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Mike Dunford

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January 28, 2010
Actually, we've got two pictures for today - it's a before and after shot. Here's the before: People standing way, way too close to a Hawaiian Monk Seal.Oahu, Hawaii29 January 2006, 12:05:581/350 sec @ f/11; Pentax *ist DS; 70mm focal length Here's the "after": Technorati Tags: blogpix,…
January 27, 2010
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)Hudson River, near Glenmont, NY26 December 20071/80 sec @ f/8.0; Pentax *ist DS; 300mm focal length Technorati Tags: birds, blogpix, great black-backed gull
January 26, 2010
Have you seen the writing on the rocks? PetroglyphHawaii Volcanoes National Park28 May 20071/125 sec @ f/9.5; Pentax *ist DS; Technorati Tags: blogpix, petroglyphs, volcanoes national park, world heritage
January 25, 2010
There's never enough light. Statue of William ShakespeareLeicester Square, London, England11 January 20071/125 @ f/9; Pentax *ist DS; 55mm focal length Technorati Tags: blogpix, Raw, shakespeare, statue
January 24, 2010
Don't ---- off the alpacas. Warning SignCentral Park Zoo, New York, New York31 Dec 2004HP Camera Technorati Tags: blogpix, sign
January 23, 2010
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)Epcot Center, Walt Disney World, Florida8 April 20091/200 sec @ f/10; Canon Xsi; 55mm focal length Technorati Tags: blogpix, epcot, kaena point, monk seal, Oahu, Raw, white ibis
January 22, 2010
Patience - or, possibly, FortitudeNew York Public Library, New York20 August 20071/90 sec @ f/5.6; Pentax *istDS Technorati Tags: blogpix, new york city
January 21, 2010
Looking at telescopes from a long way away. Mauna Kea, as seen from Haleakala. If you click for the full size view, the observatory is just visible.Maui, Hawaii30 October 20051/500 sec @ f/9.5; Pentax *ist DS; 150mm focal length, cropped. Technorati Tags: blogpix, halaeakala, maui, mauna kea…
January 20, 2010
That's no moon... Hayden PlanetariumNew York, NY1 August 20061/15sec @ f/3.5; Pentax *ist DS; 18mm focal length Technorati Tags: blogpix, hayden planetarium
January 19, 2010
Pont Alexandre III, with Eiffel Tower (unlit) in background.Paris, France26 December, 20061/30 sec @ f/8; Pentax *ist DS; 55mm focal length Technorati Tags: blogpix, Pont Alexandre III, Siene
January 18, 2010
Squall line crossing Oahu. Picture taken from ridge behind Tripler Army Medical Center. The Salt Lake-Aliamanu tuff cones are visible slightly to the left of center, just beyond the strawberry guava bushes in the foreground. The narrow entrance to Pearl Harbor appears as a small break in the…
January 17, 2010
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) in flightKailua Bay, Oahu15 March 20071/750 sec @ f/8; Pentax *istDS; 260mm focal length Technorati Tags: blogpix, frigatebird
January 16, 2010
The Magic Kingdom this ain't. Dinosaur Adventure Land entrancePensacola, Florida15 June 20081/125 sec @ f/6.7; Pentax *istDS; 18mm focal length Technorati Tags: blogpix, dino adventure, Raw
January 16, 2010
Moving up Erie Canal Lock E-2Waterford, NY19 July 20091/160 sec @ f/7.; Canon Canon EOS Xsi; Zoom Lens at 30mm focal length Technorati Tags: blogpix, hudson, nys barge canal, Raw
January 14, 2010
Ko'Olau Range, seen from the Hawaii Institute for Marine BiologyOahu, Hawaii17 September 20051/500 @ f/6.7; Pentax *ist DS; zoom lens at 43mm Technorati Tags: blogpix, coconut island, Oahu, Raw
January 13, 2010
The bird in this picture is actually sitting on a clutch of eggs. Notice how effectively they're camouflaged among the gravel. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)John Boyd Thatcher State Park, New York23 June 20091/500 sec @ f/9; Canon EOS Xsi; zoom lens at 135mm Technorati Tags: birds, blogpix…
January 12, 2010
When lava flows through forested areas, you sometimes find holes like this: Tree MoldHawai'i Volcanoes National Park4 November 20061/180 @f/6.7; Pentax *ist DS; zoom lens at 18mm When the lava hits trees, it begins to cool and harden almost immediately. The trees burn, but this can take a…
January 12, 2010
It's been a long time since I've responded to an Uncommon Descent post, and I'm starting to remember why. There's one that went up over there the other day on the fossil record that's really almost mind numbing - starting with the title, which is "Why Not Accept the Fossil Record at Face Value…
January 11, 2010
15 miles on the Erie Canal -- but not today. Erie Canal Lock E-2Waterford, New York25 December 20071/125 sec @ f/6.7; Pentax *istDS; zoom lens at 18mm Technorati Tags: blogpix, canal, transportation
January 11, 2010
As you might have seen, there's a fitness challenge going on here at ScienceBlogs. A few years ago, when I first started blogging here, my non-participation in any fitness-related activity would have been a safe bet. But that was then. Over the last couple of years, I've come to realize that the…
January 11, 2010
The big paleontological news of last week was the announcement that fossil footprints have been discovered that predate - by about 20 million years - the previous contender for the earliest fossil evidence of tetrapods. Naturally, this announcement led almost immediately to a new round of "…
January 10, 2010
A misty dawn on the Hudson RiverGlenmont, New York28 December 20071/60 sec @ f/5.6; Pentax *istDS; zoom lens at 24mm Technorati Tags: blogpix, hudson, mist
January 9, 2010
Blue Angel SoloNaval Air Station Pensacola22 July 20081/1000 sec @ f/13; Pentax K100D Technorati Tags: blogpix, blue angels, Raw
January 8, 2010
Fore! EPCOT Center - Spaceship Earth exteriorWalt Disney World, Florida8 April 20091/60 sec @ f/25.3; Canon Digital Rebel Xsi Technorati Tags: blogpix, epcot, Raw
January 7, 2010
Waikiki Beach and Honolulu, as seen from Diamond Head.Unknown date, probably 2003 or 2004. HP Camera. Technorati Tags: blogpix, Oahu
January 6, 2010
If I sayz "cheep, cheep", I can has seeds? Grey squirrelGlenmont, NY4 Aug 20061/180 sec @ f/5.6; Pentax *ist DS Technorati Tags: blogpix, squirrel
January 5, 2010
I took this picture when I was in Paris a few years ago. It's not fantastic, but I'm hoping to improve on the shot when I'm over there a few months from now. Gargoyles.Notre Dame, Paris, France28 December, 2006.1/180 sec @ F/8; Pentax *ist DS. Technorati Tags: blogpix, Notre Dame, Raw, world…
January 4, 2010
Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas)Near Ko'Olina, Oahu, Hawaii 24 Feb 2007Pentax *ist DS with 70mm lens, 1/350 sec @ f/9.5 Technorati Tags: blogpix, green sea turtle, Oahu, ocean
January 4, 2010
Jonathan Turley posted a YouTube clip of an alarming swimming pool: He can't imagine how a lifeguard would get to a victim in that pool. Speaking as a full-time lifeguard, I can't either. But that's not actually the thing that worries me the most about a situation like that. If, hypothetically…
January 3, 2010
This blog's not dead - really. I've just been playing dead. Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana)Pensacola, Florida5 June 2009.1/60 sec @ f/5.6, Canon Rebel XSi with 300mm lens. Technorati Tags: blogpix, opossum, Raw