spacecadet Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) Fresh from the herb-bed about 20 minutes ago, snowdrops, galanthus nivalis presumably. Edited February 20, 2021 by spacecadet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Robinson Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) Edited February 21, 2021 by Phil Robinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 19 hours ago, spacecadet said: Fresh from the herb-bed about 20 minutes ago, snowdrops, galanthus nivalis presumably. Not often you see them stood to attention. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Just now, Allan Bell said: Not often you see them stood to attention. Allan I cheated- wrapped the stem around the top of the stalk. Otherwise I would have got very wet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Silhouette of a female kangaroo with a joey in her pouch at sunrise. Being a side on image, I had to clone a dodgy shape sticking out of the pouch to avoid double-takes.... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 11 hours ago, gvallee said: Silhouette of a female kangaroo with a joey in her pouch at sunrise. Being a side on image, I had to clone a dodgy shape sticking out of the pouch to avoid double-takes.... Love this and, ahem, I understand the “point” of your cloning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphperspective Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 I know there is a fish in here somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) A brave little primula this week Edited March 6, 2021 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 10 hours ago, spacecadet said: A brave little primula this week Amazing how it seems to be winter, then you spy something blooming. I’m seeing buds starting to swell a bit on trees, but then we’ve had an 85 degree swing since the coldest, most bitter temperatures just three weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Sky Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Photo taken during recent winter ascent of Dolomite Peak along Icefields corridor in Banff National Park, Canada 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizBrown Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 We're finally in the dry season. Mountain with a cross and shelter on the west side of Jinotega. Lots of agaves around. Going to the top is a popular hike, but there is also a dirt road up for repairs. Peña de la Cruz from my front window, 105mm Nikkor f/2.5. Some people are standing next to the cross. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 21 minutes ago, MizBrown said: We're finally in the dry season. Mountain with a cross and shelter on the west side of Jinotega. Lots of agaves around. Going to the top is a popular hike, but there is also a dirt road up for repairs. Peña de la Cruz from my front window, 105mm Nikkor f/2.5. Some people are standing next to the cross. Gosh I could get a good image with my 600mm. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizBrown Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Allan Bell said: Gosh I could get a good image with my 600mm. Allan If I had a lens that showed from in town what the graffiti said that's written on the base of the cross, I'd be very happy. There's a lot of atmosphere between me and Peña de la Cruz most days. This is what I get with a 55-210mm lens at 210mm on my a6000. Having a 600mm lens would be nice for a lot of things here: birds, soccer, police, wildlife. Speaking of police, the mayor's office sends an armed guard up with tourists making the hike. Some tourists came back to the hotel where I normally have breakfast and asked if that was necessary since that was kinda scary having a cop with an automatic rifle with them. Um, kinda. People have been robbed on the trail and it's Jinotega's only major tourist attraction. Edited March 18, 2021 by MizBrown unconfusing things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 16 hours ago, MizBrown said: If I had a lens that showed from in town what the graffiti said that's written on the base of the cross, I'd be very happy. There's a lot of atmosphere between me and Peña de la Cruz most days. This is what I get with a 55-210mm lens at 210mm on my a6000. Having a 600mm lens would be nice for a lot of things here: birds, soccer, police, wildlife. Speaking of police, the mayor's office sends an armed guard up with tourists making the hike. Some tourists came back to the hotel where I normally have breakfast and asked if that was necessary since that was kinda scary having a cop with an automatic rifle with them. Um, kinda. People have been robbed on the trail and it's Jinotega's only major tourist attraction. When I wrote 600mm lens I should have written 200 - 600mm lens which on my a6000 gives 300 - 900mm. I would rather have an armed guard than risk the trail without one in those circumstances. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizBrown Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Allan Bell said: When I wrote 600mm lens I should have written 200 - 600mm lens which on my a6000 gives 300 - 900mm. I would rather have an armed guard than risk the trail without one in those circumstances. Allan Yeah, I've had that Sony lens in my B&H wish list for a while. Nicaragua was advertising itself as the safest country in Central America/Latin America. Most crimes don't get reported. My sense of things is it's not as dangerous as the Lower East Side in the 1970s. Tourists tend to believe the promotions. One guy handed his camera to a kid at a house along the trail and the kid ran off with it. When the tourist got the cops there, the kid was about to throw the camera away out of frustration with it (Sony menus?). So the guy got it back. Probably other incidents because at the dedication of the mirador, a priest asked that people not use the mirador for taking drugs and fornicating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) Winter jasmine (I assume) just out- but the hoverfly.......? Edited March 21, 2021 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Eristalis tenax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) 53 minutes ago, spacecadet said: Eristalis tenax? Methinks you're correct. This is my one and only Eristalis tenax image (taken with Sony 18-55 kit lens and cheapo "auto" extension tubes). Edited March 21, 2021 by John Mitchell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Richmond Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 13 hours ago, spacecadet said: Eristalis tenax? Yes, an adult male but it's on Forsythia, not winter jasmine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, John Richmond said: Yes, an adult male but it's on Forsythia, not winter jasmine Crikey, thanks I knew we had some of that somewhere. no wonder I couldn't find any other pix of it. That'll teach us to assume. No wonder it didn't look like the other jasmine, then. Edited March 22, 2021 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, John Mitchell said: Methinks you're correct. This is my one and only Eristalis tenax image (taken with Sony 18-55 kit lens and cheapo "auto" extension tubes). Same here but no tubes- I'm more interested in the flowers as it's a lockdown project to do everything in the garden. I didn't start till May last year so there are a few to catch up with. My macro bellows-process lens setup is a bit clumsy- I would probably have flattened the poor thing. But you've inspired me to have another go- hoverflies don't move too quickly. Now if i can just identify the plant correctly next time..........thanks John.... Edited March 22, 2021 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) This thread is getting a bit quiet- the flowers are coming out you know! Some catch-ups that I didn't get last year Primrose (I know, could be primula!) candytuft, and the orange one- we don't know. John..........? Edited April 2, 2021 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Richmond Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 5 hours ago, spacecadet said: This thread is getting a bit quiet- the flowers are coming out you know! Some catch-ups that I didn't get last year Primrose (I know, could be primula!) candytuft, and the orange one- we don't know. John..........? I assume it's a shrub with green stems. If it is it's Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora', probably 'Guinea Gold'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 24 minutes ago, John Richmond said: I assume it's a shrub with green stems. If it is it's Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora', probably 'Guinea Gold'. Thanks John. No fancy smartphones here so you're my app for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 New England aster, Maine, USA, taken in 2009. Wildflowers at the top of Mt. Battie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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