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A very stunning large butterfly that can be found in the lowland forested regions of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to South Africa and Madagascar. Depending on the angle and relation of the sunlight on the upper wings the colours of pink, purple, yellow and green will reflect back and will be very similar to a mother-o-pearl sheen. When these butterflies go to roost in in the late afternoon they will pose in a head-downward posture beneath leaf's etc and with their help of the fake midrib and mould spots on the under wings this will provide them with an excellent camouflage.
A very stunning large butterfly that can be found in the lowland forested regions of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to South Africa and Madagascar. Depending on the angle and relation of the sunlight on the upper wings the colours of pink, purple, yellow and green will reflect back and will be very similar to a mother-o-pearl sheen. When these butterflies go to roost in in the late afternoon they will pose in a head-downward posture beneath leaf's etc and with their help of the fake midrib and mould spots on the under wings this will provide them with an excellent camouflage.
The name chrysalis actually comes from the Greek language word for 'gold' as the butterflies often had a much brighter pupa than other insects. The same juices that were used to help digest the caterpillars food are now used to break down its own body where the fluid will break down the caterpillars body into cells and radically transform it's body and later emerge as a butterfly or moth.
Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Mother of pearl). The upper surface of the wings is greenish-white, with a mother-of-pearl sheen. When seen in flight the butterfly is stunningly beautiful, with flashes of pink, purple, yellow and green reflecting back as the angle of the wings changes in relation to the sunlight. This is a large butterfly with a wingspan of about 100mm as opposed to the near-identical anacardii which measures only about 80mm.
Protogoniomorpha parhassus is found throughout the forested regions of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to South Africa and Madagascar.
www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Africa%20-%20Protogoniomorp...
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Mother of pearl pendant, 2.5cm diameter. Lit from front and back by torchlight. Placed on concave mirror, sprayed with water. Lit from front and back by torchlight. Placed on concave mirror, sprayed with water.
Can it be mended?
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A broken nacre brooch on a mirror tile which consists of several unevenly shaped hexagons. The hexagons create a distorted reflection, but the dove brooch is just a tad too small (it is 3 cm/1,18 inches long and 1,9 cm/0,74 inches high) to really show the distortion; at least you can see a little bit of it. I also have an intact "twin" of the brooch (which I handle with extra care so at least that won't break), but here I thought the broken one worked better, for obvious reasons. I actually wanted to have the reflection in the upper part of the image, but there was no way I could photograph it so the reflection would be on top (and visible). And rotating/mirroring the image resulted in the dove brooch and its reflection pointing/"flying" downwards, but I definitely wanted it to point upwards as to represent hope. I also found that the gaps in the tile where three of the hexagons meet formed a shape reminiscent of the peace sign, so I decided to place the brooch and the broken-off tail accordingly.
A single photo with focus on the broken part. I had placed a blue glitter foamsheet above the tile to get a blue backdrop. You can see the above mentioned distortion effect of the tile in the somewhat "twisted" bokeh reflection. Light sources were one soft LED photo light from above against which I held the transparent red chocolate box lid to create the red highlights, and one single LED light equipped with the yellow bottle cap to colour the white nacre brooch yellow. Processed in DXO PL5 and Analog Efex.
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Zerbrochen
Zur Thematik muss ich hier sicher nichts groß schreiben. Ich habe zwei dieser hübschen Perlmuttbroschen, die zum Tragen eigentlich zu empfindlich sind – und eine der beiden Broschen ist mir dann auch irgendwann einmal kaputt gegangen. Ich hätte für das Foto natürlich die intakte Brosche (auf die ich nun ganz besonders aufpasse, damit sie nicht auch noch zerbricht) verwenden können, fand die kaputte aber passender für meine Bildidee.
