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Still posting some fall pics from last year, until the signs of fall arrive here in the Niagara region & I have fresh fall pics to post.
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Just posting this because I like these rock formations. Otherwise it's not much of a shot.
Oh, I thought I should mention I dialled back my SweetFX setup a bit to be not so blown out and to have more natural tones.
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Posting one of my male wood duck photos to brighten our day! They certainly are colorful and absolutely divine on an autumn day!
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I have not been posting much recently nor visiting as much as I would like to as I have been trying to understand how the theft of our photos occurs and what if anything can be done about it.
Some weeks ago I found that a lot of my photos were available for download at highest resolution from a site called jellyfields.com. There is a very long thread on the help forum that explains more about how Jellyfields works and how it doesn't follow flickr rules - Jellyfields saves flckr images on their own servers and allows users to download and ignore copyright restrictions. I contacted Jellyfields to remove my photos and they did - at least they are no longer visible. Whether they have removed my photos from their server is another question. And if they have yours then you too will have to contact to have them removed. Obviously they rely on the majority of users not knowing or not mailing them.
Shortly after this I found several more of my photos popping up in places where I don't want them to be.
I wrote about this before in 2011 .... www.flickr.com/photos/mauritius100/6140557912/in/photolis...
and mentioned it as well here
www.flickr.com/photos/mauritius100/13955758679/
But recently things seem to have got worse ... perhaps other sites have taken the photos from Jellyfields or are exploiting what seems to be a new weakness in flickr and using the same method as Jellyfields did to get larger photos.
Last week I logged on to my.pixsy.com and loaded my flickr stream. It gave several new matches with my photos, places using them without my consent. One of the first I looked at showed one of my photos alongside many pornographic images. That site made my image available for download or sharing and suggested that I had put the image there. I have notified Flickr of this example of abuse of a flickr image by a third party site and also noted this information on the flickr help forum. 24 hours later I have had a mail from them saying that basically that they can do nothing as the photo has been downloaded and that I will have to contact the site owners.
From now on I will not be making large images public but will make public a second copy 1600 pixels wide. I have turned off permissions for several third party apps, turned off sharing and hidden my photos from searches on third party sites. I have always enjoyed sharing my photos and seeing yours here ... and hope this can continue.
I'll let you know if any of this works.
I am so done with winter that I'm posting this pic from last spring just to preview the upcoming season! Waiting for the warmth and the greening of nature!
Back in April of last year, our DC Area Trans Ladies' MeetUp Group held its "Spring Fling" Soirée and this was my outfit for welcoming Spring! I think it made quite a statement!
This wonderfully curve hugging sea foam lycra spandex cap sleeve minidress is from coquetryclothing.com! I've matched it up with my Hanes Alive Barely There support hose from onehanesplace.com and my snakeskin print peep toe ankle strap platform pumps with the 5" heels from alloy.com.
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After posting a rather horrible photo this morning I thought I'd better redress the balance with a pretty one. There are a few interesting things to talk about here. The female is smaller than the male, and lacks antlers, but if you look at her rear end you can see a small tuft of hair protruding which, believe it or not, is known as the anal tush. It is only present in females as you can see here. Tush is (mainly) US slang for bottom, backside, buttocks, and has been in use since the late 19th century. My books on mammals use the term, and various deer websites (mainly shooting sites) use the term, but tush does not seem to appear in dictionaries for the female Roe Deer's anal tuft.
Another interesting thing here are those juvenile-like pale blotches on the neck of the female. Young are born in May and June so this full-sized female is too big to be a youngster born this year. But the pale blotches are barely discernible after a few weeks and disappear completely with the autumn moult. Here is a young, white-spotted youngster photographed in early June: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/51249849354/in/photolist
I took this photo a few days ago while out on my daily cycle ride. The rutting season is July and August so I was a little surprised to see a male and female hanging out together.
(Now posting Mon, Wed, Fri, until the end of the year.)
Taken on a disposable film camera with added processing.
