Patterns in our daily life
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We are experiencing a particularly hot summer this year. No wonder this Elkhorn Fern's outer fronds are dried and discolored.
Elkhorn ferns (also called Staghorn ferns) are ‘epiphyte’, meaning that they grow on tree branches and trunks naturally. They can grow fairly large, although they require at least 10 years to achieve their maximum size.
These plants make two types of fronds. The shield, or sterile fronds, wrap around the tree or rock on which the plant is growing. These shields usually form a basket which collects debris, providing a medium for root growth, and aiding in moisture collection and retention. The fertile, or normal fronds, grow out from the bud, and the spores are borne on these. Some species make fertile fronds much like the antler of a deer. Others are nearly round, or wedge shaped.
I finished the red one and I call this tessellation "Squarectangles" because you see squares and rectangles.
Paper: glassine, 20cm, grid 1:16
Discovered this pattern independently.
Here is a more detailed view of the centre and in different light.
A water abstract taken as night approached revealing the reflected beauty of the sea in an unusual combination of colors.
Did you ever had a chance to see the backside of a leaf of the beautiful Victoria Amazonica? Such an impressive pattern...
"I never accepted the idea, that I had to be guided by some pattern or blueprint."
Quote - Little Richard
An attempt to make a shot of the whole frontside of the staircase of the Academie voor Muziek, Woord en Dans (Academy for Music, Word and Dance) in Mortsel (Belgium), I had to hold my camera this way ;-)
In 'Blueprint' you can see the "normal" position ;-))
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There are about 500 species in Australia with about half of them yet undescribed.
I found these very hard to photograph because of their shiny shell, lots of reflections. In my Australian Woolly Bush!
Another shot in 2nd comment
Macro Mondays weekly theme--you can choose to photograph The Beatles or a beetle insect
Water running to the sea carves patterns in the sand at Seilebost beach
Besides "classic" landscape photography, I am drawn to details in the landscape. Sand patterns and their interaction with water are a world of their own that I never tire of photographing.
Seilebost, isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides
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... always on the move !
Somewhere over Greenland / Grönland
on our way from Frankfurt to Calgary, AB, Canada
“As people, we love pattern. But interrupted pattern is more interesting.” - Jay Maisel
We have had several days of blue skies and warm afternoon light, so we did a lot of walking on the beach. With no snow, we saw many patterns in the sand. I took my time to look for something interesting while soaking up the sun. Now we are under another winter storm warning. It is a good time to sit at the computer again and share some of my beach scenes. Even our weather is going through a series of interrupted patterns this winter.