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Monthly Archives: September 2010

Beer. Is there anything it can’t do?

Ancient Nubians Made Antibiotic Beer From Wired Science… Chemical analysis of the bones of ancient Sudanese Nubians who lived nearly 2000 years ago shows they were ingesting the antibiotic tetracycline on a regular basis, likely from a special brew of beer. The find is the strongest yet that antibiotics were previously discovered by humans before […]

Day 249

Couldn’t leave the Island without a panorama! (1/20-1/60, f8, 17mm, ISO 400), Three photos stitched in MS ICE) (Click to enlarge, BACK to return) ~Curtis in Utah! {!-{>

Day 248: Last light…

…on antelope Island… (1/1000, f8, 275mm, ISO 400, -1/2 stop) (1/500, f8, 115mm, ISO 400, -1/2 stop) (1/1500, f8, 190mm, ISO 400, -1/2 stop) ~Curtis in Utah! {!-{>

Day 247

The Antelope on Antelope Island… (1/1000, f8, 70mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) Where?  There! (1/750, f8, 235mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) ~Curtis in Utah! {!-{>

Day 246: Birds on a wire…

More from Antelope Island! (1/180, f8, 240mm, ISO 400, -1/2 stop) (1/500, f8, 260mm, ISO 400, -1/2 stop) (1/60, f8, 180mm, ISO 400, -1/2 stop) And a few off the wire… (1/500, f8, 170mm, ISO 400, -1/2 stop) ~Curtis in Utah! {!-{>

Day 245

Still on Antelope Island… It kind of looks like a sunflower without the yellow part… (1/125, f8, 260mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) Bugs! (1/90, f8, 110mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) Daily Photo-wife! (1/180, f8, 70mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) Sunflower and a little bug! (1/180, f8, 220mm, ISO 400, -1/2 stop) ~Curtis in Utah! {!-{>

Day 244

More on Antelope Island… Momma… (1/1000, f8, 235mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) …and babies at the Visitor Center! (1/10, f8, 240mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop,  fill  flash) A spider outside the window at the Visitor Center! (1/1000, f8, 70mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) More birds in the bush! (1/750. f8, 235mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) […]

Day 243

Buffalo on Antelope Island! (1/1000, f8, 150mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) ~Curtis in Utah! {!-{>

Day 242

We took an evening’s drive out to Antelope Island in Utah… Avocets. (1/500, f8, 225mm, ISO 200, Canon 40D) Two Avocets and the black one is probably an White Faced Ibis. (1/1500, f8, 240mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) Avocets. (1/1500, f8, 235mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) Lots of little ducks… (1/2000, f8, 70mm, ISO 200, […]