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Do you think that the new Drobo S is overpriced? So do I. Over at Technorati.com, I outlined the arguments what Data Robotics should really charge for the Drobo S....
Improve the lighting in your photos and videos
You just climbed up on a pole and mounted your Gorillamobile to take some iPhone video, when you realize that it’s already too dark outside. What can you do to illuminate the object of your video desire? If you brought along your GorillaTorch, you can simply mount it next to...
Magnetic Lights that you can use anywhere
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been in several situations (re-wiring or adding components to my Audio-Video system, same with my cobra’s nest of computers and cables and peripherals) on an annual basis, where I really needed illumination and holding or positioning a flashlight at the same time I...
ZionQuest for iPhone a great travel guide to Zion National Park
ZionQuest from GeoQuestTech.com is one of the reference applications that grip you immediately. Trust me, you will spend much more time with it than you had planned to initially. As the name implies, ZionQuest covers the Zion National Park. The 200MB download is an early indication that you are...
Uninterrupted Power Supplies: Boring, but necessary
Have you ever lost an entire hard-drive full of data? I hate to admit it, but I lost probably more than a dozen. Only one was lost to a physical error, all the others to “delayed write failed” errors which are my most feared errors on Windows, even...
Drobo Experience Report: Going strong after 18 months
Car magazines often run long-term road tests of some of the vehicles that they review, thus providing updates at certain times during the life of a car. Similarly, my first generation Drobo just turned 18 months, so I thought it’s time to provide a quick update on how it...
planet5D-Canon HDSLR news (5Dmk2, 7D, 1Dmk4)
“City of Lakes” – amazing wedding movie filmed with Canon HDSLRs
You’ve got to watch this trailer – really – I insist. I’ve not seen a wedding filmed with five Canon 7Ds and two 5D Mark IIs quite like this before! The scale of this film is amazing. From the Pacific Pictures blog: “There are so many ways to tell a story…...
Someone forwarded this on twitter (sorry don’t recall who), and it is a must see video if you’re learning how to make movies. From the MacVideo site: “In this, Part 2 of the MacVideo interview with Stu Maschwitz, he tells why shooting and replay at 24 frames per second is so...
The Vancouver Olympics on the Canon EOS 7D
Jordan (@jdog23) sent us this awesome little video shot on the Canon EOS 7D… thought it deserved a full post. Vancouver 2010 Olympics from Jordan Megahy on Vimeo. Oh my, where do I begin? This past month has been an amazing time in my life. Met countless people, saw some incredible things,...
Ron Howard using Canon Hybrid DSLRs
Earlier today, we got this alert from one of our loyal readers (thanks @eplatero) and several others have pointed it out as well – but the alert is that Ron Howard (imdb profile – famous director and TV star) has been spotted using either a Canon EOS 5D Mark II...
“I am Immune” – product ad filmed with Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Denver Riddle sent us this one and it is pretty impressive – a product short based on a hit movie. “This was a short film product piece imitating the popular “I Am Legend” feature film starring Will Smith.” It was filmed with 2 Canon EOS 5D Mark IIs. Denver’s blog post...
Thinking outside the box – tallscreen with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Welcome to the new world – a world where video is no longer constrained to being horizontal – it is now also vertical. Giorgio Constantine has started a new group over on Vimeo dedicated to videos made with HDSLRs that are in the vertical orientation called “tallscreen“. And why not?...
Jason D. Moore Photography | A Photoshop & Digital Photography Community
Points of View Photo Project #27
Welcome to the 27th week of the Points of View Photo Project! This week we are fortunate to have a source image from Friend-of-the-Blog Marc Benton of the Columbus Skyline. Thank you Marc! We have 6 versions for your enjoyment this week! I am excited for the continued growth of the project...
Friend-of-the-Blog Dave Beckerman of Beckerman Photo has just started a new project that I think a lot of photobloggers out there might be interested in. It’s a project called the Society of Photobloggers and it’s aim is to help drive traffic to your blog as well as help you build your...
Not trying to blow my own horn, or anything, but I compiled a number of quotes that some of my fellow bloggers and fans have had to say about my work here on the blog and about my photography as well. You can check out what they have to say over...