Read the article: "One Photographer's Plea: Don't let film photography fade away." By John Burton
Coming 2018: Digital Night Photography
Coming 2019: Art & Kaleidoscopes
Posting and running today as my big birthday approaches. It is a long weekend of celebrations, starting with a family birthday lunch in Weston Super Mare, then on Sunday night we are off to a local Michelin star restaurant for dinner and finally on Monday I am having a glorious spa day at the Chewton Glen Hotel - wooo hooo!
Happy Furry Friday!
Wishing everyone as much fun as I am going to have.
Oh and if you want to know the birthday see the photo in comments below
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Continuing with posting photos from my archives. Not sure when I will get out for a drive, given that our winter weather continues. November 23 2024: lots of snow and it looked like almost 10-12 inches of snow on top of my back fence. Can't complain, though, as mild, fall weather lasted well into November, which was wonderful. So thankful that I managed to get out for groceries a few days ago, so now I can hibernate for a little while.
Yesterday, 28 November 2024, I got up early, thinking of driving south to the Saskatoon Farm. However, change of plans, as our weather yesterday morning was -17°C (feels like -23°C), with freezing fog. More freezing fog today (29 November 2024), too. Another good day to stay home! Next week is forecast to be 'warmer'.
I will be adding the description that I wrote under a different, previously posted image taken on the same day.
"This photo was taken on 22 June 2016. While I was photographing this pair of Mountain Bluebirds, I suddenly heard the beautiful song of a Bobolink and, when I turned, I saw it perched way down the road. They are not easy birds to find or photograph, unlike the Mountain Bluebirds."
Posting photos scanned from Kodacolor prints shot at Air/Space America 88 San Diego’s Brown Field in May 1988 on a misty morning. As you can see print process, camera, lens and scanner were not of the quality in 1988 as the digital equipment is today.
I posted a similar photo a few weeks ago and at the time of posting, I couldn't decide which of two images to upload. Decided to post the other one today, as I will probably never get such a great sighting of a Black-crowned Night-heron again.
On 18 July 2016, I had a wonderful day out NE of the city with my daughter. The last time I actually drove eastwards was about six months ago, when I was shooting Short-eared Owls near the end of January. The last time (also the first time) I had ever driven out as far as Drumheller was on 29 September 2014. A few times, I had been fairly close when I went on several botany trips out that way, but when you are carpooling, you can't just go wherever you want. So, my daughter and I had a great time exploring the roads between Calgary and Drumheller. There were a handful of things or places we wanted to check out, but many things were total surprises. We knew we wanted to see fields, yellow fields full of canola as far as the eye could see. No disappointment there, as we took in the gorgeous colour and the perhaps not so pleasant smell of this crop. When we were driving through regular, green landscapes, it all seemed so 'ordinary' after being treated to vibrant gold.
As well as canola fields, we also knew of a particular grain elevator and nearby old barn that we were keen to see. There was also an old, two-storey house in a hilly setting that we knew would have to be photographed from a great distance, but we were curious about it. There was also a small wetland that I wanted to drive by, just in case there was something to see. How glad we were that we went, as this Black-crowned Night-heron was posing nicely on a post out in the open. This was the first time I had ever seen one close, so it made my day. At least, an adult - in October 2015, I had seen a gorgeous juvenile in Fish Creek Park.
Continuing on our way, we stopped to take a couple of quick shots of an Eastern Kingbird and then my daughter spotted a dark patch just above ground level, hidden in the bushes. It turned out to be an Eastern Kingbird's nest, with what looked like three large babies in it. No idea how she caught sight of this, but it was a treat to see.
Soon after this, we stopped to photograph a beautiful red barn and then stopped again to photograph a Western Kingbird. This is not a bird I normally see, so i was very happy to catch sight of this one.
A short drive further, we spotted a shorebird standing on a fence post - and then a second one a few posts away. At first, we thought maybe they were Wilson's Snipe, but then realized that they were something different - two beautiful Upland Sandpipers. I had seen one a number of years ago, but it was too far away for a photo. These are uncommon in Alberta.
