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PAPER LANTERNS ON PICKET FENCE
Once a year, Illumination Night takes place in the historic "Campground" neighborhood of Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, USA. The first celebration night in 1869 was held in honor of the visiting governor of Massachusetts. Paper lanterns are hung from wired lights on rooflines, porches and the fences of the communities "Gingerbread Houses".
THREE WHITE DAFFODILS STILL LIFE VARIATION 1
The daffodil is a predominantly springtime flower symbolizing rebirth and new beginnings. Here they are placed on a glass starfish. They have six white petal-like tepals with a yellow corolla center. They are a narcissus perennial in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. They are also referred to as jonquils and Lent lily.
SAND DOLLAR SHELLS COLORFUL EGGS
Colorful eggs rest among a collection of seashells, creating a vibrant contrast with strands of straw-like raffia intertwined. A prominent sand dollar and starfish add to the beach-inspired arrangement. An Easter by the seashore creative still life motif.
LOCKS AND KEYS
Everyday locks and keys become an interesting still life art image when photographed as an artistic collection piled together.
BLUE GREEN AND WHITE FIRE HYDRANT
Pillar-type fire hydrants have been utilized in fire prevention service since the 19th century. A green capped hydrant represents a high pressure water source. Blue caps indicate a 1500 or greater gallon per minute water flow. A white body means that it is a public system hydrant.
AMERICAN FLAGS BEACH DUNE FENCE
Cape Cod, USA towns celebrate the Fourth Of July holiday along the seashore. American flags are placed along the erosion control, dune fence in the town of Sandwich.
MANNEQUIN SALE ATTIC WINDOW
A whimsical display in attic window of old New England cottage features a mannequin looking out from behind the glass.
WHITE YELLOW CHRYSNANTHEMUMS AND BUTTERFLY
White and yellow chrysanthemums in a golden container and an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, are set against a textured yellow and blue background. Chrysanthemums are a culinary flowering herb going back centuries and used medicinally to treat an array of health problems. They are flowering plants of the genus Chrysantemum and family Asteraceae. The blooms are made up of many flowers capable of producing seeds with center disk florets (male and female) and outer ray florets (female).
GIRL STATUE WAVE PETUNIA GARDEN
Sitting in summer sunlight in an abundance of wave petunias, is a female form statue holding a small water basin. Wave petunia plants tend to grow long vines that drape over pots or trail as a ground cover in landscape areas. Petunia is genus of 20 species of flowering plants of South American origin.
DAFFODIL STILL LIFE WITH VINTAGE RUBY RED GLASS
Daffodils are early spring perennial flowers in the Narcissus genus. They symbolize rebirth and the arrival of spring. Blooming just after cold winter months, they also symbolize strength and success. Vintage ruby red glass vases are both decorative and functional.
SCREENED LAMPOST SPOT COLOR
Within a southern USA, screened porch stands a triple globe lamppost, illuminating palm fronds. An oak tree draped with Spanish moss towers in the distance. The color photograph is converted to a spot color (selective color) image in post-production processing.
FACE OF MACHINE
Heavy agricultural equipment components resembling a face, once part of an assembly line system in produce processing, sits rusted, lichen covered and idle.
BUOYS AND PINK HYRANGEA
A collection of fishing buoys makes a creative garden sculpture set against a backdrop of colorful hydrangea blossoms on the island of Martha's Vineyard, USA.
SHRIMP FISHING NET RIGGING
The Gulf Of Mexico, southern USA, is renowned for its fishing industry. Tarpon Springs, Florida is home to some of the commercial shrimp fishing fleet. The image shows the intricacies of the vessel's net rigging structure.
BUOYS AND LOBSTER TRAPS
Lobstering is a livelihood for some coastal New Englanders. Here a collection of lobster pots with attached buoys awaits dockside for the next day out on the water.
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