I certainly wouldn’t want to have come up against one of these in the wilds of prehistoric California.
Author: emceehammr
Chemical Researcher in East Tennessee.
The Space Needle
Such an iconic part of Seattle’s skyline, I grabbed this shot from Kerry Park on a very Seattle day. Only thing better would be if the mountain had been out.
Big Game Hunters
Another shot from the Museum of Ancient Life. I thought the pose of the prehistoric hunter with the rock raised above his head was especially entertaining. The whole staged scene reminds me of something you might find in an old movie.
Toy Seattle
I recently received a Lensbaby Composer, and while I was in Seattle I decided to try to figure out how to use it. It is definitely harder than it looks, and the live preview (with the ability to zoom) is a life saver when it comes to shooting pictures that are in focus, especially when shooting distant objects (arguable this is not what it was meant for). Getting the “sweet spot” just right can be a challenge in these circumstances. That said, it does allow the photographer to frame their subjects in a very neat way, and in a very authentic way as well.
Shoshone Falls
On my recent trip I had an occasion to stop at Shoshone falls, near Twin Falls, Idaho. Sometimes nature is amazing.
Thanksgiving Point
Thanksgiving point was an interesting locale, very touristy but with an odd mixture of amenities.
Supersaurus
As with my previous shot on here, this one comes from the museum of ancient life at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah. Unfortunately I realized too late that +/- 3 EV was much too wide for the low light here. Still I thought that the idea was good enough to merit posting and I may come back to this one in the future. The awe of a grown adult staring up into the rib cage of a prehistoric beast was too good to pass up.
Utah Raptor
I recently took a trip to the Salt Lake City area and while I was paid a visit to the Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point. It’s a pretty neat museum if you’re in the area. This specimen is a Utahraptor, which you may recognize if you’re into prehistoric life or you read this web comic regularly.
All in a Row
On the western edge of Cal’s campus (which is full of trees to begin with) sits this little grove of trees and benches commemorating the forestry club. The density of trees and the regularity of their positions creates this interesting corridor effect (even if there isn’t much to see on the other side).
Bright Pink Flowers
Captured in UC Berkeley’s botanical garden.
High Rises
It’s quite pretty awe-inspiring to gaze up at the top floors of sky scrapers.
Berkeley Oranges
This one was also captured at the UC Berkeley Botanical gardens. There’s something just so refreshing about the way that oranges look on the tree. You can almost taste the juicy flesh just looking at the picture.
Forest Walkway
Another one from Muir woods. Teeming with life, this shot pretty well sums up why I like walking through the forest, even on a grey day.
Street lit
At dusk San Francisco seems most like a “big city.”
Happy 4th! Pitcher Plant
I haven’t been posting as regularly as I’d like to recently (grad school has caught up with me recently) but since I have some time today I’ve got a double feature. This image was captured during the same outing to the UC botanical garden at Berkeley, this time in the orchid, fern, and carnivorous plant house. Keeping with the theme of the day, this also looks like some sort of crazy creature from a scifi movie.
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