Pictures Taken By you...

Thanks YesNo - I love colour! I find that if the lake's too brown, or the trees and sky are too grey, I'll just avoid taking the shot (missed a lot of otherwise good photos as a consequence though...)


Thankyou Kitty - yeah, some mornings you get lucky, and sometimes you just have to climb a tree or work your way through barbed wire with bulletholes in a No Trespassing sign - but only if it's worth the risk.

There's quite a few interesting insects around here that aren't butterflies actually. Stay tuned!

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Very nice. Brilliant color. It appears you were able to get fairly close to the bird without spooking it.

Continuing the critter theme. (Come to think of it, I think I posted these in the past)
Oh well...

Monarch Butterfly taken while working in Illinois. I was hoping to get a shot with the wings open, but it wouldn't oblige me. The flower is a "Swamp Milkweed"

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...n/IMGP0259.jpg

Garden spider at our home:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...n/IMGP0196.jpg

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Monarchs Gilliatt - they're everywhere except in my lens! That's what I've been hoping for: to capture one on green background (I suppose I could always fire up my Dreamworks again ;) ). Is that macro or tele?

Great bokeh! I'll guess it's your 1.8 50 mm pancake what did that - close?

Both shots were taken with the new auto lens I purchased with the K-7 body. The lens is Pentax-DA*, 1:2.8, 16-50mm zoom.

This morning I discovered another critter known as a Click Beetle. The name is derived from the clicking sound they make when they snap their head when disturbed or if they happen to find themselves on their back. The force of the snap is such that it can launch the beetle upwards roughly 8 to 10 cm.
Lens: Circa 1970's Albinar 1:2.8 Macro 28mm

On my copy of Peterson Field Guide to Insects:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...etleonbook.jpg

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...leonbranch.jpg

Close up of head. Note the deceptive false eyes.
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...roppedhead.jpg



BTW, what you don't see are the mandibles capable of inflicting severe pain.
I brushed a small stick against the mandibles and it instantly latched on, holding it under its own strength.


Imagine what Ray Harryhausen could have done with one of these!


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I wish i had your camera Gill! They are amazing shots!

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Hey hey, long time no speak. Nice to see you back.
Thanks for taking a look and please come back with some photos.

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Following the trail of insects...this is not the best picture, but I did take it! And you have to admit it is one in a million shots!



http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/y...s/P9270096.jpg


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Hey hey, long time no speak. Nice to see you back.
Thanks for taking a look and please come back with some photos.

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The real world did a serious catch up with me. Dont like being caught up by reality! lol! But i'm back... hopefully. :)
I will see what I can rustle up! Was in Piza there recently, but my photos were taken in my Blackberry...

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Following the trail of insects...this is not the best picture, but I did take it! And you have to admit it is one in a million shots!...

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Ha yes, sometimes nature doesn't give us much time.
I'm also interested in the cone they are perched on. I'm assuming that is some type of conifer tree or perhaps a thistle?


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Trying to post a photo, and having trouble.

OK, silly question how to I cut and paste or import the photo onto here?

Mr. Gilliatt ~ I think you might call it a thistle...it is a perennial plant know as an Echinacea. I grow the pink Cone Flower nestled along with Black-Eyed Susan’s in my wildflower beds. If I do not dead head them for seeds the stems will remain erect well into the winter and then the goldfinches will feed on the seeds. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of that! But here is one from my garden a few days ago.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/P7110130.jpg

Close crop on that beast's head Gilliat


Interesting selection Kitty - the grasshoppers especially :)


My insects have unfortunately appeared to have abandon me so here's a picture of 60 lumens floating on my pond at night (why 60? because I bought two packets)

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...tealights2.jpg

And here's a pirate's treasure chest I found in a cave

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/.../Treasure1.jpg

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OK, silly question how to I cut and paste or import the photo onto here?

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It's not a silly question, because everybody has to find out how to do it.

You cannot cut and paste photos directly but have to use an intermediary called a media hosting company to do it for you. I use Imageshack and the first thing is to google them and go through the boring signing in process. That done, you can call them up and click on Media Upload. This puts up a page with a 'Browse' tag or button. When you click on Browse, it will take you to the file (s) where you have uploaded your photos (usually PICTURES). Click on the one you want to post and click on the box marked Open. This takes you back to the page with the Browse button already mentioned where you will now see the name of your picture listed under the box marked File name. Click on the Blue Box marked Upload now and your picture will upload to the top left hand corner of the page.
Now move across the page and click on to My Images ( you might be asked to confirm your Email address and password) then you will see the image in thumbnail size with a series of buttons running down the right hand side of the image. Click on the top button marked 'i' and a display box will show the image. Go to the Right hand side of this box where you will see at the top two options. An [IMG] and a [URL] option. At this point, you can copy and paste the picture to the LitNet page where you want it to be shown by copying the [IMG] option. All of your pictures will be stored in My Images on Imageshack.

