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Volcano exhibit

Weekly photo challenge: Distorted

Nicolle

My photo’s this week are inspired by the Philadelphia International Flower, which just opened its doors yesterday, on March 4. This year’s theme is Hawai’i: Islands of Aloha (feel free to browse my site for more info and photos) and the exhibits I have seen so far are absolutely amazing.

The two photos here are a part of one of the exhibits and I find it interesting how the distortion of flowers and other objects from their “natural” states had resulted in the creation of something new.

Volcano exhibit
Distorting to create something new.

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Weekly photo challenge: hope

Nicolle

I recently brought home my first orchid. They’re such beautiful plants and I am looking forward to watching it grow. A few of the flowers had already bloomed, but there were two buds that were still closed. Over the past few days, I watched as one of them finally opened.

These photos represent the hope of beginning new life.

Still waiting for the right moment

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Weekly photo challenge: peaceful

Nicolle

When I’m traveling, I love to take photos from the airplane, both during take off (if I’m not already sleeping) and landing. It’s always interesting to capture the view of cities and the countryside from above, since it’s not an angle that most of us get to see on a daily basis. The clouds and sky are also great subjects and no two photos will be the same.

These were taken as I flew from Philly to Detroit.

From the plane

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