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Photo of the Day August 2020
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Since Arecibo has been damaged, they may need to use that again.
Dwingeloo. Once the largest telescope in the world, nowadays the 'toy' of astro and radio amateurs.
Not to be confused with Westerbork
this is not the most exciting photo, but six of our eleven caterpillars are working on turning into a chrysalis. They started spinning their pad at around 4pm today, and then over the next several hours got themselves attached and hanging upside down. We waited until around 9:45pm before giving up on them. I am sure this process will probably happen at like 3am tonight, and as I have a six-seven hour drive ahead of me tomorrow, I gave up watching them. Plus it got really dark. They ate every single leaf of our milkweed plant, so its good they are this far along as no one where we are sells milkweed; they all consider it toxic to livestock here. At home we are all urban gardeners so we encourage the pollinators.
This photo is really hazy because I had to shoot it through the mesh; four of our six friends all set up home right by the zipper of the habitat.
This photo is really hazy because I had to shoot it through the mesh; four of our six friends all set up home right by the zipper of the habitat.
Not a remarkable photo, but it was taken as a test shot with my new Sigma 1.4 TC attached to the 150-600mm...
Cheers
Hugh
Cheers
Hugh
Well I'm glad I didn't wait up for our caterpillars to molt because they are still just hanging upside down in caterpillar stage, at 7:30 the next morning.
In the meantime, here is an image from yesterday with the devoured milkweed. Although it looks really green around them, that is actually some grocery store parsley that we bought as emergency food for them. It kind of worked, but not sure it's enough to sustain the growth of the rest of our friends.
In the meantime, here is an image from yesterday with the devoured milkweed. Although it looks really green around them, that is actually some grocery store parsley that we bought as emergency food for them. It kind of worked, but not sure it's enough to sustain the growth of the rest of our friends.
Do you think the dragon fly inspired the biplane?
The sparrows are certainly enjoying the seeds I put out for them! This guy carefully studied all the choices before finally selecting just the perfect one....
Basking, watching @ Khuk Khak Beach, Phang Nga, Thailand
Fujifilm X20: ISO 100, f 5.6 @ 1/850 sec
Fujifilm X20: ISO 100, f 5.6 @ 1/850 sec
The X-wing!
And like so many other things, Lucas got it backward!
Did you shoot first?And like so many other things, Lucas got it backward!
I forget what this is called in my garden.
M9 with Elmar-C 90mm @F4, 1/350, ISO160
M9 with Elmar-C 90mm @F4, 1/350, ISO160
Black lace Sambucas.I forget what this is called in my garden.
M9 with Elmar-C 90mm @F4, 1/350, ISO160
That's the one! One of two things that I actually like in my garden that my wife and I are unable to kill so it is prolific. That and our schumach threaten to take over the whole street
We have some in pots. It gets very droopy when it’s hot.That's the one! One of two things that I actually like in my garden that my wife and I are unable to kill so it is prolific. That and our schumach threaten to take over the whole street
Ours is about twenty feet high and ten feet wide. It was never meant to get that big. We like it though
Well that’s the main thing isn’t it! As long as you like it and more importantly, Mrs MacRy likes it, it stays. If not you find you a taking it to the tip!Ours is about twenty feet high and ten feet wide. It was never meant to get that big. We like it though
Thank you! My RX10 IV "bridge" camera with its one-inch sensor and its versatile 24mm-600mm (35mm equiv) Zeiss zoom lens is a real joy to use in certain situations, and it is very handy for this type of shooting scenario (as long as the light is reasonably good). Some interesting action starts up on the deck, I just quickly grab that camera, which I keep close at hand for just this reason and I can sit or stand in the living room shooting through the sliding glass door without disturbing the birds and the squirrels, and when using continuous high, fire off a bunch and occasionally nail an interesting shot. The zoom range gives me ample opportunities to change my perspective even when the subject is pretty much in the same place or if the subject is hopping or scurrying around I can quickly adjust accordingly, without needing to swap lenses. I have a whole series of this guy staring at the seeds, thoughtfully picking through them, getting closer and closer....until he finally selects one and picks it up.....