Post Your Best Nature Shots!

[Jon Ruyle]

I concur with John about the pics (though I

[conropl]

John and Jon:


Thank you so much.


Pat

[cls]

I must say I disagree with John and Jon - the third one is my favorite. All three are great captures of beautiful nature, but to me the third one stands out from many other beautiful images. The tree living on the edge adds something more than

[Kayaker72]

Joel...great and creative shot.....


Conrupl....why split hairs....all four are excellent and uniquely different.


This is one reason why I keep coming back to this forum; seeing pictures that inspire me to go out and shoot. :) Thanks for sharing.


CLS-congrats...you had the 1,000th post of this thread :)

[cls]

CLS-congrats...you had the 1,000th post of this thread :)
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Yup, maybe I hurried to make a comment when I saw the counter at 999...;-)


I also decided to celebrate with posting a photo from the weekend. It's current, it's a bird and it's B/W. It's also kind of a portrait,but since I made the 1000th postinthis thread I decided to post it here.


I'm no good at post processing but I'm trying to learn. Last week I picked up a simple process for a softfocus effect that looks quite good on some older portraits. The problem is I've gothooked up on this look and apply it on lots of photos that would probably be better off without it. In this case I added just a little that I think goes well with the thoughtful swan.


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EXIF: 7D, 70-200 f/4 L IS USM @200/5.6, 1/1000 sec, ISO200.


Thanks for viewing!

[conropl]

CLS - NiceSwan. I like the black and white.


Here is another fall shot.


7D, 24-105 f/4L @ 35mm, 0.6 sec, f/13, ISO 100


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[nvitalephotography]

Got out this morning for the first time in a while to do some photography.








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[Joel Eade]

Zoom blur...taken with 1D3 and 28-135mm lens with 1/2 second exposure zooming out while the shutter was open, hand held.


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[Sheiky]

Got out this morning for the first time in a while to do some photography.


Wow, lucky you! Nice shot! I only got cold feet and hands last week ;)


Joel, that's quite an interesting picture. Nice effect.

[ddt0725]

Cool shot, Joel! I'm going to try something like that sometime!


Weather here has been awful so not much outdoor shooting going on lately!


Here is a shot from my summer archives...


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6219/6262012702_f59e85dc35_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6262012702/)

[Sheiky]

Nice one Denise!


It has been crappy weather here as well. These were shot in pouring rain last tuesday:


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6222/6264566382_6d07ae09b4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/janpaalman/6264566382/)


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6219/6264565888_91c3a9a6a3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/janpaalman/6264565888/)


Both are focus-stacked with 6-8 photos if I remeber correctly. I deleted the original shots....stupid me :P

[bouwy]

Wow... Mushroom pie...Yummie....Nice shot Jan

[conropl]

I thought it was neat how the swiirling sand and pebbles in the water bore out these round holes in the rock, and then makes for some neat looking water falls.


This is called the Kettles and is a little up stream of where the Prique Ilse River empties into Lake Superior in the Porcupine Mountain State Park in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6102/6239232361_fca61968fb_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/6239232361/)


7D, 24-105 f/4L at 32mm, f/11, 1/5 sec, ISO=100

[Kayaker72]

Jan...nice shots of the mushrooms.....


Conrupl...love the waterfall...

[Richard Lane]

Great shot Pat! I love the color rendition, contrast and exposure!


Rich

[Richard Lane]

Joel, I love that zoom shot. I tried to do this before, but it didn

[Andy Stringer]

Looks like it has been wet everywhere this week. I'm glad it didn't deter some of you from getting out and taking pictures.

Today was my first outing with my new 16-35mm zoom, but I spent most of the time dodging showers and waiting for the sun to come out, so not too many keepers. This was my favourite shot with the new lens.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6092/6273699114_3be6e9c9f9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/6273699114/)
5D Mark II, EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM @16mm, f/11, 1/25s, ISO 100

Here's another view of the same stretch of the river Tay, looking upstream.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6099/6273723404_bacbef4165_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/6273723404/)
5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM @70mm, f/11, 1/13s, ISO 100

[conropl]

Andy:


I like the colors and reflection in the first one... the skies not much to look at so you wisely cropped that out.


The second one - I like the low clouds coming down into the hills.

[ddt0725]

Beautiful shots, Andy! I really like the reflection in the first one!





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[Joel Eade]

Was at a local lake trying, of course, for some bird photography but this Mallard would not get close so I did a landscape shot with the 300mm 2.8 and the 1.4 TC...


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[bob williams]

but this Mallard would not get close so I did a landscape shot with the 300mm 2.8 and the 1.4 TC...


Actually Joel, I like this shot---It has a tranquil feel to it.


Which reminds me---I have a little story that us nature photogs (and probably others) can appreciate----This is also a little teaser for Joel.


This last Saturday, Norma (my wife) and I decided to go to the Bosque del Apache on on a whim (3:00 pm). By the time we got there, it was 5:15pm with onlyabout anhour of light left. Well, we started our slow trek trek arounda 12 mile loop keeping a watchfull eye for the birds and wildlife. During that hour, we came upon several deer, canadian geese, snow geese, lots of ducks, pheasant, a few sandies, coyotes, hawks, and one very rude tourist and his family (i have evidence)---Now, I didn't get pics of all of the wildlife that we saw, but here are a few not-so-good shots of some of the wildlife and the very rude tourist.