Platziert habe ich diese "verletzte" Friedenstaube auf einer Spiegelfliese, die aus mehreren sechseckigen kleineren Fliesen zusammengesetzt ist. Die einzelnen Sechseckfliesen haben eine uneben geformte Oberfläche, die eine interessant verzerrte Spiegelung erzeugt. Dass man von der Verzerrung hier nur wenig sieht, liegt daran, dass die Brosche einfach ein bisschen zu klein ist (3 cm lang, 1,9 cm hoch), um den Effekt sehen zu können. Über der Fliese habe ich eine Platte blaues Glitzermoosgummi platziert; im Bokeh könnt ihr etwas vom Verzerrungseffekt erahnen. Für generelles Licht habe ich eine LED-Fotolampe mit weichem weißen Licht (von oben) verwendet und die Brosche habe ich mit einer einzelnen LED-Lampe angestrahlt, auf die ich den gelben, halbtransparenten Plastikverschluss einer Spüliflasche gesteckt habe, um die weiße Taube gelb einzufärben. Schließlich habe ich noch den transparenten roten Pralinenschachteldeckel gegen die Fläche der LED-Fotolampe gehalten, um die roten Highlights zu erzeugen. Zur Thematik passt es auch, dass hier die Lücken zwischen den Einzel-Sechsecken in ihrer Form fast an das Friedenszeichen erinnern, weshalb ich die zerbrochene Taubenbrosche entsprechend platziert und die Kamera zur Seite gedreht habe, um diese Form sichtbar zu machen. Einzelfoto mit Fokus auf den Bruchlinien, entwickelt in DXO PL5 und Analog Efex.
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Easter Eggs represent the birth of new life, and it’s believed that decorating eggs for Easter also dates back to the Thirteenth Century. Hundreds of years ago, churches had their congregations abstain from eggs during Lent, allowing them to be consumed again on Easter.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 9th of April is “eggs from chickens & co” as we draw nearer to Easter 2022. I could have painted or dyed a chicken egg, but instead I had to quickly draw a face on one. Why quickly? Well, I had not long been home from a delightful luncheon out with friends when I glanced up and saw a ray of sunshine slicing across the frame of my French doors. It was just wide enough to highlight part of an egg. Thus, my choice of this week’s theme, caught in a moment of inspiration and glorious light: sun baked egg! I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile.
A small, ornate, wooden, jewelry box with tile, wood, & mother-of-pearl inlays.
Shot for Macro Mondays, Corner
Cette boîte à bijoux en bois local de Polynésie présente un couvercle en nacre gravée de motifs marquisiens surmonté d'une perle noire faisant office de bouton poignée. Cet élégant objet d'art fait partie des pièces de collection de la famille exposées dans le salon. #Macro #Handle #MacroMondays
mother-of-pearl buttons and a pendant
For #MacroMondays and this week's theme #TheOddOne
Happy Macro Monday!
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1. Sépia, 2. Halftone, 3. original, 4. negative
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So lucky to witness this stunning sunrise with nacreous clouds at Kinnaber beach this morning.
However, these polar stratospheric clouds are also indicators of toxic chemicals that break down ozone in the upper atmosphere (information from Torc Torr Ance via Facebook).
Canon EOS 6D - f/10.0 - 1/50sec - 100mm - ISO 6400
- for challenge Flickr group: Macro Mondays, theme: Treasured
- One of the antique items my wife loved very much.
- Antique (19th century) mother of pearl egg shaped snuff or pill box with an attached lid.
It has lovely brass or bronze fittings, two tiny handles for the closure and opening, and has a nice shell patina.
The box is 5 cm wide.
See also photo in the first comment.
This is a Larrivee acoustic guitar. I love the abalone and mother of pearl inlay and is one of my favorites of my husband's guitars.
It has a beautiful sound and I think it's one of his favorites, too.
I used a wax-coated Amarrylis bulb to hang my earrings from,
I love all the colours, of course :), in the earrings.
Happy looking close....on Friday!
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Are there corners in our minds where memories hide, or are they huddled in the brain's curves and bends teasing us with just a hint, a glimmer of what it is we are trying to remember? Keep working at it, eventually that memory will be retrieved, pulled out of the corner where it was hiding.
This photo is a corner of a small hand made box inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
"When you turn the corner
And you run into yourself
Then you know that you have turned
All the corners that are left."
Langston Hughes, poet and novelist (1902-1967)
Wishing all of you a wonderful, healthy and happy 2017.
Taken for the Macro Mondays theme "Corner"
This is another image of a pair of earrings from my collection. These were also from France but I cannot remember where exactly, being a while ago now! All I remember about that trip was the terrible crossing over the channel back to the UK afterwards. The weather was appalling, no change there then!
