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There aren't much autumn colours here yet; most of the trees are still green or already brown. It looks more like a second spring time as it is finally raining after the very long heat and draught during summer.
Taken with the manual vintage Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI (the "diva" of my lenses / wide open) for Crazy Tuesday - theme of October 4, 2022: Leaves
I was dithering so much this time as I had taken quite some leaf images during the last week (even some with autumn colours); but in the end "bokeh madness" won the race : ))
I will catch up in the late evening !
.. from beautiful Britain .. 'wish you where here' was my first LP and it is still maybe my favorite one.. gladfully I had the chance to see them live in Mannheim in the 80's which was spectacular .. happy Smile on Saturdays :) .. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ8QtwH7r80&list=PLpI6XGqHb_G...
Crazy Tuesday - theme of July 28, 2020: Top
Seen in a cabinet at my mum's: a little carafe / decanter with a stopper on top.
Impromptu image, but I was quick-witted enough to switch on the illumination of the cabinet - I love bubbly bokeh, you know !! :))
High ISO, handheld and noise ... so just for fun :D
HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday, everyone !
I will be browsing late in the evening due to work
Jane is actually bathing herself but it looks like some sort of downward-facing-cat pose she is working on for her morning yoga routine.
Venus Laowa STF 105mm f/2 (T/3.2) Wide Open
An avalanche of stunningly beautiful Kingfisher shots around at the moment
Well sorry to burst the habitual sequence of 'eye-candy' but there are moments when our 'Super-model' fisher bird doesn't look quite as gorgeous as you might expect
Here coughing up a pellet (it's a mixture of fish bones and fish scales, which the bird can't digest) and with the nictitating membrane covering the eye suddenly those 'knockout looks' don't look quite so good!
And to further sink the 'candy-floss' image the kingfisher often breaks up these pellets to add to its own bedding!
Charming!!!
So apologies Kingfishers of the world for being the ones not to show you in your 'best light'
And we promise to rebuild your aura with a 'beauty shot' next time
Thanks for looking, comments and faves. Much appreciated!
It's always pleasant to see these flowers during Spring season.😌🌸
Cercis canadensis, the eastern redbud, is a large deciduous shrub or small tree, native to eastern North America from southern Michigan south to central Mexico, east to New Jersey. Species thrive as far west as California and as far north as southern Ontario, roughly corresponding to USDA hardiness zone 6b. It is the state tree of Oklahoma.
Higher classification: Cercis
Scientific name: Cercis canadensis
Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Biological rank: Species
Subspecies: Cercis canadensis var. texensis · Cercis canadensis subsp. texensis · Cercis canadensis var. orbiculata · Cercis canadensis var. canadensis · Ce…
Symbol of: Oklahoma
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We had such lovely sunlight today, so I grabbed my camera with the Laowa 60mm manual macro lens and took some images of the bicoloured (pink and white) heather on my balcony ... doing what I like the best: creating bubbly bokeh : ))
I had a very busy week so far and we will have a guest this weekend ... so I might be a bit slow with commenting these days.
Happy Weekend ... and see you soon ! : ))
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You can dig up Queen Anne's lace when it's young and plant the carrot-like tubers in your garden, but this plant propagates most effectively by seed. The seeds can be gathered by gently brushing your hand over the flower umbels in late summer as it goes to seed... it is also a biennial.
a wooden barrel with a rusty barrel hoop (on the left) and a just as rusty nail ... seen on a Sunday stroll through the fields.
This barrel is used as a plant tub in a garden now - and I loved its very rusty look : ))
width of this image: no more than about 4 cm (I measured it with my thumb ; ))
Macro Mondays - theme of 22nd March, 2021: Rust
Happy Macro Monday, everyone !
(I will be browsing later in the evening due to work)
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Thank you very much for your visits, favs and nice comments.
