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The obligatory full London Eye photo except for a missing pod near the top! I'm sure I heard something in the news recently about the Eye undergoing repairs and maintenance and maybe the missing pod is part of the overall scheme.
I like the repeating patterns found in nature, like the individual seeds of grass in the seed pod.
Camera: Nikon D7500
Lens: Nikkor 55-300mm
(300mm @ f/8, 1/500 sec, ISO 2800)
View from the hill (near the church of Saint George) on the Old Town in Piran :)
Piran is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Gulf of Piran on the Adriatic Sea. The town is known for its medieval architecture, with narrow streets and compact houses and it's one of Slovenia's major tourist attractions. Architecture of Piran resembles the Italian Venice, to which it belonged in the past, together with Istria. Most of the buildings, as well as the medieval walls separating the city from the rest of the mainland, also come from this period. In the middle of the town is the Tartini Square, with a monument in memory of Giuseppe Tartini. Nearby are located various important buildings, such as Tartini’s house, first mentioned in 1384 and one of the oldest in town, the Municipal Palace. The area of Piran has been inhabited since ancient times. The name of the town most probably originates from the Greek "pyros", meaning fire, due to ancient lighthouses which were supposed to be on the edge of the marina. From 1283 to 1797, the town became part of the Republic of Venice and then was annexed to the Austrian Empire. In 1954 The town was annexed to Yugoslavia.
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Widok ze wzgórza (przy kościele św. Jerzego) na starówkę w Piranie :)
Piran – miasto w Słowenii, siedziba gminy Piran, położone na skalistym cyplu, jest jednym z najatrakcyjniejszych turystycznie miejsc nad słoweńskim Adriatykiem, słynnym ze ze średniowiecznej architektury z wąskimi uliczkami i zwartą zabudową. Swą architekturą o przypomina włoską Wenecję, do której wraz z Istrią należało w przeszłości. Z tego okresu pochodzi też większość zabudowy, a także średniowieczne mury, oddzielające miasto od reszty lądu. Reprezentacyjny plac Tartiniego powstał pod koniec XIX wieku, po zasypaniu wewnętrznego basenu portowego (1894). Mieści się przy nim ratusz i budynek sądu oraz zachowana z obwarowań brama św. Jerzego. Obszar Piranu był zasiedlony od czasów antycznych, a nazwa miasta wywodzi się od greckiego "pyrá", oznaczającego ognisko, ponieważ na krańcu półwyspu zapalano ogień jako punkt orientacyjny dla statków płynących do portu Koper. W 1283 wraz z wybrzeżem Istrii Piran przeszedł pod władzę Republiki Weneckiej, zaś po upadku potęgi Wenecji (1797) Piran przeszedł pod panowanie Habsburgów, zaś w 1954r. znalazł się w granicach Jugosławii.
Sumac red seed pods remain on plants into winter, providing emergency non-toxic food for birds. Only the female plants have the seed clusters.
many seeds for next year on the Swamp Milkweed!
Don't forget... PLANT MILKWEED to help the Monarchs!!
The dragonflies seem to love these Cana Lilly pods. They frequently hang out on the when we are having our morning coffee on the front porch.
Tonight's Net Flicks upload sees US Air Force Europe 100th ARW Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 60-0333 all topped up and awaiting it's next tasking at RAF Mildenhall
This one has both the 'Flying Boom' along with wing-mounted Hose and Drogue pods...oh, and a yellow painted tail prop!
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Has anyone ever seen a banana pod before?
I hadn't!
Enjoy this specimen which was hanging in
the old greenhouse we visited on Thursday!
Size small bounty, size large thanks to all who inspire others like me with their beautiful nature images!
Happy Thanksgiving!
This 400-year-old saman or monkey pod tree is on the grounds of Romney Manor, St. Kitts, Eastern Caribbean.
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Subfamily:Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:Asclepiadeae
Subtribe:Asclepiadinae
Genus:Asclepias
Asclepias syriaca / Milkweed
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepias
Colorado Springs, CO
Macro Mondays 'In the mirror' theme.
Until recently I had never seen nutmeg pods with their lacy covering of mace blades but a Flickr contact had a photo up and I was intrigued - I managed to track some down online that weren't an outrageous price and eight of these pretty little pods came to me all the way from Jamaica, taking six long weeks. If I shake them I can hear the nutmeg rattling inside but these will almost certainly stay as they are, looking decorative.
My other shots for this week are here and here
This photo will be used in an Australian book 'Australia's Rainforest Heritage' (working title) by Cheryll Williams, published by the CSIRO.
Artist Rose B. Simpson
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Simpson created the Pod series while at the Rhode Island School of Design working on her master's degree. She built each piece in one studio session. Each figure is an imperfect, fragile patchwork of components and influences as are human beings.
The actual sculpture is displayed nearby.
Son muchos los parámetros y variables que tenemos que controlar para hacer bonitas fotos de aves.
Para mi uno de los que mas importancia tiene es el fondo sobre el que se situa el protagonista.
Los fondos muy planos, aunque para mi preferibles a los muy enmarañados, son sosos,si bien las aves suelen lucir bien sobre ellos.
Los fondos con contrastes de luz, pueden resultar algunas veces interesantes, pero si estos son excesivos con muchas zonas oscuras resaltando, suelen arruinar la foto.
Conseguir un fondo natural, con distintos tonos suaves y donde el ave luzca bien, no es sencillo y muchas veces la luz es el factor fundamental para ello.
Las luces que dan los días un poco nublados son las ideales para conseguir fondos poco contrastados y con colores suaves y dependiendo de lo que tengamos detrás del pájaro, con distintos tonos que aportan interés a la fotografía.
En este caso, muestro una joven Curruca mirlona (Sylvia hortensis), fotografiada a primera hora de la mañana del mes de Julio, cuando el Sol se encontraba tapado por unas finas nubes.
Este mismo fondo con el Sol incidiendo sobre el unos minutos después ya cambiaba totalmente y dejaba de tener interés.
Fondos, luces, posaderos, posturas, momentos, composición, nitidez, muchas variables para poder lograr un bonita foto y que resulta realmente complicado que se den todos a la vez.
En el caso de esta fotografía creo que el posadero entre otros detalles, es mejorable y es justo lo que mas estaba en mi mano el haber podido controlar, ya que la fotografía esta realizada en un bebedero natural y el posadero esta colocado a tal fin por mi.
Pero esto de los posaderos es otro tema.
Saludos.
We planted three small perennial plants of Physalis alkekengi, (aka bladder cherry, Chinese lantern, Japanese-lantern, strawberry ground cherry, or winter cherry). I love the cheery orangish lantern-shaped paper-like pod or husk around each bright round seed.
Photographed these little lanterns this morning outside in the dew. Each about 4–5 cm/1.57-1.97 inch long and broad. NOT lens distortion—the plant dried and squished into the ground.
"The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success."
—Paramahansa Yogananda
Thanks for looking.