Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Spring Flowers at My Long Island New York Home in 2010 - IMRAN™ I took this photo of these beautiful spring flowers outside my lovely home in Long Island, New York, 14 years ago. It was taken with a Nikon CoolPix S6 pocket camera. I never got around to posting it until now. Another 100,000 more photos remain to be posted, which I hope God gives me the time to share. It was a difficult time for me and many others. I was recovering from the devastating economic crisis of 2008-2009 that was caused by the Bush administration's incompetence. It was a slow and painful process. But I never lost hope, and spring always brought me joy. I am thankful that I made it through that and many other challenges, as I am sure you did too. © 2010-2024 IMRAN™Spring Flowers at My Long Island New York Home in 2010 - IMRAN™ I took this photo of these beautiful spring flowers outside my lovely home in Long Island, New York, 14 years ago. It was taken with a Nikon CoolPix S6 pocket camera. I never got around to posting it until now. Another 100,000 more photos remain to be posted, which I hope God gives me the time to share. It was a difficult time for me and many others. I was recovering from the devastating economic crisis of 2008-2009 that was caused by the Bush administration's incompetence. It was a slow and painful process. But I never lost hope, and spring always brought me joy. I am thankful that I made it through that and many other challenges, as I am sure you did too. © 2010-2024 IMRAN™


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Monday, January 15, 2024

Stunning Sunset & Dusk Across Tampa Bay On Perfect Boating & Beach Walking Late Autumn Day - IMRAN™ As Kennedy and K2 looked north and south respectively, the sunset on Tampa Bay at Apollo Beach was stunning. I looked east and watched the DJI M3P drone facing west. I clicked for it to take a rapid-fire sequence of shots. I used the set to create this HDR (high dynamic range) image. The clouds to the top left are overexposed. Adjusting the color balance just for them would make the beach and the living subjects of the photo too dark. Or it would turn a fun photo into an editing chore. So, here it is anyway. A few gentle waves rolled at my feet, as a nearby boat and a not too distant sailboat likely had mariners also savoring this perfect moment. I was grateful for every such blessed experience. © 2023-2024 IMRAN™Stunning Sunset & Dusk Across Tampa Bay On Perfect Boating & Beach Walking Late Autumn Day - IMRAN™ As Kennedy and K2 looked north and south respectively, the sunset on Tampa Bay at Apollo Beach was stunning. I looked east and watched the DJI M3P drone facing west. I clicked for it to take a rapid-fire sequence of shots. I used the set to create this HDR (high dynamic range) image. The clouds to the top left are overexposed. Adjusting the color balance just for them would make the beach and the living subjects of the photo too dark. Or it would turn a fun photo into an editing chore. So, here it is anyway. A few gentle waves rolled at my feet, as a nearby boat and a not too distant sailboat likely had mariners also savoring this perfect moment. I was grateful for every such blessed experience. © 2023-2024 IMRAN™


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Sunday, January 14, 2024

Not So Light Salmon Lovers Delight Dinner By The Firelight - IMRAN™


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Pearly Pure Moisture Encore On Core Perfect Pink Petals - IMRAN™ The erotic art and suggestive imagery of nature. Cloudy day. Clear dew. Pearly pure. Perfect pink petals. © 2024 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #roses #flowers #erotic #nature #pink #petals #FloridaPearly Pure Moisture Encore On Core Perfect Pink Petals - IMRAN™ The erotic art and suggestive imagery of nature. Cloudy day. Clear dew. Pearly pure. Perfect pink petals. © 2024 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #roses #flowers #erotic #nature #pink #petals #Florida


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K2 & Kennedy Backed By GSD Shadow In Indoor Portrait At Home Upstairs - IMRAN™ K2, the “puppy” on the left, is turning 4 in exactly one month. That exact date is also the 5-year anniversary of my older rescued German Shepherd Kennedy’s coming home here to Apollo Beach, Florida with me. Kennedy was neglected and weak before I got him. But he filled out to be the handsome, strong, and gentle dog that he is. K2 was named after the mountain in my motherland Pakistan, which is the second-tallest behind Mount Everest but growing faster. It will likely surpass Everest in height after around a quarter million years. I may not be around then. LOL. K2’s genetic report had also predicted him growing tall, taller than Kennedy. You can see that’s already happened. But Kennedy is now smaller but still alpha. It is really interesting to see how K2, who is very dominant with other dogs, defers to Kennedy. As both dogs sat for a Saturday evening indoors portrait upstairs, I took this unedited & unfiltered photo. They literally pose until a picture is taken. Kennedy’s shadow was placed behind and exactly between them, like a third shadow-GSD. © 2024 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #GSD #dogs #GermanShepherdDogs #wordplay #animals #wordplay #humor #portrait #DynamicDuo #history #geography #weekend #indoors NoEditK2 & Kennedy Backed By GSD Shadow In Indoor Portrait At Home Upstairs - IMRAN™ K2, the “puppy” on the left, is turning 4 in exactly one month. That exact date is also the 5-year anniversary of my older rescued German Shepherd Kennedy’s coming home here to Apollo Beach, Florida with me. Kennedy was neglected and weak before I got him. But he filled out to be the handsome, strong, and gentle dog that he is. K2 was named after the mountain in my motherland Pakistan, which is the second-tallest behind Mount Everest but growing faster. It will likely surpass Everest in height after around a quarter million years. I may not be around then. LOL. K2’s genetic report had also predicted him growing tall, taller than Kennedy. You can see that’s already happened. But Kennedy is now smaller but still alpha. It is really interesting to see how K2, who is very dominant with other dogs, defers to Kennedy. As both dogs sat for a Saturday evening indoors portrait upstairs, I took this unedited & unfiltered photo. They literally pose until a picture is taken. Kennedy’s shadow was placed behind and exactly between them, like a third shadow-GSD. © 2024 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #GSD #dogs #GermanShepherdDogs #wordplay #animals #wordplay #humor #portrait #DynamicDuo #history #geography #weekend #indoors NoEdit