It was a pretty good day for hawks, too - so much so, that I got a gentle reminder from my daughter that I didn't need to photograph EVERY hawk we saw, lol. We had other places and other things that we wanted to get to.
As well as birds and beautiful scenery, we saw several old barns, including a special small shed/granary. Each year, the farmer allows the graduating class from the local high school to decorate this old building in any way they wish. A fun idea and it certainly adds a splash of colour. I was absolutely fascinated to read a little bit of history from someone who was a contact of mine on Flickr two or three years ago. Her Grandmother was apparently born in this house/shed. It was later converted to a granary and now, of course, has become the canvas for local students.
One of our main goals was to visit the old grain elevator at Sharples. I had wanted to visit there for quite a while and finally, we made it. Unfortunately, the elevator and nearby barn were in shadow, but it was great to see both old structures. We also passed another old elevator when we were driving along the road north of the river, on the way to Drumheller. This, needless to say, meant another stop for photos.
A great day of fun, seeing and photographing such a variety of things. Beautiful weather and, best of all, a day spent with my daughter. Thanks so much, Rachel - glad you felt up to a day out, but sorry you got so many mosquito bites!
Random postings of photos I have taken over the last few years. Explore the photo set to find other work by the artist or of the same theme or event.
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Welcome to the final posting from KD’s virtual World Tour using Google Street View! A profound thanks to the Google drivers who have put together the most amazing image database on Earth. If you want to see the whole tour you can click on the Album icon on the lower left of the page.
• Start and end points: Ross Island, Antarctica to Be’ersheva, Israel
• Countries visited: Antarctica, Pitcairn Islands, Midway Island, Guam, North Mariana Islands, American Samoa, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Israel.
• Logic of pathway: Roughly, I followed a path of backwards-migration, starting at the final place we migrated to (Antarctica), and ending in Turkey and Israel. Street View coverage in Africa is very limited or else I would have kept going!
• Timespan of my virtual trip: Aug 6, 2015 to March 29, 2018
• Timespan of my postings to Flickr: Sept 6, 2015 to June 15, 2019
• Number of screenshots taken: 11,100
• Number of images posted to Flickr: 860
• Most memorable aspects of trip:
o Finding Street View in Antarctica
o Plastic waste and desolation on Marshall Islands
o Beauty of New Zealand (South Island)
o Slums, population density, pollution in SE Asia
o Informal recycling economy in SE Asia
o The temples in Cambodia
o Singapore’s downtown
o Street view inside Japanese restaurants
o Russia’s apartment buildings and “brutal” architecture
o Uniformity of Soviet style across all Russia (and Eastern Europe)
o Fairy tale neighborhoods in Eastern Europe
o Bleakness of disputed territory in Israel
For those curious, yes, I have started on a new trip, down the Mississippi River and the towns on its banks. I will start posting that towards end of 2019.
I thought i'd start the New Year by posting some photos from a trip to Coventry in 2021. All the images are different perspectives, compositions and processing on 'The Wave', an indoor waterpark in the city centre.
Some of you know that my right knee has bothered me for years but it was never bad enough to stop me from getting out and about. Coming home from dinner on New Year's Eve I felt an intense pain and spent most of New Year's Day at the Emergency Room. To make a long story short - I had total knee replacement surgery this past Monday, March 28th. I came home from the hospital on Wednesday morning and have been doing remarkably well on my way to recovery.
Fear of missing out is a great motivator in my case. Will be back with new photos soon - in the meantime will be posting from the archives.
Cane will be out of the picture soon (sorry couldn't resist)
A follow-up to my last posting. Yes, Anhingas come with necks!
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Another billboard by this crew. This one has been been running for awhile, I just hadn't had a chance to get a decent photo of it. This image is better viewed: LARGE
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posting something different...something dark...most people that live in perth Vic park area would notice this building right? i always think that it look quite spooky. especially at night.
Random postings of photos I have taken over the last few years. Explore the photo set to find other work by the artist or of the same theme or event.
