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Lady Endo hybrid tea roses were developed by Australian rosarian Paul Hains. A portion of sale proceeds is donated to Endometriosis Australia to fund research and education and raise awareness. Usually described as magenta this image of a Lady Endo blooming unveils the complexity of its palette.
On the deck of the Kaiwo Maru at the Tall Ships Festival in Steveston (Richmond, BC).
To see others' superb photos of the Kaiwo Maru during the 3 day
tall ship festival in Steveston--including the sailors up on the masts unfurling the sails--please go to this Gallery I created: www.flickr.com/photos/130881643@N04/galleries/72157681555...
Even though I was in the big city for ten days, I was still drawn to photograph the nature that I found there.
On the railing of one of the bridges over the river near my class I found this colorful caterpillar of the Gulf Fritillary butterfly on its host plant in full bloom, a Passion Vine.
The flowers of the Passifloraceae family are reportedly the most complex in existence.
I have manipulated this photo to look like an illustration for a book, similar to the previous fish photo. (I work in such a stream-of-consciousness mode that I don't record my multiple processes, so it's amazing I could achieve anything similar again!!)
VIEW LARGE for complexity of the tiny flowers:
I was at the Garden yesterday (not today, too hot and humid), and ran into the curator, figuratively, of course. Pointing at this three-inch sphere with nine ribs, he asked if I had seen the first and long-awaited bloom which occurred that morning. And then he gave me some background.
Euphorbia obesa is a subtropical succulent species of flowering plant in the genus Euphorbia. It comes from South Africa, especially the Cape Province. Sometimes referred to as the baseball plant or gingham-golfball.
In the wild it is endangered because of over-collection and poaching, combined with its slow growth, and the fact that the pod contains only 2 to 3 seeds.
The Garden had five of these two weeks ago. Then, someone stole one. "Happens all the time, and it happens in all public gardens!"
The (literally) "Fat Euphorbia" has exploded in popularity as a houseplant since it was discovered in the late 1800s. Its unique appearance (unique in cacti, succulents, even among Euphorbia) and its low maintenance needs has made it the object of thieves to the extent that it is considered endangered in its native habitat. Producing only three seeds, it is simply not sustainable.
I have been watching this plant for the past six weeks. It, and now, its three companions, are nestled in a deeply shaded spot between three large boulders. Anyone who would steal one or all knows where they are, and is purposeful in their intent. Though I have not seen them, from what I understand, it is sold in nurseries around the world. In California, reputable nurseries sell them for between $27 and $45. I guess, if you're a thief, price is no object!
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The complexity of life, even that of a 'simple' magnolia flower, never ceases to amaze me. And the closer one looks, the more amazing it gets.
Indeed, if we looked even closer than a macro photographer's lens can see, we would observe a level of complexity far beyond our imagination. As in every other living thing, each cell in this magnolia flower contains the DNA for the entire organism. In his book (the Selfish Gene), Richard Dawkins says of human DNA:
This DNA can be regarded as a set of instructions for how to make a body, written in the A, T, C, G, alphabet of the nucleotides. It is as though, in every room of a gigantic building, there was a book-case containing the architect's plans for the entire building.
Dawkins denies that there is a God, yet admits that all living cells contain information (instructions) and even likens it to architect's plans. No matter the medium in which it is stored (paper and ink, compact disk, DNA, etc) information has to have an author or, in Dawkin's analogy, an architect.
Sadly, Dawkins appears to recognise the unavoidable truth, yet still says there is no God. But the Bible says:
For the invisible things of Him [God] from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.
(Romans 1:20-22)
Willow trees across Horsemill Stream in the River Lee Country Park, one of several channels of the River Lea in this area.
A closeup look at the complex linking forming the forming the wheel and drive of an old steam locomotive.
"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."
Aristotle
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The man who betrays Him day after day, drunk with vanity, resentment, or reckless ambition, lives in a ghostly mist of mis-givings. Having ruined love with greed, he is still wondering about the lack of tenderness in his own life. His soul contains a hiding-place for an escaping conscience. He has torn his ties to God into shreds of shrieking dread, and his mind remains dull and callous. Spoiler of his own lot, he walks the earth a skeleton of a soul, raving about missed delight.
--Abraham Joshua Heschel, Man’s Quest for God: Studies in Prayer and Symbolism
I’m WFH this afternoon. I went to the kitchen to get another cuppa cawfee and came back to this. Apparently I’d been petting the mouse when I should have petted Someone Else. (In the background you can see my work-related trophies from the FDFFL and the Bugbear, whose job it is to eat software bugs.) Added to Happy Caturday for 10 July 2021 theme “Cats and Electronics.”
“Her complexity is a glorious fire that consumes, while her simplicity goes unapproachable. But if one takes time to understand her, there is something beautiful to find, something simple to be loved. But she goes unloved, for being misunderstood.”
― Anthony Liccione
Taken at Purnalulu World Heritage site - more commonly known as The Bungle Bungles. I found it nigh on impossible to capture the breathtaking scale and complexity of Purnalulu ... and wasn't really happy with any of the multitude of images I took. But its a shame to leave them hidden away when so few people ever get to see these amazing formations. I'll pick out a few and post over the coming days/weeks. Link below for anyone interested in any more information.
My apologies for being so far behind on Flickr - I shall do my best to catch up with your latest post in the next day or so.
A macro view of a collection of glass beads. The frame represents a span of two-inches from top to bottom.
Strobist info:
The scene was illuminated by two Nikon SB900 speedlights positioned at 9- and 3-o'clock, 20-inches above and two-feet away from the beads. They were fired in Manual mode @ ¼ -power through Neewer 24" x 24" soft boxes.
The speedlights were triggered by three PocketWizard Plus X flash triggers.
Lens: Meyer Optik Görlitz Oreston (zebra) f1.8/50mm with a 36mm extension tube attached.
Persino un piccolo ruscello che rimbalza sulle rocce è un sistema incredibilmente difficile da descrivere da un punto di vista fisico e deterministico... eppure, sembra la cosa più semplice e banale da guardare ed ammirare.
Meraviglia del nostro universo.
#acqua #h2o #flow #flusso #gocce #droplets #rimbalzi #bouncing #streaks #lungaesposizione #ruscello #montagna #water
Dedicated to Paul Ewing and Catness Grace for sparking the idea.
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Something a little different for me. Normally landscapes are the genre I'm interested in but I sometimes dabble in macro and still life. A simple dandelion gone to seed. What a complex structure designed to throw seeds to the wind.