Alamy Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Hi All, Get creative with #AlamyPOTM. The theme in August is #Patterns Find the hidden patterns the world has to offer and show us your perspective. Be inspired: http://bit.ly/3YbBHSE You can either tweet us @AlamyContent or submit your images in this thread! Don't forget to include the Alamy image ID. Thanks, Chantelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKuzmin Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) Here we go. Alamy has 12 million images with keyword "pattern". I must sleep better... Ice frozen overnight at the edge of a lake, around a little stick (R44NT7) Palm plantation in northern Israel (P41876) Whirligig beetles swarming on water surface (K86XHX) Alligator’s back (F31EMP) Poisonous caterpillars (CC38P5) My old fireplace (BWD8H3) Millipedes (JKYB43) Dead jellyfish (EFCW92) Drifting ice on Siberian river (C3787X) Another drifting ice (C378BH) A colony of free-tailed bats in a cave (BNXYMD) Horseshoe bat colony (CRXTG5) Eroded hills in Badlands National park (TRT99K) Flamingo sync (C72Y1R) Snow geese (M9DTG9) Titmouse (D2YM8T) Puff adder camouflaged (BP2K48) Young Argiope (2JMRTWC) Spiny orbweaver (BRJEA6) Ivy illuminated by red growing light (2EJ0G93) Edited August 4, 2023 by IKuzmin rounding up 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) Nice subject for the POTM. Umbrellas on an Italian beach BCTGE3 Lone boat on Lake Tahoe EE0FFT Colorful Adirondack chairs AA901N Spiral staircase in Rapallo, Italy REEBFH Shadows on a roadway B5JE93 Stacked Chairs CNJN04 Interior of a spa DHWPN8 Berries at a market APYT0K Ceiling of a synagogue in Rome REH4BR Rome Italy REH4H2 Edited August 5, 2023 by Michael Ventura 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Morgan Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) You don't realize how many patterns are around you still you go through your images. Male Twelve Spotted Skimmer Dragonfly Image ID: 2G3T86R 2 Zebras on the Serengeti Image ID: DBH7J1 Bald Eagle with wings spread Image ID: 2KAGDK1 Rear view of zebra Serengeti Image ID: DBDTPA Braided tail of a horse Image ID: E0EMMA Doors of a closed lock in Fenelon Falls Ontario Image ID: E1EX62 Barn Door Image ID: E1GAJW Chicken of the woods fungi mage ID: KD3E67 Brookfield Place Toronto mage ID: HPA31B Brookfield Place Toronto Image ID: HPA32G Constrictor snake mage ID: H6PTC0 Toronto Reference Library Image ID: HPA31E Round bales of hay Image ID: EWYR30 Patterned hoops Image ID: EF4B94 Edited August 4, 2023 by Jill Morgan 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca Ore Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) Patterns: Baskets of plastic sandals and shoes Stanhopea orchid blooms repeating theme and variations. Coffee cherries. Crocheted lace on a red and black silk scarf. Details of a carved Indian made box. Tufa rock cut with a circular saw at the mine and set into a wall. Feather detail Concrete pavement, water, concrete paving blocks. Ghost ants on counter top. Petroglyphs near Sebaco, Nicaragua Roof tiles with lichen and epiphytes. Edited August 4, 2023 by Rebecca Ore added more pictures 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VbFolly Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Ornate arch, 2A0T73E Raindrops on leaves 2R7R2JH Juvenile adder 2FYR9WP Shadow of gate 2PMPWTY Ice patterns 2MBA9RB Frogspawn M7YGAG Balls of wool 2HWH529 Tree bark 2BHEB3F Dewdrops on spiders web KWKBYH Little grebe with rippling water FJJ9JE Royal python PWC07X Cat on patterned tiles 2PWFY3R 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) I have over 1,000 images tagged 'patterns', a subject I obviously love, so I had to be very selective. I have split my patterns into three categories: 1. In nature 2. Urban patterns 3. Animals patterns 1. Patterns in nature AGAGHR - Sand dunes at Lençois Maranhenses, Maranhão, Brazil FPBEM9 - Patterns on a salt lake at sunrise, Lake Gairdner, South Australia, Australia FTDXE8 - Patterned coastline at low tide near Sorrell, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia CEYPT1 - Sand patterns at West Wittering Beach at low tide, West Sussex, UK FPBDCJ - Hutt Lagoon, Pink Lake containing Beta-carotene, Western Australia, Australia 2H044TM - Patterns in the sand at Eighty Mile Beach, Western Australia, Australia K9RX9T - Aerial view of salt flats during the dry season, Burketown, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, QLD, Australia FTDXFT - Tessellated Pavement, Eaglehawk Neck, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia HXWHK2 - Hyams Beach is a spectacular stretch of Jervis Bay with fine white sand and tannin, New South Wales, Australia AEKXJP - Tourist walking through sand dunes at Lagoa Azul, Barreirinhas, Lençois Maranhenses, Maranhão, Brazil AEY1XK - Aerial View of a pattern of sand dunes and lakes, Lençois Maranhenses, Maranhão, Brazil FN6M84 - Dried mud on a red dirt road to Cape Leveque, Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley Region, Western Australia, Australia 2F6GGT3 - Carmila Beach at sunrise with ripples in the sand and a pink sky, near Sarina, Queensland, Australia FTBN7E - Details of patterned sandstone rocks at Painted Cliffs, Maria Island National Park, Tasmania, Australia FR1470 - Abstract Waves Shapes, Coral Coast, Gascoyne Region, Western Australia FKA98H - Abstract Aerial view of the coast in Buccaneer Archipelago, Kimberley Region, Western Australia, Australia C32WJ4 - Abstract view of a field with a lone tree, Meon Valley, UK AJRJJ1 - Vertical view of Thor's hammer, Bryce Canyon, USA BXKKYA - Vineyard near Clanwillian, Namaqualand, Western Cape, South Africa BXKK8C - Vineyard near Clanwillian, Namaqualand, Western Cape, South Africa AS0DD2 - View of salt heaps in the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia GMM49M - Seagull footprints in the sand, Gerroa, Seven Mile Beach, New South Wales, Australia FWRFG6 - Lithified Ripples in Sandstone, Kalbarri National Park, Western Australia, Australia HM42JK - Sand Patterns at Perry Sandhills, near Wentworth, New South Wales, Australia 2G6R82B - Patterns in mudflats and salt pans along the King River Road in Wyndham, Kimberley Region, Western Australia, Australia FMP98R - Ripples in the sand at The Pinnacles, Nambung National Park, Cervantes, Western Australia, Australia CX27R9 - Stack Island, Minnamurra, New South Wales, Australia EP1PMH - Creek Estuary, K'Gari or Fraser Island, Queensland, QLD, Australia EP1KGX - Patterns on a Scribbly Gum (Eucalyptus racemosa), Dharawal National Park, New South Wales, Australia B09K0Y - Close-up of an Opuntia scheeri, Cactaceae, Mexico Edited August 5, 2023 by gvallee 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) 2. Urban Patterns AXY6T2 - Typical Norman wall with exposed beams in Pont-Audemer, Normandy, France AXY6J3 - Close-up of a window with pink curtains and exposed beams, Pont-Audemer, Normandy, France WJXDMR - Tropical Display Dome with decorative spirals, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, Queensland, QLD, Australia KNHJ27 - Silhouette of a pedestrian crossing painted on the road, Port Douglas, Far North Queensland, Australia 2HBPETD - Spanda public art sculpture by artist Christian de Vietri at Elizabeth Quay, Perth, Western Australia, WA, Australia BE4C2Y - Details of a tiled roof at St Germain de Livet, Normandy, France AEWWBJ - Details of Azulejos, São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil B3RGWN - Unusual patterned tile roof in Upper Normandy, France AFAJ6X - Details of an office block, Brasilia, Brazil BJMPNH - Details of the pavement on Amador Causeway, Panama City KHPWYF - Decorated Pavement on Cardwell waterfront near the jetty, Far North Queensland, FNQ, Australia Edited August 5, 2023 by gvallee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 3. Animal Patterns GKPWDP - Close-up of a Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum), a species of venomous lizard native to the southwestern USA CE5PNX - Close up of an Argiope Spider and its web, Costa Rica 2BBK76T - Details of the skin of a Perentie (Varanus giganteus) is the largest monitor or goanna native to Australia E16TGM - Sand-bubbler Crab (Scopimera inflata) sand patterns made while feeding, K'Gari or Fraser Island, Queensland, QLD, Australia P8DRF6 - Abstract silhouette of a Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus) wading on the beach at dawn, Cape York Peninsula, Far North Queensland, Australia E0EEGW - Animal Tracks in the sand, Queensland, Australia 2B2EAFR - Beetle leaving tracks in red sand in the Australian Outback, south of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, NT, Australia EK7413 - Spiny Orb-weaver (Gasteracantha fornicata), Fitzroy Island, Queensland, Australia J9D6BR - Small white spider at the centre of its web with circular stabilimentum, Far North Queensland, FNQ, QLD, Australia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) Some really nice images so far. I'm also a fan of patterns. Light and shadows pattern BDKHPX Patterns in a frozen puddle FC40N2 Postal codes pattern F4PRR5 Colourful brick wall pattern 2ABNYBF Checkered pattern PRX8WF Rope pattern E6PFXM Sandpipers pattern CY12YP Talavera tiles patterns, Puebla, Mexico BR6C5W Restaurant tables pattern MW94FX X's and O's pattern DTHNWT Rooftop plastic snow guards pattern GF7G8G Modern urban architecture pattern, Vancouver, Canada 2F921KC Flow patterns in driftwood F2X3J0 Day of the Dead skulls, Oaxaca, Mexico BEEC55 Sidewalk geometric pattern EJFKPM Old wooden door, Yucatan, Mexico D8GT5Y Edited August 8, 2023 by John Mitchell 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 First seven. mosaic wall on underpass Lincoln city 2022 - Image ID: 2K8FWRT Side of modern tiled structure Liverpool 2021 - Image ID: 2H4KW7Y Inside the Central Tower Lincoln Cathedral October 2020 - Image ID: 2DAW4TW Support column with stained glass window pattern projected by sunlight - Image ID: 2DAW5AR Red striped pattern - Image ID: W5A1CY Tree bark pattern - Image ID: W4WFMD Covered walkway showing light pattern on floor at New Court St Johns college Cambridge - Image ID: T5JF2B Another seven images later Allan 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) Here's a few 1) Tree Bark 2F3F3EY 2 Wavelets F4J1BR 3) The Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim in Rethymno, Crete D85D8Y 4) Autumn Leaves C835MH 5) Pantiled roof BKYNMX 6) Tracks in snow BXWWRR 7) Sunflower design tiles on El Capricho de Gaudi E5FARH 8 Rivets in a boiler CEMXX8 9) Birds on a fence GGRE36 10) African Daisies Edited August 7, 2023 by Bryan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwakeling Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Coral Polyps Quilt from Bali Radiant Sea Urchin detail: Honeycomb Coral detail: Decorative skulls in a Balinese market: Snowflake coral polyps: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacek Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miscellany Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Painted wooden ceiling at Jesus College, Cambridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miscellany Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Ceiling at Canterbury Cathedral, England. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miscellany Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Trio of people sit under cover in the cloister at Lincoln Cathedral, England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miscellany Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Carey House, Kettering, England, where the Baptist Foreign Mission was started in 1792. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Next seven Water flow pattern through weir Milton - Image ID: D40084 Thick snow balanced on branches - Image ID: D2F0XK Architectural pattern Cambridge Cambridgeshire - Image ID: CW25BG Strawberry punnets on market stall - Image ID: C5NJ1W Repeat patterns in nature - Image ID: 2E8XE1H Packets of balloons hanging on a metal rack - Image ID: BPHRK0 Concrete pier supports Isle of Wight - Image ID: D3EKHP Another seven coming Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 EWM1KY Ice in the Arctic Ocean FXET75 Fur pattern in tabby cat DWJ1RX Sand Dunes in Sossusvlei, Namibia D7KP9J Wake of a ship in the Arctic Ocean F6T124 Reflection of flowers and greenery in water DWJ1TC Rock Jewel Lichen in Svalbard FFHT53 Lichen in Svalbard 2J90THX Golden Barrel Cactus DMBKH9 Arctic Ocean 2JPA6PG Bark of a Weeping Birch MRP188 Door of Jama Masjid Mosque, New Delhi 2RBFGCY Flower bed of Vinca Paulette 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKuzmin Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 (edited) A new one right away: a saltmarsh snake coming home after weekend night met me with my camera (2RFXF45)) Edited August 6, 2023 by IKuzmin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 1 hour ago, IKuzmin said: A new one right away: a saltmarsh snake coming home after weekend night met me with my camera (2RFXF45)) That is so beautiful. Paulette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Wow! Here come a few of mines: Large stone pavement - Image ID: 2A0N64G Cracked and textured bark of palm tree trunk - Image ID: 2BTDCMM Blue sky and white clouds seen through a chainlink fence - Image ID: T43E2R Painted corrugated iron - Image ID: 2G7498A Close-up of tree bark - Image ID: 2GNHE90 Ceramic tiles on a column in close-up - Image ID: R0B3RX Sand waves at the beach on low tide - Image ID: MAHN3E Close-up of the frond of the Bismarck Plan Tree - Image ID: MA873W Painted stairs in Rue Prunelle in the Croix Rousse district in Lyon France - Image ID: PGC3WN Saint-Exupery train station in Lyon - Image ID: PGKFNJ Velo'v bicycle sharing rental system in Lyon France - Image ID: PKD0G5 Massena Square in Nice France - Image ID: PF2EY1 Blue and white parasol on the beach in Nice France - Image ID: PF2F34 A man walks by the Blue Chairs on the Promenade Des Anglais in Nice France - Image ID: PF2F3E Wild flowers growing near a housing estate in Fukuoka Japan - Image ID: 2A02RPK Close-up of the Traveler's tree - Image ID: KW7XEH Close-up of the Traveler's tree - Image ID: KW7XEF Taircases outside habitation building in Kumamoto Japan - Image ID: WB483W Yakisugi Wall in Japan - Image ID: 2A0WND7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) BDA1JN R0GHE6 FEHPJ4 R16C71 J79G6X F0198C BGYY7P 2H7KTW0 APHJF1 AYN5E8 APHKC9 wim edit: link to all Edited August 7, 2023 by wiskerke 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecile Marion Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 J2ENEY Mallard duck/Paris, France 2R06MR6 Brick wall/Paris, France 2A1B4MT Windows with green shutters/Paris, France 2A4W42A Tall grasses/Vieste, Italy WFMB8C Falling water/Paris, France P2N556 Concorde Bridge/Paris, France MX4C9M Low tide/Le Crotoy, France WFM7A0 Hops/Paris, France 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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