Saturday, June 11, 2011

Fun with a macro lens... not just for extreme close-ups!

collage of flowers and geese
This collage is another set of images from the macro workshop at Green Springs Garden (mentioned in a previous post). Clockwise from the top left corner: a hoverfly and smaller unidentified insect on an unknown yellow flower (larger image), goslings (larger image), Ninebark 'Coppertina' (Physocarpus opulifolius flower (larger image) and Mama (or Papa) goose with goslings (larger image). I wondered when I posted an image on Flickr that was very similar to the last image how one could tell the sex of an adult goose... a couple of my Flickr friends referred me to a web article telling in more detail than I wanted to know exactly how to tell whether an adult Canadian goose is a male or a female. Personally, I think I will just continue to wonder!

I'll quite possibly be posting this to several linked blogs... Macro Monday over at Lisa's Chaos, communal global on Tuesday and World Bird Wednesday. I'm sort of running out of time to get ready for travel and will be posting to my vacation blog while I'm away. I've already posted my itinerary for those who might want to follow along with my journey.

In the meantime, I'm hoping to queue up a few blog posts between now and when I leave so that I don't completely drop off everyone's radar while I'm away. :-) I will try to visit blogs while on travel but am not sure how well that will work out since I'm traveling with no computer and will have only my iPhone and a Wi-Fi enabled iPad to use for limited connectivity from time to time as circumstances allow.
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12 comments:

  1. Caroline LindJune 12, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    You got very close the geese, wonderful photos! If your intrested you can check out my post from the island Ulvön. It's along the coast of nothern Sweden (High coast). You can catch a ferry if you want and of course have the time. Anyway it's def. worth a visit!
    http://livetpasvangen.blogspot.com/2011/06/ulvon.html

    Further on I post some sneekpeak from the excellent hotell on the island, Ulvö hotell...:)

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  2. AnonymousJune 12, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    Those are all excellent images! I've also found that the macro lens that i have is also a good all around 60mm lens.

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  3. KalaJune 12, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    I love how you've used the macro lens to create these different images Victoria!

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  4. NicoletteJune 12, 2011 at 11:27 PM

    Wonderful photos... love the photo of the the goslings with the goose...

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  5. http://graceolsson.com/blogJune 13, 2011 at 12:07 AM

    the first and the last one are simply romantic shots.
    congrats

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  6. Ginnie HartJune 13, 2011 at 5:46 AM

    The goslings totally suck me in, Victoria, every time I see them...even here in The Netherlands. They're everywhere right now...a rite of spring, I guess!

    You use your macro lens for not just close-ups and that's what I need to start doing. Maybe my nephew will help me figure things out when I'm at the family cottage over July 4th! That would be cool! I'd love to proximate some of what you do so well. You're an inspiration, you know. :)

    In the meantime, YOU will be traveling and that is so wonderful. I'm glad we have your itinerary at your other blog. Thank you. Have a great trip!

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  7. KarenJune 13, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    Terrific shots! The goslings are sooooooo cute.

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  8. LindaJune 13, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    Beautiful macro work!!

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  9. FotokarusellenJune 13, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    A wonderful collage and very beautiful images. Great work.

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  10. Bill S.June 15, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    Great pictures of the geese. They are always fun to watch.

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  11. EG CameraGirlJune 20, 2011 at 6:12 AM

    Lovely photos and I hope you are enjoying your time away. I will now check out your travel blog. :)

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  12. AstridJuly 25, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    Wonderful pictures put into wonderful collages.
    I can see why Ginni loves your pictures.
    I do love them too.

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