tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669630476850083102024-03-08T10:31:31.047-08:00Frank B. BaiamontePhotography . . . Travel . . .Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.comBlogger761125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-46135649649465940402023-10-01T20:45:00.003-07:002023-10-01T20:45:46.731-07:00Olympia Farmer's Market<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">A few images from Rising River Farms, one of our favorites at the Olympia Farmer's Market, in Olympia, Washington.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Olympia/Olympia/i-NS3PbDV/0/e3aa8d2b/L/20231001-00562-00114-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" height="533" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Olympia/Olympia/i-NS3PbDV/0/e3aa8d2b/L/20231001-00562-00114-L.jpg" width="799" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Olympia/Olympia/i-bZPKd9B/0/f84ed6c6/L/20231001-00562-00115-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" height="533" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Olympia/Olympia/i-bZPKd9B/0/f84ed6c6/L/20231001-00562-00115-L.jpg" width="799" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Olympia/Olympia/i-FQVXbrd/0/7885d875/L/20231001-00562-00117-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" height="533" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Olympia/Olympia/i-FQVXbrd/0/7885d875/L/20231001-00562-00117-L.jpg" width="799" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Olympia/Olympia/i-5hqD2jW/0/6c463c79/L/20231001-00562-00120-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" height="533" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Olympia/Olympia/i-5hqD2jW/0/6c463c79/L/20231001-00562-00120-L.jpg" width="799" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Olympia/Olympia/i-Vq437pD/0/a63d88dc/L/20231001-00562-00125-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" height="533" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Olympia/Olympia/i-Vq437pD/0/a63d88dc/L/20231001-00562-00125-L.jpg" width="799" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Olympia/Olympia/i-q7WWfsk/0/d72d91c1/L/20231001-00562-00126-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" height="533" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Olympia/Olympia/i-q7WWfsk/0/d72d91c1/L/20231001-00562-00126-L.jpg" width="799" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The carrots were particularly good, by the way.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All images: Fuji X-Pro2 with Fuji XF 18mm f/2.0.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-58601358522362589192022-05-15T12:17:00.002-07:002022-05-15T12:17:35.416-07:00Coconut Crab - San Diego Zoo<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Coconut Crab, at the <a href="https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org" target="_blank">San Diego Zoo</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-May-2022/i-kpDCBGx/0/b230ac52/XL/20220513-00413-00032-2-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-May-2022/i-kpDCBGx/0/b230ac52/XL/20220513-00413-00032-2-XL.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Fuji X-T4, Fuji XF100-400</span> </p>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-59052671497422363422022-05-15T12:13:00.004-07:002022-05-15T12:14:27.882-07:00Malayan Tiger Berani - San Diego Zoo<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Malayan Tiger Berani at the <a href="https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org" target="_blank">San Diego Zoo</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-May-2022/i-QcZ8jSt/0/35b21189/XL/20220514-00415-00064-3-XL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-May-2022/i-QcZ8jSt/0/35b21189/XL/20220514-00415-00064-3-XL.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-May-2022/i-79mSsvR/0/863f6fd4/XL/20220514-00415-00078-2-XL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-May-2022/i-79mSsvR/0/863f6fd4/XL/20220514-00415-00078-2-XL.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Fuji X-T4, Fuji XF100-400</span> </p>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-25235229776399086702022-05-15T12:10:00.002-07:002022-05-15T12:10:38.208-07:00Malayan Tiger Cinta - San Diego Zoo<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Malayan Tiger Cinta, at the <a href="https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org" target="_blank">San Diego Zoo</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-May-2022/i-MtpwCx5/0/7779e3e1/XL/20220508-00411-00348-3-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-May-2022/i-MtpwCx5/0/7779e3e1/XL/20220508-00411-00348-3-XL.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Fuji X-T4, Fuji Xf100-400.</span></p><p> </p>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-13905437574288839152022-05-15T12:05:00.003-07:002022-05-15T12:06:37.849-07:00Malayan Tiger Connor - San Diego Zoo<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Malayan Tiger Connor, earlier this month at the <a href="https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/" target="_blank">San Diego Zoo</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-May-2022/i-Rw52M7x/0/d6a120ee/XL/20220506-00409-00130-3-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-May-2022/i-Rw52M7x/0/d6a120ee/XL/20220506-00409-00130-3-XL.