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Feb 21, 2017 Landscape, Nature Winter, Waterfall, Landscape, Hiking Ksu Koystinen Comment ohiopyle
Feb 21, 2017 Landscape, Nature Winter, Waterfall, Landscape, Hiking Ksu Koystinen Comment ohiopyle
Captured 15 Quotes in 1 hour.
Feb 21, 2017 Landscape, Nature Winter, Waterfall, Landscape, Hiking Ksu Koystinen Comment ohiopyle
Feb 21, 2017 Landscape, Nature Winter, Waterfall, Landscape, Hiking Ksu Koystinen Comment ohiopyle

If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating, as possibility!

Feb 21, 2017 Landscape, Nature Winter, Waterfall, Landscape, Hiking Ksu Koystinen Comment ohiopyle
Feb 21, 2017 Landscape, Nature Winter, Waterfall, Landscape, Hiking Ksu Koystinen Comment ohiopyle
Aug 18, 2016 Architecture Historical, Architecture, Hiking Ksu Koystinen Comment
Aug 18, 2016 Architecture Historical, Architecture, Hiking Ksu Koystinen Comment
Paw Paw Tunnel
Aug 18, 2016 Architecture Historical, Architecture, Hiking Ksu Koystinen Comment
Aug 18, 2016 Architecture Historical, Architecture, Hiking Ksu Koystinen Comment

The Paw Paw Tunnel is one of the major features of the canal, built as a bypass to some very difficult terrain along the Potomac River in Paw Paw Bends. Here the river makes a series of gargantuan loops; the tunnel route cutting across one large double loop takes 1 m where river takes six. While tunnel route involved cutting thru 3118' of solid rock, the Maryland shore of river route contains some impressive cliffs coming right down to the river. 

Aug 18, 2016 Architecture Historical, Architecture, Hiking Ksu Koystinen Comment
Aug 18, 2016 Architecture Historical, Architecture, Hiking Ksu Koystinen Comment
Jul 3, 2016 Backyard Wildlife, Chipmunk, Photo Set Chipmunk, Outside of the Wildbox, July4th Ksu Koystinen Comment
Jul 3, 2016 Backyard Wildlife, Chipmunk, Photo Set Chipmunk, Outside of the Wildbox, July4th Ksu Koystinen Comment
Happy 4th of July!
Jul 3, 2016 Backyard Wildlife, Chipmunk, Photo Set Chipmunk, Outside of the Wildbox, July4th Ksu Koystinen Comment
Jul 3, 2016 Backyard Wildlife, Chipmunk, Photo Set Chipmunk, Outside of the Wildbox, July4th Ksu Koystinen Comment

How did Founding Fathers celebrate 4th of July? How many 4th of July fireworks explode each year? The trues and myths of the Independence Day.

Cookouts, fireworks, and, of course, a chance to wish Uncle Sam a big "happy birthday"—the 4th of July means summer in full swing across the United States and beyond. Such 4th of July festivities are as old as the United States itself.

Jul 3, 2016 Backyard Wildlife, Chipmunk, Photo Set Chipmunk, Outside of the Wildbox, July4th Ksu Koystinen Comment
Jul 3, 2016 Backyard Wildlife, Chipmunk, Photo Set Chipmunk, Outside of the Wildbox, July4th Ksu Koystinen Comment
May 19, 2016 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment
May 19, 2016 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment
How to Train Your Dragon.... or Chipmunk!
May 19, 2016 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment
May 19, 2016 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment

So, how DO you train a chipmunk? With the right chipmunk, it is simple. Really! Just follow these steps and tips!

May 19, 2016 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment
May 19, 2016 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment
May 13, 2016 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Friday13th, Halloween Ksu Koystinen Comment
May 13, 2016 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Friday13th, Halloween Ksu Koystinen Comment
Friday the 13th: 13 reasons to be superstitious on this day.
May 13, 2016 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Friday13th, Halloween Ksu Koystinen Comment
May 13, 2016 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Friday13th, Halloween Ksu Koystinen Comment

Today is Friday the 13th and many people are being nervous around black cats; afraid of walking under ladders, breaking mirrors, spilling salt, opening umbrella indoors, and anxiously watching the skies for sudden lightning strikes!

Where did our superstitions surrounding this day, known as paraskevidekatriaphobia, came from? Along with why is there such apprehension surrounding the number 13? 

May 13, 2016 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Friday13th, Halloween Ksu Koystinen Comment
May 13, 2016 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Friday13th, Halloween Ksu Koystinen Comment
May 8, 2016 Birds, Backyard Wildlife Birds, Beautiful Creatures, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment
May 8, 2016 Birds, Backyard Wildlife Birds, Beautiful Creatures, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment
10 Tips for Attracting Bluebirds
May 8, 2016 Birds, Backyard Wildlife Birds, Beautiful Creatures, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment
May 8, 2016 Birds, Backyard Wildlife Birds, Beautiful Creatures, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment

The bluebird is well named, for he wears a coat of the purest, richest, and most gorgeous blue on back, wings, and tail; no North American bird better deserves the name, for no other flashes before our admiring eyes so much brilliant blue. With their gorgeous colors, musical voices and gentle habits, who wouldn’t want to welcome these beauties into the backyard? Attracting bluebirds can take some time and patience. But once you’ve won them over, they’ll bring their special bluebird pizzazz to any yard or garden.

