#steven kovacs

[themirrorofink]

Photo by: Steven Kovacs

The rest of the winners and honorable mentions: Ocean Arts 2023 The nudibranch and black water categories are my favorite, but their all pretty great.

#arts #steven kovacs #photography #snail #ocean arts 2023

[senatorex]

Image © BluePlanetArchive / Steven Kovacs

#steven kovacs #blueplanetarchive

[saucerkommand]

Crab larva. Blackwater off Manado, Indonesia, Steven Kovacs Nature Photography

#Steven Kovacs Nature Photography

[lacontroller1991]

Kinktober/Whumptober/Flufftober

HEY GUYS!!!!! So I am incredibly indecisive on which one of these challenges to do, so I combined them all into a list and chose which prompt I want to do each day during the month of October, and this is what I came up with:

Day 1 Dirty Talk : “This Wasn’t Supposed to Happen” : Wearing Each Other’s Clothes

Stephen Holder - He can't find his hoodie despite it hiding in plain sight.

Day 2 Mommy and Daddy : Confrontation : “You’ve told your parents?” 

Gordo Stevens - You and him have some fun while the kids are asleep.

Day 3 Sweat : Gun To Temple : Thick as Thieves

Rick Flag - Rick finds it distracting (but really hot) when you work out.

Day 4 Breath Play : Hidden Injury : Hobbies

Bucky Barnes - You hide a stab wound from Bucky.

Day 5 Breeding : Running Out of Air : “Oh no, you’re a morning person.”

Gordo Stevens - After an asteroid hits your capsule's air supply, you and Gordo face your inevitable death together.

Day 6 Cock warming : “I’ve Got a Pulse” : Candles

Rick Flag - You find him dead, until he proves otherwise.

Day 7 Costumes : Silent Panic Attack : Movie Marathon

Gordo Stevens - After Ed announces the crew of STS-83-R, Gordo gets overwhelmed and you're quick to notice.

Day 8 Creampie : Back from the Dead : Shooting Stars

Ed Baldwin - After a tiresome day at work, Ed takes you star watching.

Day 9 Stripping : Tossing and Turning : Game Day (Sports)

Rick Flag - Rick and you take your kid to their first soccer game.

Day 10 Drunk Sex : Waterboarding : Love Language 

Johnny Lawrence - Who knew a couple of beers would end you up in the arms of your ex.

Day 11 Erotic Photos : Self Done First Aid : Music

Ed Baldwin - "YOU SENT ME PICTURES OF YOURSELF NAKED WHILE I WAS AT WORK", prompt requested by @a-reader-and-a-writer from ages ago.

Day 12 Voyeurism : Rusty Nail : “You kept this?”

Daryl Dixon - Daryl finds a necklace that he gave you years ago.

Day 13 Dry Humping : Fracture : Secret Family Recipe

Stephen Holder - You're horny and Holder looks really handsome when concentrating.

Day 14 Love Bites : “I’ll be right behind you” : Truth or Dare

Stephen Holder - You didn't know you were dating a vampire.

Day 15 Overstimulation : New Scars : Accidents don’t just happen accidentally

Rick Flag - He comes home from another mission with new scars.

Day 16 Bath/Shower Sex : “No one’s coming” : “I hate you” “I love you too.”

OPEN

Day 17 Pegging : Breaking Point : Animal Shelter

Rick Flag - Rick finally snaps, accidentally ruining your relationship.

Day 18 Bondage : “Take my coat.” : Soulmate AU

Frankie Dalton - Despite you being royalty, Frankie knows that you're his and his alone.

Day 19 Masturbation : Head Lolling : Hot Chocolate

Takeshi Kovacs - Takeshi watches you while you pleasure yourself under his command.

Day 20 Mirror Sex : Going into Shock : Bedtime Stories

Joe Pickett - You watch your husband give bed time stories, except the stories are real.

Day 21 Praise Kink : “Take me instead.” : Kiss for Good Luck

Takeshi Kovacs

Day 22 Phone Sex : Withdrawal : “Have you heard?”

Stephen Holder - Holder hasn't been feeling his self lately, and you know why.