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Saturday, January 13, 2024

Shorter Soft Pink Rose Seen Past Taller Vivid Red Rose At Home - IMRAN™


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Living Happy (Every) New (Minute Every Day Every) Year - IMRAN™ Life is complex. It has whites & blacks, reds vs. blues; yellows & browns; golds & tans - in all shapes and sizes. Everything does not need to be identical for every piece to fit together. Everyone doesn’t need to agree on every topic for every person to come together in peace. Every wish doesn’t need to come true for us to not feel blue. Every challenge doesn’t have to fill us with dread or be seeing red. Every new day, every new year, every new mile on the road of life is a new gift, a new adventure, a new opportunity to smile. Every new minute is a choice, to face the world, to reflect, to be grateful, to live happy before the end. Every thought a life’s dream, every action a source of joy. Every smile lighting up the lives of others every “here & now”, and happily ever after, to infinity. This New Year’s Day selfie sums up that philosophy for me. Happy Every New Minute my friends and loved ones. © 2024 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #USA #America #autobiography #LifeStory #gratitude #history #portrait #selfie #HappyNewYear #NewYearsDay #Florida #ApolloBeach #inspiration #philosophy #happy #happiness #joyful #gratefulLiving Happy (Every) New (Minute Every Day Every) Year - IMRAN™ Life is complex. It has whites & blacks, reds vs. blues; yellows & browns; golds & tans - in all shapes and sizes. Everything does not need to be identical for every piece to fit together. Everyone doesn’t need to agree on every topic for every person to come together in peace. Every wish doesn’t need to come true for us to not feel blue. Every challenge doesn’t have to fill us with dread or be seeing red. Every new day, every new year, every new mile on the road of life is a new gift, a new adventure, a new opportunity to smile. Every new minute is a choice, to face the world, to reflect, to be grateful, to live happy before the end. Every thought a life’s dream, every action a source of joy. Every smile lighting up the lives of others every “here & now”, and happily ever after, to infinity. This New Year’s Day selfie sums up that philosophy for me. Happy Every New Minute my friends and loved ones. © 2024 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #USA #America #autobiography #LifeStory #gratitude #history #portrait #selfie #HappyNewYear #NewYearsDay #Florida #ApolloBeach #inspiration #philosophy #happy #happiness #joyful #grateful


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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

When A Sunset Picture At Home Is Worth 10,000 Words - IMRAN™ You hear me use phrases like mind-blowing, stunning, spectacular, and more about different sunsets I am blessed to witness... and frankly each description is accurate. Sometimes there are sunsets and dusks that wrap the sky in such an incredible explosion of colors and patterns, it is impossible to describe them. In this case, an HDR drone photo with the DJI M3P created in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom from five quick shots is worth 10,000 words or more. Kennedy and K2 are watching the sea and not even bothered by the drone motors whirring behind them nearby. They are also always on the lookout for dolphins that hunt for food at this time of day. Blessed, grateful, beyond... (10,000) words. © 2023 IMRAN™ #aerial, #ApolloBeach, #DJI, #dogs, #drone, #Dusk, #Florida, #GermanShepherdDogs, #IMRAN, #Nature, #Sunset, #portrait, #Pakistani, #TampaBay, #dock, #clouds, #HDR, #lifestyle, #gratitude, #blessed,When A Sunset Picture At Home Is Worth 10,000 Words - IMRAN™ You hear me use phrases like mind-blowing, stunning, spectacular, and more about different sunsets I am blessed to witness... and frankly each description is accurate. Sometimes there are sunsets and dusks that wrap the sky in such an incredible explosion of colors and patterns, it is impossible to describe them. In this case, an HDR drone photo with the DJI M3P created in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom from five quick shots is worth 10,000 words or more. Kennedy and K2 are watching the sea and not even bothered by the drone motors whirring behind them nearby. They are also always on the lookout for dolphins that hunt for food at this time of day. Blessed, grateful, beyond... (10,000) words. © 2023 IMRAN™ #aerial, #ApolloBeach, #DJI, #dogs, #drone, #Dusk, #Florida, #GermanShepherdDogs, #IMRAN, #Nature, #Sunset, #portrait, #Pakistani, #TampaBay, #dock, #clouds, #HDR, #lifestyle, #gratitude, #blessed,


