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Nature does not turn out her work according to a single pattern; she prides herself upon her power of variation.<\/p>Seneca the Younger<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes the most effective photographs of natural subjects (plants, animals, even entire landscapes) can be achieved by getting so close that the subject\u2019s outline disappears. The eye is drawn to the patterns that nature creates and sees the subject anew. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have seen the fashion designer Alexander McQueen credited with saying that \u2018Nature is the best designer\u2019, although I suspect he isn\u2019t the only person to have made that observation. And the camera is such an effective tool in demonstrating the truth of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a small selection of my photos from various places that meet Cee\u2019s brief for this week\u2019s CFFC topic of \u2018Patterns in Nature<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Ridges
The dunes of Wahiba Sands, Oman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Close
Swan feathers<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Centre
Hibiscus flower, Vietnam<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Grass
White Sands, New Mexico<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Close
Flamingo (Jersey Zoo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Abstract
Crater walls and lake, Mount Paektu, North Korea<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Mangrove
Mangrove roots, The Gambia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Close
Giraffe’s mane, Giraffe Manor, Nairobi<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

[I have used that last image in a previous post<\/a>, but it’s too appropriate not to repeat it here]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

‘Nature does not turn out her work according to a single pattern; she prides herself upon her power of variation.’
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