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Another unlikely Washington scene... this one from the Gingko Petrified Forest.
The other piece is from a shoot I did one day when I had a nasty migraine and could only find relief in the total absorption/distraction of trying to do ridiculous things with mirrors.
Yesterday, I found myself in a similar spot. I didn't have a migraine, but I spent several hours setting up and adjusting and rearranging and doing test shots... before concluding that the goal I was after was just too ambitious.
I like that part of the process of photography - the failure - as much as the relative successes. I may not achieve what I set out to achieve... but at least I get a better sense of what's beyond my grasp.
From yesterday's session I learned that anything requiring me to stand on a chair (or other unstable object) to see through the camera is not a good idea. I also learned to accept that some ideas just don't translate. And man... did I ever feel relieved when I gave up.
I think giving up is hugely underrated. Quitters of the world, unite.
under the Amboy Road Bridge over the French Broad River. Asheville, North Carolina.
At first I thought he was praying or meditating, but then I realized he was looking at an iPad or smartphone on his lap. :-) But his absorption and silence were such that I made an extreme effort to be as unobtrusive as possible while taking this photo.
Active and passionate rest on the water. A little romance on a warm sunny day on the Volga. The city of Konakovo. Russia.
Cyclic, rhythmic rowing on a boat is ideal for strengthening the myocardium. Paddle manipulation trains, in particular, the left ventricle, which is in charge of transporting arterial blood.
The systolic volume of the heart in rowers reaches significant values. Active contraction of the myocardium during the stroke helps to work the "second heart" - all muscle groups that are involved in the return blood circulation and accelerate the outflow of "used" venous blood. At the same time, our "fiery motor" operates in particularly comfortable conditions. He, too, is "swimming" - bathing in oxygen-enriched arterial blood.
Rowing develops the respiratory system, and working lungs strengthen the diaphragm. The pull of the paddle helps the intercostal muscles to expand and increase the volume of the chest, increasing the lung capacity to seven liters!
Those who are engaged in rowing have good muscle tone, a toned figure - an attractive appearance, and fat reserves ... and the appearance is not served. Apparently, they burn out much faster than they allow themselves to be discovered.
The need to keep an effort on the oar, sometimes up to thirty kilograms, including up to 95% of all muscles in the work. But this figure depends on what kind of rowing sport you are doing: family tourism with children and fishing or rowing at the limit of possibilities.
With age, the human musculoskeletal system acquires a lot of irreversible changes. They touch all bones and joints, but are especially noticeable at the level of the spine - our "axis of symmetry". No amount of gymnastics will ever help the skeleton to escape from them. Accumulating, these changes limit the range of motion, radiculitis, osteochondrosis, discosis and other, as one friend of mine says, bodily monsters appear.
Nevertheless, no one forbids an attempt to "swim away" from them. During rowing, the connective tissue elements are stretched and tense. This prevents the deposition of salts in the ligaments and tendons, in the joints of the arms and legs, in all parts of the spine. Rotational movements of the body, right and left, back and forth, "grind" the deposits of "minerals" accumulated in the intervertebral discs.
Anabolic and metabolic processes in the body, activated during rowing, promote the absorption of nutrients and the utilization of toxins. By flicking the paddle, the work of the nervous, endocrine, digestive and excretory systems of the body improves.
It is shown to be engaged in rowing at any age - from pioneers to pensioners - and, I must say, at the same time, grandfather with an oar evokes respect and sympathy no less than a young man with a barbell.
Watching clouds has been one of my lockdown hobbies. I’ve always watched clouds but not with the absorption I do now.
This photo is a slow burner. The more I looked at it, the more I liked it. No much drama, but the colours are good. It’s straight from the camera. HSoS!
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Ana poses Ashdod @TMD Event october
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Weiß ist die Farbe von frischer Milch und Schnee. Es ist die Farbe, die das menschliche Auge sieht, wenn es Licht betrachtet, das alle Wellenlängen des sichtbaren Spektrums enthält, bei voller Helligkeit und ohne Absorption. Sie hat keinen Farbton.
