Weekend Photography Challenge #456 Get Closer/Fill the Frame

[Tersha]

Zoom in closer, or use a prime lens and move your feet! Fill the frame with your subject.

This is What Robert Capa Meant by This Famous Quote by Jason Row
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[Anonymous]

[Charmaine Joubert]

Elephant Bull

[Patrick]

Fantastically full , lovely shot Charmaine.

 

[Bobbie]

Hypnotic, Charmaine. Was it a long telephoto or were the two of you playing chicken?

[Charmaine Joubert]

Hi Bobby, I use a 400 mm lens and this beautiful bull was drinking at a waterhole very close to the road. The Addo elephants are generally used to cars therefore most of the time they aren’t aggresive. The only time I stay far away from a male elephant in Addo is when it is in musth then they become very unpredictable and very aggressive

[Andre P.]

What a portrait !

[Graham Hart]

Wonderful shot Charmaine. I love the rusty colour tones in this and the elephant’s stare makes me feel like I’m right there in front of it.

[Dave Watkins]

Beautiful shot of a magnificent animal. Love the colors and texture of his skin.

[Tersha]

Love this Charmaine!

[Bruce Gordon]

Fantastic image Charmaine!

[Leesa]

Simply wonderful!

[Charmaine Joubert]

Thank you all for the lovely comments.

[Patrick]

Many thanks Tersha , nice theme ;).

Have a great weekend folks.

[Graham Hart]

So much delicate detail these things can be tricky things to capture Pat. Nice work.

[Patrick]

Thank mate , good to see your on the mend from flu.. take it easy graham.

[Pat Garrett]

Dandelions have so much to offer – I never tire of them. Nicely done, Pat

[Patrick]

Hi Pat , thanks very much 😉

[Dave Watkins]

I like how some of the seeds are missing which gives an added contrast of color at the center of the image.

[Tersha]

Very nicely done Patrick, I love dandelion photos!

[Patrick]

Thanks very much Dave , Tersha , they are such a delicate little things.

[Graham Hart]

Jasmine

[Bobbie]

Interesting shadows Graham and the green focal point sets the image off. At a first (very quick glance) I thought it was a crude wooden faucet valve.

[Graham Hart]

Cheers Bobbie. The flowers have just sprung and they only hang around for a few weeks. I intended getting some wider shots of the whole bush but found more interest in the light and shadow up close.

[Patrick]

Well seen and taken graham , colours are great as well.

[Graham Hart]

Thanks Pat.

[JasenkaG]

Beautiful lighting and I also like how you capture the texture of the flower! Jasmine is one of my favorite flowers, along with tuberose – they both smell heavenly.

[Graham Hart]

Thanks Jasenka, probably my favourite flower of all for smell. I planted three seedlings a few years ago outside our bedroom window thinking we would wake up to the wonderful scent of Jasmine every morning. Sadly the variety I unwittingly chose only flowers for a very short time in early spring and then they wither and die off. They’re so established now I can’t bring myself to rip them out and replace them.

[JasenkaG]

Oh that’s really sad since planting a jasmine bush close to the bedroom window sounds like a perfect idea. The scent of jasmine is one of the main factors that got me into perfume making. I have a few jasmine absolutes at home right now and they really smell like heaven. What a bliss.

[Pat Garrett]

Have never seen a jasmine plant. Like the simplicity of this image, Graham. Hoping you are recovered at last.

[Graham Hart]

Wow I thought Jasmine was ubiquitous throughout the world. Worth tracking one down in a nursery if possible. The natural scent of the flowers is just wonderful.

Thanks for the recovery wishes. Getting there 🙂

[Dave Watkins]

The composition, contrast and shadows work well together giving a lot of depth to the image. Add me to the list of those who have heard of Jasmine but I’ve never seen one in real life.

[Bruce Gordon]

Very nice Graham!

[Charmaine Joubert]

Hi Bobby, I use a 400 mm lens and this beautiful bull was drinking at a waterhole very close to the road. The Addo elephants are generally used to cars therefore most of the time they aren’t aggresive. The only time I stay far away from a male elephant in Addo is when it is in musth then they become very unpredictable and very aggressive. Sorry was posted under wrong reply….:)

 

[Bobbie]

Thanks for the explanation Charmaine.  Since I had to look up Addo elephants, I also got to learn something new (one of the things I love about this group). Stay safe!

