regularjoe's PhotoBlog

Snow

2008-05-12T08:08:18Z

Some shots of my little nephews in the snow, last winter.

Charming street

2008-05-09T19:41:05Z

Kong & Diddy

2008-05-09T19:39:12Z

I'm not sure what their names are, but I'm calling them Kong and Diddy. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong obviously ;)

Mirrors

2008-05-09T19:34:17Z

I was very lucky to be at this very spot at the very right moment. In my eyes they turned out wonderful, I couldn't have wished for more.

Barb wire

2008-05-09T19:28:23Z

No... not the Pam Anderson one.

What the...

2008-05-02T10:15:03Z

What the heck are you two doing!?

Butterflies

2008-04-27T20:20:17Z

Here are some butterflies I shot during the summer of 2007. They're shot at an organization that helps protect the butterflies, and helps them procreate and spread over the world. Anyway, here are the best ones, sorted for you :)

Garrulus glandarius

2008-04-24T22:58:15Z

A couple of those birds have been wondering around the neighborhood for the past week. I think they've been nesting somewhere around here. For the past few days I've been trying to get a shot of those beauties, which was pretty hard to do since they're quite shy. For days I haven't been able to get close enough with my camera, as you can see in the top picture, which was taken with a 75-300mm manual focus Sigma lens. Finally, yesterday evening my wife gave me a shout that they were sitting on our fencing. Luckily this time I was quick enough to get my camera and shoot some pictures of them. They're not too close to perfect, but I guess I'm just lucky to have them. The last 4 pictures were taken with the 18-55 kit lens of my Nikon D40, and I had to use flash to get the lighting a bit brighter. If I hadn't used flash I could just have thrown away the pictures, now at least I was able to crop out the window glare :) So, these birds are officially named Garrulus Glandarius, not sure what they're called in English. They're crow related, which basically just makes them crows with pretty colors. In newly built neighborhoods crows are pretty common, but when trees and other plant life is becoming more seen, so is this bird, which seems to be chasing away the regular crow. I'm quite happy with these shots, as I'm pretty happy to see this bird around the neighborhood, and those shots aren't entirely ruined. Obviously the camera stays around the living room, since they're around during daylight as well. Hope to get some more detailed and sharper shots of those hotties :)

Caterpillar

2008-04-24T16:35:51Z

...not the machines of course :) but the animals. I found this caterpillar last year on holiday. The reason this one caught my attention is pretty simple: It was as big as my pinky finger. For caterpillar status that's pretty huge, especially here in the Netherlands. Have a look, I liked it :)

My love... My little love

2008-04-23T08:01:15Z

There's nothing more beautiful than a sleeping little baby. Except when it's your own of course. I saw her laying in her little bed, and just had to take her picture. It's almost as if she's praying to God.