The Moth is off to Catalina

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Tomorrow morning I’m off for a 10 day collecting trip down to Catalina Island. I’ve been lucky enough to be invited to join Dr. Jerry Powell of UC Berkeley on a moth survey, and this will be my first time to any of the islands. . . . → Lesa meira: The Moth is off to Catalina

Furðulegur brynvarður lóbópodían frá Kambríu

The early Cambrian seas (542-488 milljón árum síðan) had a plethora of strange and bizarre creatures almost unimaginable to even the best sci-fi dreamer. As possibly one of the precursors to the Arthropoda (also Onychophora and Tardigrada), the lobopodian lineages represent a strange group ofworms with legsthat once roamed the . . . → Lesa meira: Furðulegur brynvarður lóbópodían frá Kambríu

A Ár í Rifja

Oops, looks like I missed my first ‘blogoversary’! Monday the 21st was the one year turning point for my blog; and I’m incredibly happy to have spent the last year sharing some of my ramblings with all of you. I’ve somewhat lost track of how many hits I’ve had since I moved everything . . . → Lesa meira: A Ár í Rifja

Nýr haus

I’ve uploaded a new header as you can seehow does it look? I’m playing around with the settings, but please let me know if the moth on the right gets cropped awkwardly, and what your screen resolution is if that is the case.

Takk!

Some really cool tilt-shift

Alex Wild posted a few days ago about thefreelensingphotography technique. You can get some really cool results, especially with creating the illusion of miniaturesbut so far I haven’t been brave enough to give it a shot (no pun intended). I came across this impressive compilation of Haitian images on NPR today . . . → Lesa meira: Some really cool tilt-shift

Crash

*Update*If you were previously subscribed to any posts, it looks like you will have to re-subscribe. I have decided though to skip on the entire-blog subscription and just stick to individual posts.

It’s always something. I updated my theme the other day and a glitch in the software caused a crash. Everything was . . . → Lesa meira: Crash

Brennandi Heaven

Skoðaðu þetta kerru fyrir kvikmynd “Brennandi Heaven” – “The Sky er Burning”. Heimildamynd um endurbætur á Guancaste rainforests í norður vesturhluta Costa Rica. Það lítur út eins og falleg kvikmynd…nú hef ég bara að finna afrit.

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Head í skýjum

Borgin Ég vinn í gerast til vera einn af stærstu borgum í heiminum – svo látið mig nudda það í stutta stund. Hér er a töfrandi vídeó af San Francisco Bay tekin með staðbundnum listamanni. Gakktu úr skugga um að horfa á í HD, það er svo fallegt.

The Unseen Sea frá Simon Christen á . . . → Lesa meira: Head í skýjum

Nöldur nöldur…

I’m not too sure if I’m sold on this theme. I’ve been shopping around for a new look, and am givingtwenty tena try. Let me know your opinionwhether or not you think it is better than the previous layoutmisty”, or if there is another design you love. Be extra critical . . . → Lesa meira: Nöldur nöldur…

Landscape Cover Map

I’ve always wondered how to find the correct terminology for land cover in a given area. Usually, I just ballpark something along the lines ofoak chaparral”. But now I can use this awesome new map brought to us by the USGS/National Biological Information Infrastructure. The level of detail is amazing, and you can . . . → Lesa meira: Landscape Cover Map