Lotus Flowers, South end of Lake Apopka.
Jun 13, 2022 09:52:49 #
jederick wrote:
Very nice images, Chief!! 
Thank you, Jim. It's good to get out of the box sometimes!
Jun 13, 2022 10:06:30 #
Jun 13, 2022 10:11:18 #
Hereford wrote:
Very nice shots of the beautiful, revered lotus flower. Love #1 with the bee.
Thank you very much, Hereford. Sacred to Buddhists'. I used to be one of those, sorta, kinda. A long time ago...
And that bee is from my 200~500mm zoom, not a macro!
Jun 13, 2022 12:20:51 #
Jun 13, 2022 12:27:34 #
Nicely done, Chief! These are great and since the kites were absent that day, you made the best of it.
Maybe its time for that prime lens after all?! Not that your zoom didn't perform well with you behind the camera but just sayin'.....
Rob
Maybe its time for that prime lens after all?! Not that your zoom didn't perform well with you behind the camera but just sayin'.....
Rob
Jun 13, 2022 15:13:43 #
Earnest Botello wrote:
Great set, Chief.
Thank you, Earnest! I do appreciate it!!
Jun 13, 2022 15:31:50 #
Umnak wrote:
Nicely done, Chief! These are great and since the kites were absent that day, you made the best of it.
Maybe its time for that prime lens after all?! Not that your zoom didn't perform well with you behind the camera but just sayin'.....
Rob
Maybe its time for that prime lens after all?! Not that your zoom didn't perform well with you behind the camera but just sayin'.....
Rob
Thanks, Rob! I always seem to be able to make it work, just have to be flexible with the strategy.
Yeah always ready for the lottery win. If I was going to go with a prime it would have to have a significant payoff. 600mm or better I'm thinking and I don't do the teleconverter route. I tried those with film gear and was NOT impressed. As you know, a reasonably fast 600mm or bigger costs BIG BUCKS so there you go. I talked to a guy where I got the Lotus Flower shots who was carrying a Nikon 500mm Pf. Very nice lens, very light, very sharp etc. But I already have a 500mm that works very well for me.
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Jun 13, 2022 18:35:13 #
Susan yamakawa wrote:
#2 for, me
Wow. That's surprising. But I really like it too!
Jun 13, 2022 18:54:12 #
DMCMD wrote:
American Lotus.Very nice.
Thank you. Is there another kind?
Jun 14, 2022 16:09:45 #
Jun 14, 2022 21:48:41 #
Thank you, Sylvia. Yeah, I don't know why that one isn't getting more traction. It's my favorite by far! And the interesting thing is it's a very hard crop from a 200~500mm lens, not a Macro lens. I was amazed that it worked as well and retained sharpness as well as it did!
Jun 17, 2022 13:39:11 #
Retired CPO wrote:
A city park where we got Snail Kites a couple years ago. None now 
I hope you like.
I hope you like.
Great set as usual. Did I detect a Bee flying inside that first flower shot! Great job-thanx for sharing.
Jun 17, 2022 14:31:49 #
Sinewsworn wrote:
Great set as usual. Did I detect a Bee flying inside that first flower shot! Great job-thanx for sharing.
Why yes, yes you did!
Thanks, Tim.
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