I loved these because I loved birds, and I still do. They are Mother-of-Pearl, with turquoise and carnelian, and beautifully made.
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For the White on White challenge in the Smile on Saturday group. This is my white mother of pearl earring sitting in a white porcelain dish (that I keep my eraser in). lol.. Gotta keep things cute. ;-)
Happy Smile on Saturday. :-)
For Crazy Tuesday: gemstones
Project 365, 2022 Edition: Day 326/365
100x, 2022 Edition: 98/100
Canadian amethyst. The background is mother-of-pearl in a red abalone shell from California.
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When it was my birthday two years agp, a very dear friend who enjoys photography as much as I do, and knows that I collect beautiful and vintage pieces, gave me a wonderful selection of antique ribbons, buttons, buckles, lace and other fine notions. She also gave me three follow up tins of similar delightful gifts for Christmas.
Those wonderful gifts are what has inspired me to create this series of "Embroider my World" images featuring my vintage bobbin collection. In this case I am using three of my Dewhurst's Sylko Emerald Green reels of cotton which date from between 1938 and 1954. The three spools sit atop a beautiful complete boxed Victorian era étui from 1865. featuring sterling silver implements with mother-of-pearl handles and a sterling silver thimble which has been gilded and enamelled. The whole set sits neatly in its own emerald green velvet and satin lined box which is affixed with a fine brass clip.
Belle Vue Mill, commonly known as Dewhurst’s, was built by Thomas Dewhurst in 1828. It opened in 1829 as John Dewhurst & Sons and was one of Skipton’s largest spinning and weaving mills. The mill’s position next to the Leeds Liverpool Canal meant that raw cotton could be shipped in by boats from Liverpool. Finished goods would then be sent back the same way ready for distribution. Coal to power the machine’s steam engines was also delivered by barge. In 1897 Dewhurst’s was bought by the English Sewing Cotton Co. It continued to produce Sylko, one of the mill’s most famous products. It was produced in over 500 colours and sold throughout the world. Sylko cottons are still available at haberdashers today.
For all their wonderful range of bright colours, Dewhurt's also put our a fantastic array of more subtle shades too. This shade, I feel falls in between the two, and has the most delightful names: "Reseda". The name Reseda derives from the colour of the leaves of Reseda odorata, commonly known as mignonette.
When it was my birthday two years ago, a very dear friend who enjoys photography as much as I do, and knows that I collect beautiful and vintage pieces, gave me a wonderful selection of antique ribbons, buttons, buckles, lace and other fine notions. She also gave me three follow up tins of similar delightful gifts for Christmas.
Those wonderful gifts are what has inspired me to create this series of "Embroider my World" images featuring examples from my vintage bobbin collection. In this case I am using three of my Dewhurst's Sylko Reseda reels of cotton which date from between 1938 and 1954. The three spools sit on some antique lace which is Reseda in colour. The spools are also accesorised by two clear glass buttons, a silver and Bakelite button where the Bakeline is dyed Reseda, a dainty Victorian double ended crochet hook made out of mother-of-pearl, a floral sterling silver thimble made by Henry Griffith and Sons in 1897, a French sterling silver étui with Art Nouveau patterns from 1912, and a beautiful German Art Deco half-doll accented with Reseda which I acquired recently from a curios and collectables shop.
The "half-doll" is a dainty porcelain or bisque figurine, fashionable in the early Twentieth Century with an upper body, head, arms, but no legs. These dolls were produced in the thousands at the height of their popularity by German factories such as Dressel and Kister, Heubach, Goebel and Kestner. Later they were produced in France, America and later still, in Japan. They commonly served as handles and toppers for fabric covers made for powder boxes on ladies’ dressing tables and small brushes, however they were also made for jewellery boxes, pincushions, tea cosies and other covers. In this case, my German half-doll has romantic Eighteenth Century outfit, a fan clutched to her breast and a high powdered wig. I imagine that she would have been made for a lady’s boudoir and was most likely the topper for a powder puff, as she is only two inches in height. She has been hand painted.
