This is Fox Tor Mire on Dartmoor, better known to most people as the Grimpen Mire!
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was inspired to write "The Hound of the Baskervilles" when he visited this part of Dartmoor.
Walk across this part of the Moor at your own peril!....If the bog doesn't swallow you up the Dartmoor Beast will almost certainly get you!
Looking at a "carpet" of Muscari "Bluebells" in a field of Muscari "Bluebells".
Tripod mounted A1 and Voigtlander 110mm f2.5 Macro Apo-Lanthar, FE mount; silent shutter.
ISO 400, f11, 1/40 second.
Exposure Corrected +0.35 Stops.
April 12, 2022
At Lock Ridge Park (the site of an old Iron Furnace works), Alburtis, PA.
rji2goleez wrote:
Our first visit to our first grandson, sweet baby James who just turned two weeks old. My wife has been beaming with joy.
Congrats, Bob! Now you have more things to do besides taking pictures
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AGeoJO wrote:
Congrats, Bob!
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A very small and quite rare hummingbird…
That's a beauty, Joshua. I don't think I have seen one in picture before, TFS.
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birdied wrote: Our first visit to our first grandson, sweet baby James who just turned two weeks old. My wife has been beaming with joy.
What a beautiful baby ! Congratulations !!
Joshua amazing little hummer, nicely done.
Not exotic, but a hummer from by backyard
Birdie
I agree with Joshua, your pictures are always so nicely done. Finally I saw hummers at my feeder about a week ago, haven't been able to take any shots of them yet, not a fan of photographing hummingbirds at a feeder. I will perhaps wait until they feed on the flowers in my yard but they are not blooming yet.
We had an unusually cold April.
rji2goleez wrote:
Our first visit to our first grandson, sweet baby James who just turned two weeks old. My wife has been beaming with joy.
Hi Bob,
Congratulations on the new Grandson.
Photo taken at 10:53 AM.
Looking at a Butcher Stand, Outdoor Market.
Hand Held relying on Camera IBIS, A1 and Voigtlander 50mm f2 Apo-Lanthar Asph, FE mount; silent shutter.
ISO 200, F4, 1/200 Second.
March 12, 2022
At an Outdoor Market, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
Looking at a Butcher Stand, Outdoor Market.
Hand Held relying on Camera IBIS, A1 and Voigtlander 50mm f2 Apo-Lanthar Asph, FE mount; silent shutter.
ISO 200, F4, 1/200 Second.
March 12, 2022
At an Outdoor Market, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
Rich
Rich, this picture reminds me of some of the food markets in China, from pig organs and how everything is hung in the open air, even in hot summer days, The things is, people there don't seem to get sick from eating food laying out in the open for hours in hot summer days. My family didn't have a fridge until 1981, or 1982.
Douglas I love all of your eagles!! one of my favourite birds and your shots make my day!!!
Cathy
Douglas L wrote:
Congrats, Bob! Now you have more things to do besides taking pictures
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That's a beauty, Joshua. I don't think I have seen one in picture before, TFS.
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I agree with Joshua, your pictures are always so nicely done. Finally I saw hummers at my feeder about a week ago, haven't been able to take any shots of them yet, not a fan of photographing hummingbirds at a feeder. I will perhaps wait until they feed on the flowers in my yard but they are not blooming yet.
We had an unusually cold April.
I love going to see this nest..there are definitely babies in it... parents are calling each other and feeding All the little black specks are hordes of small flies!!!
Again, I have NEVER shot eagles before, nor a nest, but just am so enjoying them! Sony a7ii and Sigma 100-400
Cathy Adams wrote:
I love going to see this nest..there are definitely babies in it... parents are calling each other and feeding All the little black specks are hordes of small flies!!!
Again, I have NEVER shot eagles before, nor a nest, but just am so enjoying them! Sony a7ii and Sigma 100-400
Thank you Cathy! I live about an hour drive from one of the best locations in north America for bald eagles photography. People from all over the U.S., and even from Canada or Asia travel there to photograph bald eagles catching fish and fighting over fish. Sometimes it's hit or miss, in terms of eagle activities.
I have never been able to get a good shot of a bald eagle nest, yours are a treat to view!
On my Easter Sunday ride up into the Wye Valley I came across this lovely little church with a saddleback tower way off the beaten track at Penallt. I was not really 'Loaded for Church' in terms of lenses - I like the 14mm GM and sometimes 9mm Laowa especially for internals, but I had the Tamron 17-28 on the R4 and it can be quite handy.