Her is one that isn't great, but I really liked the light---the sun was just out of frame and there was a haze in the air (probably dust from the rude tourist)


http://rwilliamsimaging.com/img/s11/v29/p58242548-4.jpg


and one of a Canadian strutting his stuff


http://rwilliamsimaging.com/img/s11/v30/p194875616-4.jpg


and one that had potential---but the effort was short lived


http://rwilliamsimaging.com/img/s11/v31/p530993148-4.jpg


As I said---Short lived, because a rude tourist failed to respect the fact that I was leaning over the hood of my truck with a big white lens trying to work a shot of this herd of deer and decided to blow past me at about 30 MPH.........and this isthe rest of the story:


http://rwilliamsimaging.com/img/s11/v28/p404069795-4.jpg





To explain: most people who go to the Bosque del Apache, go there to observe or photograph wildlife and as such are normally very polite and very patient and willing to wait if they see someone stopped in the middle of the road looking at or photographing wildlife---But occasionally you have to deal with people like this. Needless to say, my time with the buck mule deer was short lived.

[Joel Eade]

----This is also a little teaser for Joel.






I'm still down with it .... will try firm up dates within the next 2-3 weeks if that's cool?

[DLS]

@Bob. Actually, I like the muley doe shot a lot. Its got a peaceful soft feeling to it and the highlights are beautiful. WEll done and too bad about the inconsiderate tourist....it actually looks like he/she was trying to spook that buck....reeeeal classy


Damian

[ddt0725]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6211/6288228726_0aa1e7aa6e_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6288228726/)


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6091/6287708875_616bba6e83_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6287708875/)


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6031/6287709561_05389d42bb_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6287709561/)

[bob williams]

Denise----Very, Very good. Love the detail.

[Joel Eade]

I agree with Bob, these are vey nice. Looks like a great day!

[ddt0725]

Thank you! It is a beautiful place but a much longer lens is needed to really get some great shots!


This was taken down by Lake Michigan with my 2nd copy of the Sigma 50mm1.4 that came today! Not too many days like this left this year!


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6216/6290758920_24f1643644_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6290758920/)

[clemmb]

Looks good. Are you happy with this copy?

[ddt0725]

Thanks, Mark! So far, I am very happy. I haven't done any micro-adjusting with it yet but it doesn't appear it will need much, if any. I do want to do more continuous shooting with it today to make sure it will focus accurately 99% of the time.


From what I saw shooting outside with it yesterday, vignetting was pretty non-existent and chromatic aberration and purple fringing was really well controlled, or I should say better than some I have shot with. With that on the plus side, I like it much better than the Canon 50mm 1.4 I had. I did notice in post when using Camera Raw that it does have some significant distortion but Camera Raw does a good job with correcting it.


Denise

[conropl]

Another Autumn shot.


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6117/6290611940_c0e0e9c3a9_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/6290611940/)

[Joel Eade]

40D


700mm


1/40


iso 500


f/5.6


580 EXII + better beamer -2 1/3 stops


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[bob williams]

Joel, This is stunning---and I love the fall colors in the background---This shot is so sharp, I think I just injured my left eye:)

[bob williams]

Conropl, This is a calendar or wall hanger shot---Beautiful.


And.....to all the others: I have been so invloved with my football stuff, I have inadvertantly ignored my other favorite strings and I have clearly missed a bunch. I apologize for the lack of attention lately.

[bouwy]

Beautiful Joel. Well done


Wally

[Joel Eade]

Joel, This is stunning---and I love the fall colors in the background---This shot is so sharp, I think I just injured my left eye:)






Thanks Bob, I couldn't stand it any longer....it looks like the new super tele's are still a year away and found a pristine used 500 f/4 for less than 1/2 the price of a new 600 so I went for it!!!


This was a trial shot on my old 40D with the 1.4 TC. Should be ready for Bosque now.

[btaylor]

Went for a driveyesterday eveningchasing this storm. There was lightning bloody everywhere! There's been a heap of electrical storms around this week as we've had both dust storms and bush fires so the lightning's been amazing.It's a bit earlier in the year than normal for the storms to start so it looks like we're in for a big wet season. Will have another look and see what happens over the weekend.


The lighting in the foreground here was from a floodlight I have in the tray of my 4WD. I used the Canon 17-40mm here - needed quite a bit of distortion correction to get the post next to the gate reasonably straight so I lost a little of the image but I like how it came out. So far I'm enjoying the 17-40mm. I'm still craving something even wider though but until I can save up for a fast prime normal lens (possibly Canon 50mm f/1.2L or Sigma 85mm f/1.4) and the Canon 14mm f/2.8L I'll stick with this one.


Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 17-40mm f/4L @ ISO 400, 13sec exposure, f/5.0. Tripod mounted on Really Right Stuff TVC 34L. That reminds me - I'm supposed to do a review of that tripod for you. See what happens today.


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6052/6311461585_16d5f1ef19_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ben_taylor_au/6311461585/)
Private Lightning (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ben_taylor_au/6311461585/) by Ben__Taylor (http://www.flickr.com/people/ben_taylor_au/), on Flickr


Cheers,


Ben

[JJphoto]

I couldn't stand it any longer....it looks like the new super tele's are still a year away and found a pristine used 500 f/4 for less than 1/2 the price of a new 600 so I went for it!!!


no wonder it's 700mm. Joel, Congratulations! it looks like a very sharp copy, we can expect more stunning shots coming from you!

[Steve U]

Planted my first daylilies in the garden. I don't know much about them, but at $25 a pop, they better be special. This is the first flower of the first one, there are about 6 buds under this flower so it should look pretty impressive once they all come out. The colours certainly are very vibrant.


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Thanks for viewing.


Steve

[Kayaker72]

Ben....great picture.....I really like how you captured lightning in multiple parts of the frame.


Steve...very nice lilly. But considering I still have snow on the ground....it hurts, just a little :) If your day lillies are anything like ours, the benefit is that they are very drought tolerant and bloom much of the season.

