Tag: photography

Photo Friday: spider tricks

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Today we worked on covered wagons.  (Hoop houses for the raised beds. More on that later.)

On one of our treks to the barn I caught sight of HER as she gracefully climbed down the tree’s trunk.   I ran inside, muck boots and all, to grab my camera to catch her.

She is the biggest, most brightly orange-colored, Orb Weaver I have ever seen anywhere!

Her name is:  Araneus marmoreus or to us simply ~ Orange Marbled Orb Weaver ~

Please do her, and me, the honor of viewing her more closely. I am very excited about my close up skill with her as a specimen!

For those who may wonder, the answer to your question is,

“YES.” 

That is my hand holding that leaf.  🙂

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For more information and to see the many varieties of Orb Weaver you can visit The Bug Guide Website HERE

Photo Friday: learning the art of a closer shot

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I bought my camera (mumble) years ago and played with it, but never learned how to really use it.  Reading the manual might have helped…  😛

This past week I was goofing around and removed the telephoto lens.  I put the *shorter lens into the camera.  I then set it to macro and took this shot from one foot away.

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A closer look revealed detail I didn’t know was possible with my old camera!

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

So for the rest of the week I spent time in the garden practicing with my newly found macro mode and here are the results.  They aren’t the best as most days were a tad breezy and I need a lot of practice,  but I sure did have fun!

And here are a few that were not macro, but fun to share with you!

So I wouldn’t call them ‘macro’ photographs, but the shorter lens and the macro setting sure gave me a closer and more clear shot than I have ever been able to get before!  So now it will be:

Practice, practice, practice!

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Have a blessed weekend!

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NOTE:   *I’m dead certain that shorter lens has a proper name, but I’ll be hanged if I can recall it. 

Photo Friday: a sneaky visitor

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This morning while out feeding and watering the geese I leaned into the shrub that grows there to get to the hose bib.

I  found a visitor.

Shrub

Can you see him?

I had heard him calling in the night, but never knew what he looked like.

Today he honored me with a close-up. 

Grey-Tree-Frog

Though I think he was a bit shy.

He sounds like this…

Now multiply this by at least a hundred!  😀

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PS:  I have much to tell, and have worked out the promised  ‘tentative’ schedule:

Wednesdays and Fridays are for posting.  

Saturday is for visiting and replies to comments.   

Any other days will be counted as icing!

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Have a blessed weekend!

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Photo Friday: a hint or two of spring

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Last Sunday on the Mountain Farmlet

 

Well, I had intended for this post to go out on Monday, and for it to be a bit more polished, but there never seemed to be an opportune moment to get it done.  Then on Tuesday I had my knee surgery, and you can guess the rest!  I am just this evening able to sit comfortably at my computer.

I have more pictures now that the look and feel of spring have officially arrived, and I will post them later, but I wanted to share with you that I am OK, and now on the road to recovery!

I’m so glad I didn’t wait any longer to schedule or I might have been waiting til mid summer for the surgery.  😳