Scales
I’m quite happy with how these turned out. They are shot through glass, but quite clear and I love using a narrow depth of field.
Tags: lizards
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Insect museum
Johnna, Jade, Finn and I were going to go to the Railway Museum, but when we got there we discovered it was closed from 11:30 to 2:00 every day! (It definitely did not say that in any of the listings!) So we went to the Insect Museum instead. There was a lot more than insects – a seal, bunnies, goats, crickets, snakes, fish, monkey, reptiles… but I think I did manage to get some good shots. Note to self: Bring glass cleaner to wipe off all of the grubby hand prints before shooting.
Shanghai Natural Wild-Insect Kingdom
1 Fenghe Lu, near Binjiang Da Dao
丰和路1号， 近滨江大道
Tags: Alborns, insects, museum
Insect museum
by emily on August 9, 2010
Chickies
These little guys were at the bird and flower market in Kunming. I hope the dye was at least non-toxic!
Chickies
by emily on May 31, 2010
Birds at the Market
The address of this little market is 261 Changhua Lu, near Kangding Lu. Look for a small entrance to the alleyway (above). I was the only foreigner there and everyone stared a lot (not surprising, but always a bit uncomfortable!) You can read another article about it here.
Birds at the Market
by emily on April 22, 2010
Bald Eagle
We were driving down this road near the house when Jon spotted a bald eagle. We went back to the house and grabbed my camera and 300-mm lens. He flew off, and we followed.
Tags: bald eagle, Photography, South Dakota
Bald Eagle
by emily on February 23, 2010
More Australian Animals
Emus, Tasmainian Devils, Lorikeets, etc.
Tags: Australia
More Australian Animals
by emily on February 12, 2010
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
Cuddling a Koala was the only thing that I REALLY wanted to do in Brisbane (other than seeing the Smiths.) I was super hot and sweaty, but Dan did a decent job of getting a photo anyway! He was really cuddly, just like a teddy bear.
Tags: Australia, Brisbane, dan & wendy & alex, koala, travel
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
by emily on February 3, 2010
Custer State Park Buffalo Round-up
Every year, Custer State Park rounds up the herd of buffalo to vaccinate and cull the herd. The public is invited to watch.
We spent a couple hours waiting for the buffalo to appear.
Cowboys riding up the ridge.
Close to 12,000 people gathered to watch it. About twice as many pickups as cowboys followed the herd down the ridge.
That was it! They came in very easily – too easily, according to the newspaper. It was the first year that no small groups of buffalo tried to break away from the herd. The cowboys were a bit dissapointed that they didn’t get to work very hard!
Tags: buffalo round-up, custer state park, South Dakota
Custer State Park Buffalo Round-up
by emily on November 4, 2009
Fashion around West Lake
Here we have a classic summer look. It’s hot, so wear shorts and roll up your t-shirt for maximum air flow. You need to look stylish though, so wear your black dress shoes with white socks.
This white poodle had a fluorescent orange tail and ears. Poor little guy doesn’t even know he looks like a traffic cone.
During the summer, many dogs are shaved like lions (to keep cool, I suppose.) They leave the head furry so that it looks like a lion’s mane!
Fashion around West Lake
by emily on August 7, 2009
Seagulls
All of these photos were taken from the cruise ship with my Tamron 70-300mm telephoto lens. After getting a camera upgrade, I realize how mediocre it really is.
Seagulls
by emily on August 1, 2009
Örebro Castle
In Örebro, we also visited the castle. Instead of a traditional tour, they made the tour into a play of sorts. It was much more interesting than hearing a guide rattle off dates!
A person walking over the bridge is reflected in the moat.
I think this little ducky was laying eggs in this flower pot.
Örebro Castle
by emily on July 31, 2009
Ultrasounding cattle
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This is probably my last post from South Dakota photos for a while! (Until October, anyway.)
When I was home, Jason and dad spent a couple days ultrasounding cattle. Not to check if they were pregnant, but to determine their back fat and marbling and the date they would be ready to sell. |
Tags: home
Ultrasounding cattle
by emily on June 13, 2009
Monkey Island
I felt a bit bad participating in photographing these monkeys – these little guys are kind of exploited. They get thrown some fruit (and the big rotting piles of peels attract lots of nasty bugs), and then people leave their trash on their little tiny beach. I just can’t believe how people will throw beer and soda cans on a little tiny beach on an uninhabited island. Who do they think will pick it up??
Monkey Island
by emily on February 3, 2009
October 12 – Bridgewater
Jon and Megan invited us to Bridgewater to sit by the fire and drink beer.
I definitely was missing America….
And what will they think of next? Budweiser came out with lime-flavored beer. Maybe they are trying to compete with Corona (which is the beer that should always have a lime in it.)
This is Blaze – she’s a really sweet Rottweiler.
Jon got a new camera, the SD1100IS. It has a pretty good macro mode and also takes time lapse videos. (I will post some eventually.)
John and Megs
Tags: home
October 12 – Bridgewater
by emily on December 16, 2008
October 5th – Wiener dog races
Deadwood was holding their annual Oktoberfest celebration that weekend. It included Wiener Dog races!
First there was a costume contest:
Then the race! There were several heats. Most of the dogs didn’t care too much about being the first to the other end – they were more interested in each other.
This guy won! He’d been in a few competitions before. His owner’s secret was to have a T-bone in his pocket, let him smell it right before the race, and hold it so the dog would race to the bone. It worked!
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October 5th – Wiener dog races
by emily on December 5, 2008
Bumble Bee
When I was lying on the green taking the photo below, this bumble bee landed on the clover. Perfect timing! 
