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The Catherine Wheel pincushion protea. Unclear whether it is named for the medieval torture device or the 90s shoegaze band (suspect the former.)
Either way, a spectacularly expressive #flower in both visible (normal) light and here in ultraviolet.
#photography
Mirrored close-up of an Acanthus flower for #MacroMonday
I've been taking relatively fewer pictures lately as I ramp up some writing projects.
I won't get to even 10% of the creative stuff I'd like to in my lifetime. How boredom even a thing for some people is a great mystery.
#uv #photography
A dry storm rolling into Alhambra Valley, California.
Every time I wander off trail around here I think of the TICKsplosion! headline from a couple of years ago. Hoping not to get Rocky Mountain spotted fever again – '94 was a rough summer.
Happy Monday, friends!
#infrared #photography
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Springtime at the coal mine
Experimenting with some b&w
#infrared #photography
A 200-year-old Monterey Cypress clings to a cliff above the Pacific Ocean. A rugged life, but the views are amazing.
False-color #infrared #photography
Stewartville, California (ghost town)
At Black Diamond Mines, now a beautiful preserve for hiking and observing about a dozen raptor species. It's one of my favorite East Bay Parks to photograph.
#infrared #photography
Some unusual last light at Black Diamond.
We sometimes refer to taking photos as "making memories" but it's amazing how even just one landscape photo from years ago can spark that entire day back to life in the mind.
#infrared #photography
Daytrip! Cabin fever needs corrected.
Please enjoy an ornithogalum if you happen to be on a screen and keep being one of the good ones.
#flower #photography
I thought 'escapism' photography was getting corny but as our current era unfolds I'm starting to find it incredibly appealing.
Anyway, there's a reason we put up with the cost of living in California. There's simply no other place like it.
Monterey Peninsula
#infrared #photography
A very good Friday to you!
I'm flinging down the keyboard and running off to the gardens.
Shirk work and go enjoy some natural beauty. (Or become a photographer and make that your legitimate work.)
#flowers #photography #FlowersonFriday
Allium triquetrum, our glorious spring 'weed'.
