Tuesday 31 December 2019

SPORES WITH HOPE

Olympus E-M10 Mark III, M. Zuiko 60 mm macro, f6,30, 1/13s, ISO 200
The spores of a lot of lichens are produced in discoid-looking organs in the hope of finding a compatible algae that, when attached, will form a viable thallus.

Les espores de molt líquens son produïdes en uns òrgans d’aspecte discoïdal amb l’esperança de trobar una alga compatible que, en associar-se, arribin a formar un tal·lus viable.

Monday 25 November 2019

THE BATH OF THE COMMON SNIPE

Nikon 7200, Sigma 150-500mm, f13, 1/800s, ISO 800
A common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) takes advantage of the warmth of the few sun rays of a particularly cold autumn noon to take a small bath and arrange their feathers.

Un becadell comú (Gallinago gallinago) aprofita l’escalfor dels escassos rajos de sol d’un migdia especialment fred de tardor per prendre un petit bany i arranjar-se les plomes.

Monday 21 October 2019

EVADING WOLVES



Nikon 7200, Micro-Nikkor 105mm, f4.5, 1/40s, ISO 100
The seeds of the Bladder-senna (Colutes arborescens) remain free in the fruits and produce a noise when they are shaken by wind, which they say, scares the wolves.

Les llavors de l’espantallops (Colutes arborescens) queden lliures dins els fruits i produeixen un soroll quan aquests son sacsejats pel vent que, segons diuen, espanta els llops. 

Friday 20 September 2019

LOOKING FOR HUMIDITY

Olympus E-M10, M. Zuiko 60 mm macro, f 11, 1.30s, ISO 200

In spite of being crustaceans adapted to the terrestrial life, the isopods look for very humid corners like the internal part of the bark of trees to be able to survive.

Malgrat ser crustacis adaptats a la vida terrestre, els isòpodes busquen racons molt humits com la part interna de l’escorça dels arbres per poder sobreviure.

Friday 30 August 2019

A VERY SPECIAL DEODORING

Olympus E-M10 Mark III, M. Zuiko 60mm macro, f2.8, 1/200s, ISO 800

The shield bugs are camouflaged between plants, feed on the vegetable juice they produce and emit stinking substances when they are bothered.

Els xinxes es camuflen entre les plantes, s’alimenten del suc vegetal que aquestes produeixen i emeten substàncies pudents quan son molestats.

Friday 9 August 2019

DRINKING STRAW

Olympus E-M10 Mark III, M. Zuiko 60mm macro, f3.5, 1/160s, ISO 200
Butterflies show mouthpieces perfectly adapted in the form of a proboscis that allows them to suck nectar from the most hidden places in flowers.

Les papallones mostren unes peces bucals perfectament adaptades en forma de trompa que els hi permet xuclar el nèctar dels llocs més amagats de les flors.

Monday 15 July 2019

IMITATING A BRANCH

Nikon D50, Nikkor 60mm micro, f16, 1/125s, ISO 200
Mimicry is a strategy that many living beings practice to go unnoticed in their environment. In our case, a caterpillar imitate a small branch and thus avoid its predators.

El mimetisme és una estratègia que practiquen molts éssers vius per passar desapercebuts dins el seu entorn. En el nostre cas, una eruga imita una petita branca i evita d’aquesta manera els seus depredadors.

Friday 14 June 2019

RED CARPETS

Olympus E-M10 Mark III, M. Zuiko ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake, f4.8, 1/320s, ISO 200

The poppy (Papaver rhoeas) is an annual plant of red and solitary flowers, common in cereal fields where it often simulates large carpets. Its presence is an unequivocal signal that good weather is already close.

La rosella (Papaver rhoeas) és una planta anual de flors vermelles i solitàries, habitual en els camps de cereals on sovint simula grans catifes. La seva presència és un senyal inequívoc que el bon temps ja és a prop.

Friday 24 May 2019

REPRODUCTION CAPSULES

Olympus E-M10 Mark III, M. Zuiko 60mm macro, f5.6, 1/8s, ISO 200
The capsules of the mosses, supported by a stalk that often allow their feeding, contain the spores that will give rise to a new generation when they are released.

Les càpsules de les molses, sostingudes per un peu que permet sovint la seva alimentació, contenen les espores que donaran lloc a una nova generació quan siguin alliberades.

Friday 3 May 2019

A VERY AGILE CLIMBER

Olympus E-M10 Mark III, M. Zuiko 60mm macro, f9, 1/320s, ISO 400

The Catalan wall lizard (Podarcis liolepis) shows such agility to climb logs and walls when looking for refuge, food o sunlight, which sometimes seems to do so to have fun.

La sargantana bruna (Podarcis liolepis) mostra tal agilitat per escalar troncs i parets a l’hora de buscar refugi, menjar o la llum del sol, que a vegades sembla que ho faci per divertir-se.

Friday 5 April 2019

A STUFFED SPUR

Olympus E-M 10 Mark III, Olympus M. Zuiko ED 60mm  Macro, 1/13s, f 6,30, ISO 400
The upper petals of the violet flowers present a spur that accumulates the sweet and nutritious nectar that will serve as food for pollinator insects.

El pètal superior de les flors de les violes presenten un esperó que acumula el néctar dolç i nutritiu que servirà d’aliment als insectes pol·linitzadors.

Friday 8 March 2019

TIME TO REST

Olympus E-M10 Mark III, M. Zuiko ED 60mm macro, f2.8, 1/320s, ISO 400

After spending all day busy in search of food, this small and modest butterfly (Carcharodus alceae) of daytime habits will try to spend the night unnoticed on a dry plant of discreet colors in a similar environment.

Després de passar tot el dia ocupada en la recerca d’aliment, aquesta petita i modesta papallona (Carcharodus alceae) d’hàbits diürns intentarà passar la nit desapercebuda sobre una planta seca de colors discrets en un entorn similar.


Friday 1 February 2019

BIRDS WITH CONTRAST

Nikon D7200, Nikor 150-500mm, f6.3, 1/1250s, ISO 800

The flight of the Northern lapwings, seabirds that visit our country during the winter, allows us to realize the contrast between the upper parts with iridescent green color and the completely white lower parts.

El vol de les fes fredelugues, ocells limícoles que visiten el nostre país durant l’hivern, ens permet apreciar el contrast entre les part superiors amb color verd iridescent i les part inferiors completament blanques.

Friday 4 January 2019

FAMILIY OF MUSHROOMS

Olympus E-M10 Mark III, M. Zuiko ED 60mm macro, f8, 1/80s, ISO 400
Produced by a single mycelium, some mushrooms may arise in groups that show specimens with different growth states. In this particular case, they remind me of a father, mother and all his offspring.


Produïts per un únic miceli, alguns bolets poden sorgir en grups que mostren exemplars amb diferents estats de creixement. En aquest cas particular em recorden un pare, la mare i tota la seva descendència.