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Posted by chrisbet: Mon Dec 26th, 2022 15:15 1st Post
Stopping in the mountains of Switzerland for a break in our journey, a picturesque scene off the service area -



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Posted by jk: Tue Dec 27th, 2022 10:20 2nd Post
Taken just before Christmas.


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Posted by Iain: Thu Dec 29th, 2022 14:49 3rd Post
A Robin in the Snow.

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Posted by Graham Whistler: Sun Jan 1st, 2023 09:22 4th Post
Happy NY to you all!



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Posted by chrisbet: Tue Jan 3rd, 2023 09:21 5th Post
Evening light catching the underside of a few remaining leaves


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Posted by Iain: Tue Jan 3rd, 2023 11:00 6th Post
And to you Graham.



Posted by Eric: Tue Jan 24th, 2023 15:01 7th Post
An air frost presented some interesting macro opportunities yesterday. First time I’ve used Sony’s 90mm macro and it took some fathoming. 
It’s a basic 90mm lens that only works in true Macro when you go into manual focus mode. I really should have spent more time perfecting it but it was at least -100C, and in my slippers, I wasn’t hanging about. 



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Posted by Eric: Tue Jan 24th, 2023 15:04 8th Post
Eric wrote:
An air frost presented some interesting macro opportunities yesterday. First time I’ve used Sony’s 90mm macro and it took some fathoming. 
It’s a basic 90mm lens that only works in true Macro when you go into manual focus mode. I really should have spent more time perfecting it but it was at least -100C, and in my slipper, I wasn’t hanging about. 



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Posted by Eric: Tue Jan 24th, 2023 15:15 9th Post

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And our now ‘whiskery’ old lawn dragon….




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Footnote….

A beautiful adult male great spotted woodpecker came to the feeders today and sat in bright sunlight on a branch. 

A perfect image…..but not with a bl*dy 90mm macro lens on the camera :whip:



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Posted by chrisbet: Tue Jan 24th, 2023 15:44 10th Post
Interesting - I must have an experiment with macro again!



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Posted by Eric: Tue Jan 24th, 2023 15:45 11th Post
Two more and that’s it!



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Posted by Graham Whistler: Tue Jan 24th, 2023 16:21 12th Post
Super pixs Eric! They took a long time to load down, perhaps just my internet at school homework time?



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Posted by Eric: Tue Jan 24th, 2023 19:18 13th Post
Graham Whistler wrote:
Super pixs Eric! They took a long time to load down, perhaps just my internet at school homework time? Thanks Graham. First time I picked up the camera this year. 
i suspect I didn’t downsize the images, hence the sloooow speed.



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Posted by Eric: Tue Jan 24th, 2023 19:32 14th Post
chrisbet wrote:
Interesting - I must have an experiment with macro again! The Sony macro lens is a bit weird….but nice weird. As previously mentioned, it’s a normal functioning 90mm lens in auto focus mode that has a close focusing distance of around 18”. Not exactly macro! But switching it into manual focus mode (which is preferable for macro anyway) and it suddenly allows focusing down to a couple of inches! It just won’t let you use auto focus at the close distance.  That said it has a lovely zoom function which kicks in as soon as you turn the manual focus ring. The significantly enlarged view makes it really easy to get accurate focus.

The limitations of these shots were due to the old favourites…..too large an aperture used reducing dof and not using a tripod to keep the camera at the focussed distance. The steady shot does operate but in my experience not as well in macro as with more distant subjects. (I think Nikon said that with their 105mm micro lens the lens stabilisation doesn’t work at distances closer than 1 metre.)

I was considering selling this 90mm macro but have decided it will stay for a little longer. It depends on how much appetite I have for perfecting macro.



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Posted by jk: Wed Jan 25th, 2023 14:48 15th Post
What size are those JPG images Eric.  The JPGs load really slowly even over fibre broadband.



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Posted by Eric: Wed Jan 25th, 2023 20:38 16th Post
jk wrote:
What size are those JPG images Eric.  The JPGs load really slowly even over fibre broadband. They are 22mb except the last one which is ….more! Sorry 

if you want to delete the last two images,  I will reload lower res versions…




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Posted by jk: Wed Jan 25th, 2023 23:17 17th Post
No worries but I could almost see the electrons in the frozen water!
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Posted by Eric: Thu Jan 26th, 2023 16:54 18th Post
jk wrote:
No worries but I could almost see the electrons in the frozen water!
:lol:
It’s a work in progress…. was trying to capture van der waal’s forces.



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Posted by Iain: Sun Jan 29th, 2023 11:04 19th Post
I like those Eric. As Jonathan says the detail in the full res ones is amazing .



Posted by Graham Whistler: Mon Jan 30th, 2023 09:16 20th Post
I'm very happy with mine.



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Posted by Graham Whistler: Thu Feb 23rd, 2023 00:14 21st Post
Alpine Rescue, last week on the Eiger.

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Posted by Eric: Thu Feb 23rd, 2023 23:09 22nd Post
Graham Whistler wrote:
Alpine Rescue, last week on the Eiger.