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Monday, January 08, 2024

Love x Art + Tech x Action / No Talent = No Excuse - IMRAN™ I was just six and a half years old when I realized how absolutely lacking in drawing talent I was. I was in Karachi, where I had moved at age six to live with my maternal grandmother in my parents’ Karachi home. My parents were in remote parts of Punjab early in Dad’s career and there were literally no real schools in some of those areas. It was the Class 5 final exam at Christ The King School, in Karachi, when I caught the measles. So, I had to stay home and try to study thanks to my aunt Parveen being dedicated to the mission she had been given by my mom. She is the one who literally MADE me study…. of course much to my annoyance in those early years when I would have preferred to be watching TV. LOL. My mom’s older sister, late Nasreen, had brought me a paint kit. It had paints and brushes, and there was a painting of a photo of a young girl likely shown in the English countryside. I was supposed to draw the image, and then paint it in. Needless to say, if the girl in the picture was a real person and saw my “painting” of her, she, even as the 6-10 years old she was in the picture, would have had no hesitation stabbing me with the sharp paint brushes that had so clearly exposed my lack of talent. And that lack of ability to drawn and paint has not changed. Fortunately, over the years, photography, writing, music, and other creative outlets kept me satisfied. But, ever since digital tools became available, and every few years when I would buy some paints and supplies on an impulse, I have dabbled, literally, in mixed media and digital art a little. This past holiday weekend I was trying to do as many of the things that are on my 300-items list of To-Dos and interests that I never get time for. But I was determined. And so this masterpiece from the very well-unknown IMRAN formerly (and still) known as non-artist was born around late in the night overlooking Tampa Bay in the dark night. © 2024 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #art #painting #autobiography #LifeStory #artist #painter #NoTalent #hobbies #DigitalArt #MixedMedia #love #writing #proseLove x Art + Tech x Action / No Talent = No Excuse - IMRAN™ I was just six and a half years old when I realized how absolutely lacking in drawing talent I was. I was in Karachi, where I had moved at age six to live with my maternal grandmother in my parents’ Karachi home. My parents were in remote parts of Punjab early in Dad’s career and there were literally no real schools in some of those areas. It was the Class 5 final exam at Christ The King School, in Karachi, when I caught the measles. So, I had to stay home and try to study thanks to my aunt Parveen being dedicated to the mission she had been given by my mom. She is the one who literally MADE me study…. of course much to my annoyance in those early years when I would have preferred to be watching TV. LOL. My mom’s older sister, late Nasreen, had brought me a paint kit. It had paints and brushes, and there was a painting of a photo of a young girl likely shown in the English countryside. I was supposed to draw the image, and then paint it in. Needless to say, if the girl in the picture was a real person and saw my “painting” of her, she, even as the 6-10 years old she was in the picture, would have had no hesitation stabbing me with the sharp paint brushes that had so clearly exposed my lack of talent. And that lack of ability to drawn and paint has not changed. Fortunately, over the years, photography, writing, music, and other creative outlets kept me satisfied. But, ever since digital tools became available, and every few years when I would buy some paints and supplies on an impulse, I have dabbled, literally, in mixed media and digital art a little. This past holiday weekend I was trying to do as many of the things that are on my 300-items list of To-Dos and interests that I never get time for. But I was determined. And so this masterpiece from the very well-unknown IMRAN formerly (and still) known as non-artist was born around late in the night overlooking Tampa Bay in the dark night. © 2024 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #art #painting #autobiography #LifeStory #artist #painter #NoTalent #hobbies #DigitalArt #MixedMedia #love #writing #prose


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Boeing 737-9s Offer Aisle, Windows, And Open (Door) Policy/Seating - IMRAN™ Note to self. Keep your seat belt on tight at all times. So glad there were no fatalities and no one fell out of the Alaska Airlines' The Boeing Company 737-9 when this door blew off the aircraft in-flight. Trust in Boeing will and should surely crash based on the poor quality track record in recent years. If only there had been a warning… Oh, wait… Even more worrisome is the report that this aircraft’s pressurization warning light had gone off on three different flights. Yet it was still kept in service. Now all of this model plane are grounded for inspections. Airlines previously offered passengers a choice of aisle or window seats, or some have open seating policy. Our governments have also had a shameful open-door policy to illegal one-way permanent travelers into the United States. Now Boeing customer airlines can offer us a combination of these choices… “Window, aisle, or wide-open-door policy/seating?” © 2024 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #humor #IMHO #commentary #airlines #flight #flying #Boeing #AlaskaAirlines #NTSB #wordplay #immigrationBoeing 737-9s Offer Aisle, Windows, And Open (Door) Policy/Seating - IMRAN™ Note to self. Keep your seat belt on tight at all times. So glad there were no fatalities and no one fell out of the Alaska Airlines' The Boeing Company 737-9 when this door blew off the aircraft in-flight. Trust in Boeing will and should surely crash based on the poor quality track record in recent years. If only there had been a warning… Oh, wait… Even more worrisome is the report that this aircraft’s pressurization warning light had gone off on three different flights. Yet it was still kept in service. Now all of this model plane are grounded for inspections. Airlines previously offered passengers a choice of aisle or window seats, or some have open seating policy. Our governments have also had a shameful open-door policy to illegal one-way permanent travelers into the United States. Now Boeing customer airlines can offer us a combination of these choices… “Window, aisle, or wide-open-door policy/seating?” © 2024 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #humor #IMHO #commentary #airlines #flight #flying #Boeing #AlaskaAirlines #NTSB #wordplay #immigration