[bob williams]

I couldn't stand it any longer....it looks like the new super tele's are still a year away and found a pristine used 500 f/4 for less than 1/2 the price of a new 600 so I went for it!!!


no wonder it's 700mm. Joel, Congratulations! it looks like a very sharp copy, we can expect more stunning shots coming from you!
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Joel, Congrats on the new glass. I am confident you will be very happy with it. It's a great lens and should suit your needs well on your upcoming trip:) . Two suggestions if you haven't already done so:


1. Update your insurance


2.Consider a Gimbal head, The Wimberly Sidekick is a great compromise and holds the 500 very well.---I love mine and haven't even thought about a full size gimbal head since I purchased it.


I can't wait to see what you do with this new lens

[bob williams]

Ben, Beautiful shot---I think the gate adds to the shot as well. It gives the shot that "out on the ranch" feeling. nice job.

[Joel Eade]

I couldn't stand it any longer....it looks like the new super tele's are still a year away and found a pristine used 500 f/4 for less than 1/2 the price of a new 600 so I went for it!!!


no wonder it's 700mm. Joel, Congratulations! it looks like a very sharp copy, we can expect more stunning shots coming from you!
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Joel, Congrats on the new glass. I am confident you will be very happy with it. It's a great lens and should suit your needs well on your upcoming trip:) . Two suggestions if you haven't already done so:


1. Update your insurance


2.Consider a Gimbal head, The Wimberly Sidekick is a great compromise and holds the 500 very well.---I love mine and haven't even thought about a full size gimbal head since I purchased it.


I can't wait to see what you do with this new lens









Thanks for the tips, looking forward to many opportunities to use the 500 :)

[bouwy]

Magic shot Steve. Well done Mate.


wally

[Richard Lane]

@Steve, I love the composition of the lilly!


@Ben, Awesome shot and what a great location!


Rich

[Andy Stringer]

Joel, that's a lovely shot of the red squirrel. We have them round here too, but they are very shy. How far away was it, and did you have to crop the shot?

Ben, that lightning shot is shockingly good (pardon the pun).

Steve, I'm glad there's somebody to post lovely shotsfrom their garden. I'll be lucky to see mine in daylight before next spring.

Went for a ten mile hike in the Cairngorms National Park today. It was either that or finish cutting my conifer hedge. I think I made the right choice.

The "Punch Bowl"
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1D Mark IV, TS-E24mm f/3.5L II, 0.3s, f/16, ISO 50

Some 82mm filters for this lens are on my Christmas list.

This hill is "Beinn Bhreac", which translates as "Speckled Hill"
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6036/6319048163_cfb68a6f76_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/6319048163/)
1D Mark IV, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM @ 54mm, 1/13s, f/10, ISO 100

[Steve U]

Two great shots Andy, like the water flow and the second one is post card material.


Steve

[conropl]

Andy, I like the "Punch Bowl" best, but I am a sucker for a water falls.


I have not been very good about getting to my shots in a timely fashion and processing them. Just got to this one from September.


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6217/6319218050_a6a875ebe8_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/6319218050/)


Edit: 7D, 24-105mm f/4L @ 35mm, f/16, 1/10 sec

[Kayaker72]

Andy... Another sucker for waterfalls here, nice shot. But I really like #2. Very peaceful. Love it.


Conrupl. If they are that good I am happy to wait. Great capture.

[neuroanatomist]

Great shots, Andy and conropl!


Andy, FYI Schneider Optics (parent of B+W) recently came out with an 82mm 10-stop ND. Not widely available, 2filter.com has them (mine came on Friday).

[Joel Eade]

Joel, that's a lovely shot of the red squirrel. We have them round here too, but they are very shy. How far away was it, and did you have to crop the shot?





Thanks, the squirrel was around 60-70 feet away and the image is cropped probably 50% or so but with the 500mm + 1.4 TC on a 1.6 crop factor body you have 1120mm focal length effectively!

[Andy Stringer]

Thanks for the comments everyone.


John: thanks for the info on the filter. I noticed you mention this in another thread recently. I'll have a look for sources in the UK.


Joel:thanks for the reply. It's useful info since I've been considering acquiring a 500mm lens when funds permit.


Pat: I agree with Brant (Kayaker) - no need to apologise for your backlog of processing, there's no time limit in this thread.

[Sheiky]

Pat: I agree with Brant (Kayaker) - no need to apologise for your backlog of processing, there's no time limit in this thread.





Ah great! Since you're mentioning this. My girlfriend and I were digging through the pile of holiday photos yesterday and here's two that I'd like to share. The intention is that we're done digging through all of them by the end of the week...fingers crossed, but it's about time ;)


These two photos were shot at the V&oslash;ringsfossen, a big waterfall in Norway. Well it's actually one very big waterfall which falls so hard that it's pushing another smaller waterfall on the other side back up again, which creates a huge amount of waterdroplets, which in order can create a nice rainbow.


My girlfriend is sitting half a meter off the edge were there's a 180m drop down. I also took a shot holding my camera over the edge and it was sketchy ;) Later that day we hiked down towards the waterfall, which was also great. Perhaps I'll share that later on ;)


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6053/6323072175_a6abc9b1db_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/janpaalman/6323072175/)





http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6050/6323561636_040961465e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/janpaalman/6323561636/)

[Andy Stringer]

I was wondering when we would be treated to some more of your shots from this trip, Jan. I love the composition of #1 with your 'pot of gold' at the end of the rainbow.