The Results Are In! February 2010 Photo Contest!
It’s that time again to announce the winner of our Monthly Photo Contest here at Jason D. Moore Photography! There were a lot of excellent photos entered this month and I have definitely seen some growth in the work coming from many of the regular submitters this time around. Nice...
In case you missed it, last week over on Friend-of-the-Blog Scott Kelby’s site he announced that Adobe has graciously allowed NAPP to invite a select number of their members to be private Beta testers of the next version of Photoshop. Some of you may be familiar with Adobe’s Public Beta programs...
Points of View Photo Project #26
Welcome to the 26th edition of the Points of View Photo Project here at Jason D. Moore Photography! This week’s source image came from regular contributor, Henrik Demey from Belgium. About the photo, he writes: “This picture was taken during a city trip to Prague, Czechia. It shows the central interior of...
Hobart Wedding and Portrait Photographer, Nigel Honey Photos
Spent the weekend just gone in Sydney with my wife Melissa. We headed up to see the Top Gear Live show at Acer Arena, which was tremendous fun of course. Since it was just an overnight stay we decided to travel light, which even meant no cameras *cry* so we...
X-Rite Colour Checker Passport and the importance of Colour Profiling
If you see me on a shoot these days, you will notice I have a little black piece of plastic hanging from a lanyard around my neck. This recent release on the market place is one which I would now never be without, the X-Rite Colour Checker Passport, which opens...
In this modern age of digital photography, lens filters are often regarded as redundant, because many of the special effects can be replicated in post processing with software like photoshop. Traditionally we would use an ND Gradient filter to darken a sky, and allow us proper exposure of the ground....
Targa Wrest Point has been run again south of Hobart in Southern Tasmania. The event was won again by Tasmanian Jason White in his Lamborghini Gallardo. I managed to get myself to the Dover stage on the Saturday to get some photos, prints of which are now for sale to competitiors....
Juliana and Fitri wanted some Wedding Photography in Hobart
Juliana and Fitris Pre-Wedding Photos in Hobart...
Has been too long since a blog update. But don’t worry I am still about keeping busy and lurking in the shadows… Working on some exciting things too and hope to have an update on that real soon!...
PhotoGraphikas
An Evening Walk At Greenbelt Makati
It was a stressful week isn’t it? My friend Carlo and I decided to take a stroll around Greenbelt and take some night photos. It wasn’t the usual day where we prepare for everything. So, we just went there, with a permit of course, and had fun looking at the...
A month ago, my wife and I were invited to a wedding. I’ve always wanted to learn wedding photography and not many like doing it since it’s not a walk in the park. 3 of my friends were my inspiration in doing photography and all of them are wedding photographers....
Panagbenga, Baguio City’s biggest event is just around the corner. Panagbenga is actually a local dialect which means “a season of blooming” and this month, flowers will bloom in the Summer Capital of the Philippines. The event showcases floral floats, native dances, street parades and band exhibitions. The festival starts...
Malaya is a barangay within Pililla, Rizal and is my home . What I love about this place is that it’s peaceful and very near nature. To my north is Mt. Sembrano and to my south is Laguna de Bay. If you love nature photography, you won’t run out of...
I enjoyed lessons I learned when I was still studying fundamentals of photography and the field trips where awesome. But I think the Philippines has a lot of things to offer when it comes to looking for subjects. This was he first image I took the day after I arrived...
Starlight Express. I was spending some quality time with my family and notice that the sky is so clear and stars were staring at us. I wanted to make small dipper clearer but wasn’t able to using manual focus. I never attempted this before and used the BULB settings of...
Philipson Photography
Johnie’s Coffee Shop and Restaurant
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Taken at LA Live, looking up, some really cool contemporary architecture in the area....
The city of Los Angeles commissioned roughly 10 photographers, and then shuttled them around on a huge double decker tour bus. The upcoming photos are …...
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Magic Trick: The Disappearing Car!
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Allegro Photography Blog
I am so so so excited for Willine and Ken to become parents. We had the great pleasure of getting to know them during their maternity session in Boston a few weeks ago, and they are so much fun. We wandered around the Boston Common, Beacon Hill and the Public...
