Coreopsis

jeffashman · May 26, 2022

I started what I call a Personal Prarie Project in my back yard, a 4'x16' (1.2x4.9 meters) patch of lawn seeded with native wildflowers and left to grow on it's own. Here is a Coreopsis and a Ligated Furrow Bee.
Taken with the Sigma 105mm macro.

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may26202202 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

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may26202203 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

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may26202204 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

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may26202205 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

Jeff15 · May 26, 2022

Very good shots..... :encouragement:

jeffashman · May 26, 2022

Jeff15 said:
Very good shots.....

Thanks!

John 2 · May 26, 2022

It's a great idea, particularly if you want to attract insect life. Wish we had the space. Four good images but the first somehow draws me in particular. Probably because it is both a nature and a pattern shot (to my eyes anyway).

jeffashman · May 26, 2022

John 2 said:
It's a great idea, particularly if you want to attract insect life. Wish we had the space. Four good images but the first somehow draws me in particular. Probably because it is both a nature and a pattern shot (to my eyes anyway).

Thank you, John! That was the idea with the first shot. I saw the patter, and cropped it to make it suit my tastes a little more. Yes, the idea is to attract pollinators, and I think it will work well.

K9Kirk · May 27, 2022

Viewing these on the "GE 2000 Toaster Monitor" at work so everything looks dark & muddied, but I can tell that they will look really sharp on my monitor at home. I'll have another look at them later. :wink-6:

Space Face · May 27, 2022

Good set and great idea of having a wee bit of wilderness in yer back garden.

jeffashman · May 27, 2022

K9Kirk said:
Viewing these on the "GE 2000 Toaster Monitor" at work so everything looks dark & muddied, but I can tell that they will look really sharp on my monitor at home. I'll have another look at them later.

Time for a replacement toaster monitor?