[conropl]

Small Northern Michigan lake we spend a lot of time at.:cool:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6165/6232732823_6085a294b8_z.jpg
7D, 24-105 mm f/4L @ 32mm, f/11, 1/25 sec, ISO 200, CPL

[clemmb]

Small Northern Michigan lake we spend a lot of time at.:cool:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6165/6232732823_6085a294b8_z.jpg
7D, 24-105 mm f/4L @ 32mm, f/11, 1/25 sec, ISO 200, CPL
Great fall colors.
How do you post an image this large? All mine are small thumbs and when you click to enlarge, they look soft.
Mark

[conropl]

Great fall colors.
How do you post an image this large? All mine are small thumbs and when you click to enlarge, they look soft.
Mark

Basicalluy I copy and past from flickr.
In flickr I right mouse click on an opened picture which brings up the viewable sizes. Click on medium 640 size. When it comes up, then right mouse click on it and click copy from the pop up menu. Then just right mouse click in your forum reply and paste it in.

Pat

[Kayaker72]

Another beauty Pat...nice shot!

[rlriii13]

Nice color on those trees and in the reflection Pat! But how in the world are there no leaves floating on the water?

[conropl]

Nice color on those trees and in the reflection Pat! But how in the world are there no leaves floating on the water?

It was still early enough in the fall season that the leaves were still staying on the trees. There are no leaves left around here anymore though.

[conropl]

A couple from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan:

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6152/6188263923_045871c25c_z.jpg
7D, 100-400mm L, @ 190mm, 1/2 sec, f/16, ISO 100, CP Filter

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6153/6188789352_a395a61014_z.jpg
7D, 24-105mm f/4L @ 100mm, 1/5 sec, f/13, ISO 100, CP Filter.

Thanks for viewing.

[bob williams]

Conropl, Wow, Just wow--That first one is stunning---Gorgeous colors, great comp and exposure, perfect white balance and timing on the falls----Super job.

Bob

[nvitalephotography]

Conropl- my waterfall shots from the smokies brought back memories for you...your photographs of northern Michigan do that for me. I went to college up there. That first waterfall shot is simply amazing.

Thanks for sharing

Nick

[conropl]

Conropl- my waterfall shots from the smokies brought back memories for you...your photographs of northern Michigan do that for me. I went to college up there. That first waterfall shot is simply amazing.

Nick

I went to college up ther also... I went to Michigan Tech

Pat

[conropl]

Another from the U.P. of Michigan

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6112/6239180949_ed6428390d_z.jpg

[ddt0725]

WOW!! These waterfall shots are amazing! I would love to capture photos as beautiful as these! Very nice job, Pat!

Denise

[Sheiky]

Great shots Pat! Fall is really showing on them.
Fall wasn't really exciting here and winter is turning in already:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6400110837_5cbdcbe3c9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/janpaalman/6400110837/)

And the sunset last saturday:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6400066943_5c005d254d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/janpaalman/6400066943/)


I was wondering when we would be treated to some more of your shots from this trip, Jan. I love the composition of #1 with your 'pot of gold' at the end of the rainbow.
Thanks Andy. Today me and my girlfriend finished our album for the trip and we're done sorting all the photos finally ;) I don't mind adding a few random shots, but I can also make a small travel report. Not sure yet:rolleyes: I'm going to post on Flickr anyways;)

[conropl]

Thank you Denise and Sheiky - I appreciate you kind comments.

Sheiky - Love that sky. That is one of those skies that you see and you try to rush somewhere to egt a decent foreground before it disappears. Beautiful shot. Fall has been over around here for some time now... I just still have not gotten to all the pic's I took on my vacation at the end of Sept.

Pat

[conropl]

A few more from September taken at the Pocupine Mountain State Park, Michigan. I hope it is not to many:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6415943529_88b6367bcb_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6415912007_6599d1622f_z.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6239/6415903709_12459643d1_z.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6215/6415805499_0a26eb2300_z.jpg

[Dr Croubie]

I hope it is not too many:

If they're as good as that, you can have as many as you want...

[Kayaker72]

Pat....I hope the rest of your vacation was as good as the pictures you took....keep them coming.....

[bouwy]

Brilliant shots....Keep them coming

[conropl]

Thank you all for the nice comments.

A lot of my waterfall shots are pretty washed out because I did not get to a lot of them unit late morning or mid-day (there were other things I wanted to shot at sunrise and sunset). I only had a few days to get pictures before it started pouring rain out - that kind of ended things early for me this year. I do not mind rain... in fact, I kind of prefer a light rain or heavy overcast for the waterfalls, but this was to much.

Pat

[conropl]

Not the greatest foreground, but kind of a neat rainbow.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6450211623_76dd0f20fe_z.jpg

[Dr Croubie]

Wow, nice rainbow. It's weird how the colours are different in, out, and between the rainbows (i noticed on a shot I took a while ago, thought my camera was being weird).

Meanwhile, I went for a walk yesterday, and this girl was just behind a tree about 3m from the path (these are uncropped 300mm and 207mm, 7D shots).
I've never seen a wild roo this close up before, normally they just run away (she had a huge joey in her pouch so probably couldn't jump).
(Domesticated roos don't count, that one I rode to school every day wasn't exactly 'wild').
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[conropl]

Wow, nice rainbow. It's weird how the colours are different in, out, and between the rainbows (i noticed on a shot I took a while ago, thought my camera was being weird).


I never noticed that. The color layering on the outer rainbow is inversed of the inner bow.


Meanwhile, I went for a walk yesterday, and this girl was just behind a tree about 3m from the path (these are uncropped 300mm and 207mm, 7D shots).
I've never seen a wild roo this close up before, normally they just run away (she had a huge joey in her pouch so probably couldn't jump).
(Domesticated roos don't count, that one I rode to school every day wasn't exactly 'wild').


Cool shot. That looks like a rather large hitch-hicker she has there in the pouch.

[ddt0725]

WOW!! I haven't looked at this thread in awhile ...beautiful landscape shots!!

