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This male peacock was demonstrating his mating display at the Cascade Gorge Gardens. The colours are magnificent of course, but infrared here provides us with something else. Not only can we see the intricate pattern of the feathers, but infrared highlights the shafts or struts that support the plumes.
One thing that is obvious is that the peacock was in perpetual motion*, and hence the slight blurring of the image. However, if you enlarge this one you can still see a great deal of subtle definition in the way the infrared light is shining through the feathers.
* I found this example from a scientific paper:
"In previous studies, scientists discovered that male peacocks shake their feathers at a specific resonant frequency that is not only energy efficient but also hypnotizes the females. The eye spots appear to be motionless while the large feathers vibrate at high speeds, which has a mesmerizing effect on potential mates." www.earth.com/news/male-peacocks-courtship-display/
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Hoot Suite is thrilled to have the multidimensional:
Eylinea Seabird
exhibiting - November 13
This creative Artist for me in a word embodies Play.
That lightness of being that brings you up and makes you smile.
Art party Wednesday October 27th at 12pm (SLT)
Adwehe will provide the musical tone for the party!
Mergellus albellus
Pointe Sud du plan d'eau de Plobsheim
Suite et fin de la série sur les harles piettes commencée hier : 2 mâles et une femelle
South point of the Plobsheim water body
Continuation and end of the series on the smews started yesterday.
We are fortunate enough to have a few Osprey's in the area and the trick for me, out on a casual photoshoot, was to get close enough for a shot, but not so close as to disturb it. I was kicking myself that I hadn't brought an extender for my lens. This one was returning to his/her penthouse suite to finish a meal.
I gather Ospreys have some interesting adaptations, including a reversible outer toe that allows them to grasp a fish with two toes in front and two behind for a more secure grip. In addition to long hooked talons, they also have spicules on their feet that feel like coarse sandpaper - to help grasp slippery fish - and their nostrils close when they plunge under water in pursuit of prey.
They leave again sometime in the fall and amazingly, can log 160,000 migration miles over their 15-20 year lifespan.
Avec sa courbe spectaculaire et sa structure typique des années 20, ce magnifique escalier patrimonial situé au Printemps Haussmann qui répondent aux lignes rationnelles de l’Art déco
Il est né en pleines Années Folles, entre 1922 et 1924 sous la direction de l’architecte Georges Wybo
Il a été érigé 60 ans après la création du Grand Magasin à la suite des incendies des Nouveaux Magasins Printemps Haussmann de 1921
Après une restauration minutieuse, faisant suite à une fermeture de près de 40 ans, il retrouve un rôle d’honneur au Printemps Haussmann,
C’est la seule structure du Printemps Haussmann en béton armé.
Elle est unique dans le magasin et offre une grande légèreté grâce à la succession de miroirs le long des murs latéraux.
L'escalier flottant : Il se caractérise par l'absence de points d'appui visibles. Les rampes sont délimitées par des ferronneries aux motifs géométriques courant au centre de la cage.
La rambarde en forme de P : Cette caractéristique souligne l'attachement du Printemps à son identité et s'inscrit dans une approche moderne de la mise en valeur
With its spectacular curve and its typical structure of the 20s, this magnificent heritage staircase located at Printemps Haussmann that responds to the rational lines of Art Deco It was born in the middle of the Roaring Twenties, between 1922 and 1924 under the direction of the architect Georges Wybo It was erected 60 years after the creation of the Department Store following the fires of the New Printemps Haussmann Stores in 1921 After a meticulous restoration, following a closure of nearly 40 years, it returns to an honorary role at the Printemps Haussmann, It is the only structure of the Printemps Haussmann in reinforced concrete. It is unique in the store and offers great lightness thanks to the succession of mirrors along the side walls.
The floating staircase: It is characterized by the absence of visible support points. The ramps are delimited by metalwork with geometric patterns running through the centre of the cage.
The P-shaped railing: This feature underlines Printemps' attachment to its identity and is part of a modern approach to showcasing its heritage
Corner suite in the old Hotel Adler in Sharon Springs, N.Y.
The room and its contents are literally starting to compost, thanks to rain through holes in the roof. The higher you climb in this hulking resort spa hotel, the worse the rot.