Smaller Birds

Long-billed Marsh Wren

This size bird is probably the primary reason justifying the longer lens.

Long-billed Marsh Wren

I wanted a 500mm but I have never regretted buying the 50-500mm

American Goldfinch

I think they are beautiful in summer plumage.

Tree Swallow

These birds winter in South America and Central America.

Tree Swallow

 Thanks to Gorman Nature Center for the opportunity to capture these images.

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Stibiconite and Look Alike

Stibiconite

When I first looked at this I thought immediately of the "house" the Caddisfly, an insect larva, builds for itself while living in the vernal pool.  Upon closer examination, I realized it was not the home of a "bug."

Caddisfly larva's home

You may notice the resemblance.  

"Stibiconite is not, as yet, a discredited mineral and is classified as 'Grandfathered' by the IMA." Mindat.org   

Stibiconite

I read on Mindat.org that it is not easy to indentify and confirm.

Thanks to Gorman Nature Center for the opportunity to capture this image.  Thanks to Mindat.org for the information provided.

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Valentine's Day

Rose Valentine Red

Mother liked flowers.  My brother likes flowers.  I like flowers.

Happy Valentine's Day.  Kiss your sweetie.

This is a film capture from February, 2005 on Fuji Sensia 100. 
Fujichrome Sensia 100 is (was!) Fuji’s flagship consumer grade slide film, easy to find in supermarkets at a reasonably cheap price and popular among amateur photographers as a first-time experience with shooting on positive film.  I'd choose it again if I could.

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Yofortierite

Drain Fly

Diptera Psychodidae Drain Fly Wing

This fly sat on the shower door in my bathroom for a day or to and I finally awoke to the need to photograph it.  This is an 8.92x shot made with my B&L 10x objective mounted on a pentax 200mm lens.  He/she sat patiently on the door for me.

Drain Fly Camera Setup

The next day I wanted to try to get a less closeup shot.  He had moved to the brushed aluminum.  I tried to get him back to the glass but he refused.  I decided to go for the shot on the metal.  I used a Sigma 105mm mounted on 68mm extention and a mamya 50mm reversed.  This yielded a 4.96x image.

Drain Fly Closeup

After processing this image stack, I decided I needed a less closeup shot but low when I went back to make it he was walking on the floor and I baked up on the opportunity.  I wish now that I had made the shot.  Opportunity lost!

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Next Part of the Story

Camera with 105mm Macro

I gradually came to love my macro lenses because I seemed to want to show as much in a frame as I could.  I wanted to show this pale sunflower filling the frame so you and I could see it better.  The black thing is a "rose holder" to keep the flower still while I shoot an image stack.

A macro lens will focus more closely and in most cases will produce a lifesize image on the sensor.  To my understanding that is called macro
photography. I gravitated to smaller and smaller subjects because I liked doing it.  I have shared some of the data and lens filters and converters in a .pdf.  It is on one drive.  Macro Lenses and Filters new view of finished product 6-21-18

Of course One Drive is a Microsoft app.  You may have to install it on older versions of Windows.

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