Or Ivory Curl Flower or Spotted Silky Oaks are bursting forth in abundance right now in Brisbane. Some younger trees line a nearby road. The flowers smell wonderful too.

And a tribute to my Brisbane friend Christy Gallois who is a profuse photographer of our little corner of the world and always has a smile for everyone. And inspired me to slip down the road in heat and humidity to shoot these lovely trees.

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Just across from the Flow Bar, in the lovely undergrowth leading to the ocean. I used this trip to really test out high dynamic range photography, this being one of the first ones I processed. It has been pointed out to me that this photo does not look much like a HDR image; I was hoping to get the depth of field without the garishness associated with HDR, though I would perhaps be a little braver with the processing or bracketing to hint at the dynamic range if i were to process it again.

Processed with CameraBag 2

For Macro Mondays theme - Zipper

Walthamstow, East London, UK

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I took some time to check fences this morning after another 3 inches of rain and a flash flood.

Maidenhair Fern Curl.

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Himalayan Birch bark peels in wonderful ways.

A new housing development provides some interesting photos. Recent rains contributed these delightful curls created by mud slurry on a new concrete sidewalk.

Patches is now 5.5 years old. Photo shows better larger; press L.

portrait workshop

it was a fantastically beautiful weekend at one of my favourite places in the world

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added to Cream of the Crop as my most favorited photo (in 2005)

wave photo taken in laguna beach, ca

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Warszawa, Poland

Spring

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The punga or NZ Tree Fern exhibits beautifully curled fronds in a stage of it's growth cycle. Leaves unfurl to reveal silver grey undersides

A pastel sunrise at South Curl Curl beach. There's some surfers out there if you look closely

He made a great turn at the bottom and made it through the curl at the Wedge in Newport Beach, California. By all means not a big day if surf but just a beautiful morning with smoot glassy surf thanks to the hurricane of Baja California. It should be much bigger in a couple of days. We'll see... I will keep a watch out.

A woman surfer making the most of the conditions.

Mill Creek Park & Upper Mill Creek BLM Park, Polk County, Oregon

Itatiaia National Park, Brazil

May 06, 2015

"All great achievements require time." - Maya Angelou

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A crazy busy day in the office; but the evening should pass at a reasonable pace so I can't complain about that.

There's something about warm days that make things weightless, spring and summer seem easier to leave reality behind and the end of the day and just relax.

Tried to avoid shooting another bird today so I was poking around my neighbour's garden when I got home and noticed his ferns were starting to grow.

This is my favourite stage of the ferns growth so I couldn't resist shooting them today; I've learned in the past that the ferns never stay curled for too long and it's best to jump on the opportunity when it presents itself!

Hope everyone has had a good day.

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Three paper curls.

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One of the red roses in the garden

Fern frond unfurling. Re-edit from 2013. www.glophoto.net

St Nicholas Kirkyard.

The rich brown shades and sculptural qualities of these leaves in the park in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe caught my eye. Press "L" for the best view.

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