Greetings to the people of Earth.
I've always wanted to say that! Now that I did, I can now get on with other things.
I'm a science fiction writer (not famous yet) born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. I've lived in the Czech Republic and Germany, and though I am currently back in Chicago, much of my heart remains in the Czech Republic. Maybe it's the beer. Or the bread. I hope to live in Moscow soon, as a big portion of my heart already resides there. I've had an interest in science fiction since an early age and will probably maintain that interest for the rest of my life. I love SF, and anything else that embraces the spirit of discovery...or anything that chafes against the arbitrary boundaries of "conformity."Â
I discovered Renderosity a couple of years back when I was browsing the internet, looking for cool images to spark my imagination during a period of writer's block. It wasn't a serious block, but I needed something to make me ask the sorts of questions that I always ask before settling down to craft a short story or novella. Since that time, I've written quite a lot and I've begun to post photographs and other visual works that I created here...partially because I love the Renderosity community in general, and partially because the images and text-snippets that I have contributed here are something of an ongoing journal. I'm incredibly lazy when it comes to journal keeping, and so posting picures of particular significance actually helps me to remember the things I want to remembe, without having to eat into my fiction writing time by writing non fiction. Well, at least that's my excuse and I am sticking with it.
I entered into the field of photography totally by accident; I'd always been interested in capturing small stories, but it wasn't until my journey to Europe that I began to consciously seek out tableaus that imply stories in progress. As a result of that, my writing is growing in unexpected directions, and I look forward to becoming more and more active here, and in other artistic/publishing fields.
For those looking at my gallery, enjoy it and feel free to leave comments and sitemail! Good day to all!
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Comments (18)
NefariousDrO
I wish I had your writing ability! That you can take something most would consider mundane and make a wonderful photo is impressive enough, but you go on to write an eloquent, poetic, and moving even note about this strange and fascinating crustacean. Your photo is wonderful, nice details that really show through, colors are interesting, and it's well-framed for composition. Lovely work in every regard!
elfin14doaks
Most interesting information to accompany this great macro. Nice shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!
geirla
Huh, when I was a kid we called 'em potato bugs. Used to find them under all the time under the slate flagstones next to our old house. If I'd have known they were lice and could drink out of their asses, those would have been really fun facts for a seven year old.
auntietk
Yup ... "potato bug" here, too. I had no idea your fascination with woodlice was about potato bugs! Learn something new every day. I'm quite certain that if you and I were together and you were stalking a woodlouse with your camera, I would be stalking YOU with my camera! LOL! I think a woodlouse-stalking writer is infinitely more fascinating than a woodlouse, but that's just me.
LovelyPoetess
I have to admit to lining several up in the center of a 24x24 tile to watch which will get to the edge first (yea I know, simple minds....) But they seem to love my workplace, we get many little visitors of their sort, and on a slow day, they're just too tempting. Loved the info as well as the photo you've shared here. : )
KatesFriend
I didn't know that about woodlice - eating at one end, drinking at the other. What a fascinating adaptation. Indeed, very alien. One wonders what sorts of bizzare characteristics will be possessed by genuine alien life forms should we ever discover them. I remember that there used to be lots of them where I grew up. In the early to late spring we'd move some backyard waste like the leaves used to protect our garden from the previous winter's frost and there'd be these very same armoured wanders.
MrsRatbag
This looks prehistoric, and very large! I spent a lot of time playing with these as a kid myself...
Redfern
'Round these parts (southern Georgia), we tend to call them "rolly pollies". They always reminded me of the long extinct trilobite. Amusing lil' buggers. Sincerely, Bill
bimm3d
interesting information , great macro!!!
tamburro
Fantastic Text, excellent picture and use the Macro! Hugs. Orlando
Alz2008
Wonderful capture and detail, excellent well done..
durleybeachbum
Marvellous,wonderful,excellent, and all the rest of those words, Chip! Like you, I'm extremely fond of them, and we have 37 species in Britain and Ireland, of which only 9 are common. When I used them as the silver ball decoration on my mud pies as a child, I used to be a bit upset that they would make off toward the side of the cake leaving trails in my 'icing', but apart from that I consider them my friends.
micturn
Fantastic shot, really well done, 5+
ELR
Exellent Macro!
kwami
an amazing shot of an scary animal, i hate insects, but this one looks good
ladyraven23452
great shot
romanceworks
Wow, never has a bug been so immortalized, in words and image. CC
CoreyBlack
Very nice capture! It looks somewhat omnious and very alien; something you might see as the "villian" on one of those horror movies on the Sci-Fi Channel. At first blush, anyway. After reflection, however, it becomes more truly quirky. And anything that can drink through it's butt is nicely quirky indeed. Having known you for over ten years I'm well aware of your fascination with insects and vividly recall the woodlouse we had as a pet some years back that we named Foo Quan. Or was that the Asian cockroach? A personal note: where are you? Send me an e-mail if you can't phone.