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But a whole fetishism has grown up around the technique of photography. Technique should be so conceived and adapted as to induce a way of seeing things, preferably in essentials, excluding the effects of gratuitous virtuosity and other ineptitudes. Technique is important in that we have to master it, but it is the result that counts.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
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chimera prunus mume, japanese flowering apricot, 'Omoi-no-mama', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Mute Swan m. (Cygnus olor)
Mrs Mute Swan and the kids were paddling around, searching for tasty morsels, when this magnificent father swan serenely raised his head from the water, and looked directly at me. An extremely personal moment, I felt.
I’m always thrilled to see these incredibly beautiful creatures, and, this day was wonderfully sunny and the light was just lovely.
Culzean Swan Pond
SW Scotland
Taken at the beginning of January, 2021
“Unwearied still, lover by lover,
They paddle in the cold
Companionable streams or climb the air;
Their hearts have not grown old;
Passion or conquest, wander where they will,
Attend upon them still.”
extract - “The Wild Swans at Coole” WB Yeats
(cropped)
Waiāhole, O‘ahu.
Grew up often doing things the hard way.
Haven't grown out of it, I think.
Rusty chains back then, crusty tripod legs now.
From the body of work, Pinholes makai.
Le Bambole Mk. XV, "Weekend Pinhole Camera".
Kodak Ektar 100.
Toshogu Shrine (東照宮, Tōshōgū) is the final resting place of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate that ruled Japan for over 250 years until 1868.The shrine’s precinct consists of 55 buildings set in a poetic mist-laden forest. Grown from a single mausoleum, the complex is estimated to have cost the modern equivalent of 40 billion yen and required the manpower of over 400,000 carpenters, over the course of 17 months!
Great Egret chicks grow fast! These young adults still have the juvenile head fuzz.
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, SC, USA
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Iris flowers grown from a bulb.
Native to the Mediterranean and central Asian areas.
Also the source of orrisroot from which essence of violet perfume is made.
Have a good one
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Barn owl profile.
This is one of the two barn owls that were hand raised last summer of the falconers of the wildlife park Eekholt.
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This was near the end of the clouds cycle, as it grew a little more then died, as quickly as it began. Amazing to see, was a matter of minutes. The moon brought out some cool colors and allowed me too watch the process!
This tiny tea set was our daughters when she was a little girl. Later played with by our now grown up granddaughters.
Time to take it into a charity shop when lockdown finishes!
HMM everyone
It seemed for about a week, that I couldn't spot a mantis, and I was confused as to whether they relocated, died...or possibly ate each other ;-) The past couple of days, I've realized why they were hard to spot...and I'm sure you can guess from the image. After their last...and possibly final molt, most have changed color. Out of the 4 I found in one area, 2 were all pale brown, one was a combination of brown/green...like this male here...and one was all green, but with brown accents. When I looked around, and noticed how much of the brush is already changing, I could see how a more brown appearance helps them blend. Whereas in spring and early summer, when everything was lush and green, their bright green color was better camouflage.
The next difference....wings! Yes...we now have flying stick figures floating around our yard lol. But I found the wings covering the abdomen was making it difficult to determine gender. So with research and more watching, I found both genders have wings. But the females, being larger, with the thicker, heavier abdomens, do not fly, and therefore have wings that are just about the length of their body. Whereas the lighter, narrower males sport longer wings that are a little longer then their abdomen, and are the ones that are seen flying, usually to find a mate...of course ;-)
And they've grown much bigger! No more are they the little bitty green aliens I was used to holding. But I've found these larger, more intimidating mantises are just as friendly, and even try and climb on my camera when I get it close lol. So my mantis study continues ;-) Please view large.
The kids are going back to school in a couple of days, so being loaded with back to school arrangements and activities, this will probably be my last post for the week, but I'll be stopping by to check in with everyone. Have a wonderful week, my friends :-)
Helianthus annuus, the common sunflower, is a large annual forb of the genus Helianthus is grown as a crop for its edible oil and edible fruits. It is a genus of plants comprising about 70 species. Except for three species in South America, all Helianthus species are native to North America and Central America. The species H. annuus typically grows during the summer and into early fall, with the peak growth season being mid-summer. Perennial sunflower species are not as common in garden use due to their tendency to spread rapidly and become invasive. Sunflowers are usually tall annual or perennial plants that in some species can grow to a height of 300 cm or more. They bear one or more wide, terminal capitula (flower heads), with bright yellow ray florets at the outside and yellow or maroon (also known as a brown/red) disc florets inside. 28624
“What is happening to me happens to all fruits that grow ripe.
