A nice stroll today on the Mall and around some of the gardens. :)

Anyone else like photographing flowers?

And more. Taken with a little Canon Powershot (6 megapixels) and no tripod (left the Gorillapod at home)

Wow, those are beautiful!

Here's one I took............Swope Park, KCMO - last summer

make me want to sneeze :lol::lol:

Nice shots. What camera are you using?

♪♫ Tiptoe through the window,
By the window, that is where I'll be.
Come tiptoe through the tulips with me!

Oh, tiptoe from the garden,
By the garden of the willow tree,
And tiptoe through the tulips with me!

Knee deep in flowers we'll stray,
We'll keep the showers away,
And if I kiss you in the garden, in the moonlight
Will you pardon me?
And tiptoe through the tulips with me! ♫♪

Stay away from Twi....He's tiping the tulips again:rolleyes:

Stay away from Twi....He's tiping the tulips again:rolleyes:

Do we call him Tiny Twi ?

I took these ones in 2005 in Whetstone Park of Roses in Columbus, OH.

Beaut pics HC. If you want a neat trick, mist one of the flowers lightly. It's a pro's trick to make the flowers glitter. Sounds like you're having great weather out there. Enjoy.

My Hibiscus and Orchid Tree are bloom right now.

Do we call him Tiny Twi ?

Twiny...? :lol:

Here's a few of ours...


(last year) These are just starting to bud out right now
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_0718-small.jpg

more...
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_0708-small.jpg

the wife's rose bush... (again last year)
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/rose_09_24_07.jpg

from our back yard - last year
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/040307_1743a.jpg


along the Blue Ridge Parkway (guess what - last year too)
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_0937-eoc.jpg

more roses...
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/red_rose_in_germany.jpg

Nice shots. What camera are you using?

Canon Powershot SD700is with image stabilization, 6 megapixels, 4x optical zoom. For a couple of these shots I used the digital macro setting.

Great little camera, have had it for a couple years. Ever since Gidget stomped the old SD400.

Zion National Park June 2007 some wildflowers. Camera SD 800 IS

Heres an old one I took of a Colombine

Very pretty flowers. Makes me wish for spring instead of this damn snow and cold we have.

It will soon be 95 degrees and humid here. And the sky will be brown-grey with smog.

And then I'll wish we were in Alaska.

:)

I'll be sure to post lots of pictures for you then. ;-)

a couple of my orchids:

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/JTBNY/2007_11290011.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/JTBNY/2008_03160008.jpg

Here are some of mine.

The wife's roses this year are huge. Not to mention kinna pretty too....


http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_2509-small.jpg

From the number of buds, there are going to be a zillion blooms this year!!

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_2522-small.jpg

The Yellow roses are going to be a big too...

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_2582-small.jpg

Not so sure about the pink roses yet...

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_2593-small.jpg

a few other flowers from the yard today...
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_2568-small.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_2551-small.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_2621-small.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_2614-small.jpg

WOW, I really like the roses. I havent had any luck here in Florida w/ roses. I wish I could figure out wth im doing wrong with them. For now Ill stick to orchids...so easy :P


Nice pics!

A few from this weekend...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2465834318_9fecb8c78a.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2115/2465830272_7a96197f6a.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2325/2464994911_2622a61c88.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2081/2464990875_69b35ce407.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2465824068_532f35dc8e.jpg

Beautiful. If only I had a nice enough camera.

All such beautiful flowers! Here's a 'Moonflower' - they bloom at night or cloudy days & smell delicious.

Beautiful flowers everyone....I love it. -g

So many desktop worthy pics...this will be on my desk top next week:


http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=51925&stc=1&d=1208763167

So many desktop worthy pics...this will be on my desk top next week:


http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=51925&stc=1&d=1208763167

I like that one too...that 'bird-of-paradise' flower in Hawaii is the most beautiful & unusual one so far~

Here's one I took of some Azaleas the other day!

And this is one of my Amaryllis that was blooming for a few weeks. :D

Here are some of ours.

I found the amaryllis in a vacant house I was inspecting. It appeared to be dead but I brought it home and watered it and it came back.

The other pictures weren't taken this year, but I thought they were pretty enough to post.

Beautiful flowers you all...Willyum that Amaryllis was a find :D

Awesome looking flower shots. This thread was a great idea.

