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“Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry.”
― Richard P. Feynman
I AM the wind that wavers,
You are the certain land;
I am the shadow that passes
Over the sand.
I am the leaf that quivers, 5
You—the unshaken tree;
You are the stars that are steadfast,
I am the sea.
You are the light eternal,
Like a torch I shall die…. 10
You are the surge of deep music.
I—but a cry!
Zoë Akins, "I am the Wind". 1917.
I have always been facinated by colour, especially in a "multi-colour" sense, and have wanted to take this shot for ages, but JL have a strict "No Photo" policy, so this is SOOC & shot from the hip
A ripple of bright blue threads through this galaxy like a misshapen lake system. The foreground of this image is littered with nearby stars with their gleaming diffraction spikes. A keen eye can also spot a few other galaxies that, while masquerading as stars at first glance, reveal their true nature on closer inspection.
The central galaxy streaked with colour, IC 4870, was discovered by DeLisle Stewart in 1900 and is located approximately 28 million light-years away. It contains an active galactic nucleus, or AGN: an extremely luminous central region so alight with radiation that it can outshine the rest of the galaxy put together. AGNs emit radiation across the complete electromagnetic spectrum, from radio waves to gamma-rays, produced by the action of a central supermassive black hole that is devouring material getting too close to it. IC 4870 is also a Seyfert galaxy, a particular kind of AGN with characteristic emission lines.
IC 4870 has been imaged by Hubble for several studies of nearby active galaxies. By using Hubble to explore the small-scale structures of AGN in nearby galaxies, astronomers can observe the traces of collisions and mergers, central galactic bars, nuclear starbursts, jets or outflows, and other interactions between a galactic nucleus and its surrounding environment. Images such as this can help astronomers understand more about the true nature of the galaxies we see throughout the cosmos.
Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, CC BY 4.0
"Thread", Tim Lowly, acrylic on panel, 13.7" x 11.7", 2019.
This brand new painting is one of two works that I will have in the upcoming group show at Hofheimer Gallery in Chicago. The opening reception is this Friday, November 6 from 5 - 8 pm. There are 26 artists in the exhibition. If you are in the Chicago vicinity you don't want to miss this.
For Macro Monday Creamy.
Some creamy threads beads and light reflecting off lace.
Captured with iPhone and Olloclip Macro Lens. No editing other than small crop and frame.
The yucca is a fascinating plant of needles and threads. It looks like t's trying to sew itself up with spiraling threads springing from the leaves. This is one of the spiraling threads.
natural charcoal drawing for JKPP
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TRAMA Textiles was born out of the most desperate and devastating times of the Civil War in Guatemala when most of the men -- grandfathers, fathers, brothers, and sons, disappeared, and the women were forced to find a way to survive and support their households and communities.
Today, the 100% worker-owned association, comprising of over 400 weavers from the five regions in the western highlands and from 17 weaving cooperatives, proudly continue the ancient textile art of backstrap weaving that has sustained their culture and communities for over 1,500 years. TRAMA enables the women to produce high quality fair-trade textile goods for national and international markets.
Shot entirely in Guatemala, from the association's retail shop and weaving school in Quetzaltenango to the women's homes in the western highlands, TRAMA Textiles: Tejiendo la Vida de Guatemala presents its viewers with an intimate look at the women's lives, their craft, and a chance to hear their stories in their own words.
Read more about TRAMA here and learn how you can support the women and their families.
Part of my Guatemala Set
[ San Martín Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, Centro America ]
[ Junio 2008]
Threads Edition 2 - A handmade A6 zine with photographs, drawings, illustrations, stories and poems.
Hand letterpressed cover with tipped on images.
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/100RealPeople
Nikon D750 / Nikkor 50/1.4
This macro shot was taken in the studio for some theme–based group, back in September 2019. I do not remember which one, nor what the theme was! I have a behind-the-scenes snap (which I have also uploaded), so I can describe the lighting setup below.
Shot tethered with TetherTools bright orange cable —and extension! as my office, desk and computer is 30 meters away from that table... Fun, but not very convenient.