Day 23 Food Play : Forced to Kneel : POV Outsider

Gordo Stevens + Ed Baldwin - The duo invites you over for a BBQ except you're the menu.

Day 24 Outdoor Sex : Blood Covered Hands : All the Hugs

OPEN

Day 25 Sex Pollen : Lost Voice : First Dance

Gordo Stevens - When a solar storm hits Jamestown, you and Gordo accidentally breathe in regolith, igniting a spark you didn't know either of you had.

Day 26 Sexting : Separated : Blankets

Rick Flag - Rick comforts you on a bad day.

Day 27 Stockings : Muffled Screams : Reunion

Ed Baldwin - When Ed gets back from a mission, he's expecting you to be there to greet him, except you have other ideas. - @a-reader-and-a-writer

Day 28 Formal Wear : Punching the Wall : Picnic

Rick Flag - Rick tries on his old uniform and you can't keep your hands off.

Day 29 Body Worship : Sleep Deprivation : Leaves

Gordo Stevens - Gordo feels unworthy because of his weight, you prove him other wise.

Day 30 Public : Manhandled : Dear Diary

Gordo Stevens - After a flight, Gordo takes you in the hangar.

Day 31 Mile High Club : Comfort : A Sweet Treat

John Tavner - He's stressed and you help out.

The ones in Bold are the ones I'm doing each day! I combined prompts from @the-purity-pen @whumptober and @flufftober so make sure to check out these blogs for October writing challenges!

I will be taking requests if anybody wants to see a specific character for a specific day, though I do not guarantee I will go with that choice (I have most of them planned out but I would love to see what people come up with!) So please send some ideas in!!!!

Characters I Write For:

Rick Flag, Takeshi Kovacs, Stephen Holder, Ed Baldwin

Johnny Lawrence

Gordo Stevens, Joe Pickett, John Tavner

Negan, Daryl Dixon, Rick Grimes

Bucky Barnes

Can't wait to see what you guys come up with!

#flufftober2022 #whumptober #kinktober #joel kinnaman #michael dorman #william zabka #rick flag x reader #takeshi kovacs x reader #Stephen Holder x reader #ed baldwin x reader #Johnny Lawrence x reader #Gordo Stevens x reader #negan x reader #daryl Dixon x reader #rick Grimes x reader #bucky barnes x reader #the suicide squad #altered carbon #the killing #for all mankind #joe pickett #amazon patriot #the walking dead #marvel #marvel mcu #dceu #cobra kai #cobra kai season 5 #the karate kid #lacontroller1991

[a-reader-and-a-writer]

Whumptober Day 8: Everything Hurts and I'm Dying

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) / Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

The Princess Bride (1987) / Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

Altered Carbon S1 E7 (2018) / For All Mankind S2 E10 (2021)

The Expanse S1 E10 (2016) / Avengers: Endgame (2019)

#whumptober #whumptober2022 #whumptober 2022 #gifs #gifset #no.8 #everything hurts and i'm dying #the chronicles of narnia #the lion the witch and the wardrobe #edmund pevensie #indiana jones and the last crusade #the princess bride #interview with a vampire #louis de pointe du lac #altered carbon #takeshi kovacs #for all mankind #gordo stevens #tracy stevens #the expanse #james holden #josephus miller #avengers endgame #tony stark

[papermoonloveslucy]

KIDZ!

The Young People of the Lucyverse ~ Part 1

W.C. Fields famously warned performers never to work with children or animals. Luckily for us, Lucille Ball consistently disregarded his advice. Here’s a look at some of the young performers and characters of the Lucyverse. 

“Baby Sitting” (1949) ~ To makes some extra cash, Liz (Lucille Ball) takes up babysitting. Mr. Wood (Hans Conried) suggests he take the job from his daughter, Adele. Mr. Wood has 11 children: Bob, Madelyn, Adele, Lucille, Ruth, Lucius, Jessie, Walter, Jess, Joanne, and Hugo. In reality, these are the names of some of the staff of My Favorite Husband. Keeping her sitting job from her favorite husband, Liz goes on her first assignment to take care of Tommy Pearson, who is a sure shot with a pea shooter. Liz’s husband George (Richard Denning) thinks she is having an affair and assualts Tommy’s father! 

