The candles

Saccharum officinarum

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Office of the Cane and Sugar Board

Me 'n Nadia at my graduation -- with me looking at Nuzhat's camera

Old Commerce Building, University of Melbourne. Built 1941. Now part of Architecture.

Looking up from my desk this morning.

Butterfly setup.

Strobist info:

- 2 flashes through 2 different umbrellas in front of model. One slightly above eye level, the other at hip height.

- One stofen'ed flash down low pointing upwards behind model.

There may have been other flashes, but I don't remember them. Also, changed the angle slightly from the previous shots to minimise the highlight on the door.

Photo of lighting setup.

Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.

Long elongated variety. Solanum melongena L. Solanaceae. CN: [Malay - Terong], Aubergine, Brinjal eggplant, Eggplant. Probable origin Africa, then dispersed to Asia; elsewhere naturalized and widely cultivated for food, folk medicine. Many varieties and cultivars.

Synonym(s):

Solanum esculentum Dunal

Solanum melongena var. depressum L.

Solanum melongena var. esculentum (Dunal) Nees

Solanum melongena var. serpentinum L.

Ref and suggested reading:

www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?101312

zipcodezoo.com/Plants/S/Solanum_melongena/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggplant

www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/new/Sorting/CATALOGUE/Pt1-A...

Part of a series of photos taken around the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne

Clearing the cobwebs off the camera with a lunch time walk.

W A S H I N G T O N @ Melbourne Uni 13/3/12

Part of a series of photos taken around the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne

Same desk, different angle (and different camera).

Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L. M. Perry

For more about other English names and scientific name synonyms -

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Thai language site -

Database Thai Botanical Garden Organization

Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.

Long elongated variety. Solanum melongena L. Solanaceae. CN: [Malay - Terong], Aubergine, Brinjal eggplant, Eggplant. Probable origin Africa, then dispersed to Asia; elsewhere naturalized and widely cultivated for food, folk medicine. Many varieties and cultivars.

Synonym(s):

Solanum esculentum Dunal

Solanum melongena var. depressum L.

Solanum melongena var. esculentum (Dunal) Nees

Solanum melongena var. serpentinum L.

Ref and suggested reading:

www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?101312

zipcodezoo.com/Plants/S/Solanum_melongena/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggplant

www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/new/Sorting/CATALOGUE/Pt1-A...

Part of a series of photos taken around the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne

Part of a series of photos taken around the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne

I love this particular phenomenon, it is something I only discovered recently during a talk by a very clever Professor John Sader from Melbourne University.

He was talking about fluid flows and showed the most beautiful water bells forming on surfaces.

This is a good example.

Wisteria arbor along western edge of University Square, looking north towards Grattan Street and main campus

W A S H I N G T O N @ Melbourne Uni 13/3/12

Part of a series of photos taken around the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne