener links will no longer be available (developers.googleblog.com/en/g…) as of August this year.

Bastards are breaking my mittens. Perhaps I’ll have to add some embroidery. web-goddess.org/archive/56383

A knitted pair of mittens with a QR code. "404" is written over the image in red marker.

Google URL Shortener links will no longer be available

Understand how you will be impacted by our decision to turn off the serving portion of Google URL Shortener.
Sumit Chandel (developers.googleblog.com)

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A bit more context for those who don't knit or know much about QR codes: A knitting pattern consists of a lot of text (and in this case, also a chart) so it's not feasible to encode the pattern itself into a QR code small enough to fit on a mitten. Compare these two QR codes. One is 25x25, and one is 29x29. The bigger one points to the actual URL for the mitten pattern (web-goddess.org/mittens.php), while the smaller one is using the goo.gl shortener to redirect to that same URL. I had to switch to a much thinner wool to knit the QR code at a resolution that would fit on the mitten (and would actually scan), so I needed the shortest URL/smallest code that would fit. In retrospect, I shouldn't have trusted Google. Lesson learned!
A 25x25 QR code that encodes a goo.gl shortened URL
A 29x29 QR code that encodes a url that points to my web-goddess.org domain

Self-Replicating Mittens

After giving a talk on geek knitting in 2012, I was inspired to try my hand at knitting a QR code. The code on these mittens actually scans and points the viewer to the pattern on this page so they can make their own.
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Did you see this post from @Edent about how you can make a QR code shorter (hence chunkier) if you make all the letters in the URL upper case? shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/02/why-a…
@Terence Eden
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Was explaining the whole self-hosted/small web movement to someone at work today, and they replied “Oh, so you’re like one of those preppers with a bunker, but digital.”

And I will not be taking any further questions at this time.

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For those in the Netherlands who follow F1 but don't want to pay a lot of money to Viaplay or F1 TV, and therefore can't see it live: due to a deal signed only yesterday it will be on delayed broadcast, for free, on Ziggo channel 13 (so not the normal channel 14). This means that today's qualifying session is repeated at 20:30 tonight and tomorrow's race at 21:15, tomorrow of course. This may not be in your tv guides yet.

The usual summary broadcasts on Ziggo Sport and NPO 1 have been cancelled for this year.

A partial lunar eclipse is when the moon partially disappears behind a cloud, right?

Here's the "origin story" of Roxy Furman. She's a zoologist who makes the most gorgeous wildlife documentaries.
youtu.be/RGtGEsI7xiQ

#RoxyFurman #Zoologist

#RoxyFurman #Zoologist

I don't know who will be back in the final season of You, but the trailer shows Amy-Leigh Hickman, so that's great already! 24 April on Netflix.
instagram.com/reel/DHBMx2Ro1NX…

#AmyLeighHickman #YouNetflix #You


YOU on Instagram: "all eyes on YOU 👁️ the killer final season of YOU premieres April 24th."

121K likes, 2,246 comments - younetflix on March 10, 2025: "all eyes on YOU 👁️ the killer final season of YOU premieres April 24th.".
Instagram
#YouNetflix #AmyLeighHickman #you

Fly-by.

Or how to be caught out with the wrong lens on. This was a manual focus 2x macro lens...

Plane flying in the daylight sky with the Moon visible and nearby

📷 Canon EOS R10
🔭 Laowa 65mm F2.8 2x macro
1/800 s, ISO 500. F2.8 I think. Cropped.
Cc-by.

#Photography #Plane #Moon

#photography #moon #plane
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I guess we'll have baby pigeons soon.

Two pigeons, sitting in a tree, kissing

📷 Canon EOS R10
🔭 Canon RF 100-400mm
400mm, F9, 1/1600 s, ISO 3200, cropped
Cc-by.