“The Elves” (1949) ~ Anne Whitfield played Joanne Wood, one of the 11 children of Mr. Wood (Hans Conried), neighbor of Liz and George Cooper on “My Favorite Husband.” She also appeared as Joanne Wood in “Liz’s Superstitions” also in 1949.

LIZ: “How are you?” JOANNE: “Fine, thanks.” LIZ: “How’s your father?” JOANNE: “Fine, thanks.” LIZ: “And your four sisters?” JOANNE: “Fine, thanks.” LIZ: “And your six brothers?” JOANNE: “Fine, thanks.” LIZ: “And your mother?” JOANNE: “Exhausted, thanks.”

“Liz and George are Handcuffed” (1949) ~ We meet Tommy Wood, the smallest of Mr. Woods’ 11 children. He is played by 13 year-old Johnny McGovern. 

LIZ: “Tommy, is it true that no two people in the whole world have the same fingerprints?”  TOMMY: “Nah, that’s a lot of bunk. I’ve already found three people who have exactly the same fingerprints; my daddy, Santa Claus, and the crook who broke into my piggy bank.”

Sorrowful Jones (1949) ~  A young girl (Mary Jane Sanders) is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones (Bob Hope) and his girlfriend Gladys (Luiclle Ball) as a marker for a bet. When her father doesn't return, they learn that taking care of a child interferes with their free-wheeling lifestyle. This is a remake of Little Miss Marker (1934) which starred Shirley Temple and was directed by Lucy’s once-time fiancee Alexander Hall. 

The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) ~ When Sally (Lucile Ball) is mistaken for a babysitter and tied up by some children playing cowboys and indians, she is rescued by the real babysitter, played by actress Gail Bonney. Two years later, Gail Bonney would play Mrs. Hudson in the "The Amateur Hour," hiring Lucy Ricardo to babysit her twin boys, who would tie Lucy up while playing cowboys and indians.

“Be A Pal” (1951) ~ To give Ricky a taste of his childhood, Lucy dresses up a group of dark-haired boys in sombreros and serapes to remind him of his brothers! 

“Lucy Plays Cupid” (1952) ~ Knowing amorous grocer Mr. Ritter (Edward Everett Horton) doesn’t like children, Lucy trots out a stream of youngsters as her offspring. Mr. Ritter counts 25, although Lucy says 6 are missing. In reality, 10 uncredited child performers were featured in the episode, one even dressed as a “little” Ricky playing a conga drum!  After filming, the young actors posed for a photo with Lucy, Horton, and guest-star Bea Benadaret. 

“The Amateur Hour” (1952) ~ Lucy babysits for rambunctious twin boys, Jimmy and Timmy Hudson.  In reality, the boys were not twins. They were played by Sammy Ogg (Jimmy) and David Stollery (Timmy).  

Enrique Alberto Ricardo IV aka Little Ricky Ricardo ~ Probably one of the most famous children in television history due mainly to the fact that his birth coincided with the birth of Lucille Ball’s real-life boy, Desi Arnaz Jr.  Contrary to popular myth, Desi Jr. never played Little Ricky. The character was played by a series of seven child actors, including two sets of twins and one dream Little Ricky.  They include (in chronological order): James John Ganzer, Richard and Ronald Lee Simmons, Joseph and Michael Mayer, and Keith Thibodeaux (aka Richard Keith). The dream Little Ricky was uncredited. Despite the resemblance, he was not played by Jerry Mathers (”Leave it To Beaver”).  An older dream Little Ricky (definitely not a child) also went uncredited. 

“Lucy Goes to the Hospital” (1953) ~ The same episode that introduces Little Ricky, we meet a new edition to the Stanley household - three newborn girls. Mr. Stanley (Charles Lane) already has six daughters. Fred suggests he start a softball team. 

“Baby Pictures” (1953) / “Lucy and Superman” (1957) ~ Caroline and Charlie Appleby’s son Stevie appears in two episodes. The uncredited baby who played him in 1953 had just gotten over the measles before filming. Little Ricky and Little Stevie are both said to be 13 months old at the time. The next time we see Little Stevie is in “Lucy and Superman,” four years later, where his is played by Steven Kay. 

