Dennis 

1332 creative works found

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  Rain Drops
  by DennisK

  This was taken while sitting in the car. / The blue colouring is from the tint on the top of the windscreen. / The image is actually upside down. Sabbath wrote the following for this image. Check out her works too! The lady in the sky, / Watches over us with observant eyes, / Her breath blows within our hair, / The fiery warmth from her we bear, / But now from within her cloudy throne, / She lays quiet all alone, / Little droplets from her cheeks fall, / Slowly down to share to all / Slipping down on windows and splashing / Images from trees are what her tears are capturing, / The lady in the sky, / Watches over us with observant eyes, / Her tears fall for those below, / And to be captured on the window.

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  Winter Sunset
  by Dennis Gay

  This awesome winter sunset was photographed on Town Beach in Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia. I had been photographing the rocks at the south end of the beach where the light from the setting sun was painting its way across the seascape when I turned around to go back to my car and saw this. How could I resist? If you look closely at the bottom left corner there is the silhouette of an Oyster Catcher walking around the rocks. Fuji S9600: Manual settings of f/11 @ 1/125sec, Auto Focus, hand held. Find out more about Find out more about Port Macquarie beaches if you wish. Visit the Sunrise-Sunset collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more end-of-day delights. UPDATE: / 01-11-08 / The photograph displayed now is a new version processed in Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3. UPDATE: / 26-12-08 / Someone with impeccable taste has purchased a matted print of the spectacular Port Macquarie sunset. Enjoy! SUNSETS / (Click the links!) Winter Sunset / Into the Sunset / Sunset Canoeist #2 / Sunset Canoeist #3 / One Afternoon on the Hastings / One Autumn Afternoon / Ship’s Bell #1 / Boat Silhouette at Sunset #4 / Sunset Moorings #1 / Sunset Moorings #2 / Threefold / Grass Heads at Sunset / Autumn / Sunset on Ship’s Rigging / Send That Man Aloft! / Out for a Sunset Paddle / Empty Line / Photographer’s Sunset / Lest We Forget / Pines Against a Rainbow /

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  Moon Surfer #1 (2/3)
  by Dennis Gay

  This lunar photograph was made a little more than an hour before the start of the recent eclipse on Town Beach , Port Macquarie , NSW, Australia. I was all set up with my feet in the wet sand, ready to set off the Timer when I caught sight of this moonlit surfer walking into shot. I could not believe my luck! I waited for him to get further into the scene and ….. here he is! Visit the Moon Shots and Seascapes collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more moons, salt water, rocks and sandy scenery. Enjoy! MOON SHOTS & SEASCAPES MOON SHOTS / (Click the links!) Moon Surfer #1 2/3 / Before the Eclipse 1/3 / Moon Surfer #2 3/3 / Chasing the Moon / Canary Island Moon / Under an Autumn Moon / SEASCAPES / (Click the links!) Rock Pool Explorers #2 / In Winter’s Light / Behold the Waves! / Braving the Storm / Sailing Past the Point / Rocky Point Against Stormy Sky / Storm Out at Sea / Rocky Beach on a Winter Day / Walking the Sand / Communication & Contemplation ½ / Contemplation & Perambulation 2/2 / Frog Rock #1 / Balancing Rock #2 / Icing on the Cake #1 / Tacking Point from Sea Acres / Autumn Sail Past Tacking Point Light / Winter Beach Walk / Big Southerly Coming #3 / Build Up Over Lighthouse Beach / The Clouds Build Up Over Lighthouse Beach / Winter Sunset on Lighthouse Beach / Cloud Mass / Dog Day Afternoon / Sunlit Cove #1 / Sea Mist and Waves / A Sense of Scale #1 / A Sense of Scale #2 / Grey Morning at Natural Arch / Rain at Sea / Wrinkle Rock / Red Cliff #2 / Play Misty for Me / Rocky Cove #1 / Rocky Cove #2 /

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  Sunset Moorings #1
  by Dennis Gay

