It’s not cold today but it is damp and drizzly. Not very nice at all. I have done my laundry and not before time as I was almost driven to hanging clothes out in the breeze for an hour and recycling them. That’s how green I am, I don’t pollute becks and burns with detergent….I do but rarely.
I don’t know where to start today so I will start with yesterday.
A male Scorpion Fly. Panorpa communis. I did give it a tickle with a bit of grass but it wouldn’t raise it’s tail. It just flewed-off as we buggers say.
This is a Clouded Border Moth, Lomaspilis marginata. I could not identify it but Macro Moth Maestro Morgan could. Many thanks TREVOR.
This morning we had our customary hour wandering the wood.
The forest is still full of trees. I only found one creepy crawly.
I think it is a male Garden Spider. But although they are variable in colour it doesn’t look quite right to me. It’s a bit small for a start.
After hanging my washing out in the rain I decided to cheer myself up with a bit of play time.
A couple of items from Andrew’s “ It may come in handy pile.” That’s all for today, have a good weekend.
I love the Scorpion Fly, pretty. And those two pics, the vehicles, ha ha ha, makes me laugh.
ReplyDeleteBob, the fly is a little beauty as for the scrap it made me smile.
DeleteNice shots Adrian.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ian.
DeleteThe Scorpion Fly is a cracker of an image. The woods - ah the woods. The whimsey, however, is special: in particular the Landy. As for the new header it reminds me of a Hitchcock movie.
ReplyDeleteGraham, I have several pictures of a female Scorpion fly. Where they are is another matter. They have an impressively long beak. The scrap is just a bit of fun.
DeleteThis header is temporary. I'm working on a posh one.
I bet you're shinning like a new pin now, with all those clean clothes?
ReplyDeleteThat's the trouble with these buggy things....they never perform when you want them to, you still got a good shot though, and the moth too. ( who's this maestro guy?)
That's a cracking shot of Andrews shed...er?...Land Rover. I bet there's endless photo opportunities in that 'scrap yard corner' ?
Enjoy your weekend...[;o)
Trevor, if the sun comes out long enough to dry them I will be.
DeleteThe Maestro? Not sure I just send pictures and they come back with the words.
I'll have to have a good look round though he has had a clear up.
You have a good weekend too. Hugs to Mol and Alf. Funny...on this side of the pond we call them the woods, not the wood. Hm
ReplyDeleteR.Mac, English isn't the first language in America. When i worked in Florida I spoke Spanish most of the time.
DeleteOooh.....that spider macro made my skin crawl.....but it is a good photo.
ReplyDeleteLinda it just would not settle it's legs were all over the place. I did shout SIT.
DeleteBoa tarde, estou encantado com a sua partilha fotográfica, as fotos são magicas na nitidez e detalhe, tudo é perfeito.
ReplyDeleteAG
AG. muito obrigado. Estou apenas recuperar o atraso com Mersads recomendações. Eu prometo que vou visitá-lo muito em breve.
DeleteI especially like the Land Rover! And the second shot of the trees with the path!
ReplyDeleteBill, the Landrover HDR is haloing a bit but I got sick of this modern subtle HDR and decided to give it a good shove.
DeleteGreat post. You must live in a beautiful area. Love your woods, and I especially like your composition of the scorpion fly. Also, great post editing work, on the vehicles, real HDR punch!
ReplyDeleteKaren, I live in a camper van but like it here. The scorpion is just shot as near to the focal plane as I could manage.
DeleteHDR should be a bit whacky. That's why it is fun. Since Photomatix 5.0 became realistic I sort of lost interest but had a big playtime today and saved the pre-set. It can still be fun and if you shoot one stop under then you won't get grey out in highlights. That looks worse than haloing to me.
I love the scorpion fly and the Clouded Border Moth. However I'm drawn to the Landrover with interest. Any plans of restoration?
ReplyDeleteI doubt it Douglas. I can give you Andrews number and he may sell.
DeleteThe first fly is a very handsome fellow. Do you have a photo of the forest or just the trees? Is this a planted forest or natural forest? Okay, I'm too nosy.
ReplyDeleteRed, it was planted about sixty years ago. I have lots of photos but they are all of trees.
DeleteWonderful images to see... love the last two.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andrew.
DeleteI guess it didn't go through, but I commented on the suitable processing for the machinery photos.
ReplyDeleteJohn Photomatix 5.0 and finished in Photoshop.
DeleteI like the results of your playtime, especially the old Land Rover. The tyres look surprisingly good, is it still used on special occasions?
ReplyDeletePauline, no it is scrap. It worked well in HDR.
DeleteTus pequeños "monstruos"cada día son más grandes:)))
ReplyDeleteMe gusta el cambio del blog!!!
Buen fin de semana.
Un abrazo.
Sí Laura, ya que mis manos se firme luego ir por más aumento. El look del blog va a cambiar un poco, pero me gusta.
DeleteMy favourites are the moment from the forest and the HDRs of course :)
ReplyDeleteKovacs, the HDR is just a bit of fun.
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