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Update: I'm re-posting this as it's been used on a few recent blogs and kind people are coming past to see it, way back in the order of things. It also brings a bit of colour to the front of my photostream, amidst a lot of recent black and whites. I just noticed that this was possible, so thought I would have a test run to see how it was done. Hope that doesn't offend anyone!
Broadgate Circus is a private office estate in The City of London, adjacent to Liverpool Street station. Resolved to take some photos despite the rain, I found a sheltered corner of Broadgate with a good view of City commuters hurrying home from their offices in the grey London weather. The wet granite gave a nice dark mirror, with the turquoise glass of Gaucho and glowing gold of other office lights a not entirely uninteresting backdrop to the scene. The airvents here provide a workable improvised tripod too.
I managed to get around 25-30 shots away before private security arrived on the scene to impose their intolerance upon me, and I was ejected with stern authority, and a hand on my shoulder, though with memory cards unmolested. For people taking photos at Broadgate Circus in future, it would be worth noting. The guards were professional, but clearly bored and thus more intimidating than they need have been.
With the first half of the images no more than sighting shots of limited use, only this one stood out from those remaining, but I'm very happy with it. There's a nice symmetry, I think, especially between the red umbrella, blurred to an arrow pointing sharply down to the flowers. This one was cropped to centre the lady; more at home as a focal point than drifting on the top/right third point as she was.
It has been a grey day with some bad news and thick rain, so it's nice to share a colourful, meditative image at the end of it. Hope people approve. Thanks for all the nice comments so far.
[For Long Exposure group info, shutter was 1.3 secs]
Posting some old stuff before new adventures arise. This is Cuba 12 years ago.
We were in this 3 seat moped cruising the streets of Havana from city centre to the stadium.
I'm testing this new "Artificial Intelligence" photo software which removes motion blur, improves sharpness and adds detail. This was taken with my old Pentax *ist DS with DA 21mm f/3.2 Limited lens. This is a 6 megapixel camera. I think the results are pretty amazing.
It performs it's "AI" magic using GPU power and it takes some 30 sec to a minute on my GTX 1060. In the years to come, we can expect this kind of processing power in-camera! This is going to be good.
I am posting this because I think it might be a go for Flickr photographers in general. There are so many great pictures running down the stream every second on Flickr and meanwhile so many bare walls in our friends appartements or houses. And in the end a lot of people in need, too.
Long story short: Instead of donating I decided to invest the budget into the production of two of my pictures under acrylic glass and I am auctioning these on facebook (most of my friends are there).
The full amount of money will be donated to a children's care in Hamburg called "Sternenkinder". Sternenkinder accompanies families with children suffering a terminal illness.
Look into your pictures :-)
In case you are interested follow the link on facebook: share and participate if you like.
>>>>> SOLD - 150 EUR
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Posting an old one from my stream just for laughs, for the Hereios "and now for something completely different" the joke below is the best part...
So, a hottie walks into a bar and is immediately approached by a man.
Man : "Hello gorgeous, what's your name?"
Hottie : "My name is Carmen"
Man: "Well that's a beautiful name, for a beautiful woman"
Hottie : "Thank you I made the name up myself from the two things I love most in the world, cars and men!"
Man: "Well, It's nice to meet you Carmen my name is Rich Titsandgolf "
And they lived happily ever after.
Taken in front of my magical infinity mirrors for our daily challenge - Funny Business
My fabulous image was featured in this DPS article of fabulous mirror self portraits
digital-photography-school.com/19-more-creative-mirror-se...
If I am posting this shot, then something has gone wrong with our vacation. We should be in Myrtle Beach enjoying the last bit of our vacation. Unfortunately that is not the case. This is from our one morning at the beach during a 4 night stay that resembled a movie script from National Lampoon's Vacation Movie.
Here is some of the wonderful events that unfolded:
One hour into the trip our dog got sick and smelled like vomit the rest of the 14 hours we drove with her.
3 hours into the trip, the bike rack cracked the bumper on the camper and the bikes had to be attached to the Suv rooftop via tiedowns, a process that took an additional three hours to sort out.