Strobist and technical: One Phottix Pro Indra500 monolight on a C–stand in zenithal position, 1.5 meters above subject, firing at 1/16 power through a Phottix Pro basic reflector fitted with 30–degree Andoer grid, 1.8 meters from subject and slightly above it; and another Indra500 studio strobe on a Profoto light stand in Rembrandt position to camera left, 2 meters from subject and slightly above it, firing at ¼ power through a Phottix Pro 110–cm Luna octabox with double diffuser. White card reflectors on two sides.
Strobes set and triggered via Phottix Pro Odin II radio controller on the Nikon Z7 hotshoe, manual mode. Sekonic L–858D light meter used to balance light sources. Gitzo GR3543XLS tripod with Arca–Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Nikon Z7 camera body in zenithal position on a Neewer C–stand, Micro–Nikkor 60mm f/2.8 macro lens.
A fine cord of cotton or other fibrous material is spun out to a considerable length, especially when it is composed of two or more fibers twisted together.
I couldn't come up with anything exciting for today's challenge - just a reel of thread and one large needle!
Our Daily Challenge ~ Thread ....
Thanks to everyone who views this photo, adds a note, leaves a comment and of course BIG thanks to anyone who chooses to favourite my photo .... thanks to you all.
thread the needle
right through the eye
the thread that runs so true
all the others I let pass by
i only wanted you
never cared for careless love
but how your bright eyes glowed
way down
down along
lazy river road
- robert hunter
Thread-leaf Bluestar.It's scientific name is Amsonia hubrichtii named after biologist and malacologist Leslie (male) Hubricht who discovered the flower in Arkansas in 1942.The steel blue flowers are native to Oklahoma and Arkansas and they started to bloom this month (May).
it's amazing what we can find in the dark corners of a garage! a tight network of spider's web (+ some spray bottle drops) created this bokelicious macro abstract.
A pistol designed for personal defense, chambered in .45ACP.
Features a picatinny rail on the frame, and a threaded barrel, for mounting of various attachments.
The events in our lives happen in a sequence in time, but in their significance to ourselves they find their own order the continuous thread of revelation.
~ Eudora Welty ~
Fijn weekend!!
Explore: Highest position: 17 on Saturday, July 12, 2014
44/365
I never make New Year's resolutions as such, but I always come up with a list of goals that I want to achieve by the end of the year. So, at 3am on January 1st I lay awake thinking of what I wanted from 2017. I have spent today and yesterday reflecting upon what I decided over a month ago and consolidating this list.
1. Improve photography. Take more portraits and improve film photography and darkroom techniques.
2. Complete A-levels & get into Uni.
3. Get pointe work back to the standard needed for the performance.
4. Start painting again.
1 & 3 are coming along (I hope) and 2 is slipping further and further from my reach every day. But I have not picked up a paintbrush and a set of watercolours since my GCSE art exam a year and a half ago, and I used to love painting. I barely even draw anymore, and I feel I really should get back into it. The only problem is, I really do not think I have the confidence anymore. I am thinking about trying to recreate my GCSE final piece, but all I have to work from is memory and a couple of bad pictures on my phone.
Oh, I forgot to say anything about the photo... My Mum sells cross stitched cards - Christmas cards, birthday cards, Valentine's day cards, you get the idea. But it means she has so many embroidery threads of all sorts of colours. I saw them tipped out the other day when she was searching for a colour for a design she was about to start and it was like this rainbow mountain. But I was busy photographing matchsticks at the time, so I had to photograph it today instead. I was lucky to have wonderful sunshine to light it.
Quechua women's dress today is rooted in traditions from pre-conquest Peru (a fusion of Inca and Huari cultures), and Spanish Colonial peasant dress (often with some modern touches).
In the Peruvian High Andes, each village has a unique style of clothing that identifies the wearer as belonging to that region.
Indigenous women in the Andes dress in layers of bright, colorful traditional Andean clothing, including capes, shawls, embroidered skirts, and vibrantly colored hats.
However many women dress in modern clothing these days, and wear their traditional garb for special occasions. Increasingly, young women who live in Cusco and other urban centers choose to wear modern clothing, but may revert to traditional Andean clothing when back in their villages.*