Sucking Maelstrom

Tuesday afternoon I walked out of my basement dungeon (=office) to some of the most interesting cloud cover I've seen in a while. I had this awful sinking feeling. No time. I personally had no time and the clouds were moving fairly quickly. So I grabbed my infrared camera with a wide lens (12-24) and raced over to nearby park Whitecliff park. Stupid, dumb, idiotic winter trees all over the place. They always ruin things. So I had to look for something appropriate for the foreground. This is all I found. Actually, I have another one with a some decorative grass in the foreground, but I'll post that at another time.

Just a Fly - Front & Back

This afternoon I was sitting outside on my back porch with a good cigar and a soda. I was reading a book and enjoying the 60-degree weather in St. Louis. Woohoo! I decided I'd be more productive outside than down in my dungeon of an office.

Well, I had my camera on the table with Tim Werkema's 80-400mm VR attached in case any exotic birds happened to settle near by. No birds. But a fly was attracted to my drink. So I thought: heck, why not? I ran in and got my 105mm VR. The poor thing was drunk with sugar so he hardly moved while I snapped some shots. They are all handheld shots with available light. It was late afternoon so the sunlight was slanting in and not too harsh.

#1 - Front End

#2 - Rear View

Dilbert

Click to read the last frame.

Eagle Eyes

Becky is a Rising Star in San Antonio

Pretty cool. You can read the entire article here along with an interview with Becky.
Becky's Facebook profile.

Indulgences are back!

Unbelievable.

Illinois Tree

Captured with an infrared-converted Nikon D70s.

Illinois Levee Road

Winter Deer