DickyAus

Well most of the time. After a hot start to summer a deep low to the north combined with a large high to the south to bring cold moisture laden winds from the antarctic. At least I had the beach to ...

A late harvest - snap frozen?

There were no birds to be seen so I tried to get a sharp shot of this butterfly: But the wind wouldn't cooperate When I moved in closer I couldn't focus at all. Somewhat mystified I finally looked ...

Welcome Swallow collecting food for its chicks. Hungry mouths to feed. Grebe Purple Swamphen

The Leica does a great job. I always think the female satin bowerbird is better looking than the darker male.

Very nice series. The Peewee looks very much like our Flycatchers.

Nice captures Harvey. Birds arn't the smartest creatures on the planet but they have been around for a lot longer than mankind. :-D This Friarbird's nest is just three metres above the road....

If it scores A+ for each of the above I'll spend the kids inheritance. I skipped the E-M1.2 in the hope that whatever followed would be worth the wait. My only problem with the E-M1.1 is the number ...

But I'm not complaining.. OK, it's not wide open but it didn't need to be. I just wish OLY had updated the E-M1.1 firmware to allow focus stacking with this lens.

Thanks Dave, Right now it's hot and humid, a cold wind would be most welcome. Even our pool is like a lukewarm bath and it's not even officially Summer yet. The phone camera has destroyed the ...

Well that was the theory.

Good captures - some great detail in the first one. Looks like #3 is nesting.

Thanks Andrew, The Amsterdam is one of the Holland America cruise ships. I actually spoke to a coupe of ladies walking along the seafront who were on the cruise. Both of them sporting Nikon ...

The sky is rarely clear here even in mid winter - haze is the curse (and sometimes the boon) of landscapes. EM-1 SOOP - (Straight Out Of Phone) Fit for the purpose? No wonder I never see another ...

That first shot is great Rick. I think I would level up the band of white cloud and it would be a wall hanger.

Some thought provoking images Craig - well captured. They remind me in many ways of our outback towns - faded paint of long lost dreams and a time of hope and optimism long gone. Whatever went so ...

A beautiful  peaceful shot.

Thanks John. Good luck with growing them, they seem to like a shady place and don't like to get too wet. I don't know how they go in the cold though. Dicky

Thanks Andrew. Yes they will come back each year. They have a small bulb that divides and a mass of seed from the flowers. When we moved house last year I just sprinkled some seed where these have ...

I told Skippy what US$3000 was in AU$