Capture: Autumn lite
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JacksonP, in reply to
Who/what are the contents?
It's the Northern Club.
Although members are businessmen and women, they know that they are a part of a social club where briefcases are left closed and business talk is confined to private rooms.
Uh huh. Disclaimer: I was taken there for lunch once. It was nice enough, but I wouldn't rush back.
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
Howl...
I liken your lichen.
Bloody full moons always bring out the 'lichen tropes'...
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Nora Leggs, in reply to
Grape especially
Boston or Virginia - turning red one leaf at a time...
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Nora Leggs, in reply to
Howl…
I liken your lichen.
Bloody full moons always bring out the ‘lichen tropes’…
; – )or is that - "I saw the best minds of my generation turn to lichen..." ?
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
or is that – “I saw the best minds of my generation turn to lichen…” ?
Beats? Me?
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JacksonP, in reply to
Beats? Me?
The The Beat(en) Generation?
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HenryB, in reply to
Kalypso. That's a stunning picture.
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ChrisW, in reply to
It's the Northern Club.
Huh! I walked past it many times around 40 years ago en route from the old Britomart bus station to the university. But I don't think it had any 'ivy' cover then, certainly not so dominant - explains the sense of unplaceable familiarity I saw in your photos.
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Nora Leggs, in reply to
I don’t think it had any ‘ivy’ cover then
here it was last (early) summer, at the peak of it's leafiness
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Inspired by Jos, I got some low cost extension tubes for the 50mm Canon. I sense a whole new world opening up.
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Nora Leggs, in reply to
Kalypso. That’s a stunning picture.
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Nora Leggs, in reply to
I got some low cost extension tubes for the Canon. I sense a whole new world opening up.
That was fast! Hate to ask though, what is that middle picture, not a tapeworm?! : )
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Only a hint of “season of mists” and precious little “mellow fruitfulness” so far in this thread?
So here’s some fruitfulness, but the atmosphere perhaps more competitive than mellow, as a flock of silvereyes jockey for a brief opportunity in the prime perch to pick off the next ripe fig in sequence. Ten days ago when that red-leaved creeper was showing off.
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This one looks mellow – a moment of pleasurable anticipation of the satisfaction to come?
But too fleeting a moment – Not finished yet!
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Enjoying his last day of Autumn sunshine. We miss him.
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Hebe, in reply to
got some low cost extension tubes for the 50mm Canon. I sense a whole new world opening up
I'm looking at those; apparently filter-type macros are available too. Why choose the tubes? Anyway, I must wait: a broken mount means the lens is awaiting surgery.
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Hebe,
Cara happy: walk, warmth, and a snack of two walnuts (shelled by her helpers under the tree). It's a pedestrian snap other than the fact Cara -- a basic model fat labrador -- radiated pure happiness this morning while we gathered sweet chestnuts in the sun, the monarchs played around our heads, and the nor'west blew golden leaves like rain.
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Russell Brown, in reply to
So here’s some fruitfulness, but the atmosphere perhaps more competitive than mellow, as a flock of silvereyes jockey for a brief opportunity in the prime perch to pick off the next ripe fig in sequence. Ten days ago when that red-leaved creeper was showing off.
The fig season was odd in Auckland -- early (six weeks ago?), short and less than fruitful. I saw figs in a shop only once, and they were dreadful little things.
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Jos,
Some autumny stuff
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Jos,
It's also fungus time!
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JacksonP, in reply to
I’m looking at those; apparently filter-type macros are available too. Why choose the tubes?
Hi Hebe. The chap in the shop said tubes were a good way to get started, as it's much more straight forward than other options. It also allowed me to use my low cost 50mm 1.8 lens. At $190 for a set of three, the Phottix are much cheaper than the brand ones. I can get 'pretty damn close' to the subject with all three.
Anyway, I'm new to this, so pretending I know what I'm talking about would be foolish. Will work towards a post, and maybe encourage our resident macro-master to contribute. ;-)
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A calm dawn over the river, approaching high tide this morning.
The ducks arrive, expecting a few handfuls of maize.
The dawn is disturbed ;-)
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The motley crew of ducks are confused, awaiting their maize but the maize-provider is just standing there rather than approaching as usual. What’s going on?
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Jos,
Nice ducks!
These Raynox 250 add on lenses are pretty amazing, also around $200. Here's a shaky vid of how close you can come, and they are sharp as a pin. Specially with a tripod! :) -
Jos,
Hip hip!
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