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Thursday, January 04, 2024

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An Absolutely Perfect Pink Radiant Rose Gorgeous Greens Beautiful Bokeh - IMRAN™ An absolutely stunning perfect pink radiant rose with gorgeous greens in this beautiful bokeh absolutely zero edit zero filter iPhone 15 Pro Max photo. It belies the fact that three months ago the landscaper was about pull out the seemingly dead totally dry plant. I said no, and used my secret potent plant rejuvenating fluid on it, until the rose rose from the dead! Maybe it’s time to make some wild claims and start a new religion. 😉 © 2024 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #Florida #humor #nature #bokeh #rose #ApolloBeach #WhiteHouse #pink #green #3DAn Absolutely Perfect Pink Radiant Rose Gorgeous Greens Beautiful Bokeh - IMRAN™ An absolutely stunning perfect pink radiant rose with gorgeous greens in this beautiful bokeh absolutely zero edit zero filter iPhone 15 Pro Max photo. It belies the fact that three months ago the landscaper was about pull out the seemingly dead totally dry plant. I said no, and used my secret potent plant rejuvenating fluid on it, until the rose rose from the dead! Maybe it’s time to make some wild claims and start a new religion. 😉 © 2024 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #Florida #humor #nature #bokeh #rose #ApolloBeach #WhiteHouse #pink #green #3D


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Sunday, December 31, 2023

Stunning Last Sunset On Last Sunday On Last Day Of 2023 At Apollo Beach Tampa Bay Blessed Home - IMRAN™ What a magnificent moment. What a stunning end to the stunning last sunset on the last Sunday on the last day of the year. What an interesting, complex, challenging, yet blessed, and incredible year 2023 was. Grateful to still be standing, and walking, and talking, and joking, and breathing, and smiling, and working, and eating, and writing, and creating, and composing, and traveling, and loving, and dreaming.... because the best is yet to come! K2 and Kennedy, enjoying the chilly and windy weather, join me in wishing you a Happy New Year. All the best to you all my friends, family, and loved one. © 2023 IMRAN™ #ApolloBeach, #Beach, #Clouds, #DJI, #drone, #Dusk, #Florida, #GermanShepherdDogs, #gratitude, #GSD, #HDR, #Home, #IMRAN, #Nature, #seaside, #Selfie, #Sunday, #Sunset, #TampaBay, #weekend, #WhiteHouse, #NewYearsEveStunning Last Sunset On Last Sunday On Last Day Of 2023 At Apollo Beach Tampa Bay Blessed Home - IMRAN™ What a magnificent moment. What a stunning end to the stunning last sunset on the last Sunday on the last day of the year. What an interesting, complex, challenging, yet blessed, and incredible year 2023 was. Grateful to still be standing, and walking, and talking, and joking, and breathing, and smiling, and working, and eating, and writing, and creating, and composing, and traveling, and loving, and dreaming.... because the best is yet to come! K2 and Kennedy, enjoying the chilly and windy weather, join me in wishing you a Happy New Year. All the best to you all my friends, family, and loved one. © 2023 IMRAN™ #ApolloBeach, #Beach, #Clouds, #DJI, #drone, #Dusk, #Florida, #GermanShepherdDogs, #gratitude, #GSD, #HDR, #Home, #IMRAN, #Nature, #seaside, #Selfie, #Sunday, #Sunset, #TampaBay, #weekend, #WhiteHouse, #NewYearsEve


