Very hard to get a photo of a red flower like this. Normally battling against wind movement ( on the flower I mean), focus being the main issue. what I do is up the aperture to something like f18 to allow for more DOF.
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f/18 is a bit extreme. Stand back a bit, at f/8 you’ll get all in focus but you may need to crop to bring it closer.
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Thanks Realspeed. It’s our next neighbour’s garden with my Canon just on auto.
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Sorry, I don’t know why this turned out as a reply to @Besoeker That wasn’t intended. I must have pressed the wrong “Reply” button.
Plants seem to be a theme at the moment so here is my contribution.
Bottle Brush is in full bloom whether a bush or a tree.
Lantana (a declared noxious weed) is also out and about in numbers.
So are phone towers 
Well, that’s all from me folks…
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Is that 132 kV, Mr Bruce?
I’ve been away too long to tell. I was thinking about it a while back and I can’t even remember the switchyard voltages where I worked.
No problem, Sir Bruce.
Thank you so much, Bruce, for replying on my behalf. Your answer was absolutely correct. I’ve been quite busy these past couple of days, sorry for the late reply!
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I’m on the correct lane. In Thailand, we drive on the opposite side from the UK.That’s the correct answer, Bruce. 
Nice shot!
Good pic. 
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Thanks, Graham!
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No @Pimmy UK and Thailand both drive on the left.
Obviously not my photo! 
It’s those damn foreign Johnnies that drive on the right.
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My lawns have lots of different fungi at present but none are as impressive as those in your garden, Foxy.
I stopped using lawn weedkiller about 10 years ago and mow on a high setting until the last few cuts of the year - I think that is why I have noticed lots of different fungi sprouting up in recent years.
I had some sinister looking black fungi with frilly collars in my back garden - not sure what they were but they didn’t look edible to me. I also had lots of the dainty fairy ring fungi. There was so many of them I couldn’t save them from the lawnmower when I mowed the lawn yesterday.
In the front lawn, there was also a lot of fairy rings, which were gobbled up by the lawnmower - but I didn’t have the heart to mow over this eye-catching group of fungi - no idea what they are but I thought they looked very Autumnal, so I just mowed around that little patch!
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Nice pic
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