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I’m finally able to take a lot of photos this week and it’s taking me a while to delete the bad ones, and keep and edit the good ones. I’m capturing a nice mix of flora, fauna and landscapes and I’ll be sharing these photos as I clean them up.
Today I’ll like to share these giant dandelions in seed I spotted in a large meadow. They were the only dandelions around and measured a couple of inches wide. I was tempted to go out there and blow on them, but I wasn’t crazy about climbing over barbed wire and probably stepping on a few snakes hiding in the dry grass. I’m just glad the wind didn’t blow all these dandelions away so I could take a picture first.
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Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “curves”. Remember you can click on each image to see a larger view. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.
Nature is full of curves and I love capturing them on camera, including these giant fern fiddleheads.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of giant fern fiddleheads
I love the curves the pistils of this beautiful purple and yellow lily form.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of purple lily pistils
Flower petals often display some type of curve. The petals of this yellow rose are a lovely example of curves.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of yellow rose petals
Of course, roses are not the only flowers to display curves. Here are the fancy curves of an orange protea pin cushion flower.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of orange protea pincushion flower
Many types of fruit display beautiful curves, like this ripe yellow lemon ready to be picked from the tree.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of a yellow lemon
As for animals, some of them can be pretty curvy, like these cute little seahorses with their curved tails and curved bellies.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of seahorses
Flamingos have such long necks they tend to walk around with them in a curved position. Check out the little duck at the bottom left, he’s got some curved neck going too!
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of a flamingo’s neck
Of course human beings can create a lot of curves too. Check out this beautiful chandelier in the lobby of the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego. It’s full of curves!
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of the chandelier at the Hotel Del Coronado
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I recently shared a few photos of waterlilies I stumbled upon and I realized I have a few more photos to share, so here we go. These waterlilies are all light pink, with a little hint of orange, creating a nice contrast with the bright green of the lily pads and the dark of the water.
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Light pink waterlilies in a pond
The petals almost look like a bunch of little fingers sticking out of the water to say hi.
Close-up of a Light pink waterlily
I like the way the shadows play with this waterlily, including the spiky dark shadows at the bottom left of the photo.
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Today I’m taking part in the Macro Monday photo challenge. If you like what you see, I encourage you to subscribe so you can enjoy the new photos I post a few times a week.
Since I have no idea what the flowers below are (if you know, please share with me in the Comments section), I’ll focus on the colors. Flowers are beautiful sign of nature winking at us as we walk along. When you think how many different types of flowers there are out there, it’s pretty amazing. So many sizes, shapes, colors and characteristics for our enjoyment – here are a few for you to enjoy right now.
These small pink and purple flowers look like orchids but I’m sure they’re not. I love the color patterns on the petals.
Macro Monday: small pink and purple flowers
The next flower blooms in clusters of small purple flowers. This is what one single cluster looks like.
Macro Monday: cluster of purple flowers
The flowers below are small and red and are from a crown of thorns plant. If you look carefully, you’ll notice each flower has only two large petals. What an interesting design!
Macro Monday: small and red red flowers – crown of thorns plant
The last flower is bright blue (not a common color in flowers) and I love all the fuzz on the stems.
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Nature is full of fleeting moments and that’s what makes it challenging to photograph. Of course, animals are the hardest to photograph as they may be right in front of you one moment, and gone by the time you pull your camera out. Bees collecting nectar are a good example of a fleeting moment. I got lucky with this shot, where I managed to photograph a bee collecting nectar in the bags on its legs.
Dragonflies are notorious for flying around for hours without taking a break. I got lucky with this orange dragonfly who decided to take a very short rest on a tree branch not far from me.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting – orange dragonfly resting on a tree branch
This baby koala was a nice capture of the fleeting moment a couple of weeks ago, as he turned his head towards me for a few minutes so I could capture this photo.
Butterflies are the perfect expression of a fleeting moment, as they’re often difficult to capture since they don’t stand still for too long. I was lucky to get a photo of this giant owl butterfly.
Not just animals are fleeting in nature. The morning dew is another example of something that doesn’t last a long time and is gone by the time the sun is out and shining.
Our San Diego winters don’t get very cold but we manage to get frost several days a year. The frost melts as soon as the winter sun rays warm it up, but it’s very pretty while it lasts.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting – frost on ice plants in San DiegoWordPress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting – frost on leaves in San Diego
I think the most fleeting moments in nature are sunrise and sunset. They last only a few minutes but set the tone for the day and for the night.
A beautiful sunrise can inspire you for a whole day.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting – winter sunrise in San Diego
A gorgeous sunset can give you hope for the next day.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Fleeting – San Diego sunset Christmas 2012
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