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This rather unusual, many-petaled Lotus blossom was seen, alone, fading in the Japanese Garden at the Huntigton Library & Botanical Gardens, San Marino CA. Difficult to ignore the beauty as I walked by.
Day 89
fade [feyd]
1. to lose brightness or vividness of colour.
2. to become dim, as light, or lose brightness of illumination.
3. to lose freshness, vigour, strength, or health.
4. to disappear or die gradually.
Outtake from day 88, I was bored so I played around with it in photoshop :3
On my last vacation, I was lucky enough to be able to visit another very dear friend from my university days. She lives in Cyprus and we had not seen each other in 2 years. My, where does the time go? My very first time in the Mediterranean and I wasn't disappointed. While we were out exploring on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, we came across this small inconspicuous flower in the field near the famed mosaics. It was "winter" time so there weren't many flowers to be seen at all. So of course I went to go take a look. On closer inspection, you will see that the flower isn't perfect. It's partially eaten away by the snails and the petals are a bit torn. But, it's still there....surviving.
I had to look it up but I found that the flower is "Anemone Coronaria", I believe. My friend told me that it opens to face the wind as it blows. In fact the name is derived from the Greek word meaning wind. I found this fascinating for some reason, not because I didn't believe her. But it never ceases to amaze me how much nature is in harmony with itself. I love using selective colour as an "isolation tool" in my photos but I hadn't done one for a while. So I used it here and took out most of the colour from the surrounding grass. If you look carefully, you can still make out a hint of green in the blades of grass.
There is a particular passage in the bible that states "to everything, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven". I take this to mean that everything happens for a reason, and no matter how hard the time seems, it eventually comes to a close. That is comforting when you are going through it. I can go further to say that with every ending, there is always a chance for rebirth and reinvention. And with that prospect, there is hope. :) So as this beauty fades, I'm sure that the seeds will blossom in the next season to delight whoever is lucky enough to pass by and see them or whatever sleeping flowers lie dormant, awaiting warmer weather.
Wishing you all a very good and safe weekend!
“Devenir gris
Devenir gris
One man on a lonely platform
One case sitting by his side
Two eyes staring cold and silent
Show fear as he turns to hide
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Un homme dans une gare isolée
Une valise a ses cotés
Des yeux fixes et froids
Montre de la peur lorsqu'il
Se tourne pour se cacher
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Sent la pluie comme un été Anglais
Entends les notes d'une chanson lointaine
Sortant de derriere d'un poster
Espérant que la vie ne fut aussi longue
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Feel the rain like an English summer
Hear the notes from a distant song
Stepping out from a back shop poster
Wishing life wouldn't be so long
Devenir gris
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Devenir gris
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Devenir gris
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Devenir gris
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)”
[Visage - Fade To Grey]
Norm's
6303 Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento, CA
This electrician's shop has been there forever. I don't know it to recommend it, but I can tell you that We-Do-It are fast, thorough, and cheap if your car needs a bath. I challenge any immigrant-basher to come watch these guys work for a fraction of the price you'd expect to pay for the same quality work at a shiny-looking reputable place.
I should have begun my project long ago, and this one is now really fading. I'm starting to withdraw this one from work.
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I had wanted to make photos of my shirts, but I don't like selfies very much. The solution? Just make photos of the fabrics!
I don't buy the same brands every time. Because of my small frame, finding the right size in Canada is challenging, so I basically buy whatever brand that fits, often even regardless of colours or patterns. I just buy it if it fits, because again, it's not easy to find clothes that fit me.
Subject: BM
Lighting: Profoto 600R with softbox camera left. Black muslin background. Composited three times with left eye. Dual tones first with standard black and white then with color balance for sepia.
A boat ashore fades away in the harsh sunlight.
The small town icon; the lifeguard house of ancient times fades in the background, decaying year by year, decade by decade.
The island gets thinner and thinner as winterstorms whisk away the sand.
The locals fight it.
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I thought it was cool how the reflection faded away...
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