So i was bored today

ShepsMom

I was trying to catch some dragonflies, but they were up on the tree, i had to get a chair. :rolleyes Imaging look my neighbors gave me? They think i'm totally lost it, i'm either crrawling on the ground or now, i'm climbing trees.... :dunno

This is all i could get, just couldn't reach far enough, oh well.







Some Lizards, hide-n-seek game with those guys.








And few flowers.





Not a very good day today. Thanks for looking!

photographix

beets crawling under a jeep
its ok my neighbors think im nuts to good shots no lizards here yet:cry but soon i hope love the dragonflies all n all looks like a good day to me

Ann McRae

Hmmmmm....that's a 'not good day' for you? So, we have snow in the shady parts of the yard.

Anyway, the dragon fly has cool wings, but the lizards do it fo rme. I suggest trying an off center crop on the lizard peeking out of the fence slats - a little off the top and the left, I think, would make a big difference. I like that shot a lot, great DOF.

Thanks for sharing....I can dream of spring.......

ann

Lord Vetinari

Lovely series- hate to think what a good day is like
The DFs came out well esp #3 and the lizards a great as well.
Brian V.

Skippy

ShepsMom wrote:

I was trying to catch some dragonflies, but they were up on the tree, i had to get a chair. Imaging look my neighbors gave me? They think i'm totally lost it, i'm either crrawling on the ground or now, i'm climbing trees....

This is all i could get, just couldn't reach far enough, oh well.
Some Lizards, hide-n-seek game with those guys.
And few flowers.

Not a very good day today. Thanks for looking!

Gawwwwwd so now your climbing trees, and spying on the neighbours are ya NOT! ... people would probably think that's what your doing.

Image #2 is very nicely captured, you can see alot of detail in the wings too.
I just love that first flower shot that's a real beauty that one.

Looks like you had a great day to me
Excellent Series ShepsMom .... Skippy
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ShepsMom

photographix wrote:

its ok my neighbors think im nuts to good shots no lizards here yet:cry but soon i hope love the dragonflies all n all looks like a good day to me

Thank you PG, i'm glad you liked my shots. My neighbors.. well, they'll have to deal with it

ShepsMom

Ann McRae wrote:

Hmmmmm....that's a 'not good day' for you? So, we have snow in the shady parts of the yard.

Anyway, the dragon fly has cool wings, but the lizards do it fo rme. I suggest trying an off center crop on the lizard peeking out of the fence slats - a little off the top and the left, I think, would make a big difference. I like that shot a lot, great DOF.

Thanks for sharing....I can dream of spring.......

ann

Thank you Ann. You might be right about croping that lizard shot, i'll give it a try. I think we have a tornado warning, it's really nasty this morning here. No going outside period! I think i'll try to find some bugs inside the house..

ShepsMom

Skippy wrote:

Gawwwwwd so now your climbing trees, and spying on the neighbours are ya NOT! ... people would probably think that's what your doing.

Image #2 is very nicely captured, you can see alot of detail in the wings too.
I just love that first flower shot that's a real beauty that one.

Looks like you had a great day to me
Excellent Series ShepsMom .... Skippy
.

Hey Skippy, thanks for looking!! Yeah, well, good thing i don't have a LARGE lens, otherwise my neigbhors probably will call the cops for spying, hehe

ShepsMom

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Lovely series- hate to think what a good day is like
The DFs came out well esp #3 and the lizards a great as well.
Brian V.

Hey Brian, thank you for the comments
Good day is when i actually get out and go somewhere, all this shots were PITA, i spent hours trying to find something to shoot. I was really excited about DF's, wish they were closer. I was going around and round and round the house. Oh boy, i'll definately have a rep as a "weirdo" of the neighborhood.

carmel6942

Great pictures I can't wait until it warms up enough for the dragon flies to come back.

Chrissiebeez_NL

wow, it looks like you should get bored more often

nice pictures!

ShepsMom

carmel6942 wrote:

Great pictures I can't wait until it warms up enough for the dragon flies to come back.

Thank you Carl for taking a pick!!

ShepsMom

Chrissiebeez_NL wrote:

wow, it looks like you should get bored more often

nice pictures!

