The Wildflowers of Spring

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Went down to the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park today...

Here's some of what I saw:

[azmouse]

1. We have many lizards here.

Fascinating little critters! And the flowers are beautiful!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear azmouse...

Thanks!

It was a beautiful day...

:hi:

[WCGreen]

2. CP is the Lizard Queen...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. ....

;)

[KitchenWitch]

12. She can do anything!

:D

[Bullwinkle925]

3. stunning photos cp . . .

thanks for sharing.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear Bullwinkle925...

Thank you...

It's always my pleasure!

:hi:

[tekisui]

7. Love the shots of the blooms

with the blurred backdrop. I love that technique. What kind of camera do you use?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My dear tekisui...

Ah, thank you!

I am always so happy when I can do that...The macro setting works...

It's a Nikon D50 with a Tamron 18mm to 250mm lens...

Completely digital!

I will never take another film pic again!

:bounce: :bounce:

[tekisui]

9. I am nearly making the leap to digital.

The next camera will be a digital, so I'm shopping around. I have used lots of film cameras. I especially enjoyed my medium format Yashica, but it has no zoom.

I have spent the last year with a Pentax, with a nice zoom.

It is time to make the leap. I have been hesitant, because I am afraid once I have a digital, I won't use my film anymore.

I guess if I am happy with the digital, it will all be well.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. I am loving my digital!

There's a couple of reasons I love it more than film...

First, you never have to worry about how much film to carry!

Memory is cheap! My newest memory chip (2 gigabytes, which holds 564 pictures) was about $50!

And secondly, you don't have to worry about any x-ray machine ever...

The digital images are not affected by x-rays!

You might want to look into getting a Pentax digital, since your SLR lens will most likely work with it...

That is, if your camera is a SLR...

Go for it! And enjoy...

:hi:

[HamstersFromHell]

18. Great pictures, Peggy!

But you're spending entirely too much on SD cards! :)

Try ordering 'em from newegg..last time I checked, 2 Gig SD cards were as low as $8.05 each.

You really only need the high dollar super fast ones if you shoot in continuous mode. Otherwise, even with slower (and cheaper) memory, you'll still pop off 3-4 frames before it "pauses" to clear it's buffer to memory. (Yes, I'm a fellow D50 owner, and would never go back to film again.)

:toast:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. My dear HamstersFromHell!

Oh, I know I overspent!

But the store where I bought it has excellent customer service, and I like to support them...

Glad you liked the pictures!

Yup...No more film, evah!

:toast:

[yellowdogintexas]

11. back at you from Texas. I didn't take these, wish I had though

yours are lovely
http://www.texfiles.com/tourintexas/feb03/routes/index.htm

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. My dear yellowdogintexas!

Thanks!

And these from you are wonderful too...

Much lusher than the ones I saw today...

Perhaps they got more rain?

:hi:

[yellowdogintexas]

21. maybe, possibly more to do with the area they are in. We don't get them as

thick up here in North Texas as they do further south. But they sure are beautiful.

I love bluebonnet season.

Your pictures were very nice. I have not had time to go out and find a good field to photograph

[UrbScotty]

13. My dear CaliforniaPeggy!

How do you get such good focus? :-)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My dear ih8thegop!

Autofocus, baby...autofocus!

And the camera won't let me take a pic if it's not in focus...

:hi:

[Lionel Mandrake]

14. Pretty flowers; interesting lizard!

Why do you suppose the lizard is raising his head up like that? I don't think it's interested in the flowers.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. My dear Lionel Mandrake!

Thanks!

I think he (she?) had his beady eye firmly on me!

Just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to do something nefarious!

Yeah, I don't think the flowers did much for him either...



:hi:

[Mezzo]

20. They're really beautiful CaliforniaPeggy! You are very talented. nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear Mezzo!

Oh, thank you...

Hey, I just go where the pretty stuff is!

No, really, thank you so much...:hug:

[madinmaryland]

22. Thank you Cal-Peggy!!

We are just starting with our blooms here. The daffodils are in full bloom, and the Tulips are ready to explode. We also have the little purple bell like thingies ready to explode also.

