Macro Monday

Theme: Candy

Size: Less than 3x3 inches

I used mini M&M Smarties

( approx 9mm in diameter ) and some jelly beans in the background.

A small teaspoon with some honey is placed over a chipped Smartie with a drop of honey falling into the chipped area.

You can see this is the second attempt !

Natural side lighting from 3 o'clock and a small LED torch to illuminate the underside of the teaspoon.

Many thanks for your visit, comments and faves...it is always appreciated.

HMM

This year they done well my Torch lilies,

“We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.”

― Whoopi Goldberg

A five-letter British English word for "flashlight." I also found inspiration in the word "curve."

Macro Mondays - Five-Letter Words. The image is three inches in longest dimension.

Speedlight with reflector bowl, grid, and yellow gel to the side and behind. Speedlight with snoot and blue gel focused on flashlight lens/reflector. Bare speedlight with purple gel directed on black backdrop with flag to block spill on to flashlight.

Coming toward the end.

Happy Fence Friday!

HFF!

The Torch Bearers, designed by Charles Umlauf, has graced the south side of the Flawn Academic Center since 1963. The figures represent sculptor Charles Umlauf's conception of the teacher passing the torch of knowledge to the student.

The Peter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC), formerly the Undergraduate Library and Academic Center, located on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, is an undergraduate library and "technology and collaboration" facility. The center, named after former university president Peter T. Flawn in 1983, opened between 1963 and 1964

This is the bottom section of a small torch. The orange button is the on/off switch.

Thanks for visiting.

HMM...

Architectural detail of Frank Gehry’s Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle.

We saw these beautiful torch gingers all over the Hana coast in shades of pink and red. The ginger plant has a huge number of variations and is probably the most useful of all flower species on Maui. It is used as a main ingredient in many Hawaiian dishes and grows very prolifically in all areas. The blossoms have no smell until they are squeezed in the palm of your hand, which releases a very fragrant, candy-like smell.

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The clouds above Maughold Head Lighthouse catch fire as they reflect the first rays of light after the sun breaks over the horizon. One of the best spots to watch the sunrise on the island with its commanding and secluded view out of the vast expanse of the Irish Sea 🌅

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Cleistocactus strausii

Silver Torch cactus

Mini model of the fire starter from the Hoenn region in the Pokemon series.

Torchic holds a special place in my heart since it was the first starter I chose when being introduced to Pokemon. This little guy is going up on my shelf with the rest of my figures.

Head feather design credit to Azumu on Brickshelf.

I took this shot of a Torch Lily, also known as Red Hot Poker, on a garden exhibition last week. These flowers are quite popular among insects, especially wasps seem to love them.

(Potgieter)

Botanical Garden Krefeld

Flame Torch Ginger flower

...made a huge difference

...machte einen grossen Unterschied

Aka Red Hot Pokers . These African plants are attractive to hummingbirds and pollinating insects.

Flame caught in a single breath of summer.

From last August.

It is that time of the year again

Etlingera elatior

(Zingiberaceae)

Torch Ginger

Dump truck in a clearing seen off the rail trail - Poughkeepsie, NY

The back of the house is pitch black in winter as there are no street lights, so it's always handy to keep a torch around. This small LED torch is always in my pocket and has lit the way up the back path on quite a few occasions.

Macro Mondays 'EDC' (Everyday Carry) theme.

I don't take much with me on a regular basis but one thing that is always with me is this tiny led torch on my keyring. It's small but still a bright light when needed (I even used it to light Tasku for a photo on one occasion), and it's rechargeable.

The image measures a little under 2" in width.

Yesterday - caught this second when one of our remaining Ruby-throated hummingbirds was tussling with a migrating Monarch for one of our Torch sunflowers. The flowers are up to 9 feet tall - that's our roof in the background. Both the Monarchs and hummers are headed soon to Mexico! More Monarch photos soon ... our North Georgia yard

Happy Labor Day!

Vintage brass blowtorch...

Canon EOS 6D - f/4 - 1/500sec - 100mm - ISO 200

- Kniphofia uvaria 'Traffic Lights'

- Kniphofia, also called tritoma, red hot poker, torch lily, or poker plant, is native to Africa.

Evergreen species have strap-shaped foliage up to 1.5 m (5 ft) long. All plants produce spikes of upright, brightly coloured flowers well above the foliage, in shades of red, orange and yellow, often bicoloured.

The flowers produce copious nectar while blooming and are attractive to bees. In the New World they may attract sap-suckers such as hummingbirds and New World orioles.

Kniphofia uvaria originates from the Cape Province of South Africa, and has been introduced into many parts of the world as a garden plant. It is hardy in zones 5-10.

I decided today to go and do something I have not done for a long time. I went for a drive to go and discover some roads with no map, no satnav, just my sense of direction and the sun to go by.

I found myself in South Ayrshire, I found this car on an un-named road outside of Dalmellington. Can anyone recognise the make or model?