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The temps have been well below normal for this time of year around here and I'm beginning to forget what the sun looks like! Today was around 40 - 45 degreesand very, very gloomy but tomorrow is suppose to be close to 80 ...with severethunderstorms! [:'(]

These shots were from today ...I can't wait until the GBH returns to my area of the world!

I watched this little guy steal my old decorative grass all morning to build his nest. I was about to cut it down so new will grow when spring does get here but I guess I'll wait awhile!


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Of all the birds in my yard, these are the only ones that don't mind my "better beamer" ...


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Very nice, Denise! I especially like the first one. The little guy/gal with twigs in his/her mouth is a nice touch.


alex

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So I would like to introduce you all to Louie the Marron.



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Steve,


My wife says Louie is too pretty to boil. Sounds like our wives have a lot in common.


Mark

Yep I think they probably do Mark, bless them.


Thanks Denise, I

Went for a wander round my back yard again. We have a tropical rainforest part and a drier native part and then some camelias and azaleas and so on.


These are from the tropical bit and a little tree surround that the dogs like to sleep on.





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Trying to get some of that 3D effect happening, I think there is a bit of that going on in some of these.


Thanks for viewing.


Steve

Hey Steve,


Beautiful backyard, I like the framing of the statue by the bushes in the 1st one.


Very cool looking Blue Marron. I've never seen one of those before, so I had to look it up(fresh water species). So.., if you do put Louie in the pot, I mean pond [;)], then definitely make sure that your pond [;)] is fresh water and not salted water like a pot for example. [:P]


I'm just sayin'.


Rich

Nice backyard shots Steve. That 35L look sharp wide open.


Mark

Unseasonably warm here in SE Wisconsin today....83 degrees. It's like a cruel joke, but I will take it.


The weather brought out all manner of creatures today. This frog was kind enough to wait for a lens change to the 100L Macro and then let me creep pretty darn close.


Both shots ISO 200, f/11, 1/160s on a 7D, handheld, EF 100L IS Macro.


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Nice shots!!! You aren't kidding it's warm here in SE Wisconsin! Just a couple days ago I was still wearing my winter coat and now it's in the 80's ...crazy!!

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I'll take what I can get! Hopefully it comes back soon.





Dan

Hottest day of the year so far here as well, but not quite into the 80's. It has brought this European Peacock butterfly out of hibernation.

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I posted this dogwood leaf a couple of weeks ago in the macro thread, but it is now too big for a macro lens to capture. I like the way the colour of the wood matches the flowering currant in the background.
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The next two were taken just outside Aberdeen:
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Really good shots Alex, I was thinking about getting the 135mm, but have been taking similar shots with my 100mm macro and the IS really lends itself to portrait work and even landscape shots with a different perspective.


The colours and contrast on the second hut shot are very dynamic. And that puddle shot is great.


Steve

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Thanks very much Steve, yours are very nice as well! It's fun to start getting out there again with the good weather on its way!


alex

@Alex, Great set! I especially love the 2nd B&amp;W shot!


@Kingb, I love the eye contact on your 1st Frog shot!


Rich

I'm over in Minnesota, can't speak for the temperatures here because I just got back from St. Louis a few hours ago, but it got around 90 the other day, too hot for my taste, but I got a shot I am quite proud of...


Canon T1i, EF 24mm, f/2.8 lens, handheld. I knocked down the saturation and vibrancy just a tad, as well as darkening the top of the image a slight bit, but I still love this shot.





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Brian---great eye contact with the first.


Andy---I really like the last one. Botht he perspective and how it is lite from behind. That is just a beautiful picture.


Commally--Great perspective on the arches. I like it alot.


Great pics everyone!

Went to a mates house last night for a wine club thingo. This guy is a retired doctor and as well as wine and food he is into guns. So when we arrived at his place he had part of his collection laid out for us to look at. Some we were allowed to touch, others we could just look at. The Civil War part of the collection is valued at about $250000. They all looked nice, but the same to me. Apparantly it goes on rarity and condition, with one of the pistols having fancy engraving worth nearly $40000 according to a US dealer.


AnywayI liked the cowboy guns the best.


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Were not allowed to touch this one without gloves.


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Steve

Steve, Nice collection your mate has. Like you I am also partial to the two 45s (I think) in the middle of the second shot. The derringers are also pretty cool.


Thanks for sharing,


Bob

The Peacemaker and all the guns in the top and bottom pic, you don

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Steve, didn't your parents ever teach you that you shouldn't mix Alcohol with Guns! [;)]


I used to belong to a "Ski Club" and my Father used to say, that it was really a "Drinking Club that had a Skiing Problem."


Cool Shots! (pun intended)


Rich

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I love that lamp...

Ned Kelly "Eat your Heart out"


Wally

On the way to work this morning......


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Very Nice, Rich

Wandering around a hotrod show. Colourful characters.


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Steve

Fantastic Shot Steve. LUV IT


wally

A few more from the hot rod show.


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Check the number plate on the bug.


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Steve

Procrastinating around the house and garden.


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A couple of months ago I posted a picture of Dunottar Castle in less than ideal lighting conditions, so this evening I went back there to see it lit up by the sunset:
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I planned the visit to coincide with the full moon rising shortly after sunset. All except me and one other photographer had packed up and gone home before this happened:
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@ds5151, right on target.


@Andy nice castle, probably a bit draughty, did you glue those gulls in place for all those shots? Some look as though they never move.

Got alot of shots from the Talladega race today. I just got home so I just chose to processes this photo real quick.


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Andy....three great shots, but you should frame one of the last two. Great pics.


Garrett....great capture.

dsiegel, I love your dartboard shot, very creative! The flower shot is not too shabby either!


Andy, I like the 2nd one the best; with the birds and the moon sitting on the Castle. I was curious to know if you tried to frame it so the Moon was sitting on the castle and if you had any others where the moon wasn

Garrett, LOL, Is Ricky Bobby driving that car? ( I love that film)

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I was curious to know if you tried to frame it so the Moon was sitting on the castle and if you had any others where the moon wasn't touching the castle.

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The framing was deliberate, but there was some luck involved too. I thought I was in the perfect position, but by the time I had levelled the tripod on the uneven ground, the moon had moved and I had to find a new location a few feet away. The gull in silhouette chose the perfect moment to stand up, and I had just few seconds to catch the shot before it flew off. The colour of the moon was quite striking too, since moonrise and sunset were just a few minutes apart. Here's another without the moon touching the castle:
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Same EXIF as 2nd shot posted yesterday, but taken six minutes earlier (four minutes after sunset) from a slightly higher vantage point.

Thanks to others for the positive feedback.

Another one from the weekend.


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Steve

Wonderful photo, Steve! I love going to car shows! I have a number of photos I should post sometime!


Here's some photos from yesterday, a beautiful spring day finally!


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and a couple from this morning ...one day later![:|]


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So much for spring and so much for my daffodils and tulips!!

Denise

ohhhh Denise....that

This spring has been crazy. I am right with you Denise in the ruined flowers department. We had rain most of the day and then woke up and had 4 inches of snow. I am not so sure about this global warming thing...[:^)]

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Here are some pics of my babies, taken this week.


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