Looking at a field of Muscari "Bluebells". You can see some of the paths as they separate the different patches of plants and flowers to try to keep viewers from stepping on them.
Tripod mounted A1 and Voigtlander 50mm f2 Apo-Lanthar Asph, FE mount; silent shutter.
ISO 100, f8, 1/40 second.
Exposure Corrected -0.18 Stops.
April 11, 2022
At Lock Ridge Park (the site of an old Iron Furnace works), Alburtis, PA.
Chuck Coyne wrote:
Took the new Sony 24-70 f/2.8 GM II out to Watkins Glen State Park for a hike through the Gorge Trail. Really like the results so far with this new lens.
This is a stunning image Chuck! I'm a water and waterfall nut and this is one of the most engaging compositions I've seen in quite awhile. It's landscape eye candy and I can't quit looking at it. Thanks for posting it! Steve
The second alternative image in my latest photo montage series is titled "Tancho" which means Japanese crane due to the feather-like patterns in the image. Japanese cranes are an endangered bird found in the Hokkaido region and are also known as red-crowned cranes. Hokkaido is another area in Japan that I want to explore, especially in winter.
Luna Moth Caterpillar. I’ve been raising this one from an egg. It should start to form its chrysalis any day now. Taken with the Sigma 105mm f2.8 macro.
ratherfish wrote:
This is a stunning image Chuck! I'm a water and waterfall nut and this is one of the most engaging compositions I've seen in quite awhile. It's landscape eye candy and I can't quit looking at it. Thanks for posting it! Steve
Steve,
Thank you very much for the kind words. I to love taking and looking at running water and especially waterfall pictures. I felt it could be a special image when I took it and after processing it a bit in LR and PS I was very pleased with it.
HelenaN wrote:
Thank you very much Douglas, Alexey and Cathy!
Alexey, really like your soft focus photos. I should take my Russian Monocle out again, which I, like Douglas, haven't used in many years.
Urban night photos from November and December.
Lensbaby Edge 35 (#1, 4, 7, 8) and Edge 80.
Beautiful dreamy set, Helena. 2 and 6 look like Christmas card.
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Cathy Adams wrote:
Mom brought lunch t the nest...and tho the chicks are more than capable of eating without help.. two begged and she fed them
The distance to the nest keeps increasing as I find places to better see the activity in the nest.. OL I am determined to see them starting to fly and hop on the branches tho
Your persistence will pay off, Cathy!
The hummingbirds in my yard are getting really busy. They are hitting the feeders and flowers every 5 minutes. I can't stop photographing them when I have time. So far I haven't been able to get the male's beautiful orange gorget in a perfect angle. For those who are not familiar, the ruby-throuted male hummingbirds' orange color on the neck only shows at certain angles, otherwise it just looks brown/black, at the right angle they are bright orange and shiny.
Some shots from the last two days.
the camera could still focus on the eye in this shot
Looking at flowers from our front garden.
Tripod mounted A1 and Voigtlander 110mm f2.5 Macro Apo-Lanthar lens, FE mount; silent shutter. 2 Macro Focusing rails were used to position the camera and lens on the tripod head and tripod. The lower focusing rail for the X-axis (left and right postioning) was the Leofoto MP-180S and the upper focusing rail for the Y-axis (front and back positioning) was the Swebo LS001.
ISO 800, f8, 1/50 Second (in a little wind).
June 29, 2022
In my garden bed in front of my home; Breinigsville, PA.
