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Actually a green flower bud explodes with varied hues.
Happy Macro Monday!
Expect many macro shots this week!
HMM-- actually i had a wonderful time choosing, shooting, and experimenting with pics for this theme!! and learned so much about rendering things into b&w and the relative values in sliders.
this is thurman and his smile/face is just under an inch and he's my favorite of the possibles for "back to square one". he's particularly happy to be a part of the macro mondays group's pool for the theme of:
"back to square one" “Center Square B&W”: center composed, black and white image in square format...
ODC "available light"
If you saw this picture I posted last month you'll have seen that I was invited to show two pieces at the lovely ByrneDarkly's Tart Gallery. I have to admit, I'm actually really proud of this picture - yes, I even edited it! - and I almost never am. That's why I have to stop looking at it forever after I've posted it or I just know I'll pick the motherfucker to pieces.
Maximalism is terrifying, I don't care what you say Raven.
You can see everyone's work HERE for another month, I think.
Hmm, actually a little pleased with this one.
The stoneware jar is in itself no more than 3 inches totally.
I placed it on a glass dish, to add some water/light reflection, and then under a running kitchen faucet.
Again, a little surprised of the result, in a positive way :-)
Tried the slow shutter speed that we experimented with a couple of months ago in the 'intentional blur' theme, but the result didn't turn out well.
Actually, I've been hoping of late to find a Golden Eagle, but today I'm good with this magnificent female Bald Eagle, stretching her leg, waiting for her mate to return.
This is actually a test shot taken on the phone. When I thought I would use the glass straws I got my DSLR out to recreate it and I couldn't quite get there again. I didn't like any of the other compositions and light patterns, although they only differed slightly from the original. So I have to go with the phone image.
As I only show the bent bit of the straws (isn't it a funny name for a glass item?) I am well within the allowed 3". I have placed them on striped paper and increased contrast, decreased saturation and made it darker. It was fun to try all sorts of paper patterns, stripes definitely worked best.
for murdering mice......actually the wonderful dolt just plays with them, undoubtedly terrifying the deer mice out of significant growth (they're all in counseling) carrying them about then leaving them covered in saliva to scurry into hiding.....for another day of fun.
This is our 100 year old Forest Service Summer Cabin that, at 6800 ft. elevation is now buried in several feet of snow (hooray!....wet snow). We used to ski or snowshoe in during the winter, and have had numerous Christmas visits in the past, but are too old to go to the effort now. Good memories!! and a 20 minute drive to Lake Tahoe and it's glorious views. And the really nice part is that when we tire of the snow, we bundle back in the car and the 3 hour drive puts us back in clear snow-free sunny NapaSonoma hillsides. The wine tastes good in either place.
The cat is thinking.....'there are mice out there...I Know It!'
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There is actually a disproportional representation of this image but that is a tale for another day or you could visit Deviant Art where they host a host of other entirely different images and versions of images that I have created that you may or may not have seen.
Why not Buy Me a Coffee
Actually I am sure this is a Little Black Cormorant but I could not find any information on the blue skin under its beak. I suppose this is a breeding bird but why none of the books or websites I consulted mentions this blue colour as a breeding sign?
I posted this question on Australian Bird Identification FB page yesterday but no comments so far. I wonder if somebody please may shed more light on this blue colouring?
Or is this something that every Australian child knows and I shouldn't be asking? (-;
Actually - Mount Ngauruhoe, used as a stand-in for the fictional Mount Doom in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Taken on a glorious day during one of my trips to Waihohonu last year.
Actually, I was looking for the mating pair of Peregrine Falcons, but the Brown Pelicans did keep doing fly-bys of the seaside cliffs to keep me entertained. This was the only one I got in full breeding color though.
actually this is just a word play, since the plate is from the series Manufacture Rock from Villeroy und Boch.
Same plate differnt day , different light, light shaped by the railings of my balcony, one photo with an addidional reflector zebra gold and silver.
Actually the President himself was at the Appalachian Homecoming Festival and I took his picture. This guy really looked like Mr. Lincoln. I liked the profile shot the best.
Sorry I've not been around much. Family came to visit and lots to do and still doing. Take care my friends and have a fabulous week. I'll catch up with you all soon!
It's actually remnants of a Moon Snail's shell. I found it while collecting seashells at Sanibel Island in Florida several years ago. This theme is a wonderful challenge: it wasn't until I had been looking for a pareidolia for a few days until I remembered this shell!
photo size: 2.37"W by 1.52"H and 6.03cm W by 3.87cm H
Theme: "Pareidolia" The human brain can create meaningful and significant shapes from patterns and textures. Take a photo of a pareidolia you perceive.
Thank you for taking the time to view this photo, and for the faves and comments you make, thank you.
Actually, one could spend many hours in the pretty little town of Mahone Bay, browsing the quaint little shops and cafes....a great place to find artwork and jewellry, antiques and nautical treasures, and the best shoe store around! We arrived at dark and Wayne stopped for coffee so I grabbed a chance to capture the calm scene across the road.
Actually, I’m not a expert photographer for bird shots, but I never thought to see one of those. The planets were aligned when I was getting off the car with my camera in hand.
I only have a 150mm lens, so I had to come really closer to took this pic.
Enjoy ^^.
Puyehue, Chile.
It's actually true that our sole reason for going to the Lone Tree was just because it was a convenient place to meet. We had no intention of trying to take a shot of it on this occasion. We thought we had better places to go. But it didn't make any difference with the front row blocked out and I decided to take this shot as much to prove you don't have to block everyone else out by putting your tripod in the water in front of the tree preventing everyone else getting a shot. The mist didn't develop and the sky didn't become much more interesting so we didn't bother to hang about and went looking for other interesting trees.
