Fire Spike now in bloom and Hummingbirds are back

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15. On hand

Back in the '70s I did the arts/crafts show circuit in FL and GA until my day job consumed my life and probably didn't take a photo from the late 80s until I retired in 2012 when I bought a Df to use all my legacy lenses.

So I keep the D750 and Df at the ready.

Of course the Df can use new as well as old glass, so it usually gets the 500mm f8 and the 1000mm f11 cat lenses that provide that bokeh that everyone finds to be a flaw. I however embrace it, like brushstrokes on a fine painting.

New glass is the 200-500 and Sigma 150-600. You can guess I'm all about the long reach, even for closeups. Slap a 2X on either and I'm a happy camper. That 200-500 focuses down to 10ft and while no one would accuse it of being a macro lens, the results are mind blowing. For instance, these were taken with the 200-500 and a 2X at 1000mm.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/103676993

I think you can see my albums on FB here:
https://www.facebook.com/deveauxphotographie/photos/?tab=album&ref=page_internal

I have some photos on Picfair and have been thinking of building something on Smugmug like Andy has, but am attempting a computer upgrade that has thrown a few roadblocks in my way.