This is one of my roses, taken just after a Sunday morning light rain.

Awesome...........I feel the spring now.:)

I went up to Antelope Valley last weekend to see the poppies:

I thought this pic of daisies was kind of cool...my 13 year old daughter took it & played around w/it a bit.

Thars bugs in them thar flowrs... : D

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f228/WWCD/CRW_4633BA.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f228/WWCD/IMG_2449B.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f228/WWCD/DSC00423_2.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f228/WWCD/CRW_4567.jpg

Regards,

Thars bugs in them thar flowrs... : D


Regards,

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Cool :cool: I like the one with the spider the best ~

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Cool :cool: I like the one with the spider the best ~

It was a quick picture. Once the spider knew I was taking a picture (probably my lens in its eyes), it went underneath the petals and would not come back out.

Regards,

Took this one the other day.

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/2405/allergicin4.jpg

Took this one the other day.


Sweet shot w/the honeybee...hope to see more of those lil' guys :)

Thars bugs in them thar flowrs... : D

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f228/WWCD/CRW_4633BA.jpg


Regards,

Very cool shots bofus! I don't like bugs (phobia)
But those photos are magnificent. -g

My rhododendron are looking beautiful, so I'll take photos today. In the meantime, I'll share these photos that I took last fall.

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb305/nbpgisele/DSCI0088.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb305/nbpgisele/DSCI0090.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb305/nbpgisele/DSCI0091.jpg

Very cool shots bofus! I don't like bugs (phobia)
But those photos are magnificent. -g

I used to be an electron microscopist. The miniature world is beautiful.

Regards,

My rhodi are still coming in...
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb305/nbpgisele/rhodi1.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb305/nbpgisele/rhodi3.jpg

I think Cactus flowers are pretty too...

This is a critter that I had living for a while in my container garden in front of an apartment that I used to live in.

Here are a couple of my favorite flowers.
The red one is Lychnis. It has brilliant red flowers and blooms all summer.
I don't know what the vine in the Lady's head is. The flowers look artificial. Even up close you would swear they are not real.

Testing out my new camera...

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll72/MrsAnthony337/Testing%20Nikon%201/DSC_0016.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll72/MrsAnthony337/Testing%20Nikon%201/DSC_0019.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll72/MrsAnthony337/Testing%20Nikon%201/DSC_0020.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll72/MrsAnthony337/Testing%20Nikon%201/DSC_0061.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll72/MrsAnthony337/Testing%20Nikon%201/DSC_0062.jpg

a few pics I already had uploaded from Hawaii

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j20/photobrian925/portfolio%20pics/IMG_5900.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j20/photobrian925/portfolio%20pics/IMG_5898.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j20/photobrian925/portfolio%20pics/IMG_5697.jpg

somewhere else

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j20/photobrian925/portfolio%20pics/IMG_4588copy.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j20/photobrian925/portfolio%20pics/IMG_4587copy2.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j20/photobrian925/DSCF0308copy3_filtered.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j20/photobrian925/IMG_0628copy.jpg

Hand grown :shock:

Some flowers along the seawall by Stanley Park.

I think Cactus flowers are pretty too...

Oooo, I agree

Here's more from Hawaii.

Here's more from Hawaii.

Pretty! Whats that 3rd one? Wild~

Pretty! Whats that 3rd one? Wild~
Not sure. It's in the water though.

turboturtle those are beautiful. The first floral pic doesn't even look real...it lifts off the page...like it's a painting. That and the third photo are my faves of the set. The third photo looks like a bromeliad (but it's so close-up I can't be sure). Also, I've never seen bromeliads in water. :confused:

Thanks. -g

Pretty! Whats that 3rd one? Wild~

My guess is its a Bromeliad. Related to pineapple.

I think there is one at the Banyan Gardens on Oahu.

I used to grow them in my yard in Florida. It's about the only thing that would survive...and it's easy to propagate.

