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A Macro Mondays submission on the topic "Translucent". The Australian wildflower the Flannel Flower (Actinots helianthi) is now flowering in Manly Dam near where I live, and this example shows the translucence of its white petals.
GROUP: MACRO MONDAYS
THEME: TRANSLUCENT
SUBJECT: BASE, CRYSTAL CANDLE HOLDER
(a little over 2 inches horizontally)
An orchid flower, backlit by the light of an overcast day through the window and a boost in the blue range of the spectrum when making it monochrome, but not enough to make it unreal, I hope.
Pentax K-S1, 50mm Pentax-M, 13mm macro extension tube. 6x7 crop and monochrome in photoshop.
I believe this building is called Third and Shoal. It is one of the newer tall buildings in the Austin skyline. The bottom of the building is the parking garage and uses frosted glass as walls.
. . Launch !
Loy Krathong is held on the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November.
"Loi" means "to float". "Krathong" is a raft about a handspan in diameter traditionally made from a section of banana tree trunk although modern-day versions use specially made bread 'flowersor even styrofoam, decorated with elaborately-folded banana leaves, flowers, candles and incense sticks.
Northern Thailand has a unique addition to the Loi Krathong festival. It is the Yi Peng festival which includes launching "khom loi" later in the evening.
The khom loi (also known as "khoom fay") is a small hot air balloon made of coarse translucent paper and about the size of a large trash bag. The bags are usually white and three or four strings support the "candles / engines" that hang about half a meter below the bag. The engines are made by soaking rolls of toilet paper in wax or paraffin preparations, sliced crosswise into sections about 3 cm thick and a wick added. The engine also serves as illumination.
Launching a khom loi / khoom fay is no easy task. It is common to see several people trying to cooperate in the effort since the bag has to be held upright and steady while the air inside heats up. During that process the engine may go out, the wind may change, a string supporting the engine may break. Or someone might hold on when he was supposed to let go, or the thing may tangle in overhead lines or hang on the edge of a roof.
....When all is serene, peaceful. When nothing matters but the light and the stillness and the beating of my heart. And it feels so wonderful to be in this moment............
....ethereal series.....
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Detail from a large stained glass lampshade.
Theme: "Translucent"
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So butterfly-like that it's actually called Blue Butterfly... Clerodendrum ugandense.
The beauty of blue butterfly wings is seen year-round in this everblooming 4-8' tall shrub. The Blue Butterfly displays captivatingly beautiful panicles of French and marine blue flowers. Perfect in your butterfly garden or anywhere for your pleasure!
The Clerodendrum genus belongs to the broader Verbenaceae family of plants, which includes Duranta and Verbena. Clerodendrum ugandense is a warm-climate plant which hails from tropical East Africa. It grows best in sun (though will cope with part-shade), in reasonably fertile soil with adequate moisture. Like many warm-climate shrubs, it may look a bit untidy through winter, but it is best not to prune it until around the end of August. It grows fairly easily from cuttings taken in late summer and autumn.
Heads up... all parts of this plant are poisonous if ingested
Blue Butterfly or Butterfly Flower, Clerodendrum ugandense
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL
This is my Macro Mondays contribution to the theme 'Translucent' . A slice of tomato backlit on a low key background. HMM
IMG_0872rotatenikcontentviveza colourful macro of gel beads backlit from below with led light and from above with ring light.