Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Bird Image: Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius, bird, Little Ringed Plover

Kochidori (コチドリ) in Japan

 

 

Camera:  Pentax K3

Lens:  Pentax 300MM + 1.4 converter  420MM

Exposure: f/5.6  1/1250  ISO 100

Location:  Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan

Date and Time:  MAR 29 2016  11:29AM

Scientific Name:  Charadrius dubius 

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Monday, March 28, 2016

Elephant Ear Plant AKA African Mask

Alocasis amazonica, plant, leaf

Amazon Elephant's Ear

 

 

These things grow like crazy around my house so, I shot one leaf with a whitish background.

It had to be done, early in the morning, before the missus woke up.

They are humongous plants, that grow in the shade.  I didn't like the lighting, down there.

So, a quick swipe of the knife and, the stem was stuffed behind the mailbox, screwed to the wall.

Then, I laid the leaf down, next to the sleeping dog so, it looked like, he  broke the plant.

And, I hurried away from the house, to research this specimen for you.

There are lots of plants that took like elephant's ears and, I'll show you links to them.

The scientific name for this one would be, Alocasia amazonica.

If you want to buy one, some places, ship them to you for fifteen or twenty dollars.

If you were lucky enough, to catch me at home, for two cold beers, I'll gve you one for free !

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Sunday, March 27, 2016

Motion GIF: Peacock Pansy Butterflies

butterflies,GIF,nature

Camera:  Pentax K3

Lens:  Pentax 300MM + 1.4 converter = Focal Length:  420MM

 Exposure:  f/5.6   1/2500   ISO 400

Location:  Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan

Date and Time:  MAY 31  2015  3:42PM

 This species is called, Tatehamodoki (タテハモドキ) in Japan.

Junonia almana is it's scientific name.


 Learn More About the Peacock Pansy Butterfly

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Travel Photo: Todoroki Waterfall in Nago Okinawa

rocks, waterfall, vegetation

A Photo File from 2012

 

 

Last time, we visited this waterfall was this past October and, I didn't take any photos.

There wasn't even a trickle of water flowing down the mountainside.


Going back through images stored on an external drive, I pulled this one up.

Then, I removed a body from one of the rocks and did a mild HDR, to brighten up the image.

Camera:  Pentax K5

Lens:  Pentax 18-250 at 18MM

Exposure:  f/22   0.8sec   ISO 100

Location:  Nago, Okinawa, Japan

Date and Time:  JAN 17  2012  12:21PM 


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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Wordless Wednesday MAR 23 2016

girl,child,bubbles,blue sky,trees