08 May 2011, 9:39 am
08 May 2011, 9:44 am
^^ Well, I'm jealous - no light pollution! 
If I'm lucky, I can make out Orion here against a sickly yellow background of pollution.
08 May 2011, 9:56 am
Nim wrote:
hyperlexian wrote:
ahhhhhhhhhhh so beautiful!
You respond fast,
I didn't have time to resize, lol.Those are near my dads house, long exposure on a clear night. The bright orange in the one is due to a vehicle light going by about 200 feet away....
i was sitting on top of the thread lol. love those pictures!
08 May 2011, 10:09 am
Why thankyou hyperlexian.
I actually went out of my way to get out of the city to shoot the "supermoon" unfortunately the rising moon was too bright to setup in time.... because it was major overcast I lost all other chances, switched back to my normal lens.. 
So all my super moon pics look as so.
[img][800:537]http://i52.tinypic.com/2jg8rhj.jpg[/img]
This one was a few minutes later, it went into the clouds.
[img][800:531]http://i52.tinypic.com/mc64us.jpg[/img]
To make it worse the ones that came out better where ruined due to dust that apparently blew on my lens... 
08 May 2011, 10:16 am
Laz wrote:
Part 14 Journey past houses and abandoned brewery
what are the blue flowers?
Laz wrote:
aesthetically, i love the angles and the composition. sensory-wise, i really want to touch the bricks!
Laz wrote:
Part 15 heading back to the park I came through
do you know what kind of stone or brick those grey buildings are made of?
Laz wrote:
Part 17 These are shots were I was using the macro lens feature of the camera. Oh and the bird is a female black bird, I like black birds, they make lovely tunes when they sing 
Booyakasha wrote:
Black birds are my favourite! There seems to be quite a few nesting in the proximity of my home. It's great to hear them chirping at dawn. 
our blackbirds sing beautifully too. i had wondered if they are the same species or perhaps related, but it appears that the ones in north america are not related.
Booyakasha wrote:
Taken in the botanical garden:
[img][800:768]http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii304/ryokan_2008/IMG_0547.jpg[/img]
[img][800:768]http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii304/ryokan_2008/IMG_0547.jpg[/img]
i can't imagine living in a place where trees like that can grow. what sort of tree is it?
08 May 2011, 10:24 am
08 May 2011, 10:34 am
08 May 2011, 10:37 am
hyperlexian wrote:
aesthetically, i love the angles and the composition. sensory-wise, i really want to touch the bricks!
I think it's great there's another 'brick stroker' here!I can't resist either.
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do you know what kind of stone or brick those grey buildings are made of?
Knapped flint.
As in my earlier picture: http://www.wrongplanet.net/postp3450945.html#3450945
There's more brick than flint in this shot, but I might have some wider shots somewhere of the whole gatehouse showing much more flint.
08 May 2011, 10:45 am
Cornflake wrote:
hyperlexian wrote:
aesthetically, i love the angles and the composition. sensory-wise, i really want to touch the bricks!
I think it's great there's another 'brick stroker' here!I can't resist either.
Quote:
do you know what kind of stone or brick those grey buildings are made of?
Knapped flint.As in my earlier picture: http://www.wrongplanet.net/postp3450945.html#3450945
There's more brick than flint in this shot, but I might have some wider shots somewhere of the whole gatehouse showing much more flint.
thanks for the info. your picture of the bricks and knapped flint is very satisying also.
so we are fellow 'brick strokers'. lol sounds interesting. i have a thing for any kind of texture that is unusual or different. textiles, wallpaper, bark, wood, lordy anything that looks like it needs to be touched. i don't touch people's hair.... anymore... as i have learned it creeps them out even if we are friends, and even if i ask first.
08 May 2011, 10:50 am
08 May 2011, 10:57 am
08 May 2011, 11:02 am
hyperlexian wrote:
so we are fellow 'brick strokers'. lol sounds interesting. i have a thing for any kind of texture that is unusual or different. textiles, wallpaper, bark, wood, lordy anything that looks like it needs to be touched.
Oh God yes - some things just scream 'touch me, touch me' and who am I to resist?
That picture of the bricks and flint is a classic for me, which is really why I took it - so many different feelings in such a small space: the red tile pieces feel entirely different (gritty and hard) to the cream stone (soft and fluffy) - which is different again to the brown (crumbly and quite lumpy). Then there's the odd shock of the polished flint: it's just like uneven glass but with a mass of sharp(ish) edges. The drainpipe is lead and feels like hardened velvet.
Plus, the whole thing was nice and warm because of the sun and it actually smelled nice too.
It's a wonder I didn't get some strange looks, standing there fondling a large building...
08 May 2011, 11:03 am
Nim wrote:
Caption : Stim, I dare you.
Gaah...
Must. Resist. Putting. Hand. To. Screen.
08 May 2011, 11:04 am
That's interesting, because I can't stand the feel of bricks. I avoid touching them at all cost.
That last pic looks very touchable though.
08 May 2011, 11:42 am
hyperlexian wrote:
Booyakasha wrote:
Taken in the botanical garden:
[img][800:768]http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii304/ryokan_2008/IMG_0547.jpg[/img]
[img][800:768]http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii304/ryokan_2008/IMG_0547.jpg[/img]
i can't imagine living in a place where trees like that can grow. what sort of tree is it?
To be quite honest I'll have to check since it's in the tropical part of the garden, definitely not of European origin.
08 May 2011, 11:52 am
Booyakasha wrote:
To be quite honest I'll have to check since it's in the tropical part of the garden, definitely not of European origin.
An Acacia?
I'd be interested to know too - it's quite nice.
