Prozac Field

Life Is A Miracle!

2009-07-09T07:36:00.003+03:00

This is the cat that everyone knows and cares of. He lives on the street but has a food and place to sleep thanks to all his human friends. His life is fantastic!

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Focal Length: 70mm
Flash Used: No

In a low key

2009-07-09T05:07:00.000+03:00

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/100 sec
Aperture: 2.8
Focal Length: 50mm
Flash Used: No

Not a fly

2009-06-27T16:07:00.001+03:00

It was a very hot day yesterday. All our dogs and cats came into the house to hide from the heat, as well as a couple of these creatures. It looks like a fly but it isn't: my father says he saw them living on dogs. I tried to identify it but failed so any help is welcome.

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/200 sec
Aperture: 11.0
Focal Length: 300mm
Flash Used: Yes

Bim

2009-06-26T16:56:00.001+03:00

My friend's pet dog:

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/40 sec
Aperture: 2.8
Focal Length: 50mm
Flash Used: No

When i heard the news today i thought it was someone's bad joke at first. Then i found that it isn't. I still can't believe it.
RIP Michael Jackson, we will miss you.

Kindergarten

2009-06-15T03:25:00.002+03:00

Mobile one:

This thing on her back is actually a bunch of baby spiders.

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/200 sec
Aperture: 13.0
Focal Length: 240mm
Flash Used: Yes (-1.7 EV)

Magnolia

2009-06-13T02:26:00.000+03:00

Look and colors of these flowers make me want to eat them:

But i'm sure they're not tasty… :)

ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Focal Length: 220mm
Flash Used: No

Kittens in black and white

2009-06-10T08:52:00.002+03:00

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/160 sec
Aperture: 8.0
Focal Length: 70mm
Flash Used: No

Strawberries

2009-06-06T19:35:00.000+03:00

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Focal Length: 220mm
Flash Used: No

Night life

2009-06-02T08:11:00.000+03:00

ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/160 sec
Aperture: 5.0
Focal Length: 195mm
Flash Used: Yes

Refuelling

2009-06-01T03:58:00.000+03:00

These creatures look like a little plastic robots:

They actually behave like robots too. All their life is a simple program: search for food, get materials to build a nest, reproduce. Then the program ends with an end of season.

ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/320 sec
Aperture: 8.0
Focal Length: 240mm
Flash Used: No

Phil

2009-05-30T22:29:00.000+03:00

He's a brother of yesterday's pretty eyes:

ISO: 160
Exposure: 1/320 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Focal Length: 135mm
Flash Used: Yes (-1.7 EV)

Hide-and-seek

2009-05-29T11:36:00.000+03:00

Kittens love to play:

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 10.0
Focal Length: 195mm
Flash Used: Yes

***

2009-05-28T00:22:00.000+03:00

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 8.0
Focal Length: 110mm
Flash Used: Yes

I feel no inspiration to make photos or write or be here at all. Most of time i want to sleep or watch movies. It will go away soon, i know, but for now that's the situation.

Back to the netz

2009-05-23T23:58:00.003+03:00

Crab spider. The plant is a species of Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum), called Pregnant Onion (Ornithogalum longebracteatum):

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: 13.0
Focal Length: 300mm
Flash Used: No

I think that last week was the busiest week i had in years. We worked around the clock to finish the project. I personally worked nights with two other guys. Night is 12 hours from 6:30 PM to 6:30 AM so all i did at home was eating and sleeping, then going back to work.
Back to normal life now, and i hope to be less busy in next ten years!

Reproduction

2009-05-09T15:13:00.002+03:00

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/30 sec
Aperture: 13.0
Focal Length: 300mm
Flash Used: No

My dad's hobby

2009-05-08T21:49:00.001+03:00

My father's big passion and all-time hobby:

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Focal Length: 195mm
Flash Used: Yes

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 8.0
Focal Length: 300mm
Flash Used: No

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: 8.0
Focal Length: 195mm
Flash Used: No

Meet Colors Inc

2009-05-08T19:52:00.023+03:00

A week ago this image, «Strategies To Deal With Teargas - Part II», appeared in my feed reader. I was amazed and decided to write this post. The picture is great example of street photography and is made by Sebastian Lehmann, a Swiss photographer i follow for some time now. I always enjoying his work, it's interesting and inspiring, with sometimes unusual and strange subjects. I would like to recommend Sebastian's photography to everyone.
Clicking on preview will take you to author's original post with full-size image. Or visit Sebastian's photoblog, Colors Inc for more interesting stuff.

(Image © 2009 Sebastian Lehmann)

Echeveria

2009-05-02T19:16:00.000+03:00

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/160 sec
Aperture: 14.0
Focal Length: 300mm
Flash Used: Yes (Manual mode, 1/32)

Mechanism

2009-04-30T22:50:00.001+03:00

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/320 sec
Aperture: 8.0
Focal Length: 70mm
Flash Used: No

This strange mechanism is located on the dam at our local park. Looks like it's part of dam's mechanism although i can't find anything that resembles mechanical parts except of this one. A dam is built of rocks, so no moving parts there too.

Cannibalism?

2009-04-26T17:59:00.001+03:00

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/800 sec
Aperture: 8.0
Focal Length: 270mm
Flash Used: No

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/800 sec
Aperture: 8.0
Focal Length: 270mm
Flash Used: No

I found these two in our local park. The lizard was running and carrying another lizard in his mouth! Now i wonder: is it cannibalism or what? I mean well, cats are carrying their children in a somewhat same way, so maybe it's something similar or they really eating each other?
Photos are far from perfect: i was in hurry to catch this scene and used F8 - too open for shots like these. Had to use F11 to get a greater DOF.

Alien spacecraft

2009-04-26T01:02:00.001+03:00

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/320 sec
Aperture: 11.0
Focal Length: 300mm
Flash Used: No

Figs

2009-04-25T01:34:00.000+03:00

My submission to Earth Mosaic

2009-04-23T01:19:00.003+03:00

Alright, here are three photos i made for and submitted to Earth Mosaic, a project i wrote about in this post:

Agama lizard. Was really hard to catch, i spent a long time waiting in the broiling sun. But it was worth it i think:

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 8.0
Focal Length: 300mm
Flash Used: No

Crimson Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus):

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Focal Length: 100mm
Flash Used: No

Flowering Eucalyptus. I think this one is the best of three.

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: 8.0
Focal Length: 86mm
Flash Used: No

Walking

2009-04-19T00:28:00.003+03:00

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 8.0
Focal Length: 150mm
Flash Used: No

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 8.0
Focal Length: 70mm
Flash Used: No

Brownian motion

2009-04-17T01:45:00.002+03:00

I almost gave up trying to make this shot: hard wind made the water rippled, so i had to wait couple of hours to finally make this one. Don't know if i like it yet.