Weiß ist die Farbe, die am häufigsten mit Unschuld, Vollkommenheit, dem Guten, Ehrlichkeit, Sauberkeit, dem Anfang, dem Neuen, Neutralität, Leichtigkeit und Exaktheit assoziiert wird. ( Wikipedia )
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Emporio Surpreme - Bottle pack 'Tanta Orange' @Mainstore
Traume - Absorption Shirt / Absorption Short @Mainstore for Saturday Sale!
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The City Hall in Nieuwer-Amstel is a Neo renaissance building built in 1889-1892 overlooking the Amstel. It was the seat of the city of Nieuwer-Amstel's government, but after absorption into the municipality of Amsterdam in 1896, it became a location for the Amsterdam City Archives in 1914
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Spinnenseide ist, bezogen auf ihre Masse, viermal so belastbar wie Stahl und kann um das Dreifache ihrer Länge gedehnt werden, ohne zu reißen. Deswegen kann das Spinnennetz meist auch der Wucht des Aufpralls eines fliegenden Beuteinsekts widerstehen, ohne zu zerreißen. Die Spinnfäden sind leicht und wasserfest, besitzen aber dennoch ein hohes Wasseraufnahmevermögen, das mit dem von Wolle vergleichbar ist. Sie widerstehen mikrobiologischen Angriffen und sind dennoch biologisch abbaubar.
In relation to its mass, spider silk is four times as resilient as steel and can be stretched three times its length without tearing. This is why the spider web can usually withstand the impact of a flying prey insect without tearing. The spun threads are light and waterproof, but still have a high water absorption capacity that is comparable to that of wool. They resist microbiological attacks and are still biodegradable.
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Die Blaue Stunde beginnt ...
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Die Blaue Stunde
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Der Begriff blaue Stunde bezieht sich auf die besondere Färbung des Himmels während der Zeit der Dämmerung nach Sonnenuntergang und vor Eintritt der nächtlichen Dunkelheit, während sich die Sonne etwa 4 bis 8 Grad unterhalb des Horizontes befindet.[1] Besonders geprägt wurde der Begriff von Schriftstellern und Dichtern, die ihn häufig mit melancholischen Gefühlen assoziieren.[2][3] Dieselbe Färbung ist auch während der Morgendämmerung zu sehen, allerdings wird der Begriff in diesem Zusammenhang seltener verwendet. Das Blau des Himmels hat eine andere spektrale Zusammensetzung, da es auf eine andere physikalische Ursache als bei Tage zurückzuführen ist. Während der blauen Stunde besitzt dieser tiefblaue Himmel etwa dieselbe Helligkeit wie das künstliche Licht von Gebäude- und Straßenbeleuchtungen. Nicht zuletzt deshalb spielt die blaue Stunde in der Fotografie eine besondere Rolle.
Die blaue Stunde in der Fotografie
In der Fotografie wird die blaue Stunde für Available-Light-Aufnahmen und die Nachtfotografie genutzt. Gegenüber Aufnahmen bei absoluter Dunkelheit ist zu dieser Zeit die Umgebung noch leicht erhellt und besser sichtbar. Im erhaltenen Bild sind die Kontraste zwischen Hell und Dunkel abgemildert und die Bilder weisen eine besondere Stimmung auf. Die Beleuchtung innerhalb von Gebäuden kommt in den fotografisch gleichen Kontrastumfang der nicht künstlich beleuchteten Fassade und Umgebung und der Farbkontrast zur Straßenbeleuchtung und Gebäudebeleuchtungen bieten fotografische Anreize. Die unterschiedlichen Farbtemperaturen (Blau des Himmels, Orange der Glühlampen, Türkis der Leuchtstoffröhren) machen solche Fotos ungewöhnlich bunt. Die Farbtemperatur des Himmels liegt zwischen 9000 K und 12000 K. Sie entspricht damit in etwa der des vom Schatten aus gesehen Taghimmels, die unterschiedliche spektrale Zusammensetzung durch die Chappuis-Absorption macht sich also in der Farbtemperatur nicht signifikant bemerkbar.