Sorry, there are NO f-bombs ready to explode though, except for the forscythias (sp?)

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. My dear madinmaryland!

Isn't spring the best season ever?

I love daffodils, but it's hard to grow them here...doesn't get very cold...

No worries! No f-bombs tonight!

:hi:

[Lilith Velkor]

23. I was just in the mood for pretty flower pics

Thanks, CalPegglyWeggly!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. My dear Lilith Velkor!

And thank you for your beautiful flowering tree!

And BTW, I love your sigline...did you write that?

:hi:

[Lilith Velkor]

29. It's from the movie "V for Vendetta"

The pic is from wiki. It's Sakura Matsuri in DC now, and that's one of my favorite trees in the Tidal Basin area.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. I can see why you love that tree...

It is simply breathtaking...

And thank you for telling me where your sigline came from...

I'm going to write this one down in my little blank book, where I keep quotes that I find especially meaningful...

And I like to be able to say where they came from!

:hug:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

27. What kind of lizard is that?

Beautiful pics, Peggy! Thanks so much for posting them! :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. My dear GoddessOfGuinness!

You know, I have no idea...

I was hoping someone here would know...

He was tiny...not more than 4 or 5 inches long, at the most...

Glad you enjoyed the pics!

It's so much fun taking them...:hug:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

31. I'll bet SallyMander knows...

I'll try to get her attention...

[SallyMander]

45. Hey Peg

Your little buddy looks to me like some kind of fence lizard... but i'm no expert on those little guys. He's sure cute though! :D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

46. My dear SallyMander!

OK!

Thanks for coming by...

Yeah, I thought he was cute too...

With his head up in the air like that!

:hi:

[GreenPartyVoter]

32. I have to wait over a month for flowers in abundance. These pics will fill in nicely in the meantime

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. My dear GreenPartyVoter...

I'm sorry you have to wait a whole month more for abundant flowers...

Still, I'm glad you have these to take care of you till yours show up, sweetie...:hug:

[GreenPartyVoter]

36. Eventually it'll look like this around here :^D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. Wow...it'll be worth the wait!

That's really stunning...

Thanks for sharing!

[GreenPartyVoter]

39. There are more pics here on the photographer's site of my

beloved Maine: http://www.tlesterphotography.com/Maine/maineAlbum.htm

I think you would really enjoy them. You seem to have a similar eye for finding shots of that sort. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

44. Those are really something else!

Some almost feel like paintings...The textures remind me of that...

Wonderful!

Thanks for the link...

And for the compliment...:blush:

[ThomCat]

33. Very nice pictures.

I often have floral or flora pictures as my wallpaper on my computer. If you post some really nice pictures that are landscape, can I borrow them to use as wallpaper?
:hug:

I really like your second photo. I might like to crop it and use that here at home. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. My dear ThomCat!

You may lift any of my pics at any time, for any use you'd like, sweetie!

I am honored that these please you...

If I can help brighten your day...:hug:

Thank you...

[Brigid]

38. Ooh . . . very pretty.

Almost as pretty as kitty pics. :evilgrin:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. My dear Brigid!

Thank you!

I like kitty pics too...

But I like these better! :evilgrin:

[huskerlaw]

41. Very nice, Peggy!!

The first time I happened across one of those little lizards, I completely freaked out. I was hiking in Runyon Canyon a few weeks after I moved here and I wasn't expecting it. Not exactly a lot of lizards in Nebraska, ya know!

Now I think they're adorable.

And the flowers are lovely too. I'm jealous of your camera!

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. My dear huskerlaw!

I can bet that little lizard freaked you out! Most of the ones I saw today were confident little critters...

They are so damn cute!

So glad you like the flowers...

And forgive me...I forgot to send you the link!

Hey, save your money, and you too can have one!

:hug:

[huskerlaw]

43. It's ok!

I'm actually around this evening, so I caught it!

Alas, I have SO MANY THINGS that I'm saving money for! Guess I'll just add that to the list. ;)

:hug: