Monthly Archives: July 2019

Snake eyes…

Before I go any further, I have to apologize. I killed a rattlesnake yesterday. It had my daughter and her friend trapped in a car. They couldn’t get out, or move without running it over. I would have moved it … Continue reading

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Making the big money… part 1…

Just playing with my digital microscope. I am almost done with the paper money, including ones from my travels. This post focuses… HA!… on an American two-dollar bill, and a British pound note. I am starting the post with the … Continue reading

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Have I mentioned that I love Photoshop?… part 2…

Any crazy, silly idea that pops into my crack squirrel-infested mind, I can make it happen!

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Have I mentioned that I love Photoshop?… part 1…

Every night at work, while I am making my security patrols, I pass the door marked: Human Resources. It seems like such a strange turn of phrase, I thought I would make it stranger… and darker.

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Show me the money!!! More micro-photography fun…

I figured, as long as I had my digital microscope out, I would do some more pictures of money. That looks like a blanket made out of popcorn kernels… but it isn’t. Melanoma moles??? No! These photos, not including the … Continue reading

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To bee or not to bee: more micro-photography fun…

That little spike at the left, dear readers, is a bee stinger. I decided to play with my digital microscope. I might be able to get some wet web images with it when my younger daughter comes home later today … Continue reading

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More experiments with ‘wet web photography’…

I was out in the yard this morning, annoying my spider relatives again, using my mist spraying bottle to put fake dew on their little homes. This time, I played with an array of options, using all three macro lenses, … Continue reading

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My dogs love me…

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Epic web photo failure!!!

All I wanted to do was get a good picture of this garden spider and her orb web with my phone at work the other night. I tried it with the flash too, and ended up with a ghost spider. … Continue reading

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Real history; it makes Game Of Thrones look like a boring birthday party for a three-year-old…

Don’t get me wrong. I love that show. Yes, the Red Wedding was gruesome and shocking. Do you have any idea how many millions of people were murdered in World War Two? Dragons raining fire and death from the sky. … Continue reading

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