Photography
zooillogix | January 18, 2008We've brought you some of Igor Siwanowicz's incredible work in the past (Round I and Round II) but wanted to share some of his newer photos. Please visit his site and hire him to do the photos for your daughter's bat mitzvah or something...
A whole series demonstrating Igor's outstanding head shots below the fold...
If any of our more entomologically inclined readers want to chime in and attach names to these adorable mugs, please do so and we'll credit you.
grrlscientist | January 18, 2008tags: red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, Image of the Day
Female red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus.
Lady Hernshead stands on the rim of her nest but seemed at that moment to be more interested in what I was doing than in tending to Little Hernshead.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].
laelaps | January 17, 2008
It's barely Friday, but I need to put today's PotD up early since I'm literally about to leave for North Carolina. I shouldn't be seeing any sunrise for a few hours yet, but I'm sure I'll see all the bars letting out as I pass through New Brunswick on the way to the Turnpike.
grrlscientist | January 17, 2008tags: bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
American Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, in flight,
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
grrlscientist | January 17, 2008tags: Harris's Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula, birds, Image of the Day
Harris's Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula, in winter.
Image: Dave Rintoul, KSU [wallpaper size].
laelaps | January 17, 2008
I know most of you have seen this one before, but it's still one of my favorites. It was taken during sunrise on July 15th, 2007 at Cape May, NJ, and there were a number of large, expired cnidarians floating around in the surf. I have no idea what species this is, but it did make for a beautiful photograph.
grrlscientist | January 16, 2008tags: bat, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
Unknown species (to me) of Bat at rest,
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
grrlscientist | January 16, 2008tags: black-bellied plover, grey plover, Pluvialis squatarola, birds, Image of the Day
Black-bellied (grey) plover, Pluvialis squatarola.
The photographer, a friend of mine, sent this image to me. This image was taken on a Florida trip a couple years ago when a Black-bellied Plover walked up to him while he was sitting on a beach. Luckily, he had his 180 lens on and was able to get this shot.
Image: Jim Rosso [larger view].
laelaps | January 16, 2008
The endangered Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi) is the largest species of zebra, and while it hasn't undergone the same level of taxonomic reshuffling that its relative the plains zebra Equus quagga) has, it still has been difficult to place at times. According to the IUCN page for Grevy's zebra, this horse is largely suffering from competition with people, overgrazing by livestock being one of the primary reasons this species is in decline. As far as is currently known Grevy'z zebra do not appear to be increasing in number and populations will likely continue to shrink. The individual pictured…
grrlscientist | January 15, 2008tags: bat, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
Unknown species (to me) of Bat in flight,
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
laelaps | January 15, 2008
This is Leo, a snow leopard (Panthera uncia) at the Bronx zoo that was taken in by the zoo recently. Leo was orphaned at a very young age, too young to fend for himself in the wild, and with cooperation from officials in Pakistan was transferred to the Bronx zoo for care. The zoo has so much success with snow leopards that a new snow leopard habitat is being constructed at the Central Park zoo, set to open in the spring of 2009.
grrlscientist | January 14, 2008tags: warthog, Phacochoerus aethiopicus, African elephant, Loxodonta africana, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
Warthog, Phacochoerus aethiopicus (left), and African elephant, Loxodonta africana (right),
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
grrlscientist | January 13, 2008tags: photography, Lincoln Center, NYC, NYCLife
Still Life: Shells.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 13, 2008tags: photography, Lincoln Center, NYC, NYCLife
Three days ago, NYC was encased in clouds after an all-night rainstorm. Being a native of Seattle, I found this to be very beautiful and reminiscent of my other home, 3,000 miles away.
City in the Clouds #2, Lincoln Center, NYC.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 13, 2008tags: photography, Lincoln Center, NYC, NYCLife
Three days ago, NYC was encased in clouds after an all-night rainstorm. Being a native of Seattle, I found this to be very beautiful and reminiscent of my other home 3,000 miles away.
City in the Clouds #1, Lincoln Center, NYC.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
laelaps | January 13, 2008
A mother lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) with her child, taken at the Bronx Zoo.
grrlscientist | January 12, 2008tags: photography, Lincoln Center, NYC, NYCLife
As you have probably guessed, looking at my pictures, I really love night photography, and NYC is so photogenic by night, too. But I still have not managed to translate the image that I see in my mind into an image that you can see on my blog, but I am experimenting with my camera in the hope that one day, I shall finally capture that exquisite picture to share with all of you.
NYC Night Sky #2, Lincoln Center, NYC.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 12, 2008tags: photography, Lincoln Center, NYC, NYCLife
As you have probably guessed by looking at my pictures, I really love night photography, and NYC is so photogenic by night that I can't resist her charms. But I still have not managed to translate the image that I see in my mind into an image that you can see on my blog, but I am experimenting with my camera in the hope that one day, I shall finally capture that exquisite quintessential picture to share with all of you.
NYC Night Sky #1, Lincoln Center, NYC.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 12, 2008tags: subway art, reptile, AMNH, American Musuem of Natural History, NYCLife, NYC
A tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus (left), and
panther chameleon, Furcifer pardalis (right),
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop
(A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.