Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Wave Babies

Wave Babies by americanadian_8
Wave Babies, a photo by americanadian_8 on Flickr.

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I am loving this new 16-35mm on a full frame body! Super.

St. Barnabas Church

St. Barnabas Church by americanadian_8
St. Barnabas Church, a photo by americanadian_8 on Flickr.

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Another beautiful sky here in town tonight.

NCAA Lacrosse

NCAA Lacrosse by tbone51558
NCAA Lacrosse, a photo by tbone51558 on Flickr.

Essex MA Salt Marsh 4:27AM 5/30/12

may_2012_lightning

may_2012_lightning by Flickr1964
may_2012_lightning, a photo by Flickr1964 on Flickr.

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A powerful thunderstorm moved past my window Tuesday May 29th.
~ Phil DiPrima

Essex MA at Dawn 4:39AM 5/30/12 Essex Salt Marsh and The Burnham House

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West Pond, Parsonsfield, Maine.

This is just crazy, we have one Stargazer Lily plant that has opened already, they never flower before the end of June but this year I guess all bets are off when it comes to when our flowers are going to bloom.

The early warm weather has them blooming at times that they would never normally bloom in.

I should note that we have many other Stargazer Lilies that are acting normally, as in not sending up shoots with flower pods on them yet.

morning after

morning after by ghinson
morning after, a photo by ghinson on Flickr.

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2012_0528MeadowRue0001

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West Pond, Parsonsfield, Maine.

Our Meadow Rue which usually does not bloom until mid to late June is blooming almost three weeks early this year.

It's obvious to those of us who garden that this years early warm weather has thrown our plants bloom cycle timing completely off.

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2012_0528Lupine0001 by maineman152 (Lou)
2012_0528Lupine0001, a photo by maineman152 (Lou) on Flickr.

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Parsonsfield, Maine.

Lupines in bloom at the Stacy Farm.

2012_0528LunaMoth0002

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West Pond, Parsonsfield, Maine.

Cropped and enlarged:

Found another Luna Moth this morning, it was up in the wheel well on the tire of Mothers Subaru.

I had one fly into our entry on the evening of the evening of May 22 nd but this Luna Moth that I found today is a different moth.

What's surprising is that they are out so early, we usually don't see them until late June, early July on up into the fall.

2012_0528HawkMoth0008

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West Pond, Parsonsfield, Maine.

Cropped and enlarged:

Another attempt at capturing a Hawk Moth / Humming Bee, played with the aperture and shutter settings, probably the best shot out of the series.

2012_0528HawkMoth0002

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West Pond, Parsonsfield, Maine.

Tried again today to get some shots of the Hawk Moths / Humming Bee's that where enjoying the flowers on our Cat Mint.

Talk about a subject that's hard to photograph, these things are always moving making it almost impossible to get a focus on them.

Monday, May 28, 2012

Memorial Day Minuteman

Memorial Day Minuteman by Peter E. Lee
Memorial Day Minuteman, a photo by Peter E. Lee on Flickr.

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A Revolutionary War re-enactor fires a salute with his Musket at the annual Memorial Day parade in Chelmsford, MA.

To see the whole set of photos from the parade, please use this Flickr "Guest Pass" link: flickr.com/gp/oldpatterns/588m8P/.

Who says mushrooms can't climb?

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Ling Chih mushrooms - Hartford County, CT

Butterfly

Butterfly by satdishguy
Butterfly, a photo by satdishguy on Flickr.

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Resting Butterfly

Gloucester At Dawn- 4:30AM 5/27/12 Dragger Fleet At Felicia Oil- Color

A Session With Iris

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a photo shoot with a wild blue iris.

multiple angles and zoom levels.

canon powershot sx130 and little bigshot image amplifier.

hand held, sooc, uncropped.

Tulips Along The Fence

Tulips Along The Fence by KAM918
Tulips Along The Fence, a photo by KAM918 on Flickr.

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From a few weeks ago - Happy Fence Friday! HFF!

Malletts Bay

Malletts Bay by David Copley
Malletts Bay, a photo by David Copley on Flickr.

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The sky was looking very nice when I woke up so I headed over to the shoreline. I arrived just before the sun crested the east shore hills. I walked right past these flowers hoping for an image down by the water. On second thought, maybe those flowers were there for a reason - hmmmm.

Have a great weekend.

Day Twenty-Five

Day Twenty-Five by americanadian_8
Day Twenty-Five, a photo by americanadian_8 on Flickr.

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25/365 Veterans Memorial Park - Freshly painted new steps at the gazebo in the Veterans Memorial Park in Berlin. Looks nice.

