AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸

@alinagrafik

Retired graphic designer, amateur photographer, arts, hiking. SoCal | Berlin | Pasadena, CA | Nevada | Central Coast, CA. Weather enthusiast. Member of #EastCoastKin (ECK). Designed ECK's logo. Advocate for #ForestFriday and #Stunday 🚫Please no DMs🚫

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AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 14

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBack The back of a red leaf is much paler in color than the front. #ECK #MacroMonday #FallLeaves #Leaf #ColorADay #RedWed

A bright red leaf has fallen off the tree, dried and curled. The photo is a closeup of the curled leaf, revealing the pink backside closer to the camera and the bright red front is underneath. The closeup captured the intricate vein system on the backside.

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 14

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBack The back of a sunflower is backlit by the sun. #ECK #Sunflower #BloomScrolling #Light

The back of a sunflower is brightly backlit by the facing sun against a black background. The petals are slightly translucent, so the density of the overlapping of the petals creates a deeper shade of yellow. There is a prickly stalk next to the sunflower, its stickers illuminated against the black background.

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 14

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBack Three friends having fun with their remote-controlled sailboats in Laguna Lake. #ECK #ToySailboat #Friends #Leisure #ColorADay #BlueTue

Three mature men are sitting on a log facing Laguna Lake with their backs to the camera while they play with their remote-controlled sailboats in the lake. Across the lake are residential houses and mountains. The sky and lake are both deep blue.

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 14

#PostProcess #Depth Original image by @rjrock.bsky.social Removed distracting objects, darkened everything but lightened the road in the distance. Filled in the upper left corner with clone of a tree section. #ECK #Photography

Removed distracting objects, darkened everything but lightened the road in the distance. Filled in the upper left corner with clone of a tree section. Did most of the work in Photoshop with some adjustments in Snapseed.

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 13

#ColorADay #PinkMon #BlueskyMonday Glorious bougainvillea! 🩷 #ECK #BloomScrolling #Bougainvillea #Gardening

A massive area of solid magenta bougainvillea blossoms are growing above a white wooden fence. In the upper right corner is bright blue sky. The flowers are breathtaking in their vibrant color and quantity! San Luis Obispo, California

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 13

#BlueskyMonday The circus is in town at Madonna Meadow. Cerro San Luis mountain is in the background. #ECK #Circus #WestCoastKin #BigTent

Across a large green field of grass stands the Vargas Circus, with a blue and white diagonal striped big-tent. Transportation trucks are parked to the side, Beyond is a brownish-green mountain (Cerro San Luis) under a blue sky with a couple of contrails. Madonna Inn Meadow in San Luis Obispo, California

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 12

The first one is the original, second one is edited. People can decide for themselves which they prefer; my choice/decision is the one I originally posted. 😁 #ECK #PostProcess #Stunday

Original photo of oak tree spread over an access road while sun shines on the other side making the colors look vibrant.

Edited photo of oak tree spread over an access road while sun shines on the other side making the colors look vibrant. The colors of the foreground, hill slope and tree were muted.

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 12

#ColorADay #OrangeSun #Stunday Fan Aloe (Kumara plicatilis). I thought the orange tips of the leaves were exotic. #ECK #Succulent #Aloe #Gardening

This fan aloe was spotted in a drought-tolerant yard. I found the orange tips to be unique and colorful. San Luis Obispo, California

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 12

Good morning, Susan! ☕✨ May your day be as bright and peachy as these dahlias I spotted on a walk this week! Thank you for all that you do for our community of #Bluebrew! 🧡🥰 Have a wonderful day, my dear friend! ✨☕📚🏎️💫

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 11

Sunday is #Stunday! Share whatever you find stunning with the hashtag, scroll, and enjoy. Your original art only please! #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

A photo of a blurry bee flying toward a colorful flax plant with purple, red, and yellow leaves. The background is a blur of green, purple, red, and yellow. Text on top of the image says, "Every Sunday is #Stunday. Post whatever you find stunning. All types of art & skill levels welcome. Your original art only."

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 11

#SensoryArt #IAm One of my stained glass projects (my favorite) that I strongly connect with and expresses my design sensibility. #ECK #StainedGlass #Art

A round stained glass art piece hangs in a window. It has three concentric circles. The center circle is clear, and the other two have rainbow colors in an abstract starburst design. The stained glass is 24" (61 cm) wide and fills the upper pane of my window.

A broader image of the stained glass hanging in my window. It is 24 inches wide and fills the upper pane of my window. Assorted wine bottles are in the lower pane on window sill. They have designs that I like...shapes or labels. There is an identical window adjacent to the stained glass. A couple of art pieces are on the wall, and part of a dining room table and chair are on the left side of the image.

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 11

#BlueskyArtShow #Quiet Laguna Lake, San Luis Obispo, California #ECK #Clouds #Reflection #ClassicMono #SensoryArt #IAm #WestCoastKin #LandscapePhotography

Image of Laguna Lake with reflections of clouds that are clusters and streaks. Reeds along the shoreline are also reflected, slightly wavy due to small ripples in the water. In the distance are silhouettes of houses and trees. The sky is cloudy.

