"Light and shade" - Backlit blue Iris - Originally four flowers on this single stem - this is the last one. Earlier, faded flowers removed and you can see where the stem has been cut to remove the penultimate bloom.
Nikon D300; 31 May 2009; 18:37 For detailed view see: www.flickr.com/photos/lorre_01/3584458639/sizes/l
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Shy snail on leaf of a favourite hosta! (quickly removed after photographing, to a more desirable location in the garden!) The slanting light reveals the texture of the colourful shell. o5/04/09; 09:39:14; Garden of home in Oradour Fanais, the Charente, France. Nikon D300; ƒ22; 1/25 sec. View LARGE for detail
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Swallowtail butterfly on verbena bonariensis in my garden at Oradour Fanais, in the Poitou-Charentes, France. 25 July 2012, Nikon D300.
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A hummingbird moth keeps a vigilant eye on the camera as it momentarily sucks nectar. These nimble, furry little creatures flit rapidly from flower to flower, so I use the technique of setting up the camera on a tripod, focusing on a flower. . . and waiting. Re-focus was on the eye. Nikon D300; ƒ9; 1/640 sec. Taken 23/07/08; 11:02:23. My garden in Oradour Fanais, France. View On Black View LARGE
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