[Charmaine Joubert]

Good vibes

[Bobbie]

Beautiful portrait Charmaine.  The lighting really brings out his face and hand and the slight smile makes me want to hear his story.

[Graham Hart]

Something different from you Charmaine. Wonderful shot in every sense. If there are 10 boxes to tick in judging a photograph, this ticks 11 of them 🙂

[Patrick]

Fantastic work.

[Pat Garrett]

What everyone else said….A very natural, handsome portrait.

[LeanneC]

[Bobbie]

The queen of flowers strikes again! Beautifully mysterious Leanne.

[Graham Hart]

Lovely lovely lovely Leanne. You have a knack for lifting the art of inanimate flower photography into a level of animate sensory experience. This one has a sensuous beauty which kept me looking for quite a long time. Wonderful pic.

[Dave Watkins]

Love the color and soft focus which gives the rose a wonderful delicateness. A beautiful image indeed.

[Frogdaily]

[Graham Hart]

Great pic Frog. Looks like it’s lit from beneath. Is this natural colour, not sure I’ve seen a blue rose before (assuming its a rose)?

[Frogdaily]

Thank you so much Graham, yes this rose was part of a bouquet my husband gave me … it is absolutely beautiful with the blue hues.

[Marcia J]

Beautiful. Love the luminous quality and the dew drops.

[Frogdaily]

Thank you so much Marcia

[Pat Garrett]

Frogdaily, love this blue tinged rose. Eye catching, delicate.

[Frogdaily]

Thank you so much Pat

[Robert Apple]

Your Photo was recognized in the Members Picks Week of October 14 Forum  ⬅ Click Here

[Frogdaily]

Thank you so much Robert, I am so surprised and honored – thank you so much Patrick for choosing my photo – you made my day!

[Peter Nowak]

[Andre P.]

Interesting composition.

[Patrick]

Agreed Andre , lovely work Petr.

[Peter Nowak]

Thanks Andre and Patrick…

[Graham Hart]

I agree, interesting composition with just enough intrigue to give pause to wonder what’s going on. A wedding perhaps?

[Peter Nowak]

It’s a fashion advertisement on the wall behind iron bars.

[Patrick]

Great job it works very well

[Bobbie]

“Remembrance of things past” – Restoration work on the USS Constitution

[Preston]

I hope you were using a Canon to shoot this Bobbie!

[Bobbie]

You can be sure of that Preston!

[Graham Hart]

Cool shot Bobbie. Add this one to your Canon of work under “Barrels of Fun” 🙂

(I’m sorry for that outburst but Preston started it!)

[Bobbie]

Don’t apologize Graham. I love to laugh!

[Pat Garrett]

I CANnot top that, Graham. Some pretty heavy artillery

[Desi]

[Patrick]

Liking this , nice work.

[Graham Hart]

Nice colour Desi. If I squint, it looks look like a bowl of lemons 🙂

[Judith W]

[Pat Garrett]

Interesting architecture, Desi. Makes me feel very small.

[Pat Garrett]

OOPS, I meant  “Judith”

[David Chesterfield]

Wild flower in the Flinders Ranges, Sth Australia this morning.

 

[Graham Hart]

Beautiful image David. Must be myriads of wild flowers up there at this time of year? Don’t often see orange flowers so this is a treat.

[Frogdaily]

Beautifully captured David!

[Clive Nealon]

[Graham Hart]

Amazing looking flower, had to google it. Beautiful Honeysuckle Clive.

[Brian M]

[Graham Hart]

Busy fingers. Nice shot Brian.

[Bobbie]

Hands can tell us a lot of stories, Thanks Brian!

[Marcia J]

Nice shot. I can  hear the beautiful music.

[Bill Gordon]

[Graham Hart]

Very nice Bill. Great capture.

[Pat Garrett]

The “eyes” have it

[Dave Watkins]

From the archive. May have posted this one before.

[Graham Hart]

Ah, old Golden Eye. Nice pic Dave.

[Dave Watkins]

Thanks Graham.

[Bobbie]

A classic stare-down contest 👀! I can already see the cat and the elephant hanging on the wall next to each other.

[Dave Watkins]

As I inched closer toward him crawling on the floor he seemed to get a little more irritated the closer I got. 🙂

[Dave Watkins]

Since I was digging through old photos anyway.  🙂

[Pamela Winter]

Honestly, Dave, I promise I didn’t see your entry until after mine was posted.