Thank you Chrissie!! May be i should

pathfinder

Lovely series of images, Marina.

The skies seem slightly noisy in your dragon fly shots for some reason. High ISO? The DFs themselves are very crisp.

I like the dew drop shots in your galleries a lot.

The lizard shots are great too - the gray wood and the lizard compliment each other nicely.

Phyxius

Holy Moly! You got some cool shots!

I this one, great colors and fun composition and focus/depth of field. Is this a hibiscus?


And, while I think all of the lizards shots are cool (like you have REAL lizards in the WILD!) this one is my favorite: Great, sharp focus on this face, awesome depth of field and gorgeous green background bokeh!



I wish my bad, boring days were half has nice as yours!

Phil_L

Nice shots!

I liked the second one best, first flower shot second best.

Dont go falling off any chairs, that will really make the neighbours day!

Dalantech

Just don't name you dog "Arf" -imagine the looks if you stood on your porch calling it...

Actually I think you did a really good job on that dragon (love the detail in the wings) and the lizards are kickin'!

ShepsMom

pathfinder wrote:

Lovely series of images, Marina.

The skies seem slightly noisy in your dragon fly shots for some reason. High ISO? The DFs themselves are very crisp.

I like the dew drop shots in your galleries a lot.

The lizard shots are great too - the gray wood and the lizard compliment each other nicely.

Thank you Pathfinder for your nice comments, i'm trying to do my best here .

ShepsMom

Phyxius wrote:

Holy Moly! You got some cool shots!

I this one, great colors and fun composition and focus/depth of field. Is this a hibiscus?


And, while I think all of the lizards shots are cool (like you have REAL lizards in the WILD!) this one is my favorite: Great, sharp focus on this face, awesome depth of field and gorgeous green background bokeh!



I wish my bad, boring days were half has nice as yours!

Thank you Christina, yes those are hibiscus right at my front door. I think i'll be lizard pro pretty soon . Glad you enjoyed my pics

ShepsMom

Phil_L wrote:

Nice shots!

I liked the second one best, first flower shot second best.

Dont go falling off any chairs, that will really make the neighbours day!

Thank yuo Phil. I promise not to fall off the chair. Actually i was gonna use a step ladder, but i think i would be looking really really strange.. :crazy

ShepsMom

Dalantech wrote:

Just don't name you dog "Arf" -imagine the looks if you stood on your porch calling it...

Actually I think you did a really good job on that dragon (love the detail in the wings) and the lizards are kickin'!

Thank you Dalan. You can only imagine all the fun. Dogs running around barking while i'm the chair (mind you, i'm living on the golf course) shooting who knows what (neighbors and golfers can't actually see WHAT i'm shooting) that makes it really interesting for them. Then, my neighbor dogs come outsite and my male goes nuts running to his house while i'm crawling on the ground and trying to find bugs. I don't actually see my dog running toward my neighbor.... so i hear neighbor screaming at my dog while he's barking his head off. I'm running like a nutcase to the neigbor house with camera hanging on my neck flying in the air, dragging chair in my hands. Then as luck would have it, i spotted a lizard and don't you know, i forgot all about the dog barking terrorizing neighbor's dog, and started hiding behind the fence to catch that damn lizard. Needless to say, i managed to get my dog back, snap a DF picture, catch lizards and even make few flower shots in a matter of couple of hours. Aren't you proud of me?
Ok, that was fun for today, i need to go have a smoke now....

Dalantech

ShepsMom wrote:

Then as luck would have it, i spotted a lizard and don't you know, i forgot all about the dog barking terrorizing neighbor's dog, and started hiding behind the fence to catch that damn lizard. Needless to say, i managed to get my dog back, snap a DF picture, catch lizards and even make few flower shots in a matter of couple of hours. Aren't you proud of me?
Ok, that was fun for today, i need to go have a smoke now....

Very -I think you did well!!

Photography is therapeutic for me -It's like I'm in another world when I have my camera in my hand, so I know exactly what you mean...

Awais Yaqub

Some beautiful photos

ShepsMom

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Some beautiful photos

Thank you Awais