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.

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

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http://printsoflife.smugmug.com/photos/143738221-L.jpg

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And few flowers.

http://printsoflife.smugmug.com/photos/143737792-L.jpg

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Not a very good day today. Thanks for looking!
http://printsoflife.smugmug.com/gallery/2707790#143739606-M-LB

[photographix]

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

[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 :rofl
The DFs came out well esp #3 and the lizards a great as well.
Brian V.

[Skippy]

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!


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

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

Looks like you had a great day to me :nod
Excellent Series ShepsMom :clap .... Skippy
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[ShepsMom]

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


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

[ShepsMom]

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.. :D

[ShepsMom]

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

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

Looks like you had a great day to me :nod
Excellent Series ShepsMom :clap .... Skippy
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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 :rolleyes

[ShepsMom]

Lovely series- hate to think what a good day is like :rofl
The DFs came out well esp #3 and the lizards a great as well.
Brian V.
Hey Brian, thank you for the comments :lust
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.:rolleyes

[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 :wink

nice pictures!:clap

[ShepsMom]

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!! :D

[ShepsMom]

wow, it looks like you should get bored more often :wink

nice pictures!:clap

LOL Thank you Chrissie!! May be i should :rofl

[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.:thumb

[Phyxius]

Holy Moly! You got some cool shots!

I :lust this one, great colors and fun composition and focus/depth of field. Is this a hibiscus?
http://printsoflife.smugmug.com/photos/143737792-S.jpg

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!

http://printsoflife.smugmug.com/photos/143738214-S.jpg

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

[Phil_L]

Nice shots! :clap

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

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

[Dalantech]

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

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

[ShepsMom]

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.:thumb

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

[ShepsMom]

Holy Moly! You got some cool shots!

I :lust 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! :deal

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

[ShepsMom]

Nice shots! :clap

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

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

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

Actually I think you did a really good job on that dragon (love the detail in the wings) and the lizards are kickin'! :thumb
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? :D
Ok, that was fun for today, i need to go have a smoke now....

[Dalantech]

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? :D
Ok, that was fun for today, i need to go have a smoke now....

Very -I think you did well!! :clap

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 :lust

[ShepsMom]

Some beautiful photos :lust

Thank you Awais :D