Uploads from James Milstid, tagged bug

Striped Hawk Moth 03

nobody@flickr.com (James Milstid) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:22:59 -0800

So this guy landed on my water bottle and begged me for a photo shoot. I asked him what he was looking for and he told me his eyes were his best feature.

Nice thing about moths for photography... they stay put! I was inches away and shining 200 watts of lighting at him and he didn't twitch.

Pretty much SOOC. 100% crop and a bit of warming.

La Cucaracha

nobody@flickr.com (James Milstid) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:58:41 -0700

James Milstid posted a photo:

La cucaracha, la cucaracha,
ya no puede caminar
porque no tiene, porque le falta
las dos patitas de atrás.

The cockroach, the cockroach,
can't walk anymore
because it doesn't have, because it's lacking
the two little feet from the rear.

I really hesitated uploading this nasty critter. My stomach was turning as I cropped and post processed.

It came out of it's hidey-hole right after I watered the plants. I guess it was thirsty.

Blue Dragonfly

nobody@flickr.com (James Milstid) — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 08:20:14 -0700

James Milstid posted a photo:

This guy lit on a post next to me for a little rest yesterday. All I had was my iPhone, but it sat still long enough to let me get this shot.

Striped Hawk Moth 04

nobody@flickr.com (James Milstid) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:28:32 -0800

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Striped Hawk Moth 02

nobody@flickr.com (James Milstid) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:22:56 -0800

James Milstid posted a photo:

Striped Hawk Moth 01

nobody@flickr.com (James Milstid) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:22:47 -0800

James Milstid posted a photo:

Project Flickr: Travel

nobody@flickr.com (James Milstid) — Sun, 01 May 2011 19:32:47 -0700

James Milstid posted a photo:

sometimes you're the windshield
sometimes you're the bug
sometimes it all comes together baby
sometimes you're a fool in love
sometimes you're the louisville slugger
sometimes you're the ball
sometimes it all comes together baby
sometimes you're going to lose it all
Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits

This is a late entry for the Project Flickr Travel theme. I was actually travelling during that week. So the photo was taken at the right time, just uploaded late!

Bumblebee on Purple

nobody@flickr.com (James Milstid) — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:00:26 -0800

James Milstid posted a photo:

I'm going through my archives and finding some treasures that never got post-processed.
This one is cropped and contrast boosted a bit using tone mapping.