I used to grow them in my yard in Florida. It's about the only thing that would survive...and it's easy to propagate.

looks like we are in sync today. Posting on the bromeliad at the same time! I thought I would be the know it all!:rolleyes: did my post and there was yours

It does look like a bromeliad...so many interesting flowers out there~
I will try to take some photos tomorrow while I'm walking through the Edisto Gardens. (http://www.orangeburg.sc.us/gardens/)

It does look like a bromeliad...so many interesting flowers out there~
I will try to take some photos tomorrow while I'm walking through the Edisto Gardens. (http://www.orangeburg.sc.us/gardens/)

Please do.

Here are some shots from our yard.

a few more

beautiful! thanks.

Taken last night in our back yard as the sun was fading...

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3436-crop.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3437-crop.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3440-resize.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3441-small.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3442-small.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3444-small.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll72/MrsAnthony337/LA%20ScienCenter/DSC_0163.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll72/MrsAnthony337/LA%20ScienCenter/DSC_0165.jpg

These are some shots of a hibiscus blossom on my front porch. I just bought a Canon Rebel XSI camera, and I've been playing around with different lighting effects, while I'm still trying to figure out all of the features of the camera. These are all of the same blossom, taken in really bright light at 12 noon.

This is a hibiscus my mom has in her yard.

I don't have any flowers, but I did get this guy

A few from this weekends trip to Laraine's Mom's...

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3479.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3486.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3497.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3499.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3505.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3521.jpg

a few more...

(you guys know it's hard to quit when there is this much subject matter...)

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3524.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3528.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3529.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3535.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3553.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3557.jpg

one more bunch...

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3560.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3564.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3566.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3569.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3583.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3584.jpg

You don't need to quit! :) Great pictures! Looks like you guys had a very nice weekend:)
a few more...

(you guys know it's hard to quit when there is this much subject matter...)

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3524.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3528.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3529.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3535.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3553.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/scenery/IMG_3557.jpg

Sunflowers. The tallest is about 9 feet high. There are some lower sunflowers at about 6 feet.

First Sunflower
58419

58420

trio of the tallest sunflowers
58421

The second sunflower to open

58422

third sunflower is half open; it appears to be winking

58423

Here's some from a recent outing.

My insect, saw him Sunday:)

name this flower ????

orchid clitittia labiaous???

great pictures folks. I will need to take a tour of my yard and see whats in bloom and take some pics.

orchid clitittia labiaous???

great pictures folks. I will need to take a tour of my yard and see whats in bloom and take some pics.

close enuf !!

Here are some I took, I hope you enjoy them:

Here some from my garden. Coleus and Morning Glories

A few shots taken by Mr. Triple G:

Ask Mr Triple G what the name of the purple flower is ? And what is it that makes the petals turn in like that ? (please)

Hi, beautiful pictures. Looking to purchase a digital camera. Can you tell me whats good for a novice. ( I'm still using a 35mm) Looked at some at Costco's. Some people told me to get one with a view finder because cameras without are sometimes hard to see in the sun ? Thanks :confused:

Here are a few from my Patio and back yard. This past spring I had 58 different plants blooming at the same time.

Jet,

Sorry, but we have no idea what that purple flower is. We just take photos as we're cycling, if we see something interesting. That flower was in Queen Elizabeth Park, here in Vancouver. Someone else told me that they completely close up at night. Maybe someone else here knows . . . ?

That's in Queen E Park!!! I'm on my way! It's beautiful and it's been a few years since I've been there. Tomorrow is the day.

For the person looking for a good camera -make sure you get a good zoom rating. They may tell you that the computer can zoom it up but we all know that the quality isn't there when you do it that way. My camera is a Kodak Easyshare dx6490 with a 10x zoom. I can be in my car on the road and take a close up picture of a detail on a house, such as a roof bracket. I haven't got the macro worked out yet though. I'm very pleased with the camera and wouldn't trade it for any other.

Thank you for the camera suggestion !

very pretty flowers. :D

I visited Longwood Gardens (http://www.longwoodgardens.org/) (finally!) this past Saturday. It was lovely. My impetus for finally getting there was the treehouse exhibit, it's a MUST SEE. The craftsmanship is exquisite. All were built with reclaimed wood.

I forgot to take along my good camera, but I had my $88 Target digital camera :) -g
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm87/family_n_frenz/Longwood%20Gardens%202008/1flower.jpg
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm87/family_n_frenz/Longwood%20Gardens%202008/topiarygarden.jpg
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm87/family_n_frenz/Longwood%20Gardens%202008/11flowers.jpg
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm87/family_n_frenz/Longwood%20Gardens%202008/13flowers.jpg

more here (http://s294.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w294.photobucket.com/albums/mm87/family_n_frenz/Longwood%20Gardens%202008/996176b4.pbw)

Gisele, I hope you post pictures of the treehouses.