Blue hour
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The blue hour (from French l'heure bleue;[1][a] pronounced [lœʁ blø]) is the period of twilight (in the morning or evening, around the nautical stage) when the Sun is at a significant depth below the horizon and residual, indirect sunlight takes on a predominantly blue shade, which differs from the one visible during most of a clear day, which is caused by Rayleigh scattering.
The blue hour occurs when the Sun is far enough below the horizon so that the sunlight's blue wavelengths dominate due to the Chappuis absorption caused by ozone.[2] Since the term is colloquial, it lacks an official definition similar to dawn, dusk, and the three stages of twilight. Rather, it refers to a state of natural lighting that usually occurs around the nautical stage of the twilight period (at dawn or dusk).
Blue hour photography
Many artists value this period for the quality of the soft light. Although the blue hour does not have an official definition, the blue color spectrum is most prominent when the Sun is between 4° and 8° below the horizon.[6] Photographers cherish blue hour for the tranquil mood it sets. When photographing blue hour it is recommended to capture subjects that have artificial light sources, such as buildings, monuments, cityscapes, or bridges.
Réalisé le 12 février 2020 à la Forêt Montmorency, Réserve faunique des Laurentides, Québec.
Les fringillidés sont attirés l'hiver et le printemps le long des chemins où le sel épandu sur les routes leur fournit un apport de calcium. Ils en profitent aussi pour avaler le gravier qui leur servira à émietter les graines dans leur gésier avant qu'elles ne soient dirigées vers l'estomac pour poursuivre la digestion. Sur cette photo, nous voyons très bien le rôle de la langue dans l'absorption du sel ou la prise du gravier. Ce comportement saisonnier explique la présence occasionnelle d'oiseaux morts sur la route. Alors que la bande décolle à l'approche d'un véhicule, il arrive qu'un retardaire ne puisse éviter la collision.
Fringillidae are attracted in winter and spring along paths where the salt spread on the roads provides them with a supply of calcium. They also take the opportunity to swallow the gravel which will crumble the seeds in their gizzards before they are directed towards the stomach to continue the digestion. In this photo, we can see very clearly the role of the tongue in the absorption of salt or the taking of gravel. This seasonal behavior explains the occasional presence of dead birds on the road. As the group of birds takes off when approaching a vehicle, it can happen that one of them cannot avoid the collision.
cliquer sur l'image pour l'agrandir / click on the photograph to enlarge it.
Taken on February, 12th / 2020 at Foret Montmorency, Réserve faunique des Laurentides, Québec.
in the 1800's there was a belief that drinking a great quantity of whiskey would counteract the Rattlesnake poison: what they didn't realize was that alcohol only speeds up distribution and absorption of snake venom.
Tirumala limniace, the blue tiger is a butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia that belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the danaid group of the brush-footed butterfly family. This butterfly shows gregarious migratory behaviour in southern India.
In general, all butterflies can directly absorb heat from the sun via their wings to facilitate autonomous flight. Studies on blue tiger butterflies show that high-intensity light significantly increased flight activity. Blue tiger butterflies have a wing surface color that is composed of both light and dark colors. The dark areas on the wing surfaces are the heat absorption areas that allow for the facilitation of autonomous flight.
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…what? Another wacko term in Bill’s photo caption! Have you ever noticed how water beads up on some leaves but not on others? Good examples of the former include lupines, cottonwood, and aspen leaves. The scientific term for this, hydrophobicity, literally means fear of water.
