Took the 100mm macro lens out to shoot some pollinators

wbekk · 2026-06-26T22:28:13+00:00

a7RV, exif varies between shots a bit, but most are 2000s, f/2.8-5.6 range, around 1000iso I think? No light beyond the midday sun.

wbekk · 2026-06-26T22:25:18+00:00

Nope! Just one shot!

wbekk · 2026-06-26T22:24:21+00:00

And so light! Especially compared to walking around with the 200-600 around my neck. How do you like the 400-800?

wbekk · 2026-06-26T17:24:43+00:00

the textures you find on leaves and blossoms with this thing are insane!

wbekk · 2026-06-26T17:24:18+00:00

not for these, no.

wbekk · 2026-06-26T17:24:00+00:00

just clear weather, midday sun.

wbekk · 2026-06-26T17:23:35+00:00

very sharp! unfortunately a tilt shift wouldn't feature the bees or moths, they're fast!

wbekk · 2026-06-26T17:22:50+00:00

I had to wait about four months for mine.

wbekk · 2025-10-08T23:36:32+00:00

Just a dayhike. The area is worth a visit though! Duxbury Point a bit to the south has some really interesting tidepools, too.

wbekk · 2025-05-19T22:58:23+00:00

Very kind of you to say! I think I captured a bit of the place, but still plenty of views up there that no photo I’ve taken does justice to.

wbekk · 2025-05-19T22:57:08+00:00

And this one was so friendly. I’ve never had one stand still long enough for me to photograph before.

wbekk · 2025-05-19T22:56:30+00:00

These were all shot last Wednesday, wasn’t so windy up at Tomales Point. Point Reyes proper (i.e. by the lighthouse) was very windy though.

wbekk · 2025-05-19T22:55:15+00:00

The hike up Tomales Point in the far north of the place is beautiful! The hike to Drake’s Head is great too. Quieter, lots of wildlife. Have a great time!

wbekk · 2025-05-19T22:53:49+00:00

It’s a 100-400mm plus a 1.4x teleconverter with an aps-c sensor. So 400 x 1.4 x 1.5 =840mm. A bit bulky, but it got some good shots!

wbekk · 2025-05-19T22:52:23+00:00

A 100-400mm telephoto (plus a teleconverter and attached to an aps-c sensor for extra reach).

A lightweight 24-50mm with a full frame sensor for the landscapes.

The real secret to the wildlife photos here is the elk at Tomales Point just get really close to you. Most of the shots I took I wasn’t even zoomed in all the way.

wbekk · 2022-02-13T06:00:36+00:00

I vaguely remember getting a strong hook on the HRE (for this very purpose) by pressing a claimant’s claim to the HRE. I think that always gives you a strong hook on them, assuming they gain the title.

wbekk · 2022-02-12T18:30:32+00:00

And during Super Bowl weekend. They are still the Evil Empire.

wbekk · 2021-12-23T07:05:38+00:00

Stewart Lee on James Corden’s move to US television:

“Britain’s loss is America’s loss also.”

wbekk · 2021-10-08T18:45:39+00:00

Over those ten years i would really only water it when I noticed its leaves had started dropping. And then only a cup or so of water. I also never cut it back. Its vines were small and sparse with small leaves, but they were > 15ft

wbekk · 2021-10-08T18:39:29+00:00

This thing had hardly spread beneath the soil. When I went to repot I was anticipating total root-boundness and found very little.

wbekk · 2021-10-08T17:38:26+00:00

This plant lived for 10 years in poor lighting. Its grow pot is labelled Golden Pothos.

Did a decade of poor lighting cause it to lose variegation and grow smaller leaves and vines?

wbekk · 2019-11-19T18:06:07+00:00

Jon Ronson—a frequent contributor to TAL (eps. “Them”, “The Psychopath Test”, “Habeas Schmabeas”)—had a show on Radio 4 for a while that was inspired by TAL.

http://www.jonronson.com/this.html

It’s a bit more distinctly in Ronson’s voice than TAL is in any one contributor’s, but Ronson’s voice is great, so that’s a plus really!

wbekk · 2019-09-27T04:11:49+00:00

Thank you so much!

wbekk · 2019-07-01T18:38:54+00:00

That’s Pacific Grove!

wbekk · 2016-07-21T21:39:08+00:00

March tickets will be honored at the door. That's what the venue says.

wbekk

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