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Looking Close... on Friday: Shoe Sole
My shoes are "practical" so not very interesting :) This is the sole of one of my son's football boots, from many, many years ago, that has been living in the garden ... at one stage with a plant growing in it. I quite like the texture :)
On a morning trip to Yateley Common I found this female Silver-studded Blue in some lovely long, wet grass. I had to sit and get soaked for a while however it was worth it. Shooting into the the grass and moisture give some magical effects.
Numbers are still well down on last year, as the weather is so poor. Normally dusty tracks are quagmires but still a few hardy specimens are trying. I've not seen a female SSB yet and my annual survey is half way through.... fingers crossed we will finally get some warm anddry weather soon; it's supposed to be summer! Here's one of the few from Thursday.
(Male underwing)
Species: Plebejus argus.
The dazzling silver-studded blue is a rare butterfly of heathland habitats, mainly in southern England. It has undergone severe population declines in recent years. Info: The Wildlife Trusts.
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Florence + The Machine - Breath Of Life
I'm thinking of hiring my self out as a cardboard cut out. This is what happens when there is no one behind the lens saying "loosen up dude!"
Last Tuesday evening I went a few hours searching for this beauty, the Silver-studded Blue.
It was a difficult task, with the wind and hyperactive butterflies.
But I managed to capture them, this is one of the pics I made.
Handheld shot.
Stopped off at the heath on the way home and had a chance to try out fill in flash in this overcast weather. At least when it is like this the butterflies are quite reluctant to take to the wing.
Taken in Norfolk.
Species: Plebejus argus.
Location: Vodice, Croatia.
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"This damn Studebaker keeps on breaking down again
I was speedin' south on 99
When the manifold started smokin'
I ran her off the shoulder
And now the axle's broken
Made a sound that cracked my heart in half..."
These old trucks are so much cooler than the ones they make today. I would so drive this truck ...but sadly... this one's not going anywhere. Studebaker... even the name is cool! ; )
I vaguely remember my Dad having a Studebaker when I was a kid. Yeah... I need a truck. I do (in light turquoise blue! I think I just started writing a country song.... lol!)
Another tiny little blue species, about a inch or so across on the wings. These live in colonies groups, one of their habitats is heathland and after watching two deliberate fires set on heathland in Dorset this week......it just goes to show the worst impact mankind can have on wildlife and their environment. :-(
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In explore.
I found this couple in the area “strijbeekse heide” in the Netherlands.
My favourite of 2019.
It had the most views, it got to the in explore group, and I had a rough time shooting.. it was more than 35 degrees Celsius and it was windy. Not the best circumstances for macro photography, especially butterflies. I had the best of luck finding a couple of mating silver-studded blues. It took me quite some shots before I finally had both of them sharp.
We descended into the Upper Bohinj valley and now only the scenic descent to the big lake is ahead of us.
3 COLORI - APPARTAMENTO ICONOCLASTA
ristrutturazione
Progetto: Studioata, 2004
Intervento: ristrutturazione
Area: 70 mq
L’obiettivo principale dell’intervento, per espresso desiderio della committenza, è stato quello di rendere l'appartamento, di circa 70 mq. e situato al quarto piano di uno stabile d'epoca, del tutto impermeabile agli stimoli provenienti dall'esterno.
L’ambiente è quindi volutamente disadorno, semplice, quasi “iconoclasta”; la luce ovattata e accogliente favorisce la concentrazione e rende rilassante l'atmosfera. Lo spazio è suddiviso fra una zona giorno, con cucina aperta a bancone, e una zona notte con due camere passanti separate dal volume del bagno. Questo, se pur di minime dimensioni, ospita una cabina - doccia assai spaziosa, con doccione a soffitto, e riceve luce da una finestra, attraverso la quale si scorgono il cielo ed i tetti circostanti . Trova posto nel bagno anche la lavatrice, accessibile dal vano doccia, nascosta da una porta a scomparsa
Il muro di spina è ispessito dall'armadio che si può attraversare passando nei due tunnel rivestiti in legno.
Il progetto utilizza di fatto, come unica forma espressiva, tre materiali e tre colori: il legno chiaro, l'intonaco verniciato di bianco e la resina grigia del pavimento. Nessun'altra distrazione.
Il bagno, se pur di dimensioni assolutamente minime offre una cabina doccia di grosse dimensioni con doccione a soffitto e una finestra, apribile in estate, attraverso la quale è possibile vedere i tetti e il cielo.
Trova posto nel bagno anche la lavatrice, accessibile dal vano doccia, nascosta da una porta a scomparsa.
3 COLORS
An iconoclastic apartment
Project: Studioata, 2004
Type: renovation
Area: 70 square metres
The renovation of this apartment – roughly 70 square metres in an ancient building – aimed to achieve insulation from outside distractions. The design is unadorned, plain and iconoclastic; the light is soft and cosy; the atmosphere is relaxing and favours concentration. Space is divided between the daytime area (an open kitchen with a bar table) and the night-time area composed of two communicating bedrooms, separated by the volume of the bathroom. The wall dividing these areas is thickened by the wardrobe leaning to it, and the bedrooms are accessed through two wood paneled tunnels.
The project resorts to very limited expressive forms - only three materials and three colors: the light brown of the wood, the white plaster of the walls, and the gray resin of the floor. No distractions.
The race horse immortalised is Persimmon. The buldings are constructed in brick and carstone, a local dark sandstone.
On the subject of Studio Ghibli they have a new film that just came out in Japan called Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (崖の上のポニョ. The theme song to that movie was everywhere and a few weeks later is still stuck in my head. When ever I am idle I start singing in my head Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo sakana no ko! " Because I know you want to suffer with me. Please feel free to click here. =D
Silver-studded Blue / plebejus argus. Lindrick Common, South Yorkshire. 21/06/20.
'A LITTLE TIME OUT.'
Another of the c30 males present at Lindrick Common. Although mostly on the wing, they did land on Bird's Foot Trefoil to nectar and occasionally perched lower down in the grasses to rest.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
Today is a rare sunny spring day and it is wonderful chance of shooting butterfly in the field. This special butterfly names Studded Sergeant is an endemic sun-species in Taiwan and my first time of meeting it. What a lucky day!
好久沒有出機追蝶，今天臺北豔陽天，早春的蝴蝶也都出來了，這隻「白圈帶蛺蝶」是台灣特有亞種，也是我的首拍，幸運的一天！
PS. 標題出自宋代，陳造的「早春十絕呈石湖」。
~福山村, 烏來, 新北市
Fushan Village, Wulai, Taiwan
- ISO 200, F5.6, 1/1000 sec, 100mm
- Canon 5D MarkIII with EF 100mm f/2.8 L macro lens
- Shot @ 11.14am