Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: detail

As kids, a favorite thing we all used to do was finding dandelion seed heads, making a wish, and blowing the seeds off into with wind. Now that we are adults, have you ever stopped to take a close look at these? Such delicate details, such a perfect design for floating on the wind to far-flung destinations. Such an elegant fom. And, as you can see here, just a pair of seed "parachutes" left on a seedhead gives you a chance to see that the fluffy ball to the right is made up of about 100 individual seeds, which are connected to their wind-catching parachutes. Be sure to click on this image to get a bigger view! :)

Using a macro lens reveals a fascinating new perspective, and will often surprise you with these fresh views. How common, boring and ugly dandilions are...to most people, anyway. Detested, yanked out, and scorned, these enemies to the lawn perfectionist are actually quite beautiful, when seen through a macro lens. I quickly fell in love with these flowers, and all others which make these seedheads of parachutes. This was a picture I took in May of 2012, to show how exquisitely perfect these lovely seedheads truly are. Explored on January 10, 2012. Highest placement, #10.

Emus are so huge, strange and imposing that most people just stare at their intense face and enormous body! However, emu feet are just as incredible!! They don't even look real, do they?! Like their faces, one look at their feet will have you thinking DINOSAUR!! Did you know that all birds have scales on their legs and feet just like reptiles?! Emus have really big scales and they have three massive toes on each foot! Look at that enormous claw on their middle toe!! It's not hard to imagine the Velociraptor in this ancient bird's ancestry! In fact, the structure of dinosaur leg bones and joints are identical to emus and other ratites! Ratite toe counts: emus, rheas and cassowaries have 3 toes, kiwis have 4 toes, and ostriches have only 2! Emus are capable of running up to 30-31 (50kph) mles per hour and run at a comfortable speed of about 28 (45kph) miles per hour. They use their feet for defense and have extremely strong legs, able to rip wire fencing! The claws on their feet are used for combat and can inflict serious damage if they feel threatened or are protecting their territory. However, emus are almost always very docile and curious, but not dangerous.