Re: PESO: Bee

Excellent image, especially considering the circumstances. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 5:59 AM David Mann wrote: > We had some nice warm weather yesterday and we had a couple of monarch > butterflies

Re: PESOs (4) - New Castle DE

Very nice, especially the image of the doorway and the gate. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 8:24 PM Rick Womer wrote: > Friday we took a trip to New Castle, Delaware; about 35 miles / 56 km > southwest

Advice for Selling Gear

Howdy, folks, It's been several years since I was active in the group, but I've been superficially keeping up. My inactivity is mainly because I haven't been doing as much shooting as I used to. And that's why I'm posting today. I have some gear I'd like to sell, and I'm seeking the advice

Re: PESO: Bee

I like the shot, and the background; though the bee could be sharper. Considering that you were using a manual focus lens, though, it’s very good. Rick > On May 10, 2021, at 5:59 AM, David Mann wrote: > > We had some nice warm weather yesterday and we had a couple of monarch > butterflies

PESOs (4) - New Castle DE

Friday we took a trip to New Castle, Delaware; about 35 miles / 56 km southwest from Philly, down the Delaware River. We learned that in Colonial times, which was also the tail end of the “Little Ice Age,” New Castle was the port closest to Philadelphia, as ther river often froze in Philly.

Re: GESO: spring flowers etc (6)

Thanks Mike. My naming of the Fly was a wild guess based on the notion that this is the month of May and the thing just started showing up. As far as the mushroom is concerned, yes a bit distressed and could have used better lighting. I bought it at our farmer’s market a week earlier so it had

Re: GESO: spring flowers etc (6)

Point of order. 8 -) That's not a Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) but a Crane Fly (Tipulidae). The latter is a true fly, the former a member of a group of archaic insects that includes dragonflies and damselflies. > On 09 May 2021 at 21:40 Stanley Halpin wrote: > > > A Mayfly, outside looking in. A

PESO: Bee

We had some nice warm weather yesterday and we had a couple of monarch butterflies emerge. I was keeping an eye on the two remaining chrysalises (that I'm aware of) and noticed a nearby plant was attracting lots of bees. I spent quite a while chasing the bees around the flowers with my macro