I appreciate them very much. All the best to you 💕
Taking advantage to shoot the Milky Way before it vanishes form the winter skies. Milky way rising as the moon sets at Pfieffer Beach - Big Sur
~ Bill Blass
I went out with my vintage 50mm Nikkor today and took it to the urban gardens.
The roses, dahlias and poppies were in full bloom ... we even had some sunshine today ... a great way to unwind : )
Wishing you a great week ahead !
Helios 44M f/2
Flash: Godox TT600S triggered with X1TS
Please leave a comment below if you like it, thanks!
500px: 500px.com/boben98
"I won't let the darkness
hide my inner light,
I will burn with the brightest
stars in the night"
~ Christy Anne Martine
I discovered this beauty on an evening / night stroll on our last vacation day - the bokeh bubbles are the lights of a hotel in the background which iluminated the blossom a bit, too
... I know there's some banding and noise in the image as I had to brighten it up a bit. But I like it nonetheless as I have fond memories of that night (including a delicious dinner out overlooking a beautiful sunset)
I am back from our vacation and I will try to catch up this weekend ... but bear with me: my mind is still in the mountains and doesn't want to come back home yet ; ))
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... ich habe diese hübsche Rose auf einem Abendspaziergang an unserem letzten Urlaubstag in Südtirol entdeckt - die Bokeh-Bubbles sind die Lichter eines Hotels im Hintergrund, die auch der Rose noch ein wenig Licht schenkten
Ich werde versuchen, an diesem Wochenende "aufzuholen" und bei euch vorbeizuschauen - aber seid bitte nachsichtig, ich bin in Gedanken noch in den Bergen : ))
Leaves taken against the evening sun ... it might look like a multiple exposure, but it's actually only one single image.
Sadly not much autumn colours here yet, so I experimented a bit with sunlight : )
Crazy Tuesday - theme of October 12, 2021: Trees and Leaves
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I tried different approaches on this daily perpetual calendar, but I prefer the shallow depth of field and painterly look of this image (I think that might come as no real surprise for most of those who know me here on Flickr ; ))
Macro Mondays - theme of November 1, 2021: Holes
[the holes are 5mm wide, the space in between 7 mm]
Happy Macro Monday, everyone !!
First walk on my recent holiday at the old explosives nature reserve before you get onto the towans close to Hayle cornwall which revealed lots of Silver Studded Blue Butterflies just settling down for the evening. They were not as big as my thumbnail. They made no attempt to fly away and so I was able to take shots of this little quartet from a few angles at my leisure. They are mostly on Privet at this location but as you can see these little newbies are all on a blade of grass.
All hand held and manual settings on the Sony A7ii with an old Nikon Ais 55mm 2.8 micro lens...
I am forgiving myself for uploading more than one shot a day as I couldn't participate when on holiday due to no real WiFi and I have been trying hard to catch up with everyone...
Sue X
The Praying Mantis is an incredible blessing for gardeners and farmers thanks to its mammoth appetite for plant-destroying pests.
The Praying Mantis was discovered in the United States in 1899. It came from Europe likely via trade transports across the Atlantic. They are highly recognizable creatures, mainly because of their odd shape. Their bodies are relatively large and long with four legs at the abdomen area and two larger legs that appear more like arms. The large Praying Mantis (not 'Preying' although it does that very well) got its name from these two forelegs. When resting, these front legs are held in a way that makes them seem folded in prayer. Those powerful front legs are able to hold down an insect as the mantis eats it alive. The mantis' mouth parts are capable of cutting through the tough exoskeleton of insect prey. They come in a variety of colors, ranging from bright green to dark brown. Like all mantises, or mantids as they are also called, the female is larger than the male, especially in the abdomen. They are hefty insects and females are unlikely to fly because their wings are not able to hold their weight very well. Females can use their wings to scare off would-be predators by fanning them open while raising their 'arms'. The pose startles some predators away, saving the mantis. Smaller males can and do fly. After mating, females have been known to eat the male after reproduction, but that does not always happen. Both genders have binocular vision; one eye can look in a different direction from the other. They appear to have tiny pupils, but those black dots are actually photoreceptors reflecting no light colors. These pseudopupils give an observer the impression of being watched.
