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White flowers with a pink blush on the petals.
I am not sure if this is the same flower used for the very expensive Manuka honey.
Friday again : ))
Thanks Denis
Manuka Myrtle can hardly be avoided when you visit New Zealand and Tasmania. It seems there's even some internecine strife as to which country derives the best Manuka Honey from the nectar of this ubiquitous - usually more or less coastal - shrub. Many regard it as a cure-all, and, indeed, it's very tasty and is likely to revive anyone after a hike through those coastal areas.
Several buildings behind St Christopher's Cathedral in Forrest have been demolished recently, revealing a complete view of all six light towers around Manuka Oval from Franklin Street. For reasons unknown, these towers seem friendly to me, standing like guardians, and leaning gently inwards over the stadium. A peaceful scene in the early morning Blue Hour light.
For the observant, there is a small speck of white light towards the to center of the image. This is "Sirius", a binary star in the Canis Major constellation. It is the brightest stellar object in the sky (Magnitude -1.47).
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius
Forrest, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
iPhone 6 - Photographs taken with the back-facing camera on an iPhone 6.
Cortex Cam - The Cortex Cam camera replacement app was used to capture an image with 4088 x 3072 pixels.
Photoshop Express - Straightened the image and cropped it to 3666 x 2688 pixels.
Big Photo - Resized the image to 3666 x 3666 pixels.
Snapseed - Applied Overall and lighting adjustments. Used the Lens Blur tool to add some dark vignette to the margins.
Photoshop Express - Applied the Sharpen filter.
Big Photo - Resized the image to 3268 x 3268 pixels.
ExifEditor - Transferred the EXIF data from the original photograph to the final image.
20210107_0566_7D2-59 Smokin! (007/365)
Nearing the end of a 16-18 hour cold smoke of a fillet of kahawai (Arripis trutta). Done in my hooded BBQ with a Smokai smoke generator and manuka ((Leptospermum scoparium) fine woodchip/sawdust,
The opposite fillet was done in a quick (30 minute) hot smoke yesterday. Most of that has been consumed (eaten) already!
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Les visites faites dans un magasin de plantes du côté de Botany sont toujours une occasion de prendre en photo quelques créatures à l'image de cette fleur de Leptospermum, variété proche du Manuka.
A Manuka tree with dramatic clouds approaching from behind.
Shot on Foma100 with my Mamiya Universal Press.
Aurora Australis seen from Manuka Terrace, Ben Ohau in late february 2023. After missing a display in the previous week, i had a nice surprise the day before this seeing a nice display, which i thought i was pretty content with. Looking back, the previous night pales in comparision as this night was to be one of the strongest displays of early 2023. I could visibly see the sky change to a pale crimson colour and even see white pillars growing in front of me, it was absolutely incredible. Even more fortunate was that we were on holiday in New Zealand from the UK for 3 weeks and this display happened to occur whilst we were staying in an isolated cabin with a clear southerly view with minimal light pollution, talk of the right place at the right time.
Nome Científico: Leptospermum scoparium
Nomes Populares: Érica-japonesa, Árvore-chá, Érica, Falsa-érica, Leptospermo, Manuka
Família: Myrtaceae
Categoria: Arbustos, Cercas Vivas, Flores Perenes
Clima: Mediterrâneo, Oceânico, Subtropical, Temperado, Tropical
Origem: Austrália, Nova Zelândia, Oceania
Altura: 1.8 a 2.4 metros, 2.4 a 3.0 metros
Luminosidade: Sol Pleno
Ciclo de Vida: Perene
Fujifilm X-T5
18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 DiIII-A VC VXD B061X
Thommy’s Ektachrome — Fujifilm X-T5 (X-Trans V) Film Simulation Recipe
Film Simulation: Nostalgic Neg.
Grain Effect: Weak, Small
Color Chrome Effect: Weak
Color Chrome FX Blue: Off
White Balance: 5000K, -1 Red & +3 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR100
Highlight: +1.5
Shadow: +1.5
Color: +1
Sharpness: -1
High ISO NR: -4
Clarity: -2
ISO: Auto, up to ISO 6400
Exposure Compensation: +0 to +1/3 (typically)
The beach and campground at Tōtaranui are a place of tradition and hold a wealth of childhood memories for the generations of families who return year after year. The crescent-shaped bay of powdery golden sand has a picturesque tidal inlet and is located at the northern end of the Abel Tasman National Park.
Loosely translated as “many totara trees”, Tōtaranui is framed by regenerating manuka and kanuka, southern beech, podocarp and totara.
A Jewelled Gecko from the south island of New Zealand. These stunningly bright green reptiles are heavily at risk from threats such as clearing of their natural Manuka habitat, predation by stoats and illegal poaching.
Night sport event at Manuka Oval, Canberra. I was doing some late night grocery shopping and saw this amazing scene as I neared my destination. The floodlights put out a massive amount of light.
It was pretty early in the morning to see somebody out walking their dog (06:37). The sight was enough to turn my head, and looking at the photo, I can see that this sight also attracted the attention of a group that were having breakfast in the 24-hour McDonald's (Flinders Way, Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, Australia) on their way to the snowfields down at Thredbo / Perisher.
Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
iPhone 6 - Photograph taken with the back-facing camera on an iPhone 6.
645 PRO - The 645 PRO Mk III camera replacement app was used to capture the image.
Photoshop Express - Straightened the image and cropped it to square format.
Photogene - Applied the Chroma De-Noise filter.
Snapseed - Applied the Structure filter. Then applied Overall lighting adjustments.
Photoshop Express - Applied the Sharpen filter.
Big Photo - Resized the image to 2448 x 2448 pixels.
ExifEditor - Transferred the EXIF data from the original photograph to the final image.
Well, again... the question that preys on my mind. When is something 'native' or 'naturalised' to a specific place. Does it take, say, a single generation or many? As you know I've remarked more than once about the introduction of Apis mellifera to New Zealand at the beginning of the nineteenth century - in fact, more or less where I am now. Is it today 'native' or 'naturalised' or perhaps 'invasive'?
Even as recently as a decade ago Mâoris comnplained that these Bees were stealing 'manuka' honey from their own really native - and far darker - smaller Bees.
And Protea? As far as I know, that marvellous plant was introduced to New Zealand in the early 1920s. Now you can see it in many places, and it's frequented especially by those 'European' Honeybees...
Just think how many generations of Honeybees have prospered here, and how long Proteas have flourished.
They've all got to 'belong'...