  This beautiful river scene sunset was photographed from the south bank of the Hastings River at the Boundary Street Ferry Wharf in Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia , on a mid-winter’s day. Milady Fuji was sitting high and proud on her tripod, with the White Balance set to Sunny due to the glare from the sky and nearest boat, the ISO to 100 for the good Image Quality and to minimise Noise, and with Spot Metering, Centre Focussing, Continuous Focus and Fast Shooting settings completing the set-up. / I chose the 1/500sec Shutter Speed in Shutter Priority as I had some previous success using this setting on some sunset shots and found it helps control the Exposure very well in these conditions as well as freezing any motion quite well. / (Fortunately it froze the flying Pelican. Can you spot him?) :) / After an earlier test shot under the same conditions and a check of the Histogram, I found I did not need any Exposure Compensation. / After I set the Timer to 2 seconds, I pre-focussed on the brightest area on the nearest boat, framed the shot, locked the tripod, squeezed the trigger and after the “Beep! Beep! Beeeeep! Kachunk!” … here it is! Visit the Sunrise-Sunset collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more delightful sunset scenes. UPDATE: / December 2007 / A buyer with impeccable taste has bought a card! Enjoy! SUNSETS / (Click the links!) Sunset Moorings #1 / Sunset Moorings #2 / Sunset Canoeist #2 / Sunset Canoeist #3 / One Afternoon on the Hastings / One Autumn Afternoon / Ship’s Bell #1 / Boat Silhouette at Sunset #4 / Threefold / Grass Heads at Sunset / Autumn / Sunset on Ship’s Rigging / Send That Man Aloft! / Winter Sunset / Into the Sunset / Out for a Sunset Paddle / Empty Line / Photographer’s Sunset / Lest We Forget / Pines Against a Rainbow /

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  Flannel Flower Lampshades
  by Dennis Gay

  THE SUBJECT: / Here we have a nice set of Actinotus helianthus (Flannel Flower) basking in the mid-afternoon sun on a warm Spring day. THE LOCATION: / The shot was made whilst on a wildflower hunt with a couple of Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club friends along the Flower Bowl Walk in the Kattang Nature Reserve at Dunbogan, south of Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia. THE MAKING OF ‘Flannel Flower Lampshades’: / The photograph has been purposely under exposed by taking the metering directly from the brightest flower to show the full affect of the sunlight on the petals of the open flowers, making them look like lamps with inverted lampshades. / What I really like about the final result is the wonderful natural composition of the flower head, the clarity of detail and of course that glorious light. / Fuji S9600: RAW, Manual settings of f/3.7 @ 1/400sec, Auto focus, ISO80, Hand held. / S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Visit my Aussie Wildflower collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more native gems. Enjoy! UPDATE: 06-04-09 / These fabulous Flannels have been awarded the POTD in the Shutterbugs Theme Section. UPDATE: 12-4-09 / Someone with impeccable tase, a love of light and beautiful Aussie wildflowers has bought a Medium Laminated Print of these fabulous Flannels. WILDFLOWERS: FLANNEL FLOWERS / (Click the links!) Actinotus helianthus – Flannel Flower Lampshades / Actinotus helianthus – Triplets / Actinotus helianthus – Flannel Flowers and Friends / Actinotus helianthus – Springtime Flannel Display – B&W / Actinotus helianthus – Springtime Flannel Display /

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  Nature's Lace
  by DennisK

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  Sunshine
  by DennisK

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  Rock Fishermen #2
  by Dennis Gay

  These two dedicated and undaunted rock fishermen were photographed from Tacking Point, at Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia, on a sunny winter afternoon. The swell was perfect for this kind of break and the anglers were in good position to be on intersecting “Rule of Thirds” lines for a good composition. The break was way more than I had hoped for and the winter afternoon light was magic. Camera: Fuji S9600; RAW; Aperture Priority; f/8; 1/320sec; 39mm; WB Daylight; ISO 80; Hand held. / Processing: S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Find out more about Fishing in Port Macquarie if you wish. Visit the Just Fishin’ collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more avid anglers. Enjoy! FISHIN’ / (Click the links!) Rock Fishing Series Rock Fishermen #2 / Rock Fishermen #3 / Fishing Lessons / It Takes Two to Tangles / Sunset Fishing / Flat out Fishin’ / The Flathead Expert / Preparation / Fishing is for the Birds / Stranded! / Oh What a Tangled Web / Silhouette Series The Akuna Comes Home 1/3 / Fishermen All 2/3 / Waiting, Waiting 3/3 / A Man and His Dog in a Tinny / Just Fishin’ / Pontoon Silhouette Series Back to Back 1/2 / Dusk Silhouette on the Pontoon 2/2 /

