Photos

pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/rosekb/RoseBridger/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosekb/3170827147/ title=jellyfish or spaceshipimg src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3268/3170827147_cb8a00cbd0_m.jpg width=240 height=168 alt=jellyfish or spaceship //a/p pa bit like a UFO in the kitchen/p

pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/cobalt/cobalt123/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/3169715027/ title=Chihuly Chandelier, Blueimg src=http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1021/3169715027_f2c8311459_m.jpg width=240 height=160 alt=Chihuly Chandelier, Blue //a/p pOne of the few photos I shot of this large, hanging glass sculpture that I like. This is actually a zoomed in shot from way over on another path in the Garden. Best view is large to see a bit of the detail here. I think that the overcast and cloudy afternoon actually helped in getting a better photograph of some of these works./p

pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/cobalt/cobalt123/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/3169700337/ title=graceful arms (Chihuly)img src=http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1146/3169700337_7ecb685430_m.jpg width=240 height=165 alt=graceful arms (Chihuly) //a/p pA shot where I zoomed in on just a few tentacle arms of a lovely chandelier hanging about at the Desert Botanical Garden. In the background is a very large blue chandelier, about 200 feet further back./p

pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/avenues/avenues/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/avenues/3168190198/ title=img src=http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1189/3168190198_4e919e21d2_m.jpg width=180 height=240 alt= //a/p

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pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/avenues/avenues/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/avenues/3168123120/ title=img src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/3168123120_183a97ffd8_m.jpg width=180 height=240 alt= //a/p

pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/avenues/avenues/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/avenues/3167306429/ title=img src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/3167306429_2f50eed5aa_m.jpg width=180 height=240 alt= //a/p

pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/cobalt/cobalt123/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/3166708695/ title=Red Rules (Chihuly)img src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/3166708695_baed4e18d0_m.jpg width=240 height=196 alt=Red Rules (Chihuly) //a/p pAt night, the lighting comes up in the Garden and the magnificent glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly comes alive in a whole different way. These tall spires vary from 4' to 12' tall and a quot;plantedquot; among tall cactus pillars. This photo and many others are in a set I have going for the Desert Botanical Garden and the special exhibit of Chihuly./p

pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/cobalt/cobalt123/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/3166248787/ title=Chihuly Two Curves Compositionimg src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3090/3166248787_7a1ce5e380_m.jpg width=240 height=183 alt=Chihuly Two Curves Composition //a/p pHard to come up with titles after taking so many photos of the Chihuly glass sculptures. This detail view of a hanging chandelier at the Desert Botanical Garden is quite a contrast to other glass art images, for the late afternoon was overcast and cloudy. I like the changing of color seen of the art glass, through the many hours of the day and the types of weather./p

pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/7121948@N02/vito3pe/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/7121948@N02/3164742973/ title=P1030078img src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3097/3164742973_73872089bb_m.jpg width=240 height=222 alt=P1030078 //a/p

pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/cobalt/cobalt123/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/3162640412/ title=Zeroing in on Cobalt Blueimg src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3262/3162640412_f9aa2bc588_m.jpg width=240 height=191 alt=Zeroing in on Cobalt Blue //a/p pOf course you know why I had to focus right here... Another image detail from the same giant Chihuly glass sculpture quot;treequot; at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. See the previous photo for another view and the set has a slow-but-sure rate of adding more and more images. Ah, cobalt blue really adds the right contrast to the yellows and reds of this glass art./p

pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/cobalt/cobalt123/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/3162379346/ title=Chihuly Coils from Large Treeimg src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/3162379346_0ca30f3037_m.jpg width=240 height=240 alt=Chihuly Coils from Large Tree //a/p pA detail from the very large tree decorating the center of the Desert Botanical Garden, another Dale Chihuly masterpiece, The green quot;gourdquot; in the middle attracted my attention, while the bits of cobalt blue coils provided great complementary contrast to the red, orange and yellow coils.br / br / Another good photo of this tree was taken by Daniel Greene, a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgreene/3128322788/here/a, and two other details were captured by suertudo, a href=http://bdweb318832.bluedomino.com/suertudo/dec08/dec09-08.htmhere/a. This image is uploaded in time to entice my fellow flickr friends who are meeting at the DBG tomorrow for a photo stroll./p

pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/shebamakeda/ShebaMakeda/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/shebamakeda/3160292718/ title=Val Cox sample pack of frit blendsimg src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3293/3160292718_f085efeb62_m.jpg width=240 height=180 alt=Val Cox sample pack of frit blends //a/p ppretty but made me realize i prefer mixing my own blends/p

pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/shebamakeda/ShebaMakeda/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/shebamakeda/3159437805/ title=glass rodsimg src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/3159437805_8a5e3f3988_m.jpg width=180 height=240 alt=glass rods //a/p pwheeled cabinet holds all my glass rods/p

pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/shebamakeda/ShebaMakeda/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/shebamakeda/3159440709/ title=glass bead decorative componentsimg src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3098/3159440709_46b1856e76_m.jpg width=240 height=180 alt=glass bead decorative components //a/p pbottles contain various grinds of frit or enamel/p

pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/shebamakeda/ShebaMakeda/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/shebamakeda/3158163271/ title=a little closer...img src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3093/3158163271_d4e7499c3b_m.jpg width=240 height=180 alt=a little closer... //a/p

pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/shebamakeda/ShebaMakeda/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/shebamakeda/3158973018/ title=my new torchimg src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/3158973018_e3b2b0c411_m.jpg width=240 height=180 alt=my new torch //a/p pjust upgraded from a Hothead to this Nortel Mega Minor last month. Isn't she pretty?/p

pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/shebamakeda/ShebaMakeda/a posted a photo:/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/shebamakeda/3158143381/ title=my working viewimg src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3283/3158143381_94323a77c9_m.jpg width=240 height=180 alt=my working view //a/p pwhen i sit in front of the torch.../p