Tag Archives: Postaday

Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details

I have been trying to work out how to take close up photos with my camera, and today I finally took one I like! So I invite you to become lost in the detail of my Orchid;

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Parallel Universes, The limits of probability, and Giraffes

I have been thinking about Giraffes all weekend.  On Saturday I was feeling very exhausted so we sat down to catch up on the Professor Brian Cox series; Wonders of Life.  In episode 3 he was talking about natural selection … Continue reading

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The Magnificence of Ordinary – Wabi-Sabi

I wrote this post on New Years Eve this year, but forgot to post it….. it fits perfectly with Rarasaur’s first Prompt for the Promptless – Wabi -Sabi Have a look at my first post for a definition, but here’s … Continue reading

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The 11th possibility

This one could most definitely be a wordless Wednesday

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Word a Week Photo Challenge: Zoom

It doesn’t feel much like spring yet, so I am very much on the lookout for signs.  I am also very keen to learn how to use my (2nd) new camera, especially the macro functions, so here is one of … Continue reading

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Travel Theme; Bridges – Zuari Bridge, Goa, India

I love bridges, I am always photographing them when I get a chance.  They make good subjects as their lines draw the eye into the distance and give a three dimensional feel to the photograph. The first time we went … Continue reading

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Travel Theme; Bridges – Walton Bridge

A new bridge is being built over the River Thames, near where I live in Walton. This will be the first new road bridge over the Thames in 20 years History of Walton Bridge (from the Surrey County Council Website) … Continue reading

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Wabi-Sabi

I could almost have posted this on Wednesday as a wordless response to Rarasaur‘s first weekly Prompt for the Promptless Wabi-Sabi, but I post so many photos of Wilson, another picture needs another explanation! I had not delved into the … Continue reading

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Travel Theme; Mountains

My personal travel theme seems to currently be Egypt, and the highest mountain I have climbed (in the middle of the night led by a local Bedouin who we named ‘mountain goat boy’) was Mount Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula.  … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge; Resolved

Why is it, that when I see the word resolve I think Vectors and Trigonometry Resolving vectors – The figure above illustrates vector resolution by components. In the first example, a boat crosses a river without compensating for the current. … Continue reading

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