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"Evolution is so creative. That's how we got giraffes."
Kurt Vonnegut
I remember spending countless hours drawing when I was a child. When the opportunity to retire came about, I grabbed my graphite pencils and headed off to the local art center for classes. Who says you can't reclaim the fun you had as a child?
For the "Looking close... on Friday!" challenge "pencil points" 😊
Graphite is so wonderful ... from graphite powder to wood encased 'pencils' to sticks of pure graphite, I use it for drawing all the time. I rarely stop to think what an amazing mineral it is - so I looked it up on the Wiki and was surprised!
"Graphite, archaically referred to as plumbago, is a crystalline form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a hexagonal structure. It occurs naturally in this form and is the most stable form of carbon under standard conditions. Under high pressures and temperatures it converts to diamond"
Macro-Looking Close: Here
Everyday Things : Here
The ability to leave marks on paper and other objects gave graphite its name, given in 1789 by German mineralogist Abraham Gottlob Werner. It stems from γράφειν ("graphein"), meaning to write or draw in Ancient Greek.
#MacroMondays #Mediums
(photo with a APO-Rodagon-N 105mm F1:4, Enlarger lens on 3 inch bellows)
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"Tyger Tyger burning bright,
In the forests of the night:
What immortal hand or eye,
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?"
William Blake
The moment I saw a photograph of this man, I knew I'd try to capture his intense gaze. This graphite drawing was my first attempt at capturing that moment in time.
Taking a little break from documentary shots with this short nature series. Backyard find. Shot with Fujifilm XPro2 and 60mm f2.4 macro lens in Acros.
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