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Have had a nice but busy weekend, hope yours has been good too :)

 

Many thanks for all the lovely comments and faves on my images :)

For Macro Mondays: "Five"

"The stare-down" as he watches me put out the mini-sandwich treats.

Edited with a large white matte frame.

For Looking close... on Friday: "Lollipop"

Lensbaby Edge 80 + Macro converters

Über den Tellerrand gucken. Besonders, wenn es rosarot ist.

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Little cheeky pink flower in the garden.

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Kleines vorwitziges rosa Blümchen im Garten.

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Nikon Micro-Nikkor-P / 1:2.8 / 55 mm

 

For Crazy Tuesday: "Spoon Reflections"

Young tree shoots meet the first sunbeams in the local forest "Herrenbusch", Lank-Latum, lower Rhine region, Germany

 

Die ersten Sonnenstrahlen treffen auf junge Baumtriebe im Herrenbusch bei Lank-Latum, Niederrhein.

. . . Purple and Green

 

Explored on 4th March 2020 #64

 

Samsung NX1 & Helios 44-2 - 58mm f/2

10mm Macro Tube | Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

All Rights Reserved. © Nick Cowling 2020.

For Looking close... on Friday: "One single Petal"

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© 2012 Helmuth Boeger - All rights reserved.

Snowdrop | Galanthus nivalis | Amaryllidaceae

 

Samsung NX1 & Helios 44M - 58mm f/2

f/2.8 | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

All Rights Reserved. © Nick Cowling 2020.

 

© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved

 

A quick landscape shot from Barassie Beach, Troon, Scotland.

 

An imperfect handheld shot, with some blown out highlights and a shallower depth of field than I would really like. I haven't picked up my camera in months, I am ashamed to admit, not at least with the intention of photographing something specific - and I am far from being a landscape photographer!

 

I can't believe that I now live just 1 mile from this view! A sea view being well outside of my price bracket but just 1 mile is close enough to call this home.

 

The sun was on it's way to setting with some gorgeous crepuscular rays over the Firth of Clyde, the Isle of Arran and the majestic outline of Goatfell. Off to the right was a storm cell and some huge downpour rainbands which I have captured in some other shots to come in the future. It was hard to believe that the two scenes were in the same place - it looked apocalyptic to the right of frame!

 

I put my back out again crouching for this shot but it has been in a bad way since moving day. More physiotherapy required but despite that and the imperfections in my shot, it feels like a lovely view of my new place in this beautiful world of ours. Enjoy.

ILCE-7MII _ Schneider Kreuznach 100mm F/2.8

Snake's Head Fritillary | Fritillaria meleagris | Liliaceae

 

Samsung NX1 & Steinheil Munchen 'Cassar S' - 50mm f/2.8

10mm Macro Tube | 12 Aperture Blades | f/4 | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

All Rights Reserved. © Nick Cowling 2019.

Robin on the backyard fence.

Now that's an interesting pose?

For Looking close... on Friday: "A single flower"

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© Licensed under Getty Images 2011

 

Taken where else but Hyde Hall Gardens - one of my favourite places to be!

 

I really appreciate all the lovely comments and faves on my images, thank you very much.

A Metra conductor keeps a watchful eye over boarding passengers (and annoying train photographers) at Chicago's Union Station.

 

Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 3600, f/6.3, 300mm, 1/125s

For Looking close... on Friday: "Holding"

My heart-shaped earrings, for this weeks theme "Hearts in mono".

 

Thank you for taking time to view, fave and / or comment my photo, they are much appreciated. I'll catch up with you in this weekend. Have a nice day!

Taking a wee moment to pose for me.

A very regular visitor to our backyard.

Edited with a textured background.

A creative, artistic version of the anemone plant in my backyard garden.

Edited with a large white matte frame and a textured background.

 

Anemones, also known as windflowers, are rich in symbolism, with meanings varying across cultures and colors. Generally, they symbolize anticipation, good luck, and protection from evil. However, they are also linked to forsaken love, death, and bad omens in some contexts.

Buff-tailed Bumblebee | Bombus terrestris | Apidae

 

Samsung NX1 & Helios 44M - 58mm f/2

16mm Macro Tube | f/4 | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

All Rights Reserved. © Nick Cowling 2022.

 

Inspired by #MacroMondays and theme #Curves. I learn quite a bit from this group by researching a word or theme. And discussing themes with my husband. For this theme, he first brought me an old set of French curves, templates used in his physics class.

 

These are tiny wood shavings he also thought I might use. I popped them into my soft box, used natural sunlight, and felt delighted with the little curls and curves. I hope you like them.

 

Width of the frame left to right measures less than 4cm/1.57 inches.

Macro Mondays - Fasteners

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Lighthearted end today;-) Wish you celebratory mood and good weekend!

For Macro Mondays: "iSpy"

We spotted three juvenile robins active in the bird baths, but they split up by the time I got to my camera. This is not the quintessential early bird, but a sunset bird that kindly faced west. But I still clipped its tail.

 

Experimenting with Adobe Camera Raw to see if what I see in my camera’s tiny viewer, then on my (honking) large and calibrated monitor, matches the RGB of a website.

 

And then ask my husband for preferences; he has difficulty discerning red/green hues. And then there are Mac and iOS screens...

 

Larger view:

www.flickr.com/photos/jan-timmons/50119955981/sizes/k/

 

Thank you for looking. Please avoid political comments.

Male Anna's Hummingbird turned his head and his iridescent feathers caught what little light existed.

 

Winter solstice today on this continent!

 

(See first version in first comment.)

 

Larger view: www.flickr.com/photos/jan-timmons/49255135326/sizes/k/

We all seem to be reaching for the sun these cold winter days.

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