Dennis
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Dennis Veldman
Netherlands
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Dennis Roy Sm...
United States
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Dennis Knecht
United States
1374 creative works found
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THE SUBJECT: / A beautiful pair of Cattleya Orchids photographed under the light of two desk lamps of differing power. / Find out more about growing orchids here. THE LOCATION: / Made during a Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club studio night inPort Macquarie, NSW, Australia. THE MAKING of ‘L.perrinii Orchid’: / We were teaching members of the local orchid society how to make studio shots of their prize blooms then it was our turn to set ‘em up, light ‘em ‘n’ shoot ‘em. The orchid society gets a disc of our work as a “thank you”. Very beneficial to all concerned. / Lightng was provided by two ordinary desk lamps and the White Balance was set by using a White Balance Lens Cap from eBay. Great for mixed lighting. / Fuji S5500 / : RAW, Macro, f/8 @ 1/6sec, -1EV, Auto focus, ISO100, Tripod, Timer. / S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Visit the Orchids collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more Orchidian floral delights. Enjoy! ORCHIDS in POTS / (Click the links!) L.perrinii Orchid / Amroys Dark Star Cattleya Orchid / Dendocilum Orchid / Mtsa. Star Fighter ‘Everglades’ x Milt Minas Gervais ‘Lynee’ Orchid / Wils Tigers Answer + Trappers Gold Hybrid Orchid / Clarissa + Sukhakulii Hybrid Slipper Orchid / Phalaenopsis Doritaenopsis Orchid / Pleupothallidinae Orchid /
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THE SUBJECT: / A quartet of highschool girls caught in glorious light on their way home late on a winter’s afternoon. THE LOCATION: / Photographed from the veranda of the old Créma Espresso Bar, (the greatest little caffeine oasis in Port Macquarie). / The girls were on the Town Green on the south bank of the Hastings River. THE MAKING of ‘Skoolgurlz’: / It is a pure candid shot made on the fly, taking full advantage of the beautiful golden winter sunlight that washes over the whole area on days like this. / Fuji S9600: 1/500sec @ f/4.9, Auto Focus, Hand held with elbows on table. / Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3. Visit the Candid collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more delightful people pictures. UPDATE: / 01-11-08 / This photograph has been replaced with a new version processed in Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3. UPDATE: / 02-12-08 / This schoolgirl quartet was awarded a Merit Certificate in the Open Large Colour section in my Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club November 2008 competition. / The judge commented that the great lighting made it look as though the girls were “floating on air”. UPDATE: / 27-01-09 / The Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club held its 2008 Print of the Year Competition presentation tonight. / This wintry candid was awarded a Credit Certificate in the Open Large Colour Print section. Enjoy! CANDID / (Click the links!) Skoolgurlz / 1984 / One Wet Mothers Day #2 / Over the Spot / Wet! Wet! Wet! / Umbrellas – An Odd Match / Harley Man / Little White Riding Hood / Bitch / Pooh Goes for a Drive / Sale / We’ve Just Been to Just Jeans / Bliss / Barchetta / Role Models / Good Frenz / The Thinker / Don’t Smoke / Reassurance / Riveting / Looking Back from Nebraska / Girls on a Corner / Stress / Chain Rain / Teddy ‘n’ Me / Gesticulation / L’homme! / 7days / Surfing Widows / Candid Hats in the Oz Day Crowd / Winter’s Wonder / Looking for Me? / Life is Just a Merry-Go-Round / JC Comes to Town / Send that Man Aloft! / Just Walk on By / Denim Curve / Talking About the Old Days / Colonial Woodcutters* /
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This kiteboarder heading into the sunset was photographed on Town Beach in Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia , late on a winter’s afternoon. No filters were used in this production. 