Hydrophobicity on the surface of the leaf shows off beautifully when the aspen are in full color and have dropped off their parent plant, such as in this photo. The water beads on aspen are particularly robust, earning the “super” in the title. The water repellency is associated with tiny hairs and wax plates on the surface of the leaf, which help to repel water, resulting in the formation of multiple little spheres rather than spreading across the leaf surface.
Why would a plant want to repel a key resource like water? The current hypothesis is that superhydrophobicity keeps the surface of the leaf dry and clean, helping to promote photosynthesis through greater light absorption.
These leaves were on the Beckwith Pass trail in the West Elk Mountains, Colorado.
Pigmente für die Glaskreationen
Ein Pferd entsteht ... faszinierend !!!
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Pigmente (lateinisch pigmentum für „Farbe“, „Schminke“) sind farbgebende Substanzen, im Gegensatz zu Farbstoffen sind sie im Anwendungsmedium unlöslich. Anwendungsmedium bezeichnet dabei den Stoff, in den das Pigment eingearbeitet wird, beispielsweise in Lack oder in Kunststoffe. Der Oberbegriff für Farbstoffe und Pigmente ist Farbmittel, diese können nach der chemischen Struktur anorganisch oder organisch und nach dem Farbeindruck bunt oder unbunt sein.[1] In der Biologie bezeichnet der Begriff Pigment alle in einem lebenden Organismus farbgebenden Substanzen. Technisch gesehen handelt es sich hierbei um Farbmittel.
Maßgeblich für die Eigenschaften der Pigmente sind neben der chemischen Struktur auch Festkörpereigenschaften wie Kristallstruktur, Kristallmodifikation, Teilchengröße und Teilchengrößenverteilung, letztere durch die spezifische Oberfläche. Der Farbreiz selbst entsteht durch Absorption und Remission (Streuung oder Reflexion) bestimmter Frequenzanteile des sichtbaren Lichts.
Picturesque framing of a prominent date palm tree surrounded by a field of green and golden vegetation under a clear bright blue sky.
A landscape characteristic of the Nile Valley in Egypt.
Other smaller palm trees and greenery are visible further back in the mid ground near the mountains.
Its strong vertical form and lush green fronds contrast with the surrounding landscape. The backdrop of dry, rocky mountains is typical of the desert terrain bordering the fertile Nile strip.
The presence of cultivated green fields around the palm tree indicates an irrigated area, consistent with agriculture supported by the Nile River.
A clear sense of depth, with the palm tree in the mid-ground, positioned slightly off-center, adhering to the rule of thirds for a more dynamic composition. The horizon line is relatively low, emphasizing the sky and the mountains.
Palm trees evolve to grow tall to outcompete other plants for sunlight, which is essential for energy production.
Their large, flat leaves are designed to maximize the absorption of sunlight during the day, allowing them to convert light into energy more efficiently.
Taken during early morning in front of the Theban mountain. The warm, soft light of the golden hour illuminating the scene, the palm tree is well-lit and the mountains have a warm, sandy hue. The sky is a clear, bright blue, providing a strong contrast to the earthy tones of the landscape.
The image evokes a sense of tranquility and natural beauty, highlighting the resilience of life in an arid landscape.
A moment of tranquility where green meets gold and mountains touch the sky.
“But when we observe, we are forced to pay attention. We have to move from passive absorption to active awareness. We have to engage. It’s true for everything—not just sight, but each sense, each input, each thought.”
—Maria Konnikova, Russian-American writer and psychologist
The birdsong caught my attention first, and then the yellow-gold breast feathers. The sun had begun to set below tree level. I felt excited to find the singer, but I had no idea what beautiful songster this is.
Thanks to Jan Maguire and others for identifying this Common Yellowthroat. With that mask this must be a male.
Many thanks for looking. Posted for identification help, mainly.
....when we observe, we are forced to pay attention. We have to move from passive absorption to active awareness. We have to engage. It’s true for everything—not just sight, but each sense, each input, each thought.