#Photography #Pigeons

#photography #pigeons
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Interview in "Den of Geek" with Jenna Ortega and others about the film Death of a Unicorn, which was just premiered on the SXSW Film Festival.
denofgeek.com/movies/death-of-…

#JennaOrtega #DeathOfAUnicorn


Death of a Unicorn: Exclusive First Look at Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd Going Medieval | Den of Geek

Exclusive: Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd, and writer-director Alex Scharfman talk the dark side of unicorn mythology, eating the rich, and why purple blood is so hard to get out in the new A24 comedy, Death of a Unicorn.
David Crow (Den of Geek)
#JennaOrtega #DeathOfAUnicorn film Jenna Ortega
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📷: Demonstrators rally during International Women's Day on March 8, 2025.

voanews.com/a/international-wo…

International Women's Day to accent push for gender parity

UN secretary-general: Women today face 'age-old horrors' along with modern threats such as biased algorithms
VOA News (Voice of America (VOA News))

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For #InternationalWomensDay a short thread of my ongoing series of portraits of women in science through history. If you look for them, they’re there. I’m up to 67 now! Here’s to the day when a scientist’s sex is no longer remarkable in any field!

#IWD #IWD2025 #womenInSTEM #histsci #linocut #printmaking

#scientists #sciArt #MastoArt

this is my collection of linocut prints of (top row): horticulturalist/alchemist Sophie Brahe, geochemist Katsuko Saruhashi and geologist FlorenceBascom Middle: Astronomer Margaret Burbidge, crystallographer Dorothy Hodgkin and physicist Maria Goeppert-Mayer Bottom row: Chemist/translator Claudine Picardet, alchemist Geng Xiansheng, alchemist/chemist Marie Meurdrac and Paleontologist Zofia Keilan-Jaworowska. Each is shown with a representation of their scientific work.
A collection of 6 of my linocut portraits of women scientists illustrated with tools of their trade or research results. Top row: Margaret Fountaine, Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier, Annie Jump Cannon. Second row: Mary the Jewess, Maude Jane Delap, Hildegard von Bingen
#MastoArt #WomenInSTEM #sciart #Scientists #linocut #InternationalWomensDay #iwd #printmaking #histsci #iwd2025

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This progress is measured in units of 100 ppm. Currently at 1.37%.

Came across a clip on the BBC that said that the new Doctor Who series will start 12 April. That will be S2 of the re-re-boot I guess.
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho tv

New poster for Hurry Up Tomorrow, the film with Jenna Ortega in the lead.
instagram.com/p/DG5wE_gxS4Q/

The poster for the film "Hurry Up Tomorrow", showing extreme close-ups of the faces of the leads with Jenna Ortega on the left more clearly shown in red light and the other two more in the background in darkish blue light

#JennaOrtega #HurryUpTomorrow

#JennaOrtega #hurryuptomorrow
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Tomorrow is International Women's Day - we won't be around tomorrow so we're celebrating now!

We've decided to introduce you to the women that inspire our community team. Michael is inspired by Maria Ressa, Saskia is inspired by Jen Beattie, and Freddie is inspired by Ahoo Daryaei.

Let us know which women inspire you in the comments 👇

Learn more about IWD here: internationalwomensday.com/

#IWD2025 #IWD #WomensVoices #GenderEquality #Inspiration #SocialWeb #Fediverse #WomenOnFedi #SocialMedia

A graphic showing Maria Ressa, CEO of Rappler, as an inspiration to Michael. Copy: Co-founder and CEO of Rappler, Ressa is a world renowned journalist. After working to combat fake news, she was arrested by the Filipino authorities in 2019 over accusations that Rappler published a false story. As Ressa was an outspoken critic of the Filipino government, many saw the charges as politically motivated. Widespread outrage ensued, with many journalists and human rights experts demanding her release. She was found guilty but is still awaiting conviction. Ressa’s work to protect freedom of expression and democracy led to her being jointly awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
A graphic showing Jen Beattie MBE, ex-footballer, as an inspiration to Saskia. Copy: A Scottish football icon who debuted for her national team at just 17. Beattie has gone on to have an illustrious career, winning five WSL titles, four FA Cups, four League Cups, and a W-League Cup. In 2020, Beattie was diagnosed with breast cancer. She continued to play football throughout her treatment, even scoring in a game just days after her diagnosis. As a result, she won the Helen Rollason Award in 2021 and has been awarded an MBE for her contributions to sport and charity. She retired from professional football in 2025.
A graphic showing Ahoo Daryaei as an inspiration to Freddie. Copy: Iranian student Daryaei started an international movement last year when she was harassed by "morality police" on the Islamic Azad University campus where she is a doctoral student. In response she took off her clothes and waited to be arrested. Acts of resistance are often planned but Daryaei reacted spontaneously and demonstrated incredible bravery without knowing what would happen or that her resistance would even be noticed. After international outcry, she was released on 19/11/2024.