Spider was not big at all, but think it looks it in this photo.
Purple card was placed behind it to create a back drop.
Here is a similar one using Black card.
www.flickr.com/photos/tracyhughes/2891273504
I think coloured cards are really useful for photographing insects, spiders, flowers and such.
perf, gold, macro award.
Actually it’s not a rose at all, but a perennial Hibiscus plant (Hibiscus syriacus).
The term 'Rose of Sharon' is a biblical one and comes from Song of Solomon in the Old Testament, Chapter two, verse one.
The beloved says 'I am the Rose of Sharon, a rose of the valley'.
Scholars disagree as to what specific plant/flower is being referred to. Some think it refers to a lily, others to a crocus, and some believe it refers to a wild tulip. One thing they all agree on is that it is not the current Hibiscus plant that is commonly called a Rose of Sharon, because Hibiscus originally comes from East Asia, not the Middle East.
This is just one example of how confusing names of plants can be, with colloquial and regional names often being far from correct to the botanical name and designation.
All that aside, enjoy this macro of this lovely flower :)
This is a Scottish lifer for me - I have actually seen the species before - in India - where they look totally different with chestnut bellies.
Actually, the scientific name for this Robin is rather interesting:
" Turdus migratorius".............
Regardless, it's nice to see them back here (although many do not migrate!!).
Click to enlarge for even more fun, and details!!
Thanks for looking, etc.:)
... it's actually a Penguin ; ))
Macro Mondays - theme: keychain
Part of a key chain pendant that comes with additional benefits: the feet and wings of the penguin can be used as a bottle opener. I bought it at an outdoor supplier some time ago to use it as a gift, but it's still here : ))
see here for the full size of the penguins:
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Width of the head (including the beak): 1.7 cm
Taken with the manual Laowa 60mm ultra macro lens
Happy Macro Monday, everyone !
Actually it's fog.
Vermeer 6x17 Panoramic Curved Plane Pinhole Camera | Lomography Earl Grey | negative developed at home using Cinestill Dƒ96 monobath | negative scanned by Sony ILCEO ⍺6500 - Tamron 35mm ƒ2.8 | Post-processed using Negative Lab Pro.
Indigo Buntings are actually black; the diffraction of light through their feathers makes them look blue. This explains why males can appear many shades from turquoise to black.
They are more common now than when the pilgrims first landed. This is due to an increase in their favorite habitat of woodland edges, such as power line clearings and along roads.
They migrate at night, using the pattern of stars nearest the North Star to guide them. In captivity, these birds will become disoriented if they can’t see the stars in April/May and September/October.
Actually, I have no idea what kind of fish this Great Blue Heron is about to swallow, but it resembles a little shark and I thought it made a catchy title.
We found this successful GBH near Port Aransas, Texas.
After trips to Texas and Arizona this year, I have a sizeable inventory of bird images built up, so I'll be posting a few of them in the coming days.
Actually had some time off to go out shooting today and properly test my new 18mm!
Got caught out by the weather (as usual) but managed to take plenty of landscape shots before the weather finally closed if and I just before I froze!
Actually it's Der Rosengarten or The Rose Garden, a rock massif in the Dolomites in Northern Italy.
This was taken near Bolzano where we had seen Otzi the Iceman, the oldest glacial mummy in the world, in the South Tyrol Museum of Archeology. Otzi is 5,300 years old so he's even older than me!
Actually I just wanted to cross the street. On my way through Madrid City. Within a fraction of a second I decided to photograph him. His surprised look says it all. I thanked him very kindly and moved on.
This actually wan't taken in Fall but the colours of these leaves reminded me of the season. Fall is most definitely my favourite time of year. Wool hats, boots, crunchy leaves, cool crisp air .... whats not to love!
Actually the gold is now on the plains in the form of grapes ready for the wine harvest. Pinot Noir grows well in Central Otago, with a number of stunning wines being crafted in 6 sub-regions.
There are also excellent aromatics, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
Historically the region’s first Gold Medal was for ‘Burgundy’ in Sydney in 1881. However very little wine was made until new vineyards were established in the 1970s, now there are 133.
This vineyard is near Alexandra which is about as far south as grapes will grow.
Like most parrots Rainbow Lorikeets generally mate for life, and if conditions allow can reproduce three times annually!
Actually no weather to take pictures in the Värmland's snowy woods in Sweden. Too cloudy, dark and too much snowfall. And then it became foggy, too. And suddenly the mood became a kind of mystical. It was worth just a trial.
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Taxi:
Sunny but what a wind, not a day to be on your bike. Actually, it felt dangerous and I was glad when we were back home.
HFF!
Kleine vos - Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae).
Fed up with the rain.
Actually I have seen a dozen or so already earlier this month.
With 4 inches of fresh snow greeting me this morning, I actually went out early to shoot a few photos but it all looked too familiar to me...scenes I've shot many times before...so I returned to a more colorful autumn day on the lake. Plenty of snow pics ahead.
It was a particularly good year for these berries, soon to vanish as the birds seem to relish them. The birds are particularly active today with the woodpeckers, nuthatches, and chickadees at the feeders, and a large group of juncos pecking in the snow beneath. The flock of robins which makes its appearance annually about this time of the first snows is busy eating the rowan berries out front. It's always a pleasant surprise to see them now, gorging on these and other berries, before they make the trip south. Interestingly, the entire band is always composed of males, their red breasts prominent. I assume it's because the females have already departed.
Actually, most of Idaho is rural. Looking at my map, this looks to be part of the Sawtooth Wilderness region of Idaho. Between Stanley and Sun Valley is what I've been told. (Idaho Road Trip Vacation 957.jpg)
actually there are many many more
'Roid Week spring 2019,day 1 photo 2
polaroid SLR 680, Polaroid 600 film