It is the honey in my veins that makes my blood thicker, and my soul quieter.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
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Echinopsis pachanoi (syn. Trichocereus pachanoi) — known as San Pedro cactus — is a fast-growing columnar cactus native to the Andes Mountains at 2,000–3,000 m (6,600–9,800 ft) in altitude.[2][3] It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru,[4][5] and it is cultivated in other parts of the world. Uses for it include traditional medicine and traditional veterinary medicine, and it is widely grown as an ornamental cactus. It has been used for healing and religious divination in the Andes Mountains region for over 3,000 years.
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Cactus Flower - Santa Gemita - 011622 - Enhanced-9
I got a good look at the family of Egyptian geese today whose photo I posted earlier (see the link in the comments). They were tiny fluff balls one month ago, and now they seem almost grown up :-))
Have a wonderful weekend everybody!
Homegrown fenugreek sprouts.HMM!
Actually Silke wanted to use the sprouts for her photo, but instead she chose "Eye of the Cyclon" for today's theme, a very good decision!
HMM Sprossen vom Bockshornklee !!!
Eigentlich wollte Silke die Sprossen für ihr Foto einsetzen, sie hat sich statt dessen zum heutigen Thema für "Eye of the Cyclon" entschieden, eine sehr gute Entscheidung!
En fait, Silke voulait utiliser les germes pour sa photo, mais elle a plutôt choisi "Eye of the Cyclon" pour le thème d'aujourd'hui, une très bonne décision!
A Happy Macro Monday, Everyone! Have a great week ahead!
En realidad Silke quería usar los brotes para su foto, pero en vez de eso eligió "Ojo del Ciclón" para el tema de hoy, ¡una muy buena decisión!
Na verdade, Silke queria usar os botões para sua foto, mas, em vez disso, escolheu "Eye of the Cyclone" para o tema de hoje, uma decisão muito boa!
In realtà Silke voleva usare i germogli per la sua foto, ma invece ha scelto "Eye of the Cyclon" per il tema di oggi, una decisione molto buona!
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Eigenlijk wilde Silke de spruiten gebruiken voor haar foto, maar in plaats daarvan koos ze voor "Eye of the Cyclon" voor het thema van vandaag, een zeer goede beslissing!
A Happy Macro Monday, Everyone! Have a great week ahead!
Thank you for your comments and faves, they are always highly appreciated!
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Danke für Eure Kommentare und Faves über die ich sehr freue!!
This is one of the few that are still actively in explore.
I am surprised it never got to 100 faves.
It is still #5.
in a clearing in the woods, there stands a split oak tree; two trees, one tree, one and the same tree, roots grown deep in the earth.
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Malus prunifolia is a species of crabapple tree known by the common names plumleaf crab apple, plum-leaved apple, pear-leaf crabapple, Chinese apple and Chinese crabapple. It is native to China, and is grown elsewhere for use as an ornamental tree or as rootstock. It reaches from between 3 and 8 meters tall and bears white flowers and yellow or red fruit.
Continuation of an ongoing series of photographs of flowers grown in our backyard and in the gardens of our neighborhood here in Toronto Canada.
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It's Macro Monday, theme is vegetable. Tried some zuccini pictures, they show what I think of Zuccini 😁...and salad, but the cats ate it before I could make a picture...so I ended up with a Litchee. Tried hard to make it a vegetable...no way...
That's a shot of one of our four cats named Trixie (since she is tricolored). Apart from the light, the bokeh and the flare, I really like her pose since this turned out to be almost exactly the same pose as in the image I took a year before. She is such a cutie, although she is the most diva-like cat in the bunch and only occasionally wants to be petted :) Hope you like it!
Photo taken for Wall and Window Wednesdays. HWW everyone!
Edited with a little help from Deep Dream Generator and Snapseed.
Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)
There were a number of toadstools in Bill's front lawn this morning.
No birds today as I wanted to avoid posting from the archives for one day.
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