Flowers and other Flora

[becceric]

I guess Milkweed pods and seeds fall under this category...View attachment 200943

Thanks, ISv! As kids, we always looked forward to sending this weed’s seeds into the fall air. They floated everywhere.

 

[becceric]

Very nice shot, becceric.

Thanks, Click!

 

[ISv]

And few from today...

 

[Click]

Lovely. I especially like the first picture.

 

[dpc]

 

[Click]

Beautiful. Nice shot, dpc.

 

[ISv]

There is nothing more helpful than a reasonable critic!

Del Paso: my daughter noticed the conversation and told me "why you are so rude?!"
In my post I was saying that I prefer constructive critique instead of "oh, every thing is good" - I really want to hear about my mistakes (and eventually to get better!!!).

 

[dpc]

 

[Nemorino]

Two pictures shot with the R5 and a Sigma 105mm macro, both in camera focus stacking with a Sirui tripod.

 

[Click]

Beautiful shots. I especially like the first one.

 

[ISv]

And from today - when there are not interesting birds around I have to click on every thing around...

 

[Click]

Lovely flowers. Nice shots, ISv.

 

[Del Paso]

And from today - when there are not interesting birds around I have to click on every thing around...

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Sorry ISV, but I still also like the ones in-between

 

[ISv]

Sorry ISV, but I still also like the ones in-between

It's fine - if you like at least one of them!

 

[ISv]

Today my goal was to take photos of the Monarch Butterfly, so I stuck in the beginning around it's more typical food plant - Calotropis gigantea. Last time I posted the White form, now it's the purplish form of that plant. Unfortunately no Monarch came in the time I was there. Mean time I took photos of the flowers of Star Fruit and a Opuntia flowers - that Opuntia could grow up to few meters high here but the flowers are tiny.
Next plants are taken somewhat later (1 hour?) - on my way home.

 

[Click]

Lovely flowers. Nice pictures, ISv.

 

[usern4cr]

Today my goal was to take photos of the Monarch Butterfly, so I stuck in the beginning around it's more typical food plant - Calotropis gigantea. Last time I posted the White form, now it's the purplish form of that plant. Unfortunately no Monarch came in the time I was there. Mean time I took photos of the flowers of Star Fruit and a Opuntia flowers - that Opuntia could grow up to few meters high here but the flowers are tiny.
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Really beautiful close-up shots, ISv!

 

[jabird56]

EOS 90D
Overcast natural light / late afternoon
1/640s f/5.6 ISO: 16000
AF area select mode: Spot AF
Metering Mode: Spot Metering
Lense: EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM at 400mm
Processed with DxO PhotoLab 5 Elite

 

[Click]

Beautiful flower. Lovely shot. Nicely done.

 

[ISv]

Two from today. First one (two photos) is easy - Portia Tree (or Milo if you prefer), for the second one I'm still working (it's present also on the "Birds portraits" topic).