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Ethan-Winning > Praying Mantis (Litaneutria viridis) You can't tell me that this wasn't an inspiration for the bar scene in Star Wars. This is one of the few macros that I have taken, and this green mantis was kind enough to sit in a flower put for 10 minutes while I took a series of pictures to be certain that I got the eyes. I have no idea as to genus, and this one was no more than four inches, but for all I know it was just a puppy. I'm no entomologist, and there are 2,000 species which doesn't help. Anybody want to take a crack at it?
Ethan-Winning > Cedar Waxwing Cedar waxwings roost in large flocks, but they blend in with the branches to the extent that they're easily missed. They love pyrocantha berries and often get schnockered on them and are unable to fly.
Ethan-Winning > Almost! On this particular field day, I took 188 pictures. I kept nine, four of those of wildflowers. One day I'm going to figure out which way the redwing - or other bird - is going to take off. Taken with the S3IS which is actually faster than my SX10, but all my point-and-shoots are sooooo slow compared to my SLRs. Put the fun back into your frustration.
Ethan-Winning > Cajun Sunrise
Ethan-Winning > Japanese Iris #3 Iris Sanguinea found in drier areas such as Walnut Creek, CA. I'm having better luck with DOF with the Japanese Iris than other flowers. Perhaps it's because they're usually 2-3 feet off the ground, and I can set speed and aperature to take advantage.
Ethan-Winning > Haley Daisy
Ethan-Winning > Female Variegated Meadowhawk in the genus Sympetrum (Plate 31) NOTE: I would very much like to donate this photo to Wikipedia since this is not represented but getting it into Wiki seems impossible if not governmental. Any suggestions?
Ethan-Winning > Male Redwing Blackbird More accurately, I should call this the California Bi-colored Redwing Blackbird (Subspecies). In all my years in California, the only time I saw a tri-colored (normal) redwing was up by Susanville, and that was in 1966.
Ethan-Winning > Mourning Dove As Audobon Would Have Painted Him
Praying Mantis (Litaneutria viridis)

You can't tell me that this wasn't an inspiration for the bar scene in Star Wars. This is one of the few macros that I have taken, and this green mantis was kind enough to sit in a flower put for 10 minutes while I took a series of pictures to be certain that I got the eyes. I have no idea as to genus, and this one was no more than four inches, but for all I know it was just a puppy. I'm no entomologist, and there are 2,000 species which doesn't help. Anybody want to take a crack at it?
Ethan-Winning > Praying Mantis (Litaneutria viridis) You can't tell me that this wasn't an inspiration for the bar scene in Star Wars. This is one of the few macros that I have taken, and this green mantis was kind enough to sit in a flower put for 10 minutes while I took a series of pictures to be certain that I got the eyes. I have no idea as to genus, and this one was no more than four inches, but for all I know it was just a puppy. I'm no entomologist, and there are 2,000 species which doesn't help. Anybody want to take a crack at it?
Praying Mantis (Litaneutria viridis)

You can't tell me that this wasn't an inspiration for the bar scene in Star Wars. This is one of the few macros that I have taken, and this green mantis was kind enough to sit in a flower put for 10 minutes while I took a series of pictures to be certain that I got the eyes. I have no idea as to genus, and this one was no more than four inches, but for all I know it was just a puppy. I'm no entomologist, and there are 2,000 species which doesn't help. Anybody want to take a crack at it?
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