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 11

#BlueskyArtShow #Quiet #ColorADay #GreenSat Sun coming up over the hill while cattle graze on the green hillside. #ECK #Hiking #LandcapePhotography #WestCoastKin #Peaceful #Sunrise

The sun is just about to pop over the top of a hill covered in green grass and a few cows grazing in the further up the hill. There is a dirt trail heading up the hill under a blue sky. Laguna Lake Open Space in San Luis Obispo, California

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 11

#BlueskyArtShow #Quiet Horses grazing in the fog in San Luis Obispo. #ECK #Horses #WestCoastKin #LandscapePhotography

Four horses are grazing on a gold-colored, dry field in the fog. A dark horse that is closer is visible, then the others are further away so they are less visible. Laguna Lake Open Space in San Luis Obispo, California.

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 11

#ColorADay #GreenSat Agave plant. This is a photo, no filters, but it looks like it was painted. #ECK #Agave #Photography #Gardening #DroughtTolerant

A somewhat close up shot of a green agave plant that has red and yellow lines around its edges and strong light, creating strong shadows and highlights that look as if they were painted due to the streaky appearance.

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 11

Good morning, Susan! ☕✨ I'm happy to report on this #Caturday that Olly has been off medications for a few days and has perked up and started playing with his toys again! 😸🐈 The meds were making him so lethargic and depressed. 😟 Have a peaceful day, my friend! ✨☕📚🎴💫

A long-haired orange cat is lying on a cardboard lounge looking at the camera with more alert eyes than he's had for a while. He has had a lot of ear issues and been on anti-fungal and prednisone medications that were making him extremely tired and lethargic. He was no longer interested in anything (except a treat...haha). He finished the medications that he's been on for months. I'm hopeful this is finally behind us.

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 11

#PostProcess #Recover Original photo by @rjrock.bsky.social I inverted the negative, cleaned up dust and scratches, deleted distracting objects, cropped. #ECK #Photography ##ClassicMono #ArtChallenge

Black and white image of a young couple standing together. The woman is standing in front wearing a chambray shirt with cartoon characters embroidered across both sides of the chest. The shirt is buttoned all the way to the top, and she has a handbag with a leather and chain strap over her shoulder. Her blond hair is tied up behind her head and she has a slight smile. The man is behind her wearing a white t-shirt, sunglasses and a NY baseball cap. He has curly hair that goes to his jawline, a mustache and goatee. His arm and neck have tattoos. Behind them is a street, then city buildings, one of which is large and round like an arena. They both have a sticker on their shirts that says "Free Days" as well as something else, which leads me to believe they are at a convention of some sort.

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 10

#Scape #PurpleFriday Purple prickly cactus scape. #ECK #PricklyPearCactus #DroughtTolerantLandscape

Prickly pear branches that are a pale minty green with generous patches of purple which grows darker the closer it gets to the tip. There are yellow blossoms, either just finishing blooming, starting to bloom, or in full bloom. The sun illuminates the blossoms and the top edge of the cactus. Behind are saguaro cactus and a white wall. Drought tolerant landscaped yard in San Luis Obispo, California

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 10

#ForestFriday #Scape #ColorADay #BWFri While hiking on this trail, I was taken by the shadows at this location. I thought it was fun to see both BW and color versions. #ECK #Hiking #SensoryArt #IAm #ShadowPlay #WestCoastKin

Black and white image of a thick, leaning oak tree next to a trail. One of its branches arches over the trail, connecting with a steep bank. There is another branch out of the frame that mimics the shadow of the arched branch. Textures of leaves and more shadows creates an almost abstract image; one isn't sure what they are looking at. King trail in Irish Hills of San Luis Obispo, California.

The same image, only in color. Most of the image is the brown trail and fallen leaves, and, of course the shadows. Looking through the arched branch we see green vegetation further in the near distance. Some of that greenery spills over to the left side of the oak tree trunk.

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 10

I have wondered the same. I saw this banner in a yard this week...it's along the same lines. Every living creature responds well to kindness! 🥰

A small banner in a front yard has a blue background, a tree with colorful leaves, a bird and two bees with this text, "Make Americans Kind Again. If speaking kindly to plants helps them grow, imagine what speaking kindly to humans can do."

