Images of the arty kind

[TheOnionMan]

Was going over some old photos today and thought these were perhaps good enough to add here?

The second picture is of a flower on one of my summer jungle plants (Alocasia calidora) - I really like the 3 different sorts of texture within the flower - almost like snake skin.

That's one phychedelic flower, awesome!  Bottom 1/3rd green diamond snake skin, corn in the middle, brains at the top.  Weird and wonderful.

[johnw]

John  - Was it wind or an electrical charge from the transformer? 

johnw

[Ragged Robin]

there looked to be a knitted hat for a grandchild or something in her bag

The nun looking at the pattern colour of the knitted hat in her hand bag is the focus for me - in her world of black and white it's like a dream, so poignant.....

[cohan]

Two more photos after the sun came out later in the day, for a surreal experience.  No snow, just ice.  We were without power for one week, some areas for 2 weeks or more, lost all the food in our refrigerator and freezer.  Managed to find a hotel about 35 miles away closer to Boston where they had only rain or minimal freezing rain.  The damage was unbelievable, never have seen anything like it my whole life.  Spent every weekend throughout the winter and spring clearing debris.

At least half the limbs on Magnolia 'Forrest Pink' were demolished.  In spring I cut the remaining limbs back to stubs propertionate with the remaining profile of the tree... surprisingly it leafed out thickly, but many of these "water shoots" will not be good in the long run.

luckily we dont get that here, either-certainly not like down east, anyway; i was in toronto during that storm which hit much of eastern north america, but downtown by the lake we were fine..
here the world is white again after a full day and more of freezing fog--but those ice crystals are rather light, and wont be breaking anything..

[ranunculus]

Many thanks Mark ... the image was amended on the computer prior to posting.  I adore the Ansel Adams comparison but I'm afraid the poor chap would turn in his illustrious darkroom.  His name is synonymous with the majesty of the mountains.


John, your images are gorgeous.

[Ragged Robin]

Taken at twilight with rather a puzzling result

[tonyg]

Moody.  Mist and treetops juxtaposed. 

But what makes the reflection ..... it is a reflection?

[cohan]

Taken at twilight with rather a puzzling result

interesting image--sometimes the 'failures' take on their own life

[Ragged Robin]

Moody.  Mist and treetops juxtaposed. 

But what makes the reflection ..... it is a reflection?

Tony, the lights belong to a real thing...and I haven't processed the image at all 

[Ragged Robin]

Taken at twilight with rather a puzzling result

interesting image--sometimes the 'failures' take on their own life

Cohan, I certainly agree that surprising results can be rather intriguing and I was experimenting taking this shot at twilight but did not expect this day-glow effect 

[Paddy Tobin]

Robin,

Is it a train?

Paddy

[Blue-bellied Frog]

Robin,
It's a metallic structure. I can see a twisted wire flat parts.
Maybe a bridge.
Bernard

[Ragged Robin]

Robin,

Is it a train?

Paddy

Spot on Paddy, it's the Mont Blanc Express train winding round the track in the twilight with snow and trees

Robin,
It's a metallic structure. I can see a twisted wire flat parts.
Maybe a bridge.
Bernard

Bernard, this was what surprised me that the whole image appears twisted with the light tracing the metallic structure but the main light is from the windows and the lights on the roof must be from the electric cables - the lights to the right show the front of the train - the train must have been tilting as it turned on the track.

I'll try again with a tripod

[TheOnionMan]

Late fall foliage on Cornus 'Milky Way' classifies as psychedelic.  The leaves at the outer periphery turn a leaden blackish-purple color, while the inner leaves are like burning embers, reminiscent of ashen hot charcoals to this barbecue meister.

[TheOnionMan]

Crocus gargaricus in snow