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Fuji X-T4, Fuji XF100-400mm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-13086756002526023702022-03-27T21:16:00.002-07:002022-03-27T21:16:35.215-07:00Green Tree Python<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Green Tree Python at the San Diego Zoo earlier this month.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-Mar-2022/i-JjQdR6f/0/6b7b90e8/XL/20220311-00393-00044-2-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-Mar-2022/i-JjQdR6f/0/6b7b90e8/XL/20220311-00393-00044-2-XL.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-26990263259492895612022-03-27T17:22:00.005-07:002022-03-27T17:22:40.315-07:00Orcas Island, Washington<p><span style="font-family: arial;">August 2021 - Late afternoon on Orcas Island, Washington.</span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Seattle-Area-August-2021/San-Juan-Islands/i-TNss4Td/0/52a5908a/XL/20210809-00341-00128-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="534" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Seattle-Area-August-2021/San-Juan-Islands/i-TNss4Td/0/52a5908a/XL/20210809-00341-00128-XL.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Later that evening.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Seattle-Area-August-2021/San-Juan-Islands/i-BpCT7zb/0/0b1559eb/XL/20210809-00341-00217-2-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="450" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Seattle-Area-August-2021/San-Juan-Islands/i-BpCT7zb/0/0b1559eb/XL/20210809-00341-00217-2-XL.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><a href="https://frankbaiamonte.smugmug.com/Travel/Seattle-Area-August-2021/San-Juan-Islands/" target="_blank">Click here</a></u> to see more images from our August 2021 trip to Orcas Island.</span><p></p><p> </p>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-20271337980388764012022-03-27T17:17:00.001-07:002022-03-27T17:23:49.381-07:00Anacortes, Washington - August 2021<p><span style="font-family: arial;">August 2021 - Waiting for our ferry to arrive . . . at the Washington State Ferries dock in Anacortes, for a trip out to Orcas Island. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Seattle-Area-August-2021/San-Juan-Islands/i-9km7H26/0/e8174981/XL/20210809-00341-00005-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="534" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Seattle-Area-August-2021/San-Juan-Islands/i-9km7H26/0/e8174981/XL/20210809-00341-00005-XL.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><p></p>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-29073576141403653022021-09-06T14:17:00.001-07:002021-09-06T14:17:56.007-07:00Malayan Tiger Cinta - San Diego Zoo<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Malayan Tiger Cinta, at the <a href="https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org" target="_blank">San Diego Zoo</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/i-rgxxmp9/0/c38bce3c/XL/20210905-00348-00190-2-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="768" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/i-rgxxmp9/0/c38bce3c/XL/20210905-00348-00190-2-XL.jpg" width="768" /></a></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://frankbaiamonte.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see more.</span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p></div>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-43280993796774758932021-09-06T14:12:00.001-07:002021-09-06T14:12:45.395-07:00Malayan Tiger Berani - San Diego Zoo<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Something got Berani's attention, the other day at the <a href="https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org" target="_blank">San Diego Zoo</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/i-58rbf9H/0/c0b1ab13/XL/20210903-00347-00302-2-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="768" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/i-58rbf9H/0/c0b1ab13/XL/20210903-00347-00302-2-XL.jpg" width="768" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/i-fgRsKFr/0/107501fd/XL/20210903-00347-00303-2-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="768" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/i-fgRsKFr/0/107501fd/XL/20210903-00347-00303-2-XL.jpg" width="768" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/i-f6j9mW3/0/32ea301f/XL/20210903-00347-00304-2-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="768" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/i-f6j9mW3/0/32ea301f/XL/20210903-00347-00304-2-XL.jpg" width="768" /></a></div> <br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><a href="https://frankbaiamonte.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/" target="_blank">Click here</a></u> to see more.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-71771070503478893602021-09-06T14:07:00.001-07:002021-09-06T14:07:57.447-07:00Malayan Tigers Cinta and Berani - San Diego Zoo<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Malayan Tiger brothers Cinta and Berani having a brotherly discussion the other day, at the <a href="https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org" target="_blank">San Diego Zoo</a>. From what I could see, Cinta would have preferred to continue with his nap, while </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Berani wanted to play. Or something like that; who really knows.