Comments on: Desert Garden at Balboa Park Blooms

By: yanjiaren

yanjiaren — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:49:35 +0000

I am still trying to find the caterpillar lol.

By: ravyn

ravyn — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:01:06 +0000

Thanks!

By: betchai

betchai — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:56:55 +0000

thanks a lot everyone.

@ ravyn, at anytime of day is good i think, if you want to photograph outside, then, early morning and late afternoon, it is also the time where there are less crowds. however, if you want to go to museums too ( i usually avail of the free tuesdays when i am on vacation ) then i usually try to beat the crowd by getting there early, like 9:00 or 9:30 am.

@ Stephen, I use a standard 18-250 mm lens. It is not macro, right now, I do not have budget for a macro yet

@ John, it looks like a California patch butterfly to me, but actually am confused whether it is or a monarch, sorry.

By: yanjiaren

yanjiaren — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:38:18 +0000

How adorable is that bee sitting on that lovely red flower. I loved it.

By: ravyn

ravyn — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:13:16 +0000

Wow, those are lovely!

*starts trying to set aside time in schedule to swing by Balboa Park* Is there a time of day you’d particularly recommend swinging by?

By: betchai

betchai — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:12:41 +0000

Thanks for describing Ratty.

@ Mother Goose, yes, I was able to go to the Science Museum but did not stay long, the warmth and beauty of the outside beckoned me.

@ Cube, no, you are not supposed to find a squirrel here but a caterpillar in the last picture. The finding the squirrel is in the link I mentioned.

By: mimmylynn

mimmylynn — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:05:10 +0000

I forgot to ask if you made it to the Science Museum. I would have been so distracted by all that beauty that the museum would have left my mind.

Mother Goose

By: mimmylynn

mimmylynn — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:02:03 +0000

I’m guessing it is under the leaf on the right of the plant. You sell yourself short. Your game is fun.

Mother Goose