Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan
Bob W wrote: >> Good luck with the second knee in November - I wouldn't be >> surprised if >> that is in the future. > > If you look closely at a calendar - almost any will do - you'll find > that November is indeed in the future. I got a calendar in the TARDIS - I'll take a look... - MCC > While I was waiting in hospital a few weeks ago a very red-faced, > portly man came in, dressed in a scout's uniform (woggle and all), for > treatment for a head injury. I was rather hoping he'd been injured in > some dressing-up episode involving high-spirited women dressed as Bo > Peep, but it turned out that his injury was the result of an innocent > scouting prank. > > We ended up on the same ward and I learned that he was even more > bionic than I am. Not only had he had both knees replaced earlier that > year, he also had a plate in his head and 2 cochlear implants. The guy > was RoboScout. And he's still out in the woods - so more power to him! - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan
Thanks Mark. > But for now I'll settle for the extra large bottles of Ibuprofen! Doesn't work for me any more. I was on Viox for a while before it was taken off the market. Now that really worked! Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 3:48 PM Subject: Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan > Kenneth Waller wrote: >>> I may ask my Dr. about other options >> >> May I interest you in a TKR (total knee replacement)? >> I just scheduled my second replacement for early November - the only way >> to >> fly. >> >> My problem was/is lack of cartilage in the joint. The first replacement >> (right knee), was done in March and is doing marvelously. > > Good luck with the second knee in November - I wouldn't be surprised if > that is in the future. But for now I'll settle for the extra large > bottles of Ibuprofen! > > - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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At 06:17 AM 6/08/2007, Bob W wrote: > > > May I interest you in a TKR (total knee replacement)? > > > I just scheduled my second replacement for early November - > > the only way to > > > fly. > > > > > > My problem was/is lack of cartilage in the joint. The first > > replacement > > > (right knee), was done in March and is doing marvelously. > > > > Good luck with the second knee in November - I wouldn't be > > surprised if > > that is in the future. > >If you look closely at a calendar - almost any will do - you'll find >that November is indeed in the future. Unless it's last years calendar. The it's in the past. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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> > May I interest you in a TKR (total knee replacement)? > > I just scheduled my second replacement for early November - > the only way to > > fly. > > > > My problem was/is lack of cartilage in the joint. The first > replacement > > (right knee), was done in March and is doing marvelously. > > Good luck with the second knee in November - I wouldn't be > surprised if > that is in the future. If you look closely at a calendar - almost any will do - you'll find that November is indeed in the future. > But for now I'll settle for the extra large > bottles of Ibuprofen! > > - MCC While I was waiting in hospital a few weeks ago a very red-faced, portly man came in, dressed in a scout's uniform (woggle and all), for treatment for a head injury. I was rather hoping he'd been injured in some dressing-up episode involving high-spirited women dressed as Bo Peep, but it turned out that his injury was the result of an innocent scouting prank. We ended up on the same ward and I learned that he was even more bionic than I am. Not only had he had both knees replaced earlier that year, he also had a plate in his head and 2 cochlear implants. The guy was RoboScout. -- Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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Kenneth Waller wrote: >> I may ask my Dr. about other options > > May I interest you in a TKR (total knee replacement)? > I just scheduled my second replacement for early November - the only way to > fly. > > My problem was/is lack of cartilage in the joint. The first replacement > (right knee), was done in March and is doing marvelously. Good luck with the second knee in November - I wouldn't be surprised if that is in the future. But for now I'll settle for the extra large bottles of Ibuprofen! - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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Mark Roberts wrote: > Time to hit the gym. Seriously. When I took up running, 13 years ago, > my knees were much *worse* than they are now. Fortunately, after nearly > trashing my knees during my first summer of running, I got good > training advice and started weight training - with emphasis on > quadriceps (upper thigh) and adductors (inner thigh). These control the > position and tracking of the kneecap and the alignment of the knee. I > now typically run 45-50 miles a week and my knees feel better than they > did when I first took up the sport. You are probably right - I was doing a regular regimen on the Airdyne last summer and the knees were a lot better. - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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Mark Cassino wrote: >Bob Shell wrote: > >> I have a set of knee pad thingies designed by a knee surgeon. They >> are like the ones gardeners wear, but these have gel pads in them. >> Very easy on the knees. > >I tried carpenter knee pads but they ever made it out of the back-yard >testing phase. I may ask my Dr. about other options. My knees go from >feeling fine to really hurting, not entirely in correlation to how much >I stress them. Time to hit the gym. Seriously. When I took up running, 13 years ago, my knees were much *worse* than they are now. Fortunately, after nearly trashing my knees during my first summer of running, I got good training advice and started weight training - with emphasis on quadriceps (upper thigh) and adductors (inner thigh). These control the position and tracking of the kneecap and the alignment of the knee. I now typically run 45-50 miles a week and my knees feel better than they did when I first took up the sport. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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>I may ask my Dr. about other options May I interest you in a TKR (total knee replacement)? I just scheduled my second replacement for early November - the only way to fly. My problem was/is lack of cartilage in the joint. The first replacement (right knee), was done in March and is doing marvelously. Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan > Bob Shell wrote: > >> I have a set of knee pad thingies designed by a knee surgeon. They >> are like the ones gardeners wear, but these have gel pads in them. >> Very easy on the knees. > > I tried carpenter knee pads but they ever made it out of the back-yard > testing phase. I may ask my Dr. about other options. My knees go from > feeling fine to really hurting, not entirely in correlation to how much > I stress them. > >> You won't become wealthy on stock sales these days, but it should >> give you some extra money now and then. My stock sales are rare >> these days, but always a nice surprise when an unexpected check pops in. > > I usually see something every month - nothing spectacular but a little > something. The feedback I get from the stock agencies is that they are > full up on nature shots, and are really looking for 'lifestyle' images. > > My theory is that sites like flickr have made it possible for publishers > to get cheap (or even free) photos from folks who are just happy to see > them in print. In the old paradigm, photo buyers wanted to work with a > fewer number of photographers who could produce consistent results and > had large portfolios. These days, those factors don't come into play - > if you can go to a site where thousands of new photos are posted every > day, you will probably be able to find an image that will meet your > needs - and who cares if it is the only decent shot that the > photographer ever took, you're not likely to talk to them ever again > anyhow. > > In the stock field, the last territory where the professional > photographer still has an edge is in people shots that require model > releases. Well, maybe professionally designed food and product shots as > well, where the content is specific to the client's needs and not > generic. Otherwise - photo editors just shop the net. > > - MCC > > -- > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, Michigan > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan
Bob Shell wrote: > I have a set of knee pad thingies designed by a knee surgeon. They > are like the ones gardeners wear, but these have gel pads in them. > Very easy on the knees. I tried carpenter knee pads but they ever made it out of the back-yard testing phase. I may ask my Dr. about other options. My knees go from feeling fine to really hurting, not entirely in correlation to how much I stress them. > You won't become wealthy on stock sales these days, but it should > give you some extra money now and then. My stock sales are rare > these days, but always a nice surprise when an unexpected check pops in. I usually see something every month - nothing spectacular but a little something. The feedback I get from the stock agencies is that they are full up on nature shots, and are really looking for 'lifestyle' images. My theory is that sites like flickr have made it possible for publishers to get cheap (or even free) photos from folks who are just happy to see them in print. In the old paradigm, photo buyers wanted to work with a fewer number of photographers who could produce consistent results and had large portfolios. These days, those factors don't come into play - if you can go to a site where thousands of new photos are posted every day, you will probably be able to find an image that will meet your needs - and who cares if it is the only decent shot that the photographer ever took, you're not likely to talk to them ever again anyhow. In the stock field, the last territory where the professional photographer still has an edge is in people shots that require