Great pics everyone! Keep them coming! I'll get some of my own up some day.

(Love ALL of hikerchick's posts/threads) :D

Took some pictures today.

My daughter wanted to get out and do some sketching so went to Matthaei Botanical Gardens at the Univ. of Mich.

couldn't get any clear shots it was pretty windy.

couple more

I never saw a wasp feeding on a cat tail before.

to whom ever started this thread.
I love it and its awesome. Always take a look at what every one has posted!:smile::smile:

to whom ever started this thread.
I love it and its awesome. Always take a look at what every one has posted!:smile::smile:

Ditto :D

We purchased a house the end of January and this spring and summer was so exciting because every time I walked around my house I would find something new. Everything is pretty overgrown because the owner was older and just couldn't keep up with it, but she had some wonderful plantings around.

This year we were primarily concentrating on the interior and this fall and next year we'll get more into the landscaping. This thread has given me some great ideas . . .

Thanks to all who contribute!

~T

Heres an old one I took of a Colombine

funny. I was going back through the thread and noticed the dandelion seen on your comlumbine.
good catch

Like Triple G who posted a week ago, we went to Queen Elizabeth Park here in Vancouver and took some pretty pictures.

And . . . I'll be starting a new thread called 'other creatures' to post some other living things that aren't flowers, or dogs, or cats. If I can come back and edit to post a link, I will. http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?p=656738#post656738

More pics. You can sure tell it's autumn with all the yellows and reds. Where did summer go?

Couple more from Hawaii. This is addicting.

great pics people thanks...:D

turboturtle... I stay jealous

Couple more from Hawaii. This is addicting.

Too bad we can't scratch-n-sniff !

A few from last weekend at the Edisto Gardens (http://www.orangeburg.sc.us/gardens/).

Nice you still have so many flowers in SC
the flowers up here are fading fast. The fields around here are full of wild small white daisies and purple asters.

"Margaret", The last time I was in Vancouver they were still cleaning up the debris in Stanley Park from the windstorm. Is it (the Park) back to it's original splendor?

I love that little pool area with the Giant Elephant Ears, how did you get that POV (high looking down) ?

Here are a few more pics from my Garden & back yard.

"Margaret", The last time I was in Vancouver they were still cleaning up the debris in Stanley Park from the windstorm. Is it (the Park) back to it's original splendor?

I love that little pool area with the Giant Elephant Ears, how did you get that POV (high looking down) ?

They'll never be able to get Stanley Park back to it's spendlor because hundreds of hundred year old trees were blown over. Instead they're trying to use the clearings as a positive. Parking at one point has been moved inland where trees once were, so now there's more pedestrian space on the seawall, and now there are many points where you can look out to the water and see it, all because of the lack of trees. I've posted one of the trees the park decided to keep.

The day after the storm I rode my bike by it and took this picture. (We were sleeping on our boat in the marina on the other side of that tree when the storm happened.) I told the park official keeping guard over the area that it would be a real nice idea if they kept this tree where it was and let nature do its thing on it. We could think of it as kind of a memorial to the trees and there's such a beautiful setting all around it, it makes for a great picture.

They sort of did that. They cut it back quite severly and moved it off the seawall. Now all sorts of kids and tourists climb on it for pictures and new growth is coming out of the limbs. Everytime I ride by the overturned tree I smile and give it a pat on it's back.

Jet, that picture with the high POV wasn't Stanley Park but it's Queen Elizabeth Park. It isn't as renowned as Stanley Park but it still is a beauty. The land used to be a rock quarry and that's why the gardens are sunken way way down.

What are those flowers that you took, posted most recently? They sure are beautiful.

Went to DC for training last month. Finally got around to posting some pics.

Here's more.

pardon my confusion, your pics are from DC or Honolulu ?

pardon my confusion, your pics are from DC or Honolulu ?
DC.
I was there for training and was surprised at all the flowers around the Capitol area. I was working at the Hart Senate Building.

