. . . The caged bird longs for the fluttering of high leaves.
The fish in the garden pool languishes for the whirled water
Of meeting streams.
. . . ~T’ao Yuan-ming – AD 365–427 – (Once More Fields and Gardens)*
Leica D-Lux 7: f/2.8 . 1/125 . 34 mm
*Trans: Florence Ayscough & Amy Lowell: The Project Gutenberg eBook of Fir-Flower Tablets
In a dark time, the eye begins to see,
I meet my shadow in the deepening shade;
I hear my echo in the echoing wood— . . . ~Theodore Roethke, In a Dark Time
Fujifilme X-T4: f/4 . 1/1000s . 16mm
Even in Kyoto—
hearing the cuckoo’s cry—
I long for Kyoto.
The above autumn image was a raw photograph created in Fujifilm X-T4 with a film simulation recipe, Retro Red.*
Within Capture One 23, I did a bit of light and shadow adjustment, cropped and removed some leaves, and set clarity at 2.
The image on the left was further edited with a Capture One preset, DF-03-Arapaho (bright).
I then hopped over to Color Efex 4 Pro and added a glamour glow layer to create a light softness to the image.
This week Bren invites photographers to explore editing softness into their creative work. I hope you enjoy.
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“a quiet mind is able to hear intuition over fear”
fujifilm X TR: f/4 . 1/1000 . 20.2mm. 640 ISO
Paula’s (Lost in Translation) Words of Wisdom challenge.
fujifilm X T4: f/10 . 1/1000s . 54.5mm . 1600 ISO
fujifilm X T4: f4 . 1.1000s . 80mm . 800 ISO
midwinter bathing–
his head, the moon
in the water ~Issa (haikuguy.com)
fujifilm X T4: f16 . 1/1000s . 80mm . 1250 ISO
looking, looking
at the back wall we chat…
a cold night ~Issa (haikuguy.com)
Sony RX 100 3″ f4.5 . 1/400s . 11mm . 80 ISO
fujifilm X-T4: f7.1 . 1/1000s . 120mm . 0.3ev. . 500 ISO.
Fujifilm simulation film recipe: Dramatic Monochrome*
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Fujifilm X-T4: f/7.1 . 1/1000s . 52.5 mm . ev -2/3 . 320 ISO . Dramatic Monochrome*
Edited: Photoshop
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this aged soul wonders,
as you wander through my dreams,
would I be in yours?
Fujifilm X-T4: f/16 . 1/1000 s . 80 mm . -1.7 ev . 640 ISO
a meditative journey 
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