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  Pink Flamingos
  by DennisK

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  Pretty in Pink #2
  by Dennis Gay

  I found this tiny little amphibian in a delicate pink rose blossom in the garden of a Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club. friend at Kundabung , just south of Kempsey, NSW, Australia, on a BBQ and photography day in autumn. The ‘Pretty in Pink’ li’l poser sat quite well for this portrait and was most patient as I jostled about trying to get the best angle, light and exposure. My subject is a very fine specimen of Litoria fallax (Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog) , quite a common species along the eastern coast of this wide brown land. After a long very wet summer they could be found in great abundance around the rather extensive property and I had a great time hunting around for good subjects. An amazing fact I discovered recently was that these frogs can also be brown or a mixture of green and brown and can change their colour depending on their environment. Fuji S9600: RAW, Manual settings of f/4.5 @ 1/100sec, ISO80, Low powered flash, Hand held. / S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Visit the Amphibians & Reptiles collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more cold blooded friends. Enjoy! FROGS / (Click the links!) Litoria fallax – Pretty in Pink #2 / Litoria fallax – The Changeling / ! Litoria fallax – Uho! Photographer! / Litoria fallax – Bend Over Backwards / Litoria fallax – In the Spotlight / Litoria fallax – Brown Form / Litoria fallax – Australian Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog / Litoria pearsoniana* – Four-eyed Frog #2 /

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  Anigozanthos flavidus (Kangaroo Paw - red form) #2
  by Dennis Gay

  These pair of velvety red buck-teethed Kangaroo Paws (Anigozanthos flavidus – red form) flowers were photographed on a Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club friend’s property at Kundabung, between Port Macquarie and Kempsey, NSW, Australia, on a lovely early autumn morning. Fuji S9600: RAW, Macro, f/4.5 @ 1/100sec, ISO80, Low powered flash, Hand held. / S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Visit the Aussie Wildflower collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more native floral delights. UPDATE: 6-6-09 / These striking red Kangaroos Paw flowers have been featured in the Australian Native Plants Group. UPDATE: 16-06-09 / Yowza! This pair of goofy Paws has won the Australian Native Plants Group’s ‘Best Kangaroo Paw’ Challenge with 11 votes. Enjoy! WILDFLOWERS: KUNDABUNG / (Click the links!) Anigozanthos flavidus – red form / Anigozanthos flavidus – red form / Anigozanthos flavidus – red form / Anigozanthos flavidus – pink form / Grevillea sp / Backhousia citriodora / Lambertia formosa – Up Close with a Devil / Lambertia formosa – Mountain Devil / Lambertia formosa / Lambertia formosa / Rubus probus / Hibiscus heterophyllus – white form /

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  In the Spotlight
  by Dennis Gay

  LARGER VIEW PLEASE This handsome little frog may only be as big as your thumb but he certainly makes a big impression in the spotlight inside a rose bush. An amazing fact I discovered recently was that these frogs can also be brown or a mixture of green and brown and can change their colour depending on their environment. He is a Litoria fallax (Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog) , about 2.5cm (1 inch) long was photographed beside a pond at a Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club friend’s property at Kundabung , just south of Kempsey, NSW, Australia, on a lovely autumn day. Fuji S9600: Macro, Manual settings of f/11 @ 1/60sec, Manual focus, ISO80, Low powered diffused flash, Hand held. / S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Visit the Amphibians & Reptiles collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more cold blooded friends. Enjoy! FROGS / (Click the links!) Litoria fallax – In the Spotlight / Litoria fallax – The Changeling / ! Litoria fallax – Uho! Photographer! / Litoria fallax – Bend Over Backwards / Litoria fallax – Pretty in Pink #2 / Litoria fallax – Brown Form / Litoria fallax – Australian Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog / Litoria pearsoniana* – Four-eyed Frog #2 /

