AshleyMC

through a glass window during an afternoon walk in an older part of town

They are mallard, one male (closer), one female (farther). The lack of colors in a B&W rendition makes it difficult to tell them apart. The male mallard has green head and white-and-brown body ...

Scientific name: Aix sponsa Mass: 450 g (Adult) Length: 47 – 54 cm Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing) Symbol of: Mississippi

I, too, have a collection of EF and EF-S lenses by Canon and Sigma. For my G9, I use: (1) VILTROX EF-M1 Auto-Focus EXIF Adapter for Canon EF EF-S Lens to M43

Does it have to be M43? Would you be open to compact (high-end) P&S cameras? Such as Panasonic LX100 II, Panasonic ZS100, Panasonic ZS200, Sony RX100 VII…

Artist: Claudio Parmiggiani (born in Lussara, Italy, in 1943) Title: Venere di Montreal / Venus of Montreal Date: 1999 Materials: Plaster, butterfly

Dunlin’s beautiful “Butterfly Farm” series reminded me of this one of mine: not bad at ISO 1600

The “radiating” shapes of the lit cloud formations are wonderful! I like them all, but like the this composition the best:

Beautiful!

Ahhh…