model releases. Well, maybe professionally designed food and product shots as well, where the content is specific to the client's needs and not generic. Otherwise - photo editors just shop the net. - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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Paul Stenquist wrote: > Fabulous. Great work. Thanks for sharing. > Paul > On Jul 29, 2007, at 2:55 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: thanks, Paul - glad you liked them. It was a fun day. - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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Bob Shell wrote: > Aha! My macro is a 100 mm, so I have to get too close, or crop the > final photo too much. Obviously, I need a longer lens. Har! For the guy who didn't intend to sell anything at Grandfather Mountain, I probably provoked a bunch of 200mm macro sales. >> That said, I always get low on the subject and crawl up to it from >> a low >> position - hard on the knees, but less likely to spook the subject. > > Not an option for me, I'm afraid. Broken back and sciatica. If I > get down on my knees I might just stay there! Unfortunately, that is increasingly my situation. I 'walk' on my knees while stalking bugs (I guess that could be called 'crawling') and that really takes a toll. I'm feeling it today. > Good tips. I'll try to put them into practice the next time I'm near > a good dragonfly habitat. > > BTW, if you don't already have your insect shots with a good agency > you should look into it. Thanks - I have some listed with Superstock and some with Dembinski Photo Associates (the latter deals with textbook images.) I got away from working with agencies over the last couple of years - but now that unemployment is coming again, I may get back into the game. - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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David J Brooks wrote: >Lovely shots as always. > >On 7/29/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Bob Shell wrote: >> >> > Do you have any special secret for getting so close to dragonflies? >> > The ones around here are so skittish that I am never able to get >> > really close to them. >> >> Well, equipment helps - a 200mm macro, with the crop factor of the K10D >> or *ist-D, lets you shoot from 2.5 to 3 feet away - that's a huge help >> vs a 100 mm macro which, of course, would require you to get twice as >> close. > >I'll have to look into the 200, i have the 100. I've done some experimenting with the 100/2.8 and the 1.7x AF converter and I'm cautiously optimistic about the combination. I may do some bug hunting in the garden while recuperating. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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On 7/30/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David J Brooks wrote: > > >Lovely shots as always. > > > >On 7/29/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Bob Shell wrote: > >> > >> > Do you have any special secret for getting so close to dragonflies? > >> > The ones around here are so skittish that I am never able to get > >> > really close to them. > >> > >> Well, equipment helps - a 200mm macro, with the crop factor of the K10D > >> or *ist-D, lets you shoot from 2.5 to 3 feet away - that's a huge help > >> vs a 100 mm macro which, of course, would require you to get twice as > >> close. > > > >I'll have to look into the 200, i have the 100. > > I've done some experimenting with the 100/2.8 and the 1.7x AF converter > and I'm cautiously optimistic about the combination. > I may do some bug hunting in the garden while recuperating. I have a Sigma 1.4 tele, but i used it recently on the baby Trumpeter Swan shots and it seemed to not want to focus properly with it on. Hope its not kaft. Dave > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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Lovely shots as always. On 7/29/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob Shell wrote: > > > Do you have any special secret for getting so close to dragonflies? > > The ones around here are so skittish that I am never able to get > > really close to them. > > Well, equipment helps - a 200mm macro, with the crop factor of the K10D > or *ist-D, lets you shoot from 2.5 to 3 feet away - that's a huge help > vs a 100 mm macro which, of course, would require you to get twice as > close. I'll have to look into the 200, i have the 100. > > That said, I always get low on the subject and crawl up to it from a low > position - hard on the knees, but less likely to spook the subject. I;m like Bob, might take a while to get back up. Might, will.:-) > > In addition, perching dragonflies - the pennants, meadowhawks, skimmers, > - will usually return to the same perch. So when they fly off just when > you get them in focus, just sit still and wait for them to return. That > does not work with darners, clubtails, and other non-perching dragonflies. > > Move when they move. If the dragonfly is perched on a stalk of grass, > and is bouncing around in the wind, it will have a hard time > distinguishing you from the background - unless you are wearing plaid or > some