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Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

All photos taken today were taken using the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens. The Mushroom Walk was held in the Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) on Saturday, November 14, 2009. We left the Big Thicket Field Research Station (FRS) located in Saratoga, Texas s on the west side of FM 770 in the small town and it is marked with a brown, Park Service sign.

We went into the nearby Lance Rosier Unit of the BTNP, and collected and recorded species. This activity is part of the BTNP All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI). The collections will be displayed, identified, and dried for deposit in an herbarium. The mushroom walk will be lead by President David Lewis (http://www.lamar.edu/newsevents/cc/461_3243.htm), who is also the ATBI Taxonomic Working Group (TWIG) leader. Jay Justice, a mycologist from Arkansas, was also present for this event.

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

All photos taken today were taken using the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens. The Mushroom Walk was held in the Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) on Saturday, November 14, 2009. We left the Big Thicket Field Research Station (FRS) located in Saratoga, Texas s on the west side of FM 770 in the small town and it is marked with a brown, Park Service sign.

We went into the nearby Lance Rosier Unit of the BTNP, and collected and recorded species. This activity is part of the BTNP All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI). The collections will be displayed, identified, and dried for deposit in an herbarium. The mushroom walk will be lead by President David Lewis (http://www.lamar.edu/newsevents/cc/461_3243.htm), who is also the ATBI Taxonomic Working Group (TWIG) leader. Jay Justice, a mycologist from Arkansas, was also present for this event.

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

All photos taken today were taken using the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens. The Mushroom Walk was held in the Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) on Saturday, November 14, 2009. We left the Big Thicket Field Research Station (FRS) located in Saratoga, Texas s on the west side of FM 770 in the small town and it is marked with a brown, Park Service sign.

We went into the nearby Lance Rosier Unit of the BTNP, and collected and recorded species. This activity is part of the BTNP All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI). The collections will be displayed, identified, and dried for deposit in an herbarium. The mushroom walk will be lead by President David Lewis (http://www.lamar.edu/newsevents/cc/461_3243.htm), who is also the ATBI Taxonomic Working Group (TWIG) leader. Jay Justice, a mycologist from Arkansas, was also present for this event.

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

All photos taken today were taken using the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens. The Mushroom Walk was held in the Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) on Saturday, November 14, 2009. We left the Big Thicket Field Research Station (FRS) located in Saratoga, Texas s on the west side of FM 770 in the small town and it is marked with a brown, Park Service sign.

We went into the nearby Lance Rosier Unit of the BTNP, and collected and recorded species. This activity is part of the BTNP All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI). The collections will be displayed, identified, and dried for deposit in an herbarium. The mushroom walk will be lead by President David Lewis (http://www.lamar.edu/newsevents/cc/461_3243.htm), who is also the ATBI Taxonomic Working Group (TWIG) leader. Jay Justice, a mycologist from Arkansas, was also present for this event.

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

All photos taken today were taken using the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens. The Mushroom Walk was held in the Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) on Saturday, November 14, 2009. We left the Big Thicket Field Research Station (FRS) located in Saratoga, Texas s on the west side of FM 770 in the small town and it is marked with a brown, Park Service sign.

We went into the nearby Lance Rosier Unit of the BTNP, and collected and recorded species. This activity is part of the BTNP All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI). The collections will be displayed, identified, and dried for deposit in an herbarium. The mushroom walk will be lead by President David Lewis (http://www.lamar.edu/newsevents/cc/461_3243.htm), who is also the ATBI Taxonomic Working Group (TWIG) leader. Jay Justice, a mycologist from Arkansas, was also present for this event.

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

All photos taken today were taken using the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens. The Mushroom Walk was held in the Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) on Saturday, November 14, 2009. We left the Big Thicket Field Research Station (FRS) located in Saratoga, Texas s on the west side of FM 770 in the small town and it is marked with a brown, Park Service sign.

We went into the nearby Lance Rosier Unit of the BTNP, and collected and recorded species. This activity is part of the BTNP All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI). The collections will be displayed, identified, and dried for deposit in an herbarium. The mushroom walk will be lead by President David Lewis (http://www.lamar.edu/newsevents/cc/461_3243.htm), who is also the ATBI Taxonomic Working Group (TWIG) leader. Jay Justice, a mycologist from Arkansas, was also present for this event.

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

All photos taken today were taken using the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens. The Mushroom Walk was held in the Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) on Saturday, November 14, 2009. We left the Big Thicket Field Research Station (FRS) located in Saratoga, Texas s on the west side of FM 770 in the small town and it is marked with a brown, Park Service sign.

We went into the nearby Lance Rosier Unit of the BTNP, and collected and recorded species. This activity is part of the BTNP All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI). The collections will be displayed, identified, and dried for deposit in an herbarium. The mushroom walk will be lead by President David Lewis (http://www.lamar.edu/newsevents/cc/461_3243.htm), who is also the ATBI Taxonomic Working Group (TWIG) leader. Jay Justice, a mycologist from Arkansas, was also present for this event.