I went "deer hunting" this morning and there were plenty of deer just begging for their photo to be taken!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6501452713_0f3af75e02_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6501452713/)
Family Portrait (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6501452713/) by Denise Trocio (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

[ddt0725]

Does this count as street photography ...LOL!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6502435781_113e1e6d15_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6502435781/)
I Walk The Line (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6502435781/) by Denise Trocio (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

[bob williams]

Does this count as street photography ...LOL!

[/URL]
[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6502435781/"]I Walk The Line (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6502435781/) by Denise Trocio (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

I vote "yes"

[ddt0725]

A few more ...sorry but I did alot of shooting today :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6503170953_63b5ca9bdc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6503170953/)
I see you! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6503170953/) by Denise Trocio (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6503172409_3fd33341be_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6503172409/)
Man has entered the forest! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6503172409/) by Denise Trocio (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

[Sheiky]

Great shots Denise! Looks like there's plenty of wildlife there and you've captured it well:)

[rlriii13]

I really like that last one Denise! Usually, when I happen upon deer in action, all I see is their tails bounding away from me.

[ddt0725]

Thank you! There are hundreds of deer in this state park and most are too tame. I think it is due to people feeding them when they shouldn't be.

[conropl]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6519084975_a2964c62b8_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6518929027_be762c3e20_z.jpg

[DLS]

Really nice Pat - Tv just right IMO. The first one is my favorite.

Damian

[conropl]

Thank you Damian.

One more:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6518960109_5355dbf0c1_z.jpg

[Lancer]

Here is my favorite from my recent vacation to Destin, FL.

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[DLS]

Pat, you've inspired me to post some water-blur shots of my own....thank you.

Shot on the mid-north coast of BC in Bella Coola. There was a huge flood there in Sept 2010 and out company was dispatched to oversee the flood clean-up works. I was lucky enough to have some time to shoot in this BEAUTIFUL part of BC.

This was one of the first water-blur shots I ever attempted. Comments and critiques welcome, of course. The tight shot was intentional.

5DII with 50 f/1.4 @f/11, 0.8s, ISO 50. I think I put my touque on a rock, set the camera down and set mirror lock up and 2 sec timer
Post processing in LR3 (warmed it up quite a bit). I have to say, I am quite addicted to water-blur. I love the contrast between motion and stillness (if that's a word..lol)

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[conropl]

Damian - Looks really good. That must have been fast moving water to get that much blur at 0.8 sec exposure. I like that you improvised with no tripod... you have to make due with what you have. I was in Japan this fall and did not bring a tripod, and had to do the same thing to get some sunrise and waterfall shots.

I do like long exposures - the detail really comes out, and if you can get moving water in the shot, I think it just enhances things. I probably over do it, but I enjoy it.

Thanks for sharing.

Lancer - Nice beach shot. How high up were you when you took that shot?

[DLS]

That must have been fast moving water to get that much blur at 0.8 sec exposure.

Thanks Pat! Yes, compared to other streams i've shot this one was fast - water velocity about a meter per sec. Its a high-gradient straight-shot out of a very steep watershed. The surrounding mountains are ~3000m in elevation and feel like they right on top of you. Beautiful place.

[Lancer]

Lancer - Nice beach shot. How high up were you when you took that shot?

18 Stories, from my parents condo in Destin,FL.

Thanks for the compliment.

[ddt0725]

I know all of you are probably growing very tired of seeing my deer photos but there really isn't a whole heck of a lot to choose around here this time of year and they are much more cooperative than my dogs! :p

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6711439987_56597e1178_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6711439987/)
IMG_3235_framed (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6711439987/) by Denise Trocio (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

[Steve U]

Keep them coming Denise, don't get those kind of shots around here, I love em'.

[conropl]

Denise - There very nice shots and I enjoy them.

[ddt0725]

Thank you ...there are plenty more where these came from! :D

[bob williams]

Denise, Very nice and....I never get tired of deer pictures.

[bob williams]

Her is one that I did a "little" Photoshoping on---Joel was my mentor on this one, What do you think?

http://rwilliamsimaging.com/img/s3/v41/p693835138-4.jpg

[ddt0725]

Very cool application, Bob! I have applied this to a few of my deer photos but ended up deleting it because I ddn't know if it would appeal to others! I like what you did very much!

[ddt0725]

Here is one I did tonight that I'm not too sure about. I like your application Bob much better! I think the noise in mine is from when I applied the sepia first and added grain.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6712673477_00abee9d7f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6712673477/)
IMG_3350_1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6712673477/) by Denise Trocio (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

[francongphotography]

http://francongphotography.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/surprise/bird2-2/

This is one of my all time favourite so far...so lucky to have that composition and lighting at the same time :)

[ddt0725]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6740302555_97348e9767_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6740302555/)
IMG_3758 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6740302555/) by Denise Trocio (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6740300823_1288f60144_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6740300823/)
IMG_3762 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6740300823/) by Denise Trocio (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6718386189_a85c3cbd0c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6718386189/)
IMG_2244 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6718386189/) by Denise Trocio (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

[Jayson]

Here are some from the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. I think these qualify as nature???? Little story behind these...the refuge where these were taken was under 10 feet of water last summer from the Missouri River flooding. Where there use to be miles of vegetation and wildlife, there is now a muddy mess. For example, I didn't notice most of the poison ivy hanging from some of the trees since they weren't covered with vegetation and were just the vines themselves. My friend pointed them out before I did any real damage to myself. Apparently the vines, even dead, still can give you a nasty case of the itchy scratchies for up to 5 years.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yRN0O0XMAw0/Tx14vidzP1I/AAAAAAAACZo/0nHIoEffN1k/s1600/2012_01_08_24689+copy.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NpZH7NYtto0/Txbh1u5wc_I/AAAAAAAACYA/4CVJfSTEUk0/s1600/2012_01_08_24783+copy.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rgIev77ogBA/Txbh09fKIpI/AAAAAAAACX4/11DXZHdiWuU/s1600/2012_01_08_24756+copy.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zrFJGEIxnsE/TxRyjbUAm3I/AAAAAAAACVw/-Azgbf6anSE/s1600/2012_01_08_24706+copy.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k8yjgFT2xok/TxRyiise4EI/AAAAAAAACVg/rAG05D9h8UA/s1600/2012_01_08_24692+copy.jpg

[HDNitehawk]

I know all of you are probably growing very tired of seeing my deer photos but there really isn't a whole heck of a lot to choose around here this time of year and they are much more

Not at all Denise...keep going we need pictures of the big boys as well...Like this one I took in KS two years ago. After this encounter I found my self upgrading to the 1D IV.

