Photography Club

[Changing4Best]

He looks mad and ready to strike!

 

[Kubash16]

I went exploring at the zoo today. Need to do that more often, it was awesome not having so many people around.

My favorite photo from the day, and all he was doing was napping.

Just in case- here’s a photobucket link.

 

[Deleted member 47099]

@Lionheart777 I thought you might like the photo above ^^ :)

 

[gealach]

LMFAO... Oooooh that damn mountain! Lemme tell ya about the time I drove all the way arooooooound that sucker because I was supposed to be meeting someone to go hiking at “the mountain”, but they sent me the wrong GPS coordinates, so they drove to Ranier and I drove to Helen’s. Things only got worse from there. Rivers without bridges, phones -landlines, even!- with no service, countless where the hell are we???...

But, but.... St. Helen's and Rainier aren't thaaaaat far apart... right???? :hilarious:

The Mnt. St. Helen's photo is amazing. I remember when it blew its top, In May of 1980...Horrific and amazing at the same time. I lived in Washington, when it happened.

Thanks!!!! it's one of my favorite pictures of St. Helen's.

I'm not old enough to remember :( but we did get a small bit of ash even in my city. I do remember the following winter, it was miserable, even by Canadian standards. Same thing after Pinatubo blew.

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

Revisiting some of the precious baby love we are fortunate enough to see in our back yard....these particular babies visited us back in July and the entire tribe/family/herd/whatever you call it continues to visit and forage almost every morning, noon, and night:

 

[gealach]

A pasque flower on Mt. Rainier

 

[Still Standing]

A pasque flower on Mt. Rainier

Beautiful! I love to take photos of flowers and leaves up close and personal. There is a whole world unto itself in the center of flowers. Great photo. Would you mind if I copied to my computer so I can use it on my screensaver? If no, I will not.

 

[gealach]

Beautiful! I love to take photos of flowers and leaves up close and personal. There is a whole world unto itself in the center of flowers. Great photo. Would you mind if I copied to my computer so I can use it on my screensaver? If no, I will not.

thanks!!! I don't mind at all, screensave away

 

[Still Standing]

Thanks, @gealach! I'm doing a happy dance...that is not an earthquake you are feeling...just me trying to dance! ??

 

[Still Standing]

This is the view of the Snake River through the fence at a rest stop in Idaho. I was fascinated with the lines of the fence and how it runs off into the distance.

 

[bellbird]

One of my plates from the lab.
I think I took this one ~4 years ago now.

We were testing for the presence of starch degrading bacteria in some rotting leaves.

By making a mixture from the rotting leaves and saline that was loose enough to spread, we could then plate that solution onto a specific medium that would promote their growth, and incubate.

Iodine staining was used to identify the presence of these microbes because iodine turns dark purple in the presence of starch.

So as you can see from the patches that lack the purple colouring, we found those bacteria in our sample!

 

[shatter eyes]

Yum, @berlinda !

I've always been fascinated by chainsaw artists, @gealach ....diggin' it.

So many soothing shots....thanks to all who share.

Your dragon fly moment, @shatter eyes , reminded me of a flutter-by moment I had two years ago. I freed it from a web and it later flew over and landed on my skirt and hung out with me for about 20 minutes or so. Such a special moment. Grateful for the reminder. My nervous system appreciates this thread and the nudge to go dig up this shot:

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Wow flutter-by thanks for stopping by! These creatures have soul that is incredibly strong when they gift us their touch. To trust a human with their delicate body.

I remember my gramma telling me not to kill moths because they are spirits passing through their cycle and if they are killed they have to restart their journey. Since then though scared then as a child i tried to shooo them out of the house. They are scary when they bonk around. I wonder if moths get TBI. Later in life there had been times when i can speak whispers telling the moth i will bring it outside as there is no food inside. i wont hurt it dont be scared. Its calm.

Buttefly for 20 minutes that is a special moment indeed.