Amazing Mother Nature

nickphoto123nickphoto123 Registered Users Posts: 302 Major grins
edited February 21, 2006 in Wildlife
Hello All,

Some pics just to show you how amazing Mother Nature can be.

Please read the brief image captions for the details of the shoot:

http://nickphoto123.smugmug.com/gallery/1211878

S9000 and Canon 250D close-up lens ( last image).

Regards, Nicholas

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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2006
    ne_nau.gif Nick


    Went poking around in your galleries, took me a while but I found this,

    http://nickphoto123.smugmug.com/gallery/901393/1/40958882/Large

    Nice!
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited February 18, 2006
    Hi Nick,
    We got some snow around here recently too. Not anywhere near what you got. Just some dusting of the hills ne_nau.gif But, it only happens every 3 or 4 years. So it is somewhat rare.

    Looking at your pics I was surprised to see that little blue flower left by the melting snow. Must be one rugged little flower.

    I don't think photos convey time-lapse action very well. I was thinking you could have shot some small video clips instead. You know, sort of like old Disney time-lapse segments they used in those 1950's Nature films. Maybe 2-3 seconds worth every 15-20 minutes. I think that would have showed the snow clearly receding and maybe even shown some movement. Just a thought. :D


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  • nickphoto123nickphoto123 Registered Users Posts: 302 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2006
    Amazing Mother Nature
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    Hi Nick,
    We got some snow around here recently too. Not anywhere near what you got. Just some dusting of the hills ne_nau.gif But, it only happens every 3 or 4 years. So it is somewhat rare.

    Looking at your pics I was surprised to see that little blue flower left by the melting snow. Must be one rugged little flower.

    I don't think photos convey time-lapse action very well. I was thinking you could have shot some small video clips instead. You know, sort of like old Disney time-lapse segments they used in those 1950's Nature films. Maybe 2-3 seconds worth every 15-20 minutes. I think that would have showed the snow clearly receding and maybe even shown some movement. Just a thought. :D


    Steve

    Hi Steve,

    I did not intend to display a series of time-lapse shots. I displayed the two shots 24 hours apart only to show how much snow was on the ground.

    I do believe the buds only bloomed once the snow melted, during the 24 hour window I shot.

    Another reason for my post was to explain the manner in which I had to take the flower close-ups, as the brief captions indicate, hoping it may prove useful to others encountering such an amazing display of Mother Nature. The ground was soaking wet when stepped on.

    Thanks for your comments.

    Regards, Nicholas
  • nickphoto123nickphoto123 Registered Users Posts: 302 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2006
    Additional Macros with scale reference
    Hello All,

    I returned to the winter flowers to obtain a better view of their actual size.

    Please check it out:

    http://nickphoto123.smugmug.com/gallery/1211878/1/57152367/Large

    Regards, Nicholas
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