MobiColour RESULT: MC #122 Theme: Fauna & Flora - May 28-June 3, 2018

[RoseCat]

Dinosaur on the boardwalk. Snapseed.

For whatever reason I have discovered that I can get close to little creatures if I use my iphone as a shield. I put my phone at arm’s length, trying to hide my face. Once I myself am shielded by the iphone I can get even closer. It astonishes me how close I am actually able to get. I don’t know whether the reflective surface of the silver iphone fascinates the creatures or not but they don’t seem to be scared of it. This applies to insects as well.

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S/he is so cute!!!

 

[rizole]

Dinosaur on the boardwalk. Snapseed.

For whatever reason I have discovered that I can get close to little creatures if I use my iphone as a shield. I put my phone at arm’s length, trying to hide my face. Once I myself am shielded by the iphone I can get even closer. It astonishes me how close I am actually able to get. I don’t know whether the reflective surface of the silver iphone fascinates the creatures or not but they don’t seem to be scared of it. This applies to insects as well.

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I remember reading/hearing somewhere that insects compound eyes detect movement across their field of vision better than movement towards/away from them so moving directly in on them with your camera slowly is less likely to be seen as something to be afraid of. Seems to work on spiders for me too.

 

[ImageArt]

I remember reading/hearing somewhere that insects compound eyes detect movement across their field of vision better than movement towards/away from them so moving directly in on them with your camera slowly is less likely to be seen as something to be afraid of. Seems to work on spiders for me too.

That makes sense and I suppose a phone is a much smaller surface than a whole face with a body behind it.

 

[rizole]

Cotton grass. Eriophorum Angustifolium.

Snapseed.

 

[dscheff]

Cotton grass. Eriophorum Angustifolium.View attachment 110000
Snapseed.

Beautiful! No matter what it’s called

 

[dscheff]

I remember reading/hearing somewhere that insects compound eyes detect movement across their field of vision better than movement towards/away from them so moving directly in on them with your camera slowly is less likely to be seen as something to be afraid of. Seems to work on spiders for me too.

only if the spiders are not”athletic”

 

[rizole]

only if the spiders are not”athletic”

Athletic?

 

[dscheff]

Athletic?

Yeah, as in jump...

 

[dscheff]

Somehow Trapped

Halide, Snapseed

 

[terse]

Overflowing
Snapseed

 

[terse]

Goose!
Snapseed, ACDSee Pro

 

[younger]

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Overflowing
Snapseed

Gorgeous! Love it

 

[younger]

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Goose!
Snapseed, ACDSee Pro

 

[JillyG]

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Overflowing
Snapseed

Agh, so many fab posts to comment on, I’m overwhelmed. But I had to comment on this one - it’s gorgeous.

 

[younger]

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Love those animal closeups

 

[younger]

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Are there too many flowers yet?

Wow, so many drops!

 

[JillyG]

Cotton grass. Eriophorum Angustifolium.View attachment 110000
Snapseed.

What a view! Wonderful image. And, in my experience, where’s there’s cotton grass there’s water (in the form of a bog).

 

[JillyG]

In the Pink

Snapseed and iC

 

[rizole]

What a view! Wonderful image. And, in my experience, where’s there’s cotton grass there’s water (in the form of a bog).

Yes, a peat bog. There's been little rain here recently so I didn't need to change out of my sandles to go across it.

 

[JillyG]

Hellebore

iColorama

 

[JillyG]

Yes, a peat bog. There's been little rain here recently so I didn't need to change out of my sandles to go across it.

You be careful out there on’t moor (not sure if that apostrophe is in the right place). “Stay on the road. Keep clear of the moors.”

 

[zenjenny]

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*love*

 

[zenjenny]

Drat, I wasn’t going to comment on any of the pics but I can’t help myself . So enjoying them.

Me too - thanks for this theme, Ann: I love browsing flowers (and the occasional goat)

 

[zenjenny]

Cotton grass. Eriophorum Angustifolium.View attachment 110000
Snapseed.

Well if that’s not ‘picture perfect’, I don’t know what is

 

[PicsbyJCG]

On the rocks

Snapseed, TouchRetouch.