Il-Kamla telaq lejn 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. . . . → Aqra Aktar: Il-Kamla telaq lejn Catalina

A lobopodian korazzati stramba mill-Cambrian

L-ibħra Cambrian kmieni (542-488 miljun sena ilu) kellhom pletora ta 'kreaturi stramba u stramba kważi inkonċepibbli li anki l-aħjar Sci-Fi dreamer. Bħala possibilment wieħed mill-prekursuri għall-ARTHROPODA (wkoll Onychophora u Tardigrada), l-insla lobopodian jirrappreżentaw grupp stramba ta ' “dud saqajn” li ladarba SMSs l- . . . → Aqra Aktar: A lobopodian korazzati stramba mill-Cambrian

A Sena fl-Reviżjoni

Oops, qisu I qbiżt ewwel tiegħi "blogoversary"! It-tnejn l-21 kien il-punt kruċjali ta 'sena għall-blog tiegħi; u jien oerhört kuntenti li jkunu qattgħu l-aħħar sena qsim ta 'xi ramblings tiegħi mal kollha inti. I’ve somewhat lost track of how many hits I’ve had since I moved everything . . . → Aqra Aktar: A Sena fl-Reviżjoni

New Header

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.

Grazzi!

Xi tilt-shift verament jibred

Alex Wild posted a few days ago about the “freelensing” teknika tal-fotografija. Tista 'tikseb xi riżultati verament jibred, speċjalment mal-ħolqien ta 'l-illużjoni ta' miniatures – imma s'issa ma kontx kuraġġuż biżżejjed biex nagħtiha x-xutt (ebda punt maħsub). I came across this impressive compilation of Haitian images on NPR today . . . → Aqra Aktar: Xi tilt-shift verament jibred

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 . . . → Aqra Aktar: Crash

Ħruq Heaven

Iċċekkja dan karru għall-film “Ħruq Heaven” – “Il-Sema Ħruq”. Dokumentarju dwar ir-riabilitazzjoni tal-foresti tropikali Guancaste fit-Tramuntana tal-Punent Kosta Rika. Jidher qisu film beautiful…issa I biss għandek issib kopja.

. . . → Aqra Aktar: Ħruq Heaven

Ras fil-sħab

Il-belt I jaħdmu jiġri li jkun wieħed mill-akbar bliet fid-dinja – so let me Togħrokx fil-qosor. Hawnhekk huwa video isturdament tal-San Francisco Bay maqbud minn artist lokali. Kun żgur li tara fil-HD, huwa isturdament.

Il-Baħar Unseen minn Simon Christen fuq . . . → Aqra Aktar: Ras fil-sħab

Grumble grumble

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 . . . → Aqra Aktar: Grumble grumble

Pajsaġġ Qoxra 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 . . . → Aqra Aktar: Pajsaġġ Qoxra Map