Hi, I'm Andrea, and I'm interested in creatures and plants both wild and tamed, and people of all sorts. I only use a compact digital camera ,as I love being able to get it into a back pocket, and not have to cart heavy kit about. I carry a Panasonic Lumix TZ series, binoculars and a hand lens almost everywhere.Most of my outings are with the dogs so I only use point and shoot.
I am getting the hang of Photoshop, thanks to some very kind folk on RR!Â
I have a wildlife garden in Bournemouth, Dorset, in the UK, and spend a lot of time there . I retired from teaching art to teenagers a while ago.
I'm now getting some good results with my digi compacts; it took me a while to make the switch from my old film camera, an 1960 ish Pentax Spotmatic, but the mistakes are much cheaper! Â
I have 4 lodgers, 3 dogs and a parrot who, as at 2017, I have had 40 years.
I has so far had 19 dogs, mostly rescues.
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Comments (27)
Juliette.Gribnau
fantastic sharpness and capture
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
pat40
So lovely, ours are just popping open in the Rain
pat40
So lovely, ours are just popping open in the Rain
jayfar
Ready (or not) to explode. Nice one Andrea.
dakotabluemoon
Oh this is so cool i love this image.
helanker
Lovely shot indeed :-)
Faemike55
Great macro
alanwilliams
they always fascinate me in the stages leading up to the grand opening, lovely shot
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Hehe!! Flaming indeed, dark and gloomy again here today, another summer we are cheated out of.
Hubert
Fantastic capture!!
jendellas
Lovely, we have had heavy rain!!!
photosynthesis
Fantastic macro...
moochagoo
very interesting "beginning" :)
ia-du-lin
looks nice with the drops.
kaward
Amazing shot! The hairy lobes look like they are chewing the water at the top, with 3 jaws!
sandra46
WONDERFUL IMAGE!
goodoleboy
An unparalleled macro, Andrea.
MrsRatbag
Absolutely wonderful! I love those drops!
wysiwig
Superb macro. I have never seen them in this stage.
Cyve
Marvelous close-up !
auntietk
I'm always tickled by the fact that one expects them to open from the top, and then the bottom bit separates and forms a cap over the new blossom. It happens every time, but somehow I'm enchanted each and every time. :) This is a lovely shot with the drops and the little hairs ... VERY nice!
danapommet
A lovely photo of this rain drenched, hairy poppy. I hope we get to see it when it opens!
0rest4wicked
Superb details!
dochtersions
Oh this stimulates my imagination total, and what a fantastic picture, Andrea. The amount of possibilities what this might be, are legion. Everything except a Poppy Bud! :D
Celart
Beautiful textured poppy bud. Nicely done
Blush
Excellent image like the water droplets hugs susan