Photographs from Here and There
November 19, 2023
When I create a post of archived photos (such as From the Archives of 2008—6), I’m usually left with some photos that don’t fit the sequence. I throw these into a collection I call Blog Post Future. Today’s post shows a few photos from that collection. These are of animals, starting with insects and ending with humans.
1 Goldenrod soldier beetle on Queen Anne’s lace
2 Goldenrod soldier beetle on bull thistle
3 Northern green frog (I think)
4 Peacock
5 Brown pelican
6 Snowy egret
7 American white ibis
8 White German shepard
9 Little girl—now 15 years old—with man
10 This little guy—now 11—was just learning to walk. I was sure his mother would like the documentation, so I photographed first and asked second. She was delighted.
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Romancing Reality 
I love these rare photos of people (and birds and dog and frog) and even bugs.
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November 19, 2023 at 10:31 PM
Thanks, Anonymous. You’re right, my people photos are pretty rare.
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November 20, 2023 at 8:53 PM
Your post reminded me of the musical piece “Carnival of the Animals” by Saint-Saëns (though he stopped short of people).
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November 20, 2023 at 9:38 AM
🙂 Thanks for writing, Steve.
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November 20, 2023 at 8:54 PM
The peacock portrait is a knockout, Linda. And the first two photos are stunning. I have a folder on my desktop called “POST LATER”. Someday I’ll get around to posting some of them.
Oh, that little guy at the end made me smile.
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November 20, 2023 at 12:12 PM
Thank you, Ken. I’d never heard of a goldenrod soldier beetle until I prepared this post. That little guy makes me smile every time I see him on the computer. (My screen saver is a continuing slide show of all my digital photos.)
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November 20, 2023 at 8:59 PM
The first photo is stunning, Linda. I really like the subdued palette. The pelican is a winner, too. 😊
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November 21, 2023 at 10:13 PM
“Starting with insects and ending with humans” got a laugh, Linda. I like the way you climbed the evolutionary ladder. And I’m with Mic – the first beetle is superb and the pelican is wonderful. But I love the final sequence, too! No wonder she was pleased! Glad you posted these – you may not photograph humans and other animals often but when you do you get some real gems.
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November 24, 2023 at 3:22 PM
Thanks, Lynn. Guess I’m still more comfortable photographing nature—and dumpsters.
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November 27, 2023 at 8:57 PM
🙂
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November 27, 2023 at 9:01 PM