Dim Turtle

What if I let the other creatures appear as very dim silhouettes or just outlines? True, as Susan said in her comment, it would not be bad to let the feature of the tatzelwurm be more or less undisturbed. I'll try to surround him by fish and turtles in very subdued, light shades, maybe just white, or mere outline -- I have to try what works best. Your opinion is welcome.
Today, my new computer arrived. My friend Anna who is very experienced with building up configurations will help me to reconnect. So hopefully I won't be offline for too long!
Wonder why all the computers are black nowadays. That old grey wasn't beautiful either; but entirely black... why not blue, pink or green? Yes, light green should be prescribed for offices.
See ya!

Update: Ha! I'm back. On a new computer. The old one was 10 years old. Tantalizing slowness!

Blue Port

Saturday night after the movies ("Inception" with L. de Caprio. Fascinating. What do you think?) we took a walk to the harbour which was looking quite different from normal, due to the "Cruise Days" and the art project "Blue Port". The above pic was taken at 8 sec shutter speed.
The artist had started with the project "Blue Goals" during the World Championship in 2006, set up on the lake Alster and on many buildings in the city. This was welcomed by the public with enthusiasm, so he was invited to do more light projects like the 1st "Blue Port" in 2008, not yet as embracing as this year.
We walked around until 2 am, had a drink at the pier and enjoyed the view.
Below: The same view at daylight.

For Susan's collection

Also trees love to jump into a river.
Taken near the Oyapinar barrage in Turkey.
It is not really a face, although definitely showing cheeks.




















A whale's eye:

Oakular


... or is it a frog?