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A further investigation of translucency. These freesia petals were taken behind blue stained glass mainly.
Here's a broad-tail hummingbird approaching evening primrose with back-light in the morning at Cherry Creek State Park, Colorado. I love the translucent wings.
Translucent Bloom. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.
Light glows thorugh the petals of a spring blossom.
The scale of my usual photograph subjects generally ranges between the whole landscape and something smaller but still larger… than I am. But Patty, the other photographer in the household, has made a specialty of photographing vey small things, often flowers, and often so close that we see details rather than the whole thing. I suppose that this was bound to rub off, and I just realized that I have a series of such photographs on my desktop ready to post.
I made this photograph on one of our periodic forays to a large garden on the San Francisco Peninsula. At first I wasn’t thrilled with the light — we were expecting some lingering fog and soft light, but instead the sun was out. But I found that if I got in really close to some of these flowers that were in just the right light… it was possible to find that “less than all of it” perspective on them.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
I shot this image in an Irish cornfield....I loved its' translucent beauty and the fact that it was blowing in the breeze.
Some translucent objects like mat glass, bugle (tiny transparent jar is just a container for them :)), stones etc. on the translucent paper
Found on the window ledge outside my home office. I live surrounded by a heavily wooded county park, and the noise from thousands (millions?) of cicadas is deafening. You can even see the smaller wings underneath the larger outer wings. Amazing structure of the wings. Their bodies are so big, they can’t really fly that far or that accurately.
My mother apparently used to walk for hours along a smooth Atlantic Coast beach. I inherited some of her translucent tiny shells. Here’s to you, mum.
These fill a container about 4 cm/1.57 inches across. See previous photo or first comment for measurement.
Thank you for looking, and for your faves and comments.
DADDY: “Would you like some tea, Paddington?”
PADDINGTON: “Yes please, Daddy!”
DADDY: “Milk?”
PADDINGTON: “Yes please, Daddy! Just a slosh.”
DADDY: “One lump or two?”
PADDINGTON: “Two please, Daddy!”
DADDY: “Very good, Paddington darling.”
PADDINGTON: “And a sticky bun, please Daddy!”
DADDY: “Alright Paddington.”
PADDINGTON: “And some macarons, if you can manage it Daddy!”
DADDY: “Well I…”
PADDINGTON: “And a marmalade sandwich or twenty, please Daddy!”
DADDY: “Twenty, Paddington darling?”
PADDINGTON: “I have a grumbly tummy, Daddy!” *Rubs tummy vigorously.*
The theme for "Smile on Saturday" for the 30th of November is "coffee or tea". Being British and a traditionalist, I prefer tea to coffee, and I am not the only one in my household who is partial to a cup of tea, or two, or twenty. My Paddington Bear also enjoys a cup of tea for elevenses on any given day of the week. I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
Beautifully hand made by Merrythought in their historic Ironbridge factory, and based on the famous original drawings by Peggy Fortnum of Michael Bond's famous bear, the Paddington - Classic Edition is British-made (of course) and is truly timeless and designed to bring a lifetime of joy and companionship. Paddington combines the finest natural materials with four generations of the very best British teddy bear making expertise. His detailed design and expressive features give him a personality that you cannot help but fall in love with, and he will become a loyal lifelong companion - always by your side during the ups and downs of life, and a friend to make memories with! Made from woven mohair plush and soft cotton velvet, this Paddington is dressed in a pure red woollen felt hat and blue duffle coat with wooden toggle detailing. He is brought to life by a neatly hand-stitched nose and warm smile.
Made in a special numbered edition, I am fortunate enough to have number 17.
"Please look after this bear. Thank you."
The teacup I hold is one from a tea set for six complete with six trios, a milk jug sugar bowl and a cake plate. It looks remarkably contemporary in shape and style, yet it is actually from 1911. Produced by British pottery maker, Royal Doulton, this cup is made of translucent china so fine that you can see your hand’s shadow through it when held to the light. It bears a stylised Art Nouveau lily design painted by the most famous of Doulton’s freelance decorators, Robert Allen. To cope with their enormous output, Doulton used both in-house and freelance designers and painters, and in some cases these decorators also added pattern numbers to the wares. The best known is Robert Allen who added an ‘Ra’ number to wares decorated for Doulton in his design studio.
Always try to make eye contact, they say. I think I nailed it here...
Manipontonia psamathe is a species of pontoniine shrimp in the family Palaemonidae, commonly known as the translucent gorgonian shrimp or black coral shrimp, characterized by its small size—reaching up to 2.5 cm in length—and its translucent body adapted for life in coral reef environments. The coloration of M. psamathe is predominantly translucent, enhancing camouflage among the branching structures of gorgonian corals, with two distinct red lines running along the carapace and abdomen for subtle patterning. (Grokipedia)
Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Amber Ghost
In the curve of crystal’s hold,
light drifts through a molten gold,.
Each swirl—
a whisper of oak and flame,
half dream, half smoke—
slipping through the glass like a ghost with no name.
A micro (macro) photograph of one single grain of table salt.
Grains of salt are translucent...who knew? You can see the red background through the salt crystal.
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Calliope Hummingbird (m)
A sunny late afternoon with the light behind me, crouched under their birch trees - the "almost golden hour" sun really brought out his colors & iridescence; doubled my shutter speed & got a good look at his translucent wings (70-90 bps)!
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