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**onlineflyer** · 08-13-2017, 05:13 PM - **2 Likes**

Not certain what it is but it caught my eye.

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**jacamar** · 08-13-2017, 06:31 PM

Originally posted by onlineflyer

Not certain what it is but it caught my eye.

Milkweed pods are always a great photographic subject. Backlit especially.

**jacamar** · 08-30-2017, 10:15 AM - **4 Likes**

Bittersweet Nightshade

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**jacamar** · 10-26-2017, 09:52 AM - **2 Likes**

Yesterday I went downtown to pick up a used "on sale" Pentax 35mm f2.8 macro lens, then headed over to the Toronto Island and mounted it on my K-3 to take a few first shots.

This leaf looked very pink when I opened it in RAW and I used PP to bring it closer to what I remember seeing.

Milkweed pods

Not sure what these are - shaped like Spindle Tree berries but they were shrubs rather than trees.

An interesting lens - I'm looking forward to working with it. You have to get very close for macro so it can be hard to avoid casting a shadow on the subject. Also a good lens for non-macro shots.

Cross-posted.

Last edited by jacamar; 10-26-2017 at 10:06 AM.

**goatsNdonkey** · 10-26-2017, 11:15 AM - **1 Like**

If the vines have blunt thorns and the berries are along a lot of the vine, not mainly toward the growing vine ends, then the plant with the berries is Oriental Bittersweet. If no thorns, and the berries are mainly at the vine ends, then it's American Bittersweet. When my mother was growing up on a small western Illinois farm, in the 19-teens and twenties, it was the custom to bring bittersweeet into the home for a holiday decoration, as for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas.

Here's an article with some important information about the two vines. It should be said that the American Bittersweet is becoming rare, and probably shouldn't be collected, unless perhaps from sites where there is a lot of it--obviously photos of it cause no harm. The Oriental Bittersweet is very invasive, and can kill trees in some cases. Collecting it for decorations, or even killing it in some cases, may be appropriate.

American Bittersweet Plants vs. Invasive Oriental Vines

Originally posted by jacamar

Yesterday I went downtown to pick up a used "on sale" Pentax 35mm f2.8 macro lens, then headed over to the Toronto Island and mounted it on my K-3 to take a few first shots.

This leaf looked very pink when I opened it in RAW and I used PP to bring it closer to what I remember seeing.

Milkweed pods

Not sure what these are - shaped like Spindle Tree berries but they were shrubs rather than trees.

An interesting lens - I'm looking forward to working with it. You have to get very close for macro so it can be hard to avoid casting a shadow on the subject. Also a good lens for non-macro shots.

Cross-posted.

**jacamar** · 10-26-2017, 11:45 AM - **1 Like**

Thanks GoatsNDonkey. I think the one I saw was American Bittersweet. The bunches of berries I photographed were at the ends of the vines and the berries were orange rather than bright red.

**jacamar** · 11-20-2017, 06:09 AM - **1 Like**

**jacamar** · 04-23-2018, 08:56 AM - **3 Likes**

On an old drystone wall:

Pixie Cups

**jacamar** · 07-23-2018, 12:00 PM - **2 Likes**

A little "garden" of lichens, including British Soldiers, growing in the decaying top of a wooden crash barrier support by a country road.

jcdoss · 07-26-2018, 06:41 PM - **3 Likes**

oh, and also Devil's Tower in NE Wyoming
Pentax K-1 Limited Silver, M20/4

**pepperberry farm** · 07-27-2018, 07:08 AM - **1 Like**

sumacs are running to red with all the heat and next-to-no rain:

sumac, green to red... by Pepperberry Farm,
on Flickr

**pepperberry farm** · 07-27-2018, 07:09 AM - **3 Likes**

milkweed, gone to seed

**pepperberry farm** · 07-28-2018, 05:11 AM - **1 Like**

pokeberries

jcdoss · 07-30-2018, 12:39 PM - **2 Likes**

Reminds me of cooler weather... ahhhh......
(although it's been surprisingly pleasant here in KC lately)
K-1, K200/2.5

**paulh** · 08-07-2018, 09:47 AM

Eco-friendly xeriscaping seen in Calif.:

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08-13-2017, 06:31 PM	#77
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443 Original Poster	Originally posted by onlineflyer Not certain what it is but it caught my eye. Milkweed pods are always a great photographic subject. Backlit especially.

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jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443 Original Poster	Bittersweet Nightshade [/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/X2b7yD]

10-26-2017, 09:52 AM - 2 Likes	#79
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443 Original Poster	Yesterday I went downtown to pick up a used "on sale" Pentax 35mm f2.8 macro lens, then headed over to the Toronto Island and mounted it on my K-3 to take a few first shots. This leaf looked very pink when I opened it in RAW and I used PP to bring it closer to what I remember seeing. Milkweed pods Not sure what these are - shaped like Spindle Tree berries but they were shrubs rather than trees. An interesting lens - I'm looking forward to working with it. You have to get very close for macro so it can be hard to avoid casting a shadow on the subject. Also a good lens for non-macro shots. Cross-posted. Last edited by jacamar; 10-26-2017 at 10:06 AM.

10-26-2017, 11:15 AM - 1 Like	#80
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,736	If the vines have blunt thorns and the berries are along a lot of the vine, not mainly toward the growing vine ends, then the plant with the berries is Oriental Bittersweet. If no thorns, and the berries are mainly at the vine ends, then it's American Bittersweet. When my mother was growing up on a small western Illinois farm, in the 19-teens and twenties, it was the custom to bring bittersweeet into the home for a holiday decoration, as for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. Here's an article with some important information about the two vines. It should be said that the American Bittersweet is becoming rare, and probably shouldn't be collected, unless perhaps from sites where there is a lot of it--obviously photos of it cause no harm. The Oriental Bittersweet is very invasive, and can kill trees in some cases. Collecting it for decorations, or even killing it in some cases, may be appropriate. American Bittersweet Plants vs. Invasive Oriental Vines Originally posted by jacamar Yesterday I went downtown to pick up a used "on sale" Pentax 35mm f2.8 macro lens, then headed over to the Toronto Island and mounted it on my K-3 to take a few first shots. This leaf looked very pink when I opened it in RAW and I used PP to bring it closer to what I remember seeing. Milkweed pods Not sure what these are - shaped like Spindle Tree berries but they were shrubs rather than trees. An interesting lens - I'm looking forward to working with it. You have to get very close for macro so it can be hard to avoid casting a shadow on the subject. Also a good lens for non-macro shots. Cross-posted.

10-26-2017, 11:45 AM - 1 Like	#81
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443 Original Poster	Thanks GoatsNDonkey. I think the one I saw was American Bittersweet. The bunches of berries I photographed were at the ends of the vines and the berries were orange rather than bright red.

11-20-2017, 06:09 AM - 1 Like	#82
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443 Original Poster

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jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443 Original Poster	On an old drystone wall: Pixie Cups

07-23-2018, 12:00 PM - 2 Likes	#84
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443 Original Poster	A little "garden" of lichens, including British Soldiers, growing in the decaying top of a wooden crash barrier support by a country road.

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pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,778	sumacs are running to red with all the heat and next-to-no rain: sumac, green to red... by Pepperberry Farm, on Flickr

07-27-2018, 07:09 AM - 3 Likes	#87
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,778	milkweed, gone to seed

07-28-2018, 05:11 AM - 1 Like	#88
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