Busy bee!

by | Apr 22, 2020 | Insects & Spiders, Phuket, Southeast Asia

This carpenter bee spent several hours buzzing around the stand of bamboo outside our front door returning many times to improve on a neat hole he was making in a main stem. These bees are totally harmless but get bad press as a result of the damage they do to wood.

We get many in the garden in Italy as well where they are great if clumsy pollinators — their navigation system doesn’t seem to be the best in that they often fly straight into things, like people. I’ll put a set of these shots in the gallery.

Canon 90D with Canon 55-250 f4-5.6 IS STM lens at 250mm ISO640 1/250 at f8. Cropped and polished in LR.

Setting full moon

by | Apr 8, 2020 | Phuket, Southeast Asia, The Sky

Fabulous full moon dropping behind the trees beyond our apartment at 05:35 on 8 April, just fours hours away from being completely full.

Canon 90D with Canon 55-250 f4-5.6 IS STM lens at 250mm ISO500 1/20 at f8

The Moon and Venus 2

by | Mar 29, 2020 | Phuket, Places, The Sky

The moon setting over Kamala. Now four days old, it was pretty well lined up with the setting Venus.

Canon 90D with Canon 18-55 f3.5-5.6 IS STM lens at 18mm, ISO1600 1/60 at f5.6

and with Canon 55-250mm IS STM lens at 250mm ISO1600 1/640 at f5.6

Kamala Bay sunset

by | Mar 24, 2020 | All, Phuket, Southeast Asia, The Sky

Magical sunset over Kamala Bay, Phuket, Thailand last night. Great to capture the water flying off the canoeist’s paddle and catching the sun.

Canon 90D with Canon 55-250mm f4 – 5.6 STM IS lens at 250mm ISO 200 1/320 at f5.6. Cropped in LR