Ok so is there anywhere in this world where it isn't raining or snowing and just plain cold? If someone lives in a tropical paradise somewhere please liven up our hibernating ho-hum lifestyles with some pretty flowers.:)

edit: torboturtle, I think that's you.

hmmm.... florida?

Margaret, thanks for bumping the thread.
We are buried in snow but my wife grows orchids. This one bloomed around Thanksgiving.

Still going strong.

Oh, how I've missed this thread . . . and the weather that goes along with it! :rolleyes:

It's not quite Flower season at my house although I did mow my lawn this morning. My roses are looking good and I expect great blooms in a week or so.
And my Orchids are spiking like crazy.
In the meantime here are some of my favorite pics from last year.

From this past summer....

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/DC_trip/IMG_3357.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/DC_trip/IMG_3329.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/DC_trip/IMG_3336.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/DC_trip/IMG_3337.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/DC_trip/IMG_3303.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/DC_trip/IMG_3352.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/DC_trip/IMG_3346.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/DC_trip/IMG_3339.jpg


I could lie and say that these were from our garden, but the truth is all of these were taken at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, (http://www.usbg.gov/)D.C (http://www.usbg.gov/).

Here's a couple from the conservatory last August. The first -I don't know what it is, and with the 2nd, I'm thinking I'd really like to be in the deserts of Southern California right now.

Ok, some of these are technically not flowers but it's winter here so I decided to walk around and see what I could get to keep the thread alive. Here's some winter shots in Hawaii.

thanks for the ray of sunshine turbo.
we finally came out of the deep freeze here but still no flowers!

Ok, I really need to move to Hawaii! :rolleyes: :-(

Had some time today so took a few from the yard.

Turbo, looks good there nice flower's its all brown here or muddy''...:D

No flowers here yet. The crocuses are about 3 inches. My wife has several orchids blooming though. They will have to do for now

DC's most famous flowers: Cherry Blossoms. Beautiful this week. :)

Nice pics ! :)

Did you change Gidget's leash color to match the cherry blossoms ? It looks more pink than red . . .

I hope to get to DC someday and see the blossoms. Nice job catching the splendor.

I always wondered what they do with the cherries? Or are they ornamental cherries that really don't produce edible fruit? Are there ornamental cherries like apples?
Think I will have another cup of coffee.:)

Zombie -- I don't think they are edible.

Box - that is an old, faded red leash.

Gidget's economizing.

:)

The cherries are most likely edible. The problem is that those are double-bloom varieties. When a flower is doubled, the stamens become petals, thus drastically reducing the reproductive ability of the flower. What cherries do form are then picked off by birds. I know none of you care about the science behind it, but it's what I live for so I can't help but explain it!

We've had spectacular blue skies the past three days. Perfect backdrop for the vibrant flowers, especially tulips. These are from the U.S. Capitol grounds and the adjacent Botanical Garden. Taken with a Nikon D90 an 18-200 lens. :)

And more...

And this redbud tree...

Hiker Chick,

Awesome photos! How do you like your Nikon D90? I have about 20 35 mm film cameras but no DSLRs. I'm considering the D90 or maybe the D300 to replace my now antiquated 3 mp Olympus point-n-shoot.

Hiker Chick,

Awesome photos! How do you like your Nikon D90? I have about 20 35 mm film cameras but no DSLRs. I'm considering the D90 or maybe the D300 to replace my now antiquated 3 mp Olympus point-n-shoot.

I love this D90. It's my first DSLR. Got it in November. It's pretty intuitive but I still have much to learn. Started out using the automatic settings and now am doing manual -- setting aperture and shutter speed. The lens is terrific, too. Nikon just announced they're coming out with a 10-24mm lens which would be fantastic to have.

The battery lasts forever -- have taken several hundred with plenty of juice to spare. Have never put in the spare battery. An 8-gig memory card has never come close to filling and I shoot superfine large jpegs.

All these pics are without tripod so the vibration reduction is certainly effective.

Hiker Chick, these are awesome pictures!

I love this D90. It's my first DSLR. Got it in November. It's pretty intuitive but I still have much to learn. Started out using the automatic settings and now am doing manual -- setting aperture and shutter speed. The lens is terrific, too. Nikon just announced they're coming out with a 10-24mm lens which would be fantastic to have.