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Was that from moving train through glass, Graham?
Very sharp from that old camera. :thumbs:



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Posted by chrisbet: Fri Feb 24th, 2023 11:42 23rd Post
Amazing depth of field too!



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Posted by Graham Whistler: Fri Feb 24th, 2023 15:37 24th Post
Yes through glass moving train. These first two are more through glass moving mostly ar 24mm lens setting last two of the train and boat on lake Como are normal shots no glass!

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Posted by Graham Whistler: Sun Feb 26th, 2023 23:16 25th Post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4X47zqGtTE     

Link to the UTube short film I made with the Sony RX1`0 of the Matterhorn.



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Posted by Eric: Sun Jan 28th, 2024 20:04 26th Post
Didn't get a chance to take any winter photos this year but uncovered some older scenes while thinning the archives and "retraining" Photoshop with Mac....



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Posted by Iain: Sun Jan 28th, 2024 21:24 27th Post
Those are nice.



Posted by Eric: Thu Feb 15th, 2024 12:16 28th Post

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Posted by chrisbet: Fri Apr 26th, 2024 09:07 29th Post
Sun after the rain - must be April.




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Posted by Eric: Fri Apr 26th, 2024 11:14 30th Post
It must be Spring. Artic winds and near zero nights don’t deter the Walnut tree.


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Posted by chrisbet: Fri Apr 26th, 2024 12:06 31st Post
The May tree is right on cue ....



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Posted by Eric: Fri Apr 26th, 2024 14:47 32nd Post
chrisbet wrote:
The May tree is right on cue ....



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its the one tree we have struggled to get growing well in our garden for some reason.

I have been considering grubbing out some old leylandii hedging and planting May and Blackthorn for the birds.



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Posted by chrisbet: Fri Apr 26th, 2024 15:37 33rd Post
We have a black mulberry in the garden - I grew it from seed many years ago - it is so robust and grows well, the birds love the mulberrys. I pollard it and the May tree every 4 or 5 years to keep them in check and stimulate bushy growth.



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Posted by chrisbet: Fri Apr 26th, 2024 16:10 34th Post
Here is the mulberry just breaking into leaf -


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and a couple of other bird and bee friendly plants -



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At long last I managed to find a Lord Lambourne apple tree - its first flowers this year -


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Posted by Eric: Fri Apr 26th, 2024 18:56 35th Post
Is the Mulberry tree the same as a Mulberry bush only bigger?

My father had a bush and it cropped heavily every year with large lush sweet berries….that the bugs and wasps surprisingly left alone! Or maybe it was my Dad standing guard over them as they ripened. lol

It was at least 90years old and we were sad to lose it when Dad died and the house was sold. 

We left an inventory of all the garden shrubs for the incoming people. Sadly they were property developers and put a huge decking with bifold doors across the back so we don’t know if the aged Mulberry Bush still survives.



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Posted by chrisbet: Fri Apr 26th, 2024 22:25 36th Post
There are lots of different varieties of mulberries but their form depends on how you grow them. You could create a bush by pruning - they grow fast, mine puts on at least 4 or 5 feet each year. If the birds would leave me any fruit I would make wine from them - it is delicious!



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Posted by Eric: Sat May 11th, 2024 10:08 37th Post
I suppose this is an any season phenomenon.

Anyone else up at 1am last night with their iPhone? 

Tried using Sony and have to say results were lack lustre difficult to get settings right. Good old iPhone knew exactly what setting to use. Although the 2 sec exposure was too much of a challenge for hand holding on some photos.






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Posted by chrisbet: Sat May 11th, 2024 13:24 38th Post
Not bad - we didn't see anything here - fog had moved in!



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Posted by Iain: Sat May 11th, 2024 14:57 39th Post
chrisbet wrote:
We have a black mulberry in the garden - I grew it from seed many years ago - it is so robust and grows well, the birds love the mulberrys. I pollard it and the May tree every 4 or 5 years to keep them in check and stimulate bushy growth. The weeds grow well in my backyard but that's about the only thing. :lol:  Very easy to grow though. :thumbs:



Posted by Eric: Sat May 11th, 2024 15:44 40th Post
chrisbet wrote:
Not bad - we didn't see anything here - fog had moved in! Fingers crossed it clear tonight as the forecast is for it to continue. ( it’s still happening even now but the pesky sun….o.O)

May try mounting iphone on tripod and doing video tonight.




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Posted by Eric: Sun May 12th, 2024 18:48 41st Post
Well it was a bit of wash out last night…so went to bed early to catch up.

Three more from Friday night….



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Posted by chrisbet: Mon May 13th, 2024 08:53 42nd Post
Definitely May...



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Posted by Eric: Mon May 13th, 2024 09:12 43rd Post
Yes it definitely is May. We don’t have a May blossom in the garden (it died) but Mrs Antony Waterer is our May visitor…..



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Bird bird is a supporting act…



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And a new addition.. Scilla Persiani ..seems to want to join in.




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Apologies, all iPhone photos as the Sony was locked away at that moment.



