Random Object Photographs

[JohnRippert]

I got distracted and missed yesterdays pics, so here is Day 3:




My favorite bird of the trip. This is the largest kingfisher in the western hemisphere, the Ringed Kingfisher. They run 16 inches from the tip of the beak to the tip of the tail. We saw all three of the kingfishers while on our trip, ringed, belted and green.

A lynx spider with egg sack. The sack is about a half inch square.

 

[RobertJ.]

Mother Nature never fails to amaze me.

May

This is the one that made go, "Wait, what?", until I looked a little closer.

Yes, I'm from Oregon.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Random enough?

Prototype to the modern tilt steering wheel.

 

[rags]

 

[JohnRippert]

What does the fruitcake from inside it look like now?

 

[JohnRippert]

Day 4


I never really notice the detail while I am taking the pictures but this one from the family of Sulphur butterflies is great.

A robber fly with one of its favorite victims, a honey bee.

 

[soFlaNative]

What does the fruitcake from inside it look like now?

Those were Chattanooga Phil's chocolate chip cookies.

 

[rags]

What does the fruitcake from inside it look like now?

The only good Fruitcake is a dead Fruitcake!

 

[RobertJ.]

What does the fruitcake from inside it look like now?

It probably held up better than the can!

 

[JohnRippert]

It probably held up better than the can!

Self sealing, like those reactive target cubes.

 

[JohnRippert]

Day 5


Another of the Zebra Heliconian butterflies. I really liked the way the seed shoots provided a background.

A Texas Spiny Lizard. These guys get pretty big. This is about 9 inches long and has obviously been eating well.

 

[pluspea]

Owls? Etc.

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[pluspea]

Las Vegas pamphlet.

I'm interested.

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[bigwheelzip]

Balancing Act

Operator loading counterbalance water into the 135 year old Bom Jesus do Monte Funicular, Braga Portugal.

 

[PALADIN85020]

This was the lighting at sundown over the pavilion at my granddaughter's wedding in Santa Fe NM this summer. When the lights clicked on, it was a magical moment for all who attended.

John

 

[JohnRippert]

Day 6



This little one is called a Red Bordered Pixie.

There was just something about the light in this picture of a Buff-bellied Hummingbird.

 

[Lil' LadySmith]

I have a Canon EF 100-400 IS that is my main lens. On this particular day I had added my EF 1.4x II extender to it, making it a effective 560mm with the same close focus distance as the 400mm....

I have that same lens, probably one of the first ones Canon made. I used it to make this photo. Also had my El Cheapo Tamron 1.4 extender attached.

I like the lens, of course, except I don't like the push/pull to change focal length. And I wish it were a faster lens. I mean, f/5.6 is okay, but f/4 would be even better....

... Oh, and my favourite all around lens is Canon's 70-200 f/2.8L IS lens. It pretty much stays on one of my cameras.

I just got the latest Canon 100-400 IS II and love it! This one is a twist instead of push-pull and f/4.5-5.6 Really wish I had gotten it sooner! Here's a few recent shots with it. All hand-held on a Canon 7Dmii of some deer.

And Watchdog, I agree, that 70-200 2.8 is a must have as well!

1/400 sec; f/5.6; ISO 800 (focal length set at: 400mm)

1/125 sec; f/5.0; ISO 400 (focal length set at: 135mm)

1/400 sec; f/5.6; ISO 800 (focal length set at: 400mm)

1/6400 sec; f/5.6; ISO 800 (focal length set at: 400mm)

 

[JohnRippert]

Last day of the trip.


A Red-bordered Metalmark.

My personal favorite of the trip. Closeup of a Giant Swallowtail.

 

[BLUEDOT37]

The squirrels seem like they're having to make do with whatever they can find since the oaks didn't have many acorns this year, for some reason.

I doubt cedar trees seeds are their first choice to get fat on?

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[leswad]

Deer hunting last night