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Despite being from the cactus family, the May flower does not have any thorns. It originates in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil and is scientifically known as schlumbergera truncata.
Its preferences are similar to orchids in terms of support. In its natural environment it prefers to use tree trunks as support. Therefore, this place is one of the best to keep your flower.
The name of this plant became popular due to its flowering, which takes place in May. However, it can be known in other ways depending on the region you are in. Thus, other common names are: silk flower, easter cactus for the southern hemisphere and christmas cactus for the northern hemisphere.
This flower fell in love with gardening enthusiasts because it is medium in size, has a huge variety of colors such as pink, pale yellow, red, orange and white, in addition to being very easy to grow.
The May flower reaches 30 cm in height, and can be kept in smaller pots with a diameter of 10 cm. Another curiosity is that if this plant is pollinated, it produces pink fruits with 1 to 2 cm when ripe.
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This plant blooms in autumn, which in Brazil takes place between March and May. This time is close to Easter, which is also related to the flower. On the other hand, it can still bloom around Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere.
In this way, the May flower is linked to festivals that symbolize rebirth and life. Because it has many cheerful colors, it brings more liveliness to any environment in which it is, valuing any garden decoration around it.
The name silk flower is related to the soft and delicate texture of this flower. Therefore, these definitions are also among its meanings, offering more softness to the place where it is grown. That's why you can even stay in the plants to improve the energy of the house.
If offered as a gift, its symbolism indicates an attitude of pure and true feeling. It can also be used for declarations of love, representing the sincerity of the relationship.
Can anyone argue with that description?
This by-the-way is the Jpg
As most of you will know editing in RAW usually produces an improved finished article
Not this time
Whatever I tried in RAW the original Jpg (In my eyes at least) just looked better
So a simple crop and upload!
A shame it's not always that simple
Our baby boy turned 3 yesterday, May 23rd. Love him with all our hearts! I wanted to put his photo up then but the Flickr maintenance took over 24hrs.
Today I keep getting the Bad Panda and pages take forever to load if they load at all. I am also not receiving any notifications when friends put up new photos. Hoping they can get these issues fixed once and for all. It's been going on for way too long! My apologies if I am slow to respond to comments or miss your new photo uploads because of this.
Have a great weekend Flickr friends. Tina and the Puglets xo
I would like to thank all of you that have taken the time to view and comment on my photos, it is very much appreciated. Constructive criticism and tips on how to improve my novice photography skills are always welcomed.
Weather conditions improved in the late afternoon. This is a northwestward view from a hill that used to be the site for Chichijima's weather station.
The island in the left is Nishijima (西島, western island), while those in the right are Hyoutanjima (瓢箪島 gourd island), Anijima (兄島 older brother island), and Hitomarujima (人丸島).
According the climate data provided by Japan Meteorological Agency, average temperature of the coldest month in Chichijima is 18.5 degree Celsius, which means Chichijima has a tropical climate.
Annual precipitation of Chichijima is 1,296 mm, and the precipitation of the driest month is 51.6 mm, which means Chichijima has the tropical monsoon climate (Am) as compared to the humid subtropical climate (Cfa) in the Izu islands and the main island part of Tokyo.
Chichijima's climate is relatively dry judging from the Japanese standard; annual precipitation of downtown Tokyo is 1,530 mm.
Improved Image Uploaded 26/08/2023
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Early visit to St Benet's, Nr Ludham, Norfolk. the light was wonderful and there is a slight mist over the fields. Glorious day!
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Improved version of earlier (way down in time) upload
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Vanguard, 2 Riflemen, and a female Scout. Comment your favs. Ik they're similar but I think they look much better than some of the originals. Share your Rebel armies too!
following a suggestion in a comment for a photo I posted over a year ago, I am re-posting this, in sharpened and intensified colour, and in larger size...improved, I think ! Thanks for the prod, Allan McKenzie!
A very new moon and a clearer atmosphere than any of my recent visits to the area. Papalote Rancho Viejo campsite in Big Bend Ranch State Park, Presidio County, Texas.
Borders separate / two areas that are connected. // In one area we / figure as subjects. // In the other / the frame is grabbed / by abstraction.
Assemblage - collage, wood, cloth, paper, paint.
