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Sometimes the sunlight shines through Etta's ears and leg ... I've not been able to capture it so I thought I'd try with my phone.
It's a very horrible, wet, cold, grey day here! So being a bit creative ... not sure Etta appreciates my attempts :)
Daily Dog Challenge: Translucent
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Lego monochrome figures. They look cool but do not know much about them except these all have the Lego logo on their various pieces.
The north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge in the fog, taken from the Marin Headlands a little after sunrise.
I like the softness, the near-monotone look, and the way the top line of the bridge cables runs parallel to the lines of fog above and below. But I may be in the minority on this one - when I showed it to a buddy of mine, he winced and shook his head.
Abstract of corolla, stigmas and stamens of an 'El Capitolio' hibiscus, blooming in all its radiant glory on my office/bedroom windowsill.
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I made this photo of red geranium flowers and a translucent yellow calla lily flower in the backyard of our San Francisco home. The geranium was from a friend's front yard and the yellow calla lily sprouted up after disappearing about a year ago. I had purchased the calla lily at a grocery store we patronize. The bulb plant produced only once and then failed to produce again until about a year later when this flower sprung up. What a surprise to see this combination and have the opportunity to photograph them using my Canon Powershot SX50 in the days of Covid-19 restricted movements in our fair city.
This is my first attempt at smoke photography.
To get this shot, I used a technique that I read about on DPS. It took some trial and error but I was worth the effort!
Here is the link to anyone that is interested.
digital-photography-school.com/smoking-allowed-investigat...
Assorted glass toy marbles, likely a mixed group of mostly modern, machine-made marbles.
Confidence: high for “marbles”; moderate for “mostly machine-made glass.” The image does not show enough fine detail to identify manufacturer, age, or collectible value.
Description
The image shows a dense overhead spread of marbles filling the frame edge-to-edge. They include:
Opaque marbles: solid white, yellow, red, orange, blue, green.
Translucent marbles: amber, green, blue, smoky gray, red, and clear glass.
Swirl-pattern marbles: colored ribbons or cloudy bands inside or on the surface.
Cat’s-eye-style marbles: clear or semi-clear marbles with internal colored vanes or ribbons.
Mixed sizes: most appear close to standard game-marble size, with some slightly larger pieces.
Britannica describes a marble as a small hard ball used in children’s games, historically made from materials such as glass, clay, steel, plastic, onyx, and agate. It also notes that marbles may be identified by appearance names such as “cloudies” and “cat’s eyes.” Britannica Kids gives the common game-marble size as about 5/8 inch / 1.6 cm, which matches the general look of many marbles here.
Discussion
This is a visually chaotic but coherent subject: the appeal comes from color density, repetition, shine, and pattern variation. The marbles function almost like a field of miniature glass planets. The strong highlights make the glass look glossy and hard, while the internal swirls and ribbons add depth.
The group includes several common marble visual types rather than one uniform set. The clearest categories visible are swirls, cat’s-eye-like pieces, opaque solids, and transparent colored marbles. Modern bulk marbles are commonly machine-made, and suppliers note that machine-made marbles can vary slightly in size and color batch to batch. Cat’s-eye marbles are also strongly associated with machine-made production and exist in many varieties.