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Était à nouveau dans les parages, pour boire (11/09/26) Toujours sur le qui-vive,..! au moindre, bruits, odeur et ombre suspectes, son regard panique Mais moi, je ne résiste pas, à le regarder tranquillement sans modérations

Haut sur ses pattes pour rechercher protection auprès de ces grosses souches en cas de danger.. avant hier après-midi, aux derniers rayons chauds..! Bruant zizi Emberiza cirlus - Cirl Bunting une juvénile femelle

Happy World Photography Day! Photographer I admire: Sally Mann I have so many photographers whose work I admire that choosing one for this event has been difficult. Because I chose an image of a member of my extended family (grandaughter), I have gone with Sally Mann. She isn't actually someone whose work I would want to copy exactly in style, as she tends a bit more towards the odd than my visual eye, however, her work does inspire me in many ways. Being unafraid to take a photo that may not be considered "beautiful" or doesn't follow stark rules about what a photo is supposed to be like. I guess mostly having a clear idea of what she wants to be doing and going for it is a large part of what I admire in her work. It is a quality that I continually strive for. One thing about this image of mine that makes me think of Sally Mann is the decision to include the random objects behind my grandaughter instead of cropping the image and cropping them out. Leaving them in shifts the photo from a straight portrait to more of a scene of family life. Happily I also got to spend time with my other grandchild on World Photography Day. He is 3 1/2 years old, but I let him use my mini polaroid camera and so he also participated. I let him keep the images he took, so none here to show (and there's only supposed to be one anyway), but know that he did make me make a silly face the photo he took of me. *smile*

I had originally planned a different motif for World Photography Day 2026, but life had other plans. Just in case, though, I took my camera with me to a last-minute appointment. On the way back, I saw a heart-shaped aluminum balloon dancing in the wind. Its string was caught on one of the sunflowers in the middle of a flower meadow designed as a pollinator habitat. The balloon is eye-catching. However, I question its value to nature. I am grateful for the opportunity to have seen many talented photographers from various genres at work. While I greatly respect and admire their work, I have never attempted to emulate their style, and I do not have a particular favorite. For this reason, I would like to limit myself here to express my sincere appreciation for the work of all photographers who pursue their profession or hobby with evident and palpable love and passion. On World Photography Day and beyond, I wish us all much joy in photography .

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