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it's been a while since I have uploaded something so I thought I do one more before the years out!!
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2016,Osaka Japan.
Check my series,”OSAKA STREET FRAGMENTS” www.flickr.com/photos/153962322@N05/albums/72157719832072690
A honey bee on a Cleome or "Spider flower".I don't know what particular species of Cleome this one is.After all,there are about 275 species of the flower and I certainly wasn't going to go through them all to find out!Cleome are native to South America in countries like Argentina,Uruguay Paraguay and southern Brazil, although some believe South Africa to be the place of origin.Most of you already know about the Cleome,so I won't say much about it.One interesting thing I read about them however is that the plant,as you know,have prickly thorns and also a pungent odor that some people find offensive.Now,there are newer hybrids of cleome that are odorless!One such hybrid called"Señorita Rosalita" (a catchy name) is both odorless and thornless.Also,cleome are generally annual and perennial plants.The newer breed of the plant however will not grow next year's flowers,because the seeds are sterile.The reason for that,I think,is that the plant is considered to be invasive if the seeds are allowed to fall on the ground.The newer hybrids are also smaller than the original,like the "Señorita Rosalita"mentioned above which grows up to three feet high,I believe.
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This is one image in a series of studio setups I am shooting. Unlike my flower series of several years ago, which I lit with traditional lighting, I shot these with a technique called Light Painting. The technique involves hand-holding small diffused flashlights and "brush stroking” the light where you want it while the camera’s shutter is open for a long exposure. I then blend several frames together in PS using the best elements from each frame to reach the desired look. This series features hand tools. I had several hammers I had gathered over the years and started adding to the collection for this series, picking up some gears and vintage oilers for some variety. To see more in the series, click StillLifes
This week's FlickrFriday theme is: #Light and Shadow
Le thème de ce FlickrFriday est: #Lumière et ombre
O tema desta FlickrFriday é: #Luz e sombra
本次 FlickrFriday 主題: #光与影
FlickrFriday-Thema der Woche: #Licht und Schatten
El tema de FlickrFriday es: #Luz y sombra
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This particular scene, while working fine in B/W, appealed to me a bit more in color. The color really takes on a different feel in the nighttime darkness. Not better, just different. So what the heck, this one is in color. Also, it joins that short color night time series I did awhile back.
To see more in this series, visit Color of Night
Photo art composite using nine individual images. Click here to see how it started: www.flickr.com/photos/193474231@N06/51782120712/in/datepo...
After an 18 month sabbatical from the Calder Valley the promise of wall-to-wall blue skies encouraged me to make the trip today to snap the much favoured Preston - Lindsey tanks in what remains of the autumn foliage.
After arriving early and parking in Cornholme I made my way towards the top of Low Moor via Carr Road, and slipped a few times on the black-ice hanging around in the shadows. Anyhow it turns out that my memory of the footpaths isn't quite as wholesome as I thought it was - after taking a wrong turn and with 20 minutes to go now that the train was apparently running early, I ended up having to walk up the steeper than preferred side of the slope grasping the heather for leverage. By now sweating like a pig I eventually found a suitable spot and the hankie, packed as an insurance for driving rain, served instead to mop the head, brow and try stop the glasses from steaming up every time I lifted camera to face.
Still, it was worth it though for the net gain of one class 70, Colas unit 70817, seen here having just crested Copy Pit and still in the county of Lancashire, working the 10.07am Preston - Lindsey discharged bitumen tanks (6E32). Yorkshire officially starts just beyond the hamlet of Portsmouth and the houses basking in the sun.
Unfortunately on the debit side was a net loss of one hat - my favourite lined one too that's good for all weathers and which seemed to have slipped out of the pocket during some of the more energetic (it’s all relative) manoeuvres.
If you prefer your trains to have a few more pixels, then this may not be the shot for you! Best viewed full screen.
11.15am, 18th November 2019
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This is one image in a series I'm shooting on parking decks ... shapes and forms, light and shadow play, mood and atmosphere. Some images are minimalist; others representational; still others abstract. To see more in the series click Parking Deck Series