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A few from the garden

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« on: May 03, 2009, 03:11:53 pm »

A pigeon strutting about, been using him for practice at shooting small moving objects






This squidger was taken by surprise mid munch when I banged on the window



A couple of a hover fly





A white flower



and a purple flower, but much closer

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« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2009, 11:47:47 pm »

There's some excellent work there John - the 2nd closeup of the hover Fly is fantastic!
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« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2009, 11:49:47 pm »

Thanks very much Paul. I think I've decided what macro lens I want now... of course it's not the cheap one... The Macro here were shot with my 55-250 telephoto lens with the Raynox on the nose (oops. should have said  Grin)
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« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2009, 03:40:57 pm »

Great work John, so much sharp, detailed ...and colourful!  Smiley
The squirrel capture is absolutely stunning - no fly can be nicer than that furry creature  Grin
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« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2009, 03:46:47 pm »

Absolutely stunning John!!!  Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2009, 04:11:27 pm »

As I commented elsewhere John, some excellent close ups - but sadly let down a bit by the length of your grass!  Grin

A picture I took of my garden yesterday showing where I used to house my scope before the meteorite struck!

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