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A macro view of a broccoli floret, taken for the Macro Mondays group theme, "Low key". The frame represents a span of two-inches across.
I took a lot of shots trying to make broccoli look cool.
Technical info:
The scene was illuminated by a single steady LED cube at 11-o'clock.
Lens: Tokina AT - X M100 AF PRO D(AF 100mm f / 2.8 Macro).
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..... when you are a pollinator and it is the second week of November, you take what the season offers; even if it happens to be an autumn weary broccoli floret .
So interesting to see that efforts to establish a vibrant and beneficial organic sector in Tanzania are well underway, Brocolli can be seen here tended in-between banana trees (supported by bamboo stakes). This effort benefits the farm/plantation owners, provides employment for many, with the benefit of growing healthy, chemically free food. Lots of vegetables were also grown in-between coffee tree/bushes on this plantation.
Broccoli is so tightly wrapped these days that half of the florets get squashed and turn pale - I never know whether to cook them or cut them off before cooking! HMM
Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) on broccoli flowers.
I'm leaving some of my cool weather crops to flower and feed the local pollinators. The broccoli seems to be their favorite and it is typically covered with lots of these bees. San Diego Caliornia
Strange how the houses are all so small and the trees so dominating in these streets. The trees grow so well because they love wet feet and this is a serious flood plain, where the houses shouldn't really be.
For Macro Mondays theme "Balance". This is a chunk of broccoli about 1" across, and represents one element of a balanced diet, which must include lots of veggies.
Here's an unusual-looking flower we saw on Gran Canaria when hiking in the mountains. It really reminded me of broccoli when it gets a little old lol. We got quite lucky with the light that evening - though it rained for most of our trip afterwards.
For 121 Pictures in 2021 #35 "Fibre", broccoli is a nutritious vegetable very high in fiber (or fibre, as it is spelled elsewhere).
Actually it looks like a broccoli/cauliflower hybrid, writ large.
I asked around for answers as to what this is called.
Mary says “Crepe myrtle.”
Tom says: Melaleuca linariifolia. Also known as Paperbark or "snow in summer" tree. www.marinatreeandgarden.org/treelist/melaleuca_l.html
Aged oaks with plagiotropic and slanted branches bearing rather autonomous shoot systems that look as small trees. Captured near Pushchino, Moscow region
My camera is having all sorts of problems... of course I suspect it has been dropped in the midst of moving furniture in and out of rooms while we had new flooring installed, but no one is admitting to it. Took my camera with me while checking on the garden and it began working fine. Guess it needed some fresh air:)
By lake of time available last week I have combined 2 older Macro photo’s for this week Theme.
Apologies for doing .
Not my idea of a title! Someone said the trees looked liked sprigs of broccoli - never crossed my mind. This was in north London last week. Just managed to get the last of the light before it rained.