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

All photos taken today were taken using the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens. The Mushroom Walk was held in the Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) on Saturday, November 14, 2009. We left the Big Thicket Field Research Station (FRS) located in Saratoga, Texas s on the west side of FM 770 in the small town and it is marked with a brown, Park Service sign.

We went into the nearby Lance Rosier Unit of the BTNP, and collected and recorded species. This activity is part of the BTNP All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI). The collections will be displayed, identified, and dried for deposit in an herbarium. The mushroom walk will be lead by President David Lewis (http://www.lamar.edu/newsevents/cc/461_3243.htm), who is also the ATBI Taxonomic Working Group (TWIG) leader. Jay Justice, a mycologist from Arkansas, was also present for this event.

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009

Mushroom Walk 11-14-2009, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

All photos taken today were taken using the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens. The Mushroom Walk was held in the Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) on Saturday, November 14, 2009. We left the Big Thicket Field Research Station (FRS) located in Saratoga, Texas s on the west side of FM 770 in the small town and it is marked with a brown, Park Service sign.

We went into the nearby Lance Rosier Unit of the BTNP, and collected and recorded species. This activity is part of the BTNP All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI). The collections will be displayed, identified, and dried for deposit in an herbarium. The mushroom walk will be lead by President David Lewis (http://www.lamar.edu/newsevents/cc/461_3243.htm), who is also the ATBI Taxonomic Working Group (TWIG) leader. Jay Justice, a mycologist from Arkansas, was also present for this event.

Mushrooms

More to come!
RMStringer

Photography Tech Tip: Minolta/Sony solution against hot pixels, stuck pixels

Solution against hot pixels, stuck pixels.

 

I noticed this tonight on a photo shoot while doing very long exposures at night.

 

Once a month, when switching off, the SLR camera will shoot a black image (not even opening the shutter) and look for stuck pixels to update the “dead pixel map” of the camera. The switching off appears slower when this happens (the red light will blink a little longer), but after this step the problem is automatically corrected.

 

If you want to correct it by yourself, the only thing that you have to do is to change the date in the camera menu, move it forward at least further than the next 1st day of the next month, switch off the camera (let it do its little game of red light), switch it on again, shoot one picture, go to the menu and change the date back, then switch off the camera.

 

After this, your Sony camera updated its hot pixel mapping and knows where to expect them. It will automatically remove them from the picture and just interpolate values from the neighboring pixels. Instead of having an ugly white spot, you’ll get a microscopic and all-but-invisible loss of resolution (one-pixel resolution loss out of 6 to 20 million is still acceptable, isn’t it?)

 

It works with all Sony SLR cameras (and older Minolta or Konica/Minolta cameras). To be kept somewhere in the back of our memory.

 

 

320 Second Exposure

320 Second Exposure, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Long Exposures at Nigh taken with the Sony 18-70mm Lens. The temp was about 50 DegF and it was a very clear sky. Location is on the New State Fish Hatchery road located on FMR 255, Southern tip of Lake Sam Rayburn.

Exposure: 320
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 400

465 Second Exposure

465 Second Exposure, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Long Exposures at Nigh taken with the Sony 18-70mm Lens. The temp was about 50 DegF and it was a very clear sky. Location is on the New State Fish Hatchery road located on FMR 255, Southern tip of Lake Sam Rayburn.

Exposure: 465
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 200

837 Second Exposure

837 Second Exposure, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Long Exposures at Nigh taken with the Sony 18-70mm Lens. The temp was about 50 DegF and it was a very clear sky. Location is on the New State Fish Hatchery road located on FMR 255, Southern tip of Lake Sam Rayburn.

Exposure: 837
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 200

15 Minute 1 Second Exposure

15 Minute 1 Second Exposure, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Long Exposures at Nigh taken with the Sony 18-70mm Lens. The temp was about 50 DegF and it was a very clear sky. Location is on the New State Fish Hatchery road located on FMR 255, Southern tip of Lake Sam Rayburn.

Exposure: 901
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Golden Morning

Golden Morning, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Taken in OFallon Illinois. It was about 12 DegF that morning.

If i would have not said where this photo was taken, one could assume that it is anywhere in the world. The snow gives it a desolate look. The sun glowing off the snow looks like it could be in the tundra or some other location like that.

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 200

DSC07301: Resin 1.3

DSC07301: Resin 1.3, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I happened to look up and i saw all the pine resin on a spot where the limb had been cut. I thought that i looked very interesting and i happened to have my camera with the 70-300mm lens on it. I placed it in Macro mode and that is what i got. It has some great Bokeh and Depth of Field.

Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Painted Morning Sky

Hwy 69 North.
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Rose 3.3

Rose 3.3, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro Lens. Late evening photography. More of my Great Grandmothers Roses.

Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 280 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Rose 3.1

Rose 3.1, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro Lens. Late evening photography. More of my Great Grandmothers Roses.

Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Rose 3.0

Rose 3.0, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro Lens. Late evening photography. More of my Great Grandmothers Roses.

Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Pink Jeep!

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Whats Left!

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Big Fire!

