I am from Lufkin , about 20 miles south of Nacogdoches , the landscape is Pines and Hardwood with a somewhat hilly terrain , especially on Highway 21 east and west (El Camino Real), the pines start to clear out as you get closer to I-10 , and up past I 20 , lots of history here .

I am from Lufkin , about 20 miles south of Nacogdoches , the landscape is Pines and Hardwood with a somewhat hilly terrain , especially on Highway 21 east and west (El Camino Real), the pines start to clear out as you get closer to I-10 , and up past I 20 , lots of history here .

When the diagonal cut pieces are moved this reduces the size of the small squares when matched up to the other diagonal cut peices on opposite sides , when put back makes room for the extra pieces. Melismus is correct.

I used 18-55 kit lens , cropped it about 25%.

Thanks for all of the comments , I shot these with my Nikon D5100 w/ 18-55 kit lens . I love this camera.

Close up of a Cicada

Cicada 1


Cicada 2

Follow your dream , my brother-n-law started photography in his senior year of high school , working for the local news paper, doing mostly sports shots , went from there to Ohio Institute of Photography , from there leased a shop in downtown , in less than 8 years he has built a very profitable business , currently working on his 3rd Million in sales , weddings , senior pics ,etc. he lives and breathes photography, when clients hire you and send you all over the U.S. to photgraph their wedding , you have to be good at what you do. Do not get discouraged , follow your passion.

My brother n law is the owner of Nantz Photography in New Castle , In . He uses Jack's Camera Shop and gets very good service with them.

I really like your post , they are very interesting . Hate to see you go . I thought that I would add this bit of information on how the human mind works as far as reading goes. Here is an [unsigned] article which is making the e-mail circuit. It tries to prove that all of us read with a whole word approach.

"Can you raed tihs?

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid; aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.

The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

If you can raed tihs forwrad it."

These are great shots , how close were you , and what lens did you shoot with?

I have had my D5100 about a month , I see the same thing that is in your picture , looking at it under 23 watt 4100k florescent lamps . I have had no problems with mine.

Very nice . Thanks for the post.

Bald Eagle 3

Bald Eagle

Bald eagle pic

Bald Eagle
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Golden Eagle

Yes, I do have more , tried to post them on this topic and could not post. Afraid to create a new topic , I have already gotten scolded for using caps. :(