Author: kayrpea61

Retiree with interests in technology, travel, wine and gardening, not necessarily in that order.

Weekly Photo Challenge : On the Move

I was experimenting with the panorama function on my, then fairly new, camera. As often happens, a car got in the way! So, in this case, not only is the car moving, but so also, the camera was panning left to right!

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This post is in response to this week’s challenge from The Daily Post, at which site, many more entries will be found.

For those interested, I did continue panning. The uncropped panoramic photo appears below. To the right is the gate leading to Via Roma, Tuscania, Viterbo Province, Lazio.  At the time, I discarded the photo as unsuccessful!

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The Blooming Bangalow Palm

A few weeks ago, I posted this photo in the Weekly Photo Challenge : Threshold

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Taking a step back, it was a fallen frond that first caught my eye.  These two pictures put the opening flower into the general context of the tree.

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It occurred to me that it would be interesting to track the development of the ‘flower’ as it opened, subject only to attacks by hungry birds! I am fortunate in being able to use a zoom lens from our deck to capture these shots. Here is the result.

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Seventeen days after seeing the threshold, the flower is fully open. With a steady hand, I attempted to to get a close up of the ‘seeds’

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I am dedicating this post to two fellow bloggers, whose work I enjoy. These ladies have been kind enough to share hints, when asked, about various tricks for better looking photographic posts. So a big ‘thank you’ to Amy over at Photography Journal Blog and Suze at Fraulein Wanderlust

Weekly Photo Challenge : Letters

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There are two ‘boxes’ for letters in our neighbourhood. The letters on the outside of one define its obvious use, even for those whose first language is not English. The letters on the outside of the other, if indeed they are letters, convey nothing of its purpose.

Other entries to this week’s challenge, issued by Cheri Lucas Rowlands, will be found here.