Winged serpent made of gold, ruby eye and pearl grasped in it’s claw.
Originally a hat pin, my grandmother had the stem removed and a clasp
put in its place so she could wear it on her lapel.
The above picture is not terribly remarkable until you combine it with this one…
Yes, that’s an American dime.
I had a dickens of a time getting the focus.
These rings belonged to my grandmother and are from the turn of the century.
I had great fun shooting these pictures.
I put the camera on a tripod, finagled a flashlight and a LED lamp and then set a magnifying glass on edge and shot through it to get these.
I paid particular attention to this one…
We have this lovely set of bushes in the front yard that bloom on and off all year long. This was shot using the 20mm 1.8 in macro mode. I was, quite frankly, startled with the results. Please view the larger size for full effect.
Last day here so I had to get some shots of the ducks lounging in the lobby fountain.
Shot with the 1.4 50mm
Peabody Duck Quackros!
There have been some requests *cough*cynthia*cough* for more duck parade photos.
Perhaps tomorrow I will be able to sneak away and get a few more.
In the meantime, FLORIDA LIZARD MACROS!
Here are a few more in a bit larger, portrait format.
Best viewed at full size…
I spotted Lizardo as he was leaping onto a palm frond in the front garden. It’s the first sighting of him since acquiring the new camera. I quickly affixed the Tamron AF 28-75mm f2.8 XR Di in the hopes of getting a macro shot of the big fella.
Oddly enough, he did not retreat as I moved toward him and took aim. In fact at one point he started to move toward the camera. I supsect he saw his reflecting in the lens and perhaps saw it as a rival lizard trespassing on his domain.
Whatever the reason, he allowed me to get quite close.
I’m having to adjust the way I compose my photographs.
Part of me really likes taking a picture and conveying the whole subject to the viewer. But with macro photography some of the most interesting things are just slices of the overall object.
All of these beg to be viewed at the full size.
Cynthia and I took advantage of what must be some of the last “reasonable” weather of the season and got some yard work taken care of. This included cleaning out the main elevated garden in the back yard and putting in new topsoil to prepare it for planting. After that it was off to Cornelius Nursery so Cynthia could select some plants.
I used it as an opportunity to shoot some shots of flowers I don’t get to see very often.
The Flowering Pear Tree in our front yard has sprouted it’s first blossoms of spring.
The flowers herald the return of the leafy foliage and don’t last very long.
