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Angel's Bonnet | Mycena arcangeliana | Mycenaceae

 

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

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

 

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Common Toad | Bufo bufo | Bufonidae tucked away in a log, safely returned to hide and wait.

 

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

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

 

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Grooved Bonnet | Mycena polygramma | Mycenaceae

 

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

10mm Macro Tube | f/2.8 | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

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Azure Damselfly | Coenagrion puella | Coenagrionidae

 

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

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

 

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Dark Honey Fungus | Armillaria ostoyae | Physalacriaceae

 

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

Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

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Oxeye Daisy | Leucanthemum vulgare | Asteraceae

 

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

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

 

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Field Forget-Me-Not | Myosotis arvensis | Myosotis

Samsung NX300 & Carl Zeiss Jena 'Pancolar' 50mm f/1.8 Lens | 10mm Macro Tube | Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

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Platanthère à deux feuilles, Lesser butterfly orchid, Nattviol

(Platanthera bifolia)

Smile on Saturday: Flowers in pastels

Samsung NX1 & Carl Zeiss Jena 'Pancolar' 50mm f/1.8

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

 

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Explored on 23rd August 2016 #122

 

Painted Lady | Vanessa cardui | Nymphalidae

Samsung NX300 & Helios 44-2 - 58mm f/2 Lens | Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

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Samsung NX300 & Helios 44M - 58mm f/2 Lens | 10mm Macro Tube | Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

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Samsung NX1 & Kiron 105mm f/2.8 Macro

Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

All Rights Reserved. © Nick Cowling 2018.

Milk-Cap | Lactarius sp. | Russulaceae

 

Samsung NX1 & Carl Zeiss Jena 'Pancolar' 50mm f/1.8

Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

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Doronicum sp. | Asteraceae

 

Explored on 20th March 2020 #197

 

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

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

 

All Rights Reserved. © Nick Cowling 2020.

 

- manual focus

 

The little bittern or common little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) is a wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. Ixobrychus is from Ancient Greek ixias, a reed-like plant and brukhomai, to bellow, and minutus is Latin for "small".

This bittern is native to the Old World, breeding in Africa, central and southern Europe, western and southern Asia, and Madagascar. Birds from temperate regions in Europe and western Asia are migratory, wintering in Africa and further south in Asia, while those nesting in the tropics are sedentary. It is rare north of its breeding range.

It is a very small bittern; measuring 25–36 cm (9.8–14.2 in) in length, 40–58 cm (16–23 in) across the wings and weighing 59–150 g (2.1–5.3 oz). It is among the smallest heron species. It has a short neck, longish bill and buff underparts. The male's back and crown are black, and the wings are black with a large white patch on each wing. The female has a browner back and a buff-brown wing patch.

Lovely pink flowers seen near the lake edge on the way to the ferry for Lake Como.

 

more Flowers

more Italy

  

Pentax K-1 II - HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE

(IMGP1657ec4a)

Baarn

The Netherlands

 

Manual focus

Canon FD 50 f1,4

Music Man (Vintage manual focus lens)

The last couple years the neighborhood fireworks have been pretty spectacular for an amateur backyard show. I decided to capture them this year and was very pleased with my camera. I used the bulb setting and manual focusing. I hope you enjoy some of the show!

Samsung NX1 & Carl Zeiss Jena 'Pancolar' 50mm f/1.8

Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

All Rights Reserved. © Nick Cowling 2018.

1am

The Deceiver | Laccaria laccata | Hydnangiaceae

 

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

f/3.2 | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

All Rights Reserved. © Nick Cowling 2018.

Samsung NX300 & Carl Zeiss Jena 'Pancolar' 50mm f/1.8 Lens | Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

All Rights Reserved. © Nick Cowling 2016.

Focus Pulling is a technique of adjusting focus from out of focus to tack sharp during a firework explosion over 1 to 3 seconds. similar physical operation as zooming during exposure only you use the manual focus ring instead of the zoom ring.

 

www.tom-clark.net/fireworks

 

218c 7 - TAC_6041-Edit - lr-ps-wm

Too many swear words

When autofocus freezes

And I miss the shot

(poem by A. A. Milne: www.goodreads.com)

 

Last sunday my hubby and I drove into the country to get some fresh air since I had been working from home and hence staying inside (as requested) for the most part of that week (now it's already end of week 2 of home office and self distancing).

 

Spring blossoms blown in the wind and with manual focus - so not completely sharp ... but I like the atmosphere !

 

Taken with my 'old' analogue Nikkor 50mm AI f/1.8 - wide open:

I finally got an adapter for my Pentax body! So I've got even one more Nifty Fifty, lol ... and was very surprised about the 'cheerful' bokeh character of this one : ))

 

As always these days: Please stay safe and healthy !!

 

* * * * * * * * *

 

Ein ziemlich windiger Sonntag - dazu ein manuelles Objektiv: Also nicht ganz scharf, diese Frühlingsblüten ... aber ich mag die Atmosphäre !

 

Aufgenommen mit meinem 'alten' analogen Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 - Offenblende:

Ich habe endlich einen Adapter für meinen Pentax-Body bekommen! Also habe ich noch ein 50mm mehr zum Spielen ... und war sehr überrascht über den 'fröhlichen' Bokeh-Charakter dieses Exemplars : ))

 

Wie immer in dieser besonderen Zeit:

Bitte bleibt gesund !

- manual focus

 

The little bittern or common little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) is a wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. Ixobrychus is from Ancient Greek ixias, a reed-like plant and brukhomai, to bellow, and minutus is Latin for "small".

This bittern is native to the Old World, breeding in Africa, central and southern Europe, western and southern Asia, and Madagascar. Birds from temperate regions in Europe and western Asia are migratory, wintering in Africa and further south in Asia, while those nesting in the tropics are sedentary. It is rare north of its breeding range.

It is a very small bittern; measuring 25–36 cm (9.8–14.2 in) in length, 40–58 cm (16–23 in) across the wings and weighing 59–150 g (2.1–5.3 oz). It is among the smallest heron species. It has a short neck, longish bill and buff underparts. The male's back and crown are black, and the wings are black with a large white patch on each wing. The female has a browner back and a buff-brown wing patch.

Rosemary Beetle | Chrysolina americana | Chrysomelidae enjoying Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia | Lamiaceae

 

Explored on 20th July 2021 #463

 

Samsung NX1 & Kiron 105mm f/2.8 Macro

Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

All Rights Reserved. © Nick Cowling 2021.

 

[image created on 4-15-2023]

in my garden...

 

Rue is one of many host plants for the Black Swallowtail Butterfly...

Manual Focus - Minolta 50mm f/1.7 prime

Samsung NX1 & Super-Takumar - 50mm f/1.4

8 Elements | Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

All Rights Reserved. © Nick Cowling 2019.

Sleepy yes but so very very still - Perfect

Thanks for your welcome comments and appreciations!

Samsung NX1 & Super-Takumar - 50mm f/1.4

10mm Macro Tube | 8 Elements | Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

All Rights Reserved. © Nick Cowling 2018.

Manual focus using my good, close-sighted eye.

 

Thanks for looking.

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

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

Kunming | Yunnan Province | China

 

All Rights Reserved. © Nick Cowling 2017.

2am

manual focus with stock lens, the shadow is natural.

Nénuphar blanc, white waterlily, vit näckros

(Nymphaea alba)

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