A word of advice: when copying the [IMG] option it is better to do so from the bottom up, otherwise you will have difficulty avoiding the [URL] option immediately below.

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Well...?
Have you had a chance to apply Emil's suggested method?
Look forward to seeing your photos.

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...I grow the pink Cone Flower nestled along with Black-Eyed Susan’s in my wildflower beds. If I do not dead head them for seeds the stems will remain erect well into the winter and then the goldfinches will feed on the seeds. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of that! But here is one from my garden a few days ago...

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Impressive. I'm envious of of your wildflower garden the interest in attracting birds such as Goldfinches. Do you see other variaties of birds? I would imagine that Chicadees and Purple/ Red finches would be interetsed as well.
I recognize that flower. I've known it as a Purple Cone flower. We passed by a large meadow of Cone flowers blooming during a hike several years ago at the LBJ National Grasslands.

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My insects have unfortunately appeared to have abandon me so here's a picture of 60 lumens floating on my pond at night (why 60? because I bought two packets)

And here's a pirate's treasure chest I found in a cave

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Quite creative. How about some details behind the shots?

Fair enough Gilliatt

Well it's the rainy season where I'm living, and I've been looking to take pictures in my nice warm cozy little studio without having to brave the harsher elements - thusly a set up shot of a money box with coins on velvet.

The first one is of two packets of squat candles from a dollar shop at 2 bucks apiece per thirty - so I bought two packets and lit 'em, partly to test my camera's low light abilities, but also to see if I could do something entrancing with so many candles at my disposal.

Today I took some photos of ducks in the rain:

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...mystyry/pg.jpg

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...ystyry/i-1.jpg

Great pictures everyone!

Here are the photos of my little cousin( my uncle's daughter). She is a doll and I often take her pictures whenever I get the chance.

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/v...s/ofMessy3.jpg

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/v...s/messy6-2.jpg

@Snowqueen: My, she's so very cute!

I suppose people know by now how much I love the woods.
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http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...18um193121.png

Thanks Themis!
I like your pictures, and woods are wonderful.

Here is a picture of my dog Zeus in the woods. We do a lot of hiking together.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/y...Zeus/024_1.jpg

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Wow, I have some catching up to do.
All looking great.

Snowqueen - Is she the one with the tear in the eye you posted a while back? She's adorable.

Themis - I can imagine any number of places to pitch a tent.


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Haha Gilliatt....been goofing off?

Zeus found these on one of our hikes.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/y...s/PA240094.jpg

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Snowqueen - Is she the one with the tear in the eye you posted a while back? She's adorable.

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You are absolutely right Gilliat, and you have a good memory too.

Great pictures kittypaws! Thanks for sharing.

Here are a few pictures of roses taken in the garden this year.

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2094/dsc0532qx.jpg

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Great pics everybody! Love the grasshoppers, Mystyry- I love the ones you took of the lake and the island. If I feel the creative urge someday, could I have permission to paint it?

Snowqueen, your little cousin is beautiful. Gilliat, love the butterflys, and kittypaws, Zeus is magnificent.

Your woods are beautiful, Themis. What a peaceful place to spend an afternoon.

Emil, I love your flowers, especially the pink roses. So much more attractive than some of the pictures I've seen you post elsewhere. :D I saw the directions you thoughtfully posted. Maybe I'll try to post something soon, although they look rather complicated. So many steps, a-r-r-r-g-h.

Those photos are magnificent guys!!!

Some of mine,taken in the late april in Shiraz:
( they are different locations)

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Emil, I love your flowers, especially the pink roses. So much more attractive than some of the pictures I've seen you post elsewhere. :D I saw the directions you thoughtfully posted. Maybe I'll try to post something soon, although they look rather complicated. So many steps, a-r-r-r-g-h.

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Glad you like them. I know transferring photos seems difficult but if you work your way through it systematically you will find that after a few times it will be quite automatic. If you are in any doubt about it you could send me a PM and I will try to sort it out. I used to use photobucket but it's overloaded with all kinds of subsidiary functions and Imageshack, despite the corny name, is much more straightforward.

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Snowqueen, your little cousin is beautiful.

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Thanks for the comments Qimi!

Nice pictures farnoosh. Shiraz seems to be a beautiful city. Is it a shrine in the last photo?

