Nature
grrlscientist | October 26, 2008tags: Palouse Falls, Washington, landscape, nature, photography, Image of the Day
Palouse Falls, Washington.
Image: Joe Fuhrman, 2008 [larger view].
[The Palouse is a semi-arid "rain shadow" region in Eastern Washington State and portions of the Idaho panhandle, USA]
grrlscientist | October 25, 2008tags: Autumn in the Palouse, landscape, nature, photography, Image of the Day
Autumn in the Palouse.
[Eastern Washington State, USA]
Image: Joe Fuhrman, 2008 [larger view].
The Palouse is where I grew up.
grrlscientist | October 24, 2008tags: Lantana blossoms, flowers, nature, photography, Image of the Day
Lantana blossoms.
Photographed at High Island and Bolivar, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 5 March 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/400s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
awild | October 24, 2008
Chrysochus auratus - Dogbane Leaf Beetle
New York
At first glance one might mistake the dogbane leaf beetle for a creature of the tropical jungle, an exotic jewel sought after by the most discerning of collectors. But no. It's a rather common beetle in northeastern North America, where it feeds on plants in the Dogbane family Apocynaceae. I photographed this one a few years ago on a rainy summer day in upstate New York.
photo details: Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a Canon D60
ISO 100, f/13, 1/200 sec, flash diffused through tracing paper
grrlscientist | October 23, 2008tags: lotus blossom, flowers, nature, photography, Image of the Day
Lotus blossom.
Photographed at Attwater, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, June 2006 [larger view].
grrlscientist | October 22, 2008tags: lotus field in the fog, flowers, nature, photography, Image of the Day
Lotus Field in the Fog.
Photographed at Attwater, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 22 May 2006 [larger view].
awild | October 22, 2008
Take that, vertebrate scum!
Incidentally, my wife used to have one of these Nephila spiders nesting in the high ceiling of her living room when she was living in Queensland. I guess she used it to dissuade potential suitors, but somehow I made it through.
grrlscientist | October 21, 2008tags: Gulf fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, butterfly, photography, Image of the Day
Gulf fritillary, Agraulis vanillae,
photographed at Smith Point Hawkwatch, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 7 October 2006 [larger view].
grrlscientist | October 20, 2008tags: long-tailed skipper, Urbanus proteus, butterfly, photography, Image of the Day
Long-Tailed Skipper, Urbanus proteus,
photographed at Smith Point Hawkwatch, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 7 October 2006 [larger view].
grrlscientist | October 19, 2008The filmographer, Paul Frederick, writes; It's full fall color here in the North Eastern US. This year has been one of the best for fall foliage. My mentor who taught me so much about TV production back in the early 90's passed away recently. I hadn't seen him in a few years but still think of his lessons nearly everyday. Many of these locations we shot together nearly 20 years ago. I will always remember him and I offer this video up as my way of saying thanks to an old friend. [3:16]
Autumn Glory from Paul Frederick.
If playback stutters, click the HD IS ON (right side) to HD IS OFF. For…
grrlscientist | October 19, 2008tags: common buckeye, Junonia coenia, butterfly, photography, Image of the Day
Common Buckeye, Junonia coenia,
photographed at Smith Point Hawkwatch, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 7 October 2006 [larger view].
grrlscientist | October 18, 2008tags: honeycomb, honeybees, photography, Image of the Day
Honeycomb, photographed at Russ Pittman Park, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 12 December 2006 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/125s f/8.0 at 500.0mm iso400.
grrlscientist | October 17, 2008tags: moon by daylight, moon, photography, Image of the Day
Home.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 25 April 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/400s f/8.0 at 500.0mm iso400.
grrlscientist | October 16, 2008tags: fiddler crabs, marine life, photography, Image of the Day
Fiddler crabs, photographed at Bolivar Flats, Texas,
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 22 August 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200 ,Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/500s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
grrlscientist | October 15, 2008tags: dahlia, flowers, photography, Image of the Day
Purple Dahlia.
Image: David Warman [larger view].
When I met David in Seattle recently, he explained his flower photography as his wish to get down inside the blossoms.
grrlscientist | October 14, 2008tags: Impatiens species, flowers, photography, Image of the Day
Impatiens species.
Mystery Flower -- can you identify it for the photographer?
Image: David Warman [larger view].
When I met David in Seattle recently, he explained his flower photography as his wish to get down inside the blossoms.
grrlscientist | October 13, 2008tags: Burgundy Dahlia, flowers, photography, Image of the Day
Burgundy Dahlia.
Image: David Warman [larger view].
When I met David in Seattle recently, he explained his flower photography as his wish to get down inside the blossoms.
grrlscientist | October 12, 2008tags: lily, flowers, photography, Image of the Day
Lily.
Image: David Warman [larger view].
When I met David in Seattle recently, he explained his flower photography as his wish to get down inside the blossoms.
grrlscientist | October 11, 2008tags: Dahlia, flowers, photography, Image of the Day
Dahlia.
Image: David Warman [larger view].
When I met David in Seattle recently, he explained his flower photography as his wish to get down inside the blossoms.
grrlscientist | October 10, 2008tags: foraging bee, flowers, photography, Image of the Day
Foraging Bee.
Image: David Warman [larger view].
When I met David in Seattle last week, he explained his flower photography as his wish to get down inside the blossoms.