In my garden yesterday, the bud of a large zinnia bloom, yet to open.
Arista EDU Ultra 100 in developed in Rodinal 1:50.
I usually see Fox Squirrels and Chipmunks around my house, but this summer this Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) has been resident in my backyard. He (or she) can steal a bird feeder full of sunflower seed in a single afternoon (somewhere nearby a few kilos of bird food is stashed away.) He "sings" for prolonged periods of time - up to an hour - sometimes chanting "chock-chock-chock" over and over from the top of the fence, sometimes sitting in trees improvising a mix of bird-like tweets with squirrelly scolding. He's not much larger than a chipmunk but unlike them he consistently outwits the resident cat.
A quick hand-held grab shot from this morning as the squirrel was serenading from the tree branches. Pentax K3, Tokina ATX 400mm f5.6.
Another shot of this subject, this time looking through the top layer of the seeds' "parachutes" and into the seed head itself:
As with the previous image, shot on Ultrafine Xtreme 400 B&W film, developed in D76 stock solution.
The seed head of a Goat's Beard plant (Tragopogon dubius), which is something like an over sized dandelion seed head. Shot last Thursday:
Shot on Ultrafine Xtreme 400 B&W film, developed in D76 stock solution.
More fun with film and sunlight in the dense woods...
Pentax 6x7, SMC Takumar 105mm f2.4, Agfa APX 100 in Rodinal 1:25.
Allegan Forest earlier this week - Pentax 6x7 with 105 f2.4 SMC Takumar, Agfa APX 100 in Rodinal 1+25. The large stock of APX 100 & 400 that I bought in 2005 is just about gone...
So it's summer again and I'm back into the forest - looking for the deep spots where rays of light filter in through the foliage.
Shot on Ultrafine Xtreme 400 B&W film, developed in D76 straight. Green X1 filter on the lens.
A couple of fledgling birds that appeared at my feeders over the past days. First a house finch:
And then a cardinal:
The finch was a surprise visitor that I had not seen before. Looks like he's asking me to refill the feeder... I've been observing the cardinal family since the eggs first hatched. This bird has gone through some phases; starting as a very clumsey fledgling being fed by her parents to a competent adult. It will be nice to see her in adult plumage once she finishes molting.
Shots taken with with Pentax K3 and Tokina ATX 400 f5.6. Some cropping but the birds were pretty tame and let me get right up to the len's minium focusing distance of about 8 feet (2.5 meters).