pizzano
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Post by pizzano on Apr 28, 2021 16:24:10 GMT -5
Been fooling around with the macro lens some more......: Should add, no crop on any of these photos....hand held no brace.......just like they came off the lens.   Weathered abalone shell my dogs dug up from the back yard.......have no idea how it got there........was in the ground about 2' deep best I can tell......pretty old though.   Buds of the flower below.....a native plant here......have know idea what it is, but it's growing like a weed this year......not so much in the past. Wind was blowing about 10 knots.......so was happy with camera's focusing ability with lens stability........  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 28, 2021 18:16:12 GMT -5
Been fooling around with the macro lens some more......: Should add, no crop on any of these photos....hand held no brace.......just like they came off the lens. Weathered abalone shell my dogs dug up from the back yard.......have no idea how it got there........was in the ground about 2' deep best I can tell......pretty old though. Buds of the flower below.....a native plant here......have know idea what it is, but it's growing like a weed this year......not so much in the past. Wind was blowing about 10 knots.......so was happy with camera's focusing ability with lens stability........ Excellent photos! Your flowers look like hibiscus to me, but I may be wrong. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Apr 28, 2021 19:38:49 GMT -5
Judging by the flowers, shape of leaves, and growth form (they're tall, like 5 - 6 feet, am I right?), I have to go with hollyhock. I've grown pink, yellow, and dark red ones. The flowers can be regular (single layer) or doubles.
They're beauties, Joe.
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Post by pizzano on Apr 28, 2021 20:22:19 GMT -5
Thanks Ladies.......I finally looked up those flowers, think you're right Jean. The ones I photo'd are at least 6.5 to 7' tall and the yellow ones that are about to bloom are bushier and 4' to 5' tall. I gather once they start to drop seed and propagate, if we have prolonged cold spells over the winter, they should come back every year........such must have been the case this season.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 28, 2021 20:24:40 GMT -5
Of course, Jean's right! She is the queen of plant identification.  |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Apr 29, 2021 0:27:19 GMT -5
Thanks Ladies.......I finally looked up those flowers, think you're right Jean. The ones I photo'd are at least 6.5 to 7' tall and the yellow ones that are about to bloom are bushier and 4' to 5' tall. I gather once they start to drop seed and propagate, if we have prolonged cold spells over the winter, they should come back every year........such must have been the case this season. You're welcome, Joe. They certainly set seed very easily, they are very fecund. I can't speak for cold tolerance during winter, since we don't really get freezing temps here very often, or for very long. But they seem to be pretty hardy plants. Unless they get burnt, or suffer an extended extremely dry spell, they should come back for many years. |
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Post by fernwood on Apr 29, 2021 4:40:11 GMT -5
Hollyhocks are very cold tolerant. I love the many varieties and colors.
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waterboysh
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Post by waterboysh on May 21, 2021 9:01:44 GMT -5
I've got a clip-on macro lens for my phone, but I'm having a hard time using it because I have to be so close to the subject, I block most of the light. My first batch to polished rocks should be coming out of the tumbler tomorrow and I'd love to get some good macro shots if I can. Any tips for lighting? I think I may need to get some sort of small lamp with a positional arm or something.
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saxplayer
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Post by saxplayer on May 25, 2021 8:02:26 GMT -5
I've got a clip-on macro lens for my phone, but I'm having a hard time using it because I have to be so close to the subject, I block most of the light. My first batch to polished rocks should be coming out of the tumbler tomorrow and I'd love to get some good macro shots if I can. Any tips for lighting? I think I may need to get some sort of small lamp with a positional arm or something. I think having a light tent or something of the sort really helps. |
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Post by saxplayer on May 25, 2021 8:03:56 GMT -5
A few fun ones: Butterfly:  Close up:  |
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Post by fernwood on May 26, 2021 21:35:26 GMT -5
Neighbors honey bees found my black raspberries. There were over 50 of them gathering nectar this AM. I had a perfect view from my front porch. Had to go outside to take the photos.      Some in this photo are out of focus, but they were close together.  The one I was trying to focus on.  |
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Post by stephan on May 27, 2021 0:05:11 GMT -5
fernwood nice shots. Not the easiest subjects, busy as they are.
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Post by fernwood on May 27, 2021 0:26:19 GMT -5
fernwood nice shots. Not the easiest subjects, busy as they are. Thanks. It was my first time using the camera outside. Decided to be brave and do macro. |
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Post by fernwood on May 31, 2021 9:22:47 GMT -5
Columbine blooms.    Side note: The honey bees are still loving my Black Raspberries. As of today there are approximately over 2000 green berries, buds and blooms on the bushes. If we get a dry spell, I will be watering the plants. |
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Post by stephan on May 31, 2021 15:33:06 GMT -5
Columbine blooms. Side note: The honey bees are still loving my Black Raspberries. As of today there are approximately over 2000 green berries, buds and blooms on the bushes. If we get a dry spell, I will be watering the plants. Those are lovely. Columbines are one of my favorite flowers. That red one is spectacular. |
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Post by saxplayer on May 31, 2021 21:16:12 GMT -5
Columbine blooms. Side note: The honey bees are still loving my Black Raspberries. As of today there are approximately over 2000 green berries, buds and blooms on the bushes. If we get a dry spell, I will be watering the plants. Beautiful! |
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Post by fernwood on Jun 1, 2021 5:05:39 GMT -5
stephan Thanks. I love the red one. Unfortunately, the blue and white ones had finished blooming when I picked them up. Hope to get all Columbines planted today.
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Post by stephan on Jun 1, 2021 7:47:29 GMT -5
stephan Thanks. I love the red one. Unfortunately, the blue and white ones had finished blooming when I picked them up. Hope to get all Columbines planted today. That would have been a cool display. I did manage to get red, white and blue gladioluses (gladioli?) to synchronize their blooming for the Fourth of July one year. |
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Post by stephan on Jun 1, 2021 10:09:34 GMT -5
Photographed at North Davis Pond. I guess the upside of 106° weather is that even these dragonflies, which I almost never see perched, need to land and cool down, once in a while. Most of the other dragons I saw that day were obelisking to cool down. The "darner" name for this dragonfly is derived, not only its needle-like shape, but the slightly horrifying tale parents used to tell their kids: "If you don't stop lying, the dragonfly will stitch your lips shut." Ironic... lying to kids to get them to stop lying. That is bound to engender trust.  DSC_4779_Blue-eyed darner (Rhionaeshna multicolor) by Stephan T., on Flickr |
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Post by fernwood on Jun 1, 2021 12:32:26 GMT -5
I love these little Dragonflys.
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