The Nature Photography Thread

[redspot]

I know where that pics takin'

[ConcinusMan]

Picking on you bub.


Absolutely stunning!!!

Wow, thanks. I wasn't even trying.

I know where that pics takin'

It's possible. You did say in private that a family member of yours lived in that area. Abandoned airports are great until the developers come.

And come they will

[mustang]

Old camera still had pics on it. Native wildflowers near my home.

Cascade Daisies:



Lupin:



Good T.ordinoides spot around the blackberry thickets in SW WA, Mt. Hood (Oregon) in the distance.

show off

[GarterGeek]

show off

That's what this forum is for!

[mustang]

That's what this forum is for!

true true

[ConcinusMan]

Oh yeah, everybody loves to show off and yet everyone loves to be a spectator too!

But today, it was all hands-on and in person for me. I met Redspot out at our favorite T.s. concinnus area today. I arrived a few hours early to do some exploring. It was sunny and around 82 degrees. This is an area where T.s. concinnus are actually polymorphic. The population density is out of this world and there are at least 4 very different concinnus morphs out there, and of course varying degrees between the morphs. By far, the most common one are anerythristic and have a blue-green tint. Unfortunately, I forgot to charge my new camera and ran out of time so we have to settle for mediocre pics from my old camera.

Less common in that area are normals. Spotted this one in the root ball of a fallen fir tree:



Anerythristic (blue-green anery, most common morph in the area)


And another morph that's new to me. This one has a very vibrant, one might even say "florescent" orange and a very attractive pattern. It also shows some hints of the blue-green on the face. Extremely pretty. I caught this male and Redspot happens to have a female just like it, so I left it with him for breeding next spring.



Also spotted a few more normals that were over 3 feet long, and lot's more anery's, some with a hint of orange, some with downright white spots.

All in all, I'd say well over 100 garters were observed this day. Many of them were calm enough to observe for some time at close range. I mean, this place is concinnustopia! Must have walked 10 miles today but I had a great time!

[infernalis]

Sweet pics.

Thanks for sharing.

[ConcinusMan]

There were quite a few T. ordinoides around as well, but very few stayed in one place long enough to be photographed. This one was quite content to stay put and didn't seem bothered by my presence:

[mustang]

hey the red spotted that was "florecent" is like shannons rainbow one!

[ConcinusMan]

Well, not quite. That one is actually very different from any I've ever seen. Colors are somewhat normal but every color has a bright florescent quality to it. It's really cool. This crappy cam doesn't show it well though.