The floral thimble is sterling silver and was made by silversmiths Henry Griffith and Sons in Birmingham in 1897. Henry Griffith and Sons commenced in 1850, was continued as Henry Griffith & Sons (until 1898) and later as Henry Griffith & Sons Ltd. They were well known for their manufacture of silver thimbles, and later for their silver and gold jewellery. They closed their doors in 1982. Thimble making was part of the Griffith family heritage. The father of Henry Griffith was a thimble maker and was put in charge of the thimbles departments at the beginning of his son's activity. The Griffiths became one of the leading producers of silver thimbles and were one of the only silversmiths who marked some of their thimbles with 'Sterling Silver' instead of having them hallmarked.
Belle Vue Mill, commonly known as Dewhurst’s, was built by Thomas Dewhurst in 1828. It opened in 1829 as John Dewhurst & Sons and was one of Skipton’s largest spinning and weaving mills. The mill’s position next to the Leeds Liverpool Canal meant that raw cotton could be shipped in by boats from Liverpool. Finished goods would then be sent back the same way ready for distribution. Coal to power the machine’s steam engines was also delivered by barge. In 1897 Dewhurst’s was bought by the English Sewing Cotton Co. It continued to produce Sylko, one of the mill’s most famous products. It was produced in over 500 colours and sold throughout the world. Sylko cottons are still available at haberdashers today.
Once upon a time there was a widower king who had twelve beautiful daughters, each more lovely than the last, but the eldest was by far the most beautiful and intelligent of them all. They slept in twelve beds all in a row in one magnificent, gilded chamber; and when they went to bed, the doors were shut, bolted and guarded. But every morning when the locks were unbarred, the princesses’ fine satin dancing shoes, placed at the foot of their beds the night before, were worn to a ravelling with torn and tattered toes, broken louis heels and holes in their soles; as though they had been danced in all night. And yet nobody could find out how it happened, or where they had been. The princesses remained silent, but the eldest remained the most silent of them all.
‘The Twelve Dancing Princesses, or the Shoes That Were Danced into Holes’ by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
The theme for "Looking Close… on Friday" for Friday 4th of April is "pair of shoes". I have many pairs of shoes, but perhaps none are more beautiful or delicate than this pair of elegant louis heeled cream satin wedding slippers from 1902, which are part of my antique costume collection. As satin of this age has a tendency to deteriorate, these are in remarkably good museum quality. Very probably only worn the once, these French pumps made in Paris, are decorated with wonderful ruched satin rosettes and mother-of-pearl buckles. I hope you like my choice for the theme, and that it makes you smile!
Canon EOS 6D - f/7.1 - 1/50sec - 100mm - ISO 3200
- for challenge Flickr group: Macro Mondays, theme: Lids
- Antique (19th century) mother of pearl egg shaped snuff or pill box with an attached lid.
It has lovely brass or bronze fittings, two tiny handles for the closure and opening, and has a nice shell patina.
The box is 5 cm wide.
Actually this is on a table,
Not mine this is done by Hudson River Inlay, they use many fine wood veneers with veneer stones Mother of pearl and many other shells.
Mother Of Pearl | Pleuroptya ruralis | Crambidae
Samsung NX1 & Super-Takumar - 50mm f/1.4
10mm Macro Tube | 8 Elements | f/2.8 | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld
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Taken for the Macro Mondays theme of '2'
Two spoons carved from Mother of Pearl shells.
Whilst I was sourcing 'twos' for this weekly theme to celebrate the date 2.2.22, I found these two spoons that had been given to my husband and I by my mother, on our Pearl Anniversary (30th). We are now approaching our 50th.
I turned them over and saw the label on the back for the 'Two's Company Store' which also fitted in with the theme of 'two'.
16:52 Texture – Find your artistic inspiration in textures – you should almost be able to feel the image.
Toronto's' Union Station Clock..
Toronto's Union Station is a classic structure that has stood as a central part of Toronto's transportation system for many years.
Recent renovations have restored it to its former glory and renewed a tired structure; giving it many more years of life to serve the millions who pass through its glorious arches every year.
The Main terminus has a clock face designed in the 40's art-deco style that is very cool looking and with the way the light shone through the windows; It glowed with what looked like "mother of pearl" all over it that i found very intriguing.
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