Did you just happen to notice that I didn't have a Vision and Verb post last week? If, so, you're very observant. It so happens we have expanded to not only a new site, thanks to administrator Marcie, but to enough new collaborators to make every third Monday my new posting schedule. This is that third Monday.
My V&V post today is on Lady Justice in today's world. She holds scales in her left hand, carries a double-edged sword, and is blindfolded. Why? And why is she a lady? If we had more of her in today's world, would there be a difference? I sure would like to think so.
Now, on a different note, Astrid and I took our first photo-hunt car trip on Saturday in over a month. Boy, did that ever feel good. We went to Apeldoorn, approximately 60 miles NE of us. That's what I'll be working on for next week's post.
Today, here's some more finagling with my macro lens from walks around the citadel last week. It's getting easier to figure things out but I still have much to learn. Those of you who can give me tips, please do!
My guess is the macro lens is used more for flowers and insects than any other thing.
In the case of this clover, I was especially happy to get that little red spider (?) bug in the bottom image.
He was running all around the floret and wouldn't stand still. At one point I just closed my eyes and shot.
HA! Gotcha, you bugger!
Thankfully, I do not have arachnophobia!
But do they really look like that up close and personal?
Truth be told, these slugs creep me out more!
I literally lay down on the walkway to take some of these images...and didn't care if I'd ever get back up.
The things we photographers are willing to do, right?
BTW, Astrid says these slugs are called naaktslakken = naked snails.
Snails without houses. Makes sense to me!
Speaking of which, I found another snail (with house) that's like the seashell from my last post but the garden variety, stuck to the side of a wall. It stared right back!
The upper-left squiggly ball is
Hmmm. I'll have to do some more research on that.
Addendum: it's from a platan or plane tree!
Dew drops in the images below are like diamonds in the rough.
And so it goes. My macro lens is light enough to carry on my citadel walks going forward, which I'll surely do...just in case something catches my eye. It's definitely a whole new way of seeing things and good for this 'old dog.'
Now, to the Apeldoorn pics for next week, but in the meantime, don't forget Lady Justice over at Vision and Verb. Thanks.
Now, to the Apeldoorn pics for next week, but in the meantime, don't forget Lady Justice over at Vision and Verb. Thanks.