Setting the Scene- Westin St. Francis Wedding
Sophistication. Elegance. Cosmopolitan. All words that describe Amber and Tyler’s chic San Francisco wedding at the Westin St. Francis in Union Square. Selecting the location was key to creating the feel they were looking for. The hotel’s history, decor and architecture all added to the beauty of their day. The ceremony...
Colorful Boston Wedding Inspiration
Jess and Ivan are fun, cheerful, vibrant people, so it is no surprise that they chose to celebrate their wedding with lots of colors- reds, yellows, greens, pinks, purples. And lots of textures- satin, silk, sparkly stones, dahlias, roses, orchids, bamboo… Plus they wanted to bring their own sense of...
When Marla and Shawn chose to have a destination wedding in California’s stunning wine country rather than wed in their Texas hometown, they certainly gave up some control. But they still found several ways to infuse their wedding with their own style and some very important personal touches. Some things,...
Your wedding invitation is the first glimpse that your guests will get into the style, theme, vision you have for your wedding. It’s also a great opportunity to personalize their experience. For our wedding, Dave and I actually created our own invitation (way too much work and we totally should...
Graf Nature Photography | Notes from the woods
I have been working on a website redesign steadily for about the past 2 months or so. I finish off little bit by little bit. When anyone works on web design, you are likely to go out and see what’s out there lately. One thing I noticed is...
Hard to believe I didn’t introduce this big guy to you folks sooner. Obviously from my bear trip last fall, but this particular bear made quite an impression for obvious reasons. Not only was this male boar huge, but the scar across his nose gave him, well to put...
If you have followed this blog in the past year or so, you know I have become a fan of a few of the TopazLabs Photoshop plugins. Today they just released a major update to their popular Topaz Adjust plugin, Topaz Adjust 4. If you are already a Topaz Adjust...
Health care centers are increasingly looking to nature photography to help add some color, warmth, and serenity to normally visually cold, sterile, bland environments. This is one of the latest installations of my work at a hospital in Detroit in one of those environments. This is the radiology corridor...
Just a test of my Wordpress iPhone app that allows me to make quick posts from my phone. I took this photo just 30 minutes ago and did all processing on my iPhone using the Best Camera app and Photoshop Mobile. Sometimes the best camera (and computer...
I processed this image recently, although I actually made the exposure back in August 2008. I worked with it quite a bit to give it some depth and dimension. I wanted it to look like you could pick one of the rocks up off the page and put...
The Candid Frame: A Photography Podcast
TCF - Listener Photo of the Week
Photograph by Slinkygenius71 on Flickr....
The Candid Frame #91 - Jeff Dunas
Jeff Dunas is a fine art, portrait and documentary photographer who has amassed an amazing body of work focusing on the nude, blues musicians and street photography. He is also the founder of of the Palm Springs Photography festival which brings together the best photographers, curators, editors and educators. It...
The Candid Frame #90 - David duChemin
David duChemin is a Vancouver based assignment photographer who has had extensive international assignment experience on 5 continents. A multiple award winner, David has shot for a growing list of commercial and non-profit groups.As well having accumulated an impressive body of work from all over the world, he has produced...
The Candid Frame #89 - Stephan Oberhoff
Stephan Oberhoff is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer and composer living in Los Angeles, CA. Initially, Stephan came to the US in 1991 to study Jazz at the prestiguous Grove School of Music in Van Nuys, California. The planned original 1-year period of musical sabbatical and break from cranking out commercials...
The Candid Frame #88 - Unnikrishnan Raveendranathan
Unnikrishnan Raveendranathan is a documentary photographer who is currently studying photography in San Francsico. His story-based projects reveal the lives of fascinating people from both the United States and India. Originally from India, Unni has produced a series of remarkable photo essays that provide a unique glimpse into the a...
New Year! New Podcast! New Format! Focus Ring is Back!
The Candid Frame Photography podcast is a member is The Photocast Network, a loose confederation of podcasts both in English, Spanish and German, all on the topic of photography. It's a great resource for some interesting and engaging shows on our favorite pastime.We even have our own podcast, but the...
