A cheery Spring photo thread - open to all

[VickiA]

 

[Merab]

Where were you @VickiA ?

 

[VickiA]

Where were you @VickiA ?

Rode Hall near Alsager
Earlier in the year they had a snowdrop walk that we missed.
The bluebells will soon be past their best so we decided to get a trip in at the weekend. They didn’t disappoint.

 

[Bill & Ted]

Had a lovely walk around the Godolphin House and Estate woods near Helston today, it was glorious! It’s has Elizabethan originals and some of the oldest collared tin mines in Cornwall

 

[Merab]

Looks so beautiful

 

[Devout_Haruhiist]

Lizards this spring

 

[Merab]

Lizards this spring
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Beautiful pictures

 

[VickiA]

This thread has some of the most beautiful photos anywhere. Thanks to everyone for sharing.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

A taste of early summer

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Sunday afternoon in the garden

 

[HeatherW]

The garden is blooming!

Not sure what this is, but it's a teeny tiny meadow flower of some sort! Any ideas?





Weigela





Peony (they're so spectacular, the photo doesn't do it justice!)





Rhododendron





Aquilegia



The lost garden

 

[Fur & Feathers]

 

[Fur & Feathers]

My handsome boy, Quin, in the daisies

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

It's starting to look like early summer

 

[Merab]

The garden is blooming!

Not sure what this is, but it's a teeny tiny meadow flower of some sort! Any ideas?

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Weigela

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Peony (they're so spectacular, the photo doesn't do it justice!)

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Rhododendron

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Aquilegia

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The lost garden

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Think the top one is a purple flower if that helps.
Beautiful pictures

 

[Qualcast&Flymo]

The garden is blooming!

Not sure what this is, but it's a teeny tiny meadow flower of some sort! Any ideas?

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Weigela

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Peony (they're so spectacular, the photo doesn't do it justice!)

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Rhododendron

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Aquilegia

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The lost garden

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I think the meadow flower is some form of Speedwell. It's very pretty - but if you don't want in your lawn it can be a bit invasive

 

[Devout_Haruhiist]

More lizards out here

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

I watch a snake in my garden last Sunday, but I didn't have my phone with me at that moment.
It was quite big, looked like an aesculapian snake. First time I saw one in nature.
Usually you only see grass snakes in and around Vienna.

 

[Adelyn]

Tiny Miracle

 

[Adelyn]

Summer Azure



I'm a bit of a photographer

 

[Merab]

Summer Azure

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I'm a bit of a photographer

Beautiful

 

[Adelyn]

Beautiful

Thank you!

 

[Siikibam]

Summer Azure

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I'm a bit of a photographer

what camera and lens did you use to take the photo?

 

[Adelyn]

what camera and lens did you use to take the photo?

For "Summer Azure", I used the Sony Alpha a6000 camera and the Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS lens. For "Tiny Miracle", I used the same camera and the Sony E 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 PZ OSS lens. I did my post-processing in Lightroom.

 

[Siikibam]

What f stop and focal length? Are they macro lenses?

 

[Adelyn]

What f stop and focal length? Are they macro lenses?

For "Summer Azure", the f stop was F/11. Same for "Tiny Miracle".
No, those aren't macro lenses. Macro lenses can get quite pricey, but I'm thinking of getting one as it would be much easier to photograph all those bugs

Are you a photographer too?

 

[Eriathwen]

I meant to post these the other day but forgot just some of the sights while I was out collecting brambles and oak for my stick insects.
I feel so lucky all this is literally over the road from my house!

 

[Siikibam]

For "Summer Azure", the f stop was F/11. Same for "Tiny Miracle".
No, those aren't macro lenses. Macro lenses can get quite pricey, but I'm thinking of getting one as it would be much easier to photograph all those bugs

Are you a photographer too?

Interesting. How about the focal length? You must have zoomed in and then cropped.

 

[Adelyn]

Interesting. How about the focal length? You must have zoomed in and then cropped.

For "Summer Azure", I used a focal length of 210mm. I had to get down on my stomach and slowly inch forward. The summer azure was easily frightened, so I couldn't get too close! That explains why I had to zoom in so much.
For "Tiny Miracle", I didn't have to worry about scaring the inchworm, so I could get as close as I needed to. The focal length was 50mm.
I did crop, but it wasn't that bad. Just cutting off some some empty space on the left side of the images.

 

[Merab]