Tiger and Dragon, Oh My!
Jul 15, 2015 23:16:40 #
Neither sun nor heat nor air so thick you cannot breathe shall stay an Ugly Hedgehog from a photo op. Especially when its right outside the front door.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - I think
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Blue Dasher - maybe?
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Still maybe a Blue Dasher
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Jul 15, 2015 23:53:24 #
I hope I haven't jumped in here before you've had time to post all your shots, Sherry. Looks like your lantana is still calling them in. These shots are just beautiful! Your dragon is a Slaty Skimmer female. And you are so right about the heat and humidity. Almost unbearable.
Jul 16, 2015 00:55:07 #
Great Shots Sherry :thumbup::thumbup: it going it get worse, but I'll take the heat over winter any day :P
Jul 16, 2015 00:59:22 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
I hope I haven't jumped in here before you've had time to post all your shots, Sherry. Looks like your lantana is still calling them in. These shots are just beautiful! Your dragon is a Slaty Skimmer female. And you are so right about the heat and humidity. Almost unbearable.
Thanks for looking and for your kind words, Donna. The butterfly showed up around high noon and most of the shots I got were terribly overexposed. When I ventured back out in late afternoon, no butters showed up but the dragon did. I was okay with that. Thanks for correcting my ID. I can see the obvious difference in the wing pattern - I should have paid more attention!
Jul 16, 2015 01:03:56 #
HOT Texas wrote:
Great Shots Sherry :thumbup::thumbup: it going it get worse, but I'll take the heat over winter any day :P
Thanks for looking and for the :thumbup: s, HOT. Oh man, it is summer in the deep south! Don't like cold, either. If it weren't for the weather, I wouldn't have anything to complain about. .... Heck, who am I trying to kid? I'd find something!
Jul 16, 2015 01:09:15 #
Me too, Johnny!
HOT Texas wrote:
Great Shots Sherry :thumbup::thumbup: it going it get worse, but I'll take the heat over winter any day :P
Jul 16, 2015 01:16:46 #
I know what you mean about over exposure, Sherry. It's hard to shoot anything in harsh light or dappled light. The worse ones for me are the dark ones in any light unless the sun is directly on them. I've been trying to use a fill flash, but that's even harder. BTW, we found a great place to practice on BIFs, or rather Terns in flight in this case. I can't remember the name of it, but it's the little park within walking distance of the DI bridge. It's on the left going south on DIP. The park has been there for years, but they've recently started doing some work on it.
STVest wrote:
Thanks for looking and for your kind words, Donna. The butterfly showed up around high noon and most of the shots I got were terribly overexposed. When I ventured back out in late afternoon, no butters showed up but the dragon did. I was okay with that. Thanks for correcting my ID. I can see the obvious difference in the wing pattern - I should have paid more attention!
Jul 16, 2015 01:39:05 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
I know what you mean about over exposure, Sherry. ... (show quote)
That would be Bay Front Park. I've driven there a few times (not for several months though) looking for photo ops. I'll have to go check out the improvements. July 4th of last year on a last minute whim, we drove there to see if we could see any fireworks. Arrived pretty much at the end of things, but they were all very distant anyway. But, you could see Mobile's, DI's, and some across the bay (maybe Point Clear?). The upside was there were no crowds!
It is a nice little place that few seem to know about. There is a very short boardwalk on the south side - are they expanding that?
And by the way, your "walks" are my "hikes".
Jul 16, 2015 01:52:32 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
I know what you mean about over exposure, Sherry. ... (show quote)
A lot of times this time of year with the harsh lighting I will put on a CP filter, it really helps.
Jul 16, 2015 01:55:06 #
HOT Texas wrote:
A lot of times this time of year with the harsh lighting I will put on a CP filter, it really helps.
Thanks, HOT. I do have some filters - I don't know why I never think to use them.
Jul 16, 2015 01:59:11 #
That's it, and there were hardly any people there but us yesterday, but of course the skeeters arrived right before sunset. They do seem to be expanding the boardwalk, and they had part of it roped off for repairs. The marshy area it goes through is very pretty.
STVest wrote:
That would be Bay Front Park. I've driven there a... (show quote)
Jul 16, 2015 02:03:23 #
Thanks so much, Johnny. Like Sherry, I have a CP filter and forget to use it. Do you use one for your flower shots?
HOT Texas wrote:
A lot of times this time of year with the harsh lighting I will put on a CP filter, it really helps.
Jul 16, 2015 02:27:52 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
That's it, and there were hardly any people there but us yesterday, but of course the skeeters arrived right before sunset. They do seem to be expanding the boardwalk, and they had part of it roped off for repairs. The marshy area it goes through is very pretty.
You have me itching to revisit the place. Many times I have thought about going there to catch the sunrise - but sunrise comes soooo soon after bedtime!
Jul 16, 2015 02:37:27 #
And especially so if you're a night owl like us. The sunrise would be beautiful over the bay, and the sunset was beautiful on the opposite side over the reeds. I'm anxious to go back.
STVest wrote:
You have me itching to revisit the place. Many times I have thought about going there to catch the sunrise - but sunrise comes soooo soon after bedtime!
Jul 16, 2015 03:29:25 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
Thanks so much, Johnny. Like Sherry, I have a CP filter and forget to use it. Do you use one for your flower shots?
you bet I do, been shooting one for about 3 weeks now.
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