Pom Squad 3/20/07

Maple Poms (c) by Kirk Jordan

All pics, about March 10 - 2007, Central Arkansas



I am not sure if you call a flower without apparent petals a "bloom" -- but as most trees produce some kind of seed (or fruit) they most likely produce some kind of flower.

To be honest, I am not sure if the maple-tree flower is always petal-less, or if they just loose their petals quick, but these seem to be all just bundles of stamen.

As is, there are two varieties of maple-flower shown here; pics two, three and five are from what I call a "Rocky Mountain Maple, while the bold red blooms in frames One and Four belong to a Sugar Maple. In a few short weeks, both Maple variety should be busting out in seed. I'll have to look close, but I think the clusters of whirly-bird seeds will sprout out of the stamen-stuffed flower cups.


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Primary Color Therapy 2/8/07 reissue from 6/03

More from the ARKives)

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All pics (c) Kirk Jordan Summer, 2003 - Conway AR

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After looking out into your cold, grey-winter world, Try staring at these for a few seconds and then saying: "I feel sad, I feel sad." Hard to do, isn't it.

Okay, I'll admit, the color is enhanced with a little Photoshop contrast manipulation - but this is art. Somewhere down the road, I hope to post the "Jordan theory of negative-art" , but until then, consider that most art is a subtract-and-twist process. You take away everything that doesn't highlight your theme, and then having taken a way a much as you can, you tune up the remnant.

Techno Info All three taken in the Hendrix College wild flower garden, Conway AR. 06/11/03. Late day sun supplemented with flash and shutter drag f22 at 1/15 second. Additional contrast manipulation through Photoshop.

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Candy Cane Morp: 020207 (rerun) 120803 original

Patriotic Wind (c) by Kirk Jordan

(another from the ARKives)


Candy cane - office decoration on blue background. All flag pictures taken 120603 AR, in Motichello, AR. Flag is one of those Auto dealership varieties of huge proportion.
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This departure from standard Mighty Works fare comes on the heels of listening to some three hours straight of country music while traveling to southern Arkansas for a photo gig.. (Those who know me, know, that unless it's old country of the Earl Scruggs or Johnny Cash variety, I just don't do country. So... now I have this pretty intense modern country song going through my head ... something about "He's an American Child" or something like that.

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