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This image brings back some very fond memories as the house that I grew up in on Common Lane was no more than 150 metres away from this very spot. As I remember there was also a little Teahouse that sold homemade cakes and fruit scones along with fresh tea or coffee a few houses along the lane called The Copper Kettle which of course has long gone now! Time flies in the blink of an eye!
Bellis perennis is a common European species of daisy, of the family Asteraceae, often considered the archetypal species of that name. Many related plants also share the name "daisy", so to distinguish this species from other daisies it is sometimes qualified as common daisy, lawn daisy or English daisy.
Swaying in the wind, the daylilies look like they want to be dancing.
Working on the colours of the juxtaposition of the pictures. Thought purple and yellow would work. Looking for other complementary and opposite colours in the next one.
Try to remember
The kind of September
When life was slow and oh so mellow..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkknZefMcUc Try to Remember, the Brothers Four.
The first lily of the summer. Bought as a single stem several years back, this lily plant has now multiplied into six through its own effort without human intervention. Perhaps I should split it this year or try to harvest some of the seed pods. For those interested, instructions are enclosed in link below. No. 6 of Colour Palette series.
As the lights of autumn sunset soften with cooler evening winds, the Hydrangea All Summer Long keeps coming out with new buds and small florets. Will this hydrangea have a name change some time soon?
The ancients used to treat greeting the sun at first light as a religious experience. A new day begins out of the dark night of the soul. Today we are more intent on catching that exact moment when the sun appears with our various light sensing devices (I can't say camera anymore).
There is an old Hebrew hymn that went something like this:
"From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised." (Psalm 113).
That is something modern people find hard to do. But perhaps it has more to do with our confused views of God than it does with reality. At the very least, whatever our metaphysical views, we should be grateful for the experience of life itself. We should greet every sunrise as our last, because one day it will be.
Taken last year but have only just managed to make it look slightly more acceptable. I wish I knew how to take long exposure shots for that milky smooth look on the water, I do have A ND filter but haven't quite got to grips on how to use it yet!!
Just off the shores of Loch leven stands a tree by a field that beautifully catches the light of the setting sun.
And this is the view overlooking the main courtyard of the old Mount Royal Hospital. This 1875 Victorian building would have many stories to tell. On three sides we can walk around this covered verandah.
Originally this courtyard was fully enclosed, but the buildings at the end were demolished. The only survivor from 1950 is the old kiosk which I showed you in an earlier shot.
Roxy for Happy Caturday's theme: "Light and shade".
An old photo of Roxy, cause I'm very busy :(
Happy Caturday to all ❤
LACPIXEL - 2022
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For the next few days I'll show you some photographs from the Tarkine region in northwest Tasmania. We are in the forest walking towards an incredible formation known as the Trowutta Arch. This photograph is my attempt to capture something of the spirit of this place. Because this forest is truly alive!
My title is not an intended pun, but it is true that since the early 1990s there has been a strong environmental struggle to see the Tarkine recognised as a World Heritage Area. The purpose for this is to protect the forests. I don't intend to labour the debate here, but needless to say, sections of the old forest like this are in no danger at all from either logging or mining. They are universally recognised as places of great importance. But there are disputed areas that continue to be an ongoing battle between forestry, mining and conservation interests. It will be interesting to see how it is resolved.
The best form of protection for natural beauty is to show people photographs of places like this. It feels like home.
We both love it up here where the trees are bursting out in their light green leaves, the air is fresh and there's not a sound to be heard but birdsong. We are both thinking our own thoughts, but so very aware of each other.
This is a painting I did in Topaz Studio of an incline in Sutton Park I've come to think of as "Marnie's Hill", as I so love my dog and I love this place with her as she's happy and confident here.
Hope you like it ! Many thanks for your views and comments.
I've always loved those evocative misty landscapes of the Pictorialists. Like the early work of Peter Henry Emerson (1856-1936), you'll notice there is very little in this photograph that is in sharp focus. That choice is deliberate. Pictorialism was the photographic equivalent of Impressionism in painting. And although out of fashion for many years, there are plenty of photographers exploring its possibilities today.
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Happy Caturday theme this week is "Light and Shade". Rena took it literally and investigated the little lamp.
The Elizabeth River flows very quietly under the Red Bridge at Campbell Town, Tasmania. We'll get the the bridge tomorrow. But I wanted to show you how infra red can treat the delicate nature of the grasses beside the stream. You simply must enlarge this photograph for the full effect. The light was lovely as a contrast to the shade in the visible light spectrum, but it takes on a whole new level of significance in infrared. The reflective water is alluring as well, thanks to the way infrared darkens it.
"On the seventh day God rested."
This shot was taken as a Saturday drew to its close on Greens Beach in northern Tasmania. I liked the way the sun highlighted the black stones on the beach. The Low Head Lighthouse is in the distance.
My title also has in mind a great book of photographs by Michael Kenna, "Images of the Seventh Day". Not that this photograph has anything directly to do with Kenna's work (he works in medium format, usually on film, and only in monochrome). But I'm more than happy to promote this collection of photographs as Kenna is a superb landscape photographer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzCjFfuYXWE
As I was working on this photograph I was also playing one of my favourite modern composers, Ludovico Einaudi. To listen to Einaudi clears the mind - completely. So you may like to have a listen to this little piece as well. It is called "Night" and is quite fitting for the evening of the seventh day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJZAuMEHmSI
When you're standing on these railroad tracks in the Fingal Valley, it's hard not to imagine the history of transportation since the early days of the colony. Steam trains first began to run on tracks like these in 1886. Now the only cargo carried on trains is coal from the last remaining coal mine in Tasmania at Avoca.
This is of course the National Theatre on the Southbank in London. If you looked all the way back through my photostream you would find more than one image I've posted of this building which in the right light can be absolutely wonderful. If however you see it on a drab dull day it can look nothing short of awful. I'll leave you to decide what kind of light I had on this particular day!
This looks like the oldest house in the neighbourhood. Certainly the oldest surviving one in a new building estate. Built in the 19th century, this old piece of Victoriana has been lovingly maintained. It makes a striking image in the fading light. It won't be long before it is surrounded by new generic housing designs. Arghh.
I've been meaning to make my own albumen photographic paper. This might be a good digital negative to work with. It has the right feel for the brown albumen prints.
These abandoned industrial buildings are quite literally in their twilight. Since I took these shots both are now being dismantled for a new industrial development.
Clock tower, both the clocks are wrong in fact. The photo was taken at 12:18 pm Pacific Time. But it's a nice clock tower.