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The Old Man and the Stork Man Does Everything For His Rescued Stork – KLEPETAN & MALENA | The Dodo Thanks to multiple IPT veterans Pat and Stokes Fishburne for sharing this wonderful video with me so that I could share it with you. This is a pass-along video from the animal lover’s website […] What’s Up? I went down to the lake on Sunday morning determined to find some birds to photograph. And I did. I swapped out the FlexShooter Mini for the Levered-Clamp FlexShooter Pro. It was the first time that I gave the Levered-Clamp head a good field test and I am happy to report that I […] What’s Up? Friday dawned clear and sunny so I decided to try for bird rather than flowers. Both fields and the South Peninsula were dangerously soft and muddy from the continued heavy rains so I was limited to staying on the roads. After I did the Osprey on the telephone poles, I cruised the side […] What’s Up? On Wednesday morning, I spent almost three hours photographing what I think were Tropical Royalblue Waterlily flowers in a drainage ditch on Orange just past Alba. The longer I stayed with them, the more the blossoms opened up and the more beautiful they became. Finally I succumbed and waded into the ditch almost […] What’s Up? It is early on Wednesday 29 JUNE 2020 and I am headed out soon on another still, cloudy, perfect-for-flowers morning. Via e-Mail from Blog regular Adam Rubinstein Hi Artie, The FlexShooter Pro arrived today, albeit delayed by USPS (I know, savlanut)… At first, I didn’t know precisely what to expect and instead […] What’s Up? Monday morning proved to be perfect for flower photography. The breeze that came up as the sun peaked through early disappeared as early clouds took hold. Macro Plane B Part II is working to perfection. Lots on that here soon. I did some rough-roading with my new SUV and was a bit nervous […] What’s Up? I spent Saturday morning photographing a St. John’s-Wort species and a nice Spanish Needles blossom in neighbor-friend Ralph’s yard. He kindly showed me two blocks worth of Hooded Pitcherplants about two miles from home. In return, I shared my Grassleaf Barbara’s Buttons spot with him. It was a great morning all around. I […] What’s Up? I now have everything I need for Macro Plan B Part II. I used the new rig to photograph wildflowers on the past two mornings but a good breeze made things challenging. Details soon. I will be headed out early today, Friday 24 JULY 2020. Thursday morning was my first photo-ride with the […] What’s Up? On Monday morning I headed back to the Ridge Audubon Center and photographed Florida Greeneyes. I was happy with the results but would not mind another crack at them … On Tuesday morning I began searching the side-streets for wildflowers but quickly realized that it was too breezy so I headed down to […] What’s Up? I left home at 6:15am Sunday morning and drove to Tiger Creek Preserve in search of some new wildflowers to photograph. I hiked a total of two miles with my macro gear. It was hot and still and started off with some fog and clouds but the sun came out at about 8am […] What’s Up? On Friday morning, I wound up photographing a single Bloodberry (Rivina-humilis) blossom in our butterfly garden for well-more than 30 minutes before heading down to the lake. On Saturday morning it looked as if it might be cloudy so I decided to head to Tiger Creek Preserve to look for some new wildflowers. […] What’s Up? On Wednesday morning I found a ditch a few blocks from home surrounded for two hundred yards on each side by large (as-yet-identified) blooms. I did some flowers, and as the sun came up, several butterfiles began nectaring on the rather plain-looking blossoms. There were several swallowtails species including Black Swallowtail, Tiger Swallowtail, […] What’s Up? With both fields and the South Peninsula flooded, I have been sticking to the side streets in search of wildflowers. I learn a bit more about working with the tripod-mounted Venus Optics Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens for Sony E. I will be heading out early today — Wednesday 15 […] What’s Up? I’ve been having fun each morning with the Venus Optics Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens for Sony E despite the problems with the Venus Optics Laowa Tripod Collar for 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO. I have figured out several ways of making a negative into a positive. I will […] What’s Up? Several days a week I receive e-mails like this: I just got some new (fill-in-the-blank) gear. I love the blog. I learn so much. I have been visiting every day for (fill-in-the-blank) years. I reply: Thanks for your kind words. Congrats on the new gear. Be careful not to drop it! Did you […] What’s Up? After a slow (2 keeper) morning on Wednesday past, I went out early today — Thursday 9 JULY 2020 in search of flowers. I purchased a new toy from Patrick Sparkman, the Venus Optics Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens for Sony E. I had a ton of fun and made […] What’s Up? Bird photography here at ILE has been slow the past few mornings. On Tuesday, I tried and failed on some Wild Turkey hens with three poults. This morning — Wednesday 8 JULY 2020 — I created a few frames of the Mother’s Day crane family and headed home early. It has poured […] What’s Up? I headed out early this morning — Monday 6 JULY 2020. It was clear and sunny. I stopped on the way down to the lake to photograph some large yellow flowers; I am going to try to learn whether they are a native species — there is one, Wild Allamanda, but after some […] What’s Up? On Saturday morning I found a nearby home with extensive flowering plantings. I have close to zero interest in photographing non-native flowers, but there was a gorgeous tropical heliconia species and I could not resist doing some abstracts. There were some neat wildflowers across the road near a drainage ditch but by the […] What’s Up? On Friday morning, I worked on preening adult Sandhill Cranes in early morning light but did not come up with anything memorable. It’s amazing how well relatively small price drops can work when selling used gear. I was glad to learn yesterday of the sale of Anita North’s 80-400 VR, the two […] |
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