Miscellaneous Shots

for those kind of shots... I would need my tripod... hands are too shaky!! ... never do it though

I'm guessing WC did.

I have to start using mine, now that I spent $ on a good one. I have never used one in the garden, but it does make a difference for sharpness.

Naww, I could never use a tripod and catch a fly, by the time I got the tripod ready and the camera aimed and all the screws set, etc., the fly would be gone! Those are hand-held, the problem is that I don’t have image stabilization on my macro lenses! That’s what makes it so hard! Lol! - ‘Ya cant even breathe! Hee hee!

Wow WC those are wonderful shots. You certainly must have a steady hand.

Good hands! I'm pretty steady. Kind of like shooting a gun. Relax, breathe and gently squeeze.

Exactly! And don’t 'tighten up' on the lens! lol!

Or sneeze!

lol!!

No hiccups either.

Speaking of that, I almost went blind getting these bee shots. Had a headache for a while after. Here's Lefty.

Another.

cool

My eyes are crossing already........feel the headache coming on. LOL

LOL Lefty. Oh my goodness, you have a lot of patience Victor and quick reflexes.
Okay here is my best shot of a wasp. He is called a black wasp from Pa. only in latin, but he looks blue to me. I like his shiny forehead with reflection.

Oh good one on Lefty Victor...that's so hard to do!

I love macro, I do delete way more than I keep!!

Smile!

Skippy needs a haircut!

Pitcher straining to release.

keeping with the baseball theme - dice k 2008 spring training - i think he will have a big year

the best lefty in baseball - jon lester

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bashful

and ending with our wacko closer

sunrise st. augustine fl

every other spring or so we usually spot a snapping turtle heading for the pond out back

here is it coming down our front steps - it was probably looking for a place to lay its eggs

across the steps and into a garden bed hiding under a hosta

making a jump for it

straining to get across the driveway and into the backyard and safety of the pond

Nice shots, Bill! Cool to have a turtle. I like them.

Not a snapping turtle those things are NASTY!!!

the snapper does not stay in the pond - just hangs around for a bit - mostly sun turtles

Love the turtle travel saga Bill. We usually have at least one that thinks the driveway is the path to the perfect egg laying site. They get really big and the snapping part is good to stay clear of, but they do manage to cover a lot of ground surprisingly fast.

you got that right - i went back to what is was doing for 10 minutes and could not find the turtle - can not believe it made it a few hundred feet to the pound that fast

Loved the turtle saga!!

That pitcher's arm doesn't look like it's attached to his body Victor. Interesting shot.

Cool turtle journey, but I agree with Jen about the snappers. They're scary.

My brother's historic barn

Beautiful Venu!

Very idyllic!

I like the 'fingerprints' on the wings.

Skippy.

Boston.

One more baseball shot. I wanted to slow it enough to show the path of the ball.