Colourfully green in the Wicklow Mountains, not a big distance south of Dublin.

With polariser

Without polariser

I have a linguistics degree so I can also claim insanely wrong things. French is just badly pronounced Latvian.

This Gold flecked filter has the strongest effect on the image of any of the Soft filters. It smooths skin, halates the images, and adds a subtle warm tone giving a vintage feel. The effect is subtle and complements skin tones even in cool colour temperature environments while retaining contrast. Brand: formatt hitech Model: Soft Gold Circular filter

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Larch trees in the blue by Levente Kuslits Via Flickr: Forest near Sopron (Hungary), 2022 november. Camera: Canon EOS 1V HS Lens: Canon 70-200 F4 L + CPL (@70mm) Film: Fujifilm Velvia 50 Scan: Minolta Dimage Scan Elite 5400 Software: Silverfast Ai Studio 8 with IT8 Advanced calibration 1/15s, f9, tripod.

Wilmington Hill to Alfriston

Wilmington Hill to Alfriston

First walk and landscape photography of January 2023 took me over Wilmington Hill and pass Alfriston village in East Sussex on a beautiful winters day and dramatic south downs scenery. Continue reading Untitled

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Fairy Falls by Anthony White Via Flickr: Ventured over to Fairy Falls on this particular morning not completely wind free however as you are quite low below the trees the effects of wind are reduced. Sun was in and out of the clouds and getting the timing right for some dappled light and nicely lit rocks and reflection of foliage in the flowing water. Using a polariser only and adapting camera settings in manual to the flow of water just right and a compromise of a few moving trees. And of course peace and quiet.

two pretty views on gabbro thin section in crossed polarised light

“i may be a skeleton, but you took my breath away!”

“think I’m missing my heart, mind giving me yours?”

Part 2 of this very belated Valentine’s Day gift is completed

Part 1

the way ppl on here talk about ao3 is so fucking weird

i unapologetically, unironically love crush. like it tries so hard to be anti-spuffy but david fury was a FOOL to think that the line "I'm drowning in you, Summers" wasn't going to irreparably alter my brain chemistry. that Spike almost falling over himself to open a door for Buffy wasn't going to make me positively unhinged.

literally the only thing i don't like about this episode is fury patronising the audience with his ham-handed, puritanical Hunchback analogy.

but it's fine, 'cause buffy didn't do the reading.

Alhaitham and Kaveh's dynamic is interesting, because I've seen a lot of people say either "oh my god Kaveh is so mean" or "oh my god Alhaitham treats Kaveh terribly". But, quite importantly imo, in this quest Paimon remarks that she "doesn't know which one of them is more problematic".

I think when considering their relationship you need to look at intention. Do Hoyo want to villainise one of their popular husnandoes as a toxic asshole? No. Even the "villain" playable characters like Childe and Wanderer are nice/funny on occasion. Kaveh and Alhaitham's interactions are intended to be humorous, to make you gasp and say "oh wow I can't believe he just said that!".

Like, during the most recent story quest, for example. Kaveh accusing Alhaitham of having no empathy when he's clearly pretty emotionally stunted and decently moral is mean. But saying "At least I'd be a fungus with empathy!" Undercuts that - it's clear neither Alhaitham nor the player are suppose to take those words seriously.

Alhaitham dismissing Kaveh's field of work with "you work yourself to death just for a smile" is so belittling, but it's a retort to Kaveh saying his scribe job is at "rock bottom" in the Akademiya. Alhaitham isn't lashing out or trying to demean Kaveh in front of others (this interaction happens after the player has "left"); he's just continuing their verbal sparring match. I think people take this jab so seriously because it can be seen as a jab at a lot of people working out of passion, but in the context of the dialogue we're not supposed to regard it so deeply.

It's also fairly clear that nobody in game takes them seriously either. Tighnari says Kaveh is "as pent up as an anemo slime" in his Alhaitham voiceline - another funny quip - and Collei details how hard it was to suppress her laughter when Kaveh was talking about Alhaitham. Nobody thinks they're genuinely bad for one another, or that getting them separated is all that crucial.

Even the interactions in this story quest are just so silly and domestic: Kaveh can't get the painting straight, Alhaitham buys ugly furniture, they're arguing about rent and drink tabs, Kaveh is doing an unfair amount of housework and Alhaitham fucks off without entertaining his own guests. it's funny, or at least it is clearly intended to be.

