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Driving thru Novato today, I came upon this fantastic tree scene. Looks like kudzu (or ivy run amok) has formed a Xmas tree around this way tall palm. Obviously it's been there for quite some time, but I used to be distracted by the, now gone, low life motel that was on the same property, so never noticed the tree.
Was putting my washing out and noticed that the pegs were all lined up and that one peg was different to the others…was about noon and the sun was out in full force and thought this was the perfect time to try out my ND graduated filter.
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Featherlegged Orb Weaver - Uloborus glomosus (female, ~4 mm body)
An odd little spider that I did not recognize. Friends on BugGuide knew it, see:
bugguide.net/node/view/2410168
Uloborus glomosus is the only member of the genus expected in this area.
References
- BugGuide bugguide.net/node/view/289073
- Rose, Spiders of North America (Princeton Univ. Press, 2022), pp. 214-5
- World Spider Catalog wsc.nmbe.ch/species/43179/Uloborus_glomosus
So the point of the owl was to scare the chipmunks away...It seems to have had the opposite effect, as this little guy sat under the watchful eye of Mr. Hooty for most of the day. It was very strange.
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This was only supposed to be a test shot with my newly acquired Photax 28mm f/2.8 M42 Mount lens but this idea of mine actually came out alright!
This lens is a little soft at f/2.8 but thats kind of expected of a lens of this age.
Please see comments for the second version and the new lens! :)
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...[ Camera ] ... Canon 550D
...[ Lens ] ... Photax 28mm M42 Mount f/2.8.
...[ Settings ] ... 0.004" @ f/2.8, ISO 100.
...[ Editing ] ... Tweaked in LR4.
...[ Filters ] ... None.
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i realized after i took it, liked it and edited it that i should have removed all other pink hair ties. ah well, close enough. :P
HPPT!
I wasn't going to post this as I think it lacks decent focus, it should be that green leaf, but the framing was difficult. I just loved that single green leaf though and the awesome bokeh, so here you go.
Our Daily Challenge: Odd
Misty (KwickWit) suggested I do a self-portrait for today's challenge. Not very friendly of her was it?
"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes . . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."
--Thomas Jefferson, quoting Cesare Beccaria in On Crimes and Punishment (1764).
"The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed."
--Thomas Jefferson to John Cartwright, 1824.
"Rightful liberty is unobstructed action, according to our will, within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government"
-- Thomas Jefferson, 1 Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334
"The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good"
-- George Washington
"The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed."
-- Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers at 184-188
"Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest."
-- Mahatma Gandhi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNDb6I3OJqU
This reminded me so much of "The Ugly Duckling", only reversed...
Odd Reflections
By Joseph Cowlishaw
From the bright
Hollow night
Echo storms of cranking plight
Metal grinds scratches low
Fading out a split shadow
Beedy optics reflecting glow
What is this barely seen?
Is it a fleeting dream?
Or bionic particle beam?
Noxious wisps of flaring rust
Metallic tastes of gritty musk
Fills the circuits with cosmic dust
Stages part with blasting heat
Darkest space final retreat
Time has passed... now obsolete
I took this shot in the handles area of a dumpster. I’ve found they make excellent toy scale alleys and tunnels! Plus the added scratches on the walls are quite a cool texture.
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Taken Sunday morning in Manchester... you'd have 2 b pretty drunk not to notice not only a cold foot but a 2" height difference in one of your feet!!!!
While out and about trackside this BNSF engine was helping push. Notice the door on the front of the unit. It is a Conrail door. Weird.
Benched in Los Angeles County, CA
Took a trip up to Lumsdale to capture the waterfalls when finding this odd rock in the water so took the chance to get a picture of it.
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