Took this photo on Tulsa’s Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness while doing a little citizen science project.
Every two weeks I go set nine traps for native pollinators. Three each of green, white, and red and then later go collect the bugs and put them in sealed tubes. I doing it for a professor at the University of Oklahoma. It’s all fine and good except my wife is not happy about frozen bugs in our freezer. At the end of next month I send all my data and the bugs to the professor.
A scene on my hike bike to the parking lot. I’ve been experimenting with RAW photography on my cell phone. I use an app called Halide to do it. RAW format photos are lots bigger than jpg files and thus contain lots of information. The visuals of the photos are kind of flat and dull but you can edit them with many phone based apps such as snapseed. I use the phone based photoshop and lightroom. I think it can really add a lot of dimensions to the photo under the right circumstances. I like how the above photo turned out.
As you may know if you have been following me for a while I am impatient with the purist ethic of photography to use no filters or processing. I respect if that is what you want to do, that’s great. Me, I love monkeying around with photos. Many of photos are unprocessed though, I would guess maybe half to two thirds.
Here is an unedited photo of some evening color from my front porch. I love it when my fellow skywatchers take photos from their property.
And here is an unedited photo from my back porch one morning.
And another from the greenbelt in our subdivision.
And yet another from the elementary school where I am a volunteer reading tutor.
That’s it for this week. I am linking with Skywatch Friday.
…she does like frozen bugs in the freezer?
that sunset from your porch is wonderful~
I like seeing foliage from everywhere this time of the year.
Just don’t eat those frozen bugs by mistake.
You’ve captured some great skies and autumn leaves. Isn’t autumn wonderful?
Beautiful colours.
Hello,
Pretty skywatch! I love the pretty trees and the lovely sunset.
I would not want frozen bugs in my freezer, ugh.
Take care, have a great day and a great weekend!
I once worked in a lab where people put their lunch in with the experimental stuff for which the fridge was purposed). we joked about having a brown bag of goodies but labeling it “Dead Mouse Do Not Eat.” Do you put warnings on the bug bags?
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Such pretty shots. Funny about the bugs 🙂
Beautiful images! 😍 I appreciate the info about RAW photos, which I’m not familiar with. As for editing – nothing wrong with that and it is a skill in itself. 🙂 That said, your unedited sky shot is stunning. Bugs in the freezer? I’m with your wife on that one. 😀 Thanks for hosting the Skywatch Friday blogfest! I added an entry for the first time in a long time. Have a good weekend!
Beautiful skies. Sounds like a cool science poject. Just don’t eat the bugs!!
Enjoyed all your images. I’ve never tried RAW photography. I don’t know too much about photo editing; certainly not enough to work with a RAW image. As for the bugs, I had to chuckle. I spent some time living with an aunt and uncle when my husband was in basic training. Their eldest son was in high school and very scientific minded. He would freeze various specimens for future study- which my aunt would find in the freezer from time to time. One day, he brought home a (live) white rabbit which he intended for a similar fate and aunt finally put her foot down. The rabbit became a pet, and I think he had to find a new home for his specimens. It all ended well (he became a physician and one of his nieces, the last I knew, was studying to become a nurse.)
I love all the projects you’re involved in and all your images whether they’re edited or unedited. The trees in your neighborhood are wonderful.
Beautiful contrasts!
Bellas fotos. La cuarta es mi favorita. Te mando un beso.
All the colours of the trees are beautiful to see. Nice photos and have a great weekend.
Gorgeous blue sky photos with the awesome autumn trees ~ !
Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Well, we have a cabin. A person will find cut up fresh fish in the fridge soaking in water to eat later that day. After a lot of guests complained about this, we purchased a fridge for the garage for $10.00 to put worms and other bait along with beer and pop. At least the bugs aren’t roaming around in the fridge. LOL! Would be nice if the ground would freeze and the snakes would go away. Ugh! I would be more worried about them. You sure have unusual duties for a retired guy. As the saying goes, someone has to do it might as well be you. Happy Thanksgiving.