Spent the afternoon listening to KBAQ and perusing the news. (So what's happening in Saudi?) Years ago, I'd go to the library to read the magazines. Good to be able to do so from my easy chair. All those little subscription fees do add up, don't they? Ridiculous story about Ivanka Trump's junket to India; the State Department isn't sending any senior officials with her. (The Trumps are losing me.) An accessories and jewelry shill as our Ambassador-without-Portfolio? Another story says she's headed to the United Nations. Government celebrities.
Went for a walk near sunset. Didn't expect anything to portray. There were no birds and the foliage is per usual. Still, ready for anything, imagine my surprise...
Went for a walk near sunset. Didn't expect anything to portray. There were no birds and the foliage is per usual. Still, ready for anything, imagine my surprise...
A long shot cropped. The only bird in the park! I didn't see it through the lens. Didn't notice it until processing. In this small format, not much, but, blown up, better.
I suppose one could call these 'studies' in the snooty mode. LOL
Working with the texture and depth of field. Finished off with brushwork.
The trunks above all emanate from the same root. I hope I've made that clear.
Didn't think to make a triptych... will go back and get a shot of the crown.
(Oh, yeah... did go back and looks great. A definite print project.)
Working with the texture and depth of field. Finished off with brushwork.
The trunks above all emanate from the same root. I hope I've made that clear.
Didn't think to make a triptych... will go back and get a shot of the crown.
(Oh, yeah... did go back and looks great. A definite print project.)
On my way out, I noticed this frond reaching for the sky. Fascinating. Got me thinking about the way organic matter folds and expands, or just stays folded upon itself in the smallest possible space like the way DNA and the cerebrum does. Just look at the 'engineering' here, the leaves growing out braced by the lateral splines. Something to go back to for to see what happens to those braces.
Got me thinking about how old, in the evolutionary sense, palm trees are. I do believe they're older than evergreen or deciduous trees. Indeed they are. I see they are a progression from grasses and bamboos. This particular one is a date palm. Nothing found regarding description or explanation of those lateral structures.
Got me thinking about how old, in the evolutionary sense, palm trees are. I do believe they're older than evergreen or deciduous trees. Indeed they are. I see they are a progression from grasses and bamboos. This particular one is a date palm. Nothing found regarding description or explanation of those lateral structures.
A playful presentation of pine bark. Done up in gouache. Shirt pattern?
These photos have occupied me a while. Quiet night. Church tomorrow.
These photos have occupied me a while. Quiet night. Church tomorrow.
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