8-) Visit the Sunrise-Sunset collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more delightful sunset scenes. Enjoy! SUNSETS / (Click the links!) Into the Sunset / Sunset Canoeist #2 / Sunset Canoeist #3 / Winter Sunset / 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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THE SUBJECT: / This unusual flower is a Clarissa + Sukhakulii Hybrid Slipper Orchid. / Find out more about growing Orchids here. THE LOCATION: / It was photographed at the 2007 Hastings River Orchid Society Show at the Returned Soldiers League Club in Wauchope, NSW, Australia. THE MAKING of ‘Slipper Orchid’: / The Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club was invited to set up an exhibition of floral photography at the event. / My club president and myself set up, manned and packed up our exhibition of fifty eight mounted prints over the two day exhibition. / This was a golden opportunity for any keen photographer so my mate and I took full advantage of the event to hone our skills on the many varieties of orchids and other plants on display. / Eventually our photographs will be burned onto a CD and presented to the orchid society as a record for their members and I have been asked to produce a few prints as well. / I used the ambient light of our exhibition room which consisted of diffused daylight flooding in across from my left and strong, diffused tungsten lights in the ceiling. / I used my White Balance Lens Cap to set the Custom White Balance as this rendered the best natural colours. / We were able to take the orchids from the exhibition and set them up on a low bench with a black cotton backdrop. / Fuji S9600: RAW, f/8 @ 1.2sec, Manual focus, ISO80, Tripod, Timer. / S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Visit the Orchids collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more Orchidian floral delights. UPDATE: / 10-03-09 / This lovely slipper has been featured in the Only Orchids! Group. UPDATE: 12-12-09 / My sweet slipper has been FEATURED in the Alphabet Soup Group. Enjoy! ORCHIDS in POTS / (Click the links!) Clarissa + Sukhakulii Hybrid Slipper Orchid / Dendocilum Orchid / Mtsa. Star Fighter ‘Everglades’ x Milt Minas Gervais ‘Lynee’ / Wils Tigers Answer + Trappers Gold Hybrid Orchid /
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THE SUBJECT: / The model was being posed by another shooter and when I saw the nice curve of the jeans and the texture, I could not resist making a shot. THE LOCATION: / This denim still life was photographed at one of the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club’s studio nights. THE MAKING of ‘Denim Curve’: / Fuji S5500: High resolution jpg, B&W, ISO100, Hand held. / Photoshop CS. Visit the Candid collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more delightful people pictures. UPDATE: / 24-02-09 / This curvaceous pair of jeans has been featured in the Alphabet Soup Group’s ‘J’ Challenge. UPDATE: / 03-03-09 / These mono denims made it to the Top Ten in the Alphabet Soup Group’s ‘J’ Challenge. Enjoy! CANDID / (Click the links!) Denim Curve / 1984 / One Wet Mothers Day #2 / Over the Spot / Wet! Wet! Wet! / Umbrellas – An Odd Match / Harley Man / Little White Riding Hood / Bitch / Pooh Goes for a Drive / Sale / We’ve Just Been to Just Jeans / Bliss / Barchetta / Role Models / Good Frenz / The Thinker / Don’t Smoke / Reassurance / Riveting / Looking Back from Nebraska / Girls on a Corner / Stress / Chain Rain / Teddy ‘n’ Me / Gesticulation / L’homme! / 7days / Surfing Widows / Candid Hats in the Oz Day Crowd / Winter’s Wonder / Looking for Me? / Life is Just a Merry-Go-Round / JC Comes to Town / Send that Man Aloft! / Just Walk on By / Skoolgurlz / Talking About the Old Days / Colonial Woodcutters* /
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THE SUBJECT: / Believe it or not this is an orchid. In fact it is a Dendocilum Orchid. / The flower spike grows to about 4” (10cm) long and the little florets are only as big as a grain of wheat. THE LOCATION: / They were photographed at the 2007 Hastings River Orchid Society Show at the Returned Soldiers League Club in Wauchope, NSW, Australia. THE MAKING of ‘Dendocilum Orchid’: / The Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club was invited to set up an exhibition of floral photography at the event. / My club president and myself set up, manned and packed up our exhibition of fifty eight mounted prints over the two day exhibition. / This was a golden opportunity for any keen photographer so my mate and I took full advantage of the event to hone our skills on the many varieties of orchids and other plants on display. / Eventually our photographs will be burned onto a CD and presented to the orchid society as a record for their members and I have been asked to produce a few prints as well. / I used the ambient light of our exhibition room which consisted of diffused daylight flooding in across from my left and strong, diffused tungsten lights in the ceiling. / I used