“Mertz and Kurtz” (1954) ~ Fred’s former vaudeville partner Barney Kurtz (Charles Winninger) comes for a visit. He has been writing to his granson telling him that he is still a star, so Ricky stars him in a revue at the club and invites Little Barney (Stephen Wootton) to the Tropicana. Wootton was nine years old at the time of filming and had been acting since the age of seven. He returned to Desilu for 1959 episode of "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” which was introduced by Desi Arnaz and starred William Frawley.

“Second Honeymoon” (1956) ~ When Ricky is kept busy playing gigs on the ship to Europe, Lucy strikes up a friendship with Kenneth Hamilton played by nine year-old Harvey Grant. Grant had played the youngest son in CBS TV’s “Life With Father” from 1953 to 1955. 

“Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy” (1956) ~ Missing Little Ricky on his birthday, Lucy decides to lavish her attentions on shoeshine boy Giuseppe (Bart Braverman). Bartley Louis Braverman was born in Los Angeles in 1946. This was his fifth TV role although he used the name Bart Bradley until 1962. The little girl Theresa (“She's-a her birthday, too!”) was played by Kathleen Mazolo (nee Mazzola). This is her one and only screen credit of record.

Lucy and the Mertzes throw a birthday party for the children - until Giuseppe feels guilty about claiming it is his birthday, and tells the truth. 

“Lucy’s Bicycle Trip” (1956) ~ Biking along the Riviera, the gang takes shelter in the barn of an Italian farmer (Mario Siletti). The farmer cannot give them lodging in his house because he has nine children: Teresa, Sofia, Luigi, Pietro, Dino, Gino, Rosa, Mario, and Antonio - all of whom remain off camera throughout the episode. “Mama Mia!  Multi bambini!” 

“Return Home from Europe” (1956) ~ On the flight home, Lucy disguises a cheese as a baby. Another new mother (Mary Jane Croft) sits next to her with her baby, a four month old named Caroline. Lucy mistakenly says her baby is named Chedder, then quickly corrects herself. “Chester!” In reality, both bundles are props. 

“Lucy and Bob Hope” (1956) ~ At Yankee Stadium, Bob Hope is approached by a young fan (David Saber) asking for an autograph. Before granting it, he asks the boy “Have you seen my latest picture, ‘The Iron Petticoat?’”  The boy eagerly replies, “Yes, sir.”  Coincidentally, this is the first episode to feature Keith Thibodeaux as Little Ricky. 

“Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright” (1956) ~ Little Ricky is taking music lessons, but gets nervous at the recital. Like all the children in the episode, little Diana Van Fossen uses her own name, playing a squeaky, out-of-tune rendition of “Swanee River” on the violin. Earl Robie, the 10 year-old ukulele player, was the most experienced of the child performers on the show, having appeared in eight films and TV shows such as “Lassie” and “The Loretta Young Show.” Ironically, despite his credits, his character gets the measles and doesn’t get to perform with the Dixieland Band in the final scene at the Club Babalu. 

Others in the class include: Laurie Blaine (flute), Buddy Noble (bass), Robert Norman (trumpet), Larry Gleason (accordian), and Jeffrey Woodruff (trombone).

“Lucy and Superman” (1957) ~ Stevie Appleby (Steven Kay) attends Little Ricky’s birthday party with an apartment full of similarly-aged children. The tiny actors appear uncredited. During “London Bridge” Kay looks at Fred suspiciously. 

“Little Ricky’s School Pageant” (1957) ~ The Ricardos and Mertzes are recruited to act in Little Ricky’s school pageant, “The Enchanted Forest”. His 'sister’ Suzy Brown was played by Candy Rogers Schoenberg. She was the prize pupil at Pepito and Joanne’s dancing school, which loaned the costumes, sets, and provided the student performers for the episode. 

After the filming, the more than 20 children took a photo with Lucy, Desi, Bill, Vivian, Pepito, and Joanne.

Little Ricky’s pal Bruce Ramsey was played by Ray Farrell in three 1957 episodes of “I Love Lucy”: “Lucy Gets Chummy With The Neighbors,” “Lucy Does the Tango,” and “Housewarming”. He was also known for 14 episodes of the TV series “Peck's Bad Girl” (1959).

