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Compositionally Challenged Week 7 is Still Life. To get the light and shadows the way I wanted took some experimentation with manual exposure and a handheld external flash.
This is my way of saying that old-fashioned note cards, written and addressed by hand, and sent via snail-mail still have their place in our modern world.
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Image has 77 NOTES identifying all species to scientific name + hyperlinks to an authoritative source but be sure to hit the back button to get back to Flickr. Move your cursor to access the notes.
This fine and detailed 3 metre mural was commissioned by Sea Acres Nature Reserve, Port Macquarie and was collaboratively painted by 2 artists - Jo Davidson & Tertius, first going on exhibition as part of the "Natural Wonders of the Hastings Valley" exhibition which opened on 18th March and ran till the 14th May 2008.
Here is a list of Widlife in Sea Acres from the NSW National Parks Wildlife Atlas.
Sea Acres Nature Reserve, Port Macquarie is a remnant subtropical rainforest virtually in the centre of Port Macquarie. Surveys conducted by Alex Floyd and others have located over 265 plant species within the reserve boundaries.
Sea Acres is a must visit place if you are in the area with expert guides available to ensure that your visit is both enjoyable as well as educational.
This wonderful mural is in the visitors centre and It shows many of the species you may find as you walk on the elevated 1.3km boardwalk through the tranquil rainforest.
The following is from the Sea Acres Plan of Management
PLANTS
Three floristic types of rainforest have been classified within the reserve. The greatest species diversity and development occurs in the sub-tropical rainforest along the creek and protected slopes and moist easterly aspect of the valley. Typical species are the bangalow palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana), giant water gum (Syzygium francisii), native tamarind (Diploglottis australis), yellow carabeen (Sloanea woollsii) and many laurel and myrtle species. Research is presently being undertaken on the reserve to determine the age of the bangalow palms.
Littoral rainforest with typically salt-tolerant species, stunted forest height and windsheared crowns is found on the exposed seaward slopes. Species diversity on these exposed slopes is relatively low, with only 50 species being recorded. The more
common species are gap axe (Arytera divaricata), tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides), red olive berry (Elaeodendron australe), yellow tulip (Drypetes australasica), large mock olive (Notelaea longifolia) and flintwood (Scolopia braunii).
A dry rainforest association with greater species diversity is found on the western aspect of the coastal ridge between the beach and the creek. Gap axe (Arytera ddivaricata) and black apple (Planchonella australis) are the most common species.
The remainder of the reserve includes sites of open coastal heath on the exposed seaward slopes with open sclerophyll forest on the western upper slopes and ridges.
The heath vegetation is dominated by coast banksia (Banksia integrifolia) with stands of screw palm (Pandanus pedunculata) and horsetail she-oak (Casuarina equisetifolia) jutting from steep locations along the coastal scarp. The open forest is
characterised by coastal blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis), tallowood (E. microcorys), flooded gum (E. grandis) and the red and pink bloodwoods (E. gummifera and E. intermedia). Necklace pod (Sophora tomentosa) which is uncommon on the NSW north coast is found at its southern limit within the reserve.
My Note - Acronychia littoralis is also reportedly at its southern limit here.
WILDLIFE
The nature reserve provides valuable habitat for a diversity of wildlife. Twenty one mammal species, over 100 species of birds, 17 species of reptiles, 6 frogs and numerous invertebrates including a rare freshwater snail (Fluvidona sp.) known only from this location have been recorded to date. Four species found in the reserve are presently on the endangered fauna list. These are the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), rose-crowned fruit-dove (Ptilinopus regina), wompoo fruit-dove (Ptilinopus magnificus) and glossy black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami).
Australian Rainforest Education
A Piece of History Gone as at Dec 30th 2022
Those of you who have admired this wonderfuly educational mural at Sea Acres National Park shop will be very disappointed to hear that a decision was taken in late 2022 to remove the mural from the wall.
Surprised to see it gone at my visit on 30th December 2022, I asked the question had it been taken down due to renovations. The answer - "it had mould so it was removed" permanently.
Was it to be replaced, the answer - "not sure what will replace it". So, we watch this space and I'm sure whatever eventually replaces it will be well worth travelling to Port Macquarie to see.
For now at least, it lives on here on Flickr as my most viewed image, Currently at the beginning of 2024 having had 84,418 plus views.
IDENTIFYING AUSTRALIAN RAINFOREST PLANTS,TREES & FUNGI - Flick Group --> DATABASE INDEX
I came home today and found this in front of my house. I feel bad they didn't even get to finish the list. I hope they can remember the names.
