yeah...normal post...

[makenzie71]

There were three or four of these guys jumping from flowering weed to flowering weed while I was meandering about the yard. I don't see too many of them around here, though, much less a bunch at one time...it's usually too hot and dry for them to be interested in hanging out here. I thought I should take a few snaps...this is the only decent one, unfortunately.



These, however, are all over the place...like sand. Something old and dead. I thought it looked badass against the old rusty fire wagon, though. I just snapped it real quick...I was chasing flutterbies...but I was really interested in the shot. I love how it turned out.



This one I'm posting smiply because of the dramatic contrast between the background and the blades of my turbine. I made the blades from a mangled stop sign and the reflective material caught the flash but nothing else did. The blades almost look superimposed on the picture.

What I find MOST interesting about this picture is that the exposure was longer than the flash. The blades are moving clockwise, and you can tell by their pitch that's which way they turn, but someone not taking notice of small detail might think the blades are spinning the other way simply bacause of the black shadow that appears to be "following". That shadow is made by the blades after the flash had gone away...

This picture is not molested in any fashion other than resizing.



Another one I just thought was interesting...same principal as the pic above. The contrast between the subject and background just grasps my attention.



One of my more interesting hobbies! I'm making electricity! Exactly 1.19 volts of it...or .103 watts...which is almost enough to allow a small watch to consider working. Only 50rpm, though...at 150rpm she's making nearly 4 and at 600 or so she makes 12 and all the amps I want for single battery charging. With 10 of them I could run a refridgerator lol

[annguyen1981]

That first picture of the blades is awesome!

[yamahonkawazuki]

That first picture of the blades is awesome!