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Saturday, December 30, 2023

Meet Joe Platt, The Walking Case Of Irony Personified - IMRAN™ You will get a kick out of this. Share any examples of you experiencing something like this. You and I know atrocious grammar (not just typos) is sadly far too common even among people born into English speaking households here in America. But it gets funnier when they try to educate others. You see me often comment with humorous literally one-liner comments on posts. They're written to fit in one visible line on the FB app comment window. But meet Joe Platt, the death angel of irony and grammar. He saw my half-line comment poking fun at a wannabe-alpha male's gun-shaped swimming pool, but decided to show how "edumacated" he was (as an ex-girlfriend beautiful Catherine Ginter jokingly used to refer to such people). Glancing at just the first two posts on the dude's page was more than I could handle. I had to have some fun. Enjoy my reply to him! "Joe Platt, I try to minimize words in comments on most posts to fit in a one-line view on the app. Perhaps you've occasionally seen a newspaper headline or a magazine blurb, which forego full sentences for brevity. (Forgive me if that was too long a sentence for you). But, if you REALLY want to discuss grammar..... let's take just the two posts at the top of Your page and I can try to educate you a bit. The word is "crybaby" not "cry baby".... And you mean that your "child is TOO wild" and not "child is to wild". 🤣😂 Hope your kids are taught by someone more qualified than you. I guess they don't teach actual grammar... OR irony... at Hodgson Vocational where you went. Probably went there to learn how to clean gun-shaped swimming pools. LOL" Hopefully that was the last idiot I have to deal with in 2023! Happy Humor & Laughs Filled New Year! © 2023 IMRAN™ #IMRAN, #humor, #wit, #wordplay, #grammar, #idiots, #morons, #illiterate, #irony, #Facebook, #education,Meet Joe Platt, The Walking Case Of Irony Personified - IMRAN™ You will get a kick out of this. Share any examples of you experiencing something like this. You and I know atrocious grammar (not just typos) is sadly far too common even among people born into English speaking households here in America. But it gets funnier when they try to educate others. You see me often comment with humorous literally one-liner comments on posts. They're written to fit in one visible line on the FB app comment window. But meet Joe Platt, the death angel of irony and grammar. He saw my half-line comment poking fun at a wannabe-alpha male's gun-shaped swimming pool, but decided to show how "edumacated" he was (as an ex-girlfriend beautiful Catherine Ginter jokingly used to refer to such people). Glancing at just the first two posts on the dude's page was more than I could handle. I had to have some fun. Enjoy my reply to him! "Joe Platt, I try to minimize words in comments on most posts to fit in a one-line view on the app. Perhaps you've occasionally seen a newspaper headline or a magazine blurb, which forego full sentences for brevity. (Forgive me if that was too long a sentence for you). But, if you REALLY want to discuss grammar..... let's take just the two posts at the top of Your page and I can try to educate you a bit. The word is "crybaby" not "cry baby".... And you mean that your "child is TOO wild" and not "child is to wild". 🤣😂 Hope your kids are taught by someone more qualified than you. I guess they don't teach actual grammar... OR irony... at Hodgson Vocational where you went. Probably went there to learn how to clean gun-shaped swimming pools. LOL" Hopefully that was the last idiot I have to deal with in 2023! Happy Humor & Laughs Filled New Year! © 2023 IMRAN™ #IMRAN, #humor, #wit, #wordplay, #grammar, #idiots, #morons, #illiterate, #irony, #Facebook, #education,


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Dew Drops On Red Yellow Green Flowers Caught In Today’s Walk - IMRAN™ iPhone 15 Pro Max, no edit, no filter. Last Saturday morning of 2023. © 2023 IMRAN™ #Florida #ApolloBeach #treetscene #walking #plants #flowers #botany #nature #3D #bokeh #iPhone #IMRAN #Summer #SymphonyIslesDew Drops On Red Yellow Green Flowers Caught In Today’s Walk - IMRAN™ iPhone 15 Pro Max, no edit, no filter. Last Saturday morning of 2023. © 2023 IMRAN™ #Florida #ApolloBeach #treetscene #walking #plants #flowers #botany #nature #3D #bokeh #iPhone #IMRAN #Summer #SymphonyIsles


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iPhone Captures Sunset As Two Generations Of Nikon DSLR Cameras Capture Sunset At Blessed Tampa Bay Home - IMRAN™ I hardly get to post 1% of all the images I am blessed to capture. The number of unused content is even higher when you consider the many ways I try to capture magical moments like this breathtaking dusk on Tampa Bay seen from my blessed home in Apollo Beach, Florida. The iPhone 14 Pro Max captured the sunset with the 16-years old Nikon D300 capturing regular photos, while the newer Nikon D850 on the left was using a new gadget I got to capture a timelapse video. © 2023 IMRAN™ #ApolloBeach, #Architecture, #Beach, #BeachLife, #cameras, #Clouds, #D850, #Dusk, #Fall, #Florida, #HDR, #Home, #IMRAN, #iPhone, #landscape, #lights, #Nikon, #palmtrees, #seaside, #Sky, #Sunset, #swimmingpool, #TampaBayiPhone Captures Sunset As Two Generations Of Nikon DSLR Cameras Capture Sunset At Blessed Tampa Bay Home - IMRAN™ I hardly get to post 1% of all the images I am blessed to capture. The number of unused content is even higher when you consider the many ways I try to capture magical moments like this breathtaking dusk on Tampa Bay seen from my blessed home in Apollo Beach, Florida. The iPhone 14 Pro Max captured the sunset with the 16-years old Nikon D300 capturing regular photos, while the newer Nikon D850 on the left was using a new gadget I got to capture a timelapse video. © 2023 IMRAN™ #ApolloBeach, #Architecture, #Beach, #BeachLife, #cameras, #Clouds, #D850, #Dusk, #Fall, #Florida, #HDR, #Home, #IMRAN, #iPhone, #landscape, #lights, #Nikon, #palmtrees, #seaside, #Sky, #Sunset, #swimmingpool, #TampaBay