The battery lasts forever -- have taken several hundred with plenty of juice to spare. Have never put in the spare battery. An 8-gig memory card has never come close to filling and I shoot superfine large jpegs.

All these pics are without tripod so the vibration reduction is certainly effective.

Cool! Thanks for the info. The D90 sounds like a winner; now I just need to find some $ to buy one!

Since this post is supposed to have flower pics here are some of mine with my 3 mp Olympus 730 SuperZoom. Macro mode works pretty well with this camera, however it performs poorly when it comes to low light situations (which seems to be a problem with Olympus DSLRs as well).

Highly recommend downloading Gooigle's Picasa 3 photo editing (and photo sharing) software if you don't already have photo editing software.

http://picasa.google.com/

Can make a good photo better. It's pretty intuitive.

And it's free!

:)

Can anyone guess where I was?

Can anyone guess where I was?

Arizona?:rolleyes:

Arizona?:rolleyes:

Winner winner, chicken dinner !

Marriott Camelback Resort - awesome place

Winner winner, chicken dinner !

Marriott Camelback Resort - awesome place

Saweet! I'll be rght over!:D

No real color here yet unless you count brown :-(

Spring is late I guess . . .

Do birds count as flowers ? :confused:

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purrrrty.............

Here are a few flowers that I saw on a recent hike in Dublin

Here are some from the OP Arboretum.......................

Taken today at the Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus (OH).

Not exactly flowers, but some Dale Chihuly’s art (blown glass). There is a "forever" small exposition going on in the Franklin Conservatory. His full exposition was around in 2004 and in a month it's coming back. Can't wait!!!

I really like the one with the butterfly:rolleyes:

I really like the one with the butterfly:rolleyes:

i was wondering if it was a glass butterfly

i was wondering if it was a glass butterfly

Tha expositino at the Conservatory is Blooms and Butterflies, and the butterfly is absolutely real. Unfortunately, there were only few butterflies around :-(

Those sculptures are amazing!

Although i guess most of these probably aren't technically "wildflowers"

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Taken over the last 2 weeks in my gardens

A few more

Of the 100 pics that I've taken of flowers in Ireland, here are my 6 favorite. All are wild except the Poppy and that was in a Park. I saw so many incredible fields of wild flowers and I'm told that in a few weeks they will change to a different variety and color.

A few flowery meadows. Although the yellow shrubs are very spiny? spikey?(large needles) and are used as a hedge or fence. I think it was called "Garce" and this time of year it was on all the hillsides as we were driving through County Wicklow

Uncles house in Key West Florida last year Enjoy! :D
Also some flowers from Disney World

Taken @ the house this past weekend..............

From our wildflower garden last weekend after the rain:

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I'm especially happy with how this one turned out:

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Most of the garden out front. It's taken us 4 years to get it to grow this well, it's a shame we have to leave it :sad:

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That's one beautiful Iris. I need to add something like that to my collection








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[QUOTE=Jet;768029]That's one beautiful Iris. I need to add something like that to my collection/QUOTE]

Funny part is our neighbor gave that to us for free, didn't want it any more and claimed it wouldn't grow for $hit. Seems pretty happy where it is from what I can see :D

Now I just gotta get a decent camera to take better-balanced pictures than that...

Funny part is our neighbor gave that to us for free, didn't want it any more and claimed it wouldn't grow for $hit. Seems pretty happy where it is from what I can see :D

Now I just gotta get a decent camera to take better-balanced pictures than that...

On your existing camera, try your macro setting with it zoomed as wide as it will go, then physically get closer to the flower. It creates a nice d.o.f. and helps on the sharpness. Also, try with and without the flash. Digital point and shoot cameras are notorious for over exposing the highlights, so see if you can set yours at (minus) -1/3 to -2/3. This might help, and it might not.

Why do you have to leave that garden/house????

Here's some from the Getty Center:
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On your existing camera, try your macro setting with it zoomed as wide as it will go, then physically get closer to the flower. It creates a nice d.o.f. and helps on the sharpness. Also, try with and without the flash. Digital point and shoot cameras are notorious for over exposing the highlights, so see if you can set yours at (minus) -1/3 to -2/3. This might help, and it might not.

Why do you have to leave that garden/house????

