73rd Show & Tell Competition: Diaphanous

[carylwithay]

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[rymel]

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[millagios]

Wonderful and not an easy subject, Treas.
Here are my entries.







Good luck to all of the participants!

[joshuacripps]

Diaphanous?! Aye yay yay! That is quite a topic. I'm going to interpret that as "seeing something through a veil of translucency or haziness." As such, here are my entries:

[pdx_photoman]

One of my favorites, a shot taken during a hike through the fog over Tillamook Head in Oregon:




And then a late afternoon shot at Cape Disappointment in Washington State:



Finally, a shot I did not realize until after others commented on it is a rather iconic shot of Maui:



May we all enjoy more of these moments.

[kzaret]

[irislynx]

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[gizz]

Illumination 2



Constellation of Leaves



Misty River

[richardkchapman]

Barely there...

[blueechoes]

Barely there.

Great entries from everyone on this!

[wm25burke]

Main Entry:
di·aph·a·nous
Pronunciation:
\dī-ˈa-fə-nəs\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Medieval Latin diaphanus, from Greek diaphanēs, from diaphainein to show through, from dia- + phainein to show — more at fancy
Date:
1614

1 : characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through <diaphanous fabrics>
2 : characterized by extreme delicacy of form : ethereal <painted diaphanous landscapes>
3 : insubstantial vague <had only a diaphanous hope of success>
— di·aph·a·nous·ly adverb
— di·aph·a·nous·ness noun

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Copenhagen, Denmark


Marblehead Harbor, MA USA - Winter


Marblehead Harbor, MA USA - Summer

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