[Dave Watkins]

🙂  No worries Pamela. You posted a picture of a sunflower and I posted a picture of a bee. Completely different. 🙂

[Patrick]

Sweet shot Dave , nice combo.

[Dave Watkins]

Thanks Patrick.

[Graham Hart]

Up to his elbows in pollen as usual. So many shots of bees (mainly in the ‘Beecause’ challenge) that it really hits home how important these critters are to the environment.

[Dave Watkins]

Thanks for the comment Graham. Pollinators are VERY important to the worlds ecosystem. Many species could use our help. And it doesn’t take much. For anyone who doesn’t have the space to put in a garden simply planting a variety of nectar producing flowers in pots can make a difference. Try to plant ones that are native to your area.

Carol and I were surprised at the number and varieties of insects that showed up to our “butterfly” garden we planted last spring.

[Preston]

I love how yours and Pam’s compliment each other!  Happy coincidence they are posted together.

[Dave Watkins]

I agree.  🙂

[Pamela Winter]

I loved the little bits of yellow bursting from the edges of the center of this sunflower.

[Patrick]

Lovely details , nice share.

[Graham Hart]

Its good to see your post next to Dave’s actually Pat. Could almost stitch them together to make one pic 🙂 Nice pic.

[Bobbie]

I prefer keeping them separate but doing some creative hanging Graham. Dave & Pamela, both are beautiful images.

[Preston]

Pam, I agree with Dave.  One is a picture of a bee and the other a Sunflower and they definitely belong together in the thread.  I’m thinking Beefore and After as the theme

 

[Pat Garrett]

You and Dave were thinking the same…kindred spirits! Nice duet of images.

[Kent DuFault]

Whiskers – my bearded dragon.

[Holly K]

I think that is a head and shoulders shot!

[Kent DuFault]

I think you’re right!

[Preston]

Wow, talk about striking a pose! You trained Whisker well Kent.

[Kent DuFault]

🙂 Thanks Preston!

[Graham Hart]

I love these lizards Kent and used to catch them in the wild when I was a lad. I took some shots of flames in a fire recently and now my brain is ticking over thinking of composites. Lizards + Flames = Dragons!

[Kent DuFault]

I see Photoshop session in your future.

[Bobbie]

How do the cats and Whiskers get along Kent?

[Kent DuFault]

Three of our four cats get along fine with him. The 4th, a VERY large Maine Coon is a hunter to the core, and I don’t trust them alone.

[Robert Apple]

You probably should be wary, our Barn cats love a good lizard dinner, I often find tails from the spotted lizards we have around here left on the floor, its the only part they don’t eat.

[Kent DuFault]

Most definitely.

[Pat Garrett]

Whiskers might be in a stare down with Dave’s cat.

[Kent DuFault]

🙂

[Frogdaily]

Awesome capture of Whiskers!

[Kent DuFault]

Thanks Belinda!

[LeanneC]

Beautiful creature Kent. I can’t help but want to take a macro of that chin!

[Charmaine Joubert]

Up close to the Lion King!

[Preston]

Fantastic Charmaine!  Way to catch his expression

[Kent DuFault]

Awesome detail!

[Graham Hart]

Wonderful close up detail Charmaine. So interesting to see the minutiae of his face, the battle scars, the lips, the teeth and hair. It would be a completely different feeling to see him up close in real life though.

I was watching an episode of a British TV show called QI last night and they said that the only big cat which never changes it’s spots is the lion. Apparently the spots around its mouth where the whiskers grow are unique to every animal…much like fingerprints. Fascinating!

That tilted lower lip gives him an almost laconic expression…”Ahh, excuse me?”

[Andre P.]

I’m always fascinated by your wildlife photos.

[Pat Garrett]

Your wildlife images always make me smile – twice: once because they are so detailed and full of personality and two, because they are in their environment and not a zoo.

[Frogdaily]

Love his expression Charmaine! Great capture

[Charmaine Joubert]

Thanks for the lovely comments. I get such an adrenaline rush when a big powerful male lion walks into the frame of my camera.

[Tersha]

autumn colours …
the reds look unnatural, but they really are that colour!

[Patrick]

Very lovely , best time of year i love it.

[Kent DuFault]

Beautiful work as always Diane!

[Graham Hart]

Beautiful. Autumn – nature’s art gallery!

[Bobbie]

Kent said it Diane!

