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600mm - thanks to the converter I got from Thorsten for a day. I will buy this extender for the next safari - really good with the 300 2.8.
The background is not blue sky... it is a hill :)
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Rapeseed Field, Rockel, Rosendahl, Germany, 19-05-2016
Rapsfeld, Rockel, Rosendahl, Deutschland, 19-05-2016
Composite of a view from the Pamplemousse gardens in Mauritius, and another from Hazlehead Park in Aberdeen
Buzzards...........in the field .......yes, looking like turkeys or decoys but very real feasting on a dead deer. (out of shot)
A Charolais bull seen in a field at the top of Ham Hill in Gloucestershire the day before yesterday. It was raining steadily when this shot was taken
And it's not rape seed oil.... An ATW 175 bumbles southwards towards Church Stretton, Sunday 18.5.14
5 exposures HDR -2,-1, 0,+1,+2
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The ruin of Ducketts grove in County Carlow Ireland.
Ducketts grove was a beautiful country house in the Irish countryside about 15 minutes drive from Carlow town. The house was destroyed by fire in 1933 and only in the last few years have the grounds be redeveloped and they looked great last Saturday when I visited. There are a few small shops in the courtyard behind the ruin and a nice little coffee shop. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.
Scilla Siberica (Siberian Squill) - Also known as Wood Squill
To me, these delicate little bell shaped blue flowers are a welcome sign that spring has arrived. They create a beautiful blue carpet across large swathes of our ravine, and are a delight to look at. Flowering in April and May, they grow no taller than the length of your hand. Interestingly, and disappointingly, when I explored this little flower a little deeper I learned that they are an invasive species and poisonous to animals, they also have a dark and mysterious history.
“The whole plant is poisonous and it is an ingredient in rat poison. Like many poisonous plants, Siberian squill can also be used as a heart medicine if it is administered in the correct dosage. Siberian squill is connected with many beliefs, the oldest of which go back to ancient times: the scientific name of the genus is related to the goddess Scylla of Greek mythology, a beauty who was turned into a terrible sea monster. The superstitious people long regarded Siberian squill as a flower of witches and evil spirits which shouldn’t even be stepped on. It is doubtful that anybody would feel inclined to trample on this herald of the spring, even though its beauty can be enjoyed without any fear of evil spirits.”
Source: www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/siberian-squill