I think that this is some sort of paper wasp, and it was being very industrious as it began constructing a nest on the canvas over the patio. I pointed and I shot and I quite like what the new Sony camera has done with it, especially since the little bugger was moving about all over the place, nest building.
The nest has already been removed, before it got any bigger and before the wasp wasted any more of its valuable time.
Those photos are finally up. Here’s the link to flickr. Taken with the new camera (a Sony DSC-HX300 in case you’re interested) and featuring mainly images of my fantastic flight on Sunday afternoon, but with some others interspersed in there as well.
Here, for example, is a crab. And that was basically taken at sea level.
The camera is great, but I have to get to know it and find my way around. In the meantime, I’m just enjoying its extra power and extra pixels.
Time continues to be an issue, but I shall almost certainly have some more blog postage tomorrow.
Til then…
Flickr blog shares the work of Brad Hammonds, lots of which is very cool.
Here’s what he’s doing:
The subject in these photos is typically himself suspended Matrix-like in space, meanwhile his face and/or body language remains placid or subdued as if he has no idea or are completely unaware of the dangers that lie ahead.
And here’s why he’s doing it:
“The idea is that I’m really trying to go somewhere with great force, but as you can see in this photo, there’s nowhere for this figure to actually go. I think it’s very easy for the viewer to look at the photo and see and ask themselves ‘How is this possible?’ But I want to take it further than that, and I want the viewer also to also ask themselves,“What happens next?” And for them to come up with their own endings.”
I don’t think there’s much that needs to be asked about how the above scenario would end, save perhaps for how much the ensuing medical bills would be.
Click here for more.
Not the shoe. I mean, honestly. This might not be a haute couture blog, but it is (mainly) a blog of decent taste.
No, this is one of the residents of Le Bonheur Crocodile Farm, a venue which was well-received by the kids.
It was with a heavy heart that I read this tweet from the V&A Waterfront account, yesterday.
On Monday, we start the breakdown of Elliot the Coca-Cola Crate Man. Elliot has spent 3 years at the V&A but now it is time to say goodbye.
— V&A Waterfront (@VandAWaterfront) June 21, 2013
Yes, after three years valiant service to the Waterfront and its visitors, Elliot, the iconic Coca Cola “crateman” is to be dismantled.
I’m taking the kids along to see Eliot for one last time this afternoon. Doubtless, there will be tears: he’s been a big part of their lives, with every visit to the Waterfront necessitating a trip to his feet. (And occasionally slightly higher when Dad wasn’t looking.)
Rarely have I been moved so much by a piece of art.
Note those tiny kids at his right foot, 10 August 2010.
Previously, Elliot has also featured on this blog, when an angry man described him as:
a monument to mediocrity, global exploitation and humankind’s dysfunctional health and disregard for our treasured eco-heritage.
and I defended the sculpture, using the tools of rationality, accuracy and ridicule.
Those were the days.
But now, it’s Elliot’s time to move on to a better place.
Although, looking at that second photo, is there really a better place?
Goodbye Elliot. Hamba Kahle, old friend.
And thank you for all the joy you’ve brought my kids and me.