I just got a new camera in preparation for my vacation to exotic Minneapolis, MN next week. ;)

I tried to get a picture of my dog, Dobby but he was being very uncooperative, this was the best I was able to manage.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...l/DSCN0011.jpg

Speaking of dogs, we lost out beloved beagle, Smeagol, last summer. We planted an apple tree on his grave in the backyard and this is the first apple from that tree.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...l/DSCN0016.jpg

Some cool plant thing in the backyard.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...l/DSCN0008.jpg

And a close up of said cool plant...actually not the exact same plant, same type, different actual plant. :p

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...l/DSCN0013.jpg

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Nice Emil. You have a green thumb!

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Those photos are magnificent guys!!!

Some of mine,taken in the late april in Shiraz:
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I feel like an idiot since I'm drawing a blank on Shiraz. I've heard of it, but can't place it.
Nice pics anyhow.

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I just got a new camera in preparation for my vacation to exotic Minneapolis, MN next week.

Some cool plant thing in the backyard.

And a close up of said cool plant...actually not the exact same plant, same type, different actual plant.

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Nothing more than a guess. That area of the yard is kind of wild so it's a naturally occurring plant, a weed if you will, nothing that was planted. I think it has a distinctive thistle look, not exactly like the thistles I am familiar with but close. The flower is similar but I've never seen them grow in a bush like that, the ones I've seen have stalk-like stems.

It's a weed called Common Burdock or Burweed, I asked my mom. :D

Astounding efforts everyone *Clap! Clap! Clap!*

Yes you may qimi and Kitty :)

These are some red apples under blue light - very difficult to capture the redness, like cocacola red (the actual liquid) under the sun.

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/.../redapples.jpg

And this is a shot over the roofs

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...ry/morning.jpg

SnowQueen,sorry for not answering sooner,got held up so i couldn't come to the net for a few days.The answer to your q would be no the last pic is not a shrine,it's actually a local bath (think that's how the translation goes) it was build i think over 600 years ago(if i'm correct) it's called Hammam-Vakil and i found this site if you wan't to learn more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiraz#Main_sights,i have more photos of that place if you're interested.And yes Shiraz is a beautifull place to visit especially in the late september.and by the way the city is very famous for it's wines:D

I'm in Minneapolis, and I thought I would share some pictures of my stay in this lovely city. :)

This is the panther located in the hotel lobby. He is our protector.

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/q...IMG_0052-1.jpg

Here in the Sculpture Garden right by downtown there is, inexplicably, a giant spoon with a cherry perched on top.

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/q...IMG_0056-1.jpg

Last night, we saw the rockin' Canadian band Mother Mother at the Fine Line Café. They put on an incredible show.

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/q...8-4ABA80-1.jpg

And last but not least, here is an image of the ghostly, disembodied forms of me and my girlfriend. Her name is Idril. :)

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/q.../photo-1-1.jpg

And I'll add a few of my own. ;)

Sunflowers by the side of road on the way to the Sculpture Garden.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...l/DSCN0027.jpg

My personal favorite sculpture, I think I've posted a picture of this before but it's so awesome it bears a second posting.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...l/DSCN0036.jpg

And Basil's picture taken by the 6 year old son of my friend at the Walker Art Museum.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...l/DSCN0044.jpg

:banana: yay Idril and Basil! great pictures! you guys are almost, but not quite, as darling as my dog Bula: :wink5:http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...a/P1080378.jpg

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SnowQueen,sorry for not answering sooner,got held up so i couldn't come to the net for a few days.The answer to your q would be no the last pic is not a shrine,it's actually a local bath (think that's how the translation goes) it was build i think over 600 years ago(if i'm correct) it's called Hammam-Vakil and i found this site if you wan't to learn more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiraz#Main_sights,i have more photos of that place if you're interested.And yes Shiraz is a beautifull place to visit especially in the late september.and by the way the city is very famous for it's wines:D

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Thanks farnoosh! These are interesting detalis. My sister visited Isfahan once and she had a very good time there, she often says Isfahan nisf Jahan. I hope I have spelled it right. :)


Yes great pictures Basil and Idril, and Bula is very cute indeed. :lol:

Riesa ~ what an adorable puppy!
Idril ~ luv the sunflowers! They are so cheerful.

This is a lily that has a stalk that shoots up within about 3/4 days and then each stalk has between 4 to 6 flowers. It is called the Surprise Lily, Magic Lily or Naked Lady and belongs to the amaryllis family. the foliage comes up in later winter without any flowers then dies away with the beginning of Spring. Come August they are a welcomed site! BTW they are native to southern Japan.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/y...P8010186-1.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/P8010190.jpg

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this is my favorite picture...well at least right now....

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/y...ofP7130167.jpg