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The Golden Orb are large spiders which weave enormous pigmented webs, adjusted in color for camouflage, with protecting chemicals, and such incredible strength and elasticity that bioengineers and other scientists are studying ways to mass-produce their silk.
The golden silk orb-weavers (genus Nephila) are noted for the impressive webs they weave, and are also called giant wood spiders or banana spiders,. Their name refers to the color of their web silk, although the female spiders do have gold spots on their large bodies and black and yellow striped legs, which are specialized for weaving.
The spiders are widespread in warmer regions around the world – the Americas, Australia, Africa, India and Southeast Asia. They are the oldest surviving genus of spiders, with a fossilized specimen dating to 165 million years ago. You can find golden orb spiders hanging out in their shimmering
Threads of their webs shine like gold in sunlight. Studies suggest that the silk’s color may serve a dual purpose: sunlit webs ensnare bees and other insects that are attracted to the bright yellow strands, and in the shade, the yellow color blends in with background foliage to act as camouflage. Golden orb spiders can adjust the web’s pigment intensity relative to background light and color. They also secrete a chemical – pyrrolidine alkaloid – on the strands that protects the web from ants.
The fine-meshed spiral webs are gigantic: they can span 20 feet tall (6m) and 6.5 feet wide (2m). When you look at a web, you can’t help noticing the female spider since she is huge; golden orb females reach sizes of 4.8–5.1 cm (1.5–2 in) not including leg span. Those little spiders on the web are the males, being usually 2/3 smaller (less than 2.5 cm, 1 in).
The Golden Triangle is an area in Northern Thailand where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet at the confluence of the Ruak and Mekong rivers.
For further information :
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Triangle_(Southeast_Asia)
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldenes_Dreieck_(Asien)
wikitravel.org/en/Golden_Triangle_(Thailand)
Nikkor 16-35mm @ 16mm; 13 sec; f/8; ISO 400; Single exposure; LGE+ND.9+GND.6H filters used.
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Nikkor 16-35mm @ 24mm; f/8; ISO 400; HDR 9 exposures.
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DAWN OF A NEW DAY
It has been a looooong time since I've posted to Flickr. I suppose it was because I focused more of my attention to my Facebook page...but it was also due in part to Flickr becoming a bit boring (as far as interface is concerned). However, I really like the new Flickr and am going to give it another shot.
My first upload is Dawn of a New Day. I chose this photo for a few reasons: 1) I love it! 2) It has become one of my most popular photos in terms of print sales and 3) They symbolism. I call this Dawn of a New Day because it is the dawn of the new era for the fountain in Pittsburgh which was down for four year. But this is also the dawn of a new day for me and Flickr. I hope we are able to rekindle what we once shared. It was my first photography social network and I am happy to be back!
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Trying out some different compositions using overlays. This composition is the Golden Triangle. I'm not crazy about how this turned out. Seems disjointed. Doughnuts were good, though.
If you can see the hills behind the buddha, then you are looking at Myanmar.
The Golden Triangle is one of Asia's two main illicit opium-producing areas. It is an area of around 350,000 square kilometres that overlaps the mountains of four countries of Southeast Asia: Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. (Other interpretations of the Golden Triangle also include a section of Yunnan Province, China.) Along with Afghanistan in the Golden Crescent and Pakistan, it has been one of the most extensive opium-producing areas of Asia and of the world since the 1950s. The Golden Triangle also designates the confluence of the Ruak River and the Mekong river, since the term has been appropriated by the Thai tourist industry to describe the nearby junction of Thailand, Laos, and Burma.
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The Frederic C. Hamilton Building is part of the massive Denver Art Museum. It was designed by Daniel Libeskind and opened in 2006.
hmmmm,...time for a 2022 selfie I see. is this humility or hubris?
That's enough about me...a delightful museum, as I'm sure you'll see.
Clyfford Still Museum
Denver, Colorado
From the Placard: Clyfford Still Museum
Welcome to the Clyfford Still Museum galleries. This Museum has 93 percent of everything American Artist Clyfford Still (1904-1980) made during his lifetime—roughly 3,200 objects. Still kept most of his artworks in the hopes that one day, they would be housed, studied, and displayed together in one place. He left them all to an unnamed American city when he died, and Denver eventually became their home.
The first four galleries illustrate Still’s artistic journey by showing highlights from the collection in chronological order. The remaining galleries feature the exhibition You Select: A Community-Curated Exhibition, which includes artworks that members of the community have selected.
A NOTE ABOUT TITLES ( the PH – numbers): After 1947, Still stopped titling his work and removed all titles from artworks he made before that date. The numbers that follow the PH refer to inventory PHotograph numbers assigned by the artist. Unless otherwise noted, all artworks are oil on canvas.
Here's the next HDR image that I took from the newly constructed office building. I was at the 25th floor and the view, not to forgetting the weather, was absolutely stunning!
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One of the few wild daffodil meadows left in the area known as the "golden triangle", these fields are carpeted with native wild daffodils every spring. Throughout the year there is wildflower interest, and along the woodland boundaries birds such as nuthatch, chiffchaff, blackcap and jay can be seen. There are a few old orchard trees standing in the fields.
Nikkor 16-35mm @ 32mm; f/8; ISO 400; HDR 9 exposures x 4 landscape frames panorama. Notice the pink colour of the facade lights for the Petronas Twin Towers, commemorating the Breast Cancer Awareness campaign.
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I have to admit this is probably not the most exciting photo to view . However it is significant for me as its the first time I have photographed three countries on one shot . It is also my first attempt at stitching together three images
This was taken at Chiang Saen overlooking the Mekong River . The area has the unofficial title of the Golden Triangle On the left is Thailand in the centre Myanmar and on the far right is Laos . Anybody else managed to get three counties in one shot there must be other places ion the planet were you can achieve it
As for the stitching I forgot everything I was supposed to do including using a tripod but Photoshop managed to combine the three images fairly well . So the Adobe product deserves all the credit .
THANKS FOR YOUR VISITING BUT CAN I ASK YOU NOT TO FAVE AN IMAGE WITHOUT ALSO MAKING A COMMENT. MANY THANKS KEITH. ANYONE MAKING MULTIPLE FAVES WITHOUT COMMENTS WILL SIMPLY BE BLOCKED
Akha hilltribe amazing ladies chewing betel, somewhere between Chiang Rai and Mae Sai, Northern Thailand
Rainy/cold days and no feeling for going out or even checking my latest pics still on my CF card...
So, I decided to upload a few oldies (negative film back from 10-12 years ago, out of an EOS-1 and few primes). Quality is poor (more than ten years old scanner disposed of) but photography ain't only quality, is it? It is also our memories...
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Way better on black
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