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I modified my crappy old nokia camera-phone with a small fisheye lens because the plastic lens cover broke. The lens was salvaged from an LED torch. It was just an experiment, since the phone took shitty photos anyway.
Wow, was I suprised!
It won't focus on anything further than 10cm from the lens, however the depth of field effect is wicked. If I had another camera, I'd take a photo of the phone. Anyway, I spent a day capturing the tiny parts of my neighbourhood.
Enter microville.
Update: phone died.
Gigaom Structure Connect conference at Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, CA on Tuesday & Wednesday October 21-22, 2014.
HomePlace Structures
Winter is coming to Lancaster, PA. The beauty of our fair county is enhanced by the traditional Amish among whom we live and work. HomePlace Structures is delighted to offer many fine products crafted by these excellent artisans from the Amish community. www.homeplacestructures.com
structure, 2013
multimedia
3 x 3 x 258 inches
Courtesy of the artist.
Bill Smith: Beyond the Humanities
March 7–September 15, 2013
Photos by Michael DeFilippo
structure, 2013
multimedia
3 x 3 x 258 inches
Courtesy of the artist.
Bill Smith: Beyond the Humanities
March 7–September 15, 2013
Photos by Michael DeFilippo
structure, 2013
multimedia
3 x 3 x 258 inches
Courtesy of the artist.
Bill Smith: Beyond the Humanities
March 7–September 15, 2013
Photos by Michael DeFilippo
Structure Security conference at the Golden Gate Club in San Francisco on Tuesda & Wednesday September 27-28, 2016
These magnificent structures of the past are instruments of power harnessing infinitely and distributing free energy across the world. The rest of the story isn't a secret anymore.
As A. R. BORDON aka 15/ACIO stated: "Secrecy Is No Longer Possible, Schroedinger’s Cat Is Out Of The Bag".
Source with appreciation: Esisteinfach on TG.
different types of crack, depending on type of material, thicknes and other influences
Still don't know what is the "script" behind.
This image focuses of the structure of an ecosystem’s attributes and accents on the plant species present of absent and their abundance in a “place”. Here, we see a clear change in succession, and vertical plant growth (both living and dead). To be chronological, the description of this image will start from the foreground and then move to the background. First, we see restoration being in process in the foreground. One of very few groups of people have gone against the social standards of “gift giving” (Jordan 2006), and have taken the time to clear space in a location overly invasive with non-native species. They have cleared the Himalayan blackberry bushes that were suffocation the habitat, and have started a new successional pattern in the foreground. Here, we see species, relatively abundant, that are sun tolerant and grow well in an open space. As they will continue to grow, they will set succession in motion, and as you can see further in the background, there is evidence of succession (sun tolerant going into shade tolerant plants). As we move further away from the foreground, we see evidence to both living and dead vertical structures. We see the decomposition of dead organic material in the mulch and underneath the plant floor and the lower plants. Then we see an abundant amount of shade tolerant floor plants and lower plants growing vigorously underneath the shrub level and the understory. Last but not least, we also see evidence of both coniferous and deciduous species of plants the further up the canopy level stretches. This is a great example if vertical arrangement of vegetation in an ecosystem.
This is a Chicken Ear fungus on a carob tree near my house. It's edible, recurrent, and shows up two-three times a year.
Nikon D2H
Focal Length: 55mm
White Balance: Cloudy
Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB)
RAW (12-bit)
1/30 sec - f/8
Lens: 55mm f/2.8
Sensitivity: ISO 400
ANATOMY
Reptiles, the group that gave rise through evolution to birds and mammals, have the same basic body structure as those higher vertebrates. Yet just as birds and mammals changed from their reptilian ancestors, reptiles themselves underwent great changes over their millions of years of existence. This exhibit shows some anatomical features of the reptilian body and shows how structures differ among major groups of reptiles.
RETICULATED PYTHON (Python reticulatus)
Typically, snakes have a greatly elongated body and lack limbs. Some snakes such as this python (see partial skeleton) retain vestiges of the hind limbs, however. This skeleton is 7 meters (23 feet) long. Its 321 vertebrae in the body and 91 in the tail number close to the maximum known in snakes; individuals of some species may have fewer than 130 vertebrae. (Human beings have only 24.) A snake does not add vertebrae and ribs as it grows, but has its full amount before it is born or hatched.
KOMODO DRAGON LIZARD (Varanus komodoensis)
AMERICAN ALLIGATOR (Alligator mississippiensis)
These basically similar skeletons differ in many details evident only on close examination. As an aquatic animal, the alligator has a somewhat high, flattened tail for swimming and relatively small legs and feet. The land-dwelling Dragon has a more rounded tail and larger, more powerful legs. The large, heavy skull of the alligator would be a burden on land but is supported by the water. Another difference in these skeletons is the presence of abdominal ribs (gastralia) in the Alligator.