—Maria Konnikova, Russian-American writer and psychologist
Tall pinkish grass and a knee shot from this morning.
Sheltering at home.
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Did you know that exist Waves Theta?
The Theta waves are relative to the phase of sleep and awakening but, at the same time, also at moments of deep absorption imaginative (as when, for example, one dreams with open eyes).
When is the Theta stage, the mind is in the trance state, and can be stimulated from the outside to create a series of imaginative experiences; These experiences, however, have the same effect on the person of real experiences.
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Although it was a sunny day, the sun's rays did not reach the soil in forest but this is not a problem for a moss, it usually grows in shady places, only need water to live, which in this case have from the rain.
Moss store water just like a sponge through absorption.
With their presence they enrich the soil, creating conditions for development for other plants.
I made that picture near the village Rynia in Poland.
In general, all butterflies can directly absorb heat from the sun via their wings to facilitate autonomous flight. Studies on blue tiger butterflies show that high-intensity light significantly increased flight activity. Blue tiger butterflies have a wing surface color that is composed of both light and dark colors. The dark areas on the wing surfaces are the heat absorption areas that allow for the facilitation of autonomous flight.
The giraffe is quite amazing. What kind of extra-strength apparatus does it take to pump blood up a 10-feet neck to the brain, then manage its flow below the heart, six feet to the hooves?
When a giraffe bends way down for a drink, why doesn't it faint from blood rushing to the brain? Why doesn't it stagger dizzily from a lack of blood to the brain when it stands back up?
A giraffe's super muscular heart is two feet long and weighs about 25 pounds. It pumps 16 gallons a minute. A remarkable network of veins and one-way valves prevent back-flow, keeping blood from rushing to the head. Blood vessels in the head are more elastic and may reserve some blood, which keeps the animal from fainting as it stands. Smaller red blood cells and capillaries all help make oxygen absorption quicker.
Guttatie druppels
A natural phenomenon!
These droplets form when the humidity is high. The leaves or blades of grass cannot evaporate the water and the root pressure increases because the absorption of moisture continues. Natural evaporation is disrupted.
In order to have a balance in root uptake and evaporation, the plant, herb or blade of grass, will excrete excess moisture through openings other than the stomata at the bottom of leaves or blades of grass. With grasses at the top of the top and with plants and herbs on the side edge of the leaf.
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Wide angle framing of dromedary camels eating grass on the road. Also known as the Arabian camel and one-humped camel, popular for riders to race dromedaries.
Dromedary camels are herbivorous. They eat primarily thorny plants, dry grasses and saltbush. They need 6 to 8 times as much salt as other animals for absorption and storage of water. Consequently, 1/3 of their food intake must be halophytic plants.
Dromedaries browse up to a height of 3.5 m, breaking off branches or stripping off the leaves in one movement. While browsing, they use their lips to grasp the food, then chew each bite 40-50 times.
Shot from Dahab, South Sinai
15-october-2021: once per year I pass through this cirque of the Julian Alps, perhaps the most beautiful of the main 6 (3 in Slovenija and 3 in Italia) that characterize this alpine section in its northernmost sector, all open immediately to the North of the main Julian massifs.
These U-shaped valleys worked by imposing glaciers now extinct (except for 2 residual glacial bodies on Montasio and Canin/Kanin), sheltered from the mild Mediterranean currents and in the shade for long periods between mid autumn and mid/late winter, host varied and very interesting landscapes, including centuries-old forests, large moraines and, in this case, 2 alpine lakes.
For the first time (on Flickr) I post a photo of the Lower Lake of Fusine, the one surrounded by a forest made up of imposing and shady Spruce and Beech trees (Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica).
The southern shore, that in this shot, towards the Mangart massif, is always in shadow and it is necessary to "play" a lot with the dynamic range to be able to make the remarkable colors of the forest visible.
