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BNSF’s Alliance, Texas, to Portland, Oregon, Q train climbs out of Austin during a brief afternoon storm over Montana Rail Link’s scenic route over Mullan Pass on July 5, 2021. The train is arcing through the big horseshoe curve that circles and then cuts through Iron Ridge between Austin and Weed.
I had some fun with water drops today. Back with the (big) daisies in the garden and armed with a glass of water that I'd added some sugar to (which helps the droplet 'stick') --- I played forever trying to get a drop in the right place, and then to position the camera. And then the breeze picked up, aargh! So this was the best image from my first attempt. I'm encouraged to try again, maybe on some indoor flowers next time (no breeze)!
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Große Gaia Saarbrücken
1984 haben Martin Matschinsky und Brigitte Matschinsky-Denninghoff die Plastik erschaffen. Das Künstlerpaar lernte sich 1952 kennen, arbeitete ab den 1960er Jahren zusammen an Großplastiken, wobei jede Skulptur ein unauflösbares Gemeinschaftswerk war. In Kiel, Hannover und insbesondere in Berlin sind weitere Skulpturen von ihnen im öffentlichen Raum zu sehen.
Die „Große Gaia“, die ihren Namen der Urmutter der griechischen und römischen Mythologie verdankt, wurde von dem Künstlerpaar geformt, indem sie zwei Stahlrohre zu elegant gewellten Bündeln zusammenschweißten. Die Rohre verlaufen anfangs parallel, steigen vom Boden leicht an, umschlingen sich, verharren in der Horizontalen, um dann steil nach oben zu ragen.
Dabei beeindruckt, dass es dem Berliner Künstlerpaar gelungen ist, eine drei Meter hohe und 2,5 Tonnen schwere Skulptur leicht und bewegt erscheinen zu lassen. Das liegt auch an der Oberfläche der Großplastik aus silbrig glänzenden, dünnen Chromnickelstahl-Rohren, in denen sich das Tageslicht verfängt und bricht. Diese glänzende Oberfläche ist aber auch verletzlich. Die „Große Gaia“ musste bereits mehrfach renoviert werden, bereits 1997 vom Künstlerpaar selbst, im Jahr 2008 wurden wieder Schäden festgestellt, und auch bevor sie auf ihren angestammten Platz neben dem Eingang der Modernen Galerie zurückgesetzt wurde, wurde die Skulptur überarbeitet.
In 1984 Martin Matschinsky and Brigitte Matschinsky-Denninghoff created the sculpture. The artist couple met in 1952, worked together from the 1960s on large sculptures, each sculpture being an indissoluble joint work. In Kiel, Hanover, and especially in Berlin, other sculptures by them can be seen in public spaces.
"Great Gaia," which owes its name to the primordial mother of Greek and Roman mythology, was formed by the artist couple welding two steel tubes together into elegantly undulating bundles. The tubes run parallel at the beginning, rise slightly from the ground, wrap around each other, remain horizontal, and then rise steeply upwards.
It is impressive that the Berlin artist couple succeeded in making a three-meter-high and 2.5-ton sculpture appear light and moving. This is also due to the surface of the large sculpture made of shiny silver, thin chrome-nickel steel tubes, in which daylight catches and refracts. But this shiny surface is also vulnerable. The "Great Gaia" has already had to be renovated several times, as early as 1997 by the artist couple themselves, in 2008 damage was again detected, and the sculpture was also reworked before it was put back in its original place next to the entrance to the Modern Gallery.
Source: Saarbrücker Zeitung
Got to this one a bit late and only had a few shots at it before the sun went out (down).
I'll get a better one next time - maybe with some garden details.
'Sun and Refraction' On Black is so much better.
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macro /crop from a spiderweb dew in a tuja hedge.
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In the Valley of the Ten Peaks, the gorgeous turquoise waters of Moraine Lake display their incredible blue hues from the refraction of light on rock flour; silt that has eroded from the nearby glaciers.
This is a combination of a crystal glass bowl full of colourful glass beads illuminated from below. A glass containing water and cooking oil was placed on top of the glass beads with the camera lens positioned inside the glass to take a 1:1 macro shot.
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I originally shot this for Macro Mondays group, but I can't guarantee the negative space meets the size restrictions.
Playing in my makeshift studio! I'm still playing with drops, as if you didn't notice! LOL I'm trying to perfect my technique. Its relatively easy to make and place the drops but getting the refraction dead sharp is another level. I feel pretty good about this one. The flower in the BG is the same as my previous post shot outside with all-natural dew. I cut a few out of the meadow weeds for this shot. 6 images stacked
There seems to be some wish to see it the other way up. Personally I don't really think it works. The point is that it is a refraction and so upside down, and one gets away with imperfections. This one is definitely not perfect enough.
BUT -- for those that insist --- farm1.static.flickr.com/165/349177838_f1e38c2d16.jpg
Or larger -- farm1.static.flickr.com/165/349177838_f1e38c2d16_o.jpg
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I drew the winners of the print giveaway today, I'll post who won tomorrow probably :)
Abstract refraction of the Oculus train station reflecting off the Millennium Hotel in downtown Manahattan.
I grow these flowering plants, so much fun to have outside in the summer months! Reminds me of the tropical Islands!
Some benefits of cold weather... I really liked the fact that the angle of this shot allowed for refraction of both the light background and the blue sky above.
After the heavy rain, drops were everywhere on the petals. Just a matter of getting focus with an interesting background!
I have seen so many fantastic refraction shots here on flickr I though I would give it a try, took so many shots from different angles and to be honest I failed miserably, but after all the time i put into trying to get a Refraction shot thought I would post the best of the bad batch LOL
Sorry posting and running, will be back to catch up on your streams this evening
better on B l a c k M a g i c
This is my first try at waterdrop refraction and it is an enjoyable indoor challenge when it's too hot outdoors.
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