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I paid a quick visit to Borde Hill garden before it closes for the winter and was happy to see the Salvias still attracting bees, which are having to work a lot harder to find their pollen now.
Photographed while exploring with with Teruhide-san. Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto. December 27, 2014.
When I saw that the theme for this week's Macro Mondays group was Triangles, I was sure that my only problem would be narrowing down the choice of subjects to one. As it turned out I hunted high and low and hardly found any! I was on the point of constructing something myself when I suddenly noticed the triangles around the top of this miniature fruit bowl. When I tell you that it's ¾" wide at its maximum and ¾" high you may understand why I missed it initially. :)
The flowers in my garden have thinned out a lot now, but there's still some colour to enjoy, including Helenium and Russian sage. I enjoyed being out in the softer evening light after a bright, sunny day.
As old motorcycles go, this is one of the nicest and coolest around. At least it appeared to keep its oil in the crankcase as opposed to all over the floor...
The gardens at Borde Hill are looking very neat and tidy, and 'end of season', but there's still a bit of colour here and there, like this deep blue Delphinium. It's a garden that, for me, is really at its best in Spring and early Summer and I look forward to seeing it again then in all its glory.
Photographed during a lunch-hour exploration with Alvin. Powell Street, Gastown, Vancouver. January 15, 2018.
Another from my recent visit to Borde Hill garden. I actually have these in my own garden, so I could have stayed home. Seriously, I love Borde Hill. I think of it as my second home. :)
Smile on Saturday theme: Small part sharp.😄
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A field of Queen Anne’s lace weeds blowing in the wind....processed in Camera Blue which is something I don’t typically do but I like it!
I'm so glad it's spring (in the northern hemisphere), at this time of coronavirus crisis; we can enjoy the bright colours of flowers, and the birds
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With our wisteria looking so pretty at the moment, I couldn't help but use it for another photograph ~ this time as a backdrop to an old vintage sheet of violin music that I bought recently.
I've got a busy agenda this afternoon, but will be back later to visit your streams. Have a wonderful Saturday!
This little fella visited us during our crocos shoot :) HFF!
Used Tools:
Sony A7II
Samyang 135/2
Manual focus, handheld and available light
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The curling tendril of a climbing vine along the Wiouwash State Trail in the northwest corner of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin.
The trail, built on a former rail corridor, is so named because it passes through Winnebago, Outagamie, Waupaca and Shawano counties.
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I had planned to use this image for tomorrow's 'Small Part Sharp' challenge, but eventually decided on something else. I'm not sure why, but I really enjoy photographing old watches. Perhaps it's the workmanship. Or perhaps it's because they come from an era when people took pride in such things.
The photograph of the dandelion seed head certainly invites a mindful appreciation. I have made several choices that draw the attention to the delicate beauty of this common plant. Firstly, the shallow depth of field immediately isolates the seed head from the background. The intentional blurring of the surrounding greenery with the Lensbaby Sol 45 eliminates distractions and compels me to focus solely on the intricate structure of the dandelion. It encourages a closer, more contemplative gaze, as if we are the only ones observing this moment. The central placement of the dandelion within the frame creates a sense of stillness and balance. Our eyes are naturally drawn to the centre, allowing me to fully absorb the symmetrical and radial arrangement of the seeds. I hope this composition fosters a feeling of calm and invites a moment of quiet observation.
As the morning sun appeared over the trees I set the camera down to ground level very stealth-like next to this roosting male Common Blue.
The idea was to get a silhouette of him in the sun. So, there I was laying in the wet grass looking through the viewfinder nudging the tripod and camera into position. I quickly experimented with different apertures and exposures hoping I could achieve the shot I imagined. This was the result with an unusual additional ghost sun all in one shot (no composite).
Bystock Pools Nature Reserve, Devon.
#butterfly #butterflyconservation #commonblue #sunrise
#silhouette #creative #fineart
The Helenium in my garden just keeps on giving. As you may know, I love these flowers and this has been an amazing year for them. Normally, I would expect them to be battered by rain at this time of year, but we've had so little this Summer they're still looking good with new buds appearing all the time. We desperately need more rain, of course, but I'm trying to look for the positives.
An advantage of having the woods in your backyard is the easy ability to grab a picture when there are brief breaks in the weather.
Playing around with my old Pentax DSLR and a few lenses I've rarely, or never used on a digital camera. The weather was clear and sunny, I took an opportunity to take a few bokeh shots while the sun was still well above the horizon. October 2021.
Taken with Pentax K20D digital camera and Chinon Auto 50mm F1.9 manual focus lens. Wide-open aperture, at a minimal focusing distance, to have as much bokeh as possible. I'm positively surprised!
✨ Thank you all for pushing this photo into Explore at #128 at one point in time. Yay!