Photography

tags: Columbus Circle, NYC, photography, NYC through my eye, image of the day Columbus Circle, NYC, USA. Image: GrrlScientist, 17 November 2009 [larger view]. This is one in a series of images I took on one of my last days in NYC. This was the last day I carried my camera with me as I ran around, collecting paperwork for my impending emigration. The day was glorious, the weather, perfect.
tags: Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus, photographed at Atherton, Queensland, Australia. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Steve Duncan, 26 August 2009 [larger view]. Nikon D200 w/ Nikkor 300mm f/4 & TC17E. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. The Australian Pelican is found throughout Australia, Papua New Guinea and western Indonesia, with occasional reports in New Zealand and various western Pacific islands. Pelicans are…
Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
November 2009 edition. The fearsome mountain lion surveys his domain from the cliffs. To the rafters! Just try to come get me. Charming at dinner parties. Sitting on the favorite spot on the favorite rug.
A red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
tags: Columbus Circle, NYC, photography, NYC through my eye, image of the day Columbus Circle, NYC, USA. Image: GrrlScientist, 17 November 2009 [larger view]. This is one in a series of images I took on one of my last days in NYC. This was the last day I carried my camera with me as I ran around, collecting paperwork for my impending emigration. The day was glorious, the weather, perfect. It's rare days (in NYC) like this that made me wonder what I was doing to leave for a city I've never seen, and to live in a country I've never visited.
Notoxus desertus - Antlike Flower Beetle Pyramid Lake, Nevada This furry little beetle comes with its own sun visor, a horn-like structure that projects over the head from the pronotum.  I photographed this Notoxus along the shores of Pyramid Lake where it was feeding on pollen. Photo details: Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a Canon EOS D60 ISO 100, f/13, 1/250 sec, diffused twin flash
tags: Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii, also known as Bank's Black Cockatoo, photographed at Walgett, New South Wales, Australia. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Steve Duncan, 18 August 2009 [larger view]. Nikon D200 w/ Nikkor 300mm f/4. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.
A western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) with an upset stomach, photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
tags: White-tailed Hawk, Buteo albicaudatus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] White-tailed Hawk, Buteo albicaudatus, photographed at the Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Joseph Kennedy, 22 November 2009 [larger view]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/750s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.
Dwarf mongoose pups (Helogale parvula) playing, photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
tags: Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, photographed at Pt. Reyes, California. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Joseph Kennedy, 21 December 2007 [larger view]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.
Geladas (Theropithecus gelada) grazing, photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
Belostoma sp. water bug, Illinois I'm so used to taking photos of fast-moving ants and beetles that a sedentary insect comes as something of a relief.  Instead, the challenge with this Belostoma giant water bug was lighting the shot. Aquariums are prone to reflections and dust on the glass.  I arranged a diffused flash above the tank, positioned behind the glass so as not to leave a reflection by illuminating the camera. Photo details: Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens on a Canon EOS 50D ISO 100, f/8.0, 1/200 sec, diffused overhead flash
tags: birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery birds] photographed at Bolivar East Beach, Galveston County, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Joseph Kennedy, 17 October 2007 [larger view]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/800s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. This image features a cluster of bird species; can you tell me how many species are present, what species they are, and how many individuals of each species you see? Review all mystery birds to date.
The Bronx Zoo's lion (Panthera leo) family taking a nap.
tags: Least Tern, Sterna antillarum, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Least Tern, Sterna antillarum, photographed at Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary, Houston, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Joseph Kennedy, 24 July 2009 [larger view]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/750s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.
A baby California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
tags: Swainson's Blue Mountain Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus, identify this bird, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Swainson's Blue Mountain Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus, photographed at Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Steve Duncan, 26 August 2009 [larger view]. Nikon D200 w/ Nikkor 300mm f/4 & TC17E. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.
A gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.