BlogHide Resteemsmweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoCoffee Bean!A great source of the world's most consumed psychoactive substance: caffeine! What's your favourite way to consume caffeine? I'm partial to a nice cafe latte, though tea is very nice too from…mweich (66)in hive-119845 • 5 years agoThe Coffee Bean!A great source of the world's most consumed psychoactive substance: caffeine! What's your favourite way to consume caffeine? I'm partial to a nice cafe latte, though tea is very nice too from…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoWhat great eyes you have!?All the better to see you! I'd rather not be a mouse subject to the gaze of this predator. However, considering I'm a human photographer, I was quite grateful to have some eye contact with this…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoIntensity!Birds of prey have a true intesity to their gaze! The impression could be a left-over remnant from when our ancestors were regarded as a source of food for their ancestors! I was fortunate to come…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoFirst Plum Blossom of 2020!After being awoken by some serious rain this morning, I was pleasantly surprised to spot this brave little tree with a few of the years first Plum blossoms! While not as famous as the Cherry…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoBeautiful KobeI had the good fortune to see Kobe Harbour from 21 stories up over the winter break. Truly one of the best night views in Japan. I hear that the view from the mountains overlooking the city is…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoGingko! One of the oldest trees in the world!Makes a beautiful yellow Valley in the fall! It's also one of the symbols of Osaka. They do however, produce a fruit whose flesh rots very quickly and smells absolutely horrible.…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoPassage for the gods.Vermillion is an auspicious colour in Japan and other parts of Asia as well. At this Shinto shrine, this is a section of Torii gates leading from the "main hall" portion of the shrine to the…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoBright lights in the dark!Osaka really shines in the dark alleys! In the day light it can often seen grey and plain, but if you get the chance to visit, make sure to get out at night to see some of these magical scenes…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoNeon NoirTachinomiya 立ち飲み屋 literally means "Stand and drink room" and refers to a very small bar where that is exactly what you do. Sometimes, though not always, these small bars will have about 5-8 stools…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoTemple Cat's BlessingOsaka has a number of stray and semi-feral cats about, often in parks and other secluded areas. This particular feline though is at a temple and shrine complex right in the centre of the city. The…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoLate Autumn Ladybird!This past weekend I enjoyed a late autumn BBQ in the park with my family and friends. Fortunately, I brought along the camera and the macro lens and was able to capture this Ladybird as it crawled…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoCosmos Blossom Against the SkyCosmos are one of my favourite flowers, while not as elegant or cute as some other flowers, they have been one of the best attractors of insects: butterflies, bees, wasps and so on; that combined…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoHappy little Crab Spider!Crab spiders usually hang out in/on/ or under flowers in order to catch insects that come to drink the nectar from the flower. The spider's two front pairs of legs are quite robust, they are used to…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoClearwing Hawkmoth! 3 Photos!These fantastic moths usually fly about in the daytime and can be found all over the world. This particular species, Cephonodes hylas, ranges from the Eastern part of the Mediterranean to Japan and…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoSpooky Spiders contest entry 1Spiders are fantastic, though some eroneously think they are creepy or scary. They are our friends! But I digress. My first entry for @kus-knee's Spooky Spider Contest ( hit the link for…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoButterfly! Up close and personal! Macrophotography!The Pale Grass Blue Butterfly has a very discriptive yet rather plain name, they and species very similar to them can be found in south and east Asia. It is a small delicate butterfly, about 10mm…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoFrog! Macro PortraitsCaught some nice macro portraits of this little gross frog in the garden! Zoom in a touch more to see the camera lens reflected in it's eye! All of this detail from a single full body shot…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoBismuth Crystal Macro PhotographyBismuth has a relatively low melting point for a metal, 271.4 °C, it also forms these fractal looking crystals! Not to mention the beautiful colours! So I melted some and had it recrystallise…mweich (66)in photography • 5 years agoKatydid!Spotted this big Bush Katydid "hiding" on the rose bushes after returning from a trip. With the shutter down, it would indeed appear to be a good hiding spot for this nocturnal predator: nice leaf…
