Capture: Spring Breaks
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Jos,
Been playing up close :)
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Hebe, in reply to
Love that dandelying.
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Jos, in reply to
Nice, I like that.
It looks to me like a new hope for the future or something, nature and technology...
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Nora Leggs, in reply to
Been playing up close :)
That sure is close, and pin-sharp too. Love the mantis...
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Northern Club, all decked in summer greenery. Are they spring cleaning in there? Why are the curtain ends bagged in black plastic bags? Why was the smell of clove oil wafting from the building? And finally, a Northern Club sandwhich.
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Jos,
windows to the past
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Hebe, in reply to
Did you get a Raynox macro?
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Jos,
No Hebe, these were done using a cheap Canon 50mm with some extension tubes and a tripod (most important part).
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Hebe, in reply to
A tripod, I have begun to realise, is very important. Extension tubes look like a great idea; but I try not to take off the lens because Chch where I live is so very, very dusty these days. I found an old tripod not long ago among my father's gear; probably dates from the early 1960s so it's heavy and clunky. I'm planning to spend some time with it.
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Hebe, in reply to
The bagged curtains shot is a lovely window of weirdness.
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Jos,
Yes a very strange style, it could become popular!
As for tripods, heavy is good, clunky you will quickly adapt to. I find using a fixed point of view you refine the view, it gives you time to have a good hard look, not having to hold your breath as you wobble to and fro.
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Jos,
We had a quick hail storm today, I gave a chap sheltering under my verandah a large plastic bag that we cut three holes into, and off he went
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Lilith __, in reply to
I gave a chap sheltering under my verandah a large plastic bag that we cut three holes into, and off he went
Nice one! :-)
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Hebe, in reply to
not having to hold your breath as you wobble to and fro.
You’ve seen me then? :-)
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Hebe, in reply to
I gave a chap sheltering under my verandah a large plastic bag
Nice wee slice of life that.
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David Hood, in reply to
As for tripods, heavy is good,
The heavier the better, I would say, up to the level you are prepared to actually take places. I tend to only have I tripod with me if I really think I'll be needing it, for gaining a little bit of ad-hoc stability I have a string tripod (1/8inch bolt, string, and a couple of washers at the end of the string to make standing on the ends easy) in my camera bag and if I use the camera strap against may neck as a third stability it helps a little.
My camera was actually wound into a tripod this evening, in case the possible auroras came to anything, so I wouldn't forget the tripod if I went out. While it is starting to look a lot like the 60% chance of a hit on the earth is a miss, rather than just late, people in the south should keep an eye on the forecast tomorrow (initial reports were for a possible G1 tonight, G3 tomorrow, which is pretty strong). I tend to consult the Ovation forecast and just add 13 hours to sort out the time zones
http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/ -
Nora Leggs, in reply to
not having to hold your breath as you wobble to and fro.
You’ve seen me then? :-)
But of course, it's hard to get eye twisting photos like this with a tripod....
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Hebe, in reply to
eye twisting photos
Clever! If I squint, then bring my head back and forward it becomes a gif.
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It is a lovely sunny day. This skink seemed to be enjoying it. I think it is an Otago skink.
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Lilith __, in reply to
This skink seemed to be enjoying it. I think it is an Otago skink.
Oh, brilliant shot! Skinks are very hard to capture without startling.
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Joe Wylie, in reply to
Northern Club, all decked in summer greenery. Are they spring cleaning in there? Why are the curtain ends bagged in black plastic bags?
The timeless Northern Club. I remember looking up from lower Queen Street one night, so long ago it was a late Friday shopping night, and spotting those curtains gathered in the distant window, like an oasis of domestic comfort. The virginia creeper's a smart choice. Unlike ivy it doesn't gain a foothold by dissolving the stonework.
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Jos,
Sparrow with wasp for it's darling teenager, most miffed I missed the focus on Dad.
Then a small blue thing on a larger green thing
and a looong spider on the stem of a garlic chive about to flower -
Geoff Lealand, in reply to
The small blue thing is a member (SteelBlue) of the ladybird family.
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Nora Leggs, in reply to
Lovelies Jos : )
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From the Dunedin Botanic Gardens, just back from an evening constitutional.
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