bright color. Lets me out.:-)Plaids my favorite colour. > > Lastly - patience. That Halloween pennant that Bill and I shot just > could not sit still for a long time. Suddenly it decided that it was at > the best perch, and just stopped. He kept returning to the same place > time and time again. I had followed him for some time before that, so he > obviously just reached the conclusion that we were harmless, and just > started to ignore us. > > But - shooting bugs is basically a form of hunting, and patience is a > part of that. To bad you missed Marks talk at GFM Bob. It explained a lot. Dave > > HTH - > > MCC > > > -- > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, Michigan > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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Thanks, Mark, On Jul 29, 2007, at 10:16 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: > Well, equipment helps - a 200mm macro, with the crop factor of the > K10D > or *ist-D, lets you shoot from 2.5 to 3 feet away - that's a huge help > vs a 100 mm macro which, of course, would require you to get twice as > close. Aha! My macro is a 100 mm, so I have to get too close, or crop the final photo too much. Obviously, I need a longer lens. > > That said, I always get low on the subject and crawl up to it from > a low > position - hard on the knees, but less likely to spook the subject. Not an option for me, I'm afraid. Broken back and sciatica. If I get down on my knees I might just stay there! > > In addition, perching dragonflies - the pennants, meadowhawks, > skimmers, > - will usually return to the same perch. So when they fly off just > when > you get them in focus, just sit still and wait for them to return. > That > does not work with darners, clubtails, and other non-perching > dragonflies. > > Move when they move. If the dragonfly is perched on a stalk of grass, > and is bouncing around in the wind, it will have a hard time > distinguishing you from the background - unless you are wearing > plaid or > some bright color. > > Lastly - patience. That Halloween pennant that Bill and I shot just > could not sit still for a long time. Suddenly it decided that it > was at > the best perch, and just stopped. He kept returning to the same place > time and time again. I had followed him for some time before that, > so he > obviously just reached the conclusion that we were harmless, and just > started to ignore us. > > But - shooting bugs is basically a form of hunting, and patience is a > part of that. > > HTH - Good tips. I'll try to put them into practice the next time I'm near a good dragonfly habitat. BTW, if you don't already have your insect shots with a good agency you should look into it. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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One footnote to dragonfly shooting: Like most of us, they slow down late in the day. I've seen them perch for ten minutes or more in late afternoon. That's when you nail them:-). Paul On Jul 29, 2007, at 10:16 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: > Bob Shell wrote: > >> Do you have any special secret for getting so close to dragonflies? >> The ones around here are so skittish that I am never able to get >> really close to them. > > Well, equipment helps - a 200mm macro, with the crop factor of the > K10D > or *ist-D, lets you shoot from 2.5 to 3 feet away - that's a huge help > vs a 100 mm macro which, of course, would require you to get twice as > close. > > That said, I always get low on the subject and crawl up to it from > a low > position - hard on the knees, but less likely to spook the subject. > > In addition, perching dragonflies - the pennants, meadowhawks, > skimmers, > - will usually return to the same perch. So when they fly off just > when > you get them in focus, just sit still and wait for them to return. > That > does not work with darners, clubtails, and other non-perching > dragonflies. > > Move when they move. If the dragonfly is perched on a stalk of grass, > and is bouncing around in the wind, it will have a hard time > distinguishing you from the background - unless you are wearing > plaid or > some bright color. > > Lastly - patience. That Halloween pennant that Bill and I shot just > could not sit still for a long time. Suddenly it decided that it > was at > the best perch, and just stopped. He kept returning to the same place > time and time again. I had followed him for some time before that, > so he > obviously just reached the conclusion that we were harmless, and just > started to ignore us. > > But - shooting bugs is basically a form of hunting, and patience is a > part of that. > > HTH - > > MCC > > > -- > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, Michigan > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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Fabulous. Great work. Thanks for sharing. Paul On Jul 29, 2007, at 2:55 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: > Yesterday Bill Sawyer came over to this side of the state, and we > visited the Allegan Forest - a 50,000 acre public game area - looking > for the rare Karner Blue butterfly. > > No