seen in Higashi Nippori, Tokyo

seen in Tokyo

There were thousands of these berries all over the hedge rows lining the fields we were walking through.

Our guide Sarah, showing the translucency of calcite in a chunk from a broken stalagmite. Lake Cave, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, Western Australia.

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Cotton On sweater

Zara tshirt

Ring from a market in Bangkok

Converse 3quarterpants

Acrylic on 5 x 7 inch paper.

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View LARGE on black to see the two little critters that wanted to get in the picture...

Focus is not perfect... but I liked the painterly effect.

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Jellies Exhibit

Shed Aquarium

Chicago

A continuation of the translucents project.

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Impressions from my trip to the Botanic Garden and Zoo Wilhelma in Stuttgart, Germany

When the morning sun hits this cactus it becomes translucent and reveals thickness variations.

Taken for TRP: Black & White

Ow that sounds like it would hurt!

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SIGMA DP2s

black skimmer flock on cape may, nj beach near sunset

Blue pearl Translucent with Gold and Silver. $5

What delicate beauty these leafhoppers have...

I used a variety of techniques to photograph these wild looking creatures drifting below the surface in one of the Chesapeake Bay's tributary; the mighty Severn River. I became fascinated at watching them move about; gently propelling themselves within the currents. I hope you enjoy these. Please let me hear from you.

"From within or from behind, a light shines through us upon things and makes us aware that we are nothing, but the light is all."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Our glorious morning sun shines through the orchid on the veranda. The white thread on top is from a spider.

The translucent bridge deck is meant to reduce shade impact to spawning fish in the Sacramento River.

Redding, CA