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West Pond, Parsonsfield, Maine.

Shaggy Scalecap Mushroom's growing from a dead and rotting Birch tree.

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Cornish, Maine.

A European Highbush Cranberry.

Essex MA at Dawn- 4:40AM 5/24/12 Essex River Basin

Sunset Along the Androscoggin River

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Took a drive from Berlin to Milan NH last evening and the weather was perfect and sky was gorgeous. The sun setting behind the mountains provided a perfect reflection in the river.

Day Twenty-Three

Day Twenty-Three by americanadian_8
Day Twenty-Three, a photo by americanadian_8 on Flickr.

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23/365 Nature Dancing in the Sky - Finally a beautiful colorful sky was displayed above the area to make for some outstanding photo opportunities. One thing about living high in the white mountains is it's rare to get a sky that has any color during the sunset time. This evening was an exception as the sun got lower the sky went pink and with the collection of fluffy clouds made for some beautiful textures and shapes. I took the wife and kids to Milan where we got some reflections in the Androscoggin River looking south.

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West Pond, Parsonsfield, Maine.

The last of the Bleeding Heart flowers are going by now, sad to see them go.

Spissatus Spume

Spissatus Spume by Thundertom
Spissatus Spume, a photo by Thundertom on Flickr.

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Leggs Mesa, May 23. No thunder.

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_MG_0529_edited-1 by B.MacLean
_MG_0529_edited-1, a photo by B.MacLean on Flickr.

2012_0522LunaMoth0002

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West Pond, Parsonsfield, Maine.

A Luna Moth flew into our entry as I was going outside this afternoon, I took a couple of shots of it and then returned it to the environment that it belongs in.

It flew off and up into the tops of the trees behind our house and out of sight.

Durham 179

Durham 179 by KConway01
Durham 179, a photo by KConway01 on Flickr.

Durham 056

Durham 056 by KConway01
Durham 056, a photo by KConway01 on Flickr.

Durham 073

Durham 073 by KConway01
Durham 073, a photo by KConway01 on Flickr.

Fall River-20120521-03846

Fall River-20120521-03846 by tbone51558
Fall River-20120521-03846, a photo by tbone51558 on Flickr.

Sunset in Amish Country, Paradiise , Pa

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While much of the area around us got showers, we had an overcast day but were rewarded with a beautiful sunset/

Water droplets on a broad leaf

Amish county humor, Paradise, PA

Life's not easy, even for a Butterfly.

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Not your usual serene butterfly shot! :)

Friendly Gosling

Friendly Gosling by brooksbos
Friendly Gosling, a photo by brooksbos on Flickr.

Gloucester At Dawn- Good Harbor Beach and Thacher Island 4:50AM 5/20/12

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West Pond, Parsonsfield, Maine.

Compton Tortoiseshell Butterfly.

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West Pond, Parsonsfield, Maine.

We were treated to a visit by this Compton Tortoiseshell Butterfly today, they are usually very timid and prefer to stay back in the shade of the woods.

Gold in the Creeks

Gold in the Creeks by ghinson
Gold in the Creeks, a photo by ghinson on Flickr.

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© J. Greg Hinson, MD, www.nantucketstock.com

World's biggest dog toy...

World's biggest dog toy... by Genny164
World's biggest dog toy..., a photo by Genny164 on Flickr.

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The confusion was priceless watching JAZZ creep up on this unsuspecting ball in the water. Of course it is a boat buoy and it had looked small from a distance.

Beach in Ellisville, Ma

Beach in Ellisville, Ma by Genny164
Beach in Ellisville, Ma, a photo by Genny164 on Flickr.

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Matt was right, Friday was a rockin' beach day!!

What are you looking at?

What are you looking at? by Genny164
What are you looking at?, a photo by Genny164 on Flickr.

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A live crab checks out having it's portrait done. You can see it staring at me!

The Gold Coast (GH)

The Gold Coast (GH) by ghinson
The Gold Coast (GH), a photo by ghinson on Flickr.

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© J. Greg Hinson, MD, www.nantucketstock.com

2012_0518FHawkMoth0003

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West Pond, Parsonsfield, Maine.

A Hawk Moth / Humming Bee was busy visiting our flowering Cat Mint today.

I tried to capture it using the Time Value setting on my camera so I could stop it's wing motion but the photos where coming out very dark,so, I just shot these photos using the AE mode.

Boston from Prospect Hill Monument, Somerville, MA

whitefence

whitefence by lucy.loomis
whitefence, a photo by lucy.loomis on Flickr.