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Posted by chrisbet: Mon May 13th, 2024 09:32 44th Post
Beautiful - sadly our soil is very alkaline and we have no success with rhodos :thumbsdown:



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Posted by Eric: Thu May 16th, 2024 12:32 45th Post

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Posted by Iain: Thu May 16th, 2024 14:32 46th Post
Trying out my Sony 70-200mm F2.8 with a 2x TC
Yellow Flag Iris.



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Posted by Eric: Tue May 28th, 2024 20:48 47th Post

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Posted by Graham Whistler: Fri May 31st, 2024 19:05 48th Post
Some super flowers there, thank you all for showing us!



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Posted by Iain: Fri May 31st, 2024 21:38 49th Post
Nice shots Eric.



Posted by Eric: Tue Jun 11th, 2024 17:09 50th Post

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Posted by Graham Whistler: Wed Jun 12th, 2024 12:29 51st Post
At last some Summer flowers, iPhone

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Posted by Graham Whistler: Wed Jun 19th, 2024 16:24 52nd Post
My total pickings this morning! 1st of the season but not doing too well, the weather has not been good this year flowers are doing bit better. Sony A1 with 24-105mm lens.

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Posted by Eric: Thu Jun 20th, 2024 09:08 53rd Post
Lovely flowers and a crop ….with prospects.

Graham you could have combined your ‘crop in the hand’ photo alongside the Mesembryanthemum flower in one image. They both have a common geometric content, with a circular splayed out appearance and a rich centre. 

Sorry, getting carried away with design memories and I haven’t taken my medications yet.:lol:



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Posted by Iain: Thu Jun 20th, 2024 12:55 54th Post
Nice pics Graham.

Keep taking the tablets Eric. :lol:



Posted by Graham Whistler: Sat Jun 22nd, 2024 12:02 55th Post
Like this Eric?

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Posted by Graham Whistler: Mon Jul 22nd, 2024 20:58 56th Post
One for Eric as we both have the same rose "The Lady"  All these flowers on the head of one stem!! Sony RX10 Camera.

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Posted by Eric: Mon Jul 22nd, 2024 21:18 57th Post
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One for Eric as we both have the same rose "The Lady"  All these flowers on the head of one stem!! Sony RX10 Camera.

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Luvly.  It’s a pity the viewers can’t smell its beautiful scent. Intoxicating.

Nice vase Graham…it’s worthy of a photo in its own right. :thumbs:



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Posted by Graham Whistler: Sun Aug 4th, 2024 17:01 58th Post
Flowers in our garden today  Sony A1 with 90mm Macro lens.

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Posted by chrisbet: Sun Aug 4th, 2024 17:43 59th Post
Wow - need sunglasses - very vibrant colours



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Posted by Eric: Thu Aug 22nd, 2024 18:27 60th Post
Even a Night Fury can be enchanted by this 10mm beauty.



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Posted by Iain: Thu Aug 22nd, 2024 21:09 61st Post
Nice DoF on that.



Posted by Eric: Thu Aug 22nd, 2024 22:00 62nd Post
Iain wrote:
Nice DoF on that. A bit of Focus Fun.:-)



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Posted by Eric: Sat Sep 21st, 2024 15:50 63rd Post

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Posted by Eric: Sat Sep 21st, 2024 22:40 64th Post
Bergamot head..



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Posted by Eric: Sun Sep 29th, 2024 19:10 65th Post
No I haven't turned to Buddhism; the wife has several miniature statues and creatures scattered around her alpine gardens. 

I was sat having a contemplative beer, after a morning chainsawing trees (my style of woodland management lol) and saw Buddha caressing this alpine. 

Just like me and my chainsaw. :lol:



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Posted by Eric: Wed Oct 30th, 2024 10:32 66th Post
Cold Autumns seem to be disappearing from much of the UK, probably due to global warming. The milder, wetter, windy conditions we have seen in recent years mean the sudden shock to trees has been avoided, resulting in a slow and less dramatic colour change in foliage. Well that's my take and excuse for not grabbing lots of better autumn leaf colours this year. The event was over in a flash. Mildly discoloured leaves blown to the ground before any time to mature in plain sight. 

Here are a few shots where I really had to work hard on camera angles to fill the frame with colour, from the somewhat bedraggled widely dispersed specimens and those who had already given up their autumn display for 2024.





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Posted by Iain: Fri Nov 1st, 2024 14:46 67th Post
I like those Eric.



Posted by Graham Whistler: Sat Nov 2nd, 2024 12:28 68th Post
Some good ones there Eric. I must get my camera out before it is all too late!



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Posted by Eric: Sat Nov 2nd, 2024 21:27 69th Post
Thx. Just a few more from our trip...




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Posted by Graham Whistler: Sun Nov 10th, 2024 17:51 70th Post
Last Light: just after days of dull light the sun came out 5.15 this evening for less than 5 mins, on my late walk in our local park. Quality no great iPhone photo.

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Posted by Eric: Tue Nov 12th, 2024 14:14 71st Post
The old adage of “the best camera is the one you have to hand” comes to mind. The beauty of mobile phones is they are invariably in your pocket. Without it being there, you would have missed capturing the special moment.



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