I have a large collection of old photos. I began taking photos when I was just nine-years-old and I have some I took as far back as 1957. The picture shows a camera like the one I started with, a Kodak Brownie that took 127 roll film. I got eight shots on a film and it took a lot of pocket money to have a roll developed and printed and buy a new film.
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Monday, December 16, 2013
Sunrise over St Neots
Here's a sunrise scene from the day before yesterday. The sky was an extraordinary colour in areas near the horizon and this telephoto shot homes in on that specific part. The trees are poplars, and with their leaves gone the classic poplar upright habit and branch structure are plain to see.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Getting up close
Today's outing was just a short walk away, the Beaulieu estate with its famous National Motor Museum. We had a lot of fun at the 'Top Gear' exhibition, every bit as crazy and funny as the TV show!
There's a lot to see. We walked through the Motor Museum, rode on the monorail, visited the remains of the 13th century Abbey, and explored the gardens.
I like nothing better than to take images that are close up and personal. It comes from several decades of microscopical research in the 1970s and 1980s. I studied flower development and pollination in fruit trees.
I can't get quite that close, of course, with my trusty old Canon G12. But I thought you might like this shot of a water lily in the rain.
The water drops bead up because of the water-repellent properties of the petal surface. The cells are coated in wax, often in the form of fine fibres and the water sits on top of these, barely touching the epidermal cells beneath and rolling off with ease.
The yellow structures you can see are the anthers that will produce pollen in the next day or two. Bees and other insects will come for nectar and pollen and will also carry away a dusting of pollen on their bodies, transferring it to other nearby water lily flowers. In this complex way, the life cycle of the water lily is completed and seeds are formed.
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| Close-up of a waterlilly |
I like nothing better than to take images that are close up and personal. It comes from several decades of microscopical research in the 1970s and 1980s. I studied flower development and pollination in fruit trees.
I can't get quite that close, of course, with my trusty old Canon G12. But I thought you might like this shot of a water lily in the rain.
The water drops bead up because of the water-repellent properties of the petal surface. The cells are coated in wax, often in the form of fine fibres and the water sits on top of these, barely touching the epidermal cells beneath and rolling off with ease.
The yellow structures you can see are the anthers that will produce pollen in the next day or two. Bees and other insects will come for nectar and pollen and will also carry away a dusting of pollen on their bodies, transferring it to other nearby water lily flowers. In this complex way, the life cycle of the water lily is completed and seeds are formed.
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