Finally we get to the campground, with moments to spare before they shut down for the night, only to find our campsite (reserved this spot six months in advance), can you guess...yes..occupied. An hour and a half later and approaching midnight, they find us a campsite. It's the rejected campsite of the people who took ours.
We realize overnight possibly why. Camped next door are people with two dogs. Their names are Yippee and Yappy. They live up to their names by barking all night, and all day!
Just as the camper is set up and Al starts the suv up to unhitch. The battery in the suv is dead.
Saturday is spent fixing the SUV issues.
The lights in the camper start going wonky and dimm and flash on and off.
Never even had time to address this issue.
Sunday is our grace day, We are feeling better now, lulled into a false sense of security. We visit with some family and have an enjoyable day. Even shoot the sunrise. Yaay, not much drama in the sunrise, but glad to finally see the beach!
Monday is our move day, we have reservations to move to our dream campground down the road. Al is busy fighting with the bikes again. He Falls off a step stool and breaks his foot!!!
Stick a fork in this vacation. We spend the next day in the ER, and packing to come home.
Yikes..what a vacation!! Pass on that kind of vacation again!
"We're already married," says Peeta quietly. "Of course before the Quell. I'm sure we'd never have done it after we knew."
This takes even Caeser aback. "Surely a brief time is better than no time?"
"Maybe I'd think that too, Caesar," says Peeta bitterly, "if it weren't for the baby."
~Suzanne Collins (Catching Fire)
I have a full shot of Katniss's wedding gown, but I'm posting that on Instagram. Anyone want it on here? :)
~Pineapple
Posting in reverse order here, my last post was the last shot I took on April 13, this is the first from that morning. There was three hours between the two shots. I was sitting off of #1 Side Road in Burlington at 0840 when #421 arrived sporting a nice Dash 8 leader with mismatched numberboards. #421 was held up here and #385 ran around.
Again some old posting, reprocessed and reloaded after the Flickr system corrupted (no longer viewable) the originals!
To see more views, of Tolverne, please click "here"!
Many thousands of troops, tanks and equipment were shipped from specially constructed embarkation points in Cornwall to the beaches of Normandy as part of the Allied invasion of mainland Europe. In Cornwall, embarkation points for the D-Day Normandy landings were sited in and around Falmouth at locations such as Turnaware Point and Tolverne; at Trebah in the Helford estuary and Barn Pool, Mount Edgcumbe, near Plymouth. During June 1944 thousands of American troops, armour, equipment and supplies were ferried from these locations to the battlefields of northern France. The embarkation points were generally inconspicuous features, consisting of a concrete apron, known as a ‘hard’, which sloped down towards the water. Hards were constructed in two parts; in solid concrete above the high water mark, and in flexible concrete matting (concrete slabs hinged with steel hooks) to the lowest limit of the tide. Beyond the hard lay a series of steel-framed moorings known as dolphins. Tolverne Cottage, also known as Smugglers, is a small 500 year old cottage in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated within the civil parish of Philleigh, on the Roseland Peninsula on the River Fal, between Truro and St Mawes, north of King Harry Ferry. Smugglers has always been a part of the historic Tregothnan estate, and was tenanted by the Newman family from 1934 until 2010 when Mr and Mrs Newman retired. Now a prosperous water based business has been re-established at the historic site. The Pugh family set up Kernow Charters in Mylor in 2008 as a skippered yacht charter company specialising in family days out and the company has now expanded to a small fleet offering motorboat charters and bareboat charters at Smugglers in Tolverne. A hub for maritime activities for centuries including a critical role in the build-up to the D-Day landings of 1944, Smugglers has been part of the communications focal point of the Fal area many centuries. The cottage was originally built as a ferryman’s home in the 15th century and will now return to its roots with the Pugh family overseeing boating activities. The yachtsman’s haven will offer managed and serviced moorings, shore side access boatyard customers, car parking, storage, and new facilities to the boating community.
