11Oct/11

ART – In and Around the City – Vol 1 Amphitrite

10/11/2011ENGLISH, Photography General and Miscamerica, Amphitrite, Art, Art and Culture, Art Exhibit, becurious, Berlin Wall, canada, center, chinese garden, Discover, fountain, garden, god, Goddess, Greek mythology, los angeles, loveyourplanet, montreal, montreal botanical garden, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, Photo, photography, Poseidon, Posiedon, quebec, sculpture, sea, sea goddess, south, sparrow, stefano, steve, trade, troletti, United States, United States of America, urban travels, usa, wordpress, world, world trade, World Trade CenterSteve Troletti

Reflections of a Sea-Goddess – Amphitrite It seems art is popping up everywhere! Not only in fully urban areas but also in urban nature environments. I’m often confronted with new artistic additions as I slither

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04Oct/11

Backlit Photography – The Translucent Feathers of Birds

10/04/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, animal, Art, Arts, avian, Backlight, becurious, bird, Bird flight, Birds, Bokeh, california, canada, Digital photography, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, europe, fauna, faune, fragile, Gull, ipod, italy, long beach, los angeles, loveyourplanet, milano, montreal, montreal botanical garden, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, oiseaux, ornithologie, ornithologiste, ornithology, ornitologie, ornitologue, parc de l'ile de la visitation, park, Photo, photographe, photographer, photography, picture, preservation, pro, professional, quebec, Recreation, red-tailed hawk, Ring-billed Gull, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, troletti, trolettiphoto.com, United States, United States of America, united states of america - usa, urbain, Urban Nature, usa, varese, wilderness, wildlife, wildlife photographySteve Troletti

Ring-billed Gull In-Flight – Backlit With the advent of Digital Photography there seems to be a madness in Nature and Wildlife Photography to capture the perfect, flawless, tight cropped image. This is especially true in North America and greatly contrasts with our European counterparts.

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28Sep/11

Treehog? Groundhog in a Tree?

09/28/2011Uncategorizedamerica, animal, becurious, Biology, burrow, canada, conservation, Coyote, de, den, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, food, Gallery 3, grand, ground, Groundhog, Groundhog Day, habitat, hog, ile, iMobile, la, los angeles, loveyourplanet, Mammal, mammals, marmota, marmotte, Marmotte Commune, media type, Mobile Web, monax, montreal, montreal nature park, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, Nikon D300s, North America, parc, parc de l'ile de la visitation, park, Photo, photography, predator, prey, quebec, red fox, red-tailed hawk, roadside, rodent, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, tree, troletti, United States of America, urban, Urban Nature, usa, visitation, wilderness, wildlife, wordpressSteve Troletti

Treehog or Groundhog in a Tree? – by Steve Troletti This one got me by surprise. Although it wasn’t the first time I’d seen a groundhog in a tree, I sure wasn’t expecting to find

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20Sep/11

Tremiscus helvelloides – Guepinia helvelloides – Rare Fungus?

09/20/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, becurious, Biology, canada, Discover, ecology, ecosystem, environment, Flora and Fauna, Fungi, fungus, Gallery 3, Guepinia, iMobile, loveyourplanet, Macrophotography, media type, Mobile Web, montreal, montreal botanical garden, Nail (anatomy), Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, Onychomycosis, Photo, photography, Pine, plants and vegetation, quebec, south, South America, stefano, steve, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, urban travels, usa, wilderness, wildlife, wordpressSteve Troletti

Tremiscus helvelloides – Guepinia helvelloides Fungus This weekend as I was walking in a wooded patch of pine trees I came across fungus. I almost missed them at first! In an area that’s not very

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10Sep/11

The First Emperor’s Procession; The Magic of Lanterns 2011

09/10/2011ENGLISH, Photography General and Misc2011 theme, america, Art and Culture, Art Exhibit, attraction, becurious, beijing opera, bixi, canada, cavelry, chinese garden, Chinese Lanterns, d60, Discover, Édition 2011, emperor, evening, fall, garden, hoya, infrared, Infrared Photography, infrarouge, ir, Jardin botanique, jardin botanique de montreal, Jardin de Chine, jardins botanique de montreal, L. L. Lozeau, LA MAGIE DES LANTERNES, La parade du premier empereur, lanterns, los angeles, loveyourplanet, lozeau, magic, magic lanterns, media type, montreal, montreal botanical garden, Nature, night, nikkor, nikon, North America, October 31 2011, people, Photo, photography, Qin Shi Huangdi, quebec, r72, september 9, Sherbrooke Street, south, stefano, steve, summer, The Chinese Garden, The First Emperor, The First Emperor's Procession, The Magic of Lanterns 2011, theme, tourism, tourist, troletti, United States of America, urban travels, usa, visit, WARSteve Troletti

The Magic of Lanterns 2011 A new season of The Magic of Lanterns has commenced in the Chinese Garden of the Montreal Botanical Garden. This year’s theme “The First Emperor‘s Procession” The festivities

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27Aug/11

Did You Know? Black Walnuts, More than just food!