Females lay their flat, seed-shaped eggs on a twig in autumn. The freshly laid eggs are then coated with a hard foam that helps the eggs maintain moisture during dry winters, and deters birds and other insects from bothering them as well. In spring, the eggs hatch and pale nymphs, shaped like miniature adults, emerge and immediately begin feasting on smaller insects and sometimes each other.
Mantids are extremely beneficial in gardens. They eat a large volume of pest insects and can be a farmer or gardener's best friend because they help remove infestations of wasps and beetles. A Praying Mantis and even unhatched eggs can be purchased in the spring and released onto a plant in a garden in order to head off any pests that arrive before summer. Larger species of the Mantid family have even been known to eat frogs, lizards, and hummingbirds.
Catching a glimpse of a Praying Mantis is a special thing, but leave it where it is if it has not flown away. It does a great service for growers and is a benefit to the ecosystem. Consider just admiring them, and capture only with a photograph.
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A lone vehicle, presumably a Plymouth Duster, traverses the vast terrain of Antelope Island State Park in Davis County, Utah.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 140, f/11.0, 70mm, 1/500s
...looking out. I took a lot of images here because I was trying for some kind of essence of yew (Taxus baccata), something that summed up the way it really looked to me. Every frame with in-focus foliage failed but I thought I got there with this one.
Ridiculous amounts of manipulation in post to get to what I thought I saw. HSS!
“In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends.”
~ Okakura Kakuzo
Crazy Tuesday - theme of April 28, 2020: flowers
I was trying to think outside the box a bit for this theme.
This sunny flower usually is decorating a plant in our home ... now it's trying to give some joy to all of us who are still staying at home most of the time during covid-19 pandemic: this flower is for you !!
HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday everyone and take care !!
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Verrückter Dienstag - Thema am 28. April 2020: Blumen
Ich habe versucht, bei diesem Thema ein wenig um die Ecke zu denken.
Diese sonnige Blume schmückt normalerweise eine Pflanze bei uns zu Hause ... jetzt versucht sie, allen, die aufgrund der Covid-19 Pandemie noch die meiste Zeit zu Hause bleiben, eine Freude zu bereiten: diese Blume ist für euch !
Einen schönen Dienstag euch allen und passt auf euch auf !!
“May your coffee be stronger than any challenges you face today. But if not, remember: DON’T throw your cup at anyone. You need it for refills.” – Nanea Hoffman (Sweetpants & Coffee)
Love this quote ; )))
(and no, I don't throw things at anyone - at least most of the time, lol)
Crazy Tuesday - theme of August 10, 2021: Choose one Colour
As I missed the theme 'My favourite drink' due to wandering about in the Allgäu Alps the colour for this theme had to be coffee brown - glad I found my old brown (and sturdy) Italian coffee cup at the very back of the cabinet : ))
On Sunday there was a gentle breeze which made the muggy heat here at the Rhine Plain at least a bit more bearable ...
Crazy Tuesday - theme of August 2, 2022: Whatever the Weather
I will catch up tonight!
[ SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.7 manual vintage prime - wide open ]
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Am Sonntag wehte ein laues Lüftchen, das die schwüle Hitze hier in der Rheinebene zumindest ein bisschen erträglicher machte.
“Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.”
― Edith Wharton
It was cold and windy today, but we had lovely sunshine ... so I grabbed one of my cameras which had the Oreston srewed on it and took some images of the (still) bicoloured heather on my balcony (taken through the hazy dirty window : ))
I just needed a bit bokeh madness today and I hope you don't mind
[ Pentax K-5 + vintage manual Meyer-Optik Görlitz Oreston 50mm f/1.8 ]