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A series of business portraits for a friend.
Strobist info: Sb-800 fired through an umbrella, camera left. Sb-26 on ground behind subject fired up into background.
Friday 23rd June 2023
Last day of the week, and if I am honest, beginning to feel a little bit better after suffering more than I'd like to admit since knacking my back before going to Svalbard.
This was the first time I have felt sure on my feet since then, happy and confident as my brain ordered them plates to climb a down, and they obeyed and I didn't feel like I was going to come tumbling back down.
But before all that, there was work. And putting out the bins.
Jools went to yoga, so was on bin duty. Made a second coffee and made ready for work.
My colleagues are travelling this weekend, both going to Taiwan, meanwhile I will have an online audit on Tuesday. My audits are loaded to the second half of the year, so for now I try to make sense of our planning "tool", and try to make sense of the chaos.
Its different chaos from the usual general chaos.
I have chosen to pick a fight with someone two corporate levels above me, mainly because I am right and they're not. And because, what the fuck?
Anyway, the morning was spent swapping messages as they were too busy for a call. And is going on holiday at the end of the day.
So I throw a few grenades over the wall before signing off, and smiled to myself.
Jools returned at half one, changes and we go out. It was a glorious afternoon, she was going to go swimming in the harbour, and I was going to meet Graham and look for orchids.
An orchid.
Jools said not to hurry back, so I wouldn't. Within reason.
Drove to Wye where I was to meet Graham, before I got in his car and we drove to another down.
Last week two people posted shots of a rare "yellow" form of a Late Spider, and after some detective work, I decided it was at the site we were about to explore. I had not been here before, and Graham had found it only a few weeks back, where he saw maybe 15 spikes.
We had to limbo under a fence, go along a track then up the down, where we saw the first Late Spiders.
In huge numbers.
And monster spikes too, one with 10 (ten) flowers, and many with unusual lip markings, colouration and one with a yellow spike.
And the spikes kept showing all up to the top of the down, but the orchid we came to find, we did not see.
Two hours passed, and I had to go to pick up Jools, so we walked back down to Graham's car, so he could run me to ours, then back along lanes to Stone Street and the short run to the motorway and to home.
Jools had met an old friend and they had talked for over an hour, so no worries on keeping her waiting.
We went back home, getting back at quarter past five, so time to feed the cats, and get ready for the quiz. Meanwhile, Jools went to collect a Chinese takeaway, so that when the quiz was done, I would be collected and we would go to Jen's for dinner and cards.
ylv is still here, and running interference. She means well, but chaos follows here. Everywhere.
We eat well, then after packing away, we play cards, taking two hours to get through a game of Meld, as Sylv is poorly organised she seems just to stare at her cards. Jools helps here twice, and she wins the hands as a result.
But not John, it was too late for a hand of Queenie. So we went home.
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Classed as Vulnerable in the Red List of threatened orchids, the Late Spider-orchid is one of Britain's rarest orchids. It is now restricted to a few sites in Kent, where many of the plants are protected by cages to prevent damage by grazing animals and other predators. Like its close relative the Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera, Ophrys fuciflora has evolved to mimic the form of a pollinating insect, and this facilitates pollination. Interestingly, the particular species of bees that pollinate Late Spider-orchids on mainland Europe do not occur in the UK, and so what little pollination takes place here must be facilitated by other insects, possibly small beetles. Seed-set is very low, and the likely factor which saves the small populations of Late Spider-orchids in Kent is that fully developed plants live for a long time and therefore only a small number of new plants are required annually in order to keep the population stable. The Late Spider-orchid flowers from late May to late July. Ophrys fuciflora is widespread in other parts of Europe from France eastwards to Romania and south to Italy.
Plant: 5-30cm.
Leaves: 3-5 lanceolate leaves form a basal rosette of which the lower leaves lie flat on the ground. They are greenish-grey and prominantly veined. There are 2-3 smaller, more pointed leaves higher up and loosely sheathing the stem.
Bracts: lanceolate and grey-green.
Flowers: the sepals vary in colour from pale- to dark pink with a prominent green 'rib' on their outer surfaces, and they are green-veined on the inner surface. The triangular petals are much smaller than the sepals and sometimes have dark reddish swellings (auricles) towards the base. The lip is a rich velvety dark brown and its shape is noticeably square. Square 'shoulders' at the base of the lip vary in size and are often hairy. The speculum (mirror), which is extremely variable in colour and patterning, radiates from a semi-circular 'necklace' that surrounds the column.
The Late Spider-orchid belongs to the Ophrys genus. Its Latin name derives from the words 'focus' and 'flos' meaning 'bee-flowered'.
There are no subspecies, but there is such considerable range of colour and patterning of the lip as to invite numerous suggested variations, notably Ophrys fuciflora var. flavescens which lacks colour pigmentation and has white sepals and petals, a greenish lip with very faint markings. Two hybrids are recorded, Ophrys x albertiana is a hybrid with the Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera, while Ophrys x obscura is a hybrid with the Early Spider-orchid Ophrys sphegodes.
