March 2005
1102 photos, 12 blogs
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I'm pretty sure this is an april fools joke from Nature.com, but it's pretty funny nonetheless: [news @ nature.com - Apollo bacteria spur lunar erosion - Images reveal worrying cracks in the face of the Moon.](http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050328/full/050328-10.html)
[](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-23188-Desert_Globemallow.html)I think the Desert Globemallow is my favorite [wildflower in the Mojave Desert](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-album-1168-1-mojave_flora_and_fauna.html). On my [most recent excursion](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-23187-Desert_Globemallow.html) I didn't see any until we were driving back. I pulled over and took some photos. What a beautiful flower.
So I just got back from the desert, and I took about 500 photos. The only problem with my new camera is that it takes photos so quickly. With bracketing it really adds up quick. I got some great photos including 2 separate run ins with desert tortoises. I am sorting through them now.
[](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-23184-Desert_Tortoise_aka_Mr__T2.html)While driving through the desert I spotted [not one](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-23184-Desert_Tortoise_aka_Mr__T2.html), but [two desert tortoises](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-23169-Desert_Tortoise_aka_Mr__T.html). They are really cool creatures and are protected under the endangered species act. I slowly walked towards the tortoise making sure not to scare it. When I was about 10 feet away I stopped any laid down. The tortoise then approached me and I photographed it.
[](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-23167-Daffodil.html)This is one of the first really nice photographs I have taken with my new Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens. I took it in my backyard. The daffodils were provided by the illustrious and beautiful penelope. I am heading out tomorrow morning to the desert and I will be back with many photos of wildflowers!
Take a look at all the crap I carry around in my bag: 
[](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-23146-anthers_huddling_around_stamen.html)I took this photo with my new Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens. I need to get another flash to get more even lighting but this one still came out pretty good. I am going to the desert this weekend to take some photos of flowers. Last time I was in the desert I photographed over a dozen species of flowers. I wonder how many I will get this time.
I just got back from [Samy's Camera](http://samys.com/) in Santa Ana. So far I have had two good experiences with Samy's and their salespeople. When I bought my camera, they sold it to me below the website cost. When I bought my lens and flash today they also gave me a good deal. I picked up the [Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM](http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-100mm-f-2.8-USM-Macro-Lens-Review.aspx) lens and the [Canon Speedlite 580EX](http://www.photo.net/equipment/canon/580ex/). I just played around with the lens for a few minutes handheld (I have work to do) and the results are really amazing. The lens is really quite a deal, as I thought it would be after reading nothing but good reviews about it. I will be heading out to the desert again this weekend in search of more wildflowers.
I made some changes with the way that the gallery looks. I made the interface cleaner and changed the order of display of the image details. I also updated the tag creation in the images and log sections. I also fixed the way the comments are added in these sections. Finally I changed the RSS feed in the comments sections so that it only shows replies.
I reorganized the [photography archive](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-album-701-1-photography.html) on my site. You will find it much more intuitive and have an easier time locating galleries.
There are some really beautiful flowers in the desert right now. [](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-23003-Desert_Chicory.html) [](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-22995-Desert_Chicory.html)
[](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-22990-desert_lupine.html)This weekend was my birthday and a group of my friends and I went camping in the Mojave Desert. The normally brown sandy desert, which receives and average 2" of rainfall a year is green and covered with flowers due to the 6" of rain that has fallen so far this year. I took some really wonderful photos with my new Canon EOS 20D. I can't wait to go back and take even more. I identified almost a [dozen different species of wildflowers](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-album-1149-1-mojave_flowers.html).
