Carrying on last week's study of Taraxacum, this image captures the same Dandelion a day later. Note how the form resonates so unmistakably with existential notions of Being and Essence. Was this 'flower' ever truly complete? Is it now not a 'Flower' or it's true nature somehow made concrete in the inevitability of change?
Noticed this Dandelion flower head in the herb garden by the kitchen window, now displayed here in glorious monochrome for your viewing pleasure.
I love the colour and form of flax in flower. This snapshot of Phormium tenax was taken on a rainy afternoon in Milford Sound. According to Wikipedia, Milford Sound has a mean annual rainfall of 6,813 mm (268 in) and rains on average 182 days a year. It's known as the wettest inhabited place in [...]
Typical rural NZ featuring rolled hay bails, tractors, and the White Hill wind farm just visible in the background. Taken from Mossburn in Southland. Nothing too spectacular about this shot, but pleasant enough kind of feel to it. Conditions at the time were pretty dull so I've experimented with a slightly retro analogue feel to this version.
Very heartening to see and hear the results of many years of hard work by Friends of Flora and DOC restoring bird numbers to this area of the Kahurangi National Park.
Cape Gooseberries - amazing fruit These photos taken by Rob Edwards of LifeformLabs are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License and may reproduced for non-commercial purposes as long as attribution is given.
Belle a Cappella Choir from Waimea College, Nelson perform at Sounds Excellent! 2010 These photos taken by Rob Edwards of LifeformLabs are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License and may reproduced for non-commercial purposes as long as attribution is given.
Kite buggy & driver, Rabbit Island, Nelson, New Zealand. Crafted by Peter Lynn. These photos taken by Rob Edwards of LifeformLabs are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License and may reproduced for non-commercial purposes as long as attribution is given.
Phormium tenax
Carrying on the exploration of nature's simple forms up close, this week's image of a flax was taken in morning sun. The black background was a result of lighting conditions, aperture and shutter speed. I've added some vignetting but hot sure if I'm completely sold on the post processing, will see if it grows on me.