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The bonsai tree is an iconic symbol of peace, harmony, and strength that has been around for centuries. Its miniature size and delicate design make it the perfect gift for someone special in your life.
Most Bonsai should be placed outdoors, where they are exposed to the four natural seasons just like normal trees are. Only tropical and subtropical plants can survive indoors where temperatures are high and stable throughout the year.
Some bonsai can live for millennia if properly cared for. Meanwhile, others reach a fifty-year lifetime. Additionally, trees that are younger have a longer lifespan, while there may not be many years remaining for older trees. These trees cost thousands of dollars.
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I couldn't come up with anything original for this item so hope this image fits ok.
ANSH 106 (18) miniature landscape
These beautiful miniature daffodils are in a planter at our holiday home in the north of Lancashire. This was taken with my Samsung Galaxy S23+ cameraphone.
This is the miniature I wanted to use for macro monday this week. But I just couldn't get a sharp shot of it (I took over three dozen with camera and phone, over 3 days, with different backgrounds). But I did like the pov and tones, so here it is.
It's a beautiful netsuke carving (which is actually all white), a gift from a Japanese student many years ago.
When we moved a few years ago, I got rid of most of my knickknacks and collections, but I kept a few special - and small - ones like this.
Finally, I've just finished some colorfull miniature bags :"> Hope my customers like them
Doll suitable: Latidoll, PKF, other 1:8 doll or 1:6 doll with the long straps.
Leitz Wetzlar f2.5 90 mm colorplan projector lens on macro focusing helicoid.
Macro Mondays theme Miniature.
Miniature Woollystar - Wildflower.
Eriastrum diffusum.
Southwest Arizona, USA.
Full frame. No crop. Dedicated Vintage macro film lens. No post processing.
Kaupinoja. Tampere, Finland.
MAY-2024
Nikon F90x
AF Nikkor 35/2D
Agfa CTx200 @100 (expired 12/1997)
Minilab Developed
"A woman can be overdressed but never over elegant." – Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 28th of May is “headwear in square”, which can be any kind of headwear, so long as it is cropped into a square image. Anyone who follows my photostream knows that I love and collect 1:12 size miniatures which I photograph in realistic scenes. The artifice of recreating in minute detail items in 1:12 scale always amazes me, and it’s amazing how the eye can be fooled. Therefore, when the theme came up, I immediately thought of some of my miniature artisan hats, which really are exquisite little pieces of art in their own right. 1:12 size miniature hats made to such exacting standards of quality and realism are often far more expensive than real hats are. When you think that one would sit comfortably on the tip of your index finger, yet it could cost in excess of $150.00 or £100.00, makes them an extravagance. American artists seem to have the monopoly on this skill and some of the hats that I have seen or acquired over the years are remarkable. I have selected five of my favourites for you today. I hope you like my choice for the theme this week, and that it makes you smile.
Going clockwise from the top left-hand corner:
“Shona” (yes, this hat actually has a name, just like hats from the Golden Age of Fashion) is a purple Edwardian toque in the style popular just before and after the Great War. Made of soft velvet, she is covered in silk flowers and lace and is made by Miss Amelia’s Miniatures in the Canary Islands. It is an artisan miniature made just like a real hat, right down to a tag in the inside of the crown to show where the back of the hat is!
The camel coloured wide brimmed Edwardian picture hat is made of brown felt and is trimmed with miniature coffee coloured braid. The brim is decorated with hand curled feathers, dyed to match the shade of the hat, as well as a spray of golden “grapes” and dyed flowers. Acquired from an American miniatures collector who was divesting herself of some of her collection, I am unsure who the maker was, other than both this and the green hat were made by the same American miniature artisan.
The romantic cream wide brimmed summer hat decorated with pink satin roses and ribbons, and trimmed on the underside with the finest lace, is reminiscent of the style of hats worn and made popular by the Queen Mother (then the newly minted Duchess of York) in the mid 1920s. The maker for this hat is unknown, but it is a part of a larger collection of 1:12 artisan hats and miniature accessories I bought from an American miniature collector Marilyn Bickel.
The yellow straw hat decorated with ornamental flowers and an organza ribbon of lemon yellow is of late 1920s to early 1930s style. The maker for this hat is also unknown, but is another piece from the collection I bought from American miniature collector Marilyn Bickel.
The green coloured wide brimmed Edwardian picture hat is made of bright green felt and is trimmed with miniature turquoise coloured braid. The brim is decorated with hand curled feathers, dyed to match the shade of the hat, as well as a spray of silver silk flowers. Acquired from an American miniatures collector who was divesting herself of some of her collection, I am unsure who the maker was, other than both this and the camel hat were made by the same American miniature artisan.
Today's fake tilt-shift is of Røros.
Røros is a copper mining town and those are slag heaps in the foreground.
For those interested in learning more about this simple technique there are two tutorials at the Miniature Sunday pool. You are all welcome to come and have a try once a week just for fun!
Some miniatures I have made out of cardboard cereal and granola bar boxes based on homes i've photographed over the years!
"Rock Garden German castle built 1938
by Joseph Schuhmacher" at Bailey Arboretum....
it was overgrown, so you really can't appreciate the construction of stones and bricks...
HMT!!
Macro Mondays 'low key' theme.
A miniature pewter jug for the theme.
Off camera flash through a short home made snoot, at 1/32 power, held close to subject from the left.
This part of the jug measures 2.25" (including the handle)
A series of photos I took at my friend's home, which she and her family turned into a miniature Christmas wonderland.
Pretty structures made by the strong winds in the volcanic sand at a small waterfall near Landmannalaugar, Highlands in the south of Iceland. Almost like a miniature dessert with its own dunes....
I took this for Macro Monday’s ‘Single Use’ challenge today. It’s from a pot of miniature daffodils someone kindly gave us for Christmas.
However, on reflection, the daffodils could grow again next year so they’re not one off!
Snapped against some party balloons with a FA 50mm macro.
Funny how this little rose bush has kept a good percentage of its leaves. I don't think it looks too happy nearly buried in the snow though! The bush is several years old and has never kept the leaves like this before.....Interesting nature!
I forgot to share this shot from earlier this summer; we were descending Narao Peak in Yoho NP when we took a break along a rocky bench below a large patch of snow. This is where I found this stunning miniature meandering stream. It was only a few centimetres wide, but it had incredible symmetry; it almost looked contrived! I must confess that I did edit this photo--I removed a large patch of snow that was coming in on the left side of the frame because it detracted from the amazing symmetry of the stream. I very rarely remove elements from photos, but in this case I feel it was justified, especially because I'm sure the snow would've melted out of frame within a week or two. What do you think? Thanks for looking!
My parents had a vacation home in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Mother, in particular, would love to shop at local flea markets and antique stores. She adored miniature items, and collected many of them while in the mountains. We were also a dog family, so it doesn't surprise me to find this little fragile dog in some of my Mother's things.
Item measures 1-1/2" long by 3/4" high