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This is a pretty mediocre image, but look closely at the eye. You can see the pupil.
I thought that was cool
Hand held with massive zoom. What is great about this camera is the incredible IS.
..and of course the 5 frames per second with autofocus, which I used here. 1/100th of a second, I know I should have tried for faster, but not too bad for hand held!
Spike had a blast at our "Blue Ribbon U"-themed tent during last year's Drake Day at the Iowa State Fair... in fact, he enjoyed it so much that he'll be back for this year's festivities -- Saturday, August 11. Mark your calendars and find us from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in our tent on Rock Island Avenue. (As always, look for this guy's taller counterpart, the 25-foot inflatable Spike.)
If you tweet, we'll be using #DrakeISF.
a new mushroom :)
so i was going to put this one in my shop, but i showed it to my little sister over our weekly webcam conversation and she fell in love with it, so... i can't say no :) plus, she hasn't gotten a mushroom of mine yet. and it matched the shirt she was wearing that day, so i think it was meant to be.
so hopefully, next time around...
How much fun can you have with some water, Fairy Liquid, torch and food colouring then blow some bubbles.
學 名: Hypothymis azurea
英 名: Black-naped Blue Monarch
黑枕藍鶲（染布鳥）體長十五公分，為台灣特有亞種。雄鳥全身以鮮藍色為主，後頭有一黑斑，前頸下有一黑色細橫帶。背部略帶灰色，腹部以下為灰白色，上嘴基部內側黑色，腳黑色。雌鳥頭至頸部為灰藍色，上嘴基部內側黑色，背部大致為灰褐色。分布於全島各地山麓至低海拔山區的常綠闊葉樹林，為普遍的留鳥。常發出宏亮似「回！回！回！」之連續叫聲。黑枕藍鶲棲息於平地至低海拔之次生林及闊葉林。常單獨或成對活動，棲息於枝椏濃密且蔓藤糾結之密林中。繁殖期則成雙確保其領域。覓食時常棲於樹梢，飛行捕蟲動作靈活，令人嘆為觀止。黑枕藍鶲性機警且好動，因此不易很清楚的觀察，較容易看見的場地環境以果園或山坡的竹林，主要在於食物充足。
The Black-naped Monarch or Black-naped Blue Flycatcher (Hypothymis azurea) is a slim and agile passerine bird belonging to the family of monarch flycatchers. They are sexually dimorphic with males having a distinctive black patch on the back of the head and a narrow black half collar while the female is duller and lacks the black markings. They have a call that is similar to that of the Asian Paradise Flycatcher and in tropical forest habitats pairs may join mixed-species foraging flocks.
I was at Butterfly Worlds and this fellow was perched above me. I took a shot with the SLR, but it was hard to shoot over my head with the viewfinder. I pulled out my trusty Canon G12 and used the swivel LCD to compose and take this shot.
Studio single shot f9 bulb - 25 mm across.
Long ago, Naaman the Syrian went to Elisha the prophet seeking a cure for his leprosy. He was told to simply dip himself into the Jordon river 7 times and he would be well. He was offended. There were much better rivers in Damascus than that muddy little stream. But reluctently he did what he was told to do and came back cured. Trusting in Jesus is a bit like that. It seems so simple that it offends many - but in reality there is nothing simple about it. Being enabled to be be part of God's family was won for us at great cost. And it was a cost paid for every one, as God has an intense love for every person, but so many reject the offer.