my White Balance Lens Cap to set the Custom White Balance as this rendered the best natural colours. / We were able to take the orchids from the exhibition and set them up on a low bench with a black cotton backdrop. / Fuji S9600: RAW, f/8 @ 0.81sec, Manual focus, ISO80, Tripod, Timer. / S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Visit the Orchids collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more Orchidian floral delights. UPDATE: 12-5-09 / My tiny drooping orchid was awarded a Credit Certificate in the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club’s April 2009 Open Competition in the Digital Colour section. Enjoy! ORCHIDS in POTS / (Click the links!) Dendocilum Orchid / Mtsa. Star Fighter ‘Everglades’ x Milt Minas Gervais ‘Lynee’ Orchid / Wils Tigers Answer + Trappers Gold Hybrid Orchid / Clarissa + Sukhakulii Hybrid Slipper Orchid / Phalaenopsis Doritaenopsis Orchid / Pleupothallidinae Orchid / L.perrinii Orchid / Amroys Dark Star Cattleya Orchid /
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THE SUBJECT: / I could not find out the botanical name of this orchid so I thought that “I’m a Star” would suit this one very well. / [I have recently contacted the grower so here is its correct name: / Mtsa. Star Fighter ‘Everglades’ x Milt Minas Gervais ‘Lynee’ ] THE LOCATION: / They were photographed at the 2007 Hastings River Orchid Society Show at the Returned Soldiers League Club in Wauchope, NSW, Australia. THE MAKING of ‘I’m a Star’: / The Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club was invited to set up an exhibition of floral photography at the event. / My club president and myself set up, manned and packed up our exhibition of fifty eight mounted prints over the two day exhibition. / This was a golden opportunity for any keen photographer so my mate and I took full advantage of the event to hone our skills on the many varieties of orchids and other plants on display. / Eventually our photographs will be burned onto a CD and presented to the orchid society as a record for their members and I have been asked to produce a few prints as well. / I used the ambient light of our exhibition room which consisted of diffused daylight flooding in across from my left and strong, diffused tungsten lights in the ceiling. / I used my White Balance Lens Cap to set the Custom White Balance as this rendered the best natural colours. / We were able to take the orchids from the exhibition and set them up on a low bench with a black cotton backdrop. Fuji S9600: RAW, f/8 @ 1.9sec, Manual focus, ISO80, Tripod, Timer. / S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Find out more about Growing Orchids and Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club if you wish. Visit the Orchids collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more Orchidian floral delights. Enjoy! ORCHIDS in POTS / (Click the links!) Mtsa. Star Fighter ‘Everglades’ x Milt Minas Gervais ‘Lynee’ Orchid / Dendocilum Orchid / Wils Tigers Answer + Trappers Gold Hybrid Orchid / Clarissa + Sukhakulii Hybrid Slipper Orchid / Phalaenopsis Doritaenopsis Orchid / Pleupothallidinae Orchid / L.perrinii Orchid / Amroys Dark Star Cattleya Orchid /
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This awesome photograph of a huge storm front approaching does not really do the scene justice. This is meant to be viewed as a large print so you can take in the enormity of what I saw and photographed that day. My camera club mate and I were doing our regular “beach patrol” on the lookout for likely subjects and this place was the last port of call. We had seen part of the cloud formation as we were driving along but it was not until we got to the top of the hill that we realised just how big this thing was. The shot was made on top of Tacking Point, overlooking Lighthouse Beach in Port Macquarie , NSW, Australia on a great Spring afternoon. People began gathering from all around and I’m sure that each one had a different camera. For a while it was almost elbow to elbow as we all tried to get the best vantage point. I ended up as far to our right and as far back as common sense and the cliff allowed and even then with my lens at its 28mm widest I could not fit it all in. The camera was hand held as I braced myself like a bipod in the stiff breeze as I had left my tripod in my car at home as we thought we would not need it that day. There’s a lesson in there I think! What I really like about the final result is the sense of powerlessness this scene gives me as the massive southerly front looms