(size 44x32x3 cm), www.meurtant.exto.org)
After their overnight run from Medley, FL, FEC train 336 switches onto the Cemex City Point lead at CP City Point in Cocoa, FL.
CP City Point was rebuilt from its original configuration a few months prior to this photo. Originally, it was just the single main and the City Point lead with some standard vaders. Now, as you can see, there's a whole new main being built and two tracks that turn west off of the main to head toward Orlando for Brightline.
The last time I saw and captured this species (from a long distance, see below image) was in Spain 6 years ago....
Thousands here at this site ...Close-up !
(Click on image to view LARGE SIZE.)
For improved visibility on level crossings, NS are fitting the class SNG EMUs with a yellow front. For now, the blue and yellow fronts can be seen together - in this case literally, as the leading unit has the blue front (mostly obscured by the overhead line portal and, of course, the other EMU) and the trailing one is yellow. The pair are on their way on a local service from Amsterdam Centraal to Amersfoort Vathorst. Soest, 05-09-2021.
(Malurus splendens)
Ormiston Gorge - Northern Territory
Austrália
Already tired from our second attempt to find the Spinifex Pigeon, Nita decided she needed a rest and went to sit near the parking area where there are several facilities.
I was somewhat disappointed, but not entirely; after all, the trip had allowed us to find the Pink Cockatoo.
I started wandering alone towards the west of the camping area when I began to notice and photograph some activity, first a Thornbill, then a group of what I initially thought were Variegated Fairywrens, which I had photographed on a previous visit.
Suddenly, I noticed that the males didn’t have the characteristic reddish back. I analyzed the photos more carefully and... a great and magnificent surprise, they were the Splendid Fairywrens!
I began photographing every opportunity they gave me while shouting, “Nita, Nita,” but Nita couldn’t hear me.
Dilemma: should I go call her and risk losing the chance to improve my photos (she will say I made the wrong choice), or should I stay and possibly never see them again?
At first, I chose the first option and, after a few more photos, decided on the second.
When I finally found her and we returned to the spot, as I feared, they were gone, but at least I had some photos.
With Nita feeling quite disappointed but resigned, we were heading back when, near the creek, we noticed some activity. There they were, now just a pair, but that was enough.
We began following them and trying to capture every possible moment, and in one of those moments, I got this shot. Along the way, both Nita and I captured several poses, although they were almost always either a bit distant or surrounded by too much vegetation. Nevertheless, since we had several opportunities, we were very satisfied.
And the best was yet to come.
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Austrália (2024) (309)
- All the photos for this order PASSERIFORMES (3553)
- All the photos for this family Maluridae (Malurídeos) (13)
- All the photos for this species Malurus splendens (2)
- All the photos taken this day 2024/11/13 (11)
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Trees improve air quality
Forests help purify drinking water
One large tree is a day's worth of oxygen for up to four people!
"A mighty wind blew night and day
It stole the oak tree's leaves away,
Then snapped its boughs and pulled its bark
Until the oak was tired and stark
But still the oak tree held its ground
While other trees fell all around."
Continuing this week's 'Spitfire' theme - here is a profile view of a Spitfire Mk 1. A key feature is the barely perceptible, tapering, twist to the wing. The leading edge points upwards by 2 degrees where it joins the body, reducing to half a degree at the tip. This subtle twist greatly improved the handling for pilots, but made the structure far more difficult to manufacture. The wing was the design of Canadian-born aerodynamicist Beverley Shenstone, an unsung hero of the Spitfire story.
This aircraft carries the Eagle Squadron badge. Three RAF squadrons were formed with volunteer airmen from the USA in 1940 before American entry into WW2. About 240 men served, of whom around 100 perished. In Sept 1942, the US airmen transferred to the US 8th Army Air Force. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Squadrons
After some nights spent to learn and practice new imaging techniques, I propose a version of my first attempt to Andromeda Galaxy, less harsh, more realistic and detailed and (I hope) nicer to see.
- OTA: William Optics Zenithstar 61 APO doublet + WO Flat61 field flattener
- Mount: SkyWatcher Star Adventurer GTI
- Camera: Nikon D800 unmodified
Stack of 34x120s. shots @3.200ISO + 10 dark + 10 flats, using Starry Sky Stacker (SSS) for Mac.;
Processing through Adobe Photoshop
Any comment and/or advice for improving is welcome
Sweetly scented Lemon flowers blooming at Enid Haupt Conservatory of NYBG.