This morning, I am posting four photos taken yesterday, 7 June 2017, when I went out for the day with seven friends, to Kananaskis. We drove west of the city into the eastern edge of the mountains, stopping at a few different places, including Elbow Falls and Forgetmenot Pond. The scenic shot is my main image - the remaining three are ones that I want for my albums, but are definitely not good shots. Actually, I was excited to see all three of the subjects photographed, as I so rarely see any of them.
A few minutes ago I found the following 4-minute video taken by Kenneth Lori using a DJI Phantom 3 Professional quadcopter and taken on 16 June 2016. It travels over the pond and the surrounding river and mountain scenery.
What a great day we had yesterday! It was one beautiful find after another, and I think we all must have arrived back home at the end of the day, feeling happy and content. Dorothy and Stephen, as always, you planned a wonderful day for us and you even managed to arrange with the weatherman for beautiful sunshine and warmth, with an occasional welcome slight breeze. I still can't believe how lucky we were, seeing so many interesting things. In fact, I'm finding it difficult to decide what was the highlight for me yesterday. The Harlequin Duck, the distant Common Nighthawk, the dried-up Morrel mushrooms, the small cluster of beautiful brown jelly cup fungi?? And so on .... Great to spend a day with such a pleasant group of keen, interested people. Thanks so much for such a great day - my favourite kind of day : ) Thank you, also, for the ride and for the donuts you brought along for everyone to enjoy. Nice to end our day with a stop at the Cinnamon Spoon cafe in Bragg Creek, for a coffee.
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-- Let the sound of the shutter always guide you to new ventures.
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Almost fourteen months after taking and posting this picture I have just sent a message to my fellow photographer who was with me and this Symbolic Venus on our journeys together. “The Queen of the North Isles,” has a subtle smile that is a great feature which delicately and determinedly calls out to each viewer and surely for certain we can imagine her with whatever colour eyes that we should wish? Something about figures with representations of living features brings out a character and even a purpose to us as we engage with them. When they are perceived as elder icons and potential treasures from historic ancestors our minds release great wondrous potential for them to be a certain something and to enliven our imagination opening up more visionary realms and adroitly granting continued access to more mental spaces and further possible places for them to have an influence within.
This small figure has attracted much attention and affection. The 4cm tall sandstone figure was discovered in 2009. The Historic Scotland dig was at the Links of Noltland Westray. Westray is known as, “The Queen O’ The Isles.” Also rendered as, “The Queen of the North Isles.” The figure after conservation and recording has been returned to Westray and is on show at the Westray Heritage Centre a museum, archive and information centre in the island’s main village of Pierowall.
As well as
A Helios 44 2 58mm ƒ/2 lens was used to take this picture, further details below.
The Wallace Cave Rosslyn has been extended, locked and opened over the last several hundred of years. It is close to Prehistoric Carvings and may have been used by seasonal nomadic hunter gatherers all the way through William Wallace and the Wars for Independence all of the way through to modern history lovers and nature observers. The Wallace Cave is opposite to Rosslyn Chapel and Castle near the current Roslin Village. There are other Wallace and the one in Rosslyn Glen is not very large, there are other larger caves locally. The Westray Wife as figure might have been a toy like a doll, a sacred talisman and representation for playing games scratched into the ground, or even a religious figure for worship as a goddess. The resin moulded figure here from the Gift Shop at Westray Heritage Centre is serving a model for photography. In the links there is mention of there now being Four Westray Wives and there are links to The Brodgar Boy a similar prehistoric figure found at The Ness of Brodgar.
© PHH Sykes 2024
phhsykes@gmail.com
Home of the Westray Wife
Westray Wife (also known as the Orkney Venus)
westraypapawestray.co.uk/westray-wifey/
The “Westray Wife” Neolithic carved figurine
westraycommunity.co.uk/history/
Westray Wife
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westray_Wife
News of the Third Figurine, I believe that there are now Four Figurines from the same archaeological investigation.
Third 5,000-year-old figurine found at Orkney dig
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland...
Meet the “Brodgar Boy”
orcadian.co.uk/meet-the-brodgar-boy/
The ‘Brodgar Boy’ emerges … but what was it?
