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Ripening starfruit (Averrhoa carambola), carambola in Portuguese. "The flesh is translucent and light yellow to yellow in color". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carambola
Taken at the windmills near the Chybucca junction on the A30. They have come out a little fainter than I would like but they were moving pretty fast - I drive past them every day though and the wind is rarely blowing in the right direction to get a shot - so I had to take the opportunity.
Nikon D40, 18-55, ND8, ND8 grad, circ plrzr, f/18 and exp = 2sec
Explore #95 on Friday, April 23, 2010
Pink Ceiba, the flowers of the world's fastest growing tree. The inside of its trunk is so soft that it has 4 inch spikes to protect it from predators... giving it its nickname, Monkey Tree, because a agile monkey can climb it!
The Ceiba tree figures an important part in the mythologies of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures. Several Amazonian tribes of eastern Peru believe deities live in Ceiba tree species throughout the jungle. The Maya civilization believed that Yaaxché, often depicted as a Ceiba trunk, connects the planes of the Underworld (Xibalba), the terrestrial realm and the skies. Unmistakable clusters of thick conical thorns on the Ceiba trunk were reproduced during the Classical Period on ceramic burial urns and incense holders by the southern lowland Maya.
Modern Maya still respectfully leave the tree standing when harvesting forest timber. The Ceiba tree is represented by a cross and serves as an important architectural motif in the Temple of the Cross Complex at Palenque.
Ceiba pentandra produces a light and strong fiber (kapok) used throughout history to fill life preservers, mattresses, pillows, tapestries, and dolls. Kapok has recently been replaced in commercial use by synthetic fibers. The oils of Ceiba seeds are extracted to make soap and fertilizers. The Ceiba continues to be commercialized in Asia especially in Java, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines.
Ceiba crispiflora
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Macro Mondays - October 12, 2020
Theme for the week - "Translucent."
Image taken with my Huawei Mate 8 cell phone.
A photo of a Glad translucent food storage container lid placed in front of my laptop screen with one of my older fly images to enhance illumination and show the lids light diffusing properties.
Another incomprehensible iceberg in Lake Argentina in Los Glaciares National Park.
I've never seen such clear glacial ice -- especially illuminated with back light like this. On top of that I love the texture of this ice chipped like an ancient stone tool.
Here's a broader view of this iceberg.
Note: You can license this image from Getty Images here.
The Flickr Lounge-Transparent Or Translucent
I love the way the sun's rays came through the curtain.
The very end of a translucent red paintbrush handle, resting on a red picture frame, with red underlighting.
Macro Mondays: One colour
.Vintage Ruby Red bottle made by T. C. Wheaton Glass Factory, Millvale, N.J. Wheaton was a pharmacist who started a company, in 1888, to manufacture bottles for his profession.
I searched high and low, looked at photo examples on line to find something unique for Macros on Monday "Translucent" subjects. Wa-Laaa! right in front of me on my desktop I saw the alabaster former ashtray that I use for paper and binder clips.
The whole dish is 4 inches wide so it was easy to get the required macro but the first images looked like binders in a dark hole. I captured this image on a piece of glass with a speed light below that made the dish glow.
Happy Macro Monday everyone and thanks for your comments and favs.
This will probably be my last urban shot for a while, I think I've got it out of my system whatever it was I was looking to do :D
Been a nice change, and there's something very cool about the angles and sharp lines of modern architecture against soft skies, I will be back.... but I think my heart is in getting my feet wet in waterfalls or trying to capture the morning mist :)
Looking forward to the autumn and winter now, although I love summer, for photography it's hard to capture anything interesting :) Bring me back my misty mornings and frosty ground :)