Fall Focus, by richard It was one of the last warm days of summer. The reeds and grasses in the bird sanctuary had started to go to seed and the light was getting lower and warmer earlier and earlier. We took the gear for a walk and I mounted the old Nikon 500mm mirror lens [...]
Categories: Bayonne,Experiments,Flowers,Focus,Richard,Sunset,Telephoto
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- February 18, 2010 – 4:54 pm
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- By richard
Tropical Lace, by richard. We were walking in the tropical forest behind Anse Mamin in St. Lucia last summer when it started to rain. We took relative shelter under some dense foliage and shared some time with this beauty and its small attendant. Between the overcast sky and the shadow from the trees, there was [...]
Categories: Flash,Flowers,Insect,Macro,St. Lucia
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- February 2, 2010 – 9:45 pm
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- By richard
Flower bug at 500mm by Richard. I got a Nikon lens to Canon body adapter from Zork and have used it on several of my lenses from the Nikon F film days. This is the 500mm mirror lens and it’s a beauty! It is fixed f/8 so there is no whining about having to shoot [...]
Categories: Bayonne,Flowers,Insect,Richard,Telephoto
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- September 3, 2009 – 9:42 pm
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- By richard
White Blossoms with Green Tail by Richard. This is the last of them for today. Linda held the light above and forward and feathered it away from the background. The rain was over, the wind had abated and this was shot at 1/100 @ f/32 at ISO 400. If anybody knows what plants these are, [...]
Categories: Flash,Flowers,Macro,Rain,Richard,St. Lucia
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- July 25, 2009 – 6:55 pm
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- By richard