Originally posted on SANTA MONICA BAY AUDUBON SOCIETY BLOG:
Seafood lovers alert! A mortified Sea Hare on the beach(G. Murayama 9-21-18) We didn’t have any shocks (later for the surprise) like last month when the lagoon and channel were covered with dead Striped Mullet. Somewhere between 3000 and 6000 dead fish were removed by lucky State Parks personnel during the final week of August. I… Continue reading More Birds, Fewer Mullet: Malibu Lagoon, 23 September, 2018

Originally posted on Adam's Art and Bonsai Blog:
Escambron, a tree native to Puerto Rico. If you say escambron with just a little bit of the emphasis on the right syllable and slur it a bit, you might just be saying a bad word (shut your mouth…) Let’s talk about it’s scientific name. I’ve always known it as a type of clerodendrum, C. aculeatum… Continue reading Did you just call me escambron again….that’s it, I’m gonna….wait, what, that’s the name of a tree?

Originally posted on Natural Moments:
Just wrapped up the month of September with delightful weather, lots of late summer wildflowers in bloom, and the chamisa, cottonwoods and aspen all changing to their bright golden foliage. It’s been a interesting couple of weeks, too, photographing a few of the birds that I rarely see, getting nice photos of a couple that are more common, and of… Continue reading September Surprises

Originally posted on twinsrat bonsai:
Before After pruning and deadwood threaten with lime sulphur. Continue reading Pruning my Criptomeria Japanica

Originally posted on twinsrat bonsai:
October 2014 before first styling October 2014 after first styling April 2015 after repotting May 2016 September 2018 before styling September 2017 after styling September 2018 Continue reading Japanese white pine progression

View this post on Instagram Anthracnose on this dwarf leafed Trident maple under control! Yipeeee! #bonsaitree #anthracnose A post shared by Terry Erasmus (@bonsai_tree_za) on Oct 3, 2018 at 7:31am PDT Continue reading Terry Erasmus on Instagram: “Anthracnose on this dwarf leafed Trident maple under control! Yipeeee! #bonsaitree #anthracnose”

View this post on Instagram Nice pine in the making. #niwaki #japaneseblackpine #matsu A post shared by Niwaki: Great stuff from Japan (@niwakijake) on Aug 2, 2018 at 6:43am PDT Continue reading Niwaki: Great stuff from Japan on Instagram: “Nice pine in the making. #niwaki #japaneseblackpine #matsu”

Originally posted on lensluggers:
Posted on June 9, 2015 by bobgrytten One month and counting since beginning with my Mirrorless System. Basically I’m surprised at the camera’s ability to capture street scenes if left to it’s own device. It boosts the ISO up and catches the moment – fast. But, for nature, I’m still figuring it out. The detail is incredible and as I’m still… Continue reading Mirrorless Photo Cameras revisited, PART 2

Originally posted on lensluggers:
You can’t see it; but, a little tear is  creeping out of my eye…  The tear is because I know how correct this piece is and my new heavy, long lens is by now, on it’s way from the store.      What have I done?        Have I forgotten the time my zoomer fell apart in the middle of a Germany Ski Vacation… Continue reading Travel photography – what works now…

Originally posted on lensluggers:
Why are we drawn to some images and not others? Bob Grytten image My long time friend and marketing guru, Rohn Engh publishes some great newsletters. His recent PhotoDaily newsletter, also includes reprints of other hard hitting articles. When I read the Jay Sousa piece I knew we would have to send it on to our Lens Luggers. We have his… Continue reading Why are we drawn to some images and not others?