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Stromanthe sanguine 'Triostar' is a member of the Maranta family has cream leaves with green markings are red underneath

Patterns in Leaves and Flowers

January 20, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Cee has been keeping me busy looking for leaves and flowers with surface patterns on them, and I’ve discovered that the patterns come in several variations. Veining. Sometimes the veining […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Flowers, Plants
macro of mossy wall looking like a mass of tiny green stars

It’s a Small World (Especially Right Now)

January 13, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 11 Comments

I prefer to travel around the world but right now I’m going for walks around the city, and only to places I can get to without taking transit. The other […]

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Abstracts, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Textures
The building next to this one has been torn down leaving a shadow of its former self on the wall (Vancouver)

Urban Erosion in Vancouver

January 13, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

My COVID walks have been mostly along back alleys and busy thoroughfares, alone, just me and my camera. Anyway, alleys have potential for ‘urban erosion’ shots… Dumpster in front of […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge
Sun Yat Sen Garden boardwalk with autumn Maple leaves run through the photo app Snapseed

Seasons Expressed in Leaves

December 16, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Each season turns a new leaf in the book of the year. Spring. Summer. Fall. Winter. Christmas. More of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Trees & Leaves.

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Photo Apps, Trees
The sight of the brilliant red and olive sockeye salmon spawning was inspiring for paintings as well

Salmon Spawning / Healthy Water

December 11, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Years ago I had to design a web site for Environmental Chemistry Courseware designed to promote environmental awareness supplemental to 200-level Organic Chemistry laboratories. The key concepts were: air / […]

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Painting, Watercolour
Accidental landscape: a frozen lake appears the blackgrafitti on a white panel van

Black & White (+ 1) Abstracts from Around the World

December 7, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

Black & White Abstract. China News stand in Vancouver.  An accidental landscape with a frozen lake appears in the black grafitti on a white panel van.   (+ Grey). Two […]

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Abstracts, Textures
Cracked wall with efflorescence at the Britannia Community Centre

Cracked Wall with Efflorescence Abstracts

December 7, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Cracked wall with efflorescence. More of Nancy Merrill’s Photo Challenge: Cracked.

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A Photo a Week Challenge, Abstracts, Textures

Trying to Work Out the Meaning of Wabi-Sabi

December 3, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

I learned a new word/concept this week: Wabi-sabi, the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection. When I googled it I got a lot of images of interior design, all […]

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Artists, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Photoshop, Textures
This purple burst of Allium is in the same genus as onions, chives, garlic and a whole host of 'decorative' ornamental alliums that light up late spring in Vancouver, Canada

Purple Flowers Throughout the Year

November 24, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

January: Hellebore, although the first ones out are mostly greenish white with red-purple dots. Spring brings out an array of purple flowers! February: Crocus.  March: In Wales these purple Rhododendrons are […]

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Colour, Flowers, Photo Apps
Getting underneath this sunflower I can see someone has been pecking at the seeds. Modified using the photo app Stackables

Found in the Neighbourhood: Sunflower Fading into Fall

November 15, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 22 Comments

A few blocks away from me is a Greenway converted from a disused rail corridor. There are community gardens all along the initial section, and this November I have been […]

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Flowers, Photo Apps

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