larger and larger up and over the scene and the beautiful luminosity of the clouds. Find out more about Port Macquarie beaches if you wish. Visit the Seascapes collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more stupendous seascapes. UPDATE: 27-7-09 / This awesome cloud formation has WON the 1:1 with the News Group’s Weather Challenge. UPDATE: 15-12-09 / BIG news! A framed 60cm x 100cm (24”x40”) B&W print of my stormy scene has been sold as part of a collection of 16 of my Port Macquarie photographs to be displayed permanently in the Coast Apartments complex. Enjoy! SEASCAPES – Tacking Point & Lighthouse Beach / (Click the links!) Big Southerly Coming #3 / Winter Beach Walk / Build Up Over Lighthouse Beach / The Clouds Build Up Over Lighthouse Beach / Winter Sunset on Lighthouse Beach / Frog Rock #1 / Balancing Rock #2 / Icing on the Cake #1 / Tacking Point from Sea Acres / Autumn Sail Past Tacking Point Light /
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This perambulative beachscape vista of Shelley Beach was photographed high on my perch along The Kenny Walk in Port Macquarie , NSW, Australia, on a chilly winter’s day. The photograph just goes to prove how including a human element wearing something red in a landscape/beachscape/waterscape/cityscape can lift it from the ordinary. Visit the Seascapes collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more salt water, rocks and sandy scenery. Enjoy! SEASCAPES – Shelley Beach / (Click the links!) Walking the Sand / Communication & Contemplation ½ / Contemplation & Perambulation 2/2 /
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A portrait study of fellow red bubbler Denny Hill !! Special thanks too Denny for exclusive use of her image..Thank you my friend !!
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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. Fuji S9600: f/8 @ 1/15; 52mm, ISO80, Tripod, Timer. / S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Visit the Moon Shots and Seascapes collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more moons, salt water, rocks and sandy scenery. Enjoy! MOON SHOTS & SEASCAPES – Town Beach MOON SHOTS / (Click the links!) Moon Surfer #2 3/3 / Before the Eclipse 1/3 / Moon Surfer #1 2/3 / Chasing the Moon / Canary Island Moon / Under an Autumn Moon / SEASCAPES – Town Beach / (Click the links!) Rock Pool Explorers #2 / In Winter’s Light / Behold the Waves! / Braving the Storm /
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THE SUBJECT: / What seems to be a tangled mess of fishing net and floats is really a well laid out mess of fishing net and floats which I found in the stern of a small fishing boat. / I really like the intricate chaos of net and the colour and texture of the float that seems entrapped in a tangled web. THE LOCATION: / On the beach at Seal Rocks, NSW, Australia on a very grey, overcast and later on wet summer day. THE MAKING OF ‘Oh What a Tangled Web’: / I had to lean right over the gunwales of the boat to get the right angle of shot then I tried many different camera rotations to get the right composition. / After an initial cropping prior to processing I received a couple of very helpful suggestions and decided to crop it even more. / Fuji S9600: RAW, Macro, f/8 @ 1/60, Pop-up flash at lowest power, ISO80, Hand held. / S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Find out more about Seal Rocks if you wish. Visit the Just Fishin’ collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more avid anglers. UPDATE: / I just printed this on Ilford Galerie Smooth High Gloss Media and it came up a dream! The paper really picked up the luminosity of the cordage and the red of the float. UPDATE: 10-11-08 / This mess of fishing nets was awarded a Merit Certificate in the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club October 2008 Open Competition in the Large Colour Print section. UPDATE: 13-4-09 / This very fishy photograph has been featured in the Alphabet Soup (Letter N) Group. UPDATE”: 8-8-09 / This meshy mess was awarded POTD in the Still Life/Other section of the Shutterbugs site. Enjoy! JUST FISHIN’ / (Click the links!) Oh What a Tangled Web / The Best Spot / It Takes Two to Tangles / 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 / Rock Fishing Series Rock Fishermen #2 / Rock Fishermen #3 / Fishing Lessons / Sunset Fishing / Flat out Fishin’ / The Flathead Expert / Preparation / Fishing is for the Birds / Stranded! /
