Pic(k) of the Week: Poppy field

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In early morning, wild red poppies (Papaver rhoeas) bloom in an urban meadow.

Seen along the 19-mile Stone Mountain Trail — here, located on the Eastern Continental Divide in the City of Clarkston, Georgia, USA.

13 April 2026.

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Oliver Nelson: Stolen Moments

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• Album:The Blues and the Abstract Truth
• Label: Impulse! (1961)
• Musicians:
  • Oliver Nelson – leader; arranger; tenor saxophone
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone; flute
  • George Barrow – baritone saxophone
  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  
  
• Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.
• Photo 19 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.


• Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
• Lens: Canon 100mm ƒ/2.8 FD (manual focus).
• Fotodiox adapter.
• Settings: 100 mm | 1/2000 sec | ƒ/5.6 | ISO 400.
• Edit: Photoshop Elements 15, Nik Collection (2016).


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  • only for noncommercial purposes
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  • commercial use forbidden except with explicit permission.
  
  
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