Na Chris Grinter, tarehe 15 Agosti, 2011% JIBU: Hii haikuwa rahisi – lakini nondo huyu mkubwa na mzuri alitoka Australia na yuko katika familia Xyloryctidae (Philarista sp.). Tunao wawakilishi wachache wa kundi hili hapa Marekani na Ted MacRae kule kwenye Beetles in the Bush ana picha chache zao nzuri.. Kwa namna fulani nadhani sisi . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo
Na Chris Grinter, juu ya Agosti 14, 2011% These large and interesting Lycidae beetles (Lycus fernandezi) were abundant in south eastern Arizona a few weeks ago. Constantly flying between flowers and moist sand they were making for easy photography targets. I thought to myself “here is a great opportunity to catch a beetle taking off!”.
Wait for it…
Lycus fernandezi (Lycidae)
. . . → Soma Zaidi: Mende Mwenye Mabawa Ya Wavu
Na Chris Grinter, on May 30th, 2011%
Whoops, it’s almost Tuesday! Above is Schinia ligeae (Noctuidae) resting on its host plant Xylorhiza tortifolia, the Mojave Aster. I photographed this about three weeks ago outside the town of Big Pine, California. The asters were thick in the valleys below the snow capped Sierra, and the moths were abundant. . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo
Na Chris Grinter, juu ya Mei 2, 2011%
Kiume – Marin headlands
Kama wanyama wengine wengi mijini, Mission Blue Butterfly (Plebejus icarioides missionensis) ni moja kwamba ni vikubwa hatarisha. Hii ndogo ya maisha ya bluu katika vipande vidogo ya makazi sambamba milioni mbalimbali ya maendeleo ya dola na kuzunguka San Francisco Bay. Karne moja iliyopita kipepeo huyu . . . → Soma Zaidi: Mission Blue Butterfly
Na Chris Grinter, tarehe 24 Aprili, 2011%
Kila mtu anafahamu kichwa cha hawkmoth maarufu cha kifo, lakini nadhani ni aibu tumeeneza tabia mbaya kama hii. Hapo juu ni Neotropical Arctiinae mwenye furaha zaidi kutoka French Guiana ambaye anaonekana kama anacheza sura ya mcheshi.. Cha kusikitisha ni kwamba hii sio picha yangu, lakini . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumapili Moth
Na Chris Grinter, Aprili ya 18, 2011% Wiki chache zilizopita nilialikwa kujiunga Berkeley entomolojia darasa katika shamba kwa mwishoni mwa wiki. Our destination was the Blue Oak Ranch Reserve; moja ya hifadhi mpya zaidi na Chuo Kikuu cha California mfumo iko nje ya San Jose juu ya Mlima Hamilton (ramani hapo chini). It was a . . . → Soma Zaidi: Blue Oak Ranch Reserve
Na Chris Grinter, mnamo Machi 24, 2011% Better be careful of what you do while out in the countryside. Farms can be dangerous places, especially if you’re a photographer. Proposed legislation in Florida, titled simply “farms”, is attempting to make photography or drawings in, on or of a farm without explicit written consent a first degree FELONY (hadi 30 years in . . . → Soma Zaidi: 1984
Na Chris Grinter, juu ya Machi 8, 2011% [cetsEmbedGmap src = http://maps.google.com/maps?ll = 33.393039, -118.416824&SPN = 0.359452,0.715485&t = h&z = 11 width = 600 urefu = 330 marginwidth = 0 marginheight = 0 frameborder = 0 scrolling = auto]
Kesho asubuhi mimi nina mbali kwa 10 siku kukusanya safari chini ya Catalina Island. Nimekuwa na bahati ya kutosha wataalikwa kujiunga na Dr. Jerry Powell wa UC Berkeley juu ya utafiti nondo, na hii itakuwa mara yangu ya kwanza yoyote ya visiwa. . . . → Soma Zaidi: Nondo ni mbali na Catalina
Na Chris Grinter, juu ya Februari 23, 2011% Oops, inaonekana kama mimi amekosa yangu ya kwanza 'blogoversary'! Jumatatu 21 alikuwa mwaka mmoja hatua ya kugeuka kwa blog yangu; na mimi nina incredibly furaha na kuwa alitumia mwaka jana kugawana baadhi ya ramblings yangu na ninyi nyote. Nimekuwa fulani waliopotea wimbo wa jinsi wengi hits Nimepata tangu mimi wakiongozwa kila kitu . . . → Soma Zaidi: Mwaka katika Review
Na Chris Grinter, on January 12th, 2011% Alex Wild posted a few days ago about the “freelensing” photography technique. You can get some really cool results, especially with creating the illusion of miniatures – but so far I haven’t been brave enough to give it a shot (no pun intended). I came across this impressive compilation of Haitian images on NPR today . . . → Soma Zaidi: Baadhi ya kweli baridi Tilt-shift
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