Close encounter

Jupiter and the moon on January 21, 2013
Jupiter and the moon on January 21, 2013

I don’t normally follow the planets but I happened to hear that Jupiter would be close tonight. This is as close as I could get with my 400mm lens. I think I actually see a little color on Jupiter but perhaps that is just the camera – I am not sure.

Any one else get it?

 

A little world

As a little test for myself I thought I would photograph my beta. He doesn’t display often but I found he doesn’t like it when I wear black. Also he has a very  dark head so it’s hard to get enough light on him without it reflecting into the glass. I think I got it pretty good here with the help of my mother holding a flashlight over his head. All this took place while the snail cleaned the glass peacefully below.

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Elephant eared beta
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Beta companion – shot with my iphone