Everyone should have heard about the #AlphabetHunt Challenge by now. This fun Challenge is hosted by the great artist Barbara 
This week we are hunting the Letter "R": AlphabetHunt letter R - and who are the winners of the lucky draw for the Q week...
Viola Reichenbachiana
In German this little beauty is called "Waldveilchen" and in English it is also known as Early Dog-Violet or Pale Wood Violet. I have taken the photo in May 2020 and as far as I remember I haven't seen many of them in Spring this year.
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Rain Drops
This is just a simple shot of a few raindrops left on a blade of grass after a wet night at the reservoir.
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Rain Clouds
I took this photo in June this year shortly before the rain began which lasted a couple of days if I remember right. The setting sun illuminated the top of the rain clouds as well as the Castle Hochosterwitz nicely.
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There's a nice spot beside the road to the right, where I often stop for a little break and where I not only take photos of the castle sometimes, but also have a look what's going on in the Hive.
Rhynchitidae - Tooth-nosed Snout Weevil
I have found this little green and blue shining Weevil on a bush in my parents garden. A few moments after I took the photo it went hiding under the leaf. In German we call these beetles "Rüsselkäfer".
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Rose
This is the blossom of a Rose Hip plant (German: Hagebutte). I have found it on a walk at the reservoir and I had to climb down a completely overgrown slope towards the water to get the photo.
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Rye Grain
In German these are called "Roggen" and the field is right behind my parents garden. There are only a few trees and a brook between.
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The morning sun was already shining bright from the left side, so I tried one photo with the Rye in the sun and when I made the second photo I used my hand to leave the grain in the shadow and have only the background illuminated by the sun.
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Raft Spider
And last but not least something for the Spider fans: This little guy doesn't look scary in my eyes. At least I have seen and photographed other spiders lately which looked much, much worse.
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The Raft Spider or Dolomedes fimbriatus (German: Gerandete Jagdspinne) was sitting on a flower waiting for a prey I suppose. Maybe it has got its food later, but before that it was my prey and I took quickly a few photos 😉
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Well, that was this week's hunt - to find photos for the R was easier than for the Q, but in a couple of weeks we will think back to the "Q" and how easy it was 😉
These were 7 R's I know, but the Viola Reichenbachiana was not really a R because only the second part of the flower's name starts with the letter R ;)
Information
All photos were shot with the Canon EOS R and one of these lenses: Canon RF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS II USM, Canon EF 16-35mm 1:4 L IS USM, Canon EF 50mm 1:1.8 L STM, SIGMA 105mm 1:2,8 DG MACRO HSM, SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM C. I leave all EXIF and IPTC information stored in the pictures. |
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Photos and Text: Johann Piber | All rights reserved - do not use without my permission
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2020-09-10
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