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[Merco_61]

Sometime before midnight (whatever time zone you are in) this Sunday, November 20 2022, post the best photo you have taken this week.
Any subject, any style and any equipment—just give us your best shot.
If you can, list your EXIF info and any special lighting setups you may have used.

[g4aaw pete]

Parrots!

 

They gathered in a tree at the end of my garden. I heard them before I saw them.

 

 

D3300

AFs DX  18-300 @ 300mm

1/1000

f6.3

ISO 400

 

 

[Dogbytes]

An iPhone, a puddle and a sunrise.

 

[Merco_61]

The magnolias will have trouble come spring!

 

Camera: Nikon Z 6 II

Lens: SMC TAKUMAR 55/1.8

ISO: 100
Aperture: 1.8
Shutter: 1/60
Exp. Comp.: 0.0

 

Adapted M42 lenses are surprisingly easy to use.

I have some K&F Concept adapters to use M42, Canon FD, Minolta MC and Leica M-mount lenses. Now I just have to find where the missing box of lenses are…

[lightcapture]

Dried flowers still life (11/17/22)

Dried flowers still life in B&W

[bluzman]

Dining out

 

 

2022-11-20 13:30:21

D5600, AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G
1/800 sec, f/2, ISO 100, 0 EV, 35 mm
 

[Ron]

Parrots!

 

They gathered in a tree at the end of my garden. I heard them before I saw them.

 

We also have flocks of them flying around here, although in recent years their numbers have fallen off quite a but. Perhaps they're all migrating to the British Isles.

 

--Ron

[g4aaw pete]

We also have flocks of them flying around here, although in recent years their numbers have fallen off quite a but. Perhaps they're all migrating to the British Isles.

 

--Ron

 

I'm going to put them in a boat and send them right back to you Ron!

 

Urban myth states that a few escaped from a pet shop in North London some years ago.

Now we have 'a lot'. 

 

Whilst looking for property earlier this year, we found what we thought was a nice one. As we waited for the property agent arrive, a flock of about 30 parrots landed on another property next to it.

For the next 20 minuets, they moved backwards and forwards between a house at the end of the same road and back again.

The noise made us remove that property from our wanted list.

[Ron]

I'm going to put them in a boat and send them right back to you Ron!

 

Urban myth states that a few escaped from a pet shop in North London some years ago.

Now we have 'a lot'. 

 

Whilst looking for property earlier this year, we found what we thought was a nice one. As we waited for the property agent arrive, a flock of about 30 parrots landed on another property next to it.

For the next 20 minuets, they moved backwards and forwards between a house at the end of the same road and back again.

The noise made us remove that property from our wanted list.

 

We have a fruit tree in the back yard which used to attract huge flocks of them at certain times of the year. Our neighbors have similar fruit trees, including mango which they love. As I'm sure you're well aware of, these birds are a mess... noisy, messy and a general nuisance. In the winter, when we usually have the windows open, one can often hear them coming long before they actually arrive.

 

At least they're not peacocks!!

 

They are attractive birds, but I'm not sorry that their numbers have decreased.

 

--Ron