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This wild and rocky seascape was photographed at Cellito Beach, part of the coastal area of the Myall National Park , between Newcastle and Port Macquarie , NSW, Australia, on a very overcast, grey and damp summer day. I was on a day trip with two camera club friends, one of whom knows the area very well so we were able to see many of the best photographic sites on show. To do the area justice though you would have to return many times. Fuji S9600: 1/200 @ f/6.4, ISO80, Tripod, Timer. / S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Visit the Seascapes collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more stupendous seascapes. UPDATE: 24-8-09 / This wild ‘n’ rocky seascape has been featured in the Port Stephens and Great Lakes (NSW) Group. Enjoy! SEASCAPES – Myall Lakes / (Click the links!) Rocky Cove #1 / Rocky Cove #2 /
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This tiny 1” (2.5cm) Litoria fallax (Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog) was photographed in a tree beside a large pond at Timbertown , an historical theme park at Wauchope, NSW, Australia on a grey summer day. / This one took some getting. 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, Macro mode, Manual settings of f/2.8 @ 1/200, Manual focus, ISO80, Hand held, Natural light. / S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Visit the Amphibians & Reptiles collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more cold blooded friends. Enjoy! FROGS / (Click the links!) Litoria fallax – Australian Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog / Litoria fallax – Not Quite Camouflaged / Litoria fallax – The Changeling / ! Litoria fallax – Uho! Photographer! / Litoria fallax – Bend Over Backwards / Litoria fallax – In the Spotlight / Litoria fallax – Pretty in Pink #2 / Litoria fallax – Brown Form / Litoria caerulea – Jolly Green Frog / Litoria pearsoniana* – Four-eyed Frog #2 /
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This close-up was made at an ‘Open Garden’ day put on by a member of my camera club at her rather large semi-rural property ‘Torwood’ at Wauchope , NSW, Australia, in early Spring 2006. She told us that 98% of all plants were Australian Natives. To the joy of all who were there, most of the small plants, shrubs and trees were in flower and the air was filled with the sights and sounds of honeyeater birds and lots and lots of ….. BEES! :) This bee is a European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) and the flowering bush is a member of Protea (Leucospermum sp) family. Neither specimen here is a native to Australia as the Protea is from South Africa, one of the few exotics growing in the grounds. The early morning sunlight was just perfect as it lit up the little scene and made the dewdrops gleam. A Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club friend was nearby shooting bees with his literally thousands of dollars worth of Canon DSLR camera, macro lens and synchronised strobe flash so he was able to walk around the bush making heaps of shots on motor drive. To come home with a good ‘bee’ shot with my camera I had to attack the problem from a different angle. Mr Fuji was sitting high on his Tripod, baring his lens to the breeze, being stripped of his UV Filter and Adapter assembly for the close-up. / The camera was set to Macro Mode, Spot Metering and Centre Focussing on Standard Colour Setting. I went fully manual for this shot as I can only use the 1/2000sec Shutter Speed in Manual Mode and from previous experience I used the f/3.1 Aperture even though the light was quite strong. This has to be done with the S5500 as if I try using a smaller aperture the result is way too dark. The Fuji’s flash will not work on shutter speeds faster than 1/1000sec so any shots I make over that speed have to be in good light. I then pre-focussed on the side of the main flower, framed the shot by moving the camera around on the tripod head and tightened the tripod clamps, all the while holding the shutter button down halfway and … waited! Sure enough, a very busy bee flew right up to the flower, hovered only momentarily and ZAP!, I squeezed the shutter button all the way and here it is! Visit the Insects & Spiders and Garden Flowers collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more six legged critters and home grown flroal delights. UPDATE: 25-8-09 / This busy li’l Bee was the WINNER in the “A Vision Of Flight Group’s *Busy Bees Challenge. Enjoy! GARDEN FLOWERS and HYMENOPTERA HYMENOPTERA / (Click the links!) Leucospermum – Protea & Apis mellifera / Trigona carbonaria, Apis mellifera & Nymphaea violacea / / Apis mellifera & Lagunaria bracteata / Apis mellifera & Thomisus spectabilis / Apis mellifera & Thomisus spectabilis / Apis mellifera / Trigona carbonaria & Onopordum acanthium / Polistes humilis / Ant – genus Dolichoderus /