Improved Meyer Lemon
Citrus x meyeri
'Improved Meyer'
RUTACEAE
Running on track 2 due to track 1 being out of service for maintenance, a passenger test extra, with freshly rebuilt CTrail GE P40BH 6711 and five cars, makes its way south on a dismal afternoon in Wallingford. 6711 is former New Jersey Transit 4803 and Amtrak 820, which was built in July of 1993. The 12 Connecticut Department of Transportation P40s are being overhauled and repainted at Amtrak's Beech Grove Shops in Indiana.
Because she's arabian .. !
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the self-same well from which your laughter rises was often-times filled with your tears. ~ Kahlil Gibran
PS: She's a kid :), dont forget *mashalla*
I'd appreciate comments about the piece itself, it'll be a great benefit to me to improve my work. thanks alot :)!
I'd like to improve on this but this is the best I came away with for now. According to my book they really are quite rare, so worth pursuing
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Brilliant Emerald (Somatochlora metallica
) dragonfly
This morning she goes in for a recheck on her uti and they need to repeat her blood work. (wish me luck on getting her in the carrier...she hates that). I don't know who gets more stressed...me or her. I am hoping for improved results. I have been praying for weeks...I love my baby girl. If you have a spare one...please send it our way. Happy Saturday.
she's even cuter in the lightbox.
My good friend Peter EW&F suggested that I improve my bug trap to save the Honey Bees.
I haven't caught any Honey Bees yet mostly flies and ants but I improved it anyway just incase, I can now open the lid and let them out.
See original trap below.
Have a great day!
(This image will replace the last merlin image.)
Sure glad that he did not see me. I was hiding behind some short brushes with full camo gears on.
Location: Port Perry (sewage) Lagoon, Ontario.
Vokiečių street. Improved sharpness and resolution of beer lid camera by making a smaller .175 mm pinhole.
Camera: beer lid
Film: ortho photocopy, 2.5 cm diameter
Exposure: 5-10 min, sunny day
Developer: old D-76
Fixer: sodium thiosulphate
Scanner: CanoScan 9950f
Another bash at improving my product photography. This time with an additional prop. I still have a long way to go before I'm happy. I'm limited these days by space so everything is done in a Heath Robinson fashion! I'd love a proper studio with proper lights instead of standing on one leg whilst holding foamboard, diffusers, flashes and remote controls!
I've had to comp together the bottle and the glass. This lighting effect could not be achieved in a single shot.
I've used as single YN560IV speedlight. For the bottle: Flash in a 24" double diffused softbox to the rear. Approx. 18" away. A further diffuser was used just behind the bottle to give a more gradated rim light. This hasn't quite had the effect I wanted! I cut from a piece of black foamboard a slightly larger shape of the bottle and placed this behind. Then 2 larger pieces of black foamboard placed left and right of subject to control the glare from the softbox. Speedlight triggered via YN560TX Full power @ 24mm. I then used the same flash with a Rogue grid attachment to light the label. 1/128 @ 24mm.
The glass was filled with water and a few drops of red food colouring. Same set up as the bottle but with a much lower flash power. 1/32 @ 24mm.
PP included masking the label frame into the bottle then compositing it with the glass. I'm quite comfortable with the camera/flash aspect of these shoots but PS work still blows my mind.....
I also need to inspect my purchases closer for wonky damaged labels. Hope it tastes ok tho :)
Still, it's much better than sat in front of the gogglebox having your brain fogged by a soap opera!
For years Larry has been on a mission to build the ultimate beach wagon.
He's built several different prototypes through the years, before coming up with the ultimate design!
A few facts about my photography:
1.I have had my share of ridicule from people (in flickr) about my style of photos, and
I thank them for making me strive to improve further
2.I used to hate taking photos of: landscapes, flora and fauna – I take it all back
3.My favorite genre in photography? – Portraits and Street photography
(candid/dramatic)
The best thing about flickr:
1.The friends I have earned.
Thank You All So Much.
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Taken in improving evening light after much heavy rain whist trying to photograph an elusive rainbow. The rainbow outwitted me, but I was able capture a fleeting patch of light in Knoydart across The Sound of Sleat. MV Hebridean Princess obligingly passed at the right moment to provide a little foreground interest.