What better way to end a hot day in Oklahoma than at the pond?
Trying grasshoppers for bait – Summer 2012
Buttercup is just waiting her chance to get in the pond with those fish, and her boy.
Cast
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Good Morning, Sun!
We may not see them move, but heliotropic plants exist! I believe 😉
Yearning for the light – Summer 2012
Can you feel this plant’s celebration of sunrise? Reaching, yearning for the sun’s embrace.
Don’t move
Insects often become aware of the photographer’s attention and either freeze or leave. This brightly colored little one froze, affording me the opportunity to take several shots.
Rarely does one threaten or attack. I don’t know why some people go into a panicked, jumping frenzy when they spot an insect less than a hundredth their size! With just a little quiet observation, a person can learn much.
Launch in 3, 2, 1…
Ready for Take Off – Spring 2012
Clinging!
It was a windy day. Many insects dropped out of trees, grabbing for any (hand)hold they could grasp.
Must. Hold. Tight! – June 2012
The wind was buffeting this katydid, but it clung tenaciously, allowing me a few magical moments of shooting 🙂
The focus is disappointing, which I attribute to the windiness of the day. But one only gets a few takes before the insect gets nervous and leaves. Really, I wouldn’t eat it, but try getting it to believe that!
All You Need!
Cleats and a ball = FUN! – Spring 2012
It sure is satisfying to see pure joy on the faces of young soccer players. Every move the kids made at a recent soccer camp expressed fun and love of the game.
Blends with Leaves
This Copperhead snake would blend in much better with all these dried leaves on the “forest” floor if only that pesky early morning sun wasn’t highlighting the roundness of its body and the beautiful texture of those scales.
D5100 f/8.0 ISO 800 1/125sec 55-300@68.0mm – Spring 2012
I am glad I was watching for interesting things illumined by the sun’s rays. What a pretty snake – and I am glad I saw it before tripping over it! I guess greenbrier over the path serves some useful purpose 🙂
Tip of the Day: Watch Where You Are Walking!
I have wondered for some time why I haven’t seen snakes and tarantulas while out taking photographs.
Nikon D5100 f/8.0 ISO 800 1/125sec 55-300@300mm – Spring 2012
I figure they are there and they hear me coming from a long way off. This one froze and hoped I (and the cat who was with me) would not notice her (or him?). I likewise froze, then slowly moved my camera up to my eye and snapped three photos before easing backward, away from the snake. The snake did not move. The cat, however, is definitely still a house cat; Lynx nearly sat on the snake’s tail!
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