luck with the Karners - we may have missed them for this year. > But we > did tour several areas of the 'forest' (which is under very active > logging by the state these days) and encountered various other bugs, > birds, and even a very curious blue tailed skink (who unfortunately > was > way too fast for the camera...) The forest was remarkably empty for a > Saturday and we encountered no-one, and only visited one spot where > someone was randomly shooting nearby. > > A few bug shots - mostly dragonflies - from the day are here: > > http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/stream/stream08.htm > > The last shot is a found composition from the Valley of Shot Up > Appliances... > > - MCC > -- > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, Michigan > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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Bob Shell wrote: > Do you have any special secret for getting so close to dragonflies? > The ones around here are so skittish that I am never able to get > really close to them. Well, equipment helps - a 200mm macro, with the crop factor of the K10D or *ist-D, lets you shoot from 2.5 to 3 feet away - that's a huge help vs a 100 mm macro which, of course, would require you to get twice as close. That said, I always get low on the subject and crawl up to it from a low position - hard on the knees, but less likely to spook the subject. In addition, perching dragonflies - the pennants, meadowhawks, skimmers, - will usually return to the same perch. So when they fly off just when you get them in focus, just sit still and wait for them to return. That does not work with darners, clubtails, and other non-perching dragonflies. Move when they move. If the dragonfly is perched on a stalk of grass, and is bouncing around in the wind, it will have a hard time distinguishing you from the background - unless you are wearing plaid or some bright color. Lastly - patience. That Halloween pennant that Bill and I shot just could not sit still for a long time. Suddenly it decided that it was at the best perch, and just stopped. He kept returning to the same place time and time again. I had followed him for some time before that, so he obviously just reached the conclusion that we were harmless, and just started to ignore us. But - shooting bugs is basically a form of hunting, and patience is a part of that. HTH - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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Nice bug shots. Nice collection of brass... Mark Cassino wrote: > Yesterday Bill Sawyer came over to this side of the state, and we > visited the Allegan Forest - a 50,000 acre public game area - looking > for the rare Karner Blue butterfly. > > No luck with the Karners - we may have missed them for this year. But we > did tour several areas of the 'forest' (which is under very active > logging by the state these days) and encountered various other bugs, > birds, and even a very curious blue tailed skink (who unfortunately was > way too fast for the camera...) The forest was remarkably empty for a > Saturday and we encountered no-one, and only visited one spot where > someone was randomly shooting nearby. > > A few bug shots - mostly dragonflies - from the day are here: > > http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/stream/stream08.htm > > The last shot is a found composition from the Valley of Shot Up > Appliances... > > - MCC > -- The difference between Microsoft and 'Jurassic Park': In one, a mad businessman makes a lot of money with beasts that should be extinct. The other is a film. -- Unattributed -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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On Jul 29, 2007, at 2:55 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: > A few bug shots - mostly dragonflies - from the day are here: > > http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/stream/stream08.htm > > The last shot is a found composition from the Valley of Shot Up > Appliances... Do you have any special secret for getting so close to dragonflies? The ones around here are so skittish that I am never able to get really close to them. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
GESO - A few shots from Allegan
Yesterday Bill Sawyer came over to this side of the state, and we visited the Allegan Forest - a 50,000 acre public game area - looking for the rare Karner Blue butterfly. No luck with the Karners - we may have missed them for this year. But we did tour several areas of the 'forest' (which is under very active logging by the state these days) and encountered various other bugs, birds, and even a very curious blue tailed skink (who unfortunately was way too fast for the camera...) The forest was remarkably empty for a Saturday and we encountered no-one, and only visited one spot where someone was randomly shooting nearby. A few bug shots - mostly dragonflies - from the day are here: http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/stream/stream08.htm The last shot is a found composition from the Valley of Shot Up Appliances... - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net