[Dave Watkins]

I like those vibrant reds. 🙂  A wonderful autumn still life.  Your choice of burlap? as the background adds even more to that autumn look. A smooth background just wouldn’t be the same.

[Tersha]

Thanks Dave, yes, the sacking (burlap) was a definite choice, glad it worked!

[Tersha]

Thanks for the comments Patrick, Kent, Graham and Bobbie!

[Patrick]

[Kent DuFault]

Pat, that is freaky! Perfect for this time of the year!

[Patrick]

Trick or treat 🙂

[Graham Hart]

Love it! Nearly wet myself laughing! At the same time….disturbingly freaky though. I’d be putting that somewhere near the front door to scare the crap out of the kids trick or treating 🙂

[Holly K]

I think the creature’s eyes are following me around the room. 🙂

[Patrick]

😉

[Dave Watkins]

NICE! Without a doubt that is the most evil looking teddy bear I’ve ever seen. 🙂

[Patrick]

Thank you Dave

This should make the trick or treaters think twice about knocking my door lol.

[LeanneC]

I will be having nightmares now! Nicely done

[Sandra Giles]

[Kent DuFault]

That is an amazing shot Sandy!

[Patrick]

Super angle , nice work.

[Graham Hart]

Gorgeous shot Sandy. For ages I’ve wanted to snap a rainbow lorikeet becasue of its amazing colours. They’re everywhere near where I live but haven’t had the patience to sit and wait for the right moment. This is a brilliant shot with an unbelievable pose as well. Belongs in a gallery.

[Bobbie]

The colors are amazing Sandy. It’s always hard fro me to believe that there are such brilliant colors in nature. The bird seems to be a cooperative model too. I can almost hear you saying to him: “If we want to get all of your beauty into the frame, you’ll have to bend over a bit and turn your head to the side”

[Marcia J]

I like the angle. The colors are striking!

[Pat Garrett]

Nothing to add, just enjoying.

[Preston]

My cat Captain Teencer (teen-sir) right before she nose-booped my lens.

[Kent DuFault]

Oh I know that Look!! Love it!

[Preston]

Thanks Kent! It’s the “What the heck are you doing now” face.

[Graham Hart]

Hmmm, would focus tracking have worked that close?

[Preston]

The short answer Graham, no.  The camera/lens gets confused around 10 inches, and she gets in that range as quickly as possible.  I swear she understands the limitations of the auto-focus

[Rob Wood (Admin)]

[LeanneC]

You did it, Rob! Great bee image…you even got the “tongue”

[Pat Garrett]

3 stunning posts. Thanks for 3 different images. I admire anyone who can capture the little creatures.

[Dave Watkins]

I really like the side view showing the bee tucked inside the flower. The curve of the petal matching the bee. Lovely colors as well.

[Frogdaily]

Love seeing all three of your images Rob! Stunning detail!

[Rob Wood (Admin)]

[Preston]

Way to make a “pest” interesting Rob.  The grain really adds to the texture of the eyes in my opinion.

[Tersha]

Wonderful Rob!

[Rob Wood (Admin)]

[Patrick]

Each one is beautiful , fantastic share Rob.

[Graham Hart]

Nice pics Rob. Feel sorry for the fly being stripped of its colour 🙂

[Bobbie]

Nature as I seldom see it (and almost never photograph it). Beautiful Rob!

[LeanneC]

Awesome!

[Patrick]

2p or not 2p

[Graham Hart]

To coin a phrase 🙂

[Patrick]

lol love it = 10 points 😉

[Pat Garrett]

Is this the same as a “tuppance”? (Not sure of the spelling.

[Patrick]

Not sure on that pat , i have always been bad with money ..it goes in one hand and out with the other lol.

[Frogdaily]

Wonderful details Patrick

[Patrick]

Thank you , i was testing a Raynox 150 closeup lens i bought not really had much chance yet with bugs and the likes , £50 not bad :).

[Rob Wood (Admin)]

[Graham Hart]

Nice colour transition through the pic Rob. Very soft and calming.

[Bobbie]

What Graham said. You and Leanne could make a great team Rob.

[Frogdaily]

Love the delicate feel and the textures in this image Rob! Beautifully captured

[David Chesterfield]

Red panda.

[Holly K]

[Pat Garrett]

Nice fall still life – it’s that colorful time of the year.

[Holly K]

Thanks, Pat!

[Andre P.]

[Andre P.]

Flowers are a good topic to fill the frame

[Frogdaily]

Beautiful colors Andre

[Andre P.]