May 8, 2016 Birds, Backyard Wildlife Birds, Beautiful Creatures, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment
May 8, 2016 Birds, Backyard Wildlife Birds, Beautiful Creatures, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment
Dec 24, 2015 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Outside of the Wildbox Ksu Koystinen Comment
Dec 24, 2015 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Outside of the Wildbox Ksu Koystinen Comment
Marry Little Christmas
Dec 24, 2015 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Outside of the Wildbox Ksu Koystinen Comment
Dec 24, 2015 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Outside of the Wildbox Ksu Koystinen Comment

Christmas wasn't an official holiday in America until 1870. The holiday might seem like an ancient tradition steeped in history, but it's much younger than you might think. Christmas didn't became an official federal holiday until June 26, 1870. The holiday mostly got its start in Pagan roots as an excuse for drunken revelry, which wasn't appealing to the strict Christian Puritans. Early in America's birth, some states started recognizing Christmas and a lobby started for a national holiday for Thanksgiving and Christmas to strengthen the nation's unity.

Dec 24, 2015 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Outside of the Wildbox Ksu Koystinen Comment
Dec 24, 2015 Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife Chipmunk, Outside of the Wildbox Ksu Koystinen Comment
Oct 26, 2015 Backyard Wildlife Raccoon, Beautiful Creatures, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment
Oct 26, 2015 Backyard Wildlife Raccoon, Beautiful Creatures, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment
Raccoon, The Nighttime Bandit
Oct 26, 2015 Backyard Wildlife Raccoon, Beautiful Creatures, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment
Oct 26, 2015 Backyard Wildlife Raccoon, Beautiful Creatures, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment

Raccoons are incredibly smart. On the mammal IQ scale, they rank just below the primates, higher than most domestic animals such as cats and dogs. That is probably why this fluffy fellow have almost no fear of men. Of course, it will run away when you get too close, but compare to other backyard animals raccoons are the most impudent for sure. They are also amazingly adaptable and contrary to popular belief have benefited more from the presence of humans than not. Apparently, there are many perks in our backyard.

Oct 26, 2015 Backyard Wildlife Raccoon, Beautiful Creatures, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment
Oct 26, 2015 Backyard Wildlife Raccoon, Beautiful Creatures, Wildlife Ksu Koystinen Comment
Sep 5, 2015 Birds, Landscape, Nature, Wildlife Landscape, Hiking, Wildlife, Birds Ksu Koystinen Comment Chesapeake Bay
Sep 5, 2015 Birds, Landscape, Nature, Wildlife Landscape, Hiking, Wildlife, Birds Ksu Koystinen Comment Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay, Day 1
Sep 5, 2015 Birds, Landscape, Nature, Wildlife Landscape, Hiking, Wildlife, Birds Ksu Koystinen Comment Chesapeake Bay
Sep 5, 2015 Birds, Landscape, Nature, Wildlife Landscape, Hiking, Wildlife, Birds Ksu Koystinen Comment Chesapeake Bay

After lived in Florida for so many years, I did not want to go back to the ocean view. I enjoy mountains and change of a seasons more than salt water and hot sun, but the thought about looking at the cliff coast is still excites me. Luckily, there is The Calvert Cliffs State Park just in 1 ½ hours’ drive away.

Sep 5, 2015 Birds, Landscape, Nature, Wildlife Landscape, Hiking, Wildlife, Birds Ksu Koystinen Comment Chesapeake Bay
Sep 5, 2015 Birds, Landscape, Nature, Wildlife Landscape, Hiking, Wildlife, Birds Ksu Koystinen Comment Chesapeake Bay
Aug 27, 2015 Nature, Backyard Wildlife Beautiful Creatures, Butterflies Ksu Koystinen Comment
Aug 27, 2015 Nature, Backyard Wildlife Beautiful Creatures, Butterflies Ksu Koystinen Comment
Skipper Butterfly
Aug 27, 2015 Nature, Backyard Wildlife Beautiful Creatures, Butterflies Ksu Koystinen Comment
Aug 27, 2015 Nature, Backyard Wildlife Beautiful Creatures, Butterflies Ksu Koystinen Comment

Skippers differ from the true butterflies in their proportionately larger bodies, smaller wings, and hooked antennae, among many other structural differences, and can be confused with the moths. These smallish butterflies earns their common Skippers name for their jerky, skipping flight as they wing their erratic way from flower to flower. 

Aug 27, 2015 Nature, Backyard Wildlife Beautiful Creatures, Butterflies Ksu Koystinen Comment
Aug 27, 2015 Nature, Backyard Wildlife Beautiful Creatures, Butterflies Ksu Koystinen Comment

We have a winner

September 23, 2014 in Chipmunk, Backyard Wildlife
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Победитель

If your photos aren't good enough, you aren't close enough. | Если ваши фотографии недостаточны хороши, значит, вы подошли недостаточно близко. Robert Capa

Nikon D90

Nikkor 50 mm - f/1.4 G AF-S lens

I have found this Robert Capa’s quote when I was looking in internet for suggestions on how to improve my close up shots and it give me an idea to set 50mm lens and get the chipmunk closer. 

I have to change my tactic of following my prey like a hunter, and point my camera at a single spot and begin to wait with a patience. I spent the entire day laying down on a floor taking shots in the end I got the shot I wanted! …along with the pain in the back and the wrist. 

В поисках в интернетe советов на получение хорошего кадра, я натолкнулась на это высказывание Роберта Капа. Что навело меня на мысль приманить бурундука еще ближе и применить 50мм линзу.

Я поменяла прежнею тактику идти следом за зверьком на охотника, теперь я терпеливо ждала с настроенной камерой на одном место.  Снимая лежа на полу целый день, в конце концов я получила желаемый кадр! …вместе с болью в спине и запястье.   

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