Nature Wildflowers in the Wild

tonyturley said:
Serious question Melanie: when you Aussie folk go out for flower walks or hikes in the woods, do you have to be on a constant alert for dangerous snakes and spiders, or have those dangers been overhyped by American "nature" shows?
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A bit of both, Tony. I always tread carefully, to avoid trampling tiny native plants OR snakes. As a kid, my parents instilled a healthy respect of snakes and always sent me outdoors in rubber boots in summer for better protection. Our local snake species are venemous, potentially fatal, so I carry a snakebite kit when I head into the bush. However, I see more of them dead on the road than in my rambles.

There aren't any really scary spiders where I live, though some are big, none are very threatening.
 
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Avondale87 said:
Very nice.
How do you like the 90mm?
Did you have a 60?
Curious how users find the 90 cf the 60?

Your WA flowering has hit the ABC headlines over here.
Hope they're spectacular as they say.
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Still have the 60mm and its a great lens. The 90 offers two main things over the 30 and 60mm, one being the greater magnification and the other that you do not have to get quite as close to the subject. Both the 60 and 90 are versatile lenses and can be used as much more than a macro. The 90 also offers the option to use the x1.4 and x2.0 convertors for more specialised use. The wildflower tourism market focuses on quantity rather than quality. Perhaps surprisingly, WA wildflowers have a great selection of very small flowers that I believe many will never see or notice.
 
IanE said:
Still have the 60mm and its a great lens. The 90 offers two main things over the 30 and 60mm, one being the greater magnification and the other that you do not have to get quite as close to the subject. Both the 60 and 90 are versatile lenses and can be used as much more than a macro. The 90 also offers the option to use the x1.4 and x2.0 convertors for more specialised use. The wildflower tourism market focuses on quantity rather than quality. Perhaps surprisingly, WA wildflowers have a great selection of very small flowers that I believe many will never see or notice.
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Thanks Ian
It sounds an enticing lens :)
Yes I imagine many see only the masses and equally many miss the vastness of what's on offer as a result.
 
Every year I check a certain place for these Blue beard-orchids, Pheladenia deformis, and only see them some of the time.

This time I was with friends, and I realised afterwards that I don't shoot as well when there are others around! Mainly because I don't want to hold them up, so don't take time to get it right.

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