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This close-up of Epacris longiflora (Fuchsia Heath) flowers was made during an open garden day put on by a member of my Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club at her rather large semi-rural property ‘Torwood’ at Wauchope , NSW, Australia, in early Spring 2006. She told us that 98% of all plants were Australian Natives. To the joy of all who were there, most of the small plants, shrubs and trees were in flower and the air was filled with perfumes and the sights and sounds of honeyeater birds and bees – lots of bees! Fuji S5500: Macro, f/3.6 @ 1/600sec; ISO100, EC -1, Pop-up flash at lowest power fitted with diffuser, Hand held. / Photoshop CS. Visit the Aussie Wildflowers collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more native Aussie floral delights. Enjoy! WILDFLOWERS: TORWOOD / (Click on the links!) Albizia retusa / Alyogyne hakeifolia / Grevillea sp /
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This beautiful Hypolimnas bolina (Varied Eggfly Butterfly) framed so gracefully by the curving leaves, was photographed at Butterfly House, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia on a camera club outing. Camera: Fuji S5500; Macro Mode; Chrome Colour; Aperture Priority; f/5; 1/105sec; 17mm; WB Daylight; ISO 100; EC -1; Low powered Flash; Hand held. / Processing: Photoshop CS. Find out more about the Varied Eggfly Butterfly and Butterfly House Coffs Harbour if you wish. Visit the Insects & Spiders collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more beautiful butterflies. Enjoy! BUTTERFLIES / (Click the links!) Hypolimnas bolina / Hypolimnas bolina / Hypolimnas bolina / Tisiphone abeona albifascia / Eurema hacabe / Cethosia penthesilea / Yoma sabina / Toxidia rietmanni /
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This little green gymnast is a fine example of Caedicia simplex (Common Katydid) . I hunted it all over my overgrown garden in Port Macquarie , NSW, Australia, on a dull summer day, trying to get a shot when it stopped crawling around, struck this pose and looked right at my lens. Fuji S9600: Macro, f/3.8 @ 1/60sec, ISO80, Low powered flash, Hand held. / S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Visit the Insects & Spiders collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more six legged hopping critters. Enjoy! GRASSHOPPERS & MANTIDS / (Click the links!) Caedicia simplex – Spread ‘em! / Caedicia simplex / Caedicia simplex / Conocephalus semivittatus / Monistria concinna / Valanga irregularis – On Edge / Valanga irregularis – Wazzup?! / Valanga irregularis / / Pseudomantis albofimbriata / Archimantis latistyla /
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This pugnacious reptile posing so still on a stump is a very fine example of the female of the species Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon), a fairly common Australian lizard which make great pets for those who like to keep wild creatures in captivity. Once a year the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club meets up with the local Herpetological Society for a day of photography and a BBQ. The event is called ‘Snakes Alive!’ / They bring the snakes and lizards, we take photographs for them and then we all have a BBQ. A really great day for all. Our Club President then collects our images on a CD and gives it to their Society. A real mutually beneficial arrangement. Fuji S5500: Macro, 1/125sec @ f/2.9, ISO100, Hand held. / Photoshop CS. Visit the Amphibians & Reptiles collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more lovable lizards. Enjoy! LIZARDS / (Click the links!) Pogona barbata – Keep Ya Chin Up! / Pogona barbata / Pogona vitticeps – Disdain / Egernia major / Varanus varius / Varanus varius / Lampropholis delicata / Lampropholis delicata / Lialis burtonis / Hypsilurus spinipes / Hypsilurus spinipes / Physignathus lesueurii / Physignathus lesueurii / Eulamprus quoyii /
