On 4/17/05, David Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > G'day Pee Dee em ellers, > Went out today for a quick shoot hoping to catch something that I saw a > couple of years ago and would have made a great photo op. My other > motive was that I'm in denial about the cold months coming on. People > posting 'spring' images only reminds me that our season's end isn't far > off (-: > > Anyway, I didn't see what I was after, but took the opportunity to > fiddle about in the bush anyway. > > The first shot is of a bit of a special plant around here. It's called a > Flannel Flower and it really typifies the local sandstone ridge > bush(fire)land. I'm sure that most SE Oz photogs have a bundle of photos > of them (-: > > Anyway, I decided to try out the idea of using my A* 300mm f/4 + tubes > for some shots - I generally like tele flower shots for some reason, > plus I guiltily underuse this lens (-: > > http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/flannel.jpg > > Just another flower shot? > > The next one was just a quick snap with the Kiron 105/2.8 macro. It's a > cute little lizard called the Coppertail Skink. > > http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/coppertail.jpg > > Hope you enjoyed these if nothing else. >
Like 'em both. I like the way the curve of the skink's body and tail more or less mimics the curve of the rock. Nice lighting, too. I especially like the flower shot! I rather like the muted, subdued colours. Those colours, along with the lovely OOF stuff, give the photo a rather ethereal, misty (without being soft) look. Quite entrancing, say I. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
