Arachnids @ 2:00

June 18, 2014 Timothy Price4 Comments

When I went out at 2:00 am to let in the irrigation water, this spider had built her web on the gate. A smaller male was hanging out off to the side.

Hold On

June 17, 2014 Timothy Price17 Comments

A black and yellow dragonfly showed up. It was timid at first, but finally let be get close enough to get some clear shots. There was another dragonfly that looked to be all black, but it never let me get close enough to see what color rally was.

Dragonfly & Bumblebee

June 11, 2014 Timothy Price25 Comments

First dragonfly of the season. The bumblebees love clover.

Sex in the Desert at Desert Harbor

June 6, 2014June 6, 2014 Timothy Price19 Comments

I’ve read that besides their voracious appetite for aphids, Ladybugs have an average of 400 different sex partners over their lifetime. Besides Ladybug love, many other insects were pollinating the flowering plants at Desert Harbor Retreat.

Desert Flowers at Desert Harbor

June 3, 2014 Timothy Price21 Comments

Here are a variety of the desert flowers, grasses and cactus that were blooming at Desert Harbor Retreat.

Ducks In A Row

May 25, 2014 Timothy Price14 Comments

Following the ducks is a bit of “macro madness” — I found various interesting critters in the iris and roses. While I was out moving hoses to hook up drip systems, this female mallard hopped up on the neighbor’s wall. Then she hopped back down, and I could hear her making little quacking noises. When I looked over the wall, she was marching off with four ducklings in a row behind her.

Whazzup?

May 22, 2014 Timothy Price28 Comments

Laurie called me out to photograph this very large jumping spider that was hanging out on a deckchair’s cushion. We suspect she’s pregnant. She was difficult to photograph in the low light because she didn’t want to hold still. Although she did stop and stare into the lens a couple of times with a questioning look on her face.

Lady Larva and a Rose

May 11, 2014 Timothy Price15 Comments

Our roses are starting to bloom and the ladybug larvae are working on the aphids.

Broken Lens Breakdown

May 8, 2014 Timothy Price15 Comments

Along with the Canon F-1, I ended up with three lenses: a Canon EF 35-105mm (digital), a Canon EF 35-80mm with macro (digital) and a Canon FD 135mm (film). The lenses were described as “For parts or not working…” I dinked around with each lens — cleaned up contacts, loosened up things that seemed to tight, tightened up parts that seem too loose, cleaned the elements the best I could, and then I tried them out. I tested the 35-105mm and 35-80mm on a Canon 5D and a Canon 1Ds (both full frame digital bodies), and the 135mm on the Canon F-1 (35mm film body). There are two photos produced with each lens in this series. I believe I got the broken lenses working pretty well — can you guess which lens was used to produce each photo? “If you can’t be handsome, at least be handy” and produce beautiful photos!