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The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel

The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

IH64 West in Virginia.

Inside the tunnel at the bottom of it heading west. I thought that this would be a neat picture if it came out well. This was the best of the set. I did get some interesting effects while i was in the car trying this. Our speed was 55mph. I shot this photo in the "Action" program.

Exposure: 0.25 sec (1/4)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Sitting

Sitting, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This was taken in Virginia as well.

I was finally able to get her to sit on the back of the sectional sofa where i was able to get a full length photo of her.

Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 20 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Purple Rose...

Purple Rose..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This was taken in Midlothian Virginia where i used to live.


I used a Black Flash mode with Apature Priority to take this photo. I turned out very clear and if you look, you will see a rain drop on one of the petals. I also used the Cloudy weather setting. The flash did not wash out the flower like happens a lot when you do a macro.

Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 60 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Not Supposed To Be There...

Not Supposed To Be There..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

She will be on her way to live with me starting this December.

This is a wonderful shot of our cat sitting where she is not supposed to. She likes to climb and get on high places. I think that it was well framed and love the lighting and contrast. She is very photogenic and i wonder if she does not pose for me sometimes. When i start taking photos of her, it looks like she knows what i am doing...

Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Frozen Plant...

Frozen Plant..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Taken in O'Fallon Illinois during the winter months...

Tombstone...

Tombstone..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Jasper Cemetary located on Main Street.

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Rose 3.3

Rose 3.3, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Roses in the evening taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens using the Built-In Flash. These roses are clippings from roses that were my Grandmother's Mother's roses, so they are about 75+ years old.

More Random Photography...

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Random Photographs...

Taken using the Quantaray 70-300mm Lens around SE Texas:

Taken using the Sony 18-70mm Lens

If you want to Purchase a photo, please EMAIL me.
RMStringer [at] Gmail.com


To Look At My Full Line Of Photography,
Please go to Flickr/RMStringer

Confederate Rose 1.4

Confederate Rose 1.4, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Confederate rose (Hibiscus mutabilis)is known for its beautiful flowers that change color as they age. The flowers usually open white or pale pink and turn a darker pink to crimson as they age. They can have 3 distinct colors on the bush at the same time; usually white, pale pink and deep pink . Taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro Lens.

Here we see all the elements that make a great photo! We have nice Bokeh, We have great colors from the sky and the blooms and great lighting to help it out. I really like this photo.

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Confederate Rose 1.0

Confederate Rose 1.0, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Confederate rose (Hibiscus mutabilis)is known for its beautiful flowers that change color as they age. The flowers usually open white or pale pink and turn a darker pink to crimson as they age. They can have 3 distinct colors on the bush at the same time; usually white, pale pink and deep pink . Taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro Lens.

The bloom is a very pretty and delicate. The start out white and as the day progresses, they turn a deep pink color. The Bokeh in this photo is just amazing and the Quantaray does a very good job at it.

Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 230 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Pampas Grass 1.0

Pampas Grass 1.0, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Andean Pampas Grass: The silky, feathery plumes of pampas grass add a nice texture to the home landscape. The plant flowers for a long time in late summer and fall, then as a bonus the plumes can be cut and dried for use indoors.

The photo was taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens. IT has amazing Bokeh and brings out the Fall colors in this photo well. The light and dark make this photo very nice.

Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 75 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Confederate Rose

Taken With My 3.2 Megapixel Lg Dare.

New Mountain Bike Tires

Kenda Cross Plus

Rose 3.2

Rose 3.2, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Roses in the evening taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens using the Built-In Flash. These roses are clippings from roses that were my Grandmother's Mother's roses, so they are about 75+ years old.

Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Rose 3.0

Rose 3.0, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Roses in the evening taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens using the Built-In Flash. These roses are clippings from roses that were my Grandmother's Mother's roses, so they are about 75+ years old.

It is a wonderful Fall afternoon and the Bees were all over the last remaining blooms left. Here is one in the center of the Rose.

Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Evening Rose 1.11

Evening Rose 1.11, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Roses in the evening taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens using the Built-In Flash. These roses are clippings from roses that were my Grandmother's Mother's roses, so they are about 75+ years old.

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Evening Rose 1.16

Evening Rose 1.16, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Roses in the evening taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens using the Built-In Flash. These roses are clippings from roses that were my Grandmother's Mother's roses, so they are about 75+ years old.

I love how the light catches the lighter colors on this rose and reflectes it back. I think that i used a-1 on the flash brightness. This photo is very detailed as you can see the whiskers on the stem and the textures of the petals.

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Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Evening Rose 1.5

Evening Rose 1.5, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Roses in the evening taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens using the Built-In Flash. These roses are clippings from roses that were my Grandmother's Mother's roses, so they are about 75+ years old.

To me, this photo is almost perfect. I love the textures and shading on the rose/ I used the flash for this photo at a -2 setting where it would not be blown out. The background is all blurred out and it looks like it is ready for a print to be made or a card. The Black&White really made this rose look amazing.

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 210 mm
ISO Speed: 100