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 10

#Scape #UrbanGaze #ColorADay #BWFri #Abstractia #Shapes Urban house #ECK #ClassicMono #Architecture

Black and white image of the corner of a modern house at the top of cement stairs flanked by cinderblock walls and bushes. The stairs lead your eyes up to the front door of the house which is black with the stark white house. An alcove contains the front door, and one side of the alcove has black vertical bars. There are a lot of simple, stark angles which are juxtaposed to the organic bushes running along the top of the wall that flanks the stairs. The shadow from the bushes on the right falls in the center of the stairs that aligns with the corner of the house. San Luis Obispo, California

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 10

#Scape #ColorADay #BWFri #Abstractia #Shapes #UrbanGaze Landscaping #ECK #ClassicMono #Landscaping #Fence

Black and white image of a residential yard with a fence that is vertical planks with square diamonds cut in the edges so there is a thin vertical space between the planks and the diamond is centered on that vertical line. The general fence is painted white, while a gate in the fence is painted black creating a play with contrasts. In front of the fence are several agave plants creating an organic element that also has its own contrasts. San Luis Obispo, California

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 10

Every Friday is #ForestFriday. Time to post your forest-related photos or artwork using the hashtag to celebrate the beauty of the outdoors and nature. #ECK #Forests #Hiking #Outdoors #Nature #Fungi

The banner for #ForestFriday has a background image of fern fronds in varying shades of green. The text says, "It is #ForestFriday. A weekly celebration of the outdoors & nature. If you are so inclined, post your forest-related photographs or artwork with the hashtag #ForestFriday. Happy trails, my friends."

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 9

It probably wouldn't work for your trips! 😆 I had a hard time finding a good angle. Here's another shot I took of it.

An art piece of a bicycle made of chains and scrap metal and wire. It's rusty and is hanging up high on a weathered wood plank wall. The building used to house a thrift store but is empty right now.

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 9

#UrbanGaze I thought the addition of two doves sitting on an upper balcony was a lovely touch to this restored Victorian mansion built in 1901. Crocker House, San Luis Obispo. #ECK #Architecture #VictorianMansion #Doves #Art

A zoomed-in image of two white doves looking at each other and sitting on top of the rail to a gabled balcony of a restored Victorian house in San Luis Obispo, California. The balcony has very ornate trim and decorative banisters. Above the balcony is an ornate relief motive pattern. The balcony has brown banisters, with cream-colored trim. The house itself is turquoise, cream and brown.

Broader view of the Crocker House, a restored Victorian mansion built in 1902, in San Luis Obispo, California. It has an octagonal turret with a pointed roof and weathervane. Small paned windows are just under the turret roof. The house has a large front porch the width of the house. The house is a pale greenish blue with cream-colored and brown trim. The yard is mature with bushes, bamboo, and trees. The sky is blue with a few small white clouds.

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 9

Good morning, dear Susan! ☕✨ Other than the crazy wind blowing my chimes around, it's a peaceful morning with not much going on. I think I'll take an urban walk this morning to revisit an amazing chime I saw. I'll take a video this time so there is sound! I hope you're having a peaceful day! ✨☕📚🎴💫

A very large wind chime of a leaping fish with long fins and tail is crafted from metal, the body divided into sections and hanging from string so as to make a deep, rich tone when the sections hit each other. The metal has a rusty patina and hangs from its own pole (this must be very heavy!). The chime hangs in the front yard of a Craftsman style house and natural drought-tolerant plants. San Luis Obispo, California

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 8

#WackyWednesdayArt #Abstractia #Shapes Not so wacky, but wonderfully unique metal wind chime shaped like a leaping fish that makes the richest, deepest tones. 🥰 #ECK #Sculpture #Art #WindChime

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 8

#WackyWednesdayArt #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbandoned A bicycle art piece made of chain and scrap metal that hangs outside an abandoned thrift shop. #EastCoastKin #Art #Sculpture #Bicycle #Rustic

A rough resemblance to a bicycle made out of chain and rusty scrap metal is hanging up high on an exterior wall of an abandoned thrift shop. Parts made of chain include the wheels, handlebar and bike frame. The wall it's hanging on is weathered wood planks at a diagonal. Since it's up high, the perspective is looking up, which includes some blue sky and the branch of a tree. San Luis Obispo, California.

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 8

Plant names that make you laugh. 😆 Hairy balls milkweed (gomphocarpus physocarpus). It is a plant food for monarch and Danaus butterflies. #ECK #Gardening #Milkweed #ButterflyFood #MonarchButterfly #Pollinator

Three large pods the size and shape of lemons are hanging from the plant's branch. The colors range from a greenish yellow to yellow to gold. Stiff black hairs grow from the pod and are generously spaced. The pods look fragile and made of paper. The perspective of this shot is looking up at the pods against a deep blue sky and the long, thin leaves. This plant is commonly known as hairy balls, balloonplant, balloon cotton-bush, bishop's balls, nailhead, or swan plant. Spotted in San Luis Obispo, California.

This is a broader shot of the plant. Its branches are long and thin as well as the leaves. There are about 30 pods hanging from the branches. A turquoise and cream colored house stands behind the plant. This plant is commonly known as hairy balls, balloonplant, balloon cotton-bush, bishop's balls, nailhead, or swan plant. Spotted in San Luis Obispo, California.

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸@alinagrafik· Jul 7

#AlphabetChallenge #AforAbandoned #PaintByWord #Roof Abandoned wood barn or warehouse with a collapsed roof. #ECK #ClassicMono #Hiking #WestCoastKin