08/27/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photography, Photography General and Miscamerica, americain, American, arboretum, arbre, becurious, black, black walnut, canada, coloring, Discover, drupe, dye, environment, food, fruit, green, hand, ice cream, jardin botanique de montreal, jardins botanique de montreal, juglans nigra, la maison de larbre, loveyourplanet, main, media type, montreal, montreal botanical garden, montreal urban nature, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, noyer, noyer noir, nutritional, Photo, photography, plants and vegetation, quebec, south, stain, stefano, steve, tree, tree house, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, urban travels, usa, walnut, woodSteve Troletti

Green Black Walnut Fruit in the Tree – Photo by Steve Troletti Black Walnuts grow in a tree just like many other fruits (Oranges, Apples, etc…) and are fairly large. They have

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22Aug/11

BOTA SPA SUR L’EAU (SPA ON WATER)

08/22/2011ENGLISH, Photography General and Miscamerica, becurious, bota, canada, Discover, facial, loveyourplanet, manicure, massage, media type, montreal, nikkor, nikon, North America, old montreal, old port, Old Port of Montreal, pedicure, Photo, photography, port of montreal, quebec, relaxation, scenery and landscapes, south, spa, st. lawrence, stefano, steve, troletti, United States of America, urban travels, usa, Vieux Port de Montréal, water, wordpressSteve Troletti

 BOTA – SPA SUR L’EAU (SPA ON WATER) – Photo by Steve Troletti On a recent visit to the Old Port of Montreal I spotted something new and unique out by the

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21Aug/11

Doggy Poop Etiquette 101

08/21/2011ENGLISH, Environmental Photography, Photography General and Misc101, america, bag, becurious, canada, city, crap, Discover, dispose, dog, doggy, Doggy Poop Etiquette, educate, english, french, garbage, green, loveyourplanet, media type, montreal, nikkor, nikon, North America, Photo, photography, pollute, pollution, poop, quebec, Shit, sign, south, stefano, steve, street, translated, trash, troletti, United States of America, urban travels, usa, YellowSteve Troletti

Doggy Poop Etiquette 101 – Photo by Steve Troletti Today while walking the City Streets of Montreal I came across a form of urban rebellion against citizen’s doggy Poop Management. A form

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06Aug/11

The Birth of a Cicada – VIDEO and PHOTO

08/06/2011ENGLISH, Environmental Photography, Nature and Wildlife Photography105mm, america, arm, Bark, becurious, bug, Bugs, canada, Cicada, d300s, Discover, dynatran, environment, exoskeleton, Exuviae, fauna, First Nations Garden / Le Jardin des Premières-Nations, flex, Gallery 3, iMobile, Insects, jardin botanique de montreal, jardins botanique de montreal, los angeles, loveyourplanet, macro, Macrophotography, manfrotto, media type, Mobile Web, montreal, montreal botanical garden, montreal urban nature, Nature, nature photographer, New Born, nikkor, nikon, Nikon D300s, North America, oo55cx3-pro, Photo, photography, Pine, quebec, sb-900, sigma, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, tree, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, usa, videos, visit canada, visit montreal, visit quebec, wilderness, wildlife, wildlife photographer, wordpressSteve Troletti

  New Born Cicada drying it’s Wings next to It’s Exuviae – Photo by Steve Troletti The simple thought of the Birth of a Cicada has always fascinated me. There’s a fairly large

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03Aug/11

Little Green Worm Feeding on Rudbeckia Flowers

08/03/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, becurious, bug, canada, caterpillar, d300s, Discover, eating, éco, ecosystem, environment, fauna, feeding, fields, flower, food, insect, loveyourplanet, macro, Macrophotography, media type, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, Photo, photography, picture, plants and vegetation, quebec, rudbeckia, sigma, south, stefano, steve, summer, troletti, United States of America, usa, wilderness, wormSteve Troletti

Little Green Worm (Caterpillar) Feeding on a Rudbeckia Flower – Photo by Steve Troletti Little Green Worm Photograph taken with a Nikon D300s, Sigma 105mm Macro EX, Light Reflector and the plant was stabilized with a home built

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