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Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Thought For Food: What’s The Least Used Part Of Your House? - IMRAN™ I don’t cook, and I often eat out whether alone or with loved ones. So my dining rooms and dining tables tend to not be used for actual dining regularly. 😃 In my blessed NY home of 30 years my full-glass dining-table is actually covered with piles of about 2000 books & magazines. It’s a miracle it hasn’t shattered under the load. Every NY trip I browse and read about 100 as I eat or just flip through them. but then a new supply arrives. The magazines are winning the battle for space. 😂 Thankfully I have more space in my gratitude-filled Florida home. Plus, I don’t receive much mail and only a few magazines here. So, the dining table here is far less used, sometimes used as a temporary place for my cameras and tech toys. I didn’t even bother to change the not-my-style colors the previous occupants had it ten years ago! But, in general, I’ve stuck to my resolve to avoid making it a massive horizontal library. I usually eat at the kitchen counter, where I have an Apple iPad Pro, a Microsoft laptop, and a Neat vertical Teams frame. That way I can multitask and attend parallel meetings … even as I gulp down but still enjoy whatever food God has blessed me with. I avoid doing that “mini-office” cruelty to this dining room. If I have made a nice steak or had some great Japanese meal delivered, that kind of meal I’ll savor on the dining table, simple and sparse as it is. Sometimes though I’ll just mix things up a bit, to change some colors and add some variety. I just took some random pictures of my current mood and theme for it today. Just because it’s the least used part of the house, that’s no reason it can’t look good, right? What’s the least used part of your home? © 2023 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #Florida #NewYork #HomesSweetHomes #DiningRoom #InteriorDesign #style #Beachlife #colors #architecture #autobiography #humor #ApolloBeach #TampaBayThought For Food: What’s The Least Used Part Of Your House? - IMRAN™ I don’t cook, and I often eat out whether alone or with loved ones. So my dining rooms and dining tables tend to not be used for actual dining regularly. 😃 In my blessed NY home of 30 years my full-glass dining-table is actually covered with piles of about 2000 books & magazines. It’s a miracle it hasn’t shattered under the load. Every NY trip I browse and read about 100 as I eat or just flip through them. but then a new supply arrives. The magazines are winning the battle for space. 😂 Thankfully I have more space in my gratitude-filled Florida home. Plus, I don’t receive much mail and only a few magazines here. So, the dining table here is far less used, sometimes used as a temporary place for my cameras and tech toys. I didn’t even bother to change the not-my-style colors the previous occupants had it ten years ago! But, in general, I’ve stuck to my resolve to avoid making it a massive horizontal library. I usually eat at the kitchen counter, where I have an Apple iPad Pro, a Microsoft laptop, and a Neat vertical Teams frame. That way I can multitask and attend parallel meetings … even as I gulp down but still enjoy whatever food God has blessed me with. I avoid doing that “mini-office” cruelty to this dining room. If I have made a nice steak or had some great Japanese meal delivered, that kind of meal I’ll savor on the dining table, simple and sparse as it is. Sometimes though I’ll just mix things up a bit, to change some colors and add some variety. I just took some random pictures of my current mood and theme for it today. Just because it’s the least used part of the house, that’s no reason it can’t look good, right? What’s the least used part of your home? © 2023 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #Florida #NewYork #HomesSweetHomes #DiningRoom #InteriorDesign #style #Beachlife #colors #architecture #autobiography #humor #ApolloBeach #TampaBay


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Tampa Bay Times Editors Shoot & Kill Grammar After Writing - IMRAN™ Where’s the grammar police in this newspaper? Talk about false accusations of murder. Tampa Bay Times’ news summary had this doubly unfortunate news blurb today, December 27, 2023. “Homicide in Largo: Pinellas deputies have arrested two teenage brothers after shooting and killing their sister on Christmas Eve.” In one sentence, the writer or editor managed to murder grammar, and to accuse the police of murder too. 😳 The real news was that two (pathetic juvenile armed) brothers had a fight about Christmas gifts. They had guns (essential Christmas ornaments in that family apparently). They had a shootout after one brother shot & killed their own sister (a mother of two kids) at gramma’s house. And… later… the police arrested the brothers. Then the writer murdered grammar. Cops didn’t murder a woman and then somehow arrest the brothers as the story is written. 🙄 © 2023 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #news #tragedy #GunControl #writing #editing #grammar #humor #newspapers #crime #police #editors #guns #tragedy #IMHO #commentary Pinellas County Government Pinellas County Sheriff's Office #wordplayTampa Bay Times Editors Shoot & Kill Grammar After Writing - IMRAN™ Where’s the grammar police in this newspaper? Talk about false accusations of murder. Tampa Bay Times’ news summary had this doubly unfortunate news blurb today, December 27, 2023. “Homicide in Largo: Pinellas deputies have arrested two teenage brothers after shooting and killing their sister on Christmas Eve.” In one sentence, the writer or editor managed to murder grammar, and to accuse the police of murder too. 😳 The real news was that two (pathetic juvenile armed) brothers had a fight about Christmas gifts. They had guns (essential Christmas ornaments in that family apparently). They had a shootout after one brother shot & killed their own sister (a mother of two kids) at gramma’s house. And… later… the police arrested the brothers. Then the writer murdered grammar. Cops didn’t murder a woman and then somehow arrest the brothers as the story is written. 🙄 © 2023 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #news #tragedy #GunControl #writing #editing #grammar #humor #newspapers #crime #police #editors #guns #tragedy #IMHO #commentary Pinellas County Government Pinellas County Sheriff's Office #wordplay


