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Winged Serpent

Winged serpent made of gold, ruby eye and pearl grasped in it’s claw.
Originally a hat pin, my grandmother had the stem removed and a clasp
put in its place so she could wear it on her lapel.
The above picture is not terribly remarkable until you combine it with this one…

Yes, that’s an American dime.
I had a […]

Antique Rings

These rings belonged to my grandmother and are from the turn of the century.
I had great fun shooting these pictures.
I put the camera on a tripod, finagled a flashlight and a LED lamp and then set a magnifying glass on edge and shot through it to get these.
I paid particular attention to this one…

Purple Flowers

We have this lovely set of bushes in the front yard that bloom on and off all year long. This was shot using the 20mm 1.8 in macro mode. I was, quite frankly, startled with the results. Please view the larger size for full effect.

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Who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?

Last day here so I had to get some shots of the ducks lounging in the lobby fountain.
Shot with the 1.4 50mm
Peabody Duck Quackros!

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Florida Lizard II

There have been some requests *cough*cynthia*cough* for more duck parade photos.
Perhaps tomorrow I will be able to sneak away and get a few more.
In the meantime, FLORIDA LIZARD MACROS!

Lizardo - portrait macros

Here are a few more in a bit larger, portrait format.
Best viewed at full size…

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Lizardo - King of our yard-o

I spotted Lizardo as he was leaping onto a palm frond in the front garden. It’s the first sighting of him since acquiring the new camera. I quickly affixed the Tamron AF 28-75mm f2.8 XR Di in the hopes of getting a macro shot of the big fella.
Oddly enough, he did not retreat as I […]