Our camera sucks rocks, very little control I have on it. I've been playing with what few settings I do have, got some great forest shots I'll post in a few.

As far as why we have to leave, the house is in Rochester, MN and my new job is in Madison, WI. I'm not digging up the whole damn garden to take with, but I will probably be rebuilding it here once my wife has a job here and we have a house with a yard to tear up :rolleyes:

Here's a few from last weekend out on the farm:

A few of our billions of wild columbine and a few late shooting stars:

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No idea what this is but I loved the leaves:

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I have a few more but they're still on the camera.

View from my backyard

View from my backyard

OMG don't let my wife see the horses! :shock:

Oh and nice peonies too :D

LOL... Peonies and the Ponies. Thanks!

LOL... Peonies and the Ponies. Thanks!

I can see it as a Hallmark postcard: Peonies and Ponies :lol:

took these 4 u

Love the pics Barvel, any idea what they are?

flowers...duh

Some more glorious pics from my wildflower garden!

The lupins have really taken off in the last week!

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Another shot of the lupins backed by my new chocolate irises:

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Some more chocolate irises:

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A few years ago we tried to transplant a real wild rose to our garden with less than spectacular results. Luckily, however, we found a tame "wild" rose for sale at a local garden place last year. It's settling in quite nicely and the blossoms are almost indistinguishable from the real thing!

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Some ferns growing in a stack of old oak fence posts out on the farm:

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And another lone fern out in the woods that was all set up for its glamour shot:

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These cedars are tough, they grow right out of the solid rock!!

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Another teensy little fern (or something similar):

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The house with the little fenced garden (that doubles as a cemetery for Halloween):

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And finally, an incredible sunset pic taken out the driver's window of the E at 75 mph on I-90 last Friday on my way home:

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My June contribution for Hikerchick . . . .

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And a tree evolving into an animal of some sorts ? (I found it on a hiking trail in Indiana . . . )

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Took these 1 or 2 weeks ago . . .

We spent the week-end in Laguna Beach (Ms Jet was taking a class in Plein Air painting) and I had an opportunity to cruise the State Park Beaches and photograh everything pretty. Attached are my 4 favorite purple Flowers.

A few recent new flowers in the front garden and farm:

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These were all taken in the end of May.

1. Monticello flowers
2. Mountain Laurel
3. Wild Geranium

I'll get some wild flowers from here in Utah together too, most still in the camera from this Spring and it's been a wet spring here so the flowers have been great!

E_BikeR, Just to confirm, the pink flower is "Mountain Laurel" ? I've seen it before but never knew the name.

Here"s my Bearded Iris

Our Lily garden...:)

Here"s my Bearded Iris

There's your big ol' spider too :D

E_BikeR, Just to confirm, the pink flower is "Mountain Laurel" ? I've seen it before but never knew the name.

Yeah, that's what I was told while on the Blue Ridge Parkway by more than one party. It was blooming in huge bushes everywhere.... amazing!

Now for a pile of wildflowers from Utah. All taken this spring and summer.

And one last one shot yesterday at 7,565 foot elevation along the mountain bike trail:

Some new ones from the I-90 eastbound rest area at Lacrosse, WI. Every year they have stunning displays of flowers and this year is no exception!

Don't hurt me, but I'm pretty sure this is some sort of lily...(flower identification isn't one of my strong suits. If you can't eat it, I don't care what it's called.)

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This is some viny thingy, maybe a variety of morningglory?

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Hope someone's enjoying these!

Here's some pictures from Stanley Park today. Flowers are still out and it's still summer.:)

Another one from the park

Nice photos. This is my second favorite thread.

Again, another flower at Stanley Park.

does an element make you a better photographer?

I just love taking pictures on cloudy days:

Here's some of my latest. Need to get out and shoot more. I love this thread.

Those are all fantastic pictures.

Here's a couple more from Stanley Park/

The last hurrah of summer . . .

A couple from our EOC meet to Hukilau Cafe today. These were on the side of a tennis complex where we normally meet before heading out. Flowers are really blooming right now.

More flowers . . . the autumn bloomers.

g0rgeous! turb0turtle, i'm jealous of your location! lucky you!:D

g0rgeous! turb0turtle, i'm jealous of your location! lucky you!:D

Thank you. Yea, have to admit, it's pretty nice here and we have a great EOC gang too.

