Insect Photo Preferences
A butterfly enjoys the horsemint.
Butterflies warm my heart when I’m shooting wildflowers. I love seeing them.
A bee is on the go.
As for bees?
Zeroing in on a blossom.
They definitely speed up my heart rate!
Posted in insects, nature, photography, wildflowers
Tagged bee, butterfly, horsemint, insects, nature, photography
Blurry Butterflies
Is the butterfly too fast or is my shutter speed too slow?
I’m hoping it’s just a coincidence that for two straight Thursdays I’m featuring photos that have just enough blur to be interesting.
Slow down, you move too fast!
When I looked at my photos from last Saturday’s Cullinan Park trek, at first I was disappointed that so many of my butterfly pix were out of focus. Those suckers flit about so fast that it’s hard to crisply capture them unless they take pity on me and pose. Which is rare.
Just land so I can snap a crisp pic!
But then I saw these three photos and decided one thing: Blur can be beautiful!
I still don’t want to make a habit of it, though.
Posted in insects, nature, photography
Tagged blur, blurry, butterfly, Cullinan Park, nature, photography
Snapping Away at Cullinan Park
Dewberries look tasty.
My friend Jess has encouraged me to shoot at Cullinan Park here in Sugar Land for as long as I can remember.
This was one of the few wildflowers I spotted.
So last Saturday morning, I decided to finally check it out . . . with Jess as my guide.
A large, white flower absorbs the sunshine.
The two of us had a great time walking the trails, chatting away and listening to the birds chirping. I discovered that Cullinan Park is a local, natural treasure.
A heron takes off across Oyster Creek.
As I prepared to leave for the park, I had one main thought: What camera equipment will help me best document this adventure? How will I be able to shoot both near (macro) and far (telephoto)?
Sidebar: My second thought? Don’t forget the bug spray!
A butterfly enjoys the local cuisine.
I opted for a two-camera approach. On my Nikon D700 was my trusty Nikon 105mm macro lens for closeups. Attached to my monopodded Nikon D300 was my Nikon 70-200mm lens for long-range photo ops. I used both and was glad I had brought everything along.
A large dragonfly just hangs around.
Although the park isn’t very big, it’s filled with interesting sights and sounds. I was hoping to see some dragonflies, and I wasn’t disappointed.
A green dragonfly tries to blend in with his surroundings.
We spotted a few of the flyers in the woods among the butterflies.
A blue dragonfly rests on the lake’s plant life.
But we scored big at the park’s lake. D-flies were buzzing about, enjoying the water and plants.
A green dragonfly is happy to pose.
Although I was sad that there were no alligators to shoot, just watching the dragonflies flit about made me smile.
Is this curious caterpillar hungry?
After our adventure, Jess and I sat on benches, resting and talking. This little critter shared where I was sitting, so, of course, I snapped some pix with my macro lens.
I wonder what he’ll be the next time I stop by Cullinan Park. Which I’m sure will be sooner than later.
Posted in dragonfly, insects, nature, photography, wildflowers
Tagged butterfly, caterpillar, Cullinan Park, dewberries, dragonfly, heron, Jess, nature, Nikon 105mm lens, Nikon 70-200mm lens, Nikon D300, Nikon D700, photography, Sugar Land
Nature’s Freeloaders
A monarch looks for the perfect horsemint to land on.
During my latest photowalk last Sunday, I made a discovery:
A bee poses.
It’s not just bees and butterflies that like wildflowers as much as I do.
Can you “spot” the bugs (one is hiding)?
Bugs enjoy the flower-power scene, too.
Are you bugging me?
It’s a treat when I lean in close with my Nikon 105mm macro lens to see something looking back at me, especially if it doesn’t have a stinger attached.
Wonder what these guys are.
I guess they’re just nature lovers, too!
Posted in insects, photography, wildflowers
Tagged bee, bugs, butterfly, insect, nature, Nikon 105mm lens, wildflower
Local Webs
A spider must like wildflowers, too. (Nikon Coolpix S6200)
I’ll admit that I tend to spend too much time riding my iMac’s keyboard, surfing the internet. So it always feels good to go outside and get some exercise.
But even when I’m out walking . . .
Anybody home?
I can’t help but be attracted to web sights!
The Non-Disc Golf Side of Texas States
An ibis ignores a disc golf basket.
Having photography A.D.D. means that when I shoot something like the Texas State Disc Golf Championship, my focus always is wandering. Literally.
These huge weeds were very distracting.
It certainly doesn’t help that disc golf courses are in parks.
Love this gorgeous color!
All that beautiful nature competes with the disc throwers for my photographic attention.
A skipper poses for a few seconds.
It’s not as easy to get up close and personal with nature without my Nikon 105mm macro lens, but my Nikon 70-200mm plus 1.4x teleconverter usually was up to the task.
Standing tall and alone
It was a good thing that there weren’t bluebonnets and Indian blankets among all that flora.
The yellow and purple make a pleasant contrast.
Otherwise, I might have snapped very few disc golf photos!
Posted in disc golf, nature, wildflowers
Tagged disc golf, ibis, nature, Nikon 1.4x teleconverter, Nikon 105mm lens, Nikon 70-200mm lens, skipper, Texas States, weeds, wildflowers
A Beautiful Equation
The duo
Two yellow . . .
Lots of purple
Plus multiple purple . . .
A nice mix
Equals some lovely, spring wildflowers at Tom Bass Park in Houston!
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Low Flyers
A blue dragonfly rests for awhile.
Remember that old, overgrown former golf course I wrote about last week? The one where nature mixes with disc golf?
A red dragonfly finds a nice perch.
I returned there last Saturday for yet another disc golf tournament. And, once again, I concentrated more on flying nature than flying discs (although I did watch my head) with my Nikon 105mm macro lens.
Red and blue share quality time.
And this was my reward! I focused my photographic efforts around one of the few lakes that still contains water. With dragonflies buzzing all around, two 0f them—one red and the other blue—thoroughly entertained me by actually stopping to rest on the few plants growing out of the moisture.
A red dragonfly sails through the air.
I even made the above lucky capture (first time I had snagged a d-fly airborne) my photo of the day!
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