International Women's Day 2025 campaign theme: Accelerate Action

FREE International Women's Day 2025 theme resources - #IWD2025
International Women's Day
#Fediverse #SocialMedia #GenderEquality #iwd #inspiration #socialweb #womensvoices #iwd2025 #womenonfedi

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In order to welcome @Photosaurus on Mastodon, I'm sharing our last collab last November with this pic I love so much ! Also 2 detail shots of the leather belt accessories (details in ALT description). The goal was to represent what could be a vampire crossing the ages and slowly adapting her wardrobe (we also did a victorian and modern era version but I prefer the medieval one^^). #fantasy #photomonday #vampire #portrait #leathercraft #costumedesign

Dress: Armstreet
MUA: AlisterEuqorral

Photo of what could be a medieval vampire with a red and green dress, red hood and embossed vegtan leather belt and belt accessories. Has some scars but looks quite nice for a young undead creature ! ^^
Detail shot of belt accessories: horn stand, viking purse (based on a Hedeby finding), medieval-inspired purse. All in vegtan leather.
Detail shot of vegtan leather belt accessories: embossed belt and horn stand, belt bag with a red jasper insert, viking purse (based on a Hedeby finding).
#fantasy #portrait #vampire #costumedesign #Photomonday #leathercraft @Photosaurus
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Re: In order to welcome @Photosaurus on Mastodon, I'm sharing our last collab last November with this pic I love so much !
It's really exciting seeing a new wave of artists showing up here! I know it's a smaller space than Elon's noise machine, or even BlueSky, and a more complicated space than either, too. I hope you guys are getting a warm welcome.
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@kichae yeah lots of artists are still sticking only to Instagram (and I was one^^) but it's slowly moving ! And welcome is perfect until now for my part :)
@kichae

Got a notification from my NAS, saying it's running low on disk space. It says it has only 3.5 TB left.

(Yet weirdly Windows also refuses to copy all of today's photos onto it, saying I need to free another 10GB.)

There's a mismatch of disk sizes, though. Come to think of it, that disparity is about 3.5 TB.

Upgraded my Pleroma to version 2.9.0, that came just out today. Or actually yesterday by now, because it took longer than expected. Maybe I missed some versions, but for me the upgrade was not as simple as suggested.

In this version I also needed to upgrade to a newer Elixir version. And there were also some migrations still to run. Upgrading Elixir turned out to not be possible on an old Debian server, so I needed to switch over to using asdf to get the newer version; but that doesn't work nicely with the systemd service file... I have to figure a better solution for that later, it is late, now I have just hardcoded the paths.

> We should remove this “We never sell your data”
Why?
> Because some people define 'sell' more broadly
Like?
> Well, some people think it means "make available in exchange for something of value"
That's exactly what I think it means.
> Oh
So, that's what you've been doing?
> ...
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The yellow of this field of rapeseed and the blue of the sky over Fife always reminds me of the Ukrainian flag, so I post this here today as a show of support for those brave people and their courageous leader fighting on so many fronts. May the summer sun one day warm their land, free of invaders and profiteers.
#Ukraine #photography
Bright yellow flowers in a field of rapeseed glow under warm summer sun and a blue sky in Fife, Scotland.
#photography #Ukraine

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Тукс добрий
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This is not a coincidence.
The Ukrainian flag is based on this AFAIK.

Sky on top and field of crops below - flag of a nation with strong agricultural roots.

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So far came across these:

  • Gulf of West Russia
  • Gulf of Moscow
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🇪🇺 🇺🇦 Europe stands with Ukraine in its fight against the Russian aggressor.

Yesterday in Kyiv, President von der Leyen announced new key actions to boost our support ↓

🔵 New Sanctions
🟡 New €3.5 billion payment
🔵 More military support
🟡 More Energy Security

So far, the EU and EU countries have provided €134 billion in support—more than anyone else.

We remain united in our unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and future.

#StandWithUkraine

President von der Leyen together with President Antonio Costa and officials stand in a solemn tribute before a memorial adorned with white flowers and blue-and-yellow flags. They are dressed in dark winter clothing, with serious expressions, as they pay their respects.
From left to right, President von der Leyen, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and EU Council President Antonio Costa sit at a round wooden table during a formal meeting, with microphones and water bottles in front of them. Behind them, flags from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States are displayed.
A memorial site filled with flowers, candles, and numerous Ukrainian flags stands in at Maidan square in Kyiv. Photographs of individuals, messages, and banners are displayed in tribute to those honored. In the background, the Independence Monument and a neoclassical building are visible. The scene is illuminated by sunlight, emphasizing the solemn yet powerful atmosphere of remembrance.
President von der Leyen talking with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Behind them, flags from Canada, Lithuania, Finland, Ukraine, Latvia, Europe, Denmark, UK and Spain are displayed.
#StandWithUkraine

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‘Dummies for Putin’: Democrats defend Zelenskyy after ‘shameful’ Trump meeting

Ukrainian leader abruptly left White House after being publicly berated by US president in Russia ceasefire talks
Léonie Chao-Fong (The Guardian)

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Lydia RIEDEL-TRAMSEK
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@petergleick@don.org we don't get news about actions of democrats in US. Is there any resistance in the parlaments? What's going on in blue states, in California? Are there republicans in opposition? Do you have encouraging news?
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@baxaphobia There was one real president in the oval office and his name was Zelensky.
@baxaphobia
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Turns out Zelenskyy is good at standing up against dictators.

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New trailer for Jenna Ortega's Death of a Unicorn, out 28 March!
youtu.be/62pyfjnzIuc
#JennaOrtega #DeathOfAUnicorn
#JennaOrtega #DeathOfAUnicorn film Jenna Ortega
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Dawn has become dusk and may she sleep forever well in dreams among clouds above. My heart sorrowly sends my condolences to those she loves. Farewell, Michelle, thank you for Dawn Summers. 🙏💔😢 #RIP #RestInPeace #MichelleTrachtenberg #DawnSummers #Buffy
R.I.P. Michelle Trachtenberg.
#RIP #buffy #restinpeace #michelletrachtenberg #DawnSummers

😢🗝

Michelle Trachtenberg dies age 39.

bbc.com/news/articles/c778rp2j…
#MichelleTrachtenberg

#michelletrachtenberg
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Using the key emoji because she used to do that herself, referring to her most famous role.

#trakt #trakttv
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Be the @TeenVogue you want to see in the world: "To put it bluntly, Trump is now violently pursuing, rounding up, and disappearing immigrants, the majority not charged with any criminal offense, while right-wing loyalists convicted and sentenced for violent felonies against the country are released and celebrated." teenvogue.com/story/donald-tru…

Donald Trump’s Criminal Justice Agenda Is a Front That Has Nothing to Do With Public Safety

Trump is rounding up immigrants, while right-wing loyalists convicted and sentenced for violent felonies against the country are released and celebrated.
Scott Hechinger (Teen Vogue)
@Teen Vogue

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It's just chocolate sprinkles... I don't get why foreign journalists are so obsessed by it that they write this whole BBC article about us eating hagelslag on a sandwich. I had it today...

bbc.com/travel/article/2025022…


The sweet Dutch sandwich that makes no sense

There's a pervasive belief in the Netherlands that this unconventional meal helps lift the national mood.
Deborah Nicholls-Lee (BBC)

Birds are weird...

...or when you need a wide angle lens for bird photography.

Roxy Furman made this beautiful film of her encountering pelicans and includes some incredible photos.
youtu.be/QT8HT1Kvv3E
#RoxyFurman #Pelican #DalmatianPelican #Greece #Birds

#birds #Greece #pelican #RoxyFurman #DalmatianPelican
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I’m sorry. You can’t conduct “peace talks” with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine without Ukraine at the table.

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Bssr4 (TЯ☭M₽ )
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You can't even call that a surrender,
with Trump's extortion demands, looming as part of that process?
UNTHINKABLE!
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punIssuer
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I mean, you could.
But it would have to sound something like: "Putin, you need to withdraw from Ukraine at once, or you and I are gonna have a huge problem..."

Buzzards (I presume) seen from my balcony. The local newspaper in Best had just printed an article that they were spotted in town and they were not wrong. I think I saw four flying together over my flat, I don't know whether that's normal behaviour.

