Thanks to all my readers, subscribers, accidental Googlers and alike, I have finally gathered enough resources to support the opening of an online photo store.
New and noteworthy content will continue being available for free via the regular FWPhys newsletter (and for that one RSS reader, the feed too), but I will also periodically list new pieces for sale and commercial licensing over there.
The journey continues!
Entries 2, 3, 5, and 7 won the top prize in their respective categories. This page is kept for archival purposes.
No submission.
Title: I Left My Water Bottle / Only Safe Place to Naruto Run
Location: Tongariro Northern Circuit* (Blue Lake)
Title: dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ
Location: Te Ara Kairaumati / Lake Matheson
Title: Kaikōura Ranges At Dawn
Location: Kaikoura
Title: The Galaxy is My Blanket
Location: Taranaki Maunga / Egmont National Park
Title: A Good Day for Dreaming
Location: Akaroa Head Scenic Reserve
Title: Kea In Flight
Location: Arthur’s Pass National Park
*Tongariro Disclaimer: I look worrisomely underdressed in these photos, and that is because my equipment and supplies were stashed behind the camera. I kind of regret my naive confidence: do not attempt the crossing unless you know what you are doing.
I saw my first (male) cucumber flower today, and thought it’s a good opportunity to document the growth of an organism that remains a strong contender the title of “Most Productive Organism in My Room“.
Of course, if somebody determines that I am worthy of an ICBM strike or explosive seashell, those photos might disclose my precise location too.
May 18 2021, First Flower
April 24 2021, Support Structure Established
April 7 2021, Transplanted into a Dedicated Medium-Sized Flower Pot
March 12 2021, Seed Germinated in an Office Flower Pot During Previous COVID-19 Lockdown
For this period the plant lived in an old iPod box. Minimum care was provided except for occasional movements chasing the sun when I am in office.
Also for the first while I thought it was a watermelon … after the first two real leaves developed, I thought it was rather a pumpkin.
In April I bought for the plant a small pot and applied to use the university’s compost.
The tendrils have been captivating my mind every morning I checked on them … A complex mechanism of hydraulics and hormonal regulation, I vaguely understand.
Yourong Frank Wang 