Nikon Rumors
Card #1: “I am looking at the world”
Update: a maybe better translation of this card would be “I am an eye on the world” or “I am a way to look at the world”. Card #1 “Je suis un regard sure le monde” which should translate to “I am looking at the world” (thanks for the translation Mistral)....
Card #2: “I am Neil Armstrong”
Nobody got this one right – card #2 is “I am Neil Armstrong” in reference to Neil Armstrong, the first person to land on the moon (thanks Romain Heuillard for the pictures). A nice reminder for the fact that NASA is using Nikon equipment. Pictures after the break: Posted by NikonRumors.com like |...
Yes, you can combine 2 lenses with 1 body and get the instant Nikon rebates
One more, hopefully final, update on the instant Nikon rebate program: there are few entries on Adorama that allows you combine one DSLR body with two lenses (24-70 & 70-200): Nikon D300S with Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S & 70-200mm f/2.8G AF-S VR II ED-IF Nikon D700 with Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S...
“I am Nikon” campaign to start on Monday
Update: this banner was taken from Nikon Service Center in Munich, Germany: “I am Nikon” will be a massive campaign that is suppose to start on Monday, March 8th, 2010 and will involve all aspect of photography: it will include a new portal (see previous I am Nikon dot com post),...
The latest Nikon instant rebates list
I finally compiled a full list of all available instant Nikon rebates from B&H and Adorama (after I received multiple requests from readers). What’s new? Adorama also offers the D3000 as part of the instant rebate program and they have also some rebates on the Nikkor 70-300mm lens. Complete list from...
If you go to iamnikon.com you will get a blank page, but if you go to iamnikon.com/images you will get a redirect to europe-nikon.com. Nikon is definitely preparing a new website. The question is whether there will be a real product behind the marketing campaign in France and the “Press...
Dr.Oždí fotí / Dr.Ozdi takes a photos
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Vánoční kaktus / Schlumbergera truncata
Kvetoucí vánoční kaktus na okením parapetu.Kombinace objektivu Zuiko 40-150 a šesti dioptrií makropředsádek. Sestava Zuiko 14-54 a stejné dioptrie měly daleko lepší výsledky.Škoda. Schlumbergera truncata in blossom on the parapet of window. ...
Větev v peřeji 2 / The twig in rapid stream 2
Protentokrát poslední snímek z výpravy k Chřibské Kamenici. Vyklepávám ledovou tříšť z nohou stativu, balím nádobíčko a těším se, až si večer nad čajem s rumem prohlédnu dnešní úlovky.Snad vás některý snímek z této série osloví a potěší. Buďte na sebe opatrní a přijďte brzy zase na tento fotoblog. The last photo...
Větev v peřeji 1 / The twig in rapid stream 1
Jak se o tuto větývku tříští voda, vytváří nad hladinou spolu s mrazem úžasné ledové ozdoby. The water spray upward from twig and makes above marvellous ice decorations. ...
Balvan v peřeji 2 / The boulder in rapid stream 2
Balvan oddělující ledové ozdoby od běžícího proudu. This boulder separates icicle decorations from stream. ...
Balvan v peřeji 1 / The boulder in rapid stream 1
A další čarování... And another... Během pořizování takovýchto snímku jednoduše svítím do rampouchů malou bodovou svítilnou. Jejich struktura pak ve výsledku daleko lépe vynikne a snímek je kontrastnější. Pokud si to chcete sami vyzkoušet nezapomeňte, že...
Dream Tomorrow, Live Today, Cherish Yesterday
Canon 5D Mark II, 16-35mm F/2.8, f/6.3, 1/100, iso 100 In an online forum this week a poster was asking about the Oregon coast. So I provided what I know, and decided I would look back through some of my......
Canon 1D Mark III, 24-70mm F/2.8, f/5.6, 1/250, iso 400 I was tramping through a park recently when I came across this spider web covered with light rain. "Ooh, I rarely see something like this!" I quickly composed my shot.......
Have you heard about Google Buzz? I first heard about it on Thomas Hawk's site. He has a post entitled Photographers flocking to Google Buzz. And here is how you can find him on Buzz. He is finding a lot......
