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From southern Africa. At the botanical garden. Blooming now, also in many private gardens.
“Cat’s Tail Aloe”.
I came across this photo in the archives while working on a project and wanted to post it. I really like the lighting in this scene even though it was midday. These old trees are so majestic to me and I am looking forward to returning here sometime in the future during some more ideal conditions.
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Southern Shorthaul Railroad’s Ex. RailFirst C502, C505 and C506 cruise out of Port Botany beginning their journey to Grainforce Kelso as 1877.
Macro image of red and green color succulent smoothed and softened in post production for a delicate, glowing effect. I shot this with my trusty and time-tested Tokina macro lens. Natural back-lighting and the thinness of the succulent leaves made a nice glow. I cropped the original image down to achieve a hilly or mountainous macro fantasy landscape.
This image was one of my favorites because of it's lighting and contrasting colors, and also because it has good depth of field keeping all the elements in focus.
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Botany Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Anacamptis pyramidalis (Orchidaceae) 149 19
Anacamptis pyramidalis, the pyramidal orchid, is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Anacamptis of the family Orchidaceae.
This orchid is native to southwestern Eurasia, from western Europe through the Mediterranean region eastwards to Iran.
Anacamptis pyramidalis requires a sunny spot on diverse soils: loamy or clay. It can even grow on very alkaline soil. It can be found on meadows, in grassland, sand dunes, maquis as well as dry and well-exposed slopes, to an altitude of 0–1,600 meters above sea level.
This hardy plant reaches on average 10–25 centimeters of height, with a maximum of 60 centimeters. The stem is erect and unbranched.
The arrangement of flowers in a compact pyramidal shape is very distinctive and gives the orchid its common name. The color of the flower varies from pink to purple, or rarely white. The flowering period extends from April through July.
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The view of Botany Bay from LaPerouse on the weekend.
Botany Bay is on the South of Sydney and is the main industrial port of the region, some of which is hinted at behind the jagged rocky outcrop.
The Sydney Airport is also locate on the bay, with runways which extend out into the water.
A blend of several long exposures for the water and clouds with a shorter exposure for the rocks.
Chelidonium majus (Papaveraceae) 102 20
Chelidonium majus (commonly known as greater celandine, nipplewort, swallowwort, or tetterwort, which also refers to Sanguinaria canadensis) is a herbaceous perennial plant, one of two species in the genus Chelidonium.
It is native to Europe and western Asia and introduced widely in North America.
Chelidonium majus reaches 30 to 120 cm high. When injured, the plant exudes a yellow to orange latex.
The flowers consist of four (rarely five) yellow petals with two sepals. The flowers appear from late spring to summer in umbelliform cymes of about 4 flowers.
It is considered an aggressive invasive plant in natural areas
The whole plant is toxic in moderate doses as it contains a range of isoquinoline alkaloids but there are numerous therapeutic uses when used at the correct dosage.
From Wikipedia.
Botany Bay, an open oceanic embayment, is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 13 km south of the Sydney central business district. Botany Bay has its source in the confluence of the Georges River at Taren Point and the Cooks River at Kyeemagh and flows 10 km to the east before meeting its mouth, the Tasman Sea, midpoint between La Perouse and Kurnell.