Photography II

[Nerdanel]

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Sympetrum, I'm pretty sure. But which specifically is a bit tougher to discover. They're rather alike and the differences often depend on really fiddly details. Sympetrum striolatum or Sympetrum vulgatum seem a good bet, although it could be another related species still. Both can be found in South-Scandinavia according to my book.

Males are generally easier to identify, they're red or red-black, and the females are yellow or yellow-brownish like this one. I suspect by the contrast in her eyes that she may be a recently hatched female, which I'm told is even more difficult to identify with certainty when I put a similar photo before the experts at the local wildlife photography forum.

(I'm not using the latin names to show off, but I doubt anyone'd find the Dutch names useful, and you can find the correct name in your own language easier with the latin ones than the Dutch or English.)

yeah, i thought it's a Sympetrum-species (no worries about using the scientific names, we have them so we can have common names for species no matter where we're from.. and often, i know the scientific names better than the swedish/finnish/english names anyway :P). i didn't realize it was a female, though, thanks for that!

[Earniel]

We have several dragonflies and waterdamsels, including S. striolatum, in our garden, so I have done a little research on them and my parents have gifted me with a lovely Dragonflies of Europe identification guide. Couldn't let it go unused!

I remember one river-side trip with a friend who is a biologist specialised in sweet water invertebrates. She knew all the latin names which I didn't, and I knew a good deal of the common Dutch names. We made a good team that way.

[Rían]

I finally got the moonbow pic from my bro-in-law! Here is my family (minus the oldest, who had to stay home and work ) at around midnight at Lower Yosemite Falls, and the moonbow!



It was the coolest thing - so Tolkien-esque - like a ghost of a rainbow ... in this 2-minute exposure, the colors come out, but in RL it's kind of a ghostly white with occasionally bits of color visible. If you guys ever get a chance to see one, do it!

[Jonathan]

Just the very notion of a moonbow is so incredibly cool!
It's an amazing pic RÃ*an

[Rían]

It is such a cool notion, isn't it?! And for whatever reason, you seem to be able to get a lot closer to it, too. And it's just so ethereal.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

So do moonbows have pots of silver at the end?

[Nerdanel]

that is such a brilliant photo, RÃ*an. i love long exposure photos (especially with water in them), and the waterfall here is very beautiful.. the moonbow is just that extra thing that makes this very special.

i love it.

[Rían]

Thanks! Yes, it was very special, and Yosemite is one of the most beautiful places on earth. I grew up going there every summer, but can't get there much now, and it was sheer chance (or a blessing from God!) that my sister happened upon the moonbow thing and we were there at that exact time!

Here's the moonbow predictions: here


Here's another pic that shows a star ...



It's a lot cooler, but we also wanted a pic showing us there.

[The Gaffer]

Outstanding and awesome.

[Rían]

This last one kinda looks like a drawing, doesn't it?

[The Gaffer]

Well, I don't see no shotgun in the first one so I was already doubting their veracity...

[Nerdanel]

the sunset on my last night at the field station this year.


mute swans, Cygnus olor, washing in the rain in one of the artificial lakes in copenhagen, denmark.


a hand-held long exposure shot of one of the cool carousels in tivoli, copenhagen, taken while i was standing in line to get on it.. 8D

[Rían]

Originally Posted by The Gaffer

Well, I don't see no shotgun in the first one so I was already doubting their veracity...

It was in the car ...

I love that last pic, Nel - really nice!

Does anyone have some pictures they've taken of the Northern Lights? I've always wanted to see those ... Who around here gets them?

[Nerdanel]

thanks, RÃ*!

i've seen the northern lights many times, but i've never managed to get a good shot of them. it's an incredible sight.

here are some more of my photos:


does anyone recognize the plant/vegetable?


after the storm..


cat messiah

[Rían]

hmmm - a leek? Very cool! Love the textures.

I'd love to see you take a Northern Lights picture ... *hinthinthint*

[Nerdanel]

Originally Posted by RÃ*an

hmmm - a leek? Very cool! Love the textures.

I'd love to see you take a Northern Lights picture ... *hinthinthint*

hehe, i'd love to.. i think there should be an increase in solar activity this winter, so if i go north, i'll definately try to get some good photos for you (and me ).

nope, not a leek.. i have altered the colour of the leaves a bit, which makes it a bit more difficult.

[Tessar]

I think it's CORN!!!

[Nerdanel]

Originally Posted by Tessar

I think it's CORN!!!

and you are RIGHT!

[Nerdanel]

since i have a photography family now, we all went to the beach in temara (morocco) to try to catch the sunset.. we didn't get a nice sunset, but the waves were awesome.


sentinel


the beginning


the sky is falling.. possibly one of the weirdest photos i've ever taken.

[Mari]

I LOVE the last two! *steals for wallpaper*