Dave Nelson Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Newly hatched Monarch Butterflies feeding in our garden on a variety of flowers. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Dave Nelson said: Newly hatched Monarch Butterflies feeding in our garden on a variety of flowers. Beautiful set, Dave. I’ve a weakness for Monarchs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Nelson Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Thanks, Betty. Most of our gardens are planted for the butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 So beautiful. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Nelson Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Thanks Paulette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 (edited) Ecclefechan Tart, contains many things that are bad for you, but delicious. I shared this slice with my wife. I got the cherry, she doesn't like them.... Edited September 27, 2022 by Bryan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Bryan said: contains many things that are bad for you Only if you eat nothing else! All things in moderation, including moderation..... A rather small slice by my reckoning😉 Edited September 27, 2022 by spacecadet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca Ore Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) Two, one new and one from before I moved to Nicaragua. A local land snail (I've seen this species before) turning. It's been very wet here which tends to bring out snails. This was taken with a flash and my 30mm Sony macro lens. I think some macros have better resolution, but this is great for the price (on sale). This was taken with my Minolta Autocord in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, but was scanned a bit small. I enlarged it and decided to chance it. It passed QC. Gave the Autocord to a film student when I got Hasselblad gear, but miss the Autocord. Edited September 28, 2022 by Rebecca Ore more about the lens on the Sony a6000. And a correction to the state. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 23 minutes ago, Rebecca Ore said: Two, one new and one from before I moved to Nicaragua. A local land snail (I've seen this species before) turning. It's been very wet here which tends to bring out snails. This was taken with a flash and my 30mm Sony macro lens. I think some macros have better resolution, but this is great for the price (on sale). This was taken with my Minolta Autocord in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, but was scanned a bit small. I enlarged it and decided to chance it. It passed QC. Gave the Autocord to a film student when I got Hasselblad gear, but miss the Autocord. Just to make sure you have your caption correct, Harper’s Ferry is in West Virginia, not Virginia. Love the snail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca Ore Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Michael Ventura said: Just to make sure you have your caption correct, Harper’s Ferry is in West Virginia, not Virginia. Love the snail! Thanks. I'll check to see about the caption outside this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Gee! Only two pages of Favourites Uploads for September! That summarises the mood, doesn't it? Here's some Australian reptiles 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VbFolly Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 16 minutes ago, gvallee said: Gee! Only two pages of Favourites Uploads for September! That summarises the mood, doesn't it? Here's some Australian reptiles Great photos, Gen. I particularly like the one with 3 lizards (not sure what species they are). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, VbFolly said: Great photos, Gen. I particularly like the one with 3 lizards (not sure what species they are). Thank you Gillian. One is a Bearded Dragon and the other two Blue-tongued Skinks. I have been following your portfolio and am impressed. I am very happy for you that you've been successful at what I failed when I lived near Farnham. Great images! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VbFolly Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 20 minutes ago, gvallee said: Thank you Gillian. One is a Bearded Dragon and the other two Blue-tongued Skinks. I have been following your portfolio and am impressed. I am very happy for you that you've been successful at what I failed when I lived near Farnham. Great images! Ah, I wasn't sure what they were. I thought male and females of the same species. Thanks for the compliment. I volunteer regularly with amphibian and reptile conservation organisations, so get to see a lot more of our local herps than most people. I don't upload so many of those here anymore as we have such a limited range of species in the UK, and it would get repetitive. I would love to visit somewhere like Australia with so many amazing species. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, VbFolly said: Ah, I wasn't sure what they were. I thought male and females of the same species. Thanks for the compliment. I volunteer regularly with amphibian and reptile conservation organisations, so get to see a lot more of our local herps than most people. I don't upload so many of those here anymore as we have such a limited range of species in the UK, and it would get repetitive. I would love to visit somewhere like Australia with so many amazing species. These were actually taken in a brilliant reptile centre. The exhibits are in the open and you can get very close. It's super well done. Another absolutely brilliant place is called Alice Springs Desert Park. It's a huge park in natural habitat with lots of birds, a walk-in aviary and an amazing bird flight display. Oz is a joy for wildlife. