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Had a good time at the Cypress Garden Swamp this morning. Got a few decent shots.

Thanks for continuing to share these awesome pics!

Another enjoyable day at the swamp. Awfully humid, and I was dripping wet by the time I left, but was happy with the trip.

Lunch time!

I like the contrast of colors in this one, as well as the dew on the flowers.


Found this little guy hiding under some foliage.


Stink bug!

Incredible! I always look forward to your pics. Thank you.

Outstanding, CH.

Your commitment to mastering digital photography by studying, then doing, and then adjusting is admirable. You have a talented eye and the ever growing knowledge needed to capture your superb images.

Thank you for sharing your journey and your photos with us.

I look forward to seeing these posts.

Again, I appreciate the kind words. I've always thought that when pursuing a hobby, if you aren't progressing, then something is wrong. I do feel I've made a lot of progress in the last 2 years, and my current work is head and shoulders above what I was doing with film several decades ago. I would hope my work will be better in a few years than it is now.

Since you seem to have enjoyed the ones posted, here are a few more.

I think this is the same snail from my last outing. This is a better angle.


I've always like straight on shots of the dragonflies.


Not necessarily the best of the batch, but for variety, here's a damsel fly.

I'll bore you with a few more I took today.


Saw this guy as a shadow on a large blade. I gently bent it over and discovered it was a small frog. Got quite a few shots of him.



Was leaving when I spotted this little spider on a reed in the border along the parking lot. Luckily, I still had my camera handy and managed a few pics. Focus was tricky with the reed moving back and forth in the wind.




They have a butterfly house with a section for caterpillars and pupae.


This wasp was quickly moving from flower to flower, but stated put on this one long enough for me to grab 2 shots. Would have liked have gotten him without his head buried in the flower, but you get what you can.

clovishound wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 27, 2023 3:59 pm

I'll bore you with a few more I took today.

Never bored with your pics.

WOW. Those are some fantastic pictures.

Paul