Doug and Galen have been working on this for a long time, so the launch is very exciting for all of us! They are already getting some great reviews, so if you haven't checked it out yet give it a try.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
ShackPrices.com Launch!
ShackPrices.com launched today. Check it out!
Doug and Galen have been working on this for a long time, so the launch is very exciting for all of us! They are already getting some great reviews, so if you haven't checked it out yet give it a try.
Doug and Galen have been working on this for a long time, so the launch is very exciting for all of us! They are already getting some great reviews, so if you haven't checked it out yet give it a try.
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Point Defiance Zoo
Last weekend I visited my parents in Tacoma, and we visited the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. It was lots of fun! The weather looked like it was going to be crappy, but it was actually just fine, so there weren't very many people there. We saw lots of cool animals - including the new seahorse exhibit in the aquarium, which was pretty awesome. I also tried out an old lens that my Dad pulled out of some hiding place. I took the following 4 pictures with it. It's a Sun Optics 80-240mm "Multi-Macro" f4. Kind of heavy, but the pictures turned out to be pretty good. I'll be taking it out again soon, I think.
Tiger Gaze
Tiger at Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, WA.
It was an overcast day, and the tiger was hanging out in a sheltered spot. Later on it was out and about.
Owl Talk
This volunteer was out "walking the owl" and telling us about it. The owl had huge, beautiful orange eyes, and seemed to enjoy talking to the people around it. I like this shot in particular because they are both talking :-)
Muskox
This muskox was playing near the viewing area. It kept ramming the blue plastic tub in the lower right corner of the picture, and tried to pick ti up using the curved tips of its horns. It was really cool to see it playing, since they have always been so reserved when I have seen them in the past.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Sumatran Tiger
Yesterday I went to the zoo and used my newest toy - a 1970's vintage T-mount Spiratone 400mm f6.3 lens. If the light is good (like yesterday afternoon!) I can use it without a tripod...I think it will take some more practice to focus and hold still, but I like the preliminary results!
Friday, September 22, 2006
Cortez Pruning the Plant 1
Cortez likes to make sure that this plant doesn't take over the living room. (It doesn't really have a chance, and we're kind of surprised it's still alive...)
Exit 38 Panorama
I recently discovered that I hadn't posted these panoramas yet...so here they are ;-)
Office View
we have a window that is about 18'' tall at waist level in our office on the 8th floor of Condon Hall, and this is our view...
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Macro
This is the flower on some kind of herb, but I can't remember which one...it is *very* small though!
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Woodland Park Zoo
These pictures are from an afternoon trip with my parents on July 31, 2006. I'm a little behind on posting pictures I've taken in the past month, but I am working hard on catching up ;-)
Fennec Fox
This is the standard sleeping position for one of the two Fennec Foxes at the Woodland Park Zoo.
Red-Crowned Crane
I'm fairly certain that this is the chick that hatched on May 17, 2006. There were still 3 cranes, and this one was the smallest, so I'm pretty sure it is the "baby." It sure has grown up fast! (Taken on July 31, 2006)
Chick on June 22, 2006
Chick on July 16, 2006
Red Panda
It smirked at us ;-)
I have a better Red Panda shot coming up after I get a little more caught up on posting pictures I have taken...
I love my log...
The jaguar was hugging his log, scratching it, and rubbing his face on it - just like our cat does with his scratching box. It was kind of cute.
Jaguar
He must have been swimming just before we arrived - my parents picked a good day to visit the zoo because everyone was out and about, even the Snow Leopard!
Humboldt Penguin
This penguin acted like he was going to jump in the water, but I think he was just teasing us :-) Or maybe he thought we would feed him...
Malayan Sun Bear
The day I was there with my parents, there was a guy with a huge T.V.-style video camera and a small crowd at the Sun Bear exhibit. We decided to watch too, and then the Sun Bears came out and were licking the logs and playing for the cameras. All of my shots but this one turned out blurry, but they were sure cool to see!
Snow Leopard, Awake!
When I went to the zoo with my parents, it was the first time that I actually saw the Snow Leopard awake. It even got up, stretched, and changed positions! I hadn't realized how BIG it was. Unfortunately, most of the shots were pretty blurry, except these two.
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Greater Vancouver Zoo Pictures:
We stopped at the Greater Vancouver Zoo on the way back from our trip to Squamish, B.C. We saw some animals that we don't have in Seattle, but the Woodland Park Zoo is definitely nicer, both for the visitors and the animals!
To see a few more pictures from the Greater Vancouver Zoo, click here.
Raccoon
Greater Vancouver Zoo.
They had raccoons on display at the zoo, which I found kind of funny considering that many people who live in the area can probably find them in their back yards after dark on a semi-regular basis ;-)
Ostrich Feet & Neck
Greater Vancouver Zoo.
Apparently ostriches are the only birds with two toes. I thought that their feet looked pretty cool...
