New toys are always cool and keep you busy for awhile learning their limits.
Depth of field is tricky with macro, it takes practice that made a long slow learning curve with film. Digital has made it much easier to learn without going broke or dying of old age. :lol:

You take pictures as mementos of where you've been, and to entertain us, why would you need to win contests?

I suppose for the validation. I think I'm good. I guess I'd like to see if it holds up.

We think you're good too. :notworthy

Thanks :D :blush:

Medoc Mountain State Park. I didn't have many pictures because I was fucking miserable. Being swarmed by bugs. Getting bit through my clothes even though I used a different bug spray. I still got a few good ones.

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I am going through yesterday's photos now. Hopefully, there's some good ones. It was a MUCH better experience

I treat my hiking clothes with permethrin. It actually works, and with the serious threat of tick borne illnesses in Virginia, it's something I think is important.

I was concerned about it because I use the same clothes to work out in as I do to hike. I talked to the guy at REI and he said he used it when he was in the army and had no problems. so I gave it a shot on my last hike. I'm not sure if it was that or there were no bugs. I have a camping trip this weekend, so I'm trying it again. I'll keep doing it until it's proven wrong, really :)

Water adds another element(no pun) to your pictures. :thumb:

Thanks :) I think there are a few water pictures here. I've been playing with point of focus more, though. I think this one is more in the middle and not on the actual water itself

SLENDERMAN!!!???

I meant the rain drops and rivulets, on/among the vegetation.

Is that a purple mushroom? I can't tell without my Polaroid glasses which makes the purple shine like a light. Not that I made any tea.... lately.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ca7f7ba004.jpg

Oh! You mean the previous pics. Yea, I like those. The droplets look cool on the grass/green leaves

Nope - not purple. Brown to yellowish to white.

Prepare for a slew of pictures. I've gone through quite the back log of pictures. First up, Morrow Mountain State park. A lovely hike.

I drove to the peak
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Did a small hike around the top with gravel like this
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Huge scary birds
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