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More fun with extension tubes - a few macro shots (Original Post) Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 OP
I love them! Especially 1,4 &5. Solly Mack Sep 2014 #1
Yes, doing great. Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #2
These are great, my dear Blue! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2014 #3
That's actually not a bee... Old Crow Sep 2014 #5
I knew it wasn't a bee, Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #7
Sorry... Old Crow Sep 2014 #8
No, not at all. Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #9
Nope. Old Crow Sep 2014 #12
Nice! Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #4
They're all nice! trusty elf Sep 2014 #6
Thanks, they made me smile. Curmudgeoness Sep 2014 #10
It's not so easy for me to get down to ground level anymore, Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #11
LOL. Tell me about it. nt Curmudgeoness Sep 2014 #13
Getting down is not the hard part. alfredo Sep 2014 #14
Excellent suggestion. Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #16
I have it fixed up to attach to my belt loops. alfredo Sep 2014 #17
I have a husband who can carry it. Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #18
I'm terrible company when I am out with my camera. The rest of the world disappears. alfredo Sep 2014 #19
I hear ya. Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #20
During the warm months, my wife stays in because she has a tough time handling heat. alfredo Sep 2014 #21
top one is nice ,,, big fan of rooms,, spent a lot of time tryng to figure out,, not to over expose juxtaposed Sep 2014 #15
They must reflect a certain type of light/color that confuses the sensor. alfredo Sep 2014 #22

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)
2. Yes, doing great.
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 04:34 AM
Sep 2014

We had a little scare with the earthquake this morning - some knocked-over stuff and a little broken glass from a crashing picture frame - but we went for a great walk after that, when I took these pictures. We have had days and days of rain, but it's finally cleared up and has been absolutely beautiful out the past few days. Winter will be here soon.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,308 posts)
3. These are great, my dear Blue!
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 04:44 AM
Sep 2014

I especially like the moss and lichens and the busy bee.

I'm glad you're having fun!

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)
9. No, not at all.
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 04:41 PM
Sep 2014

I thought maybe it was a Yellowjacket, which is why I said bee/wasp. I'm happy to know what it was, and I assume then that it doesn't sting?

Old Crow

(2,212 posts)
12. Nope.
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 07:51 PM
Sep 2014

No stinger. As harmless as a housefly. It depends upon the yellowjacket-like coloration to scare potential predators away. Exceedingly successful mimicry. It gives me a tremendous appreciation for how evolution can arrive at ingenious solutions, given a few million years.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
4. Nice!
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 05:54 AM
Sep 2014

Very nice. I have some extension tubes purchased several years ago and haven't done much with them as of yet. Might have to give them a try.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)
11. It's not so easy for me to get down to ground level anymore,
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 07:00 PM
Sep 2014

so I was glad these were growing on an old dead tree stump that was eye level.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)
20. I hear ya.
Sun Sep 28, 2014, 12:03 AM
Sep 2014

Jim's going to Texas next month to visit his family, so sometime while he's gone I'm going to board the dog, bundle up ALL my gear and take an overnight road trip to Seward and points in between so I can take all the time I want, stopping wherever I feel like. I'm so looking forward to that. My husband is a very patient man and never complains, but I always feel like I need to hurry up when we're out together since I don't want to inconvenience him.

alfredo

(60,065 posts)
21. During the warm months, my wife stays in because she has a tough time handling heat.
Sun Sep 28, 2014, 12:16 AM
Sep 2014

Soon as the weather cools I will walk with her. The camera stays home on those walks.

 

juxtaposed

(2,778 posts)
15. top one is nice ,,, big fan of rooms,, spent a lot of time tryng to figure out,, not to over expose
Sat Sep 27, 2014, 08:52 PM
Sep 2014

the rooms......

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