ClintD
@clintd.bsky.social
Former linguistics student, currently a tinkerer obsessed with macro photography; disabled by chronic pain
Opposite ends of the native bee spectrum
July 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Opposite ends of the native bee spectrum
I swear I'm going to start emailing this to my local butterflies, I mean come on now
July 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I swear I'm going to start emailing this to my local butterflies, I mean come on now
Aster family is pretty reliable for interesting ultraviolet photos, Gazania hybrids
May 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Aster family is pretty reliable for interesting ultraviolet photos, Gazania hybrids
Palmer's penstemon in visible light and ultraviolet, notice how the waxy coating reflects the uv so well. No clue what's going on with the colors in the uv photo, in theory it should all be greyscale
May 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Palmer's penstemon in visible light and ultraviolet, notice how the waxy coating reflects the uv so well. No clue what's going on with the colors in the uv photo, in theory it should all be greyscale
Dandelion in uv, the dark center is presumably to attract bees. No clue what wavelength is getting interpreted as yellow by the camera, the center shows it's not visible light leaking in
April 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Dandelion in uv, the dark center is presumably to attract bees. No clue what wavelength is getting interpreted as yellow by the camera, the center shows it's not visible light leaking in
This firefly petunia looks solid white to you and me, but a bee sees bright UV lines point to the pollen and nectar. This took some effort to take, most lenses are abysmal at UV
December 30, 2024 at 7:36 PM
This firefly petunia looks solid white to you and me, but a bee sees bright UV lines point to the pollen and nectar. This took some effort to take, most lenses are abysmal at UV
Infrared (840nm) is fun, these are solid black in visible light but let infrared right through
No photoshop or filters involved, just a modified camera and ir (840nm) flashlight
No photoshop or filters involved, just a modified camera and ir (840nm) flashlight
November 22, 2024 at 3:46 AM
Infrared (840nm) is fun, these are solid black in visible light but let infrared right through
No photoshop or filters involved, just a modified camera and ir (840nm) flashlight
No photoshop or filters involved, just a modified camera and ir (840nm) flashlight
This addict keeps hitting me up for the good treats
November 20, 2024 at 4:38 AM
This addict keeps hitting me up for the good treats
Don't see one of these very often, leucistic American Goldfinch, taken in my back yard this afternoon
#birds #birding #leucistic
#birds #birding #leucistic
October 10, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Don't see one of these very often, leucistic American Goldfinch, taken in my back yard this afternoon
#birds #birding #leucistic
#birds #birding #leucistic
Is this what we drink on bluesky now to keep Brazil happy?
September 5, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Is this what we drink on bluesky now to keep Brazil happy?
Just found a jagged ambush bug, I've been trying to find one for years
August 15, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Just found a jagged ambush bug, I've been trying to find one for years
I'm tempted to go on a deep dive, to figure out when they decided to switch the colors. This ad from before Campbell's bought the company has them right:
(from Wikipedia)
(from Wikipedia)
August 5, 2024 at 1:49 PM
I'm tempted to go on a deep dive, to figure out when they decided to switch the colors. This ad from before Campbell's bought the company has them right:
(from Wikipedia)
(from Wikipedia)
Waiting for my frankincense to finally wake up for the summer, look at the tiny baby leaf
July 1, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Waiting for my frankincense to finally wake up for the summer, look at the tiny baby leaf
Is posting these still cool?
May 11, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Is posting these still cool?
I built myself a microscope for close up photos, it's fun to tinker with. Optics gets... interesting at close distances. So far I've been focusing on orchid bees, I'm obsessed with the colors
April 13, 2024 at 1:30 PM
I built myself a microscope for close up photos, it's fun to tinker with. Optics gets... interesting at close distances. So far I've been focusing on orchid bees, I'm obsessed with the colors