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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Garden PathThere are a bunch of these little pathways in Carmel. Some of them lead to little shops in the center of the city blocks. This one lead to a little garden shop that sells all sorts of plants and garden figurines. One of the cooler things on the path was the enormous vine that made an archway at the center of the path. You can see it at the top of the photo with the little red Christmas lights in it. It was truly a different world compared to the city street at the other end. |
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Thursday, March 16, 2006
Variegated MandevillaThere's more rainy weather comin'! I like the rain. :-DThis was taken last week during a rainstorm. This is another vine we got to attract butterflies along with our Passion Flower. Incidentally, the tendrils in that passion flower photo are actually wrapped around this Mandevilla plant. My botanist (my lovely wife) tells me that some plants bloom like crazy when they feel threatened. Makes sense, the kids can carry on the species. And that explains all the beautiful blossoms on this plant! The other interesting thing is this plant had solid pink flowers last year. I like the stripes! |
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Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Backlit LilyWell there have been quite a few Calla Lilies on the photo of the day lately. But thats because they are going wild around here!This one is a little different than my usual razor sharp feel, but I like the painting feel of it especially the leaves in the background. |
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Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Drops of PassionWell yesterday was a really gray rainy day. It was starting to bug me. Then I took my camera into the back yard. Rain can be a wonderful thing for a photographer!Recently, our Passion Flower vines made an incredible come back. We originally got them to attract butterflies and they were almost wiped out by their own success! The resulting caterpillars LOVED them. This is an extreme close-up of one of the tendrils the vine sends out to climb things. It seems to have an amazing grip! |
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Saturday, January 28, 2006
Katydid NymphHe looks a little like a Grasshopper. Actually, with the Jade plant he looks like something out of Dr. Seuss. But, he is a closer relative of a cricket. Apparently there are about 4000 species so I was not able to identify the exact name of this one.When I first saw him I was surprised at the small wings but, thanks to the Internet, I learned that is an indication this is a nymph (the mid stage of an insect's life.) As they get older their wings get as long or longer than their bodies. Crassula argentea 2 | cricket 1 | grasshopper 1 | green 35 | insect 39 | jade 2 | Jade Plant 2 | Katydid 1 | nymph 1 | plant 13 |
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Saturday, August 13, 2005
Orderly SucculentAnother in the "Mathematical Precision of Nature" series. :-) |
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Thursday, August 4, 2005
Succulent BlossomsThis looks like something from a cartoon. Something that would be waiting to snack on anything that walked by. The only thing that makes it look less... ummm... man eating is the fact that the blossoms are less than a quarter of an inch. |
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Tuesday, August 2, 2005
Succulent GardenThere is a great little store in a shopping center called The BarnYard in Carmel. Every time we go I bring a few new plants home with me. Last time I got a beautiful new Epiphyllum (Orchid Cactus) to keep my other ones company.This photo is a close-up of a little display they had in the shopping center. |
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Monday, June 6, 2005
Succulent on a Brick WallI have gotten in the habit of scanning most of my images. Rather than picking out my favorites. This is an image I found in a roll from a recent trip to Carmel that I had overlooked at first.I was talking to another Photographer that is also in the Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show. He said he had made the "Switch" to digital. Now he goes out and takes hundreds of pictures at a time. Then, when he gets home he deletes all that he does not want. Now, I realize that everyone has their own way of doing things, that is just the way it is. But, I think I would miss out on a lot of cool images if I edited them so quickly and ruthlessly. I go to the other extreme, I keep way too much. And, one other thing... Why is it always a "SWITCH"? While I can imagine getting a high quality digital camera I can not imagine totally giving up my AE-1 and Fuji Velvia. |
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Monday, May 30, 2005
Green Eggs and Ham?Yeah, this really looks like something from a Dr. Seuss book. But it is an interesting little succulent with reddish black leaves and, in the summer, yellow flowers. |
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Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Reclining Agave and PoppiesIt's easy to get an interesting photograph when you find good contrast in your subjects. And I'm not just talking about the lighting. The delicate flowers with the backdrop of the imposing-looking Agave makes for a nice composition. And yet, there are similarities between the graceful curves of this particular Agave and the soft curves of the flowers that make this composition work particularly well. |
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Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Fuzzy BrainI just got a watertight housing for my camera. And this looks like something I would photograph while diving, but this was actually in the aisles of Home Depot. It is a fuzzy little plant called a Cockscomb. There is also a more upright and pointy version of the Celosia, but this kind of brain-like one (Celosia cristata) is my favorite.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Abstract LilyWell this was one of the few days I missed posting. So I'm trying to go back and put something nice in these little holes. This photo was taken at the same time as this image. |
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