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Showing posts with label Sigma 50-500mm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sigma 50-500mm. Show all posts
Monday, August 7, 2017

Full Moon AUG 2017 Over Okinawa Japan

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Some Tricky Weather Depending on which source you use the full moon this month could be anywhere from the 6-8th. It's best to...
Friday, December 12, 2014

Wildlife Photo: Pair of Fish Hawks in Flight

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These birds were hunting for a meal over the Kin Dam. Camera: Pentax K3 Lens: Sigma 50-500 at 360mm Exposure:  f/11   1/640 ...
Sunday, November 23, 2014

The Grey Heron and Its Shadow in Flight (GIF)

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Fish Jumping Out of the River Too     It was a beautiful Autumn day and, I couldn't resist a walk to the Kin Dam. ...
Sunday, November 9, 2014

Wildlife Shot on the Way to the Moon

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An Angry Buzzard Eagle     It sure would be nice if, they would bury all phone lines and electric wires, underground. N...
Saturday, October 4, 2014

Editor's Pick for the Month of September 2014 (Photo)

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Supermoon SEP 2014 This photo was taken at 7:04PM on September 9, 2014 in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan. Camera: Pentax K3 Len...
Thursday, May 22, 2014

Wildlife Photo: A Kingfisher Motion GIF

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Captured with a Pentax K3 and Sigma 50-500   The lens was stretched all the way out to 500mm and, I was too far away to hear the ...
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Preliminary Full Moon Photo May 14, 2014

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Almost Forgotten Full Moon This Month     With windy and rainy weather the moon may not appear tomorrow over Okinawa. So, I...
Thursday, May 8, 2014

Checkout the Ladybug Sumo (相撲) Wrestlers !

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Sometimes You Get the Best Photos Close to Home     This took place right behind my office, this morning. During rainy sea...
Sunday, March 16, 2014

Full Moon March 16, 2014 Over Kin Town Okinawa Japan

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The moon did look fuller tonight than, last night. This photo was taken at 6:48PM Japan Standard Time. Camera:  Pentax K3 Le...
Saturday, January 11, 2014

Pycnonotus sinensis: Reminds Me of the Wife

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That bird is a Chinese Bulbul, also known as a Light-vented Bulbul. In Japan, it's called a Shirogashira ( シロガシラ). The phot...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Photos: Two Peeks at the August 2013 Full Moon

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The Wind Can't Stop a Full Moon Shoot     A few typhoons are stirring things-up out there but, it's Obon in Okinawa, ...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

Grasshoppers on Minna-Jima Ain't that Big

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This Bug Still Pending ID   Three quick shots today will show how I nab these critters. If someone knows the name of this gra...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Endangered Species: Sword-tailed Newt (Photo)

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This photo was taken up in the hills of Okinawa, Japan. It was one of the few times I've ever seen one of these critters out of ...
Sunday, March 10, 2013

Butterfly Photos: Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)

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These little blue butterflies have been waiting in my photo files since November 2012. They were captured with the Pentax K5 and 50...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Flower Photo: The Cosmos of Kin Town Okinawa

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Last night, on the way to shoot the full moon, I spotted these flowers. Location: Kin Town, near Nature Mirai. Camera: Pentax ...
Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Pacific Golden Plovers: Photo Reflections of the Day

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In a bit of a rush so, I'm just posting these two bird photos. The birds are Pacific Golden Plovers and they were photograp...
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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Grey Heron (Ardea cinera) Portrait Mode

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The Grey Heron, sometimes sits in one place for hours. This bird had been fishing, earlier and, was just air drying itself. It g...
Monday, November 26, 2012

Bird Photo: A Sea-hawk in Okinawa, Japan

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This Sea-hawk flew over the Tomigusuku wetlands Nov 21, 2012. That's the same day I was looking for Spoonbills which just arri...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Bird Photos: The Cinnamon Bittern

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A Cinnamon Bittern is also called Chestnut Bittern. The scientific name would be Ixobrychus cinnamomeus. This bird was at t...
Sunday, October 21, 2012

Portrait of a Blue Rock Thrush in Okinawa, Japan

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This photo of a Blue Rock Thrush was taken in Bise Village Okinawa, Japan. Equipment used: Pentax KD10, Manfrotto Tripod, and Sigma...