San Marino, California
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San Marino is a city in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
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we are stardust, we are golden
Made by bhampton1963
Well, I came upon a child of God He was walking along the road And I asked him, Tell me, where are you going? This he told me Said, I'm going down to Yasgur's Farm, Gonna join in a rock and roll band. Got to get back to the land and set my soul free. We are stardust, we are golden, We are billion year old carbon, And we got to get ourselves back to the garden. Well, then can I roam beside you? I have come to lose the smog, And I feel myself a cog in somethin' turning. And maybe it's the time of year, Yes and maybe it's the time of man. And I don't know who I am, But life is for learning. We are stardust, we are golden, We are billion year old carbon, And we got to get ourselves back to the garden. We are stardust, we are golden, We are billion year old carbon, And we got to get ourselves back to the garden. By the time we got to Woodstock, We were half a million strong And everywhere was a song and a celebration. And I dreamed I saw the bomber death planes Riding shotgun in the sky, Turning into butterflies Above our nation. We are stardust, we are golden, We are caught in the devils bargain, And we got to get ourselves back to the garden. Woodstock, by Joni Mitchell
Daisy
Made by Richard-
Pasadena, California. The Huntington Gardens. I was hoping for lots of things to be in bloom but it was slim pickings today. There was a nice bed of these daisies and I set up the tripod low and sat there on the grass waiting for the breeze to die down. Numerous photographers stopped to see what I was gawking at. Some walked on, not seeing the interest in this 5' by 15' clump of flowers. Some, however, stopped and talked and it was fun to see what their take on shooting flowers was and watch them shoot. Only one man, from China, took his time, setting up his tripod and getting low enough to get a decent side view of the flowers. I don't know what he got but it didn't matter, both of us were fishing on a calm lake and we enjoyed looking at the flowers as much as the process of attempting to snag one in a photograph. I haven't been doing much shooting lately so was a bit rusty but in fact, I think I got a nice one here.
Bamboo trees
Made by GioPhotos
Last week, I visited the Huntington Library and Botanical gardens located in San Marino, CA (near Pasadena/Los Angeles). The Huntington Library is one of the largest and most complete research libraries in the United States in its specialized field of British and American history. Click on the link above for more info. Anyways, there is so much to see at this place and is so beautiful. I read that the botanical garden has over 14,000 different species of plants. This time I simply visited the Japanese and desert garden. The light traveling through the bamboo trees caught my interest. I simply used photomatix to combine three frames. Photomatix has too many options and often I refer back to Flickr friend instructions. :) There were too many people around these bamboo trees to try a more elaborate setup or spend more time. I'll go back.
violet eidolon
Made by effekt!
DREAM LAND Christina Rossetti Where sunless rivers weep Their waves into the deep, She sleeps a charmed sleep: Awake her not. Led by a single star, She came from very far To seek where shadows are Her pleasant lot. She left the rosy morn, She left the fields of corn, For twilight cold and lorn And water springs. Through sleep, as through a veil, She sees the sky look pale, And hears the nightingale That sadly sings. Rest, rest, a perfect rest Shed over brow and breast; Her face is toward the west, The purple land. She cannot see the grain Ripening on hill and plain; She cannot feel the rain Upon her hand. Rest, rest, for evermore Upon a mossy shore; Rest, rest at the heart's core Till time shall cease: Sleep that no pain shall wake; Night that no morn shall break Till joy shall overtake Her perfect peace.
Heart of flame (Bromelia ballansae)
Made by nowhereonearth
Seen in the Desert Garden at the Huntington Botanical Gardens. Before it blooms in summer, the center leaves in the rosette turn scarlet. Its are pretty spectacular, too. However, it's not popular in cultivation because of its nasty thorns, the plant's size, and its habit of spreading on underground stolons (as well as by seed) and colonizing large areas. It does make an effective barrier planting. This photo was one of two of my photos honored by the Huntington among its Featured Photos of the Week for the week of 11/7/10, highlighting the Desert Garden.
Tell the Bees
Made by Muzzlehatch
Since ancient times, honey has been valuable to man. Such was the importance of this food, that when people learned how to keep bees in hives close to their homes, they sought to encourage them to stay, including them in the family by telling them any vital bits of domestic news, such as a new baby, a marriage, an illness, visitors who came from afar, a death, etc. Failure to pass on these messages would inevitably result in the bees becoming offended and flying off, thus depriving the family of one of nature's greatest gifts. So tell the bees something. flickriver.com/photos/muzzlehatch/2574222395/
Just Out Of The Shower
Made by rianklong
A rose with water droplets left from a sprinkler. This was in the rose garden at The Huntington Gardens. These sprawling gardens cover a wide variety of styles and are well worth a visit. If you want to avoid the $15 entry fee be sure to go on the first Thursday of each month when admission is free. Note that while the gardens are free to the public on this day, starting Sept-07 reservations will be required to limit the crowds to a level the parking lots can handle, so make sure to check before you go and plan ahead. Photo taken in San Marino, CA (USA).
Trees
Made by wirehead
I figured this would be the best way to capture the trees, of all the options I had in front of me. I had Velvia in my TX, the a95, and TMax P3200 loaded in the Stylus. I figured that if I used the TX or the a95, I'd blow out the skies, wheras the dynamic range of B&W film, even P3200, would make it a better image. This is from the huntington garden, but I didn't post until lately. I scanned this one myself on my scanner. About the only thing I've done with this image was adjust the tonal curves from the scanner and dust-spot it.
Oxalis purpurea 'Garnet' at the Huntington
Made by nowhereonearth
Just a few weeks after I saw this striking ground cover for the first time in Los Angeles, there it was again at the Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino. This time the flowers were open in the sunshine. Unlike many other oxalis cultivars, this one's flowers are short-stemmed, barely rising above the burgundy-colored foliage. Thanks to Jim Duggan for confirming their identity -- and thanks to Lisa Blackburn for making this photo the Huntington's Photo of the Day on Twitter, October 25, 2010!
Spring Song
Made by Maureen Sullivan
A House Wren, singing loudly and constantly. A plan to do some photography at the Huntington Library and Garden went awry when our group discovered that we could not enter the grounds of the garden until noon. After an early tea, the reason for going, the sun was fierce. This wren was found deep in the shade of the tropics, singing for all who would stop and listen. _____________________________________________________________________ Member of the Activists for birds and wildlife
natural nosegay (Bromelia ballansae)
Made by nowhereonearth
From a visit in June to the Huntington's Desert Garden, when this spectacular bromeliad's leaves turn scarlet at the center and a flower spike emerges. See the red inner leaves contrasted with the the plant's normal green leaves , and another smaller flower spike from the year before, which better shows how each individual flower is wrapped like a precious jewel in white papery sheathing.
sapphire tower (Puya alpestris)
Made by nowhereonearth
Native to the Chilean Andes, this terrestrial bromeliad relative puts out startlingly turquoise flowers (called by some 'metallic' or 'electric blue') that emerge by the dozens on lofty flower spikes. The flowers were just starting to bloom in April when this was photographed in the Huntington Botanical Garden in San Marino, CA. They apparently didn't last very long because, despite staff efforts to drive them away, squirrels devour the flowers! EXPLORE #456 April 30, 2009
Naked oriental poppy
Made by Richard-
Pasadena, California. The Huntington Gardens. Out of all of the places to photograph at this photographer's paradise, two places should not be missed: the herb garden where this was taken and the desert garden with all the cacti and succulents. While most of the tourists are off photographing roses you can have both of of these gardens to yourself. Anyone who lives within driving distance should not miss this place.
Crown Of Thorns
Made by mistca
I had fun shooting this photograph in the Huntington Library Botanical Gardens. This cactusy plant grew in the shadow of a large tree but a strong ray of sunlight gave a mysterious glowing effect to these plants. I set the exposure to center point metering and that almost completely blackened the background. Jus a little touch of curves and the background became almost a solid black...... 0277-0206-/-0340-050706
Joseph Wright of Derby - Vesuvius from Portici - Detail
Made by Marshall Astor - Food Pornographer
This is one of the most awesome paintings I've ever come across in a museum. It's like a 18th Century vision of Mount Doom. My extended impressions and thoughts about this piece are located on my site, here. From the collection of the Huntington Library in Pasadena, CA.
Yucca at the Huntington
Made by nowhereonearth
According to this article by Gary Lyons, then curator of the Huntington's Desert Garden, the Huntington displays something like 40 or so of the 45 known species of yucca. I have no idea which one this is, but the delicate beauty of the flower spike belies just how tough these plants are.
Candid Hams
Made by Jaimito Cartero
The bigger view is better! On the first Thursday of every month the statues of children come alive for an hour and cavort with their human playmates! The Huntington Library
Sunny Yellow
Made by Maureen Sullivan
Taken at the Huntington Library and Garden in San Marino, California. The only problem is, I have no idea what it is, other than an aloe. ID help would be appreciated. They do look like miniature bananas. This was my first day using two bodies with two radically different lenses, concurrently. It was great fun and much faster than changing lenses.
Curl and Bokeh
Made by inkyfingerz
While wandering the Rain Forest inside of the Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory in The Huntington, I found this curly little plant. It's not perfectly coiled up but its green color make me happy. =0D Huntington Library, San Marino. June 28th, 2009. B l a c k M a g i c
Rufous female on a Dead Agave
Made by pecunium
I really like the Bokeh in this one. I used some fill-flash to balance the foreground and background. Nikon D2H Focal Length: 300mm White Balance: Flash Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB) RAW (12-bit) 1/60 sec - f/5.6 Flash Sync Mode: Front Curtain Auto Flash Mode: i-TTL-BL Lens: 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Sensitivity: ISO 400 Auto Flash Comp: -1.0 EV
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