Getting Settled - and an After Stack reminder

Absolutely not. The move is progressing, and I made quite a bit of progress today, but I am not even close to having the studio ready to go. This is the state of the studio as late as yesterday...

 ... and this is AFTER 4 days of working on it. This going to be a major task and it is going to take quite a few more 12-hour days to get the basics in place. I hope you can bear with me a little while longer and I hope to have enough done by Tuesday to get next week off to a good start with an update livestream.

I have only been out to explore the area briefly and even took a couple of pictures this afternoon. These are from a park very near the house.

Polistes wasp in flight

 A Polistes species I am not familiar with, and an ant busy farming his flock of aphids...

 ... on the underside of a milkweed.

I hope to have many more examples of the prevalent local fauna to show you as I get time to explore further afield.

But my priority this evening is telling you about tomorrow's AfterStack, with Bud Perrott and your's truly. If you didn't make it to the first episode, AfterStack is a post-production workshop/roundtable discussion for macro photographers. It is not a lecture or a tutorial video, it is a place to come to ask questions, or to show off your way of processing your images. Bring your problem pictures to get help polishing it, or bring your greatest achievements and show us how you did it. This is an hour and a half for you to learn, teach, talk, and share ideas about macro post-production. Your questions will always be our first priority.

 To join the discussion, you will need an invitation, so here it is...

Allan Walls is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Allan Walls’ AfterStack with Bud Perrott

Time: Jul 13, 2024 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6916802815?pwd=TS9tZi9ZL1NXeVUvOUF4eTg5YjdlZz09&omn=83422770643

Meeting ID: 691 680 2815

Passcode: 678122

FINALLY... a tip for my bird photography friends... if you ever see this expression on the face of a mockingbird who is watching you photograph her nest...

moments before the attack

 ... you need to leave the area immediately. I did not, and was attacked repeatedly, at a public rest area by the side of the freeway in Tennessee - most embarrassing.

Hope to see you tomorrow!

Allan