Mammals, Orchids and Birds

[rogerg]

I've been putting a little effort in to adding some new nature & macro shots to my website. It's taking ages to not get very far, but ...

Mammals... (Tammar, Koala, Numbat, Echidna ... not sure where all my good Echidna shots have gone :doh:)
http://www.rogergroom.com/rogergroom/esh_rog_gallery.jsp?Item=614

Orchids...
http://www.rogergroom.com/rogergroom/esh_rog_gallery.jsp?Item=313

Birds... (not many up yet...)
http://www.rogergroom.com/rogergroom/esh_rog_gallery.jsp?Item=613

All of these galleries have only a tiny fraction of my images of these kinds of subjects, but it's a long job scanning slides and even if they're digital, a long job processing them.

Enjoy!

:thumbsup:

Roger :)

[iceman]

Lovely images, Roger.. I know what you mean about getting the photos online.. I've still got photo sessions taken during xmas holidays 2006 that I haven't processed or put online yet :(

I always love going back to your website too, very nice job.

[h0ughy]

nice work Roger. Up close and personal in some of those shots!

[rogerg]

thanks :)

[Bobj]

Very good, mate. I am an orchid lover and the WA terrestrials are quite beautiful. Here, in the Qld tropics we grow cattleyas, dendobiums, vandas, phalaenopsis, oncidiums and the more exotic orchids.
I have over 200 in the garden.

[gary]

Hi Roger,

Absolutely beautiful. Very much enjoyed looking at them. Would love to see
that Numbat in the wild.

Best Regards

Gary Kopff
Mt. Kuring-Gai

[rogerg]

Numbats are great creatures, very entertaining to watch with lots of character. They are very hard to find and photograph though, you have to be out at just the right time on the right day and then you can see several, the rest of the time it's hard to find a single one!

Once you find one, you also have to be very patient. They are extremely jittery and cautious, the slightest noise (camera shutter) will normally send them running (tail held high in the air - very funny!). You really need to see where one runs to, sit waiting for about 30mins for it to think it's safe and come out of hiding, then snap what photographs you can, without moving at all to scare it.

Fun and frustrating stuff :)