... of a Persian Buttercup / Ranunkel (Ranunculus asiaticus)

in a vase

Happy Friday !

Alfie, an adopted Chinese street dog, curls up in his favourite spot as the Beijing evenings grow cooler.

Female Personal trainer doing barbell curls.

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Credits!

A macro image of a new frond being produced by our sago palm. I used 68 mm of extension tubes with my 100mm macro for approximately a 1.6x magnification. Its been over a year since the last frond was produced. These are very slow growing plants. Strobist info: One YN 568EXii to the left of the camera, modified with a small softbox and fired at about 1/1 power. The YN was attached to the camera with an OCF cord, and acted as a optical master to trigger a Canon 430 EXii to camera right modified with a stofen diffuser, fired at 1/64 power. A small reflector was positioned above the subject to add a little fill light. You can see a setup shot here: www.flickr.com/gp/rcjeske/393j9x

Explore !!! 31/03/2010

Large waves at Sydney beaches this week, including this one at South Curl Curl.

Always risky trying to snap a speeding hydrofoil with a long lens, it didn't always end well. The planets didn't quite align for this one but here she is anyway, because I can never take it again.

A panorama (2 stitched images) of Curl Curl Beach, one of Sydney's Northern Beaches, on a stormy day.

A wave breaking at North Curl Curl, on Sydney's Northern Beaches. Strong westerly winds blowing off the land are creating beautiful wave shapes.

Taken this evening at sunset on Sydney's Northern Beaches

a leaf with a curl

No title comes to mind for this one.

North Curl Curl tidal pool this morning, before a smog from back-burning in the National Parks to the West enveloped the entire Northern Beaches.

Another Magic Curl Barbie in her original outfit.

kruldistel (Carduus crispus)

Taken this evening at sunset on Sydney's Northern Beaches

Close up of a flower we found (on the floor) during a hike in Vinales, Cuba

Best viewed large on black

Curl Curl beach (Sydney) on a stormy day, seen in a stitched panorama.

An afternoon walk in the nature can open your eyes to the simple things out there.

A large wave breaks at South Curl Curl beach, Sydney.

Little bits of ribbons, happily curled up for this weeks (12-Dec-2022) Macro Mondays 'Wrapping' theme.

Have a lovely Monday and stay nice and cozy everyone.

Lens: Pentacon 50mm 1.8

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Thursday 9th of November did not disappoint. Waves of 25 feet plus was entering the cove and the atmosphere was quite simply awesome.

Picking out and tracking waves with my 100-400 was challenging to say the least and it was not safe on the beach either with those pesky breaking waves on the shoreline. Shooting conditions were brutal...

Captured handheld at 400mm I was pleased with some of the shots I came away with. Although going through close to 2k shots not so much fun...

Thanks very much for viewing. Wishing you, your families and friends a very happy Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year :)

This Seagull is Curled Like A Flower.

Very Delicate By Nature.

a7rii + Meyer Orestor 135/2.8 (1969; M42)

There are volunteer sago palms around the base of the original. I know I have to decide what to do about the excess, but at present I am enjoying watching the fronds uncurl.

This is a type of fern, taken near Lake Rotoiti during end of year vacation. It was raining at the time.

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Anemone

All curled up, not long until it opens up!

Curl Curl is one of Sydney's Northern Beaches.

Prospect Park, NY

She was telling me how the other kids didn't believe how long it took for her hair to get fixed up. How ever long it took, it was worth it.

Curled up petal of a daisy

Taken between thunderstorms at Blue Ridge Daylilies. An amazing Daylily nursery located just a few miles from where I live.

Leaves,starting to show the Autumn Curl.

peppers at the pike place market