[WPRESTO]

Cassin's finches OM-1 150-400 TC Ladybug OM-1 60 mm macro Checker lily OM-1 60 mm macro

That's a great trio of images!

Robin nest on a shelf set out for phoebes many decades ago. Oly em5 mIII + Elmarit 200mm f2.8, Godox flash off camera

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[luftfluss]

Cassin's finches OM-1 150-400 TC




Ladybug OM-1 60 mm macro



Checker lily OM-1 60 mm macro

All 3 are lovely photos - and the frolicking finches are absolutely wonderful - but I'm curious about the background for the lily...

[luftfluss]

I was attempting to photograph a very small weevil, when this fairly large hoverfly showed up. I was using the Canon EF-S 55-250 STM + Raynox DCR-250.
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[riseform]

All 3 are lovely photos - and the frolicking finches are absolutely wonderful - but I'm curious about the background for the lily...

That checker lily photo was taken while I was playing around with macro background cards. That's my favorite spring wildflower that pops up around here, but it hangs like a vulture neck and the beauty inside the flower is hidden unless the photo is taken from the ground looking up. When I tried shooting with the lens facing upward, the sky and overhanging limbs of trees in the background looked horrible. I tried various background cards to create a better background. Orange was the incorrect choice, but the more realistic green background shots weren't as crisp, so I kept and shared the orange one. From a macro standpoint, everything with me is still in the live and learn process.

Here's the view from the side, same background card employed.

[northcoastgreg]

Cardinal in dead tree:

[luftfluss]

Cardinal in dead tree:

The selective color works quite well here.

[luftfluss]

Shore spider on a buttercup. I'm surprised it hung out in the open like this for 5 minutes.
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[Mbaez]

People and Places
by Cristian Blanxer

Lumix GX8 + Pentax-110 25mm f/2.8
@ 1/25s ISO2000

[Mbaez]

Lumix GX8 + Pentax-110 25mm f2.8

Rainbow steps


Huipil


Leaf bokeh


Flower bokeh

[northcoastgreg]

The selective color works quite well here.

Yes, it does work, although oddly enough, I don't remember doing any selective color work on the photo--although it certainly looks like I did.

A common grackle:

[Mbaez]

Roses and Allium

Lumix GX8 + Pentax-110 50mm f2.8
@f/2.8 and minimum focus distance

[luftfluss]

@Mbaez You're really killing it with those 110 lenses!

[luftfluss]

Wish I had done better, but I was definitely surprised and more than a little concerned about the conflict…
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[WPRESTO]

Wish I had done better, but I was definitely surprised and more than a little concerned about the conflict…
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That is a GREAT wildlife image. An exceptionally rare opportunity and you did very well capturing the critical moment.

[Mbaez]

Wish I had done better, but I was definitely surprised and more than a little concerned about the conflict…
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Agree with @WPRESTO. You capture the moment quite well!