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  Crazy! Who's Crazy?
  by Dennis Gay

  This very large bird with the goofy look is an Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) , one of Australia’s icons. / The Emu shares pride of place on the Australian Coat of Arms with a Kangaroo. (The reason a Kangaroo and Emu are depicted on our national symbol is that they can’t walk backwards). This dippy Emu was photographed during the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club’s Christmas party at the Billabong Koala Sanctuary at Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia, in very early Summer 2006. These are NOT very easy subjects to photograph as they are constantly on the move pacing up and down with their heads bobbing around. As my old Fuji S5500 is not renowned for his focusing speed, my frustration was beginning to show after about half an hour but persistence paid off in the end. Those curly bits on top of its head which add to the goofy expression are new feathers which have not fully developed. Fuji S5500: RAW, f/3.1 @ 1/140sec, ISO100, Low powered flash, Hand held. / S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Visit the Aussie Birds collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more fine feathered friends. Enjoy! AUSSIE BIRDS / (Click the links!) Dromaius novaehollandiae – Crazy! Who’s Crazy? / Gymnorhina tibicen – Indifference / Ardea alba / Butorides striatus – Rufous Morph / Butorides striatus – Rufous Morph / Cacatua roseicapilla / Pandion haliaetus / Pandion haliaetus / Sterna hirundo / Sterna bergii- / Sterna bergii & Anhinga novaehollandiae- / Larus novaehollandiae / Larus novaehollandiae / Larus novaehollandiae / Cygnus atratus / Dacelo novaeguineae / Dacelo novaeguineae / Dacelo novaeguineae / Colluricincla harmonica / Meliphaga lewinii / Porphyrio porphyrio, Gallinula tenebrosa & Anas castanea / Porphyrio porphyrio / Porphyrio porphyrio / Gallinula tenebrosa / Gallinula tenebrosa & Threskiornis molucca / Gallinula tenebrosa & Threskiornis molucca / Phylidonyris nigra / Boorganna Silhouette / Rhipidura leucophrys / Anthochaera chrysoptera /

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  Into the Mist #2
  by Dennis Gay

  THE SUBJECT: / A misty, moody Australian bush scene was photographed along an old logging track seems slightly primordial. THE LOCATION: / In the wilds of the Willi Willi National Park , up in the mountains far west of Kempsey, NSW, Australia on a very wet and chilly winter day. / This view in the opposite direction to Into the Mist #1 . THE MAKING of ‘Into the Mist #1’: / I had not realised the difficulty in photographing misty scenes such as this but I soon discovered that even though the light was very low there was still a big problem with the dynamic range. Aperture Priority did not work for me here so I opted for Shutter Priority, 1/60sec being the slowest speed recommended for a hand held shot. With the mist being so close, the resulting f/3.7 kept the background nice and soft. / Even though few photographs were made throughout the day due to the weather and time of year, six of us in two 4WDs had a great day out in the bush communing with nature. / One bloke, who has travelled 250,000Km in such road conditions in his 4WD had never had a mishap until the last two times we were out in the wilds. Last time it was a fuel line fracture and a flat tyre. This time it was another fuel line fracture! / Fuji S9600: RAW, 1/60sec @ f/3.7, Manual focus, ISO80, Hand held. / Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3. Visit the Play Misty for Me, Landscape and B&W and Monochrome collections in my BubbleSite Gallery for more foggy photographs and scenic vistas and paroramas. UPDATE: 13-08-08 / This misty beauty has been accepted and published on the onexposure.net site. After many rejections of other works having finally been accepted this is a real milestone. UPDATE: 22-08-08 / This misty scene was featured in the That One Great Shot Group. UPDATE: 10-11-08 / This misty mountain track was awarded a Merit Certificate in the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club October Open Competition in the Large Monochrome Print section. UPDATE: 20-11-12 / My misty rainforest photograph has been made POTD on the Shutterbugs.biz site. UPDATE: 05-01-09 / I have had this printed on glossy paper by photoenlargements.com.au and the result is perfect! UPDATE: 27-01-09 / The Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club held its 2008 Print of the Year Competition presentation tonight. / This misty monochrome was awarded a Credit Certificate in the Open Large Monochrome Print section. UPDATE: March 2009 / This misty mountain landscape was awarded 1st Place at the 2009 Castle Hill & Hills District Agricultural Show in the Black and White Landscape section. UPDATE: 05-04-09 / This award winning photograph has now won the Australian Bush and Rainforest Photography Group’s ‘The Bush in Black and White’ Challenge. UPDATE: 29-9-09 / My foggy photograph has gone international!!!!!!!!!! / A high resolution copy has been sold to a publisher in the United Kingdom at the author’s insistence for an 1/8 page image for a 50,000 run!!!!!!!!!! UPDATE: 30-9-09 / My misty mountain mono has been FEATURED in the Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature / AND / the New South Wales Photography Group. UPDATE: 3-10-09 / This Willi Will National Park shot has been honoured by being made the September 09 AVATAR for the Nirvana Group. Enjoy! PLAY MISTY for ME / (Click the links!) Into the Mist #2 / Into the Mist #1 / Misty Mountain #2 / Misty Mountain #1 / Brigadoon #3 / Misty Glacier / Against the Morning Mist #2 / Mist on the Mountain / Doraville Dawn /

