flowers

I'm still experimenting with capturing bees this year. Here are a few with the Fuji Xpro-2 and 50-230/4.5-6.7 OIS II SOOC JPGs 1 2 3 RAW processed in Capture One 20 4 5 6 My Kodak Panatomic-X film simulation SOOC 7 8 9

A6000 and 50mm Minolta

A6000 and 50mm Minolta with LED Spotlight

A6000 and 70-150mm Vivitar

Had some time before my wife got home this afternoon so I strolled around the neighborhood. Spring is in full swing here in the desert southwest A6000 and 70-150mm Vivitar Be careful. Things in the desert have a lot of barbs, needles and sharp edges. And they...

I recently acquired an F5 at a good price and shot a roll of E-6 to see if it was working properly. The images below are as processed by a local pro lab.

A6000 and 50mm Minolta After dropping off my car at the auto shop, I walked home and took a few shots of the desert blooms.

Coolpix E4500 macro

nothing simpler than some wildflowers against a sea of lush green. 12 left to go.

The flower is about 0.7" (18 mm) across, and growing on the stone wall at the rear of my cottage.

A Red Campion caught in the late evening sunshine

The remains of a sunflower that has provided a winter cover and food crop for birds

Forgot the camera today so once again I was left to hunt around the house for a subject.