“Bokeh” is one of those photographic terms that’s a little obscure, defined at times in different ways, and has a varying impact on composition. Basically, it refers to how the out-of-focus portions of the image look, especially the highlights. In the case above, it applies to the branches in the background, which we know are branches because we have a
Tag: Tenodera sinensis
Estate Find XXXVI.V
We have a late Find entry, which I’m rushing out to make it still within the confines of Friday (I have a half hour.)
After watching the hatching taking place many moons ago, I saw no signs of any Chinese mantids (Tenodera sinensis) at all, except for the adult that suddenly
Estate Finds XXXIV
Nothing too exciting this week, so I’m making up for it by providing several different things – quantity instead of quality, the bywords of the US.
Let’s start with one that I discovered while mowing, and thus had to resort to the smutphone to capture, which once again convinced me how much they suck.
The mantids have not been highly visible on the property, and
Not waiting another week
I could have shelved this one for another Estate Find, but that’s a week away and I think I should keep you in the loop.
I had a feeling this was looming, yet did my check a little too late in the day to catch anything in progress – still, we have this.
That’s the egg case/ootheca of a Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) that we saw in an earlier,
Old Estate Find
This one was already being slotted in for the weekly topic the moment that I saw it, but before I even got the necessary photos, another topic that I liked much better happened along, so we’re going to go ahead and use this one now, rather than save it for another week. Spring is on its way, and I expect to have plenty more subjects to feature.
We still have to sell the old house, and The Girlfriend
Palate cleanser
These are the most recent images, taken late last night, because we needed a buffer between posts of too-similar images, and I don’t feel like using the raindrops-on-roses pic right now (they’re coming, Julie Andrews.) Plus, I was a little surprised by two of these, anyway.
I’m trying to remember if I’ve seen this species twice this season, or only once. Regardless,
Suddenly, something
All of these came from various times on Monday, which turned out to be far more productive than the outing that was scheduled for that day, which was postponed until Tuesday, or that outing. It was even more productive than the trip to the neighborhood pond immediately before it. Weird how things turn out sometimes.
Here’s the rundown. Returning from the pond with virtually nothing to show
Could this be Al?
It’s been almost a week without anything but my routine weekly post, and for that, I apologize – it’s been a bit busy here, and while I obtained some frames here and there, I never got around to doing anything with them. Today, however, is Prove That You’re Not Dead Day, so it seemed as good a time as any to get them up here. Or for someone to produce a post
Flanking turtles
Last week, I announced that the 23rd was World Turtle Day, but also that I’d be unlikely to do anything about it that day – this was because I knew I’d be traveling, and in fact, all of last week’s posts were written ahead of time and scheduled for certain
Trying to be sneaky
Was checking over the potted plants out front of Walkabout Estates this morning, and spotted this tiny guy.
Now, I have several mantis egg cases/oothecas scattered in various locations and have been keeping an eye on them, and saw no evidence of hatching, but obviously this one came from somewhere – I might have missed the hatching while away, and subsequent winds eradicated