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/i-GJ2zW9M/0/7c31d6ae/XL/20210903-00347-00320-2-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="614" height="768" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/i-GJ2zW9M/0/7c31d6ae/XL/20210903-00347-00320-2-XL.jpg" width="614" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://frankbaiamonte.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see more.</span><br /><p> </p>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-11966496982218738292021-09-06T13:55:00.001-07:002021-09-06T13:55:34.482-07:00Cedar Breaks National Monument<p><span style="font-family: arial;">We did a little road trip through Utah and Nevada in May of this year, including a drive through Cedar Breaks National Monument. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Dinosaur-Road-Trip-May-2021/Dino-Road-Trip-May-2021-Part-1/i-xRxz6sZ/0/176fb94b/XL/20210516-00325-00244-Pano-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="800" height="216" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Dinosaur-Road-Trip-May-2021/Dino-Road-Trip-May-2021-Part-1/i-xRxz6sZ/0/176fb94b/XL/20210516-00325-00244-Pano-XL.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><a href="https://frankbaiamonte.smugmug.com/Travel/Dinosaur-Road-Trip-May-2021/Dino-Road-Trip-May-2021-Slideshow/" target="_blank">Click here</a></u> to see more.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-15295224079626677572021-09-06T13:48:00.001-07:002021-09-06T13:55:58.313-07:00Harpy Eagle<p><span style="font-family: arial;">A Harpy Eagle, at the San Diego Zoo recently. These have to be some of the coolest looking birds.</span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/i-LMd29Rb/0/604ce8f6/XL/20210903-00347-00232-2-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="614" height="768" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/i-LMd29Rb/0/604ce8f6/XL/20210903-00347-00232-2-XL.jpg" width="614" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/i-mfsxZgn/0/133f2a62/XL/20210903-00347-00195-2-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="768" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/i-mfsxZgn/0/133f2a62/XL/20210903-00347-00195-2-XL.jpg" width="768" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><a href="https://frankbaiamonte.smugmug.com/SDZoo-WAP/San-Diego-Zoo-September-2021/" target="_blank">Click here</a></u> to see more.</span><div> </div>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-47498876773826915722020-04-11T14:35:00.000-07:002020-04-11T14:35:33.854-07:00A Little Different Kind of Zoo Animal<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last June we spent a few hours at the San Diego Zoo's Safari Park. It was cloudy that morning, so I took advantage of the fairly flat light to get some photos of these otherwise hard to capture zoo animals . . . sort of.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were Tigers . . . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Fishing Cat was pretty cool . . .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. . . And so was the Cheetah.</span></div>
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Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-88658849279538210922019-12-08T12:51:00.002-08:002019-12-08T12:54:28.930-08:00Amur Leopards - San Diego Zoo<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got to spend some quality time with the Amur Leopards at the <a href="https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/" target="_blank">San Diego Zoo</a> earlier this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had dinner in the Getty Restaurant, which is excellent. This is what we shared for dessert, a deconstructed lemon tart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-58032752260028597522019-12-08T12:16:00.000-08:002019-12-08T12:54:36.905-08:00The Book of Beasts - Getty Museum, Los Angeles<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We drove up to the <a href="http://www.getty.edu/museum/" target="_blank">J. Paul Getty Museum</a> in Los Angeles earlier this year to check out an exhibition of illuminated manuscripts called The Book of Beasts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-59405971870414607492019-07-14T21:49:00.000-07:002019-07-14T21:49:25.816-07:00San Diego Zoo - June 9, 2019<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not just tigers this time, although I will start with both Cinta and Berani (in that order), since I pretty much always start a day at the <a href="https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/" target="_blank">San Diego Zoo</a> with a visit to the Malayan Tigers.</span><div>