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Gemini With Dual Rainbows Touching Down Across From Blessed Home - IMRAN™ It was one of those dual rainbow days specially made for a Gemini like me. It was the first of July in 2021 when I took this selfie. Blue sky, blue water, blue shirt, two rainbows, and my spectrum of gratitude. © 2021-2023 IMRAN™ #BeachLife, #Blue, #bluesky, #bluewater, #Florida, #gratitude, #IMRAN, #ImranAnwar, #rainbow, #seaside, #Selfie, #smiling, #ApolloBeach, #TampaBayGemini With Dual Rainbows Touching Down Across From Blessed Home - IMRAN™ It was one of those dual rainbow days specially made for a Gemini like me. It was the first of July in 2021 when I took this selfie. Blue sky, blue water, blue shirt, two rainbows, and my spectrum of gratitude. © 2021-2023 IMRAN™ #BeachLife, #Blue, #bluesky, #bluewater, #Florida, #gratitude, #IMRAN, #ImranAnwar, #rainbow, #seaside, #Selfie, #smiling, #ApolloBeach, #TampaBay


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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Fly / By / Wire - IMRAN™ A helicopter flew by while I was walking on the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan. I quickly whipped out my shiny new iPhone Pro 15 Max. I managed to capture the chopper perfectly framed between the massive cables of the bridge. Geeks and pilots have known the term “fly-by-wire” for decades. That's since modern airplanes began to be flown with electronically-controlled surfaces and systems. No editing or processing was done. It really was a stunningly "Blue Skies" day! Like that aviation phrase, this photo’s title is also an homage to flight, as well as visual wordplay: Fly/By/Wire. © 2023 IMRAN™ #Architecture, #autumn, #Aviation, #bluesky, #Bridge, #BrooklynBridge, #engineering, #Flying, #Helicopter, #IMRAN, #Manhattan, #NewYork, #NewYorkCity, #pilots, #puns, #wordplay, #travel, #travelogue,Fly / By / Wire - IMRAN™ A helicopter flew by while I was walking on the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan. I quickly whipped out my shiny new iPhone Pro 15 Max. I managed to capture the chopper perfectly framed between the massive cables of the bridge. Geeks and pilots have known the term “fly-by-wire” for decades. That's since modern airplanes began to be flown with electronically-controlled surfaces and systems. No editing or processing was done. It really was a stunningly "Blue Skies" day! Like that aviation phrase, this photo’s title is also an homage to flight, as well as visual wordplay: Fly/By/Wire. © 2023 IMRAN™ #Architecture, #autumn, #Aviation, #bluesky, #Bridge, #BrooklynBridge, #engineering, #Flying, #Helicopter, #IMRAN, #Manhattan, #NewYork, #NewYorkCity, #pilots, #puns, #wordplay, #travel, #travelogue,


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First You Gotta Have (a #3D-Printed) #Heart Using advanced #3Dprinting techniques, scientists "want to transform a paste made of living cells into hearts and other organs. They’re manufacturing thick tissues one layer at a time, placing the exact type of cells needed at the right spots. As promising as it may be, 3D printing with cells comes with some deep and thorny challenges. Watch this video to learn more about the process." https://ift.tt/8DQ0ntI #bioengineering #biotech #biotechnology #biology #medicalengineering #technology #tech4good #researchanddevelopment #longevity #life Stanford UniversityFirst You Gotta Have (a #3D-Printed) #Heart Using advanced #3Dprinting techniques, scientists "want to transform a paste made of living cells into hearts and other organs. They’re manufacturing thick tissues one layer at a time, placing the exact type of cells needed at the right spots. As promising as it may be, 3D printing with cells comes with some deep and thorny challenges. Watch this video to learn more about the process." https://ift.tt/8DQ0ntI #bioengineering #biotech #biotechnology #biology #medicalengineering #technology #tech4good #researchanddevelopment #longevity #life Stanford University


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Monday, December 11, 2023

Just A Simple Home (Un)Cooked Meal - IMRAN™ Just kidding on all fronts. I don’t cook so it’s both not-cooked and uncooked. Nothing simple about Japanese foods like sushi and speciality rolls. But they are easy to order at home as cooked or uncooked as you want. Of course, wasabi, ginger, great Kikkoman soy sauce, and a bubbly Pepsi are essential to my enjoyment of it. Japanese, Pakistani, Pakistani-Chinese, and French are among my favorite cuisines. I had no time for breakfast or lunch because it was one of the most Manic Monday days I’ve had in a long time. Ordering food delivery of a few favorite dishes was the order of the day … and the order of the night. © 2023 IMRAN™ #food #Japanese #IMRAN #photography #bokeh #sushi #sashimi #fish #cooking #puns #humor #wordplay #home #dining #style #foodieJust A Simple Home (Un)Cooked Meal - IMRAN™ Just kidding on all fronts. I don’t cook so it’s both not-cooked and uncooked. Nothing simple about Japanese foods like sushi and speciality rolls. But they are easy to order at home as cooked or uncooked as you want. Of course, wasabi, ginger, great Kikkoman soy sauce, and a bubbly Pepsi are essential to my enjoyment of it. Japanese, Pakistani, Pakistani-Chinese, and French are among my favorite cuisines. I had no time for breakfast or lunch because it was one of the most Manic Monday days I’ve had in a long time. Ordering food delivery of a few favorite dishes was the order of the day … and the order of the night. © 2023 IMRAN™ #food #Japanese #IMRAN #photography #bokeh #sushi #sashimi #fish #cooking #puns #humor #wordplay #home #dining #style #foodie


