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Found new flower today

Acquire a camera as soon as feasible. In the mean time use a cell phone with a good camera, after all an indifferent image is better than no image. You will be surprised at the quality you can get with a cell phone in good light. I have shot a lot with my cell phone, as that is always with me...

Four O Clock

Lilly

Post rain

must be about 2mm

Overview with the web 1:1 macro

Flowers shot yesterday

Shot in the evening

Lillie

Shot a video of this one making his web. Today it is done.

Jumper, it keeps scampering at high speed on the wall, extremely tricky getting the shot with macro. This one is on our French Window corner - with kit lense Same spider with 105mm F2.8 AIS macro

Everything went wrong - motion blur, speed

4. The Artisans at work The location where they are making the idols. As it rains at this times, the area has to be well covered, else the idols will just melt away in water. Mixing the clay Chef artisan Helper at work Rolling fingers Artisans at work

3. Finished and semi finished. The Ganesh Chaturti festival is just concluded, so the finished idols are of Ganesh - idol with elephant's trunk for nose. The others are nearly finished. Semi finished Assembly line Final product

2b. Making of Idols There are two types of configurations used for displaying the idols. 1. All grouped together, backed up by a solid frame, an a sturdy pedestal. This makes for a compact display, bus very heavy. 2. Individual idols. The organizers will display them a bit spread out. The...

2a. Making of idols. In Hindu traditions, the idols made during major festivals are immersed in flowing water at the end of the festival. Hence they are made of bi degradable materials. Traditionally even the colours were of vegetable origin, but now a days, some unscrupulous artisans use...