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There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
::Kahlil Gibran::
Explore, 5/11/2008
Happy Bokeh Wednesday!
This shot is completely unprocessed, uncropped. No artificial light. No adjustments what so ever!! No zoom, no filters. Just me, my camera, and a Macro lens.
I say this only to prove, that great photographic imagery starts with a great image.
All those neah sayers that believe processing is just about fixing a poor image and the digital age requires no thought or skill. So not true...great processing always begins with a great image.
Explore #8
A dormant terminal bud from an Ashe's magnolia (Magnolia ashei) tree
When I saw this tree, it looked quite odd with no leaves, flowers, and these very unique branches with whitish tips. But when I looked more closely at the white tips, which I later discovered were dormant terminal buds, I thought they were incredibly beautiful. The light was hitting the tree in the way that created the beautiful circular bokeh. To me, it looks like the branch is meditating.
Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Check out the entire Art of Imperfection series
Chicken of the woods fungus spotted on a large oak tree in the Birmingham Botanical Gardens - an oasis of nature in the city of Birmingham. Apparently the mushroom is edible when cooked (Don't take my word for it !) and has a texture and taste like chicken. The fungus is a parasite often living on dead or decaying trees but plays a key role in the recycling process. (source:Woodland Trust)
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Thinking About You
Yesterday I saw the sun shinin',
And the leaves were fallin' down softly,
My cold hands needed a warm, warm touch,
And I was thinkin' about you. (Norah Jones)
“Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.
Elizabeth Lawrence
textures thanks to Kim Klassen
textures many thanks to neighya for ...
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
Maya Angelou
So it's July...really? I bought a summer dress a couple of weeks ago...when we had a warm spell of weather... it's all been downhill since then...dress still in wardrobe with the labels on!
just heard the words chilly and July in the same sentence on the weather report....it's just not right!
flypaper textures.
'A tangerine and russet cascade of kaleidoscopic leaves creates a tapestry of autumn magic upon the emerald carpet of fading summer.'
Judith A Lindberg
texture thanks to Spektoral addendum.
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“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
Maya Angelou
Hope you all have a lovely weekend :-)
texture thanks to Nasos3
"A tangerine and russet cascade of kaleidoscopic leaves, creates a tapestry of autumn magic upon the emerald carpet of fading summer."
Judith A. Lindberg
textures thanks to Nicolas Gent and PaintedWorksByKB
These are the berries that attract birds to my garden so much. La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
Cotoneaster frigidus (tree cotoneaster) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cotoneaster of the family Rosaceae, native to the Himalayas. It is a tree up to 15 metres. As the name suggests, it thrives in cold climates, specifically the mountains of the Himalayas (and where I live in the mountains of the Andes in Colombia).
Its wonderful large inflorescences of creamy white flowers attract lots of pollinating insects. They are followed by large trusses of bright red berries, highly attractive to many birds. The fruits are carried in such huge clusters that they weigh down the branches. (Wikipedia)
www.birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk/plants-of-the-month...
“But I always say, one's company, two's a crowd, and three's a party”
Andy Warhol
textures thanks to Tóta and Clive Sax.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
Cotoneaster frigidus (tree cotoneaster) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cotoneaster of the family Rosaceae, native to the Himalayas. It is a tree up to 15 metres. As the name suggests, it thrives in cold climates, specifically the mountains of the Himalayas (and where I live in the Andean mountains of Colombia).
Its wonderful large inflorescences of creamy white flowers attract lots of pollinating insects. They are followed by large trusses of bright red berries, highly attractive to many birds. The fruits are carried in such huge clusters that they weigh down the branches. (Wikipedia)
www.birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk/plants-of-the-month...
Here is another shot of my Sweet Sparky caught unaware, leaning up against the gazebo, during a break in the rain. I didn't pose her this way, she just took to it naturally. I tried to shoot her the other way arround, but she looked to contrived to me.
Happy Easter!
Psalm 62:1
Truly my soul finds rest in God;
my salvation comes from him.
Image taken at Birmingham Botanical Gardens in March 2013.
Image taken at Birmingham Botanical Gardens Alabama.
Camera: Nikon Z6
Lens: Nikon 300mm f4.5 ED-IF AIS
Adapter: Nikon FTZ
Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Alabama. Contest entry for NAPG group "Low Key". We went shooting right after it rained.
A very special thank you to my contact, John Maarschalk, for his wonderful testimonial. Please visit John's stream to see his awesome photo's.
www.flickr.com/photos/john_maarschalk/
Explore!, #432, 2/19/2008