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/the-brodgar-boy-emerges-but-what-...
Helios-44 is a Soviet copy of the Carl Zeiss Biotar 58mm ƒ/2 lens produced under the Helios lens brand. The lens was made in the Soviet Union and Russia, primarily for the M42 lens mount.
Standard lens for small -format SLR cameras.
High-aperture six-lens anastigmat. Coated optics or multi-layer coating.
It was noted that the lens is distinguished by the precise coincidence of the visual and photographic planes of the image.
Helios-44, ZENIT CAMERA Archives,
Posting another invasive lizard. Much smaller than an iguana. This one is about 10 inches long. Found it at a nearby park this morning.
(Plinthocoelium suaveolens). Brazoria County, Texas.
It seems like I'm always posting something that "I've wanted to see since I was a kid". That's because, presumably like most of my lifelong naturalist friends, I spent much of my childhood pouring through field guides and natural history books, and dreaming of one day finding the beautiful and fascinating organisms contained within. In that respect, my bucket list grew very, very long.
Followers of my Flickr stream also have likely noticed that I love beetles. My passion for these armored insects began in earnest in 7th grade, when my first life sciences teacher, Mrs. Powell tasked us with putting together an insect collection. I already had a strong passion for nature and science thanks to my parents, but Mrs. Powell's assignment opened up the exciting world of insect hunting and collecting to me. I have continued to collect on and off throughout the years, though today I very rarely take specimens, preferring to record encounters with my camera.
After 7th grade, we moved from Chicago to Texas, and I was exposed to a whole new world of entomological wonders. I bought field guides on Texas insects, and immediately started marking the species I wanted to see. With the help of my parents, I targeted some of these. One year my mom took my brother, a friend, and I on a trip toward College Station to find my first Ironclad Beetle, which I did, along with my first Wheel Bug, IO Moth, and a Striped Bark Scorpion.
Over the years my passion for insects waxed and waned, as it competed with other budding interests like birds and plants. Yet I always kept a soft spot for beetles.
One species that I immediately noticed in my Texas Field Guides was the Bumelia Borer, a spectacular long-horned beetle that is, in my opinion, a serious contender for the most beautiful beetle in the country. Though this species would likely be relatively easy to find due to its host specificity and propensity to visit bait traps, I had never made the effort. I had found a few bits of elytra and exoskeleton remains on a few occasions in central Texas, but had yet to see a live individual.
This all changed last weekend, when I visited the Nature Conservancy's Nash Prairie Preserve. Here I found an absolute bounty of pollinators visiting the sea of blooming Rattlesnake Master in this exceptionally high quality coastal prairie remnant. I photographed Trigonopeltastes delta, a beautiful flower scarab, and watched Carolina Mantis nymphs as they sat in ambush on the Rattlesnake Master's flower heads.
Then I saw a massive flying insect, which appeared iridescent bluish black with an orange abdomen, and I initially took to be some manner of spider wasp. When it landed, however, I instantly recognized it as the species I have so long wanted to see.
I followed this spectacular beetle around the prairie for over an hour. It was uninterested in my presence, and allowed for a very close approach as it moved from flower to flower feeding. This species comes in a variety of color morphs, and I was lucky to see one with elements of turquoise and cobalt blue. For me, it's beauty ranks right up there with the spectacular jewel beetles of the genus Chrysina found in West Texas.
Observing this beetle was one of those magical experiences that happened when I least expected it, and it was made all the more special by the incredible setting of the Nash Prairie - a testament to the importance of this place and the conservation work of the Nature Conservancy and other organizations like it.
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Posting on time and with a fresh picture. This is very fulfilling This is an idea I randomly thought up Saturday night and the results match my vision completely. Anyway, hopefully I can continue to be on time with pictures again. We'll see next monday~~
Posting a pic for the sake of... posting? lol
I finally made her a new outfit, she's spent too much time in the dress she came with. Wee! playful clothes for a playful girl ♥ I still got to get her new eyes and wig... actually I need new eyes and wigs for everyone here... ;__;''
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