ive been fascinated lately by Bokeh art especially now that xmas lights are out there in the streets..

Christmas is coming.. :D

Gloomy weather.

Invention meets tradition

red tulip

Marigold flowers in full bloom on the deck.

Yesterday was planting day, potting plants and weeding, today enjoying the carpet of color with an afternoon espresso.

Shot with a 1950's Taylor Hobson Cooke Kinic 25mm f1.5 c-mount lens

Flickr Explore: Dec 19, 2008 #317

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I entertained myself on the long boring drive home.

Sun flickers in fall grass.

Tipo de Flor / Flower Aurum Italicum .

Sony alpha 6000 & samyang 12mm f2 lens

Flowers of my backyard. Sept. 2016.

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Strung out

1830-1876

Macro Art

60 Minutes In The Park

May 24, 2012 at 5.49pm

Wood Cranesbill / Woodland Geranium (Geranium sylvaticum)

County flower of England. Depending on soil conditions, the flowers range from a mauve color to sky blue.

In ancient Europe, the flower was called Odin's Grace, associated with the mythological god, Odin, the god of wisdom, war and poetry. The flowers yield a blue-gray dye that was used in ancient Europe to dye war cloaks, believing it would protect them in battle. It is also said to have been the color of the Virgin Mary's veil indicative of its ancient to medieval sacred valuation.

Class: Magnoliopsida; Order: Geraniales; Family: Geraniaceae

Small soapstone sculpture of a dancing polar bear made by an artist who belongs to one of the indigenous peoples of the far north.

Seen in NONAM, the North American Native Museum in Zürich, Switzerland. A very interesting, small museum that was not very easy to find. Here is the web site. If you want to visit, take the tram to Tiefenbrunnen und walk from there.

These peoples and their culture are not very well known, for reasons that I fail to understand. They have a rich and interesting history and culture that we can learn a lot from.

I went there to see the special exhibition on the Inuit ocean goddess Sedna, eponymous for the transneptunian object 90377 Sedna.

Camera: Leicaflex SL2 (Leica ID 10022), made in 1975

Lens: Leica Summicron-R-II 50mm (11216), made in 1978

Kodak Portra 400 professional grade colour negative film

Developed and scanned by www.meinfilmlab.de

Bokeh creation ....losing focus and blurring images while playing with my camera.