Team's favorite photos

A Parrot Tulip at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 3, 2025. Processing and cracked, painterly green background was created to provide the feel of a 17th-century Dutch still life painting. Against the background, the tulip becomes a portrait of life’s intensity.

Neulich bei mir in meinem Garten: ein prächtiger Schwalbenschwanz (Papilio machaon) auf einem blühenden und stark duftenden Bauernjasmin-Strauch (Philadelphus coronarius). Seit einigen Jahren hatte ich keinen mehr gesichtet, und dann ein solch schönes Exemplar. Welches Glück. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwalbenschwanz_(Schmetterling) The other day in my garden: a magnificent swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) on a blooming sweet mock orange shrub (Philadelphus coronarius). I hadn’t seen one in years, and then such a beautiful specimen. What luck.

Les égoûts et les couleurs ne se discutent pas ... ;o)))

The Dark Wolf is one I have always wanted to do and do it some justice. The Dark Wolf 8 Oclock and the Leaping frog 4 Oclock are on the same ring below the Prawn Nebula. I love the Simple Black image of the Wolf howling in the Night at the stars, Its been a Fight between clouds and rain. Its after last night pack everything under wraps again for a week and a half you guessed it Rain and clouds. What is happening targets are moving on as the earth moves on it orbit last night I could not shoot all night in the morning its in the trees next door so I have end well before sun up Like the Leaping frog I have done this HaSS not the traditional way it normally shot LRGB and an overlay of Ha but none of the small finer details as here.. I went for HaSS as I could do it in three nights all I had to get enough shots for detail. QHY268M -10c 120 Ha 180 S120 shots 5 min each filter over 3 nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure. QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Rotated 22 degrees from last Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA 800mm Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope QHY5L-II-M Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps, Lr

Blick von einem Turm in Richtung Schüttorf an einem nebligen Morgen. Sony alpha 99, Minolta AF APO Tele Zoom 100-400mm f4.5-6.7, September 2024

Maybe full screen might be an option