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GROUP: MACRO MONDAYS
THEME: TRANSLUCENT
SUBJECT: HIBISCUS FROM THE FRONT YARD
(just a little over 2" horizontally)
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I love the way the shadow line follows the gold rimmed wing "eyes" and the delicate etched pattern on the wing's surface.
The White Morpho (Morpho polyphemus) is a white butterfly of Mexico and Central America, ranging as far south as Costa Rica. As suggested by its name, this is one of the relatively few morphos that is white rather than blue. Some authorities include M. luna, which is also white, as a subspecies of M. polyphemus.
Both the upper and lower wings are bright white, with some small light brown markings. There is a row of small eyespots on the underside of the hindwings. The caterpillar has been known to eat Paullinia pinnata (family Sapindaceae) and Inga (family Fabaceae).
The species epithet is derived from Polyphemus, a character in Greek mythology, from the small eyespots on the wing. Polyphemus was the one-eyed son of Poseidon and Thoosa.
White Morpho, Morpho polyphemus
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
A small perfume bottle and a string of pearls. The potion of the bottle shown is 3" tall. The pattern in the glass makes it translucent rather than clear. The reflection of the pearls in the cap, was a happy accident.
A further investigation of translucency. These freesia petals were taken behind blue stained glass mainly.
I wasn't sure if I have anything translucent for today's theme. So while picking up some stuff at the mall, I went to Diaso and fragrance bottle at SGD 2.18 for photo taking :)
I place the bottle lying down sideways and placed a few LED bulbs behind to create this.
If you like this, have a look at the other post: flic.kr/p/2sq2CJL
I shot this image in an Irish cornfield....I loved its' translucent beauty and the fact that it was blowing in the breeze.
Macro Monday theme today is translucent. This is the base of a small stubby screwdriver. It used to belong to my dad. I keep it with my photographic stuff as it's perfect for tightening the screw of those quick release plates. HMM!
Some translucent objects like mat glass, bugle (tiny transparent jar is just a container for them :)), stones etc. on the translucent paper
with its nictitating membrane covering the eye, it "is a translucent or opaque membrane found in birds that moves horizontally across the eye to protect and moisten it while maintaining vision. This structure is essential for birds, especially during activities like hunting or flying, as it helps shield their eyes from debris and moisture."
My mother apparently used to walk for hours along a smooth Atlantic Coast beach. I inherited some of her translucent tiny shells. Here’s to you, mum.
These fill a container about 4 cm/1.57 inches across. See previous photo or first comment for measurement.
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Seeglas & Murmel
Seaglass & Marble
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Thema "Translucent"
am 20.07.2026
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Light glows thorugh the petals of a spring blossom.
The scale of my usual photograph subjects generally ranges between the whole landscape and something smaller but still larger… than I am. But Patty, the other photographer in the household, has made a specialty of photographing vey small things, often flowers, and often so close that we see details rather than the whole thing. I suppose that this was bound to rub off, and I just realized that I have a series of such photographs on my desktop ready to post.
I made this photograph on one of our periodic forays to a large garden on the San Francisco Peninsula. At first I wasn’t thrilled with the light — we were expecting some lingering fog and soft light, but instead the sun was out. But I found that if I got in really close to some of these flowers that were in just the right light… it was possible to find that “less than all of it” perspective on them.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
Always try to make eye contact, they say. I think I nailed it here...
Manipontonia psamathe is a species of pontoniine shrimp in the family Palaemonidae, commonly known as the translucent gorgonian shrimp or black coral shrimp, characterized by its small size—reaching up to 2.5 cm in length—and its translucent body adapted for life in coral reef environments. The coloration of M. psamathe is predominantly translucent, enhancing camouflage among the branching structures of gorgonian corals, with two distinct red lines running along the carapace and abdomen for subtle patterning. (Grokipedia)
Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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