#389771 - Sun Oct 14 2007 09:42 AM
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Wow, beautiful pics, TW! I'm just going to have to get a different camera so I can get good close-ups like that.
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#389773 - Sun Oct 14 2007 02:57 PM
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That is lovely work, Picqero. In front of the Conrad Hotel on HK Island is this group of statues. Fascinating studies of local people at work,rest and play. some more the whole group
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#389774 - Sun Oct 14 2007 03:11 PM
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Interesting photos, all - welcome back, Peggy! We decorated for Halloween yesterday. Here's one display of miniature houses that I love to put up. Closer shot of trick-or-treaters
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#389780 - Mon Oct 15 2007 10:38 AM
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Excellent beetle shot, tellywellies..is that a yellow ladybug? Here are my snapdragons, who are loving the cooler weather we've been having. 
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#389781 - Mon Oct 15 2007 10:42 AM
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Superb shot TW, I'm amazed you managed to maintain the depth of field focus at such a close-up! It looks definitely to be a Harlequin ladybird, a highly invasive species introduced from Asia to Europe and North America about 20 years ago. There's an official survey monitoring the spread of this ladybird, and digital recordings are requested. You can participate in this survey at Harlequin_survey
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#389783 - Mon Oct 15 2007 11:44 AM
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Thanks picqero - I didn't realise there was anything unusual about the ladybird apart from the colour. I have participated in the survey and sent the above photo to them (they request this if there is one).
The photo was taken from about 1 foot away with the camera on its macro setting. It was a bright afternoon so the lighting was good. The background of the photo has been cropped away so that the 320 x 240 pixel photo consists almost entirely of the ladybird.
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#389784 - Mon Oct 15 2007 12:16 PM
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While out walking one night, I heard noises coming from the trash dumpster next to a motel. I got my camera, turned on the flash, pointed it into the bin, and took a series of photos. Since it was dark out, I couldn't see into the bin and didn't know of what I was taking pictures. I had an idea it was raccoons, though. I was right, but didn't know how many until I got home. If you look closely here you can see that there were actually five raccoons in there. The one in the back, behind the one standing, left me in tears from laughing so hard. 
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#389785 - Mon Oct 15 2007 12:21 PM
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Oh how cute! (Well, until they start strewing the trash all over the place and eating your pet's food.  ) Are they babies? They look young, maybe a whole litter? Perhaps mom was nearby watching them at their feeding lessons.  Or maybe they're just skinny. 
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#389786 - Mon Oct 15 2007 12:38 PM
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I never saw a mom nearby, but they were babies - and awfully cute. I watched them over the course of several nights after this was taken and they made a mess every night.
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#389787 - Mon Oct 15 2007 02:09 PM
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They are adorable, the ornery little guys!
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#389788 - Mon Oct 15 2007 03:00 PM
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They do look sweet at that age, don't they? I liked the way the sunlight caught this web at the side of my garden shed, just a few minutes ago.  It shows up better in this larger version.
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#389789 - Mon Oct 15 2007 05:07 PM
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Gnawra had a bath ready for her photo shoot for the pets thread. She doesn't mind, especially the massage part. 
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