“In which I share a photo” is going to be a series of posts entirely unrelated except for the fact that every post will feature a single photo I would like to share. This is the first one…
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My grandparents have/had lilies in their garden. A few weeks ago they got invaded by Red Lily Beetles which are very destructive when it comes to lilies. Amazingly they did not touch any of the other plants in the garden.
Tagged with beetle, insect, macro, photography, scarlet lily beetle , 2 CommentsIn this post the excellent Wil Wheaton pointed out a certain Kickstarter project in need of some pledges. Wil isn’t one to randomly throw around awareness for projects or causes and I thank him for making an exception this time. The project is called Safecast (formerly RDTN.org) and aims to have people measure radiation levels in numerous locations in Japan and distributing this independent data to all who may benefit. Accurate data is something that isn’t available as readily as we would want and is necessary for accurate prevention and protection in the affected areas.
I know from first hand experience how radiation can affect a persons life. In my case it is partly the reason why I’m still alive to type this, the other side of the coin is that all my current health issues are directly or indirectly caused by the collateral damage done during the treatment. Radiation doesn’t discriminate between healthy or sick, young or old. This is why I support this project and try to raise just a little extra awareness through my site.
Visit the Safecast website here, or visit (and pledge if you can) the project on Kickstarter here. Thank you.
On a slightly related note; I’ve created and released a small WordPress plugin today to easily embed Kickstarter widgets in your blog: Easy Kickstarter Widget
Tagged with Japan, Kickstarter, radiation, RDTN.org, Safecast , No CommentsHaving been, and still am, very busy with work (first world problem, I know) I have neglected both my blog and Flickr a bit. I’ve done a lot these last weeks but for now it is all about spring. Spring has had a good start in the Netherlands with a fair number of warm and even hot days. This has given me the opportunity to practice my insect hunting skills in the garden.
I recently upgraded from just my old Oly E-300 with standard kit-lenses to an E-30 with a Sigma 150mm ƒ2.8 Macro lens. Both are spectacular and really have given a boost to my efforts in macro photography. I usually go into the garden a few times a day and a few days ago my mom pointed out this green shield bug to me.
Tagged with green shield bug, insect, macro, photography , No CommentsMaybe you’ve seen it, the Nikon commercial (about the new D3100 if I’m not mistaken). If you did, you must have noticed the music. The song got instantly stuck in my head, as some songs are known to do, and it took only a (surprisingly) short query on the internets to locate the artist. The song, Welcome Home, is performed by Radical Face and featured on the 2007 album Ghost. I like these rare occasions where you get introduced to an artist you might have otherwise not known about.
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