With thistles blooming, the bees are coming out in full force.
Cabbage Whites are not hard to find.
Colorful wildflowers are blooming in the lowlands around the river.
And I made this photograph of some tree fungus.
About Me
- Kevin
- By day I'm a propeller-head geek. I design software for electronic components for a major automotive supplier. When I'm not earning a paycheck, I enjoy playing music -- primarily jazz and classical but I dabble in other genres as well. I also compose, arrange, and play with electronic gadgets and toys. My other hobbies include photography, colored pencil drawing, genealogy, model railroading, and crosswords.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Lunch Walk 23 Jul 2014
It was a cool walk today - temperatures were in the low 70's. There was quite a bit of bird activity but I had the macro setup with me so capturing any bird images was difficult. A new spotting for me was an American Goldfinch. The bright yellow caught my eye but he stayed pretty well hidden in the brush.
With thistles blooming, the bees are coming out in full force.
Cabbage Whites are not hard to find.
Colorful wildflowers are blooming in the lowlands around the river.
And I made this photograph of some tree fungus.
With thistles blooming, the bees are coming out in full force.
Cabbage Whites are not hard to find.
Colorful wildflowers are blooming in the lowlands around the river.
And I made this photograph of some tree fungus.
Thursday, July 03, 2014
Lunch Walk 3 Jul 2014
It had just stopped raining an hour or two before lunch today and it looked like the skies were clearing, so I chanced a walk. The temperature was in the low 60's - almost too cool for short sleeves - but walking kept me warm enough. The macro lens got another workout today, although I wish I had a long lens along for a couple of opportunities - the first of which was this little hopper:
Fortunately, he let me get fairly close. This image is cropped down about 50%. The rest of the photos are unedited jpegs straight out of the camera. Check my Flickr photostream for processed images.
Then I encountered this damselfly:
This moth was drying out on a tree:
The wild raspberries are ripening:
A couple flies and a beetle of some sort (which was quite a challenge to get a good image of):
Some Black-eyed Susans, one with a bug:
Experimenting with water on foliage:
Thistles are starting to bloom as well:
Finally, a couple of Turkey Vultures were soaring near the trail head. This is the other opportunity for which I wish I had a long lens.
Fortunately, he let me get fairly close. This image is cropped down about 50%. The rest of the photos are unedited jpegs straight out of the camera. Check my Flickr photostream for processed images.
Then I encountered this damselfly:
This moth was drying out on a tree:
The wild raspberries are ripening:
A couple flies and a beetle of some sort (which was quite a challenge to get a good image of):
Some Black-eyed Susans, one with a bug:
Experimenting with water on foliage:
Thistles are starting to bloom as well:
Finally, a couple of Turkey Vultures were soaring near the trail head. This is the other opportunity for which I wish I had a long lens.
Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Lunch Walk 2 Jul 2014
I decided to forgo the birds today and try a macro setup: a Canon 100mm f/2.8 USM macro lens with a Kenko Pro 1.4x mounted on my 6D body. It was quite windy, though, making close-up macro work difficult. No IS means bumping up the ISO to 640+ so I could get decent shutter speeds with the smaller f-stops.
Despite the wind, there was no lack of subjects: butterflies, flowers, insects, and a couple of plants for grins.
I could have spent all day on these Banded Hairstreak butterflies. I wish I had brought along a reflector because the shadows are quite harsh at mid-day!
A Tawny-edge Skipper in the vicinity:
Another flying insect:
A couple of damselflies:
Wild raspberries are starting to grow:
And this, apparently, is what the damselflies and other insects do to the foliage:
Despite the wind, there was no lack of subjects: butterflies, flowers, insects, and a couple of plants for grins.
I could have spent all day on these Banded Hairstreak butterflies. I wish I had brought along a reflector because the shadows are quite harsh at mid-day!
A Tawny-edge Skipper in the vicinity:
Another flying insect:
A couple of damselflies:
Wild raspberries are starting to grow:
And this, apparently, is what the damselflies and other insects do to the foliage:
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