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Large Fringed Gentian (Gentianopsis crinita; Blue Gentian) - White Lake, Hardwick, New Jersey
Fringed Gentian is a biennial herbaceous flowering plant that loves calcium rich soils and their neutral to slightly basic pH.
White lake, which was at one time a limestone* quarry, meets that requirement and fringed Gentians are quite abundant in the fields surrounding the lake.
* Yet another thing named for what you get from it rather than what it is. And true to form the limestone at White Lake was quarried to make lime. The process involves heating the limestone to approximately 1000° C, at which point the carbonate is broken up to release CO₂ leaving behind quick lime as the reaction product. (CaCO₃ + heat → CaO + CO₂ for those of you who are scientifically oriented).
And needless to say the energy put into limestone to drive off the CO₂ is released when it re-absorbs CO₂ from the air and returns to the lower energy state of the carbonate (CO₃) as is the case in many cement formulations. So the next time you're in the vicinity of some freshly cured cement, try putting your hand on it and see if you can't feel the heat that was used to produce the lime that went into that cement.
Many thanks to the Macedonians for documenting the process to make this miraculous product.
Pho-tog'ra-phist - One who practices photography. (Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language - Unabridged 1965)
Pho-tog'ra-phy - The art or practice of producing pictures on sensitive substances by the action of light : the business of making photographs.
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Male Pileated Woodpecker - Back yard bird, Space Coast vacinity, Florida
I was out in the yard with a wide angle lens waiting to see if the Thundrbirds would fly over the house again like they did the night before. I turns out they didn't and when this guy flew over my head instead, I headed back into the house to get a longer lens.
Here he's about 30 feet up slowly working his way down to about 4 feet off the ground. His mate also flew in, but she was a bit more timid, and stayed higher up and under cover. That was about the same as she was last year when I had to find just the right angle and shoot through the leaves to get a pic of her.
Notes: It was a bit on the dark side in the shade, so for this capture I set the ISO to auto and locked in the shutter speed at 1/160 where many of my captures were blurred because these guys move their heads a lot faster than that. And even at that relatively slow shutter speed this capture was ISO 800, and is just a wee bit grainy/noisey.
Orange Hackweed (a.k.a. Devil's Paintbrush; Hieracium aurantiacum L.; Pilosella aurantiaca) - The White Mountains, White Mountains National Forest, New Hampshire
I forget which "overlook" I found this common "weed" growing next to the edge, but the yellow, orange, purple and green captivated me to the point where I had to ignore the White Mountains and capture an image of this lovely blossom.
It was Laconia bike week at the White Mountains and some of the bikers photographing the White mountains
with their I-phones looked at me sideways, but gave me a pass so I'm still here to tell you this story. :{)
Actually I spent a good amount of time talking with the bikers, and these guys (in spike of the rough appearance many of them have) seem to love nature, and it's that love of nature that explains why we see so many bikers cruising some of the nations most beautiful scenic roadways.
American Climbing Fern (a.k.a. Hartford Fern, Creeping Fern, Windsor Fern & Thoreau’s Climbing Fern; Lygodium palmatum) - Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, New Jersey
These are the smaller fronds of the spore producing fertile blades.
These guys love wet feet and sandy, acidic soils.
So the gravely, acidic* soil where the winding Delaware River flowed thousands of years ago provided a good spot for these guys to call home!
I've also found these ferns in south Jersey, where the dark brownish, tannin rich waters of the New Jersey Pine Barrens provide them with the staples of life.
* Most of the soil in New Jersey is acidic in nature, and landscapers spread millions of pounds of ground limestone on Jersey lawns every year to neutralize the soil's acidity which is counter productive to healthy, green lawns.
Cottonmouth (a.k.a. Water Moccasin, Swamp Moccasin, Black Moccasin, Cottonmouth, Gapper, or simply viper; Agkistrodon piscivorus) - Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
My thanks to Dave (lead spotter), and Len for lighting.
Shot for PhotoChallenge.org 2009 Challenge, Day 105: Money
Still playing with shooting through a reversed 50mm lens. Easier to focus a table-top macro than it was the other day outside in the wind.
Sun. the 15th out early and quick walkabout before the Gay Pride Parade then Hide in my cave as too noisy for me.
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Green Heron (a.k.a. Little Green Heron; Butorides virescens) - Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands (Viera Wetlands), Melbourne, Florida
I don't know about you, but this looks like a toupee to me!
And I have to say they're quite common in Florida
(both toupee's and LGHs). :{)
Sweet Acacia (a.k.a. Huisache; Vachiella farnesiana)
Pineland Acacia (Acacia pinetorum) - Eco Pond Trail, Flamingo Campground, Evergaldes National Park, Flamingo Florida
I'd initially thought this was Acacia constricta based on images identified as Acacia constricta on Flickr, but sadly there are countless thousands of misidentified plants on Flickr, and I have to thank Tom for setting me straight and keeping me from contributing to that problem.
Please read the last few posts in the comment section to see how the ID was made.
My thanks to KeithABradley, tom.halliwell, and Rick Ehle (at the Florida Botany III Facebook page) for their help in nailing down this tricky ID.
Dune Groundcherry (Walter's Groundcherry; Physalis walteri) -Playalinda Beach Road pull-over, Canaveral National Seashore, Wilson, Florida
This guy is quite similar to the Common Ground Cherry, but seems to prefer the sandy soils of dunes and marshes along the Florida coast.
Note: As always, since I am not a botanist, your comments regarding ID (confirmation or otherwise) are always welcome
Yet another image that has surprised me with well over 1000 views.