I made these for my dad`s 60th birthday party. He enjoys listening to music so I thought these would be cute.I`ll be sending these to Europe.
Honey cookie decorated with lemon royal icing
While visiting the Jagadish in Udaipur, India, I sat upon the steps of the temple and noticed this man across the street. He was sitting in a doorway quietly observing the crowd as he wrote in his notebook. Eventually I came over and introduced myself and took a portrait of him. He was a quiet and soft spoken but a very kind individual who welcomed the short chat. Vijay was his name.
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LENS: Kern 12.5mm Macro-Switar f/1.9 H8 RX f/1.3 (old C-mount movie camera lens from Bolex camera).
CAMERA: Pentax Q7
We inherited this compendium of note paper and envelopes from an elderly cousin. I thought it was very cute but I can't ever see me using it.
... Ces doigts à l'apparence fragile, se baladent tantôt en douceur, tantôt avec vigueur et rapidité sur le clavier de son instrument duquel s'envole des airs mélodieuses alors que sur la terrasse les gens semblent avoir la tête ailleurs... Pourtant, j'en ai vu battre la mesure en tapotant du doigt sa tasse de café . ...
Photo prise devant le Café Planète de la terrasse Courtyard, Marché By, Ottawa ...
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" Summer mélodies " ... These fingers with fragile appearance, are trotting sometimes softly, sometimes with strength and speed on the keyboard of he instrument from which flies away mélodies whereas on the terrace people seem to have the head elsewhere ... However, I saw some which keep the tempo by tapping finger its cup of coffee…
Photo taken in front of the Café Planet of the Courtyard terrace, Byward Market, Ottawa…
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5 minutes with the cameraphone at the skylight: Trondheim, Norway, 10th November 2024.
(Light levels adjusted in a photo editing programme.)
in this chris ravenscroft shot of northwich 8f 48272 at it's home shed taken in 1967 the smoke box seems to have been repaired by rivetting on two patches
Decided to treat my self to a day out, got the gps co-ordinates and headed off... to Frogmore.
Note to self.. MUST REVISIT!
stunning views..
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maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Frogmore/197/71/28
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Explore Frogmore 6.0 and dive into the lush spring grasses of our English Shire, where nature explodes with wildlife and flowers, with colours and impressions of Claude Monet.
This note, found inside a lovely daguerreotype of a young man, reads "This is a Daguerreotype Portrait. about 1845. These photos were taken between 1842-1857. The Chief Librarian at the Victoria & Albert Museum said it was a splendid specimen & well worth retaining.
Centenary of Photography 1839-1939.
12 January 1939"
Helsinki365 is a photo project carried out by a Helsinki based freelance photographer Jussi Hellsten.
What does Helsinki look like? How does it feel – how do I feel it? Although I have lived in Helsinki for several years now, it still feels unfamiliar to me. This year-long project is my chance to explore the city in a new way and from a different perspective. The year 2012 is also a special year to be photographing Helsinki, when the city serves as the World Design Capital.
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DaVinci week-on-two-pages with notes. Was using these for a couple of months until I decided I was running out of room, having to write smaller and smaller to fit it all in.
A little side note from my personal side. Unfortunately I see a increasing amount of my photo's being shared on the internet wihtout my Copyright. I want to remind you that you are not alowed to share my photo's without my permission! If you want to use my photo's you can do so by asking me first. You can either comment below my photo's, send me a personal message or e-mail.
My last presentation of a few pages from my note book was well received.
The comments inspired me to develop the idea. To that end I've tried this approach. The day was 17th June 1979, the event was Doncaster Works open day. I had arrived behind the Doncaster Derby rail tour hauled by 20066 and 20162.
The watermark is 55004 turned out in ex works condition but if i remember rightly she had donated her engines to keep others going.
The notes show part of the locos seen at the works and some observations as the rail tour went up the east coast mainline. Also a few local notes from the 23/6/79.
Notes and description of specimens collected on the Philippine Expedition of the Steamer Albatross, circa 1908
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The hair! The faces on the people around them........the doorman who you can't see in this photo that asked them to "calm the dancing down". Hahahahahahahahahaha!
I have seriously started a Lauren Fanclub. She's the person who gets the most comments & favourites out of all my photos. I think I can safely say you can 'hire' her for a party for the small price of getting her really, really drunk.....
She is also a free spirit now that she graduated today.....That is correct people....she is also very intelligent as well as being a pretty face.......(pretty sure she has an English degree now or something)
She is going travelling throughout Europe this summer so if you want her to come to your party let me know!