Tag Archives: #lens

Red Admiral!

Posted on 08/06/2020 by aj vosse

For Irene’s Sunshine Macro Monday today – how about this Red Admiral I caught in the back garden the other day? Fun taking close-ups with a bust lens – have to use it in manual macro to get the image… … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, The Birds and the Bees | Tagged #butterflies, #colour, #focus, #lens, #macro mode, #Macro Monday, #photography 📷, #wildlife photography, Red Admiral | 2 Comments

Macro Monday – Cheating?

Posted on 02/12/2019 by aj vosse

How do we define the content we use for Irene’s Sunshine Macro Monday posts? Getting as close as possible to the target? Using camera settings or lens adjustments to effect closeness? You tell me. So, that’s my dilemma today. I … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Photography, Walking | Tagged #action, #Avoca River, #blog buddies, #camera, #challenge, #contrast, #focus, #lens, #macro mode, #Macro Monday, #Nikon, #questions, #quirky, #tongue in cheek 😈, lines, liquid, water | 13 Comments

Macro Monday – More Fungi Close-Ups…

Posted on 21/10/2019 by aj vosse

Last week I indulged in showing off a mushroom or two. So, why not do the same again today? Last week I showed off someone getting close and almost personal with the mushrooms… so, why don’t I do the same … Continue reading →

Posted in #Co Wicklow, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Photography, Seasons, Walking | Tagged #autobiographical, #autumn, #beauty, #blog buddies, #challenge, #focus, #fun, #GLW, #humour, #lens, #macro mode, #Macro Monday, #mushrooms 🍄, #Nikon, #outdoors 🔥⛺😎, #tongue in cheek 😈, fungi, Walking | 8 Comments

Flapper Friday – Hitching…

Posted on 28/06/2019 by aj vosse

We have only one set of swans in the area this season that have cygnets… and only two of them. (I have a theory about the lack of bird offspring along the rivers and ponds in the area… but that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Photography, The Birds and the Bees | Tagged #Arklow, #Avoca River, #bird watching, #birds, #Friday Fact, #Friday Flappers, #lens, #life... haha..., #photography 📷, #swan, #wildlife photography, Photoshop | 5 Comments

Alternative A to Z – Why Wonder?

Posted on 26/04/2019 by aj vosse

I was going to ask why we should wonder about our lives and the impact we have on one another. I was also going to ask why we believe all the tripe we are fed? But, why should I ask? … Continue reading →

Posted in #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Photography, Reflections, Seasons, Writing | Tagged #action, #Alternative A to Z, #beach, #beauty, #bullshit, #choices, #colour, #focus, #Friday Fact, #lens, #Ma Nature, #music, #outdoors 🔥⛺😎, #plants, #questions, #rainbow 🌈, #truth, #weather, facts, power, wall, wild fruit, wildflower | 1 Comment

Friday Flappers – Feeding Folly?

Posted on 08/03/2019 by aj vosse

You know me and crows. They’re such bold birds… and I really enjoy trying to capture their antics. However, occasionally these opportunistic birds get a little confused… and they try to cash in on human litter… even if there’s most … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, The Birds and the Bees | Tagged #Arklow, #beach, #bird watching, #birds, #flying, #focus, #Friday Fact, #humour, #lens, #photography 📷, #tongue in cheek 😈, #truth, #wildlife photography, crows, rubbish | 6 Comments

Lens-Artists PC – Our Travels… to Local Beaches

Posted on 07/01/2019 by aj vosse

I’m with you… before reading your post, which I love, I had a thought that challenges like this are skewed! (My comment on Murtagh Meadows’ post… for what it’s worth… after reading her take on this week’s Lens-Artist PC… ) … Continue reading →

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Windows – Lens-Artist Photo Challenge

Posted on 08/10/2018 by aj vosse

Someone once said – your eyes are the windows to your soul. Many say so-and-so said so, apparently even Shakespeare said so. It matters little for this week’s challenge as asked for windows… not eyes! However… I enjoy taking window … Continue reading →