Nature curves, twists and turns to reveal the perfect golden ratio.

Samyang 14mm f2.8, Adobe Photoshop CC post processed

C/G ratio 9.26

1st Place , Beautiful Capture of B & W Photography , Sep 2019

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3rd Place , Heart Awards Group , 'Groups' contest , Aug 2015

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1st Place Southeast Asia Monochrome Contest Feb 2021

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The Swedish flag is a light blue field with a yellow or gold Nordic cross. The cross extends to the edges of the flag, with the vertical part closer to the hoist. The flag's ratio of width to length is 5:8. ......

Adults of Plagiognathus arbustorum can reach a length of 3.6–4.5 millimetres (0.14–0.18 in). These small mirids show a rather variable color, ranging from almost black to pale olive-green. Usually the head and the pronotum, the 1st and 2nd antennal segments and the margins of the hind femora are wholly dark. Forewings and pronotum are covered in dark hairs. The nymphs are green, with a black drawing on the legs.

Adults of these mirids can be found from July to October. They are polyphagous, usually feeding on many different herbaceous plants, but especially on Urticaceae, Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Fabaceae, Rosaceae and Apiaceae species.

Both adults and the nymphs prefer to suck on the buds, on flowers and immature fruits of their host plants. They feed occasionally on aphids and honeydew.

Detail of an old demonstration-style hand-cranked electrical generator

The smaller gear has a diameter of about a half-inch (1cm)

The larger gear has a diameter of about two inches (4cm)

When the operator (via the hand crank) turns the larger gear one revolution, the coil of wire (connected via an axle to the smaller gear) spins four revolutions, and the faster the coil spins, the more voltage is produced by the generator.

HMM!

Picromerus bidens is a large (12 to 13.5 mm long) and distinctive predatory shieldbug. It shows a thick rostrum directed away from head. Body colour is quite variable, generally light to dark brown or bluish, with red-brown antennae and legs and two unmistakable thorn-like brown projections on the sides of the pronotum (hence the species name bidens, meaning "with two teeth"). Front femurs are armed with a ventral spine distally. The early instar nymphs are commonly reddish, while the final instar nymphs are greyish black, with banded antennae and legs.

Both adults and nymphs of the spiny shieldbugs are predatory, feeding on the larvae of other insects, especially on leaf bugs, beetles, aphids and caterpillars. The choice of the prey depend on the season and availability of food. However both adults and nymphs also suck sap from plants. The female lays eggs on tree trunks and leaves. In the spring the larvae hatch, growing to the adult bugs after five moultings. Nymphs become adults by July or August and adults can be found until November. This species usually overwinters as eggs and less frequently as nymphs.

Incredibly wintry conditions these past few days! A great opportunity to try something different with this selfie :)

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So this past week we were to practise Balance and Golden Ratio. Honestly not so easy to do... you have to truly look at your scene and dig deep to do this. I imagine as time goes it will get easier ... Learning the rules of photography is fun and challenging.

Thank you for the lovely setting it was taken at ✈️ : Vox Populi

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Part of the album Autumn Days at Vallée de la Hoëgne

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Part of the album Autumn Days at Vallée de la Hoëgne

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Part of the album So Dutch!, a little tribute for the beauty of our small country

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Part of the album Woods and Trees

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Last period we had some beautiful morning conditions, with fog and sunrises. The perfect recipe for special things to happen😊

Perhaps a bit far-fetched, but in this case the shape of the light beams, reflected by the still water, almost made it look like a part of a diamond!

Part of the album Woods and Trees

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Kodak Portra 800 f/22 1/40s. Many thanks to my mate @Niggyl for the fine tuning in post.

... rose 'Grace' in my garden today.

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Mills, mills, mills... and after two days of shooting them I have quite a few up my sleeve. But I have to admit, it was once again a real joy to spend these mornings like this!

Part of the album So Dutch!, a little tribute for the beauty of our small country

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DEFINITELY On White

RCW40

Takahashi TOA-150

Camera: FLI ML16200

Filter: Chroma Ha

Focuser: FLI Atlas

Focal Length: 1100mm

Focal Ratio: f/5.0

Mount: A-P 1600GTO-AE

Location: Deep Sky West, Chile

5,5h of Ha data, combination in PixInsight done:

Ha: 11 x 1800sec

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Lighthouse tower staircase -

Cana Island Lighthouse, Wisconsin, United States

During our long and ponderous winter storm here in the Shenandoah Valley today

Veil Rokinon 135

Camera: QSI 583 WSG5

Filter: Astrodon RGBH

Focuser: Robofocus

Focal Length: 135mm

Focal Ratio: f/2.0

Pixel Size: 5.4μm

Image Scale: 8”

Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO

Location: Deep Sky West, New Mexico

15h of RGBH data, integration in PixInsight done:

R: 29 x 300sec

G: 54 x 300sec

B: 36 x 300sec

Ha: 62 x 300sec

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Funny how the right circumstances can elevate a very ordinary local patch to something a bit more special.

Close up of the same area:

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C/G ratio 3.91

2nd Place , Heart Awards , " The World of Sports " contest , Aug 2012

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More tabletop macro photography. Fossil of a Ammonite shell of a extinct sea creature. Example of the golden ratio spiral in nature.

archives, 2010 (Mexico)

A child tries to catch rain water in a bottle from a seaside jetty, Yucatan coast.

Somewhere in Paris

It’s been a while since the last time I’ve uploaded a photograph. Came back last week from a very nice holiday in Spain, where I visited the Costa Brava. With my own family, my brothers families and the cousins we had a wonderful time, and I did a bit of landscape photography as well (not much though). But off course I also enjoy making portraits of my children and cousins, and with the 85mm I got a lovely tool😊 Therefore I like to show an image of two cousins (that weren’t on the vacation actually), from a shoot I did earlier for my lovely sister.

I’m going to take my time the next few days, to look at all the photographs I’ve missed last few weeks. Excuse me for not responding as much as I used to, I just couldn’t find the time to be active on Flickr lately. I'm hoping to be a bit more in the coming weeks!

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And a song that fits the subject, sung by Eva Cassidy with a voice as delicate, rich and vibrant as autumn itself:

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Part of the album My Boxes , a creative outlet where it’s all about self-expression and experimenting.

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