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Post by vegasjames on May 5, 2018 4:59:10 GMT -5
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Post by orrum on May 5, 2018 6:02:57 GMT -5
Great pics James! I had to leave early this year and missed the desert blooming.
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Post by rockjunquie on May 5, 2018 6:25:18 GMT -5
Those bees look downright happy.
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Post by fantastic5 on May 5, 2018 7:11:42 GMT -5
Fantastic pictures James!!! The truest chartreuse colored flower I have ever seen.
I have mixed emotions about all the pollen this year though (sneeze...cough...cough) Seems like my local honey I've been enjoying for the past year missed the mark. Although everyone is complaining this year, even people who don't usually have allergies.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 5, 2018 9:16:38 GMT -5
Great photos! That last picture needs to be submitted to a magazine or something. It's amazing. fantastic5, allergies are killing me this year. I'm going to go to the Honeyman and buy some local honey to take to see if it helps any. |
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Post by saxplayer on May 5, 2018 10:27:07 GMT -5
James you take some great pics  |
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Post by vegasjames on May 5, 2018 11:09:41 GMT -5
James you take some great pics Thanks. Looking at buying a better camera now so I can get even better pics. I love nature photography. |
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Post by drocknut on May 5, 2018 12:10:27 GMT -5
Wow, beautiful pictures James. Thanks for posting them. I love nature photography too but don't have a good camera to take them. Looks like your current camera is doing a great job of it.
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Post by vegasjames on May 5, 2018 16:43:23 GMT -5
Wow, beautiful pictures James. Thanks for posting them. I love nature photography too but don't have a good camera to take them. Looks like your current camera is doing a great job of it. Thanks, but these were actually taken with my old phone, a Galaxy S5. I have an old Nikon DSLR but the tube in the autofocus lens literally sheared apart so I have not been able to use it in a while. I looked in to replacing the lens but is over $100. So I figured for that I might as well invest in to a more up to date DSLR. That way I get better telephoto, macro, low light, etc. I can also add a cross polarizing filter, which helps a lot. Also easier to adjust settings on DSLR and I can actually see what I am shooting through the camera with a DSLR. With the cell phone you cannot see squat on the screen in daylight. |
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Post by MsAli on May 5, 2018 21:56:05 GMT -5
Great pictures. Good too see the bees full of pollen
Reminds me I need to get another jar
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Post by vegasjames on May 5, 2018 22:36:12 GMT -5
Pollen is great stuff. Great protein source with a wide range of amino acids, minerals, carbs, vitamins, etc. Highest herbal source of pantothenic acid, which helps to support the adrenal glands, which is actually why it and raw honey work for allergies.
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Post by drocknut on May 6, 2018 8:45:46 GMT -5
Wow, beautiful pictures James. Thanks for posting them. I love nature photography too but don't have a good camera to take them. Looks like your current camera is doing a great job of it. Thanks, but these were actually taken with my old phone, a Galaxy S5. I have an old Nikon DSLR but the tube in the autofocus lens literally sheared apart so I have not been able to use it in a while. I looked in to replacing the lens but is over $100. So I figured for that I might as well invest in to a more up to date DSLR. That way I get better telephoto, macro, low light, etc. I can also add a cross polarizing filter, which helps a lot. Also easier to adjust settings on DSLR and I can actually see what I am shooting through the camera with a DSLR. With the cell phone you cannot see squat on the screen in daylight. If you do this well with a cell phone I can't wait to see what you will do with a DSLR. I have an S4 but also use a Nikon Coolpix for photos although I would dearly love to have a DSLR. |
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Post by Sabre52 on May 6, 2018 15:33:19 GMT -5
Great shot! This being Texas, we too have a lot of cacti. Heck I have cactus plants come up in my lawn and they even grow on tree stumps here. Amazing how many insect species utilize the flowers. My favorites here are the flower scarab beetles. Many different types and markings and they roll around in the pollen like little clowns. One actually is a bee mimic that they call the bumble bee scarab....Mel
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Post by vegasjames on May 6, 2018 17:14:46 GMT -5
Thanks, but these were actually taken with my old phone, a Galaxy S5. I have an old Nikon DSLR but the tube in the autofocus lens literally sheared apart so I have not been able to use it in a while. I looked in to replacing the lens but is over $100. So I figured for that I might as well invest in to a more up to date DSLR. That way I get better telephoto, macro, low light, etc. I can also add a cross polarizing filter, which helps a lot. Also easier to adjust settings on DSLR and I can actually see what I am shooting through the camera with a DSLR. With the cell phone you cannot see squat on the screen in daylight. If you do this well with a cell phone I can't wait to see what you will do with a DSLR. I have an S4 but also use a Nikon Coolpix for photos although I would dearly love to have a DSLR. Thanks, just bought a Sony AX 65 SLT-A65V with an 18-55mm lens and a 55-200mm lens. The reviews on the camera are great and it has 24.4MP compared to my phone which is 16MP. |
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Post by Win on May 7, 2018 8:01:18 GMT -5
Thanks for the terrific pictures! Cholla are one of my favorites, the blooms are colorful!
Cholla grow only in certain areas, all of sudden we'll be in a Cholla forest. I wanted Cholla skeleton for my yard but wasn't sure of the legality. I asked at the local BLM and was told "It's a $5000.00 fine to take a live or dead one!" A friend had one in his yard and gave it to me, saved a wild, dead one from life in my yard!
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Post by vegasjames on May 7, 2018 8:07:31 GMT -5
Thanks for the terrific pictures! Cholla are one of my favorites, the blooms are colorful! Cholla grow only in certain areas, all of sudden we'll be in a Cholla forest. I wanted Cholla skeleton for my yard but wasn't sure of the legality. I asked at the local BLM and was told "It's a $5000.00 fine to take a live or dead one!" A friend had one in his yard and gave it to me, saved a wild, dead one from life in my yard! I love the cholla blooms as well. Such an interesting shade of green for a flower. It is pretty common in the slightly higher elevations around here. |
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Post by NRG on May 7, 2018 23:16:10 GMT -5
James you take some great pics Thanks. Looking at buying a better camera now so I can get even better pics. I love nature photography. And you are good at it. Invest in gear. You won't be disappointed. Do you know the species of bee? Does look like EHB. |
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Post by vegasjames on May 8, 2018 2:47:03 GMT -5
Thanks. Looking at buying a better camera now so I can get even better pics. I love nature photography. And you are good at it. Invest in gear. You won't be disappointed. I am not going to get a lot of equipment. I have enough weight to carry just carrying digging tools in and out along with backpack and bags of rock the places I go. I can rarely drive to to the collection sites I go to. Most of them require hiking up the mountain. Do you know the species of bee? Does look like EHB. Thanks. I have no idea on the species. These pics were taken just North of Las Vegas in the Spring Mountain Range. |
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