So, contrary to popular belief, landscape photos are complex, especially if in wide-angle and including various different environments (valleys, mountains, water, sky, forest...all together!), which are divided into multiple curtains at different distances, different exposure, different focus, different colors and different types of absorption and reflectivity of the light according to the environments (coniferous forests absorb a lot of light, snow, on the other hand, reflects it almost completely, and in the middle there is everything else and everything in one photo).
All this must be shaped, to obtain a successful photo (which often contains subjects for several other sub-photos, clearly less complex, with a single subject and often also with a single exposure), a photo that maintaining a good level of detail and sharpness, you enhance every single part, every single curtain with the best light and a homogeneous exposure, that is to be able to capture the lack of light of the darkest areas (valleys, forests, areas in shadow from backlight ...) without overexposing the lighter ones (snow, mountains and above all the sky!!).
If the sky is blue it must remain blue (and not white/burnt) despite the darker areas having been overexposed and, at the same time, the blue sky and the well exposed snow must not lead to underexposure of the other parts.
In this case the contrast between the Lake and the forest in total shade, a strong transversal brightness in the middle and the mountain group again in the shade requires a lot of work in the pre-shot settings (helping everything, as far as possible with a Bridge, also in the processing of the Raw file in post production) and inevitably, accept some compromises, such as sacrificing a part of the detail and a part of sharpness in favor of a more homogeneous exposure and a natural brightness (nature makes masterpieces with light , difficult to fully crystallize in one shot, even with higher segment cameras).
Sacrificing the "individual" for the good of the "whole".
The Superior Lake of Fusine, instead, is more varied with rocks, beaches and low plants and much better illuminated (more homogeneously) on 3 sides of 4, therefore much more photographed.
In any case, in this period and up to the beginning of March, the sun only penetrates from SOUTH-EAST, where the Mangart and Ponze/Ponce mountain ranges have a lower altitude, allowing it to pass, therefore, towards mid-morning and only for a couple of hours until lunchtime, then everything ends up in the shade and a bluish monochrome prevails if the sky is clear.
Thank you everyone for your kind words about Poppy it very much appreciated.
After Meeting Jess at the German shepherd Welfare fund www.gsdwelfarefund.co.uk/ I knew straight away she should come home with us, she is about three years old and gets on really well with Harry (Lurcher)
Jess is very thin due to a condition called 'EPI' Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is the inability to produce sufficient pancreatic enzymes to digest fats, carbohydrates, and proteins. This difficulty in digestion leads to poor absorption of nutrients which commonly causes weight loss despite a normal or increased appetite.
Hopefully her condition will improve now that it is being treated and she is on a good diet. she is putting weight on gradually which is good news.
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Before you ever needed to be in a bubble...
The thing that stood out for me when composing this shot was this tender moment I captured on camera. They appear to be mum,daughter and grandchild and were totally oblivious to me in their absorption of the baby.....they were already in a bubble of their own and my hope is that their bubble doesn't burst.......
The LeConte Glacier is a highly active tidewater glacier located in Southeast Alaska, approximately 20 miles (32 km) east of Petersburg. The ice of the glacier is often a brilliant turquoise or deep blue, especially when freshly exposed or submerged. This vibrant color is due to the absorption of red light and the scattering of blue light within the dense ice.
King Decebalus statue is the tallest stone sculpture in Europe and the second tallest in the world with a height of 55 meters and a width of 25 meters. Decebal (r. AD 87–106), the last king of Dacia, fought against the Roman emperors Domitian and Trajan to preserve the independence of his country, which corresponds to present-day Romania.
The statue was carved between 1994 and 2004, on a rocky outcrop on the river Danube, at the Iron Gates, which form the border between Romania and Serbia. The statue was commissioned by Romanian businessman Iosif Constantin Drăgan and took 10 years for twelve sculptors to complete it. The lead artist sculptor was Florin Cotarcea, from Orșova. According to Drăgan's website, the businessman purchased the rock in 1992, after which the Italian sculptor Mario Galeotti assessed the location and made an initial model. The first six years involved dynamiting the rock into the basic shape, and the remaining four years were devoted to completing the detail.