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  "diwata" (in collaboration with Dennis Pilapil)
  by navybrat

  another collaboration, / this time with a fellow Filipino / who happens to be a brilliant fashion photographer. / Dennis Pilapil’s high fashion photo inspired this piece…. Dennis, this one’s for ya! Diwata is a Filipino word for fairy or goddess, / she is the protector of the trees and forest beasts…

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  Thysanotus tuberosus (Common Fringe Lily) #2
  by Dennis Gay

  This brilliant, delicate little wildflower, no bigger than an Aussie 50c piece is a very fine example of Thysanotus tuberosus (Common Fringe Lily). Found and photographed in gorgeous light in a tiny clearing beside a track at Diamond Head, part of Crowdy Bay National Park, Laurieton, south of Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia on a fine spring morning. In this area the flowers grow in thick native grasses and throwing out the background was very difficult. The only way I could do it was to fit the +10dioptre screw-on Macro Lens to the camera, set the camera to Super Macro Mode and get in as close as I physically and optically could using Manual Focus. I feel the sharp angles of the blurred blades of grass in the background support the hard angles of the thinner petals of the flower. Fuji S9600: RAW, f/3.4 @ 1/120sec, Tripod, Timer. / Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3. Visit the Aussie Wildflowers collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more luscious native Lily delights. UPDATE: / 27-10-08 / This fragile fringed floral delight has been featured in the Australian Native Plants Group . UPDATE: / 31-10-08 / Anthony Vella has choosen this lovely Lily as the Former DPF Members Group’s November 2008 Avatar. UPDATE: / 01-11-08 / The Hosts of the Australian Native Plants Group have choosen this lovely lily as the November 2008 Avatar. Enjoy! WILDFLOWERS: LILIES / (Click on the links!) Thysanotus tuberosus / Thysanotus tuberosus / Thysanotus tuberosus / Tricoryne elatior / Tricoryne elatior / Tricoryne elatior / Burchardia umbellata / Burchardia umbellata / Burchardia umbellata / Sowerbaea juncea / Sowerbaea juncea / Tripladenia cunninghamii / Dianella caerula / Dianella caerula / Dianella caerulea / Thelionema caespitosum / Thelionema caespitosum / Thelionema caespitosum / Thelionema caespitosum / Thelionema caespitosum / Caesia parviflora var minor / Nymphoides indica / Nymphaea violacea / Nymphaea violacea /

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  Light Hearted
  by Dennis Gay