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1277/5180510226_276ba8bf5b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55888666@N08/5180510226/)
KansasBuck1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55888666@N08/5180510226/) by hdnitehawk01 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55888666@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1387/5179910943_6034f2bfc5_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55888666@N08/5179910943/)
KansasBuck3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55888666@N08/5179910943/) by hdnitehawk01 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55888666@N08/), on Flickr

[Kayaker72]

Nice shots jayson. Love #4.

[ddt0725]

Yep, #4 is my favorite also, Jayson although all of them are very good! I really like the lighting on #4.

[ddt0725]

Not at all Denise...keep going we need pictures of the big boys as well...Like this one I took in KS two years ago. After this encounter I found my self upgrading to the 1D IV.

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1277/5180510226_276ba8bf5b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55888666@N08/5180510226/)
KansasBuck1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55888666@N08/5180510226/) by hdnitehawk01 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55888666@N08/), on Flickr

I love this shot! I wish I could find something other than the mama's and her babies but no luck yet!

[HDNitehawk]

I love this shot! I wish I could find something other than the mama's and her babies but no luck yet!

I like baby shots, but it is still early in the year for those.

The best time to find the big ones is when they are wanting to make the babies. This fellow was in a Kansas field, and I walked fairly close to him. He would have never run at all and I could have gotten real close, except for one thing. The doe he was courting decided she wanted to run, he wouldn't budge as long as she didn't. The rut has already passed and the antlers are going to be falling off soon. But...later in the spring when the antlers are in velvet we can get some good pics. This guy is probably a 1/1000 deer, even in Kansas you don't see them this big that often.

This time of year once the antlers fall off, it gets hard to get interesting shots. Our next big chance will be spotted babies in a few months.

[Rocco]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6718386189_a85c3cbd0c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6718386189/)
IMG_2244 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6718386189/) by Denise Trocio (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

Denise.. That's freaking great! Love it.

[Rocco]

If I get in a wildlife rut.. or just want to make it easy on myself.. I can always go shoot these old men.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6610374669_e38a1354aa_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardvier/6610374669/)
IMG_4405 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardvier/6610374669/) by RVier199 (http://www.flickr.com/people/richardvier/), on Flickr

[ddt0725]

That's what you shoot when you are in a rut!? I would be so excited to capture a shot like this, much more exciting than shooting doe! Fantastic shot, Rocco!

[conropl]

Good day for finding some difficult to shot animals. I was headed out to go do some walking around a local pond and found a Snow Owl just down the road from my house. Then I found a beaver in the pond.

Later in the day I found the Owl on a much more photogenic perch (same place I saw him yesterday), but he was to far away... I need to go talk to the owner of the property and see if I can get a better pic in the future.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6827345089_d86cc8c964_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/6827345089/)
Snow Owl-1571 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/6827345089/) by westmichigan (http://www.flickr.com/people/60479608@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6827370721_38f06561fc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/6827370721/)
Beaver-8264 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/6827370721/) by westmichigan (http://www.flickr.com/people/60479608@N05/), on Flickr

[ddt0725]

Fantastic day for you, Pat!! Both shots are great! I went looking for a snowy owl today but once again I came up empty. I think they are long gone from my area now. I sure hope they return next winter!

[Joel Eade]

This is a Mule Deer from my trip to New Mexico, it was standing close to the road so Bob Williams graciously stopped to let me take a few shots....it was so close I could not get it all in the frame with the 500mm lens I had been using for birds!

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio.com/img/s3/v42/p811737806-5.jpg

[btaylor]

....it was so close I could not get it all in the frame with the 500mm lens I had been using for birds!

Oh you poor thing! It must be terrible having such a long lens. I'll tell you what, I'm willing to swap your 500mm for my 17-40mm to make life easier for you because I'm such a nice guy ;)

[Jayson]

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hIcfoK8i91Y/T0_EtNJKgcI/AAAAAAAACgs/VhNDmNDJusI/s640/2012_02_17_EOS%207D_020340.jpg

[ahab1372]

now I want a macro...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6983796177_6a4030fb77_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/6983796177/)
_MG_7237 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/6983796177/) by ahab1372 (http://www.flickr.com/people/76937997@N07/), on Flickr
T3i, 18-55mm Kit lens

[ddt0725]

Going through some photos from a few months back that I never did anything with at the time ...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7057/6996910381_6e6b10f083_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6996910381/)
IMG_8089 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6996910381/) by Denise Trocio (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

[bob williams]

Going through some photos from a few months back that I never did anything with at the time ...

[/URL]
[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6996910381/"]IMG_8089 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6996910381/) by Denise Trocio (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

Stunning colors in this shot----nice job with framing as well..

[ddt0725]

Stunning colors in this shot----nice job with framing as well..

Thanks, Bob! I just received an email from Portal Wisconsin that they chose it for their home page, only for the day though I think but still pretty cool ...

http://www.portalwisconsin.org/

[ahab1372]

Thanks, Bob! I just received an email from Portal Wisconsin that they chose it for their home page, only for the day though I think but still pretty cool ...

http://www.portalwisconsin.org/
pretty cool indeed. They just should have given it more space, it deserves it.

Arnt

[Sheiky]

Very nice Denise! I hope you took a screen-shot already;) It's not published very large, but it does link directly to the photo on Flickr which is very nice.
The photo is very peacefully with great colors. I also like the moving boat. Great shot:)

[Sheiky]

now I want a macro...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6983796177_6a4030fb77_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/6983796177/)

Me too, this doesn't really help support my idea that selling the 100mm macro was a good idea:( You still got very close! Nice!

[ahab1372]

Me too, this doesn't really help support my idea that selling the 100mm macro was a good idea:( You still got very close! Nice!
Thanks!
The EF-S 18-55 kit lens has a MFD of 25cm/0.8ft, the rest is cropped.
Why did you sell your macro? Not enough use?
Arnt

[Sheiky]

Thanks!
The EF-S 18-55 kit lens has a MFD of 25cm/0.8ft, the rest is cropped.
Why did you sell your macro? Not enough use?
Arnt
Yeah too little use, too much weight in the bag and I needed the money to help fund my other hobby...a new mountainbike:o To be honest we have had very bad macro seasons the last two years so it had been used very little. I am currently looking if extension tubes are a good option. Otherwise I might be looking at a used 100mm (non-L) macro.

As for your kit-lens. It works pretty good. For fun(experimenting) you could take it off the camera, hold it reversed to your camera and take a shot. You can get very magnified pictures that way. You would need to have good light I think. A (pop-up)flash helps. There are even adapters on the market to attach your lens reversed to your camera. I would say, just try it out:o

[ddt0725]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7200/7039260991_b74e9b322a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/7039260991/)
Just me &amp; nature on a early foggy morning (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/7039260991/) by Denise Trocio (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

[ahab1372]

I definitely don't mind the fog on that one Denise.
Great picture

Arnt

[Kayaker72]

Love the GBH Denise....

A few more from my trip.....Howler Monkeys....

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7094/7020529411_daa0c349c8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7020529411/)
Small-2878 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7020529411/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7114/6874426544_da42fed9b4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/6874426544/)
Small-2855 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/6874426544/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7104/6874426492_c12dd8100a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/6874426492/)
Small-2822 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/6874426492/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6234/6890665656_85dca6c1ba_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/6890665656/)
Small-3222 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/6890665656/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

The first three were from a river boat tour of the Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge. A troop came very close to the river. The last was from Manuel Antonio NP.

Thanks for viewing....Brant

[conropl]

Going through some photos from a few months back that I never did anything with at the time ...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7057/6996910381_6e6b10f083_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6996910381/)
IMG_8089 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/6996910381/) by Denise Trocio (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

Not sure how I missed this one, but it is a great shot. Beautiful colors and reflection.

[conropl]

Brant - Wow... nice shots. That must have been a great trip.

[bluesman]

769
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
This guy was in my backyard this weekend.

[NFLD Stephen]

Brant;

Great shots of the howler monkees. Love the one of the mother and her baby, really great to get a shot like that.

The Cano Negro area is great isn't it? We went there a couple years ago. It's great that you can see alot of wildlife in a small area. It's not like that in most other areas. We found that in the amazon basin, there are still alot of animals, but they have alot more space to hide...so it's sometimes harder to find the same diversity of wildlife as in smaller areas like Cano Negro.

Stephen

[ddt0725]

Not sure how I missed this one, but it is a great shot. Beautiful colors and reflection. Thank you, Pat! It is my favorite place nearby to watch the sunset!

[Kayaker72]

Thanks Pat. It was a great trip. I'd recommend Costa Rica to anyone...as long as they can tolerate the roads....

Stephen. Cano Negro was great. I wish I had more time. I went there expecting to see a ton of birds, but only saw a few (but a lot of other wildlife). I don't think our boat tour made it very far into the refuge and I have a feeling there is a lot more to see. Next time I will go with one of the more specialized tours that are out longer. I enjoyed all of the parks I went to as we had good luck in Carara and Manuel Antonio National parks as well. That is interesting about the Amazon, but makes sense. The farmland around each of Costa Rica's parks/refuges likely does consolidate the wildlife.

Still processing photos :).

[Steve U]

Hi Brant, fantastic shots of those howler monkeys, sounds like a a great trip. You probably didn'y know where to point your camera next. Lovely detail and exposure on those shots.

[qwRad]

Great stuff on this thread too. Here is a little addition from me.
Weather was kind of gray but I still got some okay shots of deer and a first for me: a fox! :)
The first one is very heavily processed as it was very dark and I saw them when I was walking to the field but it makes for an interesting photo nevertheless.

http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_3203-edit-2_thumb.jpg?w=620&h=360 (http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_3203-edit-2.jpg)

http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_3350-edit_thumb.jpg?w=620&h=337 (http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_3350-edit.jpg)

http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_3500-edit_thumb.jpg?w=620&h=372 (http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_3500-edit.jpg)

[/URL][URL="http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_3524-edit_thumb.jpg?w=620&h=390"]http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_3524-edit_thumb.jpg?w=620&h=390

(http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_3524-edit_thumb.jpg?w=620&h=390)If you are interested to see some more photos from the same day you can see them in my blog (http://qwrad.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/deercranefoxswan/)
Thanks for viewing and keep up the good work everyone!

[Sheiky]

Great shots! I've never seen a fox in real life as well. Cool:)

[qwRad]

Great shots! I've never seen a fox in real life as well. Cool:)

Thanks Jan. I've seen one before a few times.Even quite near my home here in the city since we have a large park and some small forest and hill patches around here. But this was the first time I had my camera ready and was prepared for one. It was so great that he came back near the hunting tower where I was sitting since I thought I was late and wouldn't see him again after the early morning encounter.

