Judy Royal Glenn Photography. Nature and wildlife photographer.
I feel the Lord allows me to see nature through His eyes. Hopefully, these photos will draw you to Him!
A long wooden walkway meanders through the rookery at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park in Florida. At the end of the boardwalk was a great egret nest.
I was mesmerized as I watched three chicks in the nest. The little guys can be fierce with each other. I don’t like thinking about the dominant chicks and how they can end up stabbing the little ones to death.
Most of my time photographing was spent at this nest. I probably could have stood there all day, but I wanted to also photograph the spoonbill nest.
I can’t wait to go back!!
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A time-lapse transformation of a black swallowtail caterpillar into a chrysalis. (Photographer Tips)
This time-lapse shows the incredible process of a black swallowtail caterpillar transforming into his chrysalis. It is such a neat process to watch. Make sure the volume is on as I set it to music!
For photographer wanting helpful tips for photographing a time lapse, I will share a few of my observations. Knowing when the caterpillar is almost ready to break out of his caterpillar shell can be a guessing game unless you know a few helpful hints.
Here is the timeline of events for this caterpillar:
1) He purged his food - it basically looks like diarrhea. 7/25 @ 5:22 p.m.
2) He started attaching to the bamboo stick 7/26 at 9:15 a.m.
3) He began the visible transformation of his chrysalis @ 5:21 and was finished transforming @ 5:25
Hints to know when the transformation is about to begin: The first thing I begin to notice is the caterpillar's sections began to elongate. He began to wiggle more and more moving the sections fo his body up and down. The top clear band at the top of his head will begin to show the green chrysalis underneath. It looks like a bumpy sponge.
The bottom sections of his body will appear a tad thinner as the chrysalis moves up. The key evidence for me to know if it is almost finished is a white ligament type structure appears on the side of his body. I don't know what this is called. I am making a big assumption to guess this aides the outer shell of the caterpillar to be moved down. The caterpillar's shell will split near the top and once the shell is shed, it falls off.
For shooting, I used a light to illuminate the caterpillar and also used a very cheap flash with limited controls. I took a photograph every 10 seconds for the duration using the in-camera time-lapse setting.
I started shooting once I saw the body elongate and more consistent movement. I can't remember my exact settings. I know I shot @ f/7.1.
In the distance, I used a colored green cloth and attached it to a foam board for a nice background. I used Final Cut Pro X to edit the time-lapse.
This is only the third chrysalis I have watched transform. I am still learning myself. If I can help you, please leave a comment:)
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"God Answers Prayer!" Judy Royal Glenn Photography
I posted this photograph of a rufous hummingbird back in September, but now I have my YouTube video of him. you can see the original post here.
The background story: I visited the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in September to photograph hummingbirds. But, the garden boasts a massive 127 acres, which could be a huge obstacle to me finding the little fellows. That’s a big place to find such a tiny bird!
I prayed my normal prayer, “Lord, show me or bring to me what you want me to photograph.” My prayer was answered!
For two hours, I had the privilege of photographing and taking video of this male rufous hummingbird. In the video, he gets real chatty with another hummer around 39 seconds, so watch the whole video:)
"Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." Mark 11:24
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Philippians 4:6
"Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you." Psalm 37:5
Judy Royal Glenn Photography I am sharing my frozen soap bubble photograph again to give a perspective of my YouTube video. This is the final product of a soap bubble freezing during the winter. It has amazing crystal structures that start growing larger until they all intersect.
Watching soap bubbles freeze is magical. Bubbles themselves are miracles.
If you would like to learn how to make a video like this, you can visit my YouTube channel you can click the video above. In the description under the video on YouTube, I listed how to video the bubbles as they start to freeze and the recipe I used. I will post more videos on my YouTube channel later and list another recipe I like.
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