  THE SUBJECT: / It is my utmost pleasure to introduce you all to my pride and joy, my blood red rose that thrives on neglect in my front garden. / It is my first and so far only rose in my collection on Red Bubble. THE LOCATION: / My home in Port Macquarie , NSW, Australia. THE MAKING of ‘Light Hearted’: / Photographed on a very overcast spring day, the conditions brought out the full richness of the colour, the wonderful inner glow and the great contrast within the flower. / Fuji S9600: RAW, f/3.6 @ 1/600sec, ISO80, Manual focus, Tripod, Timer. / Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3. Visit the Garden Flowers collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more home grown floral delights. UPDATE: / 30-10-08 / Picketty has bought a card of this stunning Rose. Enjoy! GARDEN FLOWERS / (Click the links!) Rose / / Strelitzia reginae / Citrus limon / Passiflora subpeltata / Kalanchoe / Kalanchoe / Hippaestrum – Amaryllis Lily / Hippaestrum – Amaryllis Lily / Iris / Iris / Hybrid African Violet / Narcissus – Gracilis Cultivar / Fuchsia / Mauve Beauty / Allium triquetrum / Crocosmia crocosmiiflora – Montbretia / Tibouchina / Acer palmatum – The Autumn Leaves #2 / Jacaranda mimosifolia / Autumn #2 / Onopordum acanthium & Trigona carbonaria / Onopordum acanthium / Against the Morning Mist #2 /

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  Deinopis subrufa (Net Casting Spider) #3
  by Dennis Gay

  The Location: / A very tight, isolated corner at the rear of my home in Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia. The Subject: / Seemingly suspended in mid-air this marvellous specimen of a female Deinopis subrufa (Net Casting Spider) was all set up with her net for a night’s hunting when I found her just before sunset on a very grey, damp summer day. / The spider’s location and orientation made it extremely difficult for me to make a good shot but with some patience, perseverance and experimentation using the fence post to brace the camera, I finally made a couple of shots for my collection. / The shot was made looking down at an angle with the camera rotated to the portrait format so as to end up with the subject’s orientation in the shot.. / The ambient light reflecting back from the white fence post gave the subject a beautiful modelling light. The Making of Deinopis subrufa (Net Casting Spider) #3: / Fuji S9600: Macro mode, Manual settings of f/3.6 @ 1/50sec, Manual focus, ISO80, Hand held. / Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3. Visit the Insects & Spiders collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more eight legged critters. UPDATE: 22-01-09 / This lovely spider has been featured in the Arachnids Group . UPDATE: 24-04-09 / My net casting Arachnid took out 1st Prize in the 99th Annual Wauchope Show’s Photography Competition in the Fauna – Colour section. UPDATE: 30-05-09 / This acrobatic arachnid has been featured in the All That is Nature Group. UPDATE: 9-7-09 / My suspended Spider has been featured in the Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies Group. UPDATE: 9-7-09 / Mrs Deinopis has been featured in the Colour and Light Group. UPDATE: 17-7-09 / Mrs Deinopis WON the Mood & Ambience Group’s Creepy Crawlies Challenge. Enjoy! SPIDERS / (Click the links!) Deinopis subrufa – Net Casting Spider / Nephila plumipes – Suspended Animation / Nephila plumipes – Time Tunnel / Nephila plumipes – Lunch is Served / Nephila plumipes – No-one Home / Argiope Kaiserling – Dragon Slayer / Diaea sp – Striped Pyjamas / Diaea evanida – Flannel Flower Defender / Diaea evanida – Dinner at Five #1 / Diaea evanida – Dinner at Five #2 / Diaea evanida – Fresh Meat / Araneus bradleyi – Enamelled Spider / Tetragnatha sp /

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  Bend Over Backwards
  by Dennis Gay

