I tried hiding myself as much as possible. ;-)

National Trust

Another beautiful lily from Lillian's garden, shot through foliage using a very shallow depth of field.

Day 349/366 - Antique key sitting in the keyhole.

Maco Mondays

adult magpie feeding his chick

On the dunes at Dawlish Warren, Devon

Weed

Just a bench in downtown Vancouver. June 3, 2009.

Daddy-long-legs

Glyndon Maryland USA

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Barbury Castle, Wiltshire

One of my favorite assignments for my students is a telephoto/selective focus/looking and seeing study creating a photo featuring one subject - the hand - and one background - enough of the scene to identify the activity and compliment it. l also like using my telephotos' magnification power for my focus, holding the exposure button halfway down and letting the camera seek the optimal focus. But l make the final decision, not the camera or lens. l want to see sharp details - pores, individual hairs, etc., before firing.

He is such a sweet bear.

Happy Teddy Bear Tuesday

Painted lady

fruehling in der eifel… ist schoen!

male

Water droplets, shallow dof. Assignment52-332014 'Shallow Depth of Field'.

... as the leaves fall to the ground and begin to wither

Happy Macro Monday :)

Happy New Year, everyone! 🎇🎄

It's been a long and hard year, but the direction has finally turned positive, so let's keep that momentum, and hope for a better year.

The first upload of 2023, but the last photos taken in 2022, so let's file 'em under 2022.

Taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR camera and adapted manual focus Tamron SP Adaptall‍-‍2 52B 90mm F2.5 Macro lens. Slightly tweaked colour balance, a dose of noise reduction, a bit of unsharp mask and that's all, not even a crop.

✨ Thank you all for pushing this photo into Explore at #345 at one point in time. Yay!