Photos by me, re-use allowed with attribution (cc-by). Canon EOS R10, Canon RF 100-400, cropped.
#Photography #Bird #BirdOfPrey #Buzzard

A bird of prey sitting in a tree, calling out. Photo is a half length portrait.
A bird of prey sitting in a tree, giving side eye to the photographer
A bird of prey flying in the sky looking to the ground for prey
#photography #bird #birdofprey #buzzard
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The Windows Experience is it showing you a screen waiting for your input but when you actually try to provide that input it is like 'hang on, I wasn't ready for that'.

This article talks about Tumblr moving to WordPress and supporting Activitypub:

techcrunch.com/2025/02/11/tumb…

But, given that Tumblr has a history of breaking all kinds of stuff in various novel ways, I have just one question: what will they break this time, Tumblr, WordPress, or Activitypub?

Looks like the new US government found out this is still an issue with this year's theme... But they don't check these things beforehand...

Gidi Kroon

2024-06-16 02:14:48


My understanding of WordPress must be missing something.

There's this default theme 'twenty twenty four'. When you activate it, it inserts various hardcoded texts into your site. Things like "my book Money Studies is out now" and "I'm Leia Acosta, a passionate photographer". You have to use the site editor to find these and remove them. There are about four.

You have to do this on your live site, you can't customise a theme and preview it before activating, like you used to be able to. If you don't find them all, or ever did "Remove Customisations", you're site will say stuff like "A commitment to innovation and sustainability", without you knowing it.

So what if you're not called "Leia Acosta"? Or you don't have a book out called "Money Studies"? How did they think this was going to work?
#WordPress


Apparently Jenna Ortega and Natalie Portman have just wrapped filming The Gallerist yesterday, a film I didn't yet know they were making and which I know nothing about...
#JennaOrtega #NataliePortman #TheGallerist
#JennaOrtega #NataliePortman #TheGallerist film Jenna Ortega

First stills released of the film Hurry Up Tomorrow with Jenna Ortega. The film will be released 16 May.
deadline.com/2025/02/hurry-up-…
#JennaOrtega #HurryUpTomorrow
Photo of the film Hurry Up Tomorrow, showing Jenna Ortega sitting in a car of which the windows are covered in rain drops. The whole scene is lit in only red light.
#JennaOrtega #hurryuptomorrow film Jenna Ortega
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The trailer for Hurry Up Tomorrow is out and it looks great! Clearly a lead role for Jenna Ortega. Here's the trailer on her Instagram: instagram.com/reel/DFqJossIV5b…
#JennaOrtega #HurryUpTomorrow
#JennaOrtega #hurryuptomorrow
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The official trailer for Hurry Up Tomorrow on YouTube, with Jenna Ortega being brilliant. Not surprised, just really excited to see this film.
youtu.be/hg0oFI2egfo?si=3LeuKm…
#JennaOrtega #HurryUpTomorrow
#JennaOrtega #hurryuptomorrow
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#scrum #scrumteam #dev #developer #qa #scrummaster #productowner #StoryPoints #estimating #Meme #memes #Humor
Man looking at someone in the street holding a signboard thst reads "story points are hours" The man says "Dial 911, tell the police to get here quick. Somebody's about to get killed"
#dev #memes #Humor #developer #meme #scrum #qa #productowner #scrummaster #storypoints #scrumteam #estimating

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When photographing a waterfall the temptation is often to pop the camera on a tripod, add an ND filter and drop the shutter speed to 1sec to produce that classic, silky stream look.
Today, I did the exact opposite, cranking my shutter speed to 1/8000sec, with auto ISO and a wide open aperture to produce the abstract images below.
I'm happy with the results and will probably pursue this more in future visits to the woods.
#photography #AbstractPhotography #waterfalls #nature
An extremely fast shutter speed freezes the motion as water plunges headlong over a waterfall in the woods, producing abstract shapes from the torrent that looks like crystal clear ice frozen in time
An extremely fast shutter speed freezes the motion as water plunges headlong over a waterfall in the woods, producing abstract shapes from the torrent that looks like crystal clear ice frozen in time
An extremely fast shutter speed freezes the motion as water plunges headlong over a waterfall in the woods, producing abstract shapes from the torrent that looks like crystal clear ice frozen in time
An extremely fast shutter speed freezes the motion as water plunges headlong over a waterfall in the woods, producing abstract shapes from the torrent that looks like crystal clear ice frozen in time
#photography #nature #waterfalls #abstractphotography

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@sallymack Thank you Sally 🙏🏻
@Sally Mack
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