It's a love/hate thing

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p.1 #1 · It's a love/hate thing

The wind. 'Nuff said?

Went down to Mercer Arboretum & Botanical Gardens this morning. Had heard that the farfugium japonicum, leopard plant, was blooming and happy to find out that it is indeed. These are a late bloomer of the asteraceae family and the critters, flies, bees etc. just love them. Only problem was the darned wind. Hard to shoot near lifesize today.

#1 Bluebottle fly

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#2 Another bluebottle

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#3 Hpyselonotus punctiventris

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#4 Gave up on the flies and found this little long-tailed skipper on the way out (some blown reds here)

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Thanks for looking,
Kenny

Nov 15, 2009 at 10:25 PM

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p.1 #2 · It's a love/hate thing

Hi Kenny,
It certainly IS a love/hate thing. . . .
I absolutely love the pics that you post here,
and I absolutely hate the fact that I can't reproduce the quality in my own shots...

Bruce

Nov 16, 2009 at 01:43 AM

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p.1 #3 · It's a love/hate thing

Haha, I was thinking the same thing Bruce! Very nice shots

Nov 16, 2009 at 02:20 AM

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p.1 #4 · It's a love/hate thing

Beautiful set Kenny!

I know exactly what you mean about the wind

Nov 16, 2009 at 04:23 AM

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p.1 #5 · It's a love/hate thing

Great set Kenny. Esp like the last two

Nov 16, 2009 at 07:03 AM

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p.1 #6 · It's a love/hate thing

Wonderful series Kenny- doing well with the light and exposures with these.
Brian V.

Nov 16, 2009 at 07:12 AM

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p.1 #7 · It's a love/hate thing

Thank you all for the very kind words.

Very much appreciate them.

@Bruce and Matt_3D - it just takes practice, mate. Lots and lots and lots of practice. Your comments made me think of something that always makes me laugh, but it illustrates a point that I think is valid here. The call physicians and attorneys 'practicing' physicians or 'practicing' attorneys and I wonder how long they'll 'practice' before they get good. Think they 'practice' so they'll STAY good. Same thing with macro photography...most photography, really.

Kenny

Nov 16, 2009 at 12:14 PM

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p.1 #8 · It's a love/hate thing

Kenj8246 wrote:
Thank you all for the very kind words.

Kenny

hehehe. . . I think that I'm a 'Trying Hard' photographer?
If I keep 'trying hard' maybe one day I will be 'practising'

Bruce

Nov 16, 2009 at 12:18 PM

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p.1 #9 · It's a love/hate thing

great series Kenny

Nov 17, 2009 at 03:32 PM

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