Your pictures are wanted!

[Deactivated Member]

The sun shines a little and we get a much wanted visitor to the garden:






Whilst Shoshanna seems quite disinterested:

[Mr Fjeld]

Very very nice pictures Malty! May I ask what lense you used?

[Deactivated Member]

Mr. F.,
I use a Nikon D200 and the lens was the Nikon 105mm Micro Macro.
As well as being a superb Macro lens, it is described by Nikon as the definitve portrait lens.

MT

[Deactivated Member]

Nice picture C57.

With these last pictures of mine I am happy to say I am delighted with the colours. More vivid than usual and no filters used.
MT

[Deactivated Member]

Mr. F., I forgot to say that the 105mm lens is a normally aspirated one ( ) and not digital. This means that when used on my D200, it is the equivalent of around 160mm. Quite scary for a macro!
The pictures were also taken hand-held as I didn't have time to run for my tripod, so they may not be quite as crisp as I would have liked.
The butterfly ones were also taken from about a foot (12" or 30cm) away from the butterfly, whilst Shoshanna was about 2-3 feet away.


Anyway, I love that lens.
MT

[randall fairbrook]

lohssanami plus randall plus san francisco equals:

[jazz lover]

Randall Lovely!

[Mr Fjeld]

Mr. F., I forgot to say that the 105mm lens is a normally aspirated one ( ) and not digital. This means that when used on my D200, it is the equivalent of around 160mm. Quite scary for a macro!
The pictures were also taken hand-held as I didn't have time to run for my tripod, so they may not be quite as crisp as I would have liked.
The butterfly ones were also taken from about a foot (12" or 30cm) away from the butterfly, whilst Shoshanna was about 2-3 feet away.


Anyway, I love that lens.
MT

Thanks for the info Malty! I'd love to get my hands on a lens like that. The light in the pictures are soft and lovely and the butterfly pictures are well focused. I believe that has to do with the person taking the pictures also
Nikon lenses are expensive but worth every penny!

Edited:
Collector57; another beautiful butterfly picture !

[Muskrat Portage]

Sorry, no butterfly pictures, as it's autumn and they are either flown away or died.

I walked home and there were three of these little beggars standing in my yard eating the tomato vines in our garden. We don't feed them but they still seem to enjoy coming into the yard. Last night they were all sleeping in the backyard! This one was bedded down for an afternoon nap:

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We went golfing this afternoon at the local course and this little red fellow was trotting around, stealing golf balls from the fairways! One ball would have been a "best drive" contender if it hadn't been scooped by reynard!

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Needless to say, this area abounds with wildlife.

Muskrat Portage

[Mr Fjeld]

Great pictures Musky! Someone ought to make the fox an honourable member of your golf club

[randall fairbrook]

in san francisco right now..this is a picture taken of the marqueee of a porno shop, priceless!

[randall fairbrook]

my new tattoo in progress!



finished!..yes..i know..i am a kid at heart...

[randall fairbrook]

potato, pesto and garlic pizza from escape from new york on haight street, san francisco....


yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

[Fergie]

[Ryguy]

Autumn is a beautiful time of year in Maine.
I no professional photographer, but I took these during lunch today.

[Mr Fjeld]

Nice picture Ryguy - autumn is indeed beautyful - lovely colours!

[UUNetBill]

I know - living in Colorado, we miss the real autumn colors - we just get a billion shades of yellow when the aspens turn. Beautiful, yes, but not like back east. We were just in northwestern NJ last week, and the leaves were just starting to turn. I had to grab this shot:



As much as I love Colorado, this is the one thing that I really do miss about the eastern US. . .

[Ryguy]

Beautiful pics, ryguy! I miss the penobscot and baxter state park

how's the fall foliage now?

We are past peak now, but it was really nice this year. Usually when the leaves start to change we get tons of wind and rain right away, but this year was perfect.

[Willie JJ]

Here's a few pictures of Highland Perthshire last week:


The Road to Old Blair


A local sunbathing in the nude

[Willie JJ]

The road from Old Blair to the Castle


Blair Castle

[Willie JJ]

The Banvie Burn


Again


Trees in the castle grounds

[Willie JJ]

The castle drive


The sunny side

[Willie JJ]

What I can see when I step out of the door:


The hill at the back is Carn Liath


The hill here is Ben Vrackie

[Willie JJ]

Took these from a bridge over the river Garry:


The hill at the back is Carn Liath again.

[Willie JJ]

And these from Queens view looking out over Loch Tummel:




The hill is Schiehallion

[Mr Fjeld]

What a scenery Willie! You are indeed a lucky man! Wonderful pictures

[Willie JJ]

Of course I only get that view when I'm up in Blair Atholl. Rosewell isn't quite so nice.

[Deactivated Member]

Nice, wish I was there.

[Deactivated Member]

Dust speck?
I though that was a capture fo the little known beast of Loch Tummel

[WhiskyBrat]

Couple of Islay shots from a few weeks back

[Mr Fjeld]

Wow, stunning pictures WhiskyBrat!

[WhiskyBrat]

Wow, stunning pictures WhiskyBrat!

Thanks Mr F take it you're a Vonnegut fan?

[WhiskyBrat]

A few more.

kilnave Church

A Kiln, what else?

The Oa cliffs

Claggan Bay

[Ryguy]

Outstanding Pictures WhiskyBrat!! Thanks for sharing them!

[WhiskyBrat]

Outstanding Pictures WhiskyBrat!! Thanks for sharing them!

Glad you liked them my friend, you're more than welcome.