Post a beautiful nature picture

[spacecadet 4,877]

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

[spacecadet 4,877]

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

[John Richmond 1,240]

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'.

[spacecadet 4,877]

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.

[Betty LaRue 4,421]

New England aster, Maine, USA, taken in 2009. Wildflowers at the top of Mt. Battie.
 

[Michael Ventura 7,396]

13 minutes ago, Betty LaRue said:

New England aster, Maine, USA, taken in 2009. Wildflowers at the top of Mt. Battie.
 

 

Betty, I just love Camden, Maine (where Mount Battie is).  My sister's husband has a old family cabin on a lake near Mt Battie and have been going up there pretty regularly for the last thirty years.  Even named my son Camden....just because I thought it was a cool name.  When it gets hot and humid in DC, Maine is a great escape!!  This will sound crazy but it is the one place where I will go and not shoot many photos....just love to unplug there and not feel the pressure of "working".

[Betty LaRue 4,421]

2 hours ago, Michael Ventura said:

 

Betty, I just love Camden, Maine (where Mount Battie is).  My sister's husband has a old family cabin on a lake near Mt Battie and have been going up there pretty regularly for the last thirty years.  Even named my son Camden....just because I thought it was a cool name.  When it gets hot and humid in DC, Maine is a great escape!!  This will sound crazy but it is the one place where I will go and not shoot many photos....just love to unplug there and not feel the pressure of "working".

Michael, during the two trips I’ve been to Maine, the first in late spring and the 2nd to tour New England’s autumn foliage, I fell in love with Maine and upstate New York. But especially Maine. My destination was Bar Harbor both times, then spreading out from there. I have to admit I’m a voracious reader of fiction, and mentions of Bar Harbor through the years made me want to see it since I romanticized it in my head. I had the best clam chowder and blueberry pie of my life in Bar Harbor, and loved taking pictures of this....see below.

New England is so pretty as a whole, and with the exception of the astronomical cost of living compared to here, I envy you living on the east coast, where those upper states are closer.

 

Camden, from Mt. Battie. This is an old shot from 2009, D300. Not that good. I’m finding mirrorless sharper.

Edited April 2, 2021 by Betty LaRue

[Phil Crean 1,037]

Tenerife nature at work😁

 

Phil

[gvallee 4,437]

Sunrise over mudflats. The holes seen are where rays having been feeding on crabs.

Carmila Beach, Queensland.

 

[Allan Bell 3,466]

19 hours ago, Betty LaRue said:

Michael, during the two trips I’ve been to Maine, the first in late spring and the 2nd to tour New England’s autumn foliage, I fell in love with Maine and upstate New York. But especially Maine. My destination was Bar Harbor both times, then spreading out from there. I have to admit I’m a voracious reader of fiction, and mentions of Bar Harbor through the years made me want to see it since I romanticized it in my head. I had the best clam chowder and blueberry pie of my life in Bar Harbor, and loved taking pictures of this....see below.

New England is so pretty as a whole, and with the exception of the astronomical cost of living compared to here, I envy you living on the east coast, where those upper states are closer.

 

Camden, from Mt. Battie. This is an old shot from 2009, D300. Not that good. I’m finding mirrorless sharper.

 

Suggest trying the second image (Camden) through the dehaze tool. Will make it look much sharper as it better defines the mid tones in the image.

 

Allan

 

[Betty LaRue 4,421]

2 hours ago, Allan Bell said:

 

Suggest trying the second image (Camden) through the dehaze tool. Will make it look much sharper as it better defines the mid tones in the image.

 

Allan

 

I did that, Allan. It didn’t help much.

[Allan Bell 3,466]

4 minutes ago, Betty LaRue said:

I did that, Allan. It didn’t help much.

 

Sorry.😢

 

Allan

 

[Betty LaRue 4,421]

4 minutes ago, Allan Bell said:

 

Sorry.😢

 

Allan

 

It’s that these are old images, not taken with a modern camera that has a better dynamic range.

[spacecadet 4,877]

12 minutes ago, Betty LaRue said:

I did that, Allan. It didn’t help much.

50 Clarity in LR

 

 

 

 

[Betty LaRue 4,421]

1 minute ago, spacecadet said:

50 Clarity in LR

 

 

 

 

Thanks!

[Allan Bell 3,466]

1 minute ago, spacecadet said:

50 Clarity in LR

 

 

 

 

Yeh! Just tried it myself, doesn't seem to help much.

 

Allan

 

[spacecadet 4,877]

1 minute ago, Allan Bell said:

Yeh! Just tried it myself, doesn't seem to help much.

 

Allan

 

Maybe I need to sandpaper my specs then, it peps up that background haze a bit from where I'm looking. I usually dial up the sat and clar as well.

[Allan Bell 3,466]

1 minute ago, spacecadet said:

Maybe I need to sandpaper my specs then, it peps up that background haze a bit from where I'm looking. I usually dial up the sat and clar as well.

 

Sorry I was using Haze removal tool. Quoted wrong post.

 

Allan

 

[spacecadet 4,877]

5 minutes ago, Allan Bell said:

 

Sorry I was using Haze removal tool. Quoted wrong post.

 

Allan

 

I have LR5.7 still- from what I hear Haze sounds like Clarity with the volume turned down a bit.

[Allan Bell 3,466]

21 minutes ago, spacecadet said:

I have LR5.7 still- from what I hear Haze sounds like Clarity with the volume turned down a bit.

 

Haze affects the mid tones only.

 

Allan

 

[spacecadet 4,877]

The garden keeps on giving.

Grape hyacinth

 

 

 

Edited April 10, 2021 by spacecadet

[Phil Crean 1,037]

58 minutes ago, spacecadet said:

The garden keeps on giving.

Grape hyacinth

 

 

 

No image!

 

[spacecadet 4,877]

7 minutes ago, Phil Crean said:

No image!

 

There's a problem with my image host today.

On Google

https://photos.app.goo.gl/GN5GWuoScG6kBmRf9

Bit much to use Alamy as a hosting service but here goes

Edited April 10, 2021 by spacecadet

[Phil Crean 1,037]

Just now, spacecadet said:

There's a problem with my image host today.

Google photos link

https://photos.app.goo.gl/GN5GWuoScG6kBmRf9

That works! Nice!

Phil

[spacecadet 4,877]

3 minutes ago, Phil Crean said:

That works! Nice!

Phil

Best £9 I've spent for a while, that Chinese flash trigger. This is with the usual 35-year-old Vivitar with the inflatable softbox. And a bit of Lastolite gold fill.

Edited April 10, 2021 by spacecadet