Tuesday, March 15, 2011

A brief moment in time

I mentioned our wilderness tour in my last post, where we bounced around over the trail in an old school bus (affectionately referred to as a 'buggy' by the tour guide - I suppose as in 'swamp buggy'). The focus of the adventure was definitely on the wildlife to be found there, but I also noticed some plants and flowers and I tried hard to get a decent shot of them. That was a bit difficult because the buggy didn't really stop at those points. I managed to get this one in my sights just as we stopped briefly to get a glimpse of a gator partly hidden behind a tree in the swamp. It will be another 3 months before we have an abundance of these back home in Canada.

(70-200mm  f5.6  1/500 sec  ISO200)


23 comments:

darlin said...

Beautiful shot Rick, what an awesome macro! Ohhh to see flowers again, I can't wait.

Dagmar said...

Hi there sunshine boy. How's life? I've just scrolled down to see all that I missed (and gosh that's lots). I must say Hailey looks just like a super model...do keep sending pics of her she's adorible.

For now hugs, I've gotta go and catch up with all of you. Be well my friend.
Dag

magda said...

This is a beautiful Iris !!!
Very nice photo !!!
Greetings

Leslie said...

Is that an Iris? It's gorgeous. I miss them, we had them growing wild around our lake when we lived in Illinois.

chasity said...

beautiful....
such softness and wonderful lighting.

Cat said...

It's a beautiful shot Rick and I love that while others were probably shooting the gator, you were shooting the flower/insect! A man after my own heart!

Scott Law said...

Wow out of the window of a bus (Oops . . Buggy)??? Not bad. As a matter of fact, very nice. Yeh, We'll see them in late June or July.

Carolyn Ford said...

stunning focus and bokeh! beautiful Iris.

Ruth Hiebert said...

Great capture.The addition of the insect is super.

imac said...

Wow Rick, what a wonder of a capture,my friend.

S. Etole said...

what a calm, beautifully lit sight ...

Dawn said...

Lovely...(maybe 4 months?:)

Had to laugh at what you commented on my post yesterday. You're right...mind over matter. You caught me...guess I would have to bite the bullet and win the battle...and pet the reptile;)

Unknown said...

The best detail is the soft focused fly, love it :-)

Greetz,


Joseph

amatamari© said...

Ma come è bella!
:-)

Marty said...

les couleurs sont magnifiques Rick !
vraiment une belle photo !
je te souhaite de belles journées encore !
Ici c'est le printemps ! bisous de fleurs
pour toi mon ami

becky said...

Nice shot Rick, especially given the circumstances! I clicked to enlarge to see that flying creature... perhaps coming in for a landing & a drink of nectar!

Jeanne Frances Klaver said...

Beautiful shot, Rick. I like Becky's comment, "...a flying creature...perhaps coming in for a landing and a drink of nectar!" A romantic notion, and I'm buyin' it!

Rick said...

Thank you, Darlene - these were growing in the wild - we won't have these at home for quite a while yet.

Hi Dag and thanks for stopping by in your busy life ! As you can tell, I'm doing quite well here in the warmth and sunshine ;-) I have some more lovely photos of our lovely granddaughters - will post a few more soon. Lieve groetjes !

Thanks, Magda !

Yes - an iris, and also growing in the wild near the swamp (there were actually large clusters but I was lucky to capture this one. Thanks, Leslie.

Hi Chasity - thanks for stopping by and your nice comment. I hope to make the rounds this evening - see you soon.

Rick said...

LOL Cat - thanks ;-) Pssst - I also got some shots of the gators, of course.

Thank you, Scott - I could just get my settings and the focus, clicked, and off we were again ;-)

Thank you, Carolyn - one of those shots you don't have much time to get since everyone wanted to see more gators !

Thanks, Ruth - the insect was indeed a timely, and lucky, addition !

Rick said...

Thank you, Stewart ! I hope to be around this evening for a visit - I'm overdue.

Muito obrigado, Soraia !

Thank you, Susan - even if it was only for a brief moment !

Ha ha, Dawn ! Glad you liked it - now, reach out your hand ... keep your eyes open !

LOL Joseph - it wasn't even in the frame when I composed the shot ... rather quickly. Lucky capture (and I agree - thanks).

Rick said...

Ringraziarla molto, Amatamari !

Merci, Marty. You are very fortunate that spring has arrived - we are heading back 'home' in less than 4 weeks; spring will have arrived on the calendar but maybe not yet outdoors. I can send warm bisous from Florida - from Canada they will be cool, but from a warm heart ;-)

Thanks, Becky - I caught him just at the last split second - I think he saw me lining up the shot and did his best to make it ;-)

Thank you, Jeanne ! I think Becky got it right !

joey said...

Luv this image, Rick!

Rick said...

Thank you joey !