Canon 5D Mark II, 135mm F/1.8, f/2.5, 1/800, iso 1250 Back in this post I discussed my goal of doing more portraits this year. Alas, I have not done anything to begin achieving that goal. But this shot is another......
On Wordless Wednesday, you tell the story.......
Topaz Tuesday - Welcome to Bodie
Canon 1D Mark III, 24-70mm F/2.8, f/6.3, 1/1000, iso 200 I mentioned in last week's Topaz Tuesday post that I planned another Bodie image. And here it is! There is also some exciting Topaz news, and a cool discount, you'll......
ProLost
I’ll take one of these: This 50mm f/1.2 cappuccino cup is in response to the fabulous coffee mug that looks like a 70–200mm lens, which Canon was giving out at the Winter Olympics to people who had better watch their back when I’m around. By the way, there’s a new version of...
Canon adds 24p to the 5D Mark II and I Blame You
Readers of ProLost, pat yourself on the back. In the 18 months since Canon announced the Canon 5D Mark II, you’ve written, you’ve called, you’ve left comments here and on Vincent Laforet’s blog. You politely but firmly harrassed Canon personel at trade shows. Perhaps most significantly, you put your money where...
Magic Bullet Mojo has been out for a few months now, and you guys seem to be figuring it out fine on your own, but I thought I’d record this guided tour anyway, because when I put the headset mic on I feel just like Janet Jackson. Magic Bullet Mojo is...
In many of my writings about color correction, both here on ProLost and in The Guide, I’ve talked about the balance between an aggressive “look” that helps tell your story through the use of a pervasive palette, tone, style, and feel; and the preservation of appealing skin tones. When grading...
The Revenge of No More Excuses
Canon today announced the Rebel T2i, AKA the 550D. It’s an 18 megapixel entry-level DSLR for $800. It features all of the video modes of the Canon 7D and 1D Mark IV: 29.97, 23.976, and 25 fps at 1080p, along with 50 and 60 fps at 720p. I haven’t seen any...
Today Apple announced the iPad, and what I like most about what we’ve seen so far is that Apple clearly thinks it’s important that we be able to make things with it. The redesigned iWork apps are impressive experiments in creating stuff using a multitouch display. I liked my iPhone...
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Olympus Tough 6020 First Impressions Camera Review
The Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 is a tough, smart looking camera that shoots high resolution 14 megapixel images and can take high definition 720p video....
Fujifilm XP10 First Impressions Digital Camera Review
With the XP10 the company is stepping up its waterproof offering with a 5x lens, 720p movies and a slick-looking design. We tried it out at PMA....
Pentax Adds Ultrazoom X90, Waterproof W90
Pentax today unveiled new entries in two of its core product categories with the ultrazoom Optio X90 and waterproof Optio W90 (shown), both due in April....
Nikon Coolpix S4000 First Impressions Digital Camera Review
The latest addition to Nikon\'s successful touch-screen lineup is the S4000, a 12-megapixel model with 4x zoom scheduled to ship in March. We got hands-on time at PMA....
Nikon Coolpix P100 Digital Camera First Impressions Review
The Coolpix P100 looks to offer a lot of features for its $400 price. It has a huge 26x zoom range with a decent wide angle and can capture 1080p video and 10.1 megapixel images on the new backside illuminated sensor at the heart of this ultrazoom camera....
Dallas Wedding Photographer Stacy Reeves | Vintage Modern Wedding Photography
Rebecca and Victor’s Courthouse Wedding
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Abby & Zach’s European Day After Sessions
I try really hard not to play favorites with my clients… I’m extremely, EXTREMELY lucky to have some amazing clients that are kind, friendly, understanding, appreciative, and generally awesome in every way. I’m proud of the fact that I’ve never yet had a bridezilla – knock on wood – and...
Abby & Zach’s Piazza Peacock Wedding
It has been killing me to hold on to this wedding but I’ve been patiently biding my time, keeping these images quiet. Now that I finally have the go ahead from Style Me Pretty (where the pics will be featured this afternoon), I can show them off! Abby...
