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Friday, 12 April 2013

The Weekend in Black and White.


Carragheen

A seaweed, but sometimes called carragheen moss.  Traditionally used here, boiled in milk or water, as a treatment for coughs.


You'll find many more black and white photos through the links on the Home Page.

23 comments:

HansHB said...

Nice in B&W. Good for the flu too?

Carver said...

Lovely shot and great that it has medicinal value.

Rajesh said...

Great shot of seaweed against the rock.

Unknown said...

Interesting! Is anything else added to help the taste or isn't that bad?

Vane M. said...

Muito interessante...eu não conhecia suas propriedades terapêuticas. Um abraço!

Monica S Engell said...

This is a reallly nice shot, Dragonstar! I lke the the contrasts in this shot! Wonderful details!
Have a nice weekend:)

B i r g i t t a said...

Wow this look so good in bw! I like it a lot :)

Gemma Wiseman said...

Didn't know about the medicinal properties of seaweed! Love the floral like perspective of this macro!

Kicki said...

Does it work?! Interesting!

Lachezar said...

Forms a very intricate pattern.
Great in Black & white!

Irene said...

Interesting ... nice structures for BW!

RobertN said...

Beautiful composition!

CalumCarr said...

Abs stunning.

lina@home sweet home said...

Wonderful seaweed.

Laura said...

well the image is healing, that's for sure:-)

Pieni Lintu said...

Beautiful!!!

Taken For Granted said...

That plant creates a fine graphic image.

Wenche said...

Oh, this is a really lovely and peaceful view - it has to be a healing moment ;0) Lovely shot :0)

genie said...

WOW! This image is stunning in black and white. With all the pollen here now and all the coughing around this house, I could use some. genie

Leovi said...

Exquisite lights, I like those lichens!

Anonymous said...

Exquisite photography of a gem of nature ~ eatable too ~ ^_^

magiceye said...

Beautiful textures!

NatureFootstep said...

o, this is beautiful in bw. Probably more so then color. Love it. :)