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The fruiting body--variously known as a seedpod, seed cone, or fruit--of the Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera).
Taken for the "Looking Close... on Friday!" theme of 11/3/2023: SILHOUETTS IN BLACK & WHITE.
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Lumen print
Inverted from original
Thanks Robert! Inverting was insanely easy once I knew to use the tone curve.
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Minimalist capture of seedpods from a Sycamore tree, more noticeable now that the leaves have fallen.
A sorry state in the garden today, no colour at all, just a carpet of Laburnum seed pods around the tree. Placed on black glass for reflection, with subtle lighting, the seeds contained within and the patina of the pod makes an interesting image.
Another from last weeks fishing trip, Don't understand why the star is multi coloured in this shot, Could be the sun reflecting with the red seedpod tips :)
Asclepias syriaca seedpod just starting to explode. This pod is from the fat leaved 'Common Milkweed' found in the ditches in Ontario.
Seed harvesting tip- remove the seeds the day before they start to fluff out like this. The fuzz is designed to let the seeds disperse in the wind and even a slight breeze can send them floating around. Great for general dispersion around your kitchen and self sowing in your beard.
Lighting info:
-Sunpak 433d camera right and in front in small homemade softbox for key.
-Sunpak 433d camera right and behind in snoot for a rim light.
-Triggered with rf602's.
-Background lit by key, but was curved to get the gradient on it.
Explore on November 27, 2009.
Textures....
Flypaper...Bruised Saffron
Pareeerica....Braveheart www.flickr.com/photos/8078381@N03/3947427320/
dogma....Kacki
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This is considered a noxious weed in Southern Ontario and I suppose in many other parts of the world. Every year it seems to take over a little more of our woods...it literally wraps itself around trees and takes over. As with much in life, there is beauty in the terrible things if one takes a deeper look.
In a stand of ceders, I found this seedpod of a Wild cucumber — (Marah fabacea). The flesh has all been eaten or rotted away, leaving just the skeletal frame of the fruit.
I spent the afternoon in the company of like minded people - the kind who will spend a few hours in a dark room dropping things in water while being blinded by flashing lights. Good times!
This looks like a puffer fish, but it's a Datura seed pod. It was one of the first thing I dropped in the tank, which may have been a mistake as the seeds did some scattering throughout the tank and hung around for the rest of the day. I was hoping to catch a seed explosion on entry, but alas...
Lighting Info:
-2 bare SB-80DX's, one on the left, one on the right.
-Triggered with RF-602's.
-The camera shutter was open for 1 second, and the object dropped. A laser trigger fired the flash after the object passed by.
-Contribution from ambient light was non-existent, the short flash duration froze the motion (flashes were at 1/8 power).
The snow is out in the woods now. I found a few seedpods among the leaf litter on our morning walk a few days ago.
Vivitar 220/SL w/ SMC Takumar 1.8/55mm, Kentmere 400 @320, Caffenol C-L 1 hr. stand.
Two days ago, I was invited to visit the acreage where friend, Jackie, now lives. The 16 photos taken there and posted this afternoon are all on private land, so no location is given, for obvious security reasons. Jackie has only been there for the last few months, but is loving life in such a nature Paradise. So much wildlife and plant life, and I can't think of anyone more perfect to be living there, enjoying every new sighting and loving all the regulars. Thank you so much for inviting me, Jackie, and it was great to catch up with everyone!
All parts of this wild plant, which belongs to the Nightshade family, are poisonous. It contains toxic alkaloids and narcotics. I think the flower itself is quite impressive and I find the seedpods fascinating. I have added a previously posted photo of the flowers in a comment box below.
Perhaps the main creature that I was really hoping I would see was the beautiful Thirteen-lined Groundsquirrel. I had seen them in Weaselhead in various places, and in Waterton Lakes National Park.
Obviously, the information below is now outdated, but still of interest. Just makes me feel even luckier than ever : )
"The Thirteen-lined or Striped Ground Squirrel, if it still exists here, may be the rarest mammal in the Calgary area today...... Calgary sightings: The only known location in Calgary where this species has been sighted is in South Glenmore Park, to the northwest of the park building. It was last reported on 28 April 2002 and 6 June 2002. A population occurs near Millarville (south of Calgary), where one was reported on 17 April 2005. " From the great talkaboutwildlife website, which no longer exists.
"The thirteen-lined ground squirrel is strictly diurnal and is especially active on warm days. A solitary or only somewhat colonial hibernator, it often occurs in aggregations in suitable habitats.
In late summer, it puts on a heavy layer of fat and stores some food in its burrow. It enters its nest in October (some adults retire much earlier), rolls into a stiff ball, and decreases its respiration from between 100 and 200 breaths per minute to one breath about every five minutes. It emerges in March or early April.
The burrow may be 15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6.1 metres) long, with several side passages. Most of the burrow is within one to two feet (about half a meter) of the surface, with only the hibernation nest in a special deeper section. Shorter burrows are dug as hiding places. This ground squirrel's home range is two to three acres (0.8 to 1.2 ha).
This photo shows the seedpods of Black Henbane. I have added a previously posted photo of the flowers in a comment box below.
Its primary diet includes grass and weed seeds, caterpillars, grasshoppers, and crickets, but it may also eat mice and shrews; it will viciously attack and consume cicadas if able to catch them. This squirrel sometimes damages gardens by digging burrows and eating vegetables, but also devours weed seeds and harmful insects.
It is well known for standing upright to survey its domain, diving down into its burrow when it senses danger, then sometimes poking out its nose and giving a bird-like trill. It has a maximum running speed of 8 mph (13 km/h) and reverses direction if chased." From Wikipedia.
And then in a strange, grey hour
We lay mouth to mouth, with your face
Under mine like a star on the lake,
And I covered the earth, and all space.
The silent, drifting hours
Or morn after morn
and night drifting up to the night
Yet no pathway worn.
Your life, and mine, my love
Passing on and on, the hate
Fusing closer and closer with love
Till at length they mate.
D.H. Lawrence. History.