Alma & Kelly at River Legacy Park
It’s always odd to shoot the engagement session of someone you’ve never met… I can’t lie, there are a lot of questions that go through my mind as I drive to the shoot. Will they be supermodel gorgeous, or hideously deformed? Will they be outgoing and zany, or...
Sommer’s Vintage Modern Bridals
Sommer is my complete kindred spirit, aesthetically speaking. Her style is so romantic, feminine, classic, with just a touch of vintage. Her wedding, which I just shot this past weekend at Butler’s Courtyard near Houston, had some of the most beautiful florals and general decor I’ve ever seen....
So if you’re on Twitter, more than likely you’ve heard about this awesome new website called Formspring. It’s a simple site that allows people to ask you any question they want, and allows you to respond to them whenever you’ve got time. It’s a brilliant idea and it’s incredibly useful...
Rick Sammon
Make Your Presos Entertaining and Educational
Tomorrow, I am giving a three-hour talk on social media marketing to the students at the Hallmark Institute of Photography.In preparing my talk, I followed my presentation philosophy: make it educational and entertaining.Sure, I could have chosen to show tons of graphs and charts: google analytics, appviz (great for tracking...
Just a quick "thank you" to Scott and Matt for inviting me on D-Town . . . for five segments! Here's #1: http://bit.ly/amNZ1o.Thanks guys!Explore the Light,Rick...
Friday's Food For Thought: When You Are Through Changing, You Are Through
When you are through changing . . . you are through.Explore the Light,RickInfo: Dagger wing butterfly, photographed with Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 100mm macro lens, Canon MR-14EX Macro Ring Lite. Read about close-up photography here....
Got an App Idea? Think Outside the Box - and Outside the Country
If you are considering building an app, one of the many things you need to consider is the international market. Thinking internationally, rather than just locally (here in the US), will probably influence some of your content/feature/benefit decisions.As always, an important rule in marketing is this: know your customer -...
Seeing Red . . . thanks to Fred
I have a new article over at The Digital Photo Exeprience on seeing red.Giving credit where credit is due, my friend, Frederick Van Johnson, reminded me of seeing red.Explore the Light,Rick...
Photomatix + Topaz Adjust = Creative Images
Photomatix is the program I use to create my HDR images. It does a great job crunching several exposures at different settings (over and under the recommended setting) into a tone-mapped image that includes details in both the shadow and highlight areas of a scene.Often times, for a creative effect,...
Sports Pictures
Sports Pictures from the best sports photographers....
Composition of a sports picture and how to take the perfect shots....
Every sport requires a different photography technique....
Nine elements required to create sports photography....
Sports Photography it is not just having skill in taking a photograph....
Without the right lens you are not to capture the perfect sports image....
Flickr Blog
People are discovering their relatives in photos from The Commons, the world’s public archives on Flickr. It’s fascinating to read the connections. My grandfather Benjamin Franklin Metz b 2/21/1883, d 3/22/1954. Opening Day at the Polo Grounds, NY 4/10/1913 – Braves 8, Giants 0. This photo was probably taken within...
It was back in June 2007, when we launched Flickr in 7 additional languages, localizing in 15 countries. Today, that number has grown to 22* with India being our most recent addition last December. To celebrate, we’ll be hosting three regional events. Please save the date: Delhi, April 16th Bangalore, April 21st Mumbai, April...
We’ve just overhauled our system emails to be more informative and have a more consistent look and feel. These messages are designed to alert you to activity about you or on your photos, and keep you in touch with what’s happening with your friends and family on Flickr. If you don’t...
Historical referrer data — you has it!
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, we implemented changes to the historical referrer data available to our Pro members. Part of that change included the removal of your historical referrer data. We promised then that we’d make that info available to you “soon”. Today, you’ll...
To see more double exposures try a search for double exposure or check out the Double Exposure group. Photos from minililimi, Dan Strange, and Viv | Seattle Bon Vivant. ...
You probably have seen the famous photo of Earth taken by the crew of Apollo 17 in 1972, which shows most of Antarctica, Africa and the Saudi Arabian peninsula. Well, we can add more amazing photographs to the ‘Blue Marble’ series. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has released these beautiful...