As of today: Madrona Marsh Pictures! Dial-up warning.......

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[GOPisEvil]

1. Wow! Those are wallpaper worthy!

Excellent pictures. Gorgeous. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear Evil!

I thank you so much.....it is a very cool place!

:loveya: :hug:

[Shine]

3. Yay!!! Spring is coming!!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:


What gorgeous pix, Peggy! I love how you captured the budding energy of Spring, esp. in that last one.
:thumbsup: Good job.

:hug: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. It sure does look like early Spring, doesn't it, my dear Shine?

And it's only January.....

I thank you for your very kind remarks!

:loveya: :hug:

[EstimatedProphet]

4. WOW! Nice pics!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear EstimatedProphet!

Thank you so much.....I'm glad you like these!

I had fun taking them, and using my lovely new camera......

:loveya: :hug:

[EstimatedProphet]

13. What kind of camera is it?

Last March we bought a Kodak EasyShare CX7430. We love it! Great invention, the digital camera.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Aren't digital cameras the BEST?

Mine is Nikon's D50.....their version of the D100, I believe.....the D50 is intended for us amateurs.....

I LOVE it.....

:hi:

[Miss Marmelstein]

7. Beautiful photos...

the second one looks like a great place for a picknick.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. It may look like it, my dear Miss Marmelstein......

But I do believe that since this is a nature preserve, and a marshy place also....

That picnicking would be discouraged in that particular place...

Glad you like the photos!

:loveya: :hug:

[Whoa_Nelly]

8. Lovely!

you've really been honing your photography skills, CP! :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear Whoa_Nelly!

Nahhh....just point and shoot, point and shoot, baby!

Well, maybe not! I did make some judgments on the composition, and on which lens setting to use!

The flower setting on my lens works wonderfully on the closeups! IMHO, of course......

Glad you like these!

:loveya: :hug:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

11. Its nice to see some outdoor life

beautiful pics Peggy! The first pic is my favorite, that little bug is a great addition to the pic!

:loveya::yourock:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. MAHNY, my love!

Thanks for coming by! YOu know, I did NOT see that little spider on that flower till I uploaded the pics into my computer today.....

I was delighted to see it! A little bonus on the flower.....

I'm glad you like these!

I will be returning later in the spring for more.......


:loveya: :hug:

[maveric]

15. You're getting good at this Peg. Are you using a macro lens?

You can really get close up and have come out very sharp. How far away are you from the flower shots?
I asked you before, what camera you are shooting with but for the life of me, I cant remember.
Would you refresh me on that?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My dear maveric!

No, no macro lens.......My lens is Tamron's 28-200mm one. But the camera has a flower setting, which allows me to get pretty close.

I'm not sure how close though....cause I'm focussing through the lens.

I just focus till it's sharp....and I'm as close as the camera will allow.

If I'm too close to focus, the camera will NOT let me take the picture!

I'm probably within a foot or so of the flowers....

The camera is a Nikon D50.......and it is amazing!

I'm glad you like my efforts!

These are actually easier to shoot than the beach pics.....the flowers don't move around!

:loveya: :hug:

[maveric]

17. I just bought a Tamron 18-200. Its the best all purpose lens on the market

Unless you are shooting something really cvlose, from far away, its the only lens you need and I love it! The 28-200 is pretty much the same. Tamron's are good lenses at a discount price.
The Nikon D-50 is highly rated. You got yourself a good one there.
I have Canon EOS-20D. I splurged a bit, but wanted the camera of my dreams. Its great! Now I'm suffering from whats called "Lens Lust". Buying different lenses for different uses/effects. Next week I'll be getting the one I ordered. Its a Canon 180 MM EF-F 3.5 Macro. http://www.ritzcamera.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&productId=13336205&bct=t1004%3Bc1022%3Bc914962

I'll be able to bring subject from far away, up close and clear. Ritz has it listed for $1659.99 but this local camera shop had it for $1395.99. Now all I need is a good, fast "Fish eye" and no more lenses.

I shot some surfers today. Perhaps I'll post a thread?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. Sounds as though you're having some fun!

I have decided to get away from multiple lenses, though.....

It is just too damn much trouble for me to carry around, and figure out where to change, all those lenses....

Though you do get better results with the specialized ones.....

Hey go for it! I love other people's photo threads!

Part of the reason I bought the Nikon digital camera was because my lens (which I'd had on my old Nikon film camera) would work on the digital one...

I really appreciated not having to buy another new lens!

:loveya: :pals:

[maveric]

21. I have several "fast" lenses from my old Olympus film camera.

They wont work on my Canon so I have this need to buy new ones.

Damn it get expensive.

[miss_american_pie]

19. Thanks CP

Your pics are lovely. And flowers in January are such an unexpected gift.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. My dear miss_american_pie!

I thank you! Flowers in SoCal are nearly year-round.....

I think that this nature preserve will explode with them in a few more months.....

I'm so glad you like these!

:loveya: :hug:

[KitchenWitch]

22. What gorgeous flowers

:woohoo:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. My dear KitchenWitch!

I thank you......this is what you have to look forward to!

Did you get my message?

I'm signing off now.....dinner time! See you later, my dear.....

I'm so glad you like these!

:loveya: :hug:

[KitchenWitch]

24. I did get your message

I just got in from my son's Hoops game! His team won in OT 37-31!

[SeattleGirl]

25. Woohoo! Flowers!!!!!!

darlin' Miss Peggy, you've outdone yourself, especially the first one. Beautiful, beautiful!!

:loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. My dear SeattleGirl!

I'm so glad you like these, darlin'! They surprised me too, when I first saw them.....

I thank you so much!

:loveya: :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

27. You're welcome!

I got all happy the other day when I noticed buds on the lilac tree! Spring!!!! :loveya:

[sakabatou]

28. Wow

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. Right to the point as usual, my dear sakabatou!

I thank you......

:hi:

[sakabatou]

32. Yeah I'm like that

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. S' OK!

:thumbsup:

[sakabatou]

34. Thanks

:)

[Crazy Guggenheim]

29. OH! OH! OH! Good!

:woohoo:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. My dear Crazy.......

I'm so glad you think so! (me, too!)

Thank you for coming by tonight, my dear......


:loveya: :hug: