… who (for reasons lost in time) lives with us. A first class ratter, has a Francis of Assisi love of birds, a pest early in the morning wanting brekky and a big time snoozer.
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Phonognatha graeffei
… or leaf curling spider, badly positioned where I will walk into the web. More on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonognatha_graeffei
Taken with the Panasonic Lumix GX1 which I have now had for a week and am impressed. Excellent manual focusing and a distinctively stronger colour range to the Canon G9 — but that’s 5-years of development. RAW capture is not uploaded by Photoshop (despite installing the appropriate RAW plug-in and struggling with Adobe’s user-hostile help system) so use an intermediate app to upload then massage. I bought the manual 14-42mm zoom ($150 for an electric motor seemed excessive) and can’t fault it. Currently favour getting the Leica designed 45mm f/2.8 macro lens (AUD640 with filter from Amazon, AUD989 in Australia — that pesky GST). Will take me back to the 35mm film equivalent 90mm Elmarit portrait lens that Leica still sell except this has a 1:1 macro function.
I have updated my portfolio on Zenfolio.
Compost as art
I am no Arachnophile but ….
Spider
After the storm this afternoon, this little chap rebuilt his web. The photo above has it complete and he is awaiting dinner. See Spider building web for the energy intensive activity.
A young visitor
In the back yard this morning waiting for breakfast to pass by. More info on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis
My Canon G9 is disassembling
Rain has it’s uses — a vine covering our sheds is bursting into bloom.
Sometime this week I noted that the front panel on the G9 is parting from the body leaving a gap that invites dust and moisture. Can’t remember when I bought it but it has been an excellent still and video camera. But time has made it slightly redundant, especially the manual focusing feature — very primitive.
Will have a look at the Panasonic GX-1 today — main criteria are changeable lens (they have Leica lens’ options) and manual focusing.
Bromeliads
Bromeliads are common here at Xanadu — here are a few examples. Many are considered noxious weeds in Florida because of their mosquito breeding potential.
More on Bromeliaceae at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromeliaceae
