Squirrel raiding a finch feeder. Tore a big hole in it. First it was large enough to fit his paw in. Then, he tore it larger to fit his whole head in.

When spotted in May, they are called May Beetles. When seen in June, they are known as June Beetles.

They’re both the same.

These were photographed in May of this year, thus, they are May Beetles.

They’re in the scarab family of beetles in the genus phyllophaga.

Bunny outside in very subtle color.

Photo converted to black and white. Original color placed in a higher layer, then set at a low opacity. Another copy of the color photo placed on top with everything but the rabbit removed. Then, that layer was set at a low opacity, but a higher opacity than the layer below it. This was done to better highlight the rabbit against the backdrop.

Does everything look more interesting in black & white?

I had the tomato plant that produced these tomatoes for three years. Sadly, it is no longer with us. (Died earlier this year.)

But its memory will live on in glorious black & white imagery! (Color too.)

This–or rather the original color version (one of them)–is for an eventual article on one of my other sites.

Here it is, converted to black & white, blurred slightly and then film grain added in Photoshop to make it look like a photo you might have seen in an old nature book.

The first photo I post on this blog was looking up at a maple tree.

This is the same maple tree four years later. This time, I was taking images to make a 3D shot. The 3D view looks pretty good, but this is just a 2D view and converted to black & white.

I like this view of trees. It’s interesting. When taking the photo, you’re looking up toward the sky, toward the very top of the tree to take the shot. You can feel so small. But, when looking at the finished photo, are you looking up, or could you walk straight across the trunk?

Baby birds from earlier this summer.

Converted to black and white, tinted with a sepia tone and then a film grain added in Photoshop for an aged appearance.

Taken this past summer.

And, no, I would not eat it.

Manual focus on my camera is tricky. One day, I need to get a macro lens…

See these grubs?

I first posted about them on July 23, 2009: “Get Your Handy Hands Off My Grubs!”

Anyway, apparently, they are Japanese Beetle grubs.

Cool, eh?