From your garden/backyard

[mvanrheenen]

Sweet, we finally see your birding hide! Lovely shots Pat!

[bakubo]

All are very interesting photos!

Here is one a few days ago of a bunch of spider eggs hatching. They were quite small. This was taken with the G15 from about 2cm.

[Birma]

Fascinating Henry. I've never seen anything like that

[sury]

Like wise Henry. Never seen anything like that.

Sury

[Greg Beetham]

That was a good find Henry I have never seen yellow ones before.
Greg

[Greg Beetham]

Boy it sure gets dark out in the backyard with no moon, luckily I left the light on under the house.
Greg
KM5D KM18-200 (just another fun shot nothing serious)

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[sury]

Greg,
The window frame seems to be horizontal, but the outer edges are at an angle.
That is quite an illusion. Or I have to cut back on my Friday intake of spirits. The
hangovers are doing a number on me.
By the way, I like the shot though.

Sury

[Ken M]

Awesome spiders Henry!!

[Greg Beetham]

Thanks Sury I didn’t take enough care with the shot basically, I wanted an exposure and unlocked the ball head to get it then didn’t re-check that the level hadn’t been affected, then later I decided just to straighten it and leave it as it wasn’t all that important a shot anyway, just something to do on a Sat night.
Greg

[sury]

I guess ever since Henry "expanded" the borders of a backyard and Yildiz legitimized it by
labeling it as "global backyards", I guess a few from the front yard, however paltry in area,
are withing the scope or at the least in the spirit of the thread, me thinks.

For the first time, I experimented with ND8 filter, instead of f16/1/4000 range settings on CZ24-70
given the bright light out there.

[Greg Beetham]

An interesting variety Sury, the flower up high in the first looks big for a tree flower, btw it looks like sunlight has gotten directly on the front of the filter producing the haze, I guess it makes the bright sunlight look more realistic anyway.
Greg
Ps Even though I was standing on a painters plank 12’ above the ground at the back corner of the house, technically the flies I shot (in the rude photo) were in the side yard (don’t tell anyone).

[sury]

Greg,
Obviously a rookie mistake. I must pay (more) attention to light when using filters. Check.
Yes, they are very big and were on top of the tree. When I took the shot, Sun was NOT
behind me but not completely above either. I will try tomorrow in the morning and see if the
shot is captured differently. My neighbor guessed them to be Mulberry flowers. I wouldn't know
one berry from the other unless they are in a Margarita.

As for your side yard, we are all exonerated by Yildiz's pronouncement about global backyards.
As a good measure, I assure you, your secret is safe.

Sury

[bakubo]

Two more taken with the Canon G15.

This is similar to my earlier photo, but a different tree in a different place:

[Birma]

Love the lit-up colour in the second one Henry.

[Greg Beetham]

Those palms don't seem to be surviving very well Henry, more desiccated fronds, (they are alive aren't' they?) and that's what I need a garden hose that won't kink.
Greg