Still my second favorite thread. Thanks for all the lovely flower photos. -g

This has been a spectacular year for flowers in DC. :) These are from the garden adjacent to the Smithsonian Castle.

A beautiful flower is a miracle in living color.

H.C., Well now those are beautiful! Nice work!!!!! Your choice os lighting, composition and framing is stellar! Keep up the shooting.... and posting. [edit] Oh, and I really like your D.O.F. too!

Thanks!

Thank you Bike-R. :) Here's a couple more, from earlier this summer.

Some pics from my walk today

Here's the rest

I was in BJ'S yesterday , and they had a flower sale , 12 roses @ 5.99 . Don't tell ms. ruby what I spent , but her smile was well worth it . I should seriously do it more often !!!!! Maybe not the original meaning of this thread , but just a point about flowers lifting spirits .

RUBY

More flowers from this weekend

Here's more flowers from Hawaii

We have all seen those beautiful flowery Rose Parade floats every New Years morning, but until you've seen them up close you have really missed the real show.
This past Saturday Ms Jet forced me to take her to Pasedena and review the Floats. Wow, was I overwhelmed. What color, what craftmanship, the auroma.
Here are a few detail shots to prove my point.

It's so nice to see all these flowers in the midst of a heavy dose of winter. Thanks!

Winter Olympics are coming to Vancouver in about ten days and here you wouldn't think it's winter. There are buds forming on the rhodos already. Really though it's going to be great because you don't freeze while in the city and there's lots of snow up at Whistler where most of the events take place.

Tomorrow I'll try to get a picture of the rhodo buds to post here. Anyone else getting an early spring?

I don't know if its a sign of early spring but I saw a Great Blue Heron. It flew low across my path while driving my E yesterday. Its a little early for a heron. There is still quite a bit of open water here even though its Feb.
Bring it on!

Here in Vancouver we're celebrating the winter Olympics and it's almost summer.

Spring is here. Let's see some pretty flowers please.

Our first tulip!

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And a hard to get shot of new red maple blossoms:

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Here's some recent ones from Honolulu

Here's some prickly looking flowers I found in Stanley Park today.

Ok here are some flowers I saw yesterday...

Ok here are some flowers I saw yesterday...

Man, you found quite a patch of flowers! They are beautiful. Do you know what kind they are?

Here are some I found on my stroll today. I know the lily pads and that's it.

I've been trying all summer to get HikerChick some decent flower pics but keep getting insects randomly popping up in just about everything I take :-(

(picked up a new Nikon D300s and a couple of pretty fast f2.8 nikkors . . . whoo-hoo !!)

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I like this photo. Red maple blossom is so beautiful.

I've been trying all summer to get HikerChick some decent flower pics but keep getting insects randomly popping up in just about everything I take :-(


That butterfly in mid air is awesome.

I thought you meant an Element painted like this -

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I've been trying all summer to get HikerChick some decent flower pics but keep getting insects randomly popping up in just about everything I take :-(

(picked up a new Nikon D300s and a couple of pretty fast f2.8 nikkors . . . whoo-hoo !!)

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Great job...I can't even see the glue holding them on! :razz:

(Seriously...nice work)

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There not as nice as the real thing but I try! ;-)

[QUOTE=Box4Rox;878235]I've been trying all summer to get HikerChick some decent flower pics but keep getting insects randomly popping up in just about everything I take :-(


Butterfly is spectacular and the dragonfly (?) with the see thru wings is an engineering marvel. How does it grab enough air through all those openings?
Lots of patience to get shots like those. Thank you.

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There not as nice as the real thing but I try! ;-)

Only now I realize that also your avatar is carved! Great job, Chef! :-)

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There not as nice as the real thing but I try! ;-)

Very cool . . . looking forward to seeing what you do for your Jack-o-Lantern next month 8)

I have more at www.motochefservices.com in the photo section. I also have a bunch on my facebook site under my name Robert Bafundo so friend me! I'm not big on the pumpkins. They can be a pain in the butt to do detail work with. Check out this guy! http://www.pumpkingutter.com/gallery2/main.php

MORE BUGS !!!! :x

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Yaaaaay !

Here's one without bugs . . . :cheerleader:

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