Good day ,
Today i went out into the garden armed with two cameras, two flashllights and two differend lenses .
This is my contribution to the #wednesdaywalk by @tattoodjay .
I spotted this tiny bee in the back of the garden sitting on a grass leaf it was still a bit cold so i summed it was resting or warming up , until i noticed something in the second photo
Chelostoma rapunculi / Grote klokjesbij
Chelostoma rapunculi / Grote klokjesbij
It looked like it had laid an egg , a strange place for a bee like that normaly they lay their eggs in the ground or in hollow stems. So i was surprised to see this on a grass leaf. After that the bee took off and i lost sight of it.
While i was looking for that tiny bee i did spot this little damselfy , the downside of this macro lens is the thin line of things you can get in focus in one shot, yes you could use a tripod with automated focus stacking equipment but that is not my thing.
Ischnura elegans / Blue-tailed damselfly / Lantaarntje
after i scared it off it moved to the verbena flowers , this damselfly is only +/- 30mm long not really big but too big to fit in one frame when you use 2.5 magnification .
And then it moved on again this timeit hang on to grass leaf
i had time for one more shot and off it went.
Then i spotted this little one sitting on one of my scabiosa flowers
didn't look to happy probably because of the cold it didn't move
it remained very calm while i was taking pictures of it
and nope it's to big to fit completly in the picture with 2.5 magnification
but for a portrait shoot it is just fine
Time to switch cameras ...
same bee was still warming up on that flower
poppy flower / klaproos
poppy with snapdragons in the background
Kniphofia
Dipsacus fullonum / wild teasel / Kardebol flower bud , I bought this one last year and now it's almost 2 meters high already , the benefit is that i has a nice flower and in winter birds will eat the seeds and after that you can dry it and use it for decoration.
another poppy as a result of seeding wildflowers in the garden.
Echinops / kogeldistel still not fllowering wont be long , another flower that i hope to be able to dry after it has flowerd.
and then i spotted that the small shrub roses started to flower... fun fact i bought them both as white roses , they don't look that white to me .
This one is harder on the pink colout while the other one is a bit softer on the pink.
These rose flowers are 20mm in diameter so they are not that big
but they still have a nice scent
Well that is it for today hope you have enjoyed the tour in my garden, if you have any questions about the garden or my photography feel free to ask in the comments .
All images created by me @stresskilller
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