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Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-45152089461668542162019-07-14T21:36:00.000-07:002019-07-14T21:49:25.804-07:00Mek Degong - Malayan Tiger - San Diego Zoo - May 26, 2019<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The story of Malayan Tiger Mek Degong is a bit fuzzy. It looks like she came to the US sometime in 2003, after being captured by Malayan authorities. Over the years I've heard several variations of the story as to why she was captured, it seems she was either scaring villagers by getting too close, or eating the villagers' livestock, or eating the villagers. Who knows? At least she wasn't killed, either by authorities or poachers, and she ended up in San Diego. I have photos of her going way back on this blog, including her litter of three cubs in 2009, then Christopher and Connor in 2011. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You could say that she is the "mother of all tigers" because she is in fact the mother of all of the other tigers at the <a href="https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/" target="_blank">San Diego Zoo</a> right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mek moved from San Diego up to Fresno in late 2013, where she had four more cubs in January of 2014, bringing the total up to 11. Two of those cubs, the males Cinta and Berani, have been here in San Diego since November of 2014. There are lots of pictures of the two of them on this blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fresno Zoo is apparently going to renovate its tiger habitat and so . . . Mek is back in San Diego. Here are a few pictures from one of Mek's first days out in the large enclosure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They are not even sure exactly how old Mek is, so they are using the assumption that she is 20 this year, which makes her a fairly old cat. Still, she is quite quick and alert, and from what I saw yesterday, still fairly aggressive and loud.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The main thing we wanted to see were all the Harry Potter attractions, and it was worth is just for that. The rest of it was really good too, including the Waterworld show, the Studio Tour, and even the Walking Dead thing. It was crowded (we went on a Saturday) but it was fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They were previewing a special light show called Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle, and we waited (along with a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd) for well over an hour before it started. It was impressive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like that they've left many of the old structures in place, and turned it into a family picnic area. Some of the old stairways used by the keepers to get to the back of the grottos are covered in colorful graffiti. They are supposedly fenced off, but there are lots of holes in the fencing. We saw several groups using it as a location for photos and videos when we stopped by on our way home from Universal Studios in April.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-30515756429656610392019-07-11T22:28:00.000-07:002019-07-11T22:30:42.633-07:00San Diego Zoo - May 18, 2019<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Usually I just hang out with the Malayan Tigers when at the <a href="https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/" target="_blank">San Diego Zoo</a> (or at least that is what one would think from looking at this blog). This day I actually got in quite a variety.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Of course, I had to spend some time with Connor, the Malayan Tiger.</span></div>
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Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566963047685008310.post-88257025221001244032019-07-11T21:36:00.001-07:002019-07-11T21:48:53.269-07:00Lone Pine Road Trip - Day 4 - May 11, 2019<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The last day of our Lone Pine Road Trip was a short one. I got up early and went out to the Alabama Hills to photograph the mountains at sunrise. Then it was back to the hotel to pick up Heather, get one last breakfast at the Alabama Hills Cafe, pack up the Xterra and try to beat the traffic home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The sunrise light was amazing. The sun rises over the Inyo Mountains to the east, which are about 10,000' high, and the crest of the Sierra Nevada Mountains is about 14,000' high when looking west from the Alabama Hills. The Hills themselves sit at around 4,000' elevation. What all that means is that the tops of the Sierra Nevadas are in beautiful pinkish-orangish light well before you can actually see the sun coming up over the crest of the Inyos behind you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is the view east towards the rising sun at about the same time. The picture above and the one below were taken about one minute apart. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The biggest thing with trying to photograph the landscapes in the Alabama Hills is all of the RV's and campers that are out there. I generally try to frame my shots to avoid them, but sometimes it's just not possible. And sometimes, it's nice to actually have something for scale in the photos. This Jeep happened to drive by at just the right time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://frankbaiamonte.smugmug.com/Travel/Lone-Pine-May-2019/Lone-Pine-Road-Trip-May-11-2019/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see more images from sunrise in the Alabama Hills on the last day of our May 2019 Lone Pine Road Trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Note: For some reason lately the images on this blog have looked somewhat soft and mushy, which I think has something to do with the blog software. They look a lot better in full screen view at the gallery website linked above.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span>Frank B. Baiamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769155226878256859noreply@blogger.com0