  The Subject: / This li’l green froggy, all 2.5cm (1 inch) of him, is a lovely specimen of Litoria fallax (Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog) , a native amphibian and very common in my part of Australia. / An amazing fact I discovered recently was that these frogs which are usually green can also be brown or a mixture of green and brown and can change their colour depending on their environment. The Location: / On the grounds of a Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club friend’s property at the sleepy little community of Kundabung , just south of Kempsey, NSW, Australia. The Making of ‘Bend Over backwards’: / I spotted him deep inside the green, cool leaves and stems of a clump of Agapanthus. / Even though the frog was in a patch of bright light its right side was in shadow hence the pop-up flash with the 1/200sec shutter speed. / As I slowly and carefully worked my camera deeper into the foliage to get as close as I could, he turned his front feet inward and bent backwards so far, the skin on his back wrinkled! I knew he was ready to jump so I quickly focussed and made the shot. / As soon as I moved again he was off, leaping even deeper into cover. / Fuji S9600: Macro, Manual settings of f/3.8 @ 1/2000sec, ISO100, Manual focus, Pop-up flash at lowest power, Hand held. / Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3. Visit the Amphibians & Reptiles collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more cold blooded friends. UPDATE: / 25-02-09 / This very bendable Aussie frog has been featured in the Amateur Art Photography Group’s ‘Photos O’Green’ Challenge. UPDATE: / 17-03-09 / My very pliant green frog has won the Amateur Art Photography Group’s ‘Photos O’Green’ Challenge and will be used as the Groups avatar for the month. UPDATE: 8-9-09 / My green froggy gymnast was awarded a Merit in the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club’s August 2009 Competition in the Open Digital Colour Section. UPDATE: 26-9-09 / My li’l bendy amphibian has been FEATURED in the Colour and Light Group. UPDATE: 28-9-09 / My flexible frog has been FEATURED in the Point and Shooters Group and / in the High Quality Animal Images Group. Enjoy! FROGS / (Click on the links!) Litoria fallax – Bend Over Backwards / Litoria fallax – The Changeling / ! Litoria fallax – Uho! Photographer! / Litoria fallax – In the Spotlight / Litoria fallax – Pretty in Pink #2 / Litoria fallax – Brown Form / Litoria fallax – Australian Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog /

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  for dennis & madeleine
  by melodious

  1000 hearts in a tree Acrylic on Canvas / Commissioned by Ourania

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  The Blues Brothers #1 (Entoloma hochstetteri)
  by Dennis Gay

  THE SUBJECT: / A very rare find. Two fine specimens of the fruiting body of the Entoloma hochstetteri fungus in the natural light of a slightly overcast autumn day. THE LOCATION: / Along a track in the Kattang Nature Reserve, Dunbogan, NSW, Australia. THE MAKING of ‘The Blues Brothers #1 (Entoloma hochstetteri)’: / Out on a fungi hunt with a Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club mate, we were only 150 metres from the car park when we saw the beautiful blue of these fungi poking up from the leaf litter. / As I had never seen any blues in my almost four years of fungi hunting, I was as excited as a kid at Christmas with this find. / This photograph is brought to you after much pain and discomfort as I was bitten by a bull ant, my mate was bitten by a leech and we were both bitten by mosquitoes. The things we do…..! / Fuji S9600: RAW, Super macro, Manual settings of f/3.6 @ 1/60sec, Manual focus, ISO80, Timer, Camera on ground. / Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3. Visit the Fungi & Lichen collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more fungal delights. NOTE: / I lightened the image slightly and gave the saturation a little tweak for printing on Ilford Galerie Smooth Gloss Media and it did a marvellous job on the blues. UPDATE: 23-04-09 / The Blues Brothers has been featured in the Fungilicious Group. UPDATE: 1-7-09 / The Brothers have WON the Fungilicious Group’s *Colour – Blue Challenge. UPDATE: 18-7-09 / This fungi study has been featured in the “Endangered Plants Group”. Enjoy! FUNGI: KATTANG / (Click the links!) Entoloma hochstetteri – The Blues Brothers #1 / Volvariella speciosa / Boletellus emodensis / Omphalotus nidiformis (Ghost Fungus) / Omphalotus nidiformis & Sciarid sp / Spike Jones #3 – Cryptotrama asprata / Agaricus campestris /

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  Spike Jones #3 (Cyptotrama aspratum - Gold Tuft)
  by Dennis Gay

