http://ironictonic.carpelgin.com Thor Bjorklund's Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:17:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en San Antonio Zoo Jaguar Flamingo Savannah Sideneck Turtle http://ironictonic.carpelgin.com/?p=160 Enough said ... http://ironictonic.carpelgin.com/?p=156 I finally did some research on taking great photos of fireworks and it paid off.  It turns out that it's as simple as f/8 to f/16 with a remote shutter control at a low ISO.  Okay, so there's a little more to it than that ... but not much. http://ironictonic.carpelgin.com/?p=153 It's been a while since I've posted anything to this site.  I'll update it with some of my photos from my 365 Day Project shortly, including snapshots of March, April, May, and (dear me) June.  And, I should note, I have officially uploaded a photo everyday (with some exceptions and ... http://ironictonic.carpelgin.com/?p=148 A little behind but proud nonetheless ... http://ironictonic.carpelgin.com/?p=146 Fort Garland in the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado was established in 1858 and was once commanded by Kit Carson.  The Museum had a number of dioramas, including this one, which showcased life in the Wild West in the 1800's and the role that Fort Garland played during its ... http://ironictonic.carpelgin.com/?p=135 I took this shot at an amazing little retro-diner in Phoenix, Arizona called MacAlpine's Soda Fountain.  They had a quaint little menu, an infinite number of ice cream floats and cream sodas, weird little 1950's-Americana paraphernalia everywhere, and even a waitress in period uniform. http://ironictonic.carpelgin.com/?p=129 The Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), also known as the Pinché Tamarin, is a small New World monkey. It is found in tropical forest edges and secondary forests where it is arboreal and diurnal and only in Northern Columbia.  They are also found at zoos ... this photo was taken at ... http://ironictonic.carpelgin.com/?p=113 Unveiling my New Year's Resolution ... to post one photo per day on my Flickr page in 2009.  It should be noted that this is my only resolution in 2009.  One month down, eleven more to go.  Or ... 31 days down, 334 days to go! http://ironictonic.carpelgin.com/?p=103 Earlier this year, McDonald's Happy Meals contained, for inexplicable reasons, Madame Alexander dolls in the likeness of characters from the Wizard of Oz.  I simply could not pass up an opportunity to grab a few of these to photograph.  Eventually I gathered, in addition to the Winkie Guard, the Wicked ... http://ironictonic.carpelgin.com/?p=93