Spring ...

[jriepe]

I volunteer to maintain an elderly ladies yard in our small town and I went over there today to rake and prepare it for mowing. She had these flowers. The petals are not detailed because I used flash. I don't like to use flash on flowers but a perfectly calm day here is rare. I had my choice of using a wide aperture with no flash having one flower in focus or using flash with a smaller aperture and keeping them all acceptably in focus. There are trees here also in full bloom but I don't feel comfortable taking pictures of flowers and trees on private property.

Jerry

 

[SCraig]

Scott,

I have twice tried to send you a PM thanking you for the link to your Tennessee images but each time I get a message an error has occurred. THANK YOU and hopefully you will see this. Don't know if there is something wrong with the site or if my head is not screwed on straight this morning.

Jerry

I did get it and just answered it.

 

[SCraig]

I shot this yesterday but just got around to cleaning it up a bit. It's another of my favorite walk-around-with-a-camera places in this area. It's a state natural area so the rules are absolutely ridiculous. It's safe to say that the list of things one can't do there is longer than the list of things one can do there. They even have s sign up that reads "No musical instruments". Despite the rules I spend a lot of time walking around the place. It's between my house and my office so I frequently stop on the way home for a walk to clear my head.

There are a number of trails in the area, one that goes all the way around the lake and is about 3 miles long. Lots of birds, lots of deer, lots of wildflowers. It's gorgeous right now but as it warms up the water will get a layer of green algae scum on the surface that absolutely ruins it.

 

[Joel_W]

Judy, you're living the life I always dreamed of.

 

[PixelRabbit]

Scott, what a beautiful place, too bad about the algae, with all this sunshine this early in the year it may be a bumper crop I bet it is magnificent in the autumn there regardless

Joel... Me too, it was a long road to get here but sooooo worth it

And to continue the Spring theme... Meet Charlie the Chipmunk!
We met Charlie when we first moved in but he soon bedded down for the winter. He is not bothered by us in the least and is very curious about the camera

 

[SCraig]

Aw, damn. I am so jealous. I love chipmunks but all of them around here are so skittish I can barely get within a hundred feet without them flying.

As to Radnor Lake being gorgeous in the fall .....

Don't you just LOVE the dead-center horizon in the next one I didn't leave enough room to crop it properly. Oh well ...

 

[slackercruster]

The member from WV posted a pix of some tree blooms. Reminded me to look out my window and enjoy spring some before it is over. Sometimes I get too busy to enjoy much. I got a baby peach tree right out front. Took some pix in different light and trying different lenses. I'm not much of a flower photog. Used to specialize in people / documentary. But the flowers are sure purdy this time of year.

Glad we got these forums to reminded us to look for photo ops. They are all over the place if we open our eyes.

Pentax K2000 / 'Cheezy' Sigma 100mm diffusion lens.

 

[PixelRabbit]

Chipmunks are awesome I'm so glad Charlie is "social"
LOVE that first shot Scott! The mist on the water is wonderful
As for the second, I have an almost identical shot of our pond lol oopsie!
More flowers have bloomed in the garden so hopefully I'll have more colour to post tonight!

 

[PixelRabbit]

Slacker.... Very nice!! How delicate
Yes we all could benefit from taking a moment to stop and look around us, it is good for the soul

 

[SCraig]

... LOVE that first shot Scott! The mist on the water is wonderful

Me to. It's the background for my non-business business cards

 

[PixelRabbit]

Ok so flowers evidently aren't my strong point lol but woot for colours!

 

[pgriz]

So... today we got temperature at 27C (official) 30C unofficial. Normal for today is 2C. Seven years ago I was walking on the lake near my house, 200 ft. from shore. Temp was -5C, and the ice didn't break for another three weeks. Today, if I tried that stunt, I'd be probably 8-9 feet under water. No flowers yet, but the maples started blooming - just to make the allergy sufferers feel good. Weird, weird weather.