Green Dragon on a yellow umbrella.
Someday… on a clear, still, moonlit night; / To the beach, is where we’ll go. / With a blanket and hot chocolate already packed; / Walk, hand in hand, on soft, warm sand; / Down to the water’s edge, where we’ll dance awhile; / Oh, to hold you close and whisper in your ear; / Those three words you’ve longed to hear. / Brush aside the hair which hides your face; / See a smile grow and laughter kiss your lips; / Then sit with you ‘til dawn‘s early light; / Your hand in my left, hot chocolate in my right. / Precious moments, dreams and memories; / Someday… with you, I want to share.
I was on my way to work one morning, on the ferry as usual, when all of a sudden a single frangipani blossom landed on the deck beside me. Where it came from I don’t know. / / I wanted to photograph it, but hesitated. First, what would the other passengers think? Second, I’m sure the crew already thinks I’m batty, and they may be right. / / But the real reason I hesitated is that the blossom wasn’t perfect. There it was on the deck, blowing around, hitting a small puddle of water that was sitting there … and all I could think was “shame – it’s not perfect”. Beautiful, but not perfect. And the scent – I wish there was smellography so I could share that too. / / I picked it up, put it down, and it blew away. I felt a loss and picked it up again. I had to shoot. Even if I didn’t show it, because it wasn’t perfect. / / But I’ve thought about it, and I think maybe it is the imperfections that make it beautiful. The same applies to people. We could make an exact duplicate of a perfect frangipani blossom out of some unnatural material. It would last for years, and always look the same. Extract some scent and spray it occasionally, and you’d have the same effect as a real flower right? No. / / The reality, fragility, and imperfections combined with the improbability of it landing on the deck beside me are what made this beautiful. After all, I pass by a frangipani bush every day, covered in gorgeous blossoms. I’ve never spent the time staring at them that I did at this one imperfect blossom. / / Beautiful. / / / © Sara Lamond 2007. All rights reserved. / / / / / / / / / / / /
I love the softness of our nature for its soothing effect on our soul…
Quality dried Chinese tea leaves with freshly brewed drinks.
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Testing out my new macro lens on my backyard flowers…
Green Veined White Butterfly This is part of my 2009 Calender Photographic Anthology…........
I was washing dishes one day, when I noticed a tiny bubble land on the mum plant in my plant window… I had only enough time to dry my hands, run to get my camera and take 5 shots, haha.
a rose from my garden…
I’m going through a lot of old files these days and trying to organize everything… I’m not very good at organizing files, haha. Some wedding lace that grows in my backyard in the summer. Enjoy!
Delicate Whispers is a double of my photograph of a flower and one of my abstract acrylic paintings combined & blended.
My origami calendar / / I feel my heart being pulled when we are not together, / Longing for the day we are with each other. / The thread between us will never break; / Our destinies are tied by the red string of fate. / / The red string of fate is based on a Chinese myth that the gods tie an invisible red string around the ankles of men and women destined to be soulmates. This myth is has been adapted into other east asian cultures as well. I first became familiar with it by watching anime; though in those cases, one would attempt to match up couples by tying their fingers. This image, while on one hand based on that Chinese legend, is one that defines me. With the red thread forming the heart, I frame what is currently my greatest passion: miniature origami. I fold using tweezers, and sometimes with needles (I show a needle here, though for these hearts I only used tweezers as they are not that small). The hearts of paper and string, while representing my passion, also represent my soul, and how my fate is bound by the constraints of life. I’m in my own little world bound by a thread of fate; though my passion lies in a world of paper. While most women primarily use needles for sowing; I primarily use them for tiny origami :P I would adjust the position of the objects here with tweezers, and sometimes got magnetic reactions between the tweezers and the needle. They say opposites attrack… but they are both metal :] Each heart was folded from a 15×15mm piece of paper. Taken with an Olympus FE-340. Great for Valentines day or as love letters, because you and your loved ones were destined by fate. For a better idea of scale: This work has been featured in: / Macro Photography / Inspired Art / All About Hearts / Color Me a Rainbow / / / Also available at Zazzle / / / The Zazzle card consists of the little verse I wrote, but customers may customize it to have it removed or have their own personal messages written as well. The quality of Zazzle products is not as high as Redbubble but still does justice for occasions. Works by Category / / Origami / Drawings,Paintings and Graphics / Abstract Photography / Guessing Games Flowers, Trees and Plants / Water and Waterscapes / Scenery/Skyscapes / Light, Shadow, and Reflections / Still Life Living Creatures / Human Portrait Japanfluence / Canada / Europe
This fractal reminded me of calla lillies. This will make an awesome piece to hang on your walls.
This is a tiled fractal. The parameters were shared to me by my friend pm-ark. The gradient is my own. I used Apophysis 2.08eta2 to make this fractal. It reminds me of a prickly piece of fruit. :D / /
I made this fractal using my Doodle Batch Script in Apophysis. The globes were added post-processing.
I made this fractal in Apophysis using the Dahli Floral Globe Script by bpclarke. The globe portion I used the Milliforimaker Script bu Cabintom. The gradient is my own.
Made in APO 3D Hack using a set of params shared to me by fiery-fire
Made in Apophysis 3DHack with my own custom gradient. I also used the Clouded Julian Script by Kuzy62. / /
Made in APO 2.09beta2 with the t00bz Script with my own gradients. / /
Made in APO 3DHack using my own gradients. / /
Made in APO 2,08beta2 and using my own custom gradient. That parameters were shared to me by fiery-fire. This piece was featured on the community page all day 08-28-09.
Made in APO 2,08beta2 and using my own custom gradient. That parameters were shared to me by fiery-fire.
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