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VbFolly Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, gvallee said: These were actually taken in a brilliant reptile centre. The exhibits are in the open and you can get very close. It's super well done. Another absolutely brilliant place is called Alice Springs Desert Park. It's a huge park in natural habitat with lots of birds, a walk-in aviary and an amazing bird flight display. Oz is a joy for wildlife. Both sound like great places to visit and take photos. Your images look like they could have been taken in the wild, which is difficult to achieve in most artificial settings. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Made at home. Coconut cream pie. And strawberry shortcake, one of my favorite thing in the world to eat. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 14 hours ago, gvallee said: Gee! Only two pages of Favourites Uploads for September! That summarises the mood, doesn't it? Here's some Australian reptiles A real nice set of images Gen!!! What a nice facility to be able to get photos of these critters! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 (edited) I was searching for a true sunset image due to @edo's thread, and realized one I'd licensed for a calendar directly wasn't online here, and I ended up adding a bunch of old photos from Newport, Rhode Island taken on various visits between 2009 and 2015. Here are a few: The aforementioned sunset with the full sun in the image - a rarity for me. I assume it's close enough to the horizon to be a sunset and not simply golden hour? It was in a Newport calendar some years back. And this one was on the calendar's cover. It's a particular favorite: I love this scene although I wish the boy in the white shirt was facing into the photo instead of out of the frame. Since it's editorial, I couldn't mess with it. I love sailboats in black and white and so I processed it that way. Another sunset/golden hour image - cliche I know but I still like it and It's the kind of thing stock image licensees seem to search for a lot which is what we want: I have so many images of this lighthouse taken over the years - Alamy has licensed many others for me. This one is from 2015. I haven't been to Newport in way too long: A friend bought a print of this for her wall because apparently you can rent out the Rose Island Lighthouse and stay there - she stayed the for her sister-in-law's bachelorette weekend, what you British folks call a hen party - (hen weekend?) Edited September 29, 2022 by Marianne typo 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hyde Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 A few of my September uploads. A couple of cakes from a recent holiday in Rhodes, Greece (Portokalopita, Orange Pie and a huge Cream Horn). Some plain scones (called biscuits in the US I think)I made from a Paul Hollywood recipe. He says his were the Queen Mothers favourites and I wouldn’t argue with that. They’re made using strong bread flour and lots of baking powder. Finally, a resourceful neighbour who’s recycled empty plastic milk cartons, filled with sand, into a garden retaining wall. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Here are a couple of photos from a favorite outdoor restaurant. I love that the butterfly seems oblivious to the diners. They have a beautiful outdoor garden with the tallest zinnias I've ever seen. This was shot straight on - they really are that tall! And here's a close up because I can't help but love the flowers: 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Steve Hyde said: A few of my September uploads. A couple of cakes from a recent holiday in Rhodes, Greece (Portokalopita, Orange Pie and a huge Cream Horn). Some plain scones (called biscuits in the US I think)I made from a Paul Hollywood recipe. He says his were the Queen Mothers favourites and I wouldn’t argue with that. They’re made using strong bread flour and lots of baking powder. Finally, a resourceful neighbour who’s recycled empty plastic milk cartons, filled with sand, into a garden retaining wall. I recently made a new recipe for biscuits. So so simple. Whatever amount of self-rising flour, a pinch of salt and add rich whipping cream to the flour to make a barely sticky dough. Knead a few times on a floured surface, roll out to 1/2 inch thick, cut out…I used an appropriate sized drinking glass just the right size. Cut straight down without twisting the glass. Grease a large enough pan to not crowd the biscuits. Bake in a hot oven, mine was 500 degrees. Didn’t take long, maybe 15 minutes until they were browned. I was happy with them. You can, if you want, brush them with melted butter when they come out. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) Lots of lovely wildlife and tasty eats this month. I've been shooting in very dark museums, handheld. Unlike wildlife, nothing has tried to bite me. Oh, and I've not tried to taste anything. Edited October 1, 2022 by Ed Rooney 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 On 29/09/2022 at 22:05, Marianne said: Since it's editorial, I couldn't mess with it. It isn't now.........😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 (edited) A bit late to this one but I will add some for interest. Back Chat Brass band playing at the Cornhill Cove Lincoln city 2022 Trader setting up stall for Lincoln Pride parade, High street Lincoln city 2022 Couple looking in window of Heritage Country lifestyle shop, Steep Hill Lincoln city 2022 Crowds of people gathering at level crossing gates, High Street, Lincoln city2022 Four people dressed for the Lincoln Steampunk Festival, Bailgate Lincoln 2022 Steampunk dressed person being videoed for local television, Castle Hill Lincoln 2022 All for now. Allan Edited October 5, 2022 by Allan Bell 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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