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The bee hotel
There has been a lot of publicity given to the disappearing bee (and other insects) and one thing that has emerged from it is the 'invention' of artificial nest boxes for the many kinds of solitary bee. These way outnumber the social bees we have known since childhood - bumblebees and honeybees. T...
Posted by davidwozhere on 16/05/2020 - 23:16
Ewa 2
Since injuring my back. I am unable to get out and take photos of landscapes and wildlife. So I have taken an interest in portraiture. Any tips. Advice or comments on how to improve are welcome. Ewa has kindly offered to be my model while on this learning curve. These were taken with the K3 and the ...
Posted by philstaff on 17/05/2020 - 09:22
Ewa 2
Portraits ain't my thing, and I know next to nothing about lighting, poses etc., but from these pictures alone you look to be well up the learning curve already. :) To be really picky, in the first one the softening effect at the corners protrudes too much onto the face for my liking, but that's ...
Posted by Lubbyman on 17/05/2020 - 10:47
Ewa 2
I Like these Phil - I'm no expert when it comes to portraits, but in my opinion there are too many rules. A result that pleases you and your model is what's important, and these are pleasing :!: My advice would be to keep trying all sorts of angles, lighting, apertures, etc until you find style...
Posted by LennyBloke on 17/05/2020 - 13:55
Harris and Lewis Pt 2
No.1 Master of light No.2 Swept into the landscape, love the curve of the water movement really draws and directs ones view. My thoughts are, I'll come back later when I have more time and am more relaxed
Posted by Nigelk on 22/05/2020 - 09:09
Harris and Lewis Pt 2
Thanks all for thoughts and comments re these... it really was quite a trip... ended up being a bit more compressed on the timescale front due to the narrowing weather window and needing to make sure I could get back to the mainland, but it felt every bit as concentrated... the conditions were wonde...
Posted by thingsthatihaveseen on 24/05/2020 - 11:20
Harris and Lewis Pt 2
I have fond memories of a character-building, two-week school trip to Harris when I was fourteen (twenty-five years ago now, oh my) including a sunset bonfire on Seilebost beach. Very nice images of a stunning place that I'm long overdue a trip back to visit. Thanks for posting.
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 25/05/2020 - 11:19
Harris and Lewis Pt 2
Thanks Jonathan... sounds brilliant... wishing you a swift trip back... doubt you’ll find much changed... Best
Posted by thingsthatihaveseen on 26/05/2020 - 07:43
Harris and Lewis Pt 2
Thanks both... Nigel, hadn’t come across Erland Cooper before... have been investigating... right up my street... v grateful for the tip off... Serge, yes, had a real mixture of conditions on this trip... proper topsy turvy Hebridean winter... very very windy, plenty of low cloud, and then so...
Posted by thingsthatihaveseen on 14/06/2020 - 10:16
Broad Bodied Chaser
I was trying to capture some chaser images a day or so back - it's jolly difficult even to get acceptable shots, so these are really superb.
Posted by davidwozhere on 25/05/2020 - 01:43
Broad Bodied Chaser
I went back to the pond a few days ago and spotted a Broad Bodied Chaser outer skin still clinging quite hard to the leaf, even knocking the leaf didn't dislodge the skin.
Posted by Chrism8 on 29/05/2020 - 07:19
Elder Flower and Bug
This afternoon's experiment in the garden was to see how well the Irix 150mm macro and Pentax Q-S1 would play together. The subject was a temptingly low cluster of flowers on the elder tree. The wind around the flowers was gusty but a sprig of flowers (not an entire cluster) was held in place by a n...
Posted by Lubbyman on 23/05/2020 - 23:48
Oh What A Tangled Web
Taken back in 2012 with the original K-5 and DA*300. Came across it today while adding keywords to the library and it took my fancy
Posted by bforbes on 24/05/2020 - 14:08
You're old enough to go out by yourself now
A week ago we heard the tawny owls that are resident in the tree behind the shed calling out and being active during the day. This is unusual and we guessed that they may have been encouraging a youngster to get out of the nest. The adult birds looked a little bedraggled after several months of nest...
Posted by LongTimeLurker on 24/05/2020 - 15:50
You're old enough to go out by yourself now
That must have been quite a magical experience Nigel, especially for such an extended period :!: You've got some nice shots there to look back on 8)
Posted by LennyBloke on 24/05/2020 - 16:56
You're old enough to go out by yourself now
Another episode in the life of the baby owl. The owl is now almost fully grown and has the adult brown feathers. Still squeaking instead of the usual Tawny owl hoots, woos, squawks etc. Active during the day and taking an interest in anything that moves. It has not, however, decided that squirrel...
Posted by LongTimeLurker on 18/07/2020 - 16:51
Leaves with the FA77 @ f2
Wandering around looking for patterns and texture in vegatation with the FA77 at f2 and the sun low (as usual - the dog can't take the heat earlier in the day). Look low, always low, and there's a lot to see. The intention was to focus (pun intended) on leaves, but the last one crept in just because...
Posted by Lubbyman on 25/05/2020 - 16:43
Today's Exercise
Thanks for all the positive comments. I initially thought the 16-50 was going to be wide enough but ended up with the fisheye to prevent the camera having to be too far outboard of the car - I didn't fancy collecting any passing motor bikes :lol: The other problem I had was concealing the shutter re...
Posted by Crossed-up on 26/05/2020 - 20:31
Breakout
Inspired by Gareth's peony set I thought I'd have a go at ours, which are just breaking out. This close up stuff is complicated, I was wanting to do it manually, so the M42 Takumar 85 went on to the K20 with split prism to give me half a chance. No go, the close focus distance is too long and I can'...
Posted by bforbes on 26/05/2020 - 11:47
From Farthing Down
Heres another one from a while back, but freshly processed from the Pentax DNG using the PhotoShop Express and Snapseed apps on Android. K7 and Tamron 70-300 mm, f8 / ISO 200
Posted by McGregNi on 26/05/2020 - 16:23
