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We were very surprised to encounter this bright male Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea) in an area we've never seen this species before. He was hunting from a farm fence, away from forest remnants, jumping down into the nearby grass, before flying back up to the fence. He did not appear to have a partner nearby.
Over the long pandemic I developed an ability to capture close ups of blooms around my yard. The camera mounted on a tripod and the blooms protected from breezes allows sharper focus on the flame acanthus, Anisacanthus quadrifidus, and not worry much about the depth of field. My camera sensor with its macro lens is only about 25 centimeters from this flower so my depth of field I know will be small. I put the far-left anther in sharp focus in hopes that the others will be acceptable focus. The petals from the acanthus flower are mostly in focus. I dehazed the photo to accentuate the contrast. I toned down the brightness of the anthers on the left flower. The contrast between the red-orange and the mottled out of focus greens of the background pushes the flowers forward. The sunlight lightens the throat just enough to where the filaments can be seen emerging from it.
Female Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea), central Victoria, Australia. This bird was part of a group of adult Flame Robin pairs which were foraging along the forest floor together in the late evening. I spent quite a bit of time watching them and managed to position myself ahead of the group; I was crouched down low and was rewarded when this one made a close approach. Shortly after, the light faded for the evening.
Image taken May 2023.
The Bowl holding the Flame of Glory at the National Museum of Ukraine in the Second World War in Kyiv. This is part of a complex of monumnets to Ukrainians who died during the war.
Patagonia / Santa Cruz County, Arizona
This female Flame Skimmer was observed and photographed at the Paton's home.
This old Pieris (Forest Flame) in our garden, is doing a little better this year. I added lots of leaf mould around its roots over the winter with added sulphur chips to increase the acidity. Seems to be working 🤔
This is my representation of the Phoenix, the mythical bird that is consumed and renewed by the flames.
There was some added planning involved in this one. I first chose my pose then I did an abstract painting which would follow the curves of the pose and represent the blaze. Then merged the photo of the painting and my silo.
The act of burning sage is common to many cultures of the world. In this case, I did not make a sage smudge stick, but there is no need.
Burning sage is supposed to 'cleanse' your home, ultimately the goal is to clear the room or house from bad energy.
Personally, I just love sage. I love the smell, the feel and the taste of it. I grow it to use mainly for culinary reasons, but I also let it bloom because the flowers are spectacular.
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Okay, the smallest 'figure' (second from the left) is totally Photoshopped. But other than that, the rest of the photograph is actual SOOC flames inside my cottage fireplace. See additional flame photos adjacent to the link below:
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Found this male along a track in the WTP, They are usual winter visitors to the Plant, but I've never sighted one in this location by the river before
Good evening everyone,
It's been a busy week for me juggling 2 jobs but I'm hanging in there and things are going pretty good.
Sometimes work can take over your life but you just have to do it for the time being.
Don't think too much and appreciate that you can do it.
This year I try not to think as much as I used to.
Tonight I'm experimenting with fire ...months ago I was drawn to the water element ...this month January I feel drawn to the fire element.
Maybe because it is so cold in London right now.
In order to shine you must be your own light.
Today and tomorrow
let yourself shine always:)
Warm Light and Love
XXX
Flame skimmer - (Libellula saturata). The flame skimmer or firecracker skimmer is a common dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to western North America. Male flame skimmers are known for their entirely red or dark orange body, this includes eyes, legs, and even wing veins.
Fairly common in oak and pine-evergreen forests in foothills and highlands; a few descend in winter to lowlands of west Mexico. Forages mainly at middle to upper levels where often quiet and overlooked easily. Note the bold white wingbars, big white tertial and tail spots, and dark streaks on back. Male flame-orange in west Mexico and deeper orange-red in east Mexico and Central America.
This one was photographed in Costa Rica guided by Neotropic Photo Tours.
Taken at Waukivory, NSW, Australia on the weekend. As the flames were constantly moving and changing I applied some motion blur to this shot to see how the effect worked.
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