And I now recall that while contemplating this capture I remember thinking I needed to concentrate extra hard on composition since the subject itself was quite simple in nature. Luckily it was late in the day and I had some nice soft light reflecting off high clouds that produced some great soft semi directional lighting that worked well from a variety of angles, complemented the soft nature of the subject, and allowed me good latitude on picking the best POV for an optimal composition.
Butterflies have always been my favorite creatures to look at and realizing that I could photograph them brought so much joy. This was so much fun to capture and it brought back a few memories As kids, my brother and I called them “seeing eye butterflies” would run around the yard trying to catch them. They were super hard to catch and we used to blame them on the eyes on their wings 😆 there’s more stories, but those will wait until I capture the respected butterfly for it 📖
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ℹ️: Junonia Coenia aka the buckeye butterfly. There are actually three types of buckeye butterflies: Common (the one pictured), mangrove, and tropical. Each butterfly has four(4) distinct eye-like markings on their wings , 2 on the forewings and 2 on the hind (one large and small). The first eyespot on each hindwing is the largest out of all of them.
The markings on the common forewings consists of two orange bars and thick white bands near the tip of the wings; mangroves have an orange band. As you can see the colors of the “eyes” are blue in the center, black, orange and yellow. The eyes on the forewings have a blue-white center surrounded by a black and yellow ring. The hind wings top eye is the largest. It’s black and blue colors are split. Many assume that these marking are used to discourage any birds that may want to try and snack on them 🐦 Have you seen these beautiful butterflies around?
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🔎 Laowa 60mm f2.8 2x ultra macro lens
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The egg shell using both bottom and side lighting sources. A more mellow and rounded result - less dramatic. I've added two more shots, this time using the same combination to shoot a small white chrysanthemum flower.
I'd be delighted to hear your comments, and about your solutions to table-top macro shooting ;o)
I've added a set on studio and equipment shots here: www.flickr.com/photos/e_liddell/sets/72157643348402124/
Brown Bullhead Catfish (Ameiurus nebulosus) - Suburban New Jersey, 25 miles west of "The City" (NYC)
My father was an avid fisherman all his life, and the year before he died my brother and I brought him to Lake Nomahegan, set up some lawn chairs and sat down for a relaxed Sunday afternoon of fishing.
As usual my father caught the biggest fish and we put it in the spackle bucket we brought along for "keepers". As it turned out his catfish was the only "keeper" that day, and since we didn't have enough fish to feed any of our families, I brought this guy home and released it in my pond. Later that year after my father died I made a pet out of his last lunker and I named him “Walter” after my father. I would have called it “Shorty” since most of my dad's close friends called him Shorty (he was bigger than life, but a mere 5 foot 3 in stature), but since his fish was a nice sized Cat over 12 inches in length "Shorty" seemed out of the question.
I used to supplement my pond resident's natural diet of bugs, aquatic plants, and smaller fish with store bought fish food, but TetraMin tropical fish flakes were quite expensive and the large 12 oz. cans didn’t even last a week, so I figured that cats eat fish (not to mention that Walter was a "cat" fish), so I decided to feed him (and the rest of the residents (mostly goldfish, sunnies, perch, shiners, and a couple of coy) dry cat food. However, to make it easier for them to eat the hard dried food I soaked the half inch pellets in water for 20 minutes so even the newly hatched fish fry could get their share of the bounty, though when Walter opened his 4 inch mouth he sucked it down by the handful!
Note: The life expectancy of a Brown Bullhead is 6 - 8 years at which point they're usually about 12 inches and a little over a pound. Walter was that size when my father caught him 10 years ago, so I'd guess that he's well over a hundred years old by now in catfish years!
Getting up close with the creatures in our garden. . .
📷 Nikon D7200
🔎 Laowa 60mm f2.8 2x ultra macro lens
Mieke MK-14EXT macro TTL ring flash
A Double Crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) in full breeding plumage. One of the few times of the year that you can actually see the double crests. - Brigantine Salt Marsh, Oceanville, NJ
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A single vine in the garden made its way around a hanging bird feeder.
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Sigma 105mm, 1/1250 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100
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Seaside Gentian (a.k.a. Bluebell Gentian, Seaside Gentian; Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb) - Biolab Road, Canaveral National Seashore, Wilson, Florida
More Seaside Gentians, this time on Biolab Road.
Brown morph Eastern Screech Owl - Suburban New Jersey, 25 miles west of "The City" (NYC)
When I look out the kitchen window and don't see a hole in the owl box it can only mean one thing.
The red morph we had a few years back was a lot easier to spot when sitting in the hole,
but I think I like the more subtle gray of this guy better.
Glade Lobelia (Lobelia glandulosa) - Long Pine Key Nature Trail, Everglades National Park, Flamingo, Florida
One thinks twice about getting down and dirty when there are Pygmy Rattlesnakes about, but I decided to stomp my feet a bit, and take the risk for this capture.
Pink Lady's Slipper Orchid (Two-leaf Lady's Slipper; Cypripedium acaule) - Penny Lake Preserve, Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Fresh slippers
I saw these guys as buds a few days ago and figured I'd go back for them a few days later when they were in full bloom.
Hey, every once in a while things work out right!
Can you spot an alien-like #spider camouflaged & compacted perfectly with tree trunk, ready for its next kill.
Two long #spinnerets at rear give him the name #TwoTailedSpider
I was out in the front garden, and saw something fly across in front of my legs, and underneath our Japanese Maple tree. I crawled in underneath, and there s/he was!! At first, I thought it was a small bird, 'cause of its size. But, no ... it was a grasshopper - and I don't recall seeing one like this around before!