I've heard that in the other dubs the VAs tones are different and it makes the lightheartedness clearer. Personally I've thought since their first interaction in the AQ that Alhaitham is having fun during their quarrels, and Kaveh is just melodramatic enough to act traumatised even if he isn't truly offended.

Then when it comes to whether their dynamic is supposed to be read platonically or romantically... Well Hoyo won't do anything canon, but it's hard to argue that there is no intentionality in how their relationship is portrayed. What other character(s) has an idle animation directly referencing their relationship with another character? How many other voicelines explicitly reference two characters as a pair? Nahida's Kaveh voiceline, Collei's, Tighnari's - I'm sure there are more. "Roommates" "senior & junior" "academic rivals" -> certainly there's a case to be made that they're just very close, but Kaveh and Alhaitham getting fifteen minutes of epilogue interaction in two different quests (where none of the content is related to either quest) says something. Fanservice, quite possibly.

Also Kaveh's line "We used to be friends, but not anymore"; I've seen plenty of people interpret this as "oh we're not friends, we're dating*". I think this is fun in fanon, but on a canon level it's basically a promise by Hoyo to fix (or explain) their current dynamic. Hoyo, for all their many faults, are detail orientated enough to follow up on such a line. Perhaps it will just be in Kaveh's voicelines/character stories, but I anticipate a future event or Kaveh hangout in relation to their bond. Nothing explicit, but more exploration. It's fairly clear Alhaitham and Kaveh are popular enough characters to warrant it.

All this to say: I have lots of thoughts. I have seen people call them toxic and (while idm the drama of that in fanon shipping) that isn't really the intended case in canon. Or, at the very least, the intention is not to to take their squabbling so seriously.

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Well here is something I thought I'd never cross off the reach-for-the-stars daydream bucket list. Dragonfall's paperback will be extra shiny and extra red over at Barnes and Noble when it releases in paperback June 25th.

Teen me would definitely not believe something like this would ever happen. 35 year old me can't quite believe it is happening.

Dragonfall is both commercial and on-trend (I released a dragon book the same day as Fourth Wing, lol) yet also experimental and decidedly weird. Thank you to everyone who still had faith when I struggled massively with self-confidence behind the scenes as I wrangled (& continue to wrangle!) the sequel.

But holy shit. The biggest bookstore chain in the US (!) is giving my weird, queer dragon book this lovely boost of support. It's such a stroke of luck and stars aligning and the hard work of a lot of people, and I'm so grateful.

I might be doing some US events (probably New York?) in July--early days, but looking into it.

This is usually a finite quantity, so if you want a copy of this version, it's worth pre-ordering:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dragonfall-l-r-lam/1141941880?ean=9780756419509

The line "I want to choke up chunks of my own sins" from Blood Sport is such a violently graphic line that has no right to be so.

First off, sin is biblical (obviously), and this line paints the picture of how and where is resides; deep down in someone's being that, if to be forgiven, they have to run the risk of choking on it all if only to reach sanctity. Afterall, It's not 'spit out' or even 'throw up' sins (I know, in retrospect, neither sound particularly good lyrically but just roll with me here), it's choke up.

Plus, the line reminds me a bit of Vore; being stuck in the throat of a God, wondering if the pain will stop if they go deeper. Although Vore comes way after Blood Sport, it puts us in the perspective that Vessel himself is sin, or, at least, views himself as so, stuck in the throat of a two faced God.

And then the following lines (ouch); "Even if the sky cracks in the morning, and the heavens just won't open up for me."

In Calcutta, we're met with the idea that The Night becomes sacred holy time for Vessel during his relationship with Sleep. Therefore, in multiple songs, the morning is treated, at first, with joy and happiness, but then it's greeted almost as an enemy. Something to avoid.

Then, in Euclid, we have the line "and if your wings won't find you Heaven, I'll bring it down like an Ancient Bygone." He's already said that the Heavens won't open up for him anymore, so, he gives whoever he's talking to in Blood Sport his place. He brings down Heaven for them even though he knows neither of them deserve it.

This is then followed by Vessel asking questions he will never be given an answer to, and wallows in what he already knows; loving them is a blood sport, and his sin will stay stuck in his throat until he leaves and realises he has to change.

And don't even get me started on how Vessel sounds in that entire song.

(if anybody wants to send me lyrics for me to have a knack at, go ahead in the reblogs or through an ask! I've been wanting to do little analysis bits like this more :D)