Comps as in composites (family of plant- Asteraceae, formerly Compositae), not compositions. Now that our summer has turned hot and smoky with many plants withering, it is time to look back at flowers from mid-summer. On the left is Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata), which occurs throughout western North America. Note the several insect visitors among its petals. On the right is a Fleabane Daisy (Erigeron spp, one of the 44 species that occur in Colorado).

Taken at SLSA comp @ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Fenmore%20Estates/60/240/25

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Gli Esercizi della Fraternità di Comunione e Liberazione sono stati predicati da Padre Mauro-Giuseppe Lepori, Abate Generale dell'Ordine Cistercense. Il titolo evoca quanto dice il vecchio Simeone, alla Presentazione di Gesù al Tempio: “…i miei occhi hanno visto la tua salvezza...”. E' affascinante questo sguardo nei secoli, con il dettaglio degli occhi, in tre tappe a ritroso. Nell’affresco del Beato Angelico, in San Marco a Firenze (1438-1445). Nell’affresco di Giotto a Padova (1303-1305). Nella tavoletta d’avorio di Salerno, scolpita dopo il 1081 (anno in cui giunsero in questa città le reliquie dell’evangelista Matteo). Quest’ultimo è anche uno splendido esempio di perizia tecnica: la fusione diretta sull'avorio di perline di pasta vitrea nera per enfatizzare proprio l’intensità dello sguardo. Il nostro Medioevo sapeva bene che la decisiva partita della vita si gioca negli occhi e nell’abbraccio, cioè nella carnalità di un Fatto che si vede, si tocca, si sente (Prof. Roberto Filippetti).

Line Creek Triple Falls, Platte County, MO.

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I used two layers to make this image work. Can you guess how?

thx to Elmar Weiss

Taken on 21 September - my first visit to this beautiful garden near Borough Green in kent

In between climbs at the ASCI Showdown on June 30th, 2007, the competitors had 5 minutes to rest, stretch, contemplate, or stare aimlessly out into the crowd.

From left to right - Melissa Lacasse, Portia Menlove, and Angie Payne

[I tried something different with these shots in my post-processing in PS. I wanted to mimic rebekka's latest portraits through lens blurring all but the core of the subject. So here, I made feathered selections of only the climbers' faces, hands, and in some cases, arms, then lens blurred the inverse. I'm happy with the results, and I will definitely have to try this again with more serious subjects.]

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Ladies photo comp, entries close Dec 31st 2010. www.candycranks.com

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This image won (just) yesterday evenings photo comp at the Ely Photo Club!

FYI it is a mirror image of a shot I posted in December, as advised by Alison.

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a quick and dirty render to do a small comparison between an 0-scale model and mine. Due to having the need for articulation of the trucks she does sit a bit higher and I could have made her body a bit more bulkier instead of choosing a more subtle increase in diameter but all in all she compares rather nicely