Your picture of the day...

[BushrangerCZ]

Very sharp and cool, what camera and lens was used?

 

[Amon81]

I was sorting out a few of my photos. Here are a few I liked.

A bird in the garden:


These were taken at my local park:




Looks like someone used this as a wind stopper:

 

[Turnstone]

That's a nice shot of a blackbird! Looks like he has lots of children to feed

 

[Harvestman]

That's really nice

Harvestman, that's a great photo. The water droplet on the wing, the play of light on the eye and hind leg and the reflections in the droplet on the top right. All this with a beautifully focused and composed shot. Nice.

GB.

Thank you both. it was more by luck than judgement though.

Very sharp and cool, what camera and lens was used?

Canon EOS 1100D with a Tamron 70-300mm telemacro. Gosh, that sounds like I know what I'm talking about.

What interested me was that the bee was licking the leaf surface. It wasn't drinking from droplets.

Here's one showing what I mean

 

[Harvestman]

Today's pic, from the same day as the bee pictures. Water on the surface of an Alchemilla, Lady's Mantle

 

[Niels]

That's a lovely pic Mike

 

[maddave]

What he said ^^^^^^

 

[Dave]

I was in an ancient Oak forest this morning absolutely carpeted in blue bells. Their sweet smell was overpowering.

 

[greensurfingbear]

Taken on route to my office


Orric

 

[Niels]

Did you catch anything on route to office?

 

[maddave]

Sunset over Sharpness.

 

[Shambling Shaman]

Love the new deer fence... Money well spent

 

[nickliv]

Eigg from the Kilchoan road earlier today

 

[greensurfingbear]

Did you catch anything on route to office?

I don't really fish. Well not for fun anyway lol.

Only fish if I'm allowed to keep the fish....the whole catch and release thing boggles my mind lol

 

[Niels]

I don't really fish. Well not for fun anyway lol.

Only fish if I'm allowed to keep the fish....the whole catch and release thing boggles my mind lol

Same here. I still enjoy fresh caught rud or perch. Fish to kill and all that

 

[Harvestman]

Another bug picture, this time a spider wrapping a small prey item.

 

[Niels]

I hope the small prey item is a tick

 

[bikething]

I hope the small prey item is a tick

I was just thinking the same thing

 

[Goatboy]

It's funny Harvestman, I hate spiders (sorry) and ticks even more, but I kind of like those spiders (Orb Spiders?) In the woods they used to make the most beautiful webs, often anchored off to trees 10's of meters apart. And so strong they'd feel like a trip wire if you didn't notice them and walked through. I just think they are such an elegant creature compared to the evil hunched up sneaky ones else where. (I actually like jumping spiders too)
Great picture as ever.
GB.

 

[Harvestman]

Orb spiders are artistic . They also have the advantage that they stay still to be photographed, although this one was bouncing about due to wind on the web.

Jumping spiders are beautiful, and will respond nicely to a mirror if you want to photograph them, but one thing they don't do much is stay still!

If you get a close look at some of those 'evil hunched up sneaky ones' some time, they turn out to be pretty too. Honest