Birding was a bust so I naturally turned to a dead weed. I wanted to hit this with f/2.8, but removing the TC at the beach and with no covers on hand was not going to happen. In the BG are rosa rugosa bushes and other pretty things in early fall plumage.

Allen's Pond Wildlife Sanctuary

Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Lamington N.P. QLD

adapted Jupiter-11 135mm f4 (Contax/Kiev)

It may be officially the end of summer, but the roses at Borde Hill don't seem to have got the message. Lots more flowers still to come, I'm happy to see.

I know i have posted a nearly similar pic a few weeks ago. But this one is my favorite, because he´s looking straight into the camera. So forgive me the "double" :)

Sony A7

Walimex Pro 135/2

I love Asters and there are positive oceans of them at Sussex Prairie Garden at the moment. It's one of my favourite places to be at this time of year, even though the howling gales today made photography somewhat challenging. :)

Well, of course it's no surprise that I was attracted to pink. This is another one from my visit to Sussex Prairie Garden yesterday. There's just so much to enjoy there at this time of year. In fact, I'm going back this afternoon. :)

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Male Cairns Birdwing Butterfly

Ornithoptera euphorion

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Model - Beckah

Wild bird, free to fly like nature intended

...and I will show you the weekend. Wishing everyone out there a few great days.

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These little beauties are sitting right inside my kitchen sliders. I pulled their planter inside until the tiny buds fall away. Then back outside the blue grass will go...

Fresh new toes belonging to a quite fresh new baby.

Madrid, Spain

A fascinating building where I took many images. This one, with a narrow depth of field, captured for me the unreal character of this building the best.

Casa Longoria, Spanish Jugendstil, 1904

In Explore, explored 3rd of April 2016

I had a lovely relaxing day at my friend Lillian's yesterday. While my friend Sue photographed birds, I spent my time pottering here and there, admiring the flowers and keeping the cats company. Perfect! Thanks, Lillian. :)

Sony A7r + Cosina Voigtländer 50mm Nokton f/1.1

Dhakuria, Kolkata.

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Two of our dogs (Tamino & Dexter) posing into the direction of the sun. That´s why her fur has so a orange color. And they a quite dirty, becaus they love to dig for some mice or mole (no they never get one...).

Wishing you all a great and relaxing weekend.

The german title means "The Duke and the Duchess", that´s how I call them sometimes. Yes, they are both male, but some kind of couple :) I lent me the title from an episode of our most loved tv show on earth: Frasier

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a spider's work for her offspring

refitted Helios-89 30mm f1.9 (from FED Mikron)

film.

Brantwood House

A single bloom or a peach coloured ranunculus with a green centre in a glass vase

Photographed on a Sunday afternoon exploration with NJ. (Thanks to Maurice for four days of playtime with his recently acquired Olympus m.Zuiko Digital 25mm f/1.8!) The Shop, Columbia Street, Chinatown, Vancouver. May 10, 2015.

Happy New Year

seed pods, tribute to Mr Curly by Michael Leunig

Adapted 16mm film Kodak Cine Anastigmat 63mm f2.7

Shallow depth of field experiment

#421 ON FLICKR EXPLORE --- AUGUST 15th, 2010

15 pictures stitched together using the brenizer method - Canon EOS Rebel T1i - 50mm f/1.8

adapted Kodak Cine 63mm f2.7

Survey Park, Kolkata.

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Photographed while wandering with NJ. The Shop, Columbia Street, Chinatown, Vancouver. April 24, 2016.

Street garden, Oakland, California

A fly attracted by the smell of these mushrooms, helping them spread around their spores.

Captured with Jupiter 9 lens.

Another charm from my jewelry making supplies!

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