tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post8694922053331298361..comments2023-10-23T15:56:58.357-04:00Comments on Nature remains.: Have you seen...nina at Nature Remains.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-4674821916785683722009-04-08T11:49:00.000-04:002009-04-08T11:49:00.000-04:00Water strider shadows are interesting and so much ...Water strider shadows are interesting and so much more noticable than the insects themselves. Nice photos.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07919620650074666155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-75555984597697660552009-04-07T06:01:00.000-04:002009-04-07T06:01:00.000-04:00Your water is so clear! Love the words once again...Your water is so clear! Love the words once again. I remember water striders well. Nice post!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-6200990954483100732009-04-06T08:53:00.000-04:002009-04-06T08:53:00.000-04:00when I clicked on your blog and saw the photo--tho...when I clicked on your blog and saw the photo--thought it was a drawing. It didn't look real. I have seen water striders but not the shadows so I will have to for them. Thanks for opening my eyes to something new.Appalachian Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-74691108352840617382009-04-05T23:12:00.000-04:002009-04-05T23:12:00.000-04:00Well, isn't that just the coolest thing ever?Well, isn't that just the coolest thing ever?Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-12480363790743833062009-04-05T21:59:00.000-04:002009-04-05T21:59:00.000-04:00oh wow, i have never seen like this before.. this ...oh wow, i have never seen like this before.. this is absolutely great...<BR/><BR/><BR/>btw, i like your blog would you want to exchange links with me? please message me if you want...Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538765336102242942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-8738394512003087742009-04-05T21:25:00.000-04:002009-04-05T21:25:00.000-04:00Yes, I have seen, Nina! I didn't what they were -...Yes, I have seen, Nina! I didn't what they were - you always notice their shadow first. I remember watching them dart and skid across the water for hours when I was a kid.<BR/><BR/>When I see a water strider, I'll think of you.<BR/><BR/>MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-8718467318078556212009-04-05T20:35:00.000-04:002009-04-05T20:35:00.000-04:00Beautiful!!! Thanks for the post.Lauriehttp://ecok...Beautiful!!! Thanks for the post.<BR/><BR/>Laurie<BR/>http://ecoki.comLauriehttp://ecoki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-10095505751271386342009-04-05T16:21:00.000-04:002009-04-05T16:21:00.000-04:00I loved this post Nina. I guess because it's alway...I loved this post Nina. I guess because it's always been easy for me to see the beauty in the natural world. Having 7 tarantulas for pets has taught me that beauty isn't always what other people would define as beauty. Sometimes beauty comes in different forms.Charleshttp://shadowvoid.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-8043572861404921032009-04-05T13:07:00.000-04:002009-04-05T13:07:00.000-04:00Thank you for showing, this was great pictures. Yo...Thank you for showing, this was great pictures. You are really showing us pur nature moments. It was beautifully and artistic captured.Elisabeth's bright sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08401490445776346508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-54787658874645320512009-04-05T12:03:00.000-04:002009-04-05T12:03:00.000-04:00What fantastic photographs of the striders shadow ...What fantastic photographs of the striders shadow on the water.When we <BR/>were kids we called them water skippers :)Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-25324591901286529442009-04-05T11:21:00.000-04:002009-04-05T11:21:00.000-04:00I had fun taking pictures of their shadows last su...I had fun taking pictures of their shadows last summer/fall too. Such big shadows for such little bugs.Cicero Singshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-71399550078812660932009-04-05T11:19:00.000-04:002009-04-05T11:19:00.000-04:00Absolutely fantastic photographs of the striders a...Absolutely fantastic photographs of the striders and shadows. I do love watching these Jesus bugs.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-59307390856102080392009-04-05T10:31:00.000-04:002009-04-05T10:31:00.000-04:00Your photos are full of fool-the-eye moments - the...Your photos are full of fool-the-eye moments - the striders' shadows and the water ripples and the distored underwater objects! Wonderful post!Deborah Godinhttp://notesfromthecloudmessenger.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-39792699636230193422009-04-05T09:50:00.000-04:002009-04-05T09:50:00.000-04:00It's not surprising that Charley Harper would choo...It's not surprising that Charley Harper would choose water striders (also known as Jesus Bugs, pond skaters, skimmers,...) for his geometrically themed art. Thanks for the link, KatDoc! Their symmetrical shadows are just crying for a place on someone's wall!<BR/><BR/>And if you look closely, really zoom in on that first small shot, (the one just below the note "click photos...") you can see why I love to try to capture things like this with a camera.<BR/>What you'd never see, as they dart and weave, those dimpled, twisted spots where their feet contact the water's surface--prevent the sun's passing through--and translate to the dark circles and ellipses on the rocks below.<BR/>Wow.nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-54384446668876879232009-04-05T09:02:00.000-04:002009-04-05T09:02:00.000-04:00What a fun posting! I know the water striders fro...What a fun posting! I know the water striders from living on a brook and a lake in Vermont. This is an indication of a clean water source as I understand they do not tolerate pollution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-843970420017999772009-04-05T09:01:00.000-04:002009-04-05T09:01:00.000-04:00They are so fascinating to watch.Your first photo ...They are so fascinating to watch.<BR/>Your first photo is very lovely.bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658103343742852411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-77472462036421681522009-04-05T08:27:00.000-04:002009-04-05T08:27:00.000-04:00No I have never seen this bug. What an interestin...No I have never seen this bug. What an interesting creature. I will be on the lookout for them in the future.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-47193170130711023482009-04-05T08:19:00.000-04:002009-04-05T08:19:00.000-04:00Fascinating post !! And neat,very neat photos of t...Fascinating post !! And neat,very neat photos of the mating pair and dimpled surface bubbles on which these bugs float. Amazing how much scientific study and technology it takes to explain how they walk on water.cestoadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653689058424312225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-21947456111656479182009-04-05T07:46:00.000-04:002009-04-05T07:46:00.000-04:00Nina--I love it! The photos are stunning--the sha...Nina--I love it! The photos are stunning--the shadows showing the trapped air bubbles (I presume).<BR/>I wonder how you get anything done at all--given the time it must take to see and photograph such wonders of nature. I have a mental image of you tramping around the wilds of Ohio all the time. ;-)KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-14553064445025504282009-04-05T07:22:00.000-04:002009-04-05T07:22:00.000-04:00Just a neat post with such great photos. There is ...Just a neat post with such great photos. There is nothing "common" about the commonplace if we get to know it. A really excellent job!Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-84847430097508973572009-04-05T07:17:00.000-04:002009-04-05T07:17:00.000-04:00Wonderful, Nina! Reminds me of Charlie Harper's p...Wonderful, Nina! Reminds me of Charlie Harper's painting, "Jesus Bugs." You have a great eye.<BR/><BR/>[You can see this painting in "Beguiled by the Wild" if you go to Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Beguiled-Wild-Art-Charley-Harper/dp/0962054372 and click "Search inside this book." Click the right scan arrow 3 times to view it.]<BR/><BR/>~KathiKathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-62659679210549398962009-04-05T06:50:00.000-04:002009-04-05T06:50:00.000-04:00Beautifully captured. Great to know that there are...Beautifully captured. Great to know that there are others out there who subscribe to my philosophy; There is beauty in the everyday if we only take the time to see it.Mike Woodcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06660839577770854965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-6775847249685550932009-04-05T05:41:00.000-04:002009-04-05T05:41:00.000-04:00I've seen water striders before, but I have never ...I've seen water striders before, but I have never paid attention to their patterned shadows. It's interesting how the oval-shaped shadows are created from the water's surface being so lightly touched. Great photography of something so small!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216619045922414081noreply@blogger.com