the flow, the current of things growing and changing. / what’s more beautiful than getting to watch it?
Miniature Christmas lights in macro. / Canon 20D. /
A globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus, this is a gigantic ball of over a million ancient red stars. Technical details – Canon 400D with 200mm lens, 50×30 second exposures @ ISO1600. Dark subtraction, flat field application, registration, stacking and processing in IRIS. Total exposure time 25 minutes. Here are some examples of my astrophotos as laminated prints
Balloon cluster symmetry at the 2008 National Autumn Balloon Spectacular, Canberra, AUSTRALIA
A long exposure through a telescope of the Pleaides star cluster, well known as the “Seven Sisters” in the constellation ‘Taurus the Bull’. Details at www.philhart.com
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This was a “featured work” on the “Berries, Fruits & Seeds” group’s homepage
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Apophysis / MUSIC / For you Sis / This came from the experience at the Doctors today, I was so happy that they are going to wait till after the first of the year to operate. Driving home in the snow today it was like fireworks ….............
Fractal made in Apophysis. / The only one that my daughter, Leoni, wanted to use as a wallpaper on her desktop – a great compliment to me.
This artwork was featured by RB groups: / Mad Hatters / Solo Exhibition / Spectacular Spirals / Open edition Also available at my ONLINE GALLERY Another globular creation with varying coloration, spirals and reflections! I titled it ‘Scorpio’ because it reminds me a bit of scorpion tails and galaxy clusters. Design Art by Kinnally Featuring Giclee Art Prints / What are Giclee prints? / Beautiful reproductions of classic paintings / Beautiful Contemporary Art / How to Paint
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Plumeria blooms on a lovely tree at our home. Featured Canon DSLR I cloned out a bit of bark on the left of the frame, adjusted the shadows/midtones/highlights to deepen the natural black background, adjusted curves to set the white balance and highlight the natural colours in early morning light, then added an enamel texture to the finished image. “The beautiful Plumeria comes in a wide variety of delightful colours and bloom virtually year round. Plumeria (Frangipani) also known as the Lei flower, is native to warm tropical areas of the Pacific Islands, Caribbean, South America and Mexico. Plumerias may grow to be large shrubs or even small trees in the Hawaiian Islands and in mild areas of the U.S on the mainland. In tropical regions, Plumeria may reach a height of 30’ to 40’ and half as wide. They have widely spaced thick succulent branches, round or pointed, long leather, fleshy leaves in clusters near the branch tips. Plumeria, common name Frangipani; syn. Himatanthus Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) is a small genus of 7-8 species native to tropical and subtropical Americas. The genus consists of mainly deciduous shrubs and trees. It produces flowers ranging from yellow to pink depending on form or cultivar. From Mexico and Central America, Plumeria has spread to all tropical areas of the world, especially Hawai`i, where it grows so abundantly that many people think that it is indigenous here. The genus, originally spelled Plumiera, is named in honour of the seventeenth-century French botanist Charles Plumier, who traveled to the New World documenting many plant and animal species. The common name “Frangipani” comes from an Italian noble family, a sixteenth-century marquess of which invented a plumeria-scented perfume. In Mexico, the Nahuatl (Aztec language) name for this plant is “cacalloxochitl” which means “crow flower.” It was used for many medicinal purposes such as salves and ointments. Depending on location, many other common names exist: “Kembang Kamboja” in Indonesia, “Temple Tree” or “Champa” in India, “Kalachuchi” in the Philippines, “Araliya” or “Pansal Mal” in Sri Lanka, “Champa” in Laos, “Lantom” or “Leelaawadee” in Thai. Many English speakers also simply use the generic name “plumeria”. In several Pacific islands, such as Tahiti, Fiji, Hawai`i, Tonga and the Cook Islands Plumeria is used for making leis. In modern Polynesian culture, it can be worn by women to indicate their relationship status – over the right ear if seeking a relationship, and over the left if taken. P. alba is the national flower of Nicaragua and Laos, where it is known under the local name “Sacuanjoche” (Nicaragua) and “Champa” (Laos)”. Information Source: Wikipedia Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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The ladybirds have returned in significant numbers at Mt Burr again. This is a small cluster on dead and dried ferns. (if you look closely you will see them underneath as well) Always a pleasure to watch these little beauties crawling around in their thousands. Canon 400D, 18 – 55 with two stage macro extension tubes and speedlight. I am often asked, “just how thick are these?” Well the photo below is just an example of how thick they settle when they arrive!!!!
Back watching the ladybirds from Mt Burr again today. As the sun finally came out after days of crisp cold and rain they began to move about, climb and eventually take off for places unknown. Watching them today I couldn’t help but think of how many lessons they could teach. This one showed me that when you get to the edge – sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith and fly away to unknown adventures…..... What amazing creatures they are! Canon 400D 18-55 with two stage extension tubes. Processed in photoshop CS3.
The final in this series.. Back watching the ladybirds from Mt Burr again today. As the sun finally came out after days of crisp cold and rain they began to move about, climb and eventually take off for places unknown. Watching them today I couldn’t help but think of how many lessons they could teach. This one showed me that often you just have to keep on flapping and eventually it will happen…takeoff… There are many defining moments in our lives. Let them define you or flap hard and define them yourself….. What amazing creatures they are! Canon 400D 18-55 with two stage extension tubes. Processed in photoshop CS3.
Ladybirds again from the Mt Burr area. More flowers taken out to them recently and they blend so well with the colours. Shot taken within the Mt Burr Forest, South East South Australia. Canon 400D 18-55 lens with three stage extension tubes.
The beautiful Clivia – found in the garden of a friend. / /
This is the heart of the Milky Way our own galaxy. The section that you see here is mostly the constellation of Saggitarius. / Almost in the centre is the nebula M8 or usually known as the Lagoon.A little way to the right is the Nebula M20 or the Trifid so named as there are a series of dark lanes crossing the face of the nebula spliting it into 3 sections. The nebula is the top right corner is the Swan. Most visible are the many dark lanes that run across the face of the stars. these are not spaces between stars but rather dark clouds of dust and gas that obscure the klight of the background stars. / This phot was taken with a Nikon D300 with the 70-200 vr Nikon Lens set at f2.8 with an exposure of 4 minutes. this is a composite of 4 images overlayed in CS3 to reduce the grain from shooting at ISO 800. / This image was taken at Coonabarabran in the central west of NSW.
Canon 350D / F/5.6 / 1/400seg / ISO-100 I was sitting day dreaming on my varanda and this most beautiful (and the biggest) butterfly that I had ever seen came to visit my Bougainvillea. When I realised I wasn’t still day dreaming (as I never get the honour of such beautiful visitors) I ran inside to get my camera half expecting she would have already gone! It was so hard as she kept fluttering around but I manage to get this shot. / This is very new to me as I have never been able to capture something as beautiful as this. 170 views at the time of entering the 100+ group Featured in Dimensions 14th November 2009 / Featured in Backyard Macros and Close ups 14th November 2009 / Featured in Portugal 15th November 2009
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