spacecadet Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) Candytuft. There is a small greebly just right of centre which I present for identification. I didn't notice him at the time or I would have tried harder. Edited April 11, 2021 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) The spring things are so pretty. The trees are blooming here and the redbuds are lovely. Here’s one taken in Oklahoma. Edited April 11, 2021 by Betty LaRue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) The bluebells are on their way. I think we have both nationalities but it's hard to tell yet.....unless you're John......... Brand new forget-me-nots, still pinkish Edited April 13, 2021 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Robinson Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) Cuckoo flower. We used to have much more of this but the heliotrope has crowded it out, which is a bit of a shame. The purple tinge seems stronger this year, but they may just be fresher than I remember.. You don't seem to be able to click through to a full-size image on postimages.org anymore. Edited April 21, 2021 by spacecadet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Wise Photos Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 Really nice images, guys! Jenny, I don’t believe I’ve ever seen that particular damselfly. Pretty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) On 21/04/2021 at 12:00, Jenny Wise Photos said: Jenny, let me give you some constructive advice. I took a look at your images. You have some that have sales potential. But your captions are lacking and you don’t have the subjects identified. On your white flowers, don’t caption them “white flowers”. Caption them with the common name and also the scientific name. For instance, if I have a picture of creeping phlox, I caption it “Blooming purple (or blue) creeping phlox (then the scientific name here) growing in a neighborhood flower garden. Kansas, USA. The white flower with the bug (insect) on it....do your research. There are sites online you can check. Google “insect ID” or “Bug ID” again, use the common name and scientific name. So your caption would be: ”Insect common name, scientific name, on a white flower common name, scientific name in “your state, USA. Then put all of those terms in your tags. tags: insect common name insect scientific name flower common name flower scientific name Sometimes these insects or flowers are indigenous to a certain part of the country. If they are, in your tags give your state, US,USA,United States,North America. If they are found all over the US, eliminate the state, but use the rest. As your images are captioned and tagged right now, they will never be found or licensed. Very often if I sell an insect, flower, tree, bird or anything of nature, the search term is the scientific name. Probably 50-70% of my sales are of the scientific name. I realize I’ve just suggested you spend a lot of time researching. I’m sorry. But if you want to make sales, it’s a necessary evil. I’ve actually spent parts of several days trying to identify ONE something I’ve photographed. And if I couldn’t ID it, I didn’t upload it. Wikipedia is a good source if you know the common name. You might put in the search bar: Wiki June bug and you’ll get a page telling you the scientific name. Just be sure of the ID has pictures that match what you have, then do an Alamy search to verify your June bug looks like the same insect everyone else has. I think your bug on the white flower is this one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_beetle So if that is correct, your caption would be: Green June beetle, Cotinis nitida, resting on a white “name of flower plus scientific name” in June. (Or whenever you took it) Pennsylvania, USA. If you don’t know the name of the white flower, then ignore it and make the caption just about the beetle. ”Green June beetle, Cotinis nitida, resting on a white flower in (whatever month). Pennsylvania, USA. Then your tags would be similar to this: green June beetle, June beetle, green June beetles, June beetles, beetle, beetles, insect, insects, bug, bugs, nature, flower, flowers, white flower, white flowers, plant, plants, summer, (or spring) horizontal, outdoors, day, daytime, nobody, Pennsylvania, US, USA, United States, North America I hope this helps you. Betty Edited April 22, 2021 by Betty LaRue 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Take a look at this very useful new blog.... https://www.alamy.com/blog/captions-and-tags?utm_campaign=1921875_Blog update - April 2021&utm_medium=email&utm_source=contributoremail&dm_i=2SWW,156XF,12IMQ4,4EQ47,1 Paulette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 The ever-changing Japanese maple growing in our front yard. This is the stage it is in at the moment. Lovely tree but it can't seem to figure out what colour it wants to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 1 hour ago, John Mitchell said: The ever-changing Japanese maple growing in our front yard. This is the stage it is in at the moment. Lovely tree but it can't seem to figure out what colour it wants to be. Japanese Maples are beautiful but they are a bit finicky, IMO. It’s been awhile, but I think when I planted one in Oklahoma years ago, it said to give it some filtered shade part of the day. Like from another tree. Of course, that was instructions for Oklahoma, which has some pretty fierce summer heat. Probably not an issue where you are. Mine didn’t do well. But yes, the colors change! Pretty Image! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Robinson Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) On 22/04/2021 at 23:16, Betty LaRue said: Really nice images, guys! Jenny, I don’t believe I’ve ever seen that particular damselfly. Pretty! Beautiful Demaoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) male As Betty said, identifying and correctly captioning wildlife and plants is a must if you want them to sell. Edited April 24, 2021 by Phil Robinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin L Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 37 minutes ago, Phil Robinson said: Beautiful Demaoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) male As Betty said, identifying and correctly captioning wildlife and plants is a must if you want them to sell. I think its spelt 'Demoiselle' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 38 minutes ago, Phil Robinson said: Beautiful Demaoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) male As Betty said, identifying and correctly captioning wildlife and plants is a must if you want them to sell. Errr... It's Demoiselle Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Robinson Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 52 minutes ago, gvallee said: Errr... It's Demoiselle Phil. Knot the weigh I spel it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Robinson Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 54 minutes ago, Martin L said: I think its spelt 'Demoiselle' I just thought it would look better with more vowels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphperspective Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Normally see these guys swimming round my local harbour, due to Covid apart from trawlers its fairly quiet which is why sleepy head here was bobbing about dead to the world, sound asleep. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, aphperspective said: Normally see these guys swimming round my local harbour, due to Covid apart from trawlers its fairly quiet which is why sleepy head here was bobbing about dead to the world, sound asleep. Love it. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphperspective Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 24 minutes ago, NYCat said: Love it. Paulette Thank you as far as Seals go that's about the height of contentment I would say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin L Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 52 minutes ago, aphperspective said: Normally see these guys swimming round my local harbour, due to Covid apart from trawlers its fairly quiet which is why sleepy head here was bobbing about dead to the world, sound asleep. That looks like the most satisfying poo ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 23 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: Japanese Maples are beautiful but they are a bit finicky, IMO. It’s been awhile, but I think when I planted one in Oklahoma years ago, it said to give it some filtered shade part of the day. Like from another tree. Of course, that was instructions for Oklahoma, which has some pretty fierce summer heat. Probably not an issue where you are. Mine didn’t do well. But yes, the colors change! Pretty Image! Thanks for the kind words, Betty. Japanese maples seem to thrive here with very little fuss, but then just about anything will grow in Vancouver, even the occasional palm tree: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 I can’t tell y’all how much I enjoy this thread! And the funny bits that have me giggling as I type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Crean Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Time for another from springtime in Tenerife! Phil 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 Spring has sprung! Closeup of redbud tree blossoms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 10 hours ago, Phil Crean said: Time for another from springtime in Tenerife! Phil Pretty! I grew some poppies like those, once. Mine were in a half whiskey barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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