tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post7680693960361816056..comments2024-01-29T03:17:01.512-08:00Comments on South African Photographs: Pilansberg - Wild flowers - Part 5SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-17908260537621136772010-04-26T22:32:57.415-07:002010-04-26T22:32:57.415-07:00Thanks Mary. Such beauty in something so small.Thanks Mary. Such beauty in something so small.SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-22321176721961377432010-04-26T20:09:18.422-07:002010-04-26T20:09:18.422-07:00wow..those first three are stunning!wow..those first three are stunning!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890796903959709429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-4791013996929564152010-04-24T18:27:44.742-07:002010-04-24T18:27:44.742-07:00Thanks Gaelyn. Oh I have heard of puffballs now I ...Thanks Gaelyn. Oh I have heard of puffballs now I know what they actually look like. Thanks for telling me their name. :)SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-52324410573900296792010-04-23T21:49:59.910-07:002010-04-23T21:49:59.910-07:00I love that orange flower best with its semitry. A...I love that orange flower best with its semitry. And so many different grasses I saw. The last looks like a puffball, many of which are good to eat when young.Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-51914258937120260912010-04-23T19:52:50.620-07:002010-04-23T19:52:50.620-07:00Thanks Michelle. It is very kind of you to say so....Thanks Michelle. It is very kind of you to say so.SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-57655549515450033012010-04-23T12:59:24.325-07:002010-04-23T12:59:24.325-07:00you do such wonderful macros without the fancy cam...you do such wonderful macros without the fancy camera stuff joan. michelleRambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-13877657722388468662010-04-22T07:15:48.307-07:002010-04-22T07:15:48.307-07:00Thanks Tom. So did I. LOL!!Thanks Tom. So did I. LOL!!SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-16525377670841536592010-04-22T05:26:04.765-07:002010-04-22T05:26:04.765-07:00Joan: Loved the flowers. I thought it was a golf b...Joan: Loved the flowers. I thought it was a golf ball when I first looked at the photo.This Is My Blog - fishing guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826128050970967135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-34519399584837651552010-04-22T02:27:00.374-07:002010-04-22T02:27:00.374-07:00You are right Jonker and the best way to do it is ...You are right Jonker and the best way to do it is by using a flash which in turn blows your colours so there is no easy way to do it. I almost never use a flash so post my pictures whatever way the come out. The trick I use it to see that there is nothing close behind the subject if it at all possible.SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-52256749523029338102010-04-22T02:11:28.857-07:002010-04-22T02:11:28.857-07:00I specially like the one of the yellow flower. It...I specially like the one of the yellow flower. Its so important to get a darkish background to take a proper flower makro like this.Firefly the Travel Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278794823093520621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-36810361014155109692010-04-21T21:05:08.065-07:002010-04-21T21:05:08.065-07:00Thanks Becky. Does this mean your PC problems are ...Thanks Becky. Does this mean your PC problems are sorted out? I hope so.SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-85441750329178054372010-04-21T21:04:18.896-07:002010-04-21T21:04:18.896-07:00Thanks Mike. As a matter of fact there IS a golf c...Thanks Mike. As a matter of fact there IS a golf course in Kruger and they have a couple of big games taking place there every year, so come on over and try it out. Naturally you will have to be careful of the buck, warthog, birds, hippo's etc roaming around on it. LOL!!SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-83935206667560659852010-04-21T21:01:58.744-07:002010-04-21T21:01:58.744-07:00I will try it next time Andrea. Sounds like fun. :...I will try it next time Andrea. Sounds like fun. :)SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-91908056880698627682010-04-21T21:01:04.710-07:002010-04-21T21:01:04.710-07:00Thanks esoxfever. Not many of these wild flowers h...Thanks esoxfever. Not many of these wild flowers have been given names unfortunately.SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-69892311597875245352010-04-21T19:09:59.906-07:002010-04-21T19:09:59.906-07:00Love these flowers Joan! That yellow is my favorit...Love these flowers Joan! That yellow is my favorite.<br />Tricky mushroom.<br />B.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539402327765556670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-33182761675425049362010-04-21T15:01:42.093-07:002010-04-21T15:01:42.093-07:00Joan you really had me on the golf ball. I love to...Joan you really had me on the golf ball. I love to golf, and I was wondering if there are any courses in Kruger. LOL Your camera makes it seem like you are photographing through a microscope! Cool.blog with no namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718511796722036903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-43199175945377408622010-04-21T08:05:29.653-07:002010-04-21T08:05:29.653-07:00Next time you will meet a mushroom like that,try t...Next time you will meet a mushroom like that,try to gently bite it.<br />You will see a small cloud of spores coming out...<br />It was one thing I really liked when i was child.<br />(The mushroom will be grate to you for the help)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807180040233279788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-25681495961452920492010-04-21T06:05:31.307-07:002010-04-21T06:05:31.307-07:00gorgeous pics!!! The fist one remindsme a little t...gorgeous pics!!! The fist one remindsme a little to the heartsease (viola tricolor), so common in Europe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-1152600601863423842010-04-21T05:51:10.342-07:002010-04-21T05:51:10.342-07:00Thanks Leeloo. I cannot decide between the 1st and...Thanks Leeloo. I cannot decide between the 1st and 3rd ones. :)SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-67671554615326377752010-04-21T05:50:15.139-07:002010-04-21T05:50:15.139-07:00Thanks Jo. There was such a wonderful variety of f...Thanks Jo. There was such a wonderful variety of flowers there that I kept on finding more and more until I had a whole series to put on my blog. :)SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-36064614658125116512010-04-21T05:49:08.657-07:002010-04-21T05:49:08.657-07:00Thank you for visiting and commenting Diane (Austr...Thank you for visiting and commenting Diane (Australia). The bagworm was a nice find. :)SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-36056245320609642622010-04-21T05:47:59.042-07:002010-04-21T05:47:59.042-07:00We call them Black Jacks here Tony and it is the &...We call them Black Jacks here Tony and it is the 'pesky' one Diane is talking about. There is another called Sticky Grass and that is even worse as when it gets into something like socks, you never get it out. :)SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-86223205618833592392010-04-21T05:46:05.475-07:002010-04-21T05:46:05.475-07:00They are especially pesky now Diane as it is the e...They are especially pesky now Diane as it is the end of summer and everything has seeds on it. :)SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-47936299125284200572010-04-21T05:09:56.653-07:002010-04-21T05:09:56.653-07:00Beautiful photos, I love the first one, such a pre...Beautiful photos, I love the first one, such a pretty flower!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395084230673130207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-41667919096217271022010-04-21T04:30:05.732-07:002010-04-21T04:30:05.732-07:00How beautiful your photos, Joan.How beautiful your photos, Joan.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.com