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Another one from Bradgate Park in Leicestershire, I love being there on summer evenings when the sun's out.
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Wow! This was much harder than I first anticipated. Not something I’ve very tried before so hope it meets the requirements. Happy Macro Mondays.
This Snowy Egret put on quite a show for us at J.N.Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge.
He displayed fiercely, as shown in the picture, every time another of the twenty egrets came near him, and chased the interloper off of "his spot" on the black rocks. When no other bird came near, he would chase and challenge the nearest bird, even the larger Great Egrets. Mating/nesting season must have been getting close, and he was claiming territory.
Macro Monday's and the theme of "Forks".
For this week I spent the most time just contemplating what to do such as what angle I would have the fork? How many? Would I have food on it?
While playing with a couple of forks earlier in the week I found that crossing the ends of two forks gave a pleasing result and gave grid like shapes when the tines of two forks were overlaid. I was also amused when I looked at the gallery early in the morning and saw someone else had thought to try this as well.
The lighting aspect was giving me the most thought until I remembered a photo that I took for a challenge a couple of years ago. It was based on kitchen utensils and I chose a bottle opener. I decided to back light it with two flashes so it was in silhouette but the outline of the opener was highlighted. I decided to do this but also tried it first with a Red/Blue gel combination and then a Red/Green combination.
In the end I liked the Red/Green version as the colours are more contrasting and the green came out better than blue.
Faintest hint of people's heads can be seen just over the tops as they wandered in bemused wonderment among the tulips. Photographed at the Holland, Michigan, Tulip Festival.
common reed
location : Lake Biwa
Reed colonies on the shore form give Lake Biwa its characteristic scenery. The reeds play an important role in purifying water as well as providing habitat for birds and fish. At one time there were large areas of reeds along the shores of Lake Biwa, which local government surveys recently found to have halved in size due to encroaching development. This Shiga Ordinance for the Conservation of Reed Vegetation Zones to protect, grow, and utilize the reed beds has been in force since 1992. - wikipedia