SKIN
Skin, the outermost covering, protects the body from micro-organisms, poisons and physical damage, retains fluids and minerals, and provides structural support. Its sensory receptors receive stimuli (eg, touch, temperature) from the environment, and it maintains the colors and some structural modifications of the species.
Reptile skin typically consists of rows of raised, hardened scales usually connected by soft, flexible tissue. The outermost layer (epidermis) of the skin forms the hard (keratinized) part of the scales. Such scales differ from fish scales, which form in a different part (dermis) of the skin. Amphibians, unlike reptiles, lack epidermal scales and usually maintain a moist skin that may function in respiration. Reptile skin lacks the feathers and hair that characterize birds and mammals, respectively.
Extensive use of reptile skins for purses, shoes and other leather products has led to massive slaughter, especially of crocodilians. Consequently, the survival of many species is endangered.
SKIN STRUCTURE
This cross-section of lizard skin shows two overlapping scales (350X). Important features are:
EPIDERMIS: Outermost skin layer. Its germinative cells produce daughter cells that move outward and transform into the hard, protective outer scale surface through the process of keratinization. Keratin is a strong protein in epidermal derivatives such as claws, fingernails and beaks. Periodically, the keratinized layer is shed and replaced (Growth and Longevity exhibit, Case 2).
DERMIS: Deeper, thicker skin layer, composed chiefly of fibrous connective tissue. Most pigment cells lie within the dermis. Most blood vessels (not shown) are in both the dermis and epidermis.
HINGE REGION: This area with loose folds allows distension of the skin between the keratinized scales.
SCALE TYPES
Reptile scales vary in size, shape and number according to location on the body. For example, in most snakes the scales on the belly (ventral scutes) are enlarged transversely and are important in locomotion. These differ distinctly from the scales on the back.
Reptiles inherit their basic scale pattern, though temperature during embryonic development may influence scale size and number. Comparison of distantly related species reveals a wide variety of scale types. This diversity probably reflects adaptations for various functions, such as body water balance and reception of solar radiation. The lizards here illustrate various reptile scales.
OSTEODERMS
The deep layer of the skin (dermis) in many kinds of lizards, all crocodilians and on the legs and tails of some turtles contains discs or nodules of protective bone. Often these exist in rows corresponding to those of the outer epidermal scales. Nearly all surfaces of the South American Caiman, Caiman crocodilus, whose skin is shown here, are protected by osteoderms, which appear as numerous light patches on the x-ray photograph (claws and bones of the skull are light also).
COLOR CHANGE
In some lizards, particularly True Chameleons of the Old World and Anoles (American Chameleons) of the New World, individuals can change color completely and rapidly. Color change is stimulated by various factors, including excitement, temperature, lighting, and shade of the background behind the animal.
The Green Anole, Anolis carolinensis, shown here can change from brown to brilliant green, or vice versa, in a matter of minutes. Cross-sections (1,000X) show how color change is caused by movement of pigment within melanophores (brown pigment cells).
TEETH
Reptiles of different species may vary greatly in the food they eat, and this shows in their teeth. Seen here are the lower jaws of several reptiles, together with the enlarged drawings of the teeth. Teeth may differ in size and shape from one part of a jaw to another, serving different functions (piercing and holding, cutting, chewing), or may all be much the same. Unlike most mammals, which produce only two sets of teeth in a lifetime, most reptiles are continuously replacing teeth. A lizard may produce hundreds of new teeth in a year. In addition to teeth in the usual places on the jaws, snakes and some lizards also have teeth on bones on the roof of the mouth.
SKULLS
Evolutionary change may involve loss of parts (for example, limbs of snakes), multiplication of parts (vertebrae of snakes) or modification of shape and size of parts. These skulls exemplify such differences among certain bones in four major groups of reptiles.
TURTLE SHELLS
The shell, which may include up to 30 percent of a turtle's weight, is mostly bone, overlaid by skin. The large, hard plates conspicuous on most turtle shells are keratinized epidermal scales (scutes). The shell's bone forms by fusion of ossified structures in the deep skin (dermis) with vertebrae, ribs, and pectoral and pelvic girdles.
The epidermal scales of the upper shell (carapace) of this Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina, are removed from the left side to reveal the bones beneath. Sutures between scales and those between underlying bones are not directly aligned, a feature which may result in greater strength.
LOGGERHEAD TURTLE, Caretta caretta
The turtle's skeleton is ingenious architecturally and peculiar biologically. The ribs, expanded and joined, form the main part of the upper shell (carapace), and the body vertebrae are immovably fused as part of the shell. Most unusual is the position of the dorsal bones of the shoulder girdle; these lie beneath the ribs rather than atop them, as in other vertebrates. The derivation of the bones of the lower shell (plastron) is unclear; they may incorporate ventral elements of the shoulder girdle and abdominal ribs.
Bony shell elements are somewhat reduced in these sea turtles. A typical land or fresh-water turtle would have a relatively larger, solid plastron firmly joined at the sides to the carapace.