sproglet, yes I have manual focus, but not so often use it. Auto focus working fluently and manual I need only evenings.

the "cactus" is actually a succulent called "Stapelia Gigantea" - i have a few types - they smell like something DEAD , great pics to all.

I plant flowers every mother's day in pots along the railing of our deck. This is on of the lilly's (I think) from last year.

These guys are all over Taiwan. Really interesting ... (suddenly drawing a blank on what the middle things are called) ... uhh ... stigma?

http://www.chezwang.com/gallery/imag...loral/il54.jpg

stamen?

This is one of my favorite flower pics; I took it while driving into London on one of the M roads to the west. I think it's a field of rapeseed.

He said," Rape." In the south folks once planted rape along with mustard and turnips. I planted some once. Didn't do much for me. But then again, I wasn't making bio-diesel.

Taken this summer

http://static.flickr.com/105/308208762_d52defc04f_b.jpg

I love this thread.

Bee on a thistle

baby thistle....i'm not good at knowing what settings are best viewed here.

Giant bee on a truffula tree.

Beautiful shot, Bruce. It looks like the lily is just floating there... It is also a very sharply defined photo, I like it.

If I pm you my e-mail can I have the jpegs so I can use these as wallpaper, pretty pweze!?

Is the last photo above (pink, green, red veins) of a Coleus leaf?