p.2 #1 · Surprising Small Things This Time of Year
Lovely images, Birdie.
I think there may be a temperature difference between your winter and mine.
We have had several days of a few degree below freezing, rising above by mid morning. Even so, we have been amazed at some cultivated yellow flowers still going strong. I have just been out ,photographing frost patterns on my car's windscreen and those flowers are drooping a bit but look ready to revive in an hour or two.
p.2 #3 · Surprising Small Things This Time of Year
Wonderful set. TFS.
The composition of #3 really works for me. It gives the impression that the little critter is gazing over the precipice of a gorge and taking it all in.
p.2 #6 · Surprising Small Things This Time of Year
Bobg657 wrote:
Just beautiful, someone might think you like colors!
Bob
Thanks Bob! I do like lots of color in the garden.
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OSP2017 wrote:
These are absolutely gorgeous, Birdie!
Much appreciated, thank you
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G.E. Smith wrote:
Birdie - These are beautiful !
Greg
Appreciate it Greg, thanks
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Imagemaster wrote:
Top-notch as always Birdie. Good to see you still have the patience and talent.
Tony
Thanks so much Tony. Patience is running very thin lately !
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AGeoJO wrote:
What an impressive set, Birdie! I really enjoy the first image and #5 but all of them are gorgeous.
Joshua
Thanks Joshua, not the exotic, exciting subjects , but still fun.
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Dave_E wrote:
Boy oh boy Roberta these shots are amazing. It opens up a whole world of beauty that the average person does not know exists. Your backgrounds and colors amazing. These would be a great spot for a self printed book for school children to show them the beauty of the insect world. Well done.
Dave
Thank you so much Dave for the kind words. Macro and the small things are so fascinating.
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YEG-Photog wrote:
Lovely work. #6 is my pick of the bunch. Glad I'm not a fly on your wall. I'd end up having my pic on the internet. .
Thank you .
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dj_hess wrote:
Incredible set of images Birdie. I especially like the first one, but the colors on all are just beautiful
Dave
Thanks so much Dave,
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louie champan wrote:
What an incredible set Birdie, with that #1 being off the charts!!
Glad you like it Louie, thank you.
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LordV wrote:
Wonderful stuff Birdie.
Brian V.
Appreciate it Brian
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Dalantech wrote:
Always a pleasure to view your work Birdie!
My only .02: In the last frame the depth of field is too shallow. Do not be afraid to stop a lens down to get a little more depth. Focus on the proboscis and while keeping it in focus twist the wrist that you use to hold the camera to lay the area of acceptable focus over the subject's face. The end result is a "magic angle" that creates the illusion that there is a lot of depth. That is how I "cheat" to get the depth in my single frame macro shots.
The light quality in all of those images looks GREAT except for that last frame. What changed?...Show more →
John,
Thank you so much for the tip, it is greatly appreciated and I am definitely going to practice it. I doubt I will ever come close to what you achieve, but will keep trying.
There were clouds moving in and out , so the only thing I can think is the sun was temporarily blocked plus my position may have blocked some light. These were all natural light .
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jdc562 wrote:
Stunning. And I'm not using that word superficially--I was especially awed by the first image. Thanks very much for sharing.
Thank you for your nice comment.
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AZHeaven wrote:
Beautiful photos.
In my area of Prescott, AZ I saw a baby grasshopper climbing the side of the house. I was buzzed by a couple of bees out by a local lake. The hummingbird has made an appearance in my backyard (I put the feeder out every morning now). I saw, sadly a dead, Gopher Snake on another trail.
And I live at mile high altitude with low temps in the teens to low 20's at night. And it doesn't warm up until mid afternoon into the 50's.
Yes, there definitely is more insect activity. I am seeing honey bees as well. We can temperature swings of 40 degrees with the temps reaching high seventies during the day and dropping to high 30’s low 40’s at night.
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morris wrote:
Superb set Roberta. The warming trend is quite consistent. I helped document it in the late 1970's.
Morris
Yes, things they are a changing.n we are warmer and drier than normal.
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dclark wrote:
Beautiful set of images! Composition and color are superb. Excellent use of DOF to direct attention right where you want it.
Dave
Thanks so very much Dave,
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saaketham wrote:
Incredible images, especially #1. Voted
Appreciate the kind words and the vote.
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surgemaster wrote:
Thanks for adding a big splash of color to this dull winter, Birdie. Beautiful as always.
Rex
Glad to brighten your day Rex, thank you.
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sum1sgrampa wrote:
You're off to a great start for the season ! Wonderful shots ! We've got another 2 months of frigid weather ahead
Gary
Thanks so much Gary. Stay warm!
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kdacharya wrote:
love the bold saturated colors. love #7. voted.
Thank you for the vote and comment KD. It is appreciated.
p.2 #10 · Surprising Small Things This Time of Year
e6filmuser wrote:
Lovely images, Birdie.
I think there may be a temperature difference between your winter and mine.
We have had several days of a few degree below freezing, rising above by mid morning. Even so, we have been amazed at some cultivated yellow flowers still going strong. I have just been out ,photographing frost patterns on my car's windscreen and those flowers are drooping a bit but look ready to revive in an hour or two.
Harold
Hello Harold. Yes I do believe we are a bit warmer here. Our normal range in Dec is lows 7c to highs of 18c.
However this year, we were having lows of 16c to highs of 26c. Plus our rain fall is well below normal.
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richrwk wrote:
Such amazing color! Voted.
Thank you for your comment and vote.
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ElvisD wrote:
Wonderful set. TFS.
The composition of #3 really works for me. It gives the impression that the little critter is gazing over the precipice of a gorge and taking it all in.
Thanks so much. That is my favorite as I got the same feeling of it looking out into the vast unknown .
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nicoyenny wrote:
Incredible!!!
BTW It always bothers me when flies start rubbing their hands ...it seems they are planning something really bad
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Thank you . 