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“Beauty is rather a light that plays over the symmetry of things than the symmetry itself.” – Plotinus (Greek Platonist philosopher).
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 28th of February is "symmetry". A few birthdays ago, a very dear friend of mine, who enjoys photography as much as I do, and knows that I like interesting and delicate bits and pieces gave me some beautiful laser cut paper flowers and leaves as a gift. This Christmas just passed, the same friend gave me some embossed thick card frames as a gift. I have combined these two gifts together on a black background to create a gallery of symmetry. Although it looks simple, this flat lay took quite a lot of work to make it symmetrical. The delicate nature of the laser cut paper which reminds me of wycinanki (Polish paper cutting). I do hope that you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
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Eystrahorn ("East Horn") is one of the few mountains in Iceland that is composed of gabbro, a dark, jagged lava rock that is rich in magnesium and iron. Evidence of gold, silver and mercury have also been found here. It is a scree mountain, meaning it has very steep slopes; slightly more gentle slopes of gravel lead up to the rocks, making it nearly impossible to climb. 756 metres (2,480 feet) tall at its peak, it is part of the Krossasnesfjall mountain range.
Nothing makes me think of winter more than what my family call “soft days”: days when the air is filled with that very light sprinkling of rain that almost floats through the air, softening the sharp edges of leaves and branches and muffling the sounds of footsteps on the footpath. Soft days leave little diamond like droplets on the backs of fallen rose leaves like this one I found on my front lawn one winter’s day in June five years ago (winter in the Southern Hemisphere is between June and August).
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 31st of January is "winter leaves", being the middle of winter in Europe. Of course that means it is the middle of summer where I live, so no winter leaves to photograph in the garden today! However, I have many examples in my archive and this one featuring rose leaves decorated in diamond like droplets on a soft winter day won out! I hope you like my choice for the theme, and it makes you smile!
