Mike and Betta

Below are photos mostly from the last week, some from recent weeks, and occasionally from the past year. I normally don't continue any from the previous edition. However, if you were interested a particular one, email me at mikeham@verizon.net and I'll answer any questions or email the picture.

These are digital pictures taken with either a Nikon Coolpix P6000, a Panasonic FX150, or a Panasonic FZ28 camera without or without a 1.7X teleconverter. The first two are used with a Leica Televid 77 scope (20-60x or 32x). The technique is generally known as "digiscoping", only I use no adapter.......hands only.

This webpage is generally updated every Saturday night between 9 and 12, Pacific time. Infrequently, I slip until Sunday.

All pictures are copyrighted. Download them and print them for your personal purposes, but please don't use them for presentations or, especially, commercial purposes without permission (see above email address). Also, compiling them in any way for distribution for any purpose, without permission, is prohibited. Thanks!

The Sequel to the CD "A Year at Black River" is available to interested persons for a donation of $2.00, for the time being. Email me, if you are interested, and I will send you the address to send a check, or cash, to. More information about the CD is at the bottom of this page.

Black River (Renton, WA) (for info see: www.heronsforever.org) For the email text that accompanied the Black River photos, click here: Notes (However, these are discontinued till the nesting season approaches again in Jan).

What is included? The entire original edition with over 1000 photos is included, but it stands alone from the Sequel. The Sequel has around 600 photos, I think, including about 70 species of birds. Most of the species categories have numerous photos; for example, there are 16 green heron photos. There are various critters, especially beavers, nice flowers and many Black River scenes.

What is the form? As for the predecessor, the format is web-oriented. In other words, the CD plays through the web browser on your computer as if it was drawing from the internet, only it is drawing from the CD instead. Links are provided that allow easy navigation around the various sections. Photos are introduced as small thumbnails which open into the full photo when the thumbnail is clicked. As before, an autostart function is included on the CD so that your web browser is automatically started and opens to the first page of the CD. From there, you just follow your nose.

The photo quality in the Sequel is certainly superior to the first edition. The advantage of the CD (over my daily emails) is to collect them all in one place with easy, systematic access. One day you may be in a hospital or convalescing and have finished all the books people gave you, or your roommate is driving you crazy with the TV. Then, if you can get a laptop, you may be desparate enough to spend some time going through it. Of course, I hope you won't wait quite that long.

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