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For more on the seals in the La Jolla Children's Cove visit that wikipedia link.
My take on it? Very cool to get this close to these seals in the wild. And the visitors that I saw were all very respectful. Cool stuff.
I wasn't hugely confident of bagging a shot on the way down to London this evening so this shot was done at Nuneaton Railway Station at lunchtime. I had been looking for a semi-panoramic shot that encompassed the station, tracks and a train but in the end found myself rather liking the combination in this scene of the red buffers and yellow maintenance carriage in the background.
Editing here has been done on my sister's laptop, on which I have installed my normal software, but the screen isn't calibrated so I'm hoping that the colours come out looking OK.
This wee girl is proving to be as useful as her momma at winning over her siblings. Fifi has already learned that she likes to be pet. Granted, her purr isn't nearly as loud when her momma isn't near her side, but she does purr now when I pet her.
Last night, when I brought down more wet food, Fifi was tucked up on the ledge between Lulu and Pepe. Her momma hopped down to greet me, already hoping for more wet food. I served one plate to Pandora then put a second plate on the ledge with the three kittens. None of them moved.
I reached out my hand to pet Fifi. Pepe hissed as the memory of having a pill shoved down his throat by said hand is all too fresh. But he didn't budge. And Lulu didn't budge. I found all the good spots to scritch on dear Fifi with a bit of her own help. She eventually swung her head up on her big sister's back. Perfect for stroking her chin. . . at the same time as stroking Lulu's back. While her pupils changed, Lulu didn't bolt. Progress! Lulu felt her first human touch. I'm hoping that Pandora and Fifi help us win Lulu over. Pepe will be easy enough to convince some day.
[SOOC, f/2.8, ISO 3200, shutter speed 1/125, -1/3 EV]
From today's shooting. A shoot in a gym and hen a few portraits outside. I am more into the portraits but will share one fo the gym ones as well.
On most she is smiling, which is also beatiful but I did like her expression on this one very much. I think she looks very confident.
Let me know what you think.
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Majestic, confident, and relaxed... atop his cat tree. LOOK AT THAT FLUFFY TAIL!
Oranjello the cat, fluffy tail.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
April 18, 2014.
Pic by Sean Epstein.
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BACKSTORY: Hangout at our place. 6 people: Clint & Carolyn, Jesse & Svetlana, Sean, Evan. We prepped for the party, had them help us move the spaceship cabinet from the living room to the bedroom (pictures soon). We watched Rick & Morty and the Brony episode of Bob's Burgers.
"In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. I trust in you."
Psalm 25
"Vers toi, Seigneur, j'élève mon âme, vers toi, mon Dieu. Je m'appuie sur toi."
Psaume 24 (25)
"Zu dir, Herr, erhebe ich meine Seele. Mein Gott, auf dich vertraue ich."
Psalm 25
Confident, happy, full of energy and life.
Hollisisms-
-mummy...you crack me up!
-I don't get any...
-My dad's gonna shoot my dog in the butt
-gimme a pound dog...(bang fists together and explode "BAM")
Best songs
-Last Dollar
-New York Groove
-Let My Love Open the Door
-(mummy, play "she's a gooood girl) aka Free Falling by Tom Petty
-Yellow Submarine
-I Don't Need Your Rocking Chair
-Joy to the World (Jeremiah was a bullfrog...da da da....was a good friend of mine....da da da....)
I wish I could just hold him at this age forever and never let him grow up! But then, I can hardly wait to see what kind of man he will turn out to be.
Not sure if the world is ready for Hollis! (Yes, he IS that amazing!!!)
Obsidian is shorter than the grass. But, nope, he's not even in this frame because he goes ahead and seeks out the most "delicious" scents and grasses.
#288/365在上完下午的最後一堂課，送走最後一個學生，走出教室走廊的那一刻，我被那道耀眼的金光晃了下眼。我意識到這轉瞬即逝的反光會在幾分鐘之內消失。於是我加快腳步回辦公室拿相機，我希望與此同時能遇到彤彤并帶她在這道金光下拍攝一張帶有美麗眼睛反光的剪影（對不起我沒辦法把我的想法說的更具體）。但在我如願的帶著情緒飽滿的彤彤以最快的速度趕到那裡的時候，金光已不再。在我一籌莫展之時，彤彤撿起了一旁的排球丟了起來，於是我側臥在髒兮兮的地板上拍下了這張照片。
Confident and poised woman in business attire, exuding professionalism and ambition within a contemporary office setting. Bright natural lighting highlights her positive demeanor, making this image ideal for themes related to career success, corporate identity, and professional representation. Captures a compelling sense of focus and determination encouraging users to associate with achievement and professionalism.