Kinda sad to think that he’s never caught his tail.
Tag Archives: Red River Zoo – Fargo
White-naped Crane (Grus vipio)
The white-naped crane has evolved protective camouflage to blend in with the setting sun.
It’s not very effective.
Wolf
The wolf was harmonizing with the emergency siren test.
Blue Poison Dart
It is very hard to get the lighting right so that these frog’s eyes don’t look solid black. Too little flash, and they look like a vast bottomless pit … a window into the complete absence of a soul. Too much flash, and the entire thing glares over, making them look like blind zombie frogs (which also would be soulless, I suppose.)
Otter
Everyone knows that beavers live in lodges, but few people realize that many otters have managed to find rent-controlled apartments.
Wolf
Even though they’re pretty big, these wolves are still puppies.
Garden
A normal-vision view of the same garden I posted earlier in infrared.
Wolves
We’ve all had days like this … on both sides.
Bird
When they get bashful, some birds hide behind themselves.
Throwback Thursday
This fish has overexercised for fin-wrestling and has probably been on steriods. It is not safe to eat and should be thrown back.
Infrared River Zoo – Plants
Plants reflect a lot of infrared light. I think it’s a chlorophyll thing. So when you shoot something like grasses, you have to be careful with exposure.
Infrared River Zoo – Gate
For some reason, my wide angle lens flares a lot more under infrared light than under regular light. Sometimes this ruins a shot, but sometimes it adds a bit of mystery, like here.
One thing I’d like to try eventually is to use a tripod system to overlap an infrared shot with a normal light shot. For example, this could be a colour photo outside of the gateway, but only infrared within, or vice versa. I think it could be a neat (if prone to over-use) effect, but I’d need a different infrared camera to give it a try.
Infrared River Zoo – Inky Depths
Because the infrared camera is only sensitive to frequencies that we can’t see, the fact that water absorbs longer wavelength light makes it nearly black. I am surprised, however, that feathers reflect infrared very similarly to visual wavelengths. I expected more of a difference there.
InfraRed River Zoo
Another infrared photo. I’m still learning what this form can and cannot do. A lot of buildings look very interesting, and very creepy, in the infrared spectrum. As I said to a friend of mine, it’s almost like humans don’t engage in aesthetic design for spectra they can’t see. Still, you can’t deny that infrared images are very striking.
I do think this shot needs a clown though.
Throwback Thursday
This fish just read the article about hot dog ingredients and isn’t currently safe to eat. It should be thrown back.
Blue Tongued Skink
It can be difficult to select the proper mix of dried herbs when preparing a dish. This is why the most discerning chefs use taste testers.
Snake
When you don’t focus on them, snakes can be very sparkley.
Snake
Question mark snakes follow the Coriolis effect.
In North America, they look like: ?
In South America, they look like: ¿
Near the equator, the effect is smaller and both marks are used.
Box Turtle
It’s easier for some than others to participate in Movember.
Throwback Thursday
This fish has already had a long week and is throwing herself back.