Under the face of Decebalus there is a Latin inscription which reads "DECEBALUS REX—DRAGAN FECIT" ("King Decebalus—Made by Drăgan"). The carving was placed opposite an ancient memorial plaque, carved in the rock on the Serbian side of the river facing Romania. The Serbian plaque, known as the Tabula Traiana, records the completion of Trajan's military road along the Danube and thus commemorates the final defeat of Decebalus by Trajan in 105 AD, and the absorption of the Dacian kingdom into the Roman Empire. Drăgan wanted the Serbs to carve a giant head of a Roman Emperor, as if confronting Decebalus on the opposite side of the river, but the Serbs refused. (Wikipedia)
illuminations, 6:13PM, 5-20-23
My neighbor's green house color, blue sky and late afternoon light
among other, ambient reflective colors,
mix and mingle in and around my window and curtain.
Or the light eating dog, just kidding, but the impression especially on the black background there is not enough light. Our guide dog, Zita, has a fresh haircut, therefore the fur is quite short with little curls. The advantage, you can see the eyes, somehow. Reflection and absorption is highly dependent on the shape and of the hair and the light incidence. Set up in my living room, on top of a dog table and 2 lights from Elinchrom.
But the real challenge is to ‘direct’ Zita to sit up and try to get some reflections into the eyes.
Strobist Info, as for the setup, front an Elinchrom litemotiv, approx. 45 ° to the left as the main light, 2 strip boxes from the left and the right for the flanks of the dog. And on some of the pictures, there was an additional reflector opposite the main light, reflecting on of the strip lights.
As Background a black hole, sun bounce mini, sidelights metered 2 stops below the main light, the background was approx. 3 – 4 stops below the main light, doesn’t look like it, still had to process it a little darker in LR.
In general, all butterflies can directly absorb heat from the sun via their wings to facilitate autonomous flight. Studies on blue tiger butterflies show that high-intensity light significantly increased flight activity. Blue tiger butterflies have a wing surface color that is composed of both light and dark colors. The dark areas on the wing surfaces are the heat absorption areas that allow for the facilitation of autonomous flight.
I am fascinated by some of the Tree roots I come across on my walks. Especially when you can see them above the surface like these. They are the veins that provide all the nutrients and water the tree requires, but much more.
There are five types of Tree roots, each of them developing at different stages of the Tree’s life:
1.Tap roots: Every tree starts with a tap root that provides stability and absorption. Over time, other roots outgrow the taproot. Most taproots don’t continue to grow ever more deeply because deep soils lack the oxygen and nutrients that roots need to survive.
2.Lateral roots: Lateral roots grow outwards right under the soil surface. They absorb a lot of water and nutrients as well as anchoring the tree.
3.Oblique/heart roots: Oblique roots, also known as heart roots, grow at a diagonal and have the same function as lateral roots.
4.Sinker roots: Sinker roots grow downwards from the lateral roots to a depth of several feet. There, lateral roots take advantage of any water and nutrients deeper in the soil in addition to increasing tree stability.
5.Fine roots: All the root types aforesaid can give rise to fine roots, which is where water and nutrients are directly absorbed. They also house mycorrhizae, which are fungal partnerships that increase root absorption capacity.
An interesting tale came to me some time ago that I am sure many of us can take a life lesson from. It tells of how trees push their roots down deeper when located in stormy areas. Their deeper roots helps them to withstand the elements. And there’s good advice for us all. Whatever your belief, put your roots down deep so when you face whatever life throws at you, you'll still be standing firm!
For more information for any Dendrophiles (Tree Lovers) out there: aplustree.com/3-types-of-tree-root-systems/