[WPRESTO]

Male Painted Bunting - He only stayed a couple of minutes, long enough for a few quick shots.

The painted bunting is another of the birds created by a kid with a new box of crayons. Nice captures, really happy to see good images of one of our most colorful birds.

[Rupert]

Rose I posted a while ago finally blossomed Its in the front yard at mom's house.

I love the bokeh in that rose shot...gorgeous!

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Nice captures, really happy to see good images of one of our most colorful birds.

Thanks Walter...I was lucky to get anything usable at 1/60 handheld but got lucky. I'd love to get some closer shots outside and with better settings...but you take what you can get!

Regards!

[gda13]

Male Painted Bunting - He only stayed a couple of minutes, long enough for a few quick shots.

What a brilliant colored bird...I've never seen one of those. You were definitely in the right place at the right time, hopefully he returns for some more portraits

Rose I posted a while ago finally blossomed Its in the front yard at mom's house.

A nice series documenting the progression of that lovely rose...if only roses grew well here in the humid South my wife would be ecstatic

Excuse me straying off topic Taka but that reminded me of this:

The Wall was such a unique piece of audio/visual art on so many levels...a memorable scene for sure!




A few more from up in the mountains of Da Lat

[a5m]

Rose I posted a while ago finally blossomed Its in the front yard at mom's house.

You remembered . Beautiful orange-red color. Looks like it smells amazing too. Great shots @taks. Love the colorful bokeh in the first one.

You inspired me to shoot these three roses behind my parents house. Should bloom any day now.

K-3 + FA43

[taks]

Warning,probably NSFW!

Shoot NSFW I expected something a little different My mind must have become as dirty as Ruperts squirrel's

I love the bokeh in that rose shot...gorgeous![COLOR="Silver"]

Thank you. And I Have a feeling I will blend in with your squirrels just fine

A nice series documenting the progression of that lovely rose...

Thank you I appreciate that. Thats such an interesting and beautiful flower in the last one in your series.

You remembered . Beautiful orange-red color. Looks like it smells amazing too. Great shots @taks. Love the colorful bokeh in the first one.

You inspired me to shoot these three roses behind my parents house. Should bloom any day now.

Yes. I had to go back searching for your post to quote Thank you for the kind words And great series from you. Looking forward for your shots when they bloom too

[paulh]

A couple more from a hike on some horse trails in late April. K10D and F80-200:
Butterflies on milkweed:


Asters along the trail:

[D1N0]

Yes it can! Do Bokeh. The SMC Pentax-m 20mm f4

[pepperberry farm]

[ivanvernon]

Bokeh found near where the irises are growing in our home garden.

[Na Horuk]

Here is a bokeh shot with the M 50mm f1.7 on K-r


Winter blast

[Unregistered User 8]

This could have been called " vegie patch bokeh " too. K-3 and the magnificent 100 macro WR.

[zzeitg]

FA31

[Riggomatic]

Peonies were beat up again with another overnight storm

DFA 100 WR f16

[Jome]

I finally decided to clean the diaphragm and correct the focus problems I had on this abandoned piece of glass (was not used for more than 30 years).
And now... It's alive!!!!

K-3 + RMC Tokina 28:2.8 full open.

P.S. I have deactivated the SR, the camera doesn't ask me for the focal anymore, that's why the exif info says 200mm.

[Rupert]

GRUBBY bokeh
This could have been called " vegie patch bokeh " too.

"We Jays would call it "tasty" bokeh!"


Mama Squirrel
"It's Saturday, you guys take a break! If you feel energetic, go take care of my babies, they are wearing me out!"


Regards!