Fuji Summer of Pictures

[Luke]

I can almost smell those lilacs

 

[kevistopheles]

chevelle grill by kevin dixey, on Flickr

...needed a break from flowers

 

[kevistopheles]

I found this barn swallow trapped in an outhouse at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. It had gotten into the outhouse and the door had closed on it. It was sitting on a window sill and, judging by the poop on the floor, had been there a few days. It was waiting to die. I took it out and put it on a little wood platform that was in the adjoining picnic ground. I tore off the bottom of a paper cup and gave it water in the cup. It took a few drinks and I left. I came back to that spot a couple of hours later and it was still on the platform, but it seemed to have perked up. It let me take some pictures with my macro lens before it flew away.

Barn Swallow by Daniel Larson, on Flickr

XE2 and Zeiss Touit 50mm macro.

Poor thing, I'm glad it managed to fly away.

 

[Kay]

Haven't posted anything in a while.

X-Pro1 / 1855

 

[kevistopheles]

Titania by kevin dixey, on Flickr

This was done with my trusty Hexanon 40 (instead of the XF35)

 

[RT Panther]

I am intimately familiar with concertina wire!
(And no, it's NOT because of jail...LoL!!!)

20+ years of being in the military is why....

Keep Out! by kevin dixey, on Flickr

 

[kevistopheles]

spent by kevin dixey, on Flickr

Adapted lens alert!!!

 

[kevistopheles]

I am intimately familiar with concertina wire!
(And no, it's NOT because of jail...LoL!!!)

20+ years of being in the military is why....

LOL...that was around an abandoned police impound lot...not sure they were keeping out at this point

 

[kevistopheles]

I really gotta stop with the flowers!

 

[Covey22]

 

[Covey22]

St. Paul amidst the flowers...

 

[kevistopheles]

On vacation DM Larson? Lovely stuff.

 

[Luke]

rainy days and Mondays by Luke, on Flickr

 

[CapoDave]

Commander Stillwater Minnesota by Dave Kavlich, on Flickr

 

[kevistopheles]

Dang it...another friggin' flower

arose by kevin dixey, on Flickr

...done with a "guest" camera though and a Vivitar 28/2 Close Focus adapted lens

 

[Luke]

with the 56mm and a macro tube......

color and curves by Luke, on Flickr

 

[Kay]

90 mm/f2.8 Contax G Sonnar / X-Pro1

 

[Kay]

90 mm/f2.8 Contax G Sonnar / X-Pro1

 

[Covey22]

Well appointed veranda...

 

[kevistopheles]

bad hair day by kevin dixey, on Flickr

elephonic by kevin dixey, on Flickr

FWIW both with a Vivitar 28/2 Close Focus adapted lens