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This brilliant, passionate purple little beauty is a lovely specimen of Patersonia occidentalis (Native Iris or Purple Flag). The flower only lasts for one day and the flowering season is from very late winter into summer. It was photographed along the Flower Bowl Walk in the Kattang Nature Reserve at Dunbogan, about a forty minute drive south of Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia, on very late winter day. Fuji S9600: RAW, Manual settings of f/11 @ 1/60sec, ISO80, Low powered diffused flash, Hand held. / S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Visit the Aussie Wildflower collection in my BubbleSite for more native gems. Enjoy! WILDFLOWERS: IRIS / (Click the links!) Patersonia occidentalis / Patersonia sericea / Wild Iris in Morning Light /
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This interesting lady with the great leg spread is a fine example of the Tetragnatha species (Long Jawed Spider). The photograph was made alongside a rainforest creek on a friend’s property at Kundabung, between Port Macquarie and Kempsey, on a great summer day. Getting the best focus and depth of field was extremely hard to do and I was being attacked by a swarm of mosquitoes. Fuji S9600: Macro, f/3.6 @ 1/45sec, ISO80, Low powered diffused flash, Hand held. / S7RAW & Photoshop CS. Visit the Insects & Spiders collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more eight legged critters. Enjoy! SPIDERS / (Click the links!) Tetragnatha sp / Nephila plumipes – Suspended Animation / Nephila plumipes – Time Tunnel / Nephila plumipes – Lunch is Served / Nephila plumipes – No-one Home / Argiope Kaiserling – Dragon Slayer / Deinopis subrufa – Net Casting Spider / Diaea evanida – Last Stand / 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 /
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Two long gone friends. Something I just found in the back of a book from my pre-computer days. Faded watercolour and gouache on crappy paper. 16cmx18cm
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THE SUBJECT: / These rodeo clowns literally put their bodies and lives on the line. I have seen one bloke throw himself over a fallen bull rider and take a hammering from the enraged bull. / This bloke is more of a rodeo matador than a rodeo clown. THE LOCATION: / The 2007 Kundabung Rodeo held annually at Kundabung , NSW, Australia, a small rural community between Port Macquarie and Kempsey. THE MAKING of ‘Rodeo Clown #1’: / The shot shows once again just how good the angle is from the top row of the small grandstand on which my Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club friends and I were perched. If shot from ground level it would not have the same impact and would be ruined by too much distracting background. And to think I was going to stay on the fence!!!!! / It was a very pleasant warm to hot spring day and I was perched on the top row of the small but very steep grandstand beside my two best camera club mates. It was a great day with plenty of bullriding action, music, rodeo clowns, good food and great Aussie country hospitality. / Unfortunately because of an Equine ‘Flu epidemic there were no horses at this year’s rodeo but the action with the bulls was enough to keep the adrenalin racing for us spectators as well as the riders. / Fuji S9600: RAW, 1/1000sec @ f/4.2, ISO80, Continuous focus, Hand held. / Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3. Visit the Sport & Leisure collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more bullish action. UPDATE: 31-8-09 / Someone with impeccable taste has purchased a large framed print of this dicey Rodeo scene. Enjoy! RODEO / (Click the links!) Rodeo Clown #1 / Junior Bull Rider / Superdog / Colourful Matador / Don’t Panic! Don’t Panic! / OLE! /
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In my opinion the beaches of Cape Cod have to be one of the most rewarding photo locations in the world. Everywhere you turn the combination of unique lighting, amazing tidal pools and undisturbed solitude provide photographers with seemingly endless opportunities to capture memorable images. This low tide image is of Chapin Beach in the town of Dennis. While the original unaltered photo can certainly stand on its own merits, I thought that the addition of some texture might give the scene a whole different feeling. To me the weathered wood texture lends an almost painted feel to the final image. An artist could have painted this scene fifty years ago on a piece of old wood found on a beach or in a shed. I can’t wait to vacation on the Cape again and spend hours roaming those magical beaches. “If you’re fond of sand dunes and salty air / Quaint little villages here and there / You’re sure to fall in love with old Cape Cod” / -Patti Page/”Old Cape Cod”
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