I promise, it's not sexual

[MichaelHarris]

Shooting a little macro today and I thought, "Hey how about a guess what this is" thread. So here ya go, guess it, title it, steal it. Everything I do is in the public domain, just ask George Bush.

[benny05]

1. Doesn't appear sexual

But looking inside of a flower is sensual. Nice pic.

[MichaelHarris]

4. Well

thank you, it's sexual to a bee I guess. He flies up to that thing and starts hearing Barry White music.

[billyskank]

6. No he doesn't

He flies up to that thing and thinks


NECTAR!!! I LOVE NECTAR!


It's got nothing to do with sex for him. In fact nothing has anything to do with sex for him, since he is an infertile drone. It's all about the sweetness.

[MichaelHarris]

9. So

bee's don't have 70s porn music? Man that's a sad life, I keep looking for those sound tracks.

[benny05]

That's funny n/t

[billyskank]

2. Well, it's a flower, isn't it?

Flowers are inherently sexual.

[wildhorses]

3. of course. Georgia O"Keefe is famous for her flowers that

ooze sex appeal...


http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=gd&q=georgia+o%27keefe

[Deja Q]

19. They tend to ooze body parts...

http://images.google.com/images?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=gd&q=georgia%20o'keefe&sa=N&tab=wi

But it's not the object, but the perception of the object and the relevant ambient issues regarding the one who created the object.

She is one of my favorite painters...

But don't get me started on Picasso. I think he sniffed his paints...

[MichaelHarris]

5. tis a flower

and I nursed that bad boy all summer. She just decided to bloom today. Here's a hint, I bet by 2025 I'll get some seeds out of it the rate it's growing..

[Guava Jelly]

7. I get in trouble when I post in threads w/the word

Sex in them :)

[MichaelHarris]

8. I used to also

that's why I don't post as often as I used to. Man the delete bus followed my ass around here constantly.

[Guava Jelly]

10. Yup i got a pretty bad spanken the other day

But its all good :)

[MichaelHarris]

12. I don't remember my last one

I tow the line now, I even keep a bar of soap next to me when I post here in case I have to wash my mouth out. I find Irish Spring to have a nice after taste.

[Guava Jelly]

14. just not life boy

yuck

[MichaelHarris]

16. hahahahaha

that's me, and one of my favorite movies. I had those glasses once and a Red Ryder BB gun.

[wildhorses]

11. that blue is really neat...

what kind of flower is it?

[MichaelHarris]

13. It is a

pssst don't tell anyone:



a baby sunflower I grew from a seed. It was the only one that survived.

[wildhorses]

15. that is beautiful!!

well done O Noble Gardener:loveya:

[MichaelHarris]

17. LOL

thank you, I hope I can keep it going through the winter. Never tried before.

[MichaelHarris]

18. I shoot digital sometimes

but what my passion is fixing and using really old cameras. This was shot on a 3X4 press camera called a Busch Pressman. The kind you see in old movies that reporters used.



This one was shot on a 75 year old Leica.



There are so many good cameras and lenses just begging to be used. They can be had for next to nothing and some of the old lenses are wonderful.

[xchrom]

20. mmmmm-- love that landscape shot.

[MichaelHarris]

29. Thank you

sometimes you have to sit on a dirt road and wait for the clouds to show up. When I take a large format camera out I pack a lunch. You may wait all day for one shot.

[Maestro]

23. DId you know that Leica is coming out with a digital?

Super expensive though and I think anyone who buys it is paying more for the name than anything else. Great pics!

[MichaelHarris]

27. I did

It's super expensive for the body. The newer Leica lens cost the same as some countries gross product. The old ones are not as bad. The glass used back then just has a great look. This was shot using a 55 year old Leica Elmar lens:



If someone enjoys street photography I couldn't recommend an old screw mount Leica and 50mm Elmar lens enough. I'm not really sure a digital color shot converted to B&W captures a moment the same.

[Callalily]

21. Your pics are

fantastic! Feel free to share with us anytime!

[MichaelHarris]

30. Thank you

I really enjoy getting my fingers wet in a darkroom. That sentence almost got me in trouble :)

[FoxOnTheRun]

22. It's a funky Saarlac after eating some Star Wars persons

[Ptah]

24. Don't get too close, you'll be trapped.

[wildhorses]

25. I wondered if you would show up with that pic!!!

:) and I love your Janis avatar :loveya: you shold get out that poll again on the right day :shrug:

[Ptah]

26. Thanks for thinking of me.

And thanks for the smile.

:hi:

[Haole Girl]

28. You may have seen this one already...

Lilikoi, taken on the island of Lanai, Hawaii

[MichaelHarris]

31. Holy Cow

that's a great shot. What did you use to take it?