Thank you Frogdaily. But the credit surely goes to the … flowers

[Bobbie]

“Feeed Meee”

[Kent DuFault]

Love it! Good eye, Bobbie!

[Bobbie]

Thanks so much Kent!

[Holly K]

Great shot. This could be a carnivorous tree — watch out!  🙂

[Bobbie]

Thanks Holly. But the question is: Is it really a tree? Do you see the eyes?

[Holly K]

That is definitely creepy…

[Dave Watkins]

Nice one Bobbie. Fun to look at. Great title. 🙂

[Bobbie]

Thanks Dave 🙂

[Chas Watkins]

[Dave Watkins]

I like the muted colors. Perfect match to the background. And your name sounds vaguely familiar. 🙂

[Elysia]

A good scrub down

[Pat Garrett]

Very interesting subject, Elysia. Wonderful capture!

[Bobbie]

I love your eye Elysia. I would never have thought to photograph this!

[Elysia]

Thank you, Pat and Bobbie! The bubbles and water caught the light in a way that really brought the soap to life.

[Aj Jaeger]

[Tersha]

I like the lines in this!

[Pat Garrett]

Natural fibers, dyed with natural dyes

[Bobbie]

Beautiful colors Pat. Did you dye the fibers?

[Pat Garrett]

No, Bobbie, I didn’t. They were part of a display in a “Textiles and Fibers” exhibit hall at a fair.

[Dave Watkins]

Lovely colors and texture. Makes a nice abstract. Nice catch Pat.

[Pat Garrett]

Thanks, Dave.

[Leesa]

Gorgeous fibers, Pat. They look so soft and luxurious. I can almost feel them.

[Robert Apple]

A Funnel Weaver Spider, the front edge of the lens barrel was aprox 6mm from the subject, is that getting close enough ?

[Tersha]

That’s pretty close Robert, cool spider!

[Frogdaily]

Oh my goodness Robert! This is Awesome! Look at the detail – Amazing!

[Andre P.]

Hou! Really, really close. I prefer to step back a few (centi-)meters.

[Tom M]

Basket

[Preston]

Nice patterns & colors Tom!

[Frogdaily]

Love the colors and texture Tom

[Pat Garrett]

“Leaf-a-Boo, I See You”

[Kent DuFault]

Nice Pat! Wonderful portrait.

[Pat Garrett]

Thank you, Kent.

[Frogdaily]

What a fun portrait! Love it Pat!

[Pat Garrett]

Thank you Frogdaily.

[Tersha]

I love this Pat, such a cheeky look!

[Pat Garrett]

Thank you, Tersha. He’s definitely cheeky! And a real “love”.

[LeanneC]

Love this shot, Pat! What a great capture of a happy moment.

[Patrick]

Playing with Pennies

[Dave Watkins]

Great idea Patrick. The geometric pattern adds a lot of interest.

[Kent DuFault]

Very cool idea Pat!

[Patrick]

Thank you Kent , Dave .. I liked this one as well i must admit

thank you guys.

[Frogdaily]

Very interesting

[Tersha]

It’s like a puzzle!

[Pat Garrett]

Interesting “play” .  Would make a puzzle that could easily drive someone mad!

[Patrick]

No don’t go putting ideas in my head haha.

[LeanneC]

Very creative P71. Fun!

[Dave Watkins]

5:50 a.m.

[Tersha]

Sloe gin …

[Anonymous]

[Elysia]

I love the dryness and delicateness this picture displays, Barb!

[Anonymous]

Thank you, Elysia.

[Anonymous]

Wild and free – name of the picture; not me.

[marty]

Juvenile Grosbeak

[Kent DuFault]

Very nice!

[Tersha]

Lovely!

[Pat Garrett]

Looks like a female, Marty. We get them here and the “Mrs.” is my absolute most favorite bird – she can act so coy and has wonderful profile.

[Holly K]

In the spotlight

[Alex Castillo]

[Tersha]

Very nice close-up of flower and fly Alex!

[Alex Castillo]

Of course I cannot compete with all the gorgeous images posted here, but at least let me contribute some.

Critiques welcome.

[Frogdaily]

All wrapped up in a bow

[Heather Wilson]

[Leesa]

Jack, gone but not forgotten.
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[Charmaine Joubert]

Wow this was a popular challenge. It is so nice scrolling down the page and seeing so many beautiful and interesting images. Well done to all the participants.

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