Ink + flora = Iroshizuku Ina-ho & Private Reserve Ebony Brown & pinecones

TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Animalia (animals)

Phylum: Chordata (chordates)

Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)

Order: Beryciformes (Sawbellies)

Family: Monocentridae (Pinecone fishes)

Genus/species: Monocentris japonica

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: Body except for caudal peduncle armored with huge, immovable scales. Body yellow, scales outlined in black; lower jaw black.

Length up to 17 cm (6.7 inches).

DISTRIBUTION/HABITAT: Indo-Pacific. Tropical marine found in schools in clear water above rocky bottom near reefs. Depth range 10 - 200 m (33-660 feet).

DIET IN THE WILD: Feeds at night on small invertebrates and zooplankton

CONSERVATION: IUCN Red List Not Evaluated

REMARKS: By moving its jaw M. japonica exposes a bioluminescence producing organ with pure culture of luminous bacteria which emit light.

References

California Academy of Sciences Twilight Zone 2016

eol eol.org/pages/214300/details

fishbase www.fishbase.org/summary/Monocentris-japonica.html

Ron's flickr www.flickr.com/photos/cas_docents/14809348647/

Ron's Wordpress shortlink wp.me/p1DZ4b-1kC

8-21-14, 12-5-14, Sept 2016

A puddle in a rock at Old Rag.

How did that happen?

Taken with Sony NEX-5N + Yashica ML 50mm, f2.0 + 2X Macro Filter.

Drawn using a technical pen

Our grandkids like collecting pinecones as we walk through their neighborhood. I set these on the ledge and I liked the look of them.

Felt lucky to get this shot seeing as how moments later the park picked up this big pile of pinecones and sticks. I would say about 5 minutes after haha. Thought it came out decently :)

Again, she was a model my bf and I were shooting. She was very fun to work with so you will probably see more pics of her when we get the chance to work with her again!

For this shot I used:

Canon 5D MarkII

Canon 50mm f/1.4

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A pinecone found on the ground on an early morning walk.

victor is weird putting this in his dining table -.-"

This is the beginning of a series of photos on pine trees and pinecones. In the center, there are three pinecones. Around them is bright green foliage. The photo seems to be in unity because it depicts a natural alignment of the branches.

on my kitchen shelf today

Pinecones at the Bergen Belsen Concentration Camp.

Stitched by hand. A labor of love.

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Cardboard wood wire spraypaint & acrylic

Here are 2 giant pinecones from the tree in the front. These have been nibbled on by squirrels. Other cones have broken windshields!

Pinecone

Picture done with the E-PL2 and the old manual Tokina SD 70-210mm --> about 130mm, f7.1, ISO 400

Eastern White Pine

(Pinus Strobus)

Carlos blended in so well with this cottage, we had to stop and take some photos. I loved how much texture was going on in just this one side of the house. The wonderful wood and colorful doors and windows. Plus if you know this guy, it's the rarest sight to see him in shoes other than black low-top skate varietals. If this picture isn't enough to convince him to wear boots (or ANY other type of shoe) more often, I'm not sure what will. Rugged.

Eliot pretending that the pinecones are a choo-choo train

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Exquisite artwork by Renee Dawson decorates a metal holiday plate: we have enjoyed this splendid decoration since 2002.

Taken on the RIT campus. Practicing with depth of field...