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Moody Blues Clouds Slit Open By Burning Gold Florida Dusk As Bands Of Rain Span Tampa Bay - IMRAN™ The clouds cast a sultry moody cast across the sky but the burning gold and red light of the setting sun slit the scene, while bands of rain split the slit. © 2023 IMRAN™ #ApolloBeach, #Architecture, #Cloud, #Clouds, #Home, #IMRAN, #iPhone, #Nature, #Panorama, #prose, #rain #weather, #sunset, #TampaBayMoody Blues Clouds Slit Open By Burning Gold Florida Dusk As Bands Of Rain Span Tampa Bay - IMRAN™ The clouds cast a sultry moody cast across the sky but the burning gold and red light of the setting sun slit the scene, while bands of rain split the slit. © 2023 IMRAN™ #ApolloBeach, #Architecture, #Cloud, #Clouds, #Home, #IMRAN, #iPhone, #Nature, #Panorama, #prose, #rain #weather, #sunset, #TampaBay


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Symphony Isles Apollo Beach Holidays Boat Parade Drone View Saturday Night - IMRAN™


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Wednesday, December 06, 2023

Another Aerial Picture Perfect Chill Canine Stunning Sunset Terrific Tampa Dockside Delight - IMRAN™


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Another Aerial Picture Perfect Chill Canines Tranquil Tuesday Winterish Windy Stunning Sunset Terrific Tampa Bay Blessed Dockside Delight - IMRAN™ It was a windy almost winter-like cold day on Tampa Bay today. The dogs accompanied me to the dock to catch a sunset and see some dolphins (video later). I had realized what a gorgeous sunset the cloud patterns to the west were going to create. As the DJI M3P drone took off, I had it shoot a bracket of 5 rapid-fire photos. The drone combined them in-flight to create this gratitude and magic filled selfie and portrait with the perfect sunset as a backdrop. I polished up the HDR (high dynamic range) in Adobe Lightroom Classic & Photoshop, and added my watermark. Can you see where it is? It is not on the perfect blue water, nor the magical golden clouds or perfect azure sky. © 2023 IMRAN™ #aerial, #ApolloBeach, #Architecture, #Beach, #BeachLife, #DJI, #drone, #Fall, #Florida, #GermanShepherds, #GSD, #Home, #IMRAN, #landscape, #Lifestyle, #seaside, #Sunset, #TampaBayAnother Aerial Picture Perfect Chill Canines Tranquil Tuesday Winterish Windy Stunning Sunset Terrific Tampa Bay Blessed Dockside Delight - IMRAN™ It was a windy almost winter-like cold day on Tampa Bay today. The dogs accompanied me to the dock to catch a sunset and see some dolphins (video later). I had realized what a gorgeous sunset the cloud patterns to the west were going to create. As the DJI M3P drone took off, I had it shoot a bracket of 5 rapid-fire photos. The drone combined them in-flight to create this gratitude and magic filled selfie and portrait with the perfect sunset as a backdrop. I polished up the HDR (high dynamic range) in Adobe Lightroom Classic & Photoshop, and added my watermark. Can you see where it is? It is not on the perfect blue water, nor the magical golden clouds or perfect azure sky. © 2023 IMRAN™ #aerial, #ApolloBeach, #Architecture, #Beach, #BeachLife, #DJI, #drone, #Fall, #Florida, #GermanShepherds, #GSD, #Home, #IMRAN, #landscape, #Lifestyle, #seaside, #Sunset, #TampaBay


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Sunday, December 03, 2023

Karma(‘s a bitch,) chameleon! B’Bye/Boy George (Santos)!Karma(‘s a bitch,) chameleon! B’Bye/Boy George (Santos)!


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Kennedy & K2 Know How To Pose For Perfect Portraits - IMRAN™ These German Shepherd Dogs somehow know how to pose for perfect portraits and photographs. I did not position them in any way. They’re naturals. I was literally walking back home from a quick walk. As I looked over my shoulder to see where they were, I realized it was such a PAWlaroid moment. I thought for sure one or both would move in the time I pulled my iPhone out and turned on the camera. But they both held their poses perfectly still until I had clicked. The awesome weekend weather and colors of Tampa Bay waters, sky, and palm trees made a perfect background. I got the plant near me to the right to capture the straight line it made with the dogs. © 2023 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #Florida #TampaBay #GSD #dogs #GermanShepherds #gratitude #weekend #autumn #seaside #beach #animals #petsKennedy & K2 Know How To Pose For Perfect Portraits - IMRAN™ These German Shepherd Dogs somehow know how to pose for perfect portraits and photographs. I did not position them in any way. They’re naturals. I was literally walking back home from a quick walk. As I looked over my shoulder to see where they were, I realized it was such a PAWlaroid moment. I thought for sure one or both would move in the time I pulled my iPhone out and turned on the camera. But they both held their poses perfectly still until I had clicked. The awesome weekend weather and colors of Tampa Bay waters, sky, and palm trees made a perfect background. I got the plant near me to the right to capture the straight line it made with the dogs. © 2023 IMRAN™ #IMRAN #Florida #TampaBay #GSD #dogs #GermanShepherds #gratitude #weekend #autumn #seaside #beach #animals #pets


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Surreal Sunset Security Camera Clouds Capture Dramatic Dusk Descending (300X Timelapse) - IMRAN™


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