The Moth is off to Catalina

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Tomorrow morning I’m off for a 10 day collecting trip down to Catalina Island. I’ve been lucky enough to be invited to join Dr. Jerry Powell of UC Berkeley on a moth survey, and this will be my first time to any of the islands. . . . → Skaityti daugiau: The Moth is off to Catalina

A strange armored lobopodian from the Cambrian

The early Cambrian seas (542-488 million years ago) had a plethora of strange and bizarre creatures almost unimaginable to even the best sci-fi dreamer. As possibly one of the precursors to the Arthropoda (also Onychophora and Tardigrada), the lobopodian lineages represent a strange group ofworms with legsthat once roamed the . . . → Skaityti daugiau: A strange armored lobopodian from the Cambrian

A Year in Review

Oops, looks like I missed my first ‘blogoversary’! Monday the 21st was the one year turning point for my blog; and I’m incredibly happy to have spent the last year sharing some of my ramblings with all of you. I’ve somewhat lost track of how many hits I’ve had since I moved everything . . . → Skaityti daugiau: A Year in Review

New Header

I’ve uploaded a new header as you can seehow does it look? I’m playing around with the settings, but please let me know if the moth on the right gets cropped awkwardly, and what your screen resolution is if that is the case.

Ačiū!

Some really cool tilt-shift

Alex Wild posted a few days ago about thefreelensingphotography technique. You can get some really cool results, especially with creating the illusion of miniaturesbut so far I haven’t been brave enough to give it a shot (ne kalambūras skirti). I came across this impressive compilation of Haitian images on NPR today . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Some really cool tilt-shift

Avarija

*Update*If you were previously subscribed to any posts, it looks like you will have to re-subscribe. I have decided though to skip on the entire-blog subscription and just stick to individual posts.

It’s always something. I updated my theme the other day and a glitch in the software caused a crash. Everything was . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Avarija

Degimo dangų

Check out this priekaba filmo “Degimo dangų” – “Dangus Burning”. Dokumentinis filmas apie iš Guancaste miškų atkūrimui Šiaurės Vakarų Kosta Rika. Atrodo gražus filmas…dabar aš tiesiog rasti kopiją.

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Galvos debesyse

Miesto Dirbu būna, kad vienas iš didžiausių pasaulio miestų – todėl leiskite man patrinti ją trumpai. Čia yra apsvaiginimo vaizdo iš San Francisko Bay užfiksuotas vietos menininko. Įsitikinkite, kad žiūrėti HD, tai stulbinantis.

Neregėta jūros Simon Christen nuo . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Galvos debesyse

Bambėjimas Pogderać…

Aš nesu labai tikras, ar aš pardavė šia tema. Aš apsipirkti maždaug už naują išvaizdą, ir duodu “dvidešimt dešimt” pabandyti. Leiskite man žinoti savo nuomonę – ar ne manote, kad tai yra geriau nei praėjusiais išdėstymą “rūkas”, arba jei yra dar vienas dizainas jums patinka. Ypatingai svarbus . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Bambėjimas Pogderać…

Kraštovaizdžio viršelis Žemėlapis

I’ve always wondered how to find the correct terminology for land cover in a given area. Usually, I just ballpark something along the lines ofoak chaparral”. But now I can use this awesome new map brought to us by the USGS/National Biological Information Infrastructure. The level of detail is amazing, and you can . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Kraštovaizdžio viršelis Žemėlapis