Mean looking fellow. Alsmost like he has a suit of armor on.

We have had one HOT summer here in the NE USA that is for sure. But I am not complaining, I do not like the cold winters. Nice images and beautiful flowers.

Nice image and you are right about the BFs this year. I have a BF garden and I have them all over the place. They actuallly land on me when I go out the door. They are thick.

Hey Tom. Welcome back. Glad to hear your vacation went well for you. I like the first one the best. Yes, a bit harsh with the light, but the composition is great.

I figured CA since I read somewhere they like the grapes, or at least like to destroy the grapes. All I have in my garden besides flowers is watermelon

That is what I was thinking. They are in CA and not in PA.

a Glassy Wing Sharpshooter



Does not look exactly like one, but could be a baby or teenager or something

This BF looks like it has been in the battlefield.

Looks like I feel after Thanksgiving

Very nice sequence of images of the bee. I find that bees are not very active in the early morning. Sometimes I can find them still sleeping

A teddy bear sunflower from my garden. This one is just starting to open up.

I shoot RAW always and use Capture One. It is a great program and has many tools to help bring out your image. Photoshop CS2 raw converted is great as well, but I have been using Capture One for so long it is just automatic.

Nice family photo. I have plenty of missed opportunities for images. There is an open field right out back where I work and dragonflies, BF,s hawks, you name it are there. But I cannot bring my camera to work, so I miss those opportunities everyday. http://www.saalden.com/anapage/posting/paypalthing...

Interesting images. I never seen anything riding on a cat before, or maybe I never looked close enough. It is a hard world out there, even for the smallest of critters.

Thanks Charles for getting things started. I love this flower, but you are right, they do not last long, so you have to get them while you can. Beautiful image.