The Photography Thread

[North Star]

Ah, spring!  Lovely.

Thanks!
(thermal summer here, though )

[Sergeant Rock]

However, you could get a flickr account, have 1 TB for photo storage, and share them there..

I have an account at ImageEvent, galleries that I share with friends and other groups. But linking to certain of those photos (like the English Garden image) is not allowed here.

Sarge

[North Star]

I have an account at ImageEvent, galleries that I share with friends and other groups. But linking to certain of those photos (like the English Garden image) is not allowed here.

Sarge

OK. Well, at least with Flickr you could link to your profile, and set the settings for each photo so that either anyone can see them, or flickr members, with a couple of levels for nudity and other content that are moderated by flickr, and users set their own levels for what they want to see. But I'm certainly not urging you to go to such lengths, no matter how short they are, just saying that if you want to share them, you can.

[North Star]

The spider is late from its feast (Roussel time..)

[Sergeant Rock]

The spider is late from its feast (Roussel time..)

Webs are fascinating. What produced the bokeh in the second image, dew?

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

Fascinating, and frequently (as here) beautiful.

[North Star]

Webs are fascinating. What produced the bokeh in the second image, dew?

Sarge

The part of the web that is visible in the first image 

Fascinating, and frequently (as here) beautiful.

Thanks!

[North Star]

And the last one in the series..


     

[Karl Henning]

It's a bit funny:  I don't care for spiders in the least (though I am not genuinely arachnophobic), but I have no trouble at all appreciating the beauty of the webs.  If there's no dead fly caught in it, I mean . . . .

[North Star]

It's a bit funny:  I don't care for spiders in the least (though I am not genuinely arachnophobic), but I have no trouble at all appreciating the beauty of the webs.  If there's no dead fly caught in it, I mean . . . .

You sayin' that fly looks ugly??  0:)

[Karl Henning]

Well, it's not at all a happy creature, anyway.

[North Star]

Well, it's not at all a happy creature, anyway.

One may assume so, I agree.

Of course, ethics is a problem with this kind of photography - should a photographer save the fly instead or take advantage of its gruesome fate.

[Karl Henning]

I fear I am compromised.  Little as I like the spider, I have no great affection for the fly, either.

[North Star]

I fear I am compromised.  Little as I like the spider, I have no great affection for the fly, either.

I'm not a fan of either creature either, but at least the spiders create those beautiful webs and eat flies.

[Sergeant Rock]

I'm not a fan of either creature either

Here's a creature that also spins a (metaphorical) web...much more appealing but just as dangerous 

Femme Fatale, original and crop







Sarge

[North Star]

Great photo - the crop works very well - that's some look!

[North Star]

Apple blossoms this time, I hope Karl doesn't have a problem with them (as usually, click to see larger, and against black background)

[Mookalafalas]

Like the blossoms


Really like the "Femme Fatale".  Terrific lines.  Rather disturbing though--due to the kind of hospital-style bed vibe.   

[North Star]

More apple blossoms

[Karl Henning]

Apple blossoms this time, I hope Karl doesn't have a problem with them (as usually, click to see larger, and against black background)

Exquisite!