  THE SUBJECT: / A very small developing fruiting body of the Cyptotrama aspratum (Gold Tuft) fungus found on a rotting dead branch and caught in the gorgeous natural light of a slightly overcast autumn afternoon sky. / About 1.5cm high. THE LOCATION: / Along a track in the Kattang Nature Reserve, Dunbogan, NSW, Australia. THE MAKING of ‘Spike Jones #3 (Cryptotrama asprata)’: / Out on a fungi hunt with a Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club mate, we were only 150 metres from the car park when we saw the beautiful glow of this fungus poking up from the leaf litter. / While most of the fungi we found were the blues we found three of these at different stages of development. / This photograph is brought to you after much pain and discomfort as I was bitten by a bull ant, my mate was bitten by a leech and we were both bitten by mosquitoes. The things we do…..! / Fuji S9600: RAW, Super macro, Manual settings of f/4.5 @ 1/10sec, Manual focus, ISO80, Tripod, Timer. / Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3. Visit the Fungi & Lichen collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more fabulous fungi and likeable lichen. NOTE: / I lightened the image slightly and gave the saturation a little tweak for printing on Ilford Galerie Smooth Gloss Media and it did a marvellous job on the oranges/yellows. UPDATE: 19-05-09 / Little Spike has been featured in the Amateur Art Photography Group. UPDATE: 20-6-09 / My glowing golden Fungus was placed 2nd in challenge and has been Featured in the Fungilicious Group. UPDATE: 25-8-09 / This li’l golden Fungus was awarded 5th Place in the Shapes & Patterns Group’s Patterns on Fungi & Mushrooms Challenge. UPDATE: 21-10-09 / My tiny spikey fungus made it into the TOP TEN of the Fungilicious Group’s Cream de la Cream Fungi Challenge. Enjoy! FUNGI: KATTANG / (Click the links!) Cyptotrama aspratum – Spike Jones #3 / Volvariella speciosa / Boletellus emodensis / Omphalotus nidiformis (Ghost Fungus) / Omphalotus nidiformis & Sciarid sp / Entoloma hochstetteri – The Blues Brothers #1 / Agaricus campestris /

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  Easy Rider 1969
  by Naf4d

  Easy Rider 1969

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  Pride
  by Dennis Gay

  THE SUBJECT: / A juvenile Ardea alba (Great Egret) steps slowly and purposefully through the shallows hunting for a meal. THE LOCATION: / Photographed at Lake Cathie, NSW, Australia on a great winter day. THE MAKING OF ‘Pride’: / On a return visit to this out-of-the-way part of the lake I stalked this youngster as it looked for lunch while I was partially screened by trees along the lake edge. / Due to the conditions I was able to make an exposure aimed at a B&W result but had no idea it would turn out as good as it has. / I have printed this on Ilford Galerie Smooth High Gloss Media and so far it has not developed any colour cast. Fingers crossed! / Fuji S9600: RAW, Manual settings of f/4.9 @ 1/500sec, Auto focus, ISO80, Hand held. / Lightroom 2.2 & Photoshop CS3. Visit the Aussie Birds collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more members of the Heron family. UPDATE: 24-8-09 / My young Egret has been featured in the All That Is Nature Group. UPDATE: 25-8-09 / This juvenile Egret has been featured in the Point and Shooters Group. UPDATE: 30-8-09 / My solo Egret has been featured in the That One Great Shot Group. UPDATE: 3-9-09 / My now famous wading Egret has been featured in the Achromatic Nature Group. UPDATE: 6-9-09 / Yet again one of my favourite shots has been FEATURED, this time in the New South Wales Photography Group AND in the Waterfowl Group. UPDATE: 14-10-09 / My solo Egret has been FEATURED in the 60 and Beyond Group. Enjoy! AUSSIE BIRDS – The Heron Family / (Click the links!) Ardea alba – Pride / Ardea alba – Winter Stalker #1 / Ardea alba – Winter Stalker #3 / Ardea alba – Egret Twins / Ardea novaehollandiae – Crossing the Minefield / Ardea novaehollandiae – Cast a Long Shadow / Butorides striatus – Rufous Morph – Brunch for a Bittern / Butorides striatus – Rufous Morph /