Shots taken through glass fish bowl.

These are shots I took as a suggested theme by Proud Photography of taking photos through glass or something transparent to find different outcomes.

I am looking into/through a small fish bowl containing a Siamese Fighting Fish. I did not really expect the result that I got.My Siamese Fighting Fish turned into a Siamese TWIN.The first shot is up the correct way. The second shot is turned anti-clockwise to the side (which means the fish bowl would be on its side - but I thought it looked better this way!). The third at bottom is up the correct way.You will see the water level mark in the bowl. I took the shots when the fish was at the surface, hence his reflection/refraction came out on the innerside of the glass above him as the bowl was not full. The tourquoise colour is an oval plate standing behind the fish bowl.

Photo by Kaye

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Gotan Project - um tango diferente...

A torre das gaivotas - Cacilhas

The tower of seagulls - Cacilhas, Portugal
Aqui nascerá um dia um condomínio de luxo...
Someday we can see here a luxury condominium...

Sight Seeing of a King - Vista de Rei - Açores

This beautiful belvedere is located near the Lagoon of the Seven Cities. It's called Sight Seeing of a King because it was the place where the king Carlos and the Queen Amelia had enjoyed the scenery during their visit to the island of St. Miguel, in 1901. This is the "postal card" best known in the Azores and can be appreciated in all its splendor.

Golden eyes

Native Lorrikeets of Australia

A pair of naturally colourful native Lorrikeets of Australia being hand fed. There are many partially tame Lorrikeets here.

Photo by Kaye

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Spa Cocktail Dessert

I prepared all and took this photo to enter into a competition of the month of Jan 2009 run by a Site called Proud Photography. The theme was "Liquids & Food".

The Proud Photography site is a great site for those who wish to share their photos and learn on all topics of photography, with help and comments from other members. Their website: www.proudphotography.com Comment posted on the Proud site: "And we finally have a winner of POTM January! Photo #2; Spa Cocktail Dessert with close to 71% of votes from "Kaye"Congratulations!
ProudPhotography.com - Making you the proud photographer. "

Photo by Kaye

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Dee Why Beach, Sydney, NSW - one of Sydney's most popular northern beaches

Photo by Kaye

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Monsanto - 900 hectares de floresta

Forest Park of Monsanto - Healthness and trees

In the nineteenth century, the Monsanto Mountains were covered by crops and pastures for livestock. The importance of cereal production is shown by numerous traces of windmills. 

Also had several quarries in operation, which is extracted from the raw material 

for the growing urban demand of Lisbon at the time. 

In 1868 comes the idea of forest what would be the Forest Park of Monsanto, for the example of the Woods of Bologna, in Paris, a great park to walk in Lisbon. But in 1929 the first committee was formed to develop plan for afforestation of Monsanto Mountains.

Forest Park of Monsanto - Lisbon's lungs

It is the main lung of the Portuguese capital. The park includes play spaces that provide residents and visitors many activities such as sports, hiking, outdoor activities, plays, concerts, fairs, exhibitions, and unique views over the city of Lisbon and surrounding counties,

 the estuary the river Tejo and the Atlantic Ocean

Pink Cactus

Photo by Kaye

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Walkway at Cherrybrook Lakes, Sydney

Photo by Kaye

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Small Waterfall - Lisgar Gardens

Small waterfall at Lisgar Gardens in the north of Sydney

Photo by Kaye

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Tejo e Barreiro

We can see the white streaks on the river caused by the force of tides and currents.

Mina de São Domingos, Alentejo, Portugal

Unusual cloud pattern - Avalon Beach, Sydney

As a huge storm passed over Avalon Beach in Sydney, many different cloud formations appeared. This shot was taken as the clouds were receding and the storm passed out to sea.

Photo by Kaye

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Hawkesbury River, Sydney

An unusual cloud formation as the sun sets behind the mountains that line the Hawkesbury River in Sydney

Photo by Kaye

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Medieval and charming - Prague

Lagoa do Fogo, São Miguel, Açores

Mont Saint Michel, France

Carrasqueira, near Setúbal, Portugal

Typical fishing port of blockhouses

Serra da Estrela, Portugal

Slope side of Manteigas
Lagoa Comprida

Elephants - Valentine's Day

Elephants in Cabinda, Angola

East Scottish Coast

Statue in Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris

This garden has not only lakes and flowers. The statues, like this one, are also precious.

Port Macquarie Light House - Pacific Ocean

This is a very small but well kept lighthouse at Port Macquarie that seems to attract many tourists. I believe it is one of the highest points of Port Macquarie and overlooks a vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean.

Photo by Kaye

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Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia

Small view of the natural tropical rainforest in Port Macquarie, as mentioned in my Port Macquarie Beach photo previously posted. The palms grow tall very quickly in search of the sun.

Photo by Kaye

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