Little Ricky also had two unseen friends his age: Billy Munson, who lived in Westport with his parents Grace and Harry; and Bily Palmer, who gave Little Ricky the puppy who became Fred the dog. 

“The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue” (1957) ~ In the very last half hour episode of “I Love Lucy,” Desi Arnaz Jr. appears in a crowd scene along with two unidentified young girls. Despite rumors to the contrary, one of them is NOT Lucie Arnaz. 

“Lucy Goes To Mexico” (1958) ~ In Tijuana, ten year-old Alan Roberts (nee Costello) played Alfredo, the enterprising Mexican boy who wants nothing more than to see a great 'flat top' (air craft carrier). Two weeks after this episode aired, he appeared on "Leave it to Beaver” as a Spanish boy who is befriends by the Beaver.

At the end of the episode, Little Ricky performs Maurice Chevalier’s “Valentina” with a quartet of pint-sized dancers, the equivalent to the grown up chorines his father sings to. 

“Lucy Makes Room for Danny” (1959) ~ The cast of “The Danny Thomas Show” aka “Make Room for Daddy” does a cross-over episode with “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” to mark the show moving into Lucy’s time slot. The cast includes the Williams children, Rusty (Rusty Hamer) and Linda (Angela Cartwright).  “Make Room for Daddy” was filmed at Desilu Studios.

RUSTY (about living in the country): “I have a feeling I’m gonna miss the bright lights of Broadway.”  DANNY (to Ricky): “Don’t mind him, he’s one of the beat generation.”

In the last hour-long episode, “Lucy Meets the Mustache” (1960) featuring Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams, Little Ricky is said to go to school with Kovacs' daughter Kippie, his second daughter by his first wife. Although Kippie does not appear in the episode, she would have been 10 years old at the time. Kippie's older sister Bette is also mentioned. After their father's death, the girls were the subject of a bitter custody battle between Edie Adams and their mother, Bette Wilcox.

#My Favorite Husband #I Love Lucy #The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #Lucille Ball #Desi Arnaz #Vivian Vance #William Frawley #Ernie Kovacs #Steven Kay #Rusty Hamer #Angela Cartwright #Bob Hope #Mary Jane Croft #TV #Richard Denning #Children #Kids #Bea Benadaret #Edward Everett Horton #Bart Braverman #Charles Lane #Keith Thibodeaux #Little Ricky #David Stollery #Sammy Ogg #Mario Siletti

[strawlessandbraless]

Tripodfish, Discoverichthys praecox larva Appreciation Post!! 🩵 💙 🌊

Rare Tripodfish larva, an Ipnopidae species, found on a blackwater dive off Kona, Hawaii. Body size about 3.5cm

📷 credit: Steven Kovacs

You love to sea it 🌊

#marine science #marine biology #biology #science #animals #fish #larvae #deep sea #marine animals #marine fish #marine creatures #sea critters #sea creatures #fishblr #oceanposting #fishposting #marine life #ocean life #ocean animals #sea life #bioluminescence #ocean #underwater #ocean critters #ocean creatures #ocean fish #aquatic life #deep sea life #sea animals #love to sea it

[rhubarbes]

Steven Kovacs Nature Photography 

#orange

[itscolossal]

Underwater Photos by Steven Kovacs Frame the Shimmering Unearthly Bodies of Larval Fish

#fish #nature #oceans #wildlife #photography

[the-slithery-dee]

Photographer Steven Kovacs captures rare marine life off the coast of Florida (2021). © BluePlanetArchive/Steven Kovacs

#art #science #biology #dark aesthetic #marine life #marine biology

[seasoflife]

Steven Kovacs

seasoflife

[tidalwavegames]

The ADVENTURE ANTHOLOGY for SEE YOU, SPACE COWBOY...

ON KICKSTARTER NOW!

"Howdy, Bandleaders! Feeling a little lost in this big ol' Solar System of ours? Campaigns need a new direction, or just a kick of bright n' shiny inspiration? Don't worry, we gotcha covered! Inside this book are 8+ brand new Bounty Modules, all custom-made to work with the CUSC system. Use 'em to light a fire in your campaign, try the game out for a one-shot session, or take what you find and run away with it—we ain't here to tell you how to play! We'll give you that little jet boost to get your game flyin' high into the Great Beyond."

