Sunshine Imaginings Photography: June 2007

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

The End of June

Wild Purple Lupine being visited by a bumble bee.

Rowena cools down with a swim for her frisbee on a hot, humid day

What is it??? Did someone throw confetti? What does this have to do with nature and the great outdoors??
(This is a photo of summer insects swarming around a spotlight that shines on a car dealership near the waterfront in Bangor, Maine.)

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Finding Fauna on June 5th, 2007

Bird Sillouette... Red Wing?

I believe this is a Common Grackle.

Mrs. Frog seeks safety in a culvert at the Bangor City Forest.

She is a "Green Frog" or Rana Clamitans

I believe this moth is in the "Skipper" family.

A House Sparrow (which my sister informs me is not really a sparrow at all, but a European Weaver Finch import) waits for hand-outs at a hotdog stand in Hampden

A red squirrel eats a pine cone on the boardwalk at the Orono Bog

A Double-Crested Cormorant trespasses so he can dry off from his swim

A Common Garter Snake stops to pose for a photo

The Common Garter smiles for the camera

Smelling the Flowers on June 5th, 2007

I finally replaced the camera that was stolen from me!

Thank you so much to those generous friends who donated what they could for me to get a camera to replace the one that was stolen from me when I was in for a Mammogram! My mother gave me an early birthday present and sent the money I needed to purchase the new camera as she knows how much my camera and photos mean to me... Just in time for spring! For those who had donated money to this worthy cause, please know that the money was spent on the camera. I bought some lenses ( UV and Polarizing), a spare battery, and a warrantee. (No AA batteries on this one, all ion. Not really what I consider a good thing as it only takes like 300 photos). I was able to purchase the newer model, the SX30IS, just before everyone sells out their last ones. It has a 35x zoom which is about 10 more than the last one. Best Buy was the lucky store to get my business and I am glad I went there over Walmart (who no longer was going to carry them) as Best Buy really knows what they are talking about. The woman that helped me knew everything I needed to get my new camera up and running (and I knew what I wanted). I wouldn't have gotten that kind of service at Walmart and I know they don't carry any of the other things. I am excited to get some good bird photos, but so far (first day out) no one wants to cooperate.