Natural structures

Two spiraled shells - one is a cross-section- upright in sand. Black and white photograph

I couldn't resist posting another mushroom shot - slightly different composition and processing on this one. I just love the detail.

Flickriver - view images as a 'river of photos' and more...

The lanes. A cat enjoying a sunny spot. The stream and the oak tree. The perfect curve of an ammonite. The cow parsley beginning to froth. And Spring is definitely here.

Lettuce Sea Slug

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Image 6 of 16 from gallery of "Shell Lace Structure": Tonkin Liu's Nature-Inspired Structural Technique. Courtesy of Tonkin Liu

Topography and geometry meet in these dream-like maps. Imaginary rivers and valleys cut through the strata of cold cast bronze. The absence of colour enhances the smooth chiselled finish to create a powerful homage to natural structures. These hand made works are unlike machine polished marble, they are more organic looking with some area’s more matt and some more reflective. This natural aesthetic is what makes up their appeal. Standard size 99 x 70cm made to order with a 6-12 week lead…

Every year, the scientists and microscope devotees submit their images and movies of natural subjects, shot under a microscope to the Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition.

"The micro-structure of a scale from a butterfly wing. Moth and butterfly wings use pigments to make some colours but physical structures, that affect the behaviour of light itself, to make others. The holes are around 1 micrometre across, about the size of a bacterium. Scanning electron microscopy by Dr Bronwen Cribb, University of Queensland."