The ADVENTURE ANTHOLOGY is a 36+ page supplement for SEE YOU, SPACE COWBOY... and other space & scifi systems. The base book will contain 8 One-Shot Bounty Modules that you can drop into your ongoing CUSC game, or string together into a longer campaign. Each module fits on two 2-page spreads and are colour coordinated, so you can easily see the information you need to run the night's adventure. For each Stretch Goal we reach, we will add another Bounty Module to the book!

Features:

8+ One-Shot Bounty Modules to drop into your game

Modules from Onslaught Six, Maid of Tin, Alex Keswick, Ryan Stevens (Blank City Games) and more

Each Module fits on two 2-page spreads, or the front & back of a single 8.5"x11" page. That's 36 pages of adventure!

Absolutely dope cover art by Mitch Speck

Fantastic art from the team you know & love: Demon Dionysus, Tyler Hogerty, areyoshi, Slyllama, Dyelute, definethelimits & more

Use in CUSC or other space & scifi games

100% Human Created Content!

The ADVENTURE ANTHOLOGY will feature a bunch of great writers like Onslaught Six, Maid of Tin, Alex Keswick, Adam Kovac, Ryan Stevens (Blank City Games), and if our stretch goals are met, Farmer Gadda, Kyle Tam & Nemo (J.M.), Josh Domanski (Liminal Horror) and more.

Check it all out on the Kickstarter, LIVE NOW: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seeyouspacecowboy/the-adventure-anthology-for-see-you-space-cowboy-ttrpg

#see you space cowboy #tabletop rpgs #ttrpgs #cowboy bebop #d&d #Youtube

[meadow-dusk]

"It's rock'n'roll all the way – it's what the paying customers want."

Neil Young as Westy in '68 (dir. Steven Kovacs 1988)

#Neil Young #thanks for introducing us Veo ;) #how many sunflower seeds were harmed in the making of this film

[lacontroller1991]

Just saying a huge Happy Father’s Day to my daddies 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩

Thank you daddies for being amazing, special shout out to Ed Baldwin who deserves DILF of the Year Award

#joel kinnaman #rick flag #colonel rick flag #ed baldwin #colonel flag #takeshi kovacs #Gordo stevens

[beautyunderthewaves]

Bro what is that crab creature with the jellyfish hanging off of it in the deep sea creature post??? It is fantastic!!

Sorry for the crazy late response on your question, but I believe this is what you’re referring to, and it is a lobster larva holding onto (and probably munching on) 4 Acorn Worms! 🦞 Original Photo by Steven Kovacs

[sarahmackattack]

hello hi!!! squid person!!!

what are your top pics for the cephalopods that are most interesting to you?

have a good day! :))

Ooh so many cephalopods are interesting but here are some great ones

Grimalditeuthis is a deep sea squid that has a modified tentacle club (the club's the bit at the end with the suction cups) that INSTEAD of looking like a normal suction cup looks like a mini-squid. And then it makes that little mini-squid look like it's swimming to attract prey then when they go to eat the little squid, BAM they're grimalditeuthis's lunch. We love that! Here's a video

2. Reef squid, sometimes called Oval Squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) They're gorgeous, they talk to each other by changing color, they flip upside down to fuck. We love it! Here's a vid of those upside-down-fucks

3 Strawberry squid They have two eyes that look very different from each other. One is HUGE and is looking up for the very very faint difference between light coming down from above and the silhouettes of animals swimming above. There's not much light where they live, so they gotta maximize the amount they can take in from their environment. The other one (the small one) looks nearby for bioluminescence

Taningia are BIG. Large. 7.5 feet-ish. and bioluminescent, which is a different color from most squid. They have one of the biggest photophores in the animal kingdom! This image is from Schmidt Ocean!

Then there are weirdos like Sharpear Enope Squid, who strike the most fantastic poses. Steven Kovacs takes gorgeous pics of midwater squid at night it's unreal.

#Squid Facts #Upside down fucks #Big ol Photophores