[Andy Stringer]

While out hiking yesterday I spotted a herd of red deer grazing in a clearing in the forest. I think the snow at higher levels had driven them down the hill. I have often got shots of the backside of a deer running away from me, but this time I think they had safety in numbers as they kept a watchful eye on me. It's a shame that the longest lens I had with me was 200mm, so this is cropped to about a quarter of the frame.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6975928488_0b7cd0dd68_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/6975928488/)
5D Mark II, EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM @ 200mm, f/8, 1/400s, ISO 400

Since we seem to have a deer and fox theme at the moment, here's my best picture of an arctic fox in its summer coat, taken in Svalbard three years ago.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7237/6979452440_8398174732_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/6979452440/)
5D Mark II, EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm, f/5.6, 1/400s, ISO 125

[Iman]

967968969970971

[Spacecake80]

How do u post pics on here?

[conropl]

How do u post pics on here?
I do it through Flickr.
To attached photos directly from your computer - the link below explains it (I got this through the FAQ link in the header above)
http://community.the-digital-picture.com/faq.php?faq=vb3_reading_posting#faq_vb3_attachment s

[conropl]

From a kayak trip this morning:

No Room at the Log:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7099/7228247564_955e037a9e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/7228247564/)
Turtle-4238 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/7228247564/) by westmichigan (http://www.flickr.com/people/60479608@N05/), on Flickr

[Kayaker72]

That was a good kayak trip...hmmmm...makes me want to get on the water.....

[Dave Throgmartin]

The 135L at its best is an amazing lens. Taken with 60D at f/5.6. I think this is pretty amazing detail on the bee for a non-macro lens taken from this distance.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7075/7230892350_ed64863288_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/7230892350/)
2012_05_19_5284 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/7230892350/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7230888750_96d32561c4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/7230888750/)
2012_05_19_5284_tighter (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/7230888750/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

[ddt0725]

Beautiful shot, David!

I took this one today of a fast little guy that was nice enough to stop and pose for the camera ...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7093/7264998176_b4557531f2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/7264998176/)
Gopher (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/7264998176/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

[saslls]

Love the bokeh Denise! Your focus was spot on! You reminded me that I have some gopher shots too...I have these guys living in my front yard.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8156/7104105141_cd75a05446.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/saslls/7104105141/)
April 22, 2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/saslls/7104105141/) by saslls (http://www.flickr.com/people/saslls/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7072/7270644118_5ede189016.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/saslls/7270644118/)
13 striped gopher (http://www.flickr.com/photos/saslls/7270644118/) by saslls (http://www.flickr.com/people/saslls/), on Flickr

[thekingb]

A visitor this morning. 7D and EF 70-300L

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7220/7276656256_3af31525dd_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bk3132/7276656256/)
photo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bk3132/7276656256/) by thekingb (http://www.flickr.com/people/bk3132/), on Flickr

[ddt0725]

Beautiful deer photo! I love the natural surroundings of the water, trees and flowers ...very pretty!

Another shot from today ...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7221/7276809092_8869e630a3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/7276809092/)
Baby Robin (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/7276809092/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

[bob williams]

Nice work everyone: DD, I really like the the little Robin and th treatment really adds to it. Dave, The second bee shot is outstanding.

[Sean Setters]

Well, I don't usually take shots of nature, but I liked this little guy. He sat and posed for a good 2 minutes while I had my camera in hand.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZFSh81EXQns/T8Irtu-S69I/AAAAAAAACdk/9fN1lvFYEJo/s640/IMG_3445_1080.jpg (https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ET9dtKpmeqQl5oBrvepKHxfLcE_ixge7Qt7y33Zzsb8?feat=d irectlink)

Canon 7D
70-200mm f/2.8 L IS w/ Kenko 1.4x Teleconverter
f/4, 1/60 sec, ISO 400

[ddt0725]

Very nice shot Sean especially since this isn't really in your usual realm of subject matters! Also, the Kenko seems to work really well for you! I've been wondering how one would perform on my Sigma zoom.

Well, now that the baby robins have flown the nest a bit too soon and survived the hunting instincts of my dogs, I now find that I have a bunny nest in my yard! Being the city slicker that I am, I didn't know that is what this was at first. My daughter started to remove it from my flower garden for me & something moved from underneath it and we both bolted into the house! I looked it up online and sure enough that is what it is!

Could someone please tell me how long this little guys tend to stick around the nest before existing on their merry way!? I have no clue what I am going to do with my 3 dogs until they are gone!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7292074188_8258a98a43_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/7292074188/)
Bunny nest in my flower garden! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/7292074188/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.dtrociophotography.com)), on Flickr

[Steve U]

Not to worry, they'll only be there to Easter, then they have all them eggs to deliver.:p

[thekingb]

Could someone please tell me how long this little guys tend to stick around the nest before existing on their merry way!? I have no clue what I am going to do with my 3 dogs until they are gone!



I had one literally in the middle of my front lawn a few years back and even mowed around it. I can't remember exactly how long they were there -- a week or so? I also think a hawk found them...:eek:

[nvitalephotography]

If it is in fact a rabbit nest (looks kind of small to me) then the babies are weaned after about three weeks and can leave the nest at any point after that, but could stick around for longer.

[conropl]

Run across this at the edge of a pond. She was well comouflaged... I walked past it once and almost stepped on it before I noticed it. She was laying eggs, so I snapped a quick picture and moved on so I would not disturb her.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/7298702332_707d6be886_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/7298702332/)
Turtle - 4763 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/7298702332/) by westmichigan (http://www.flickr.com/people/60479608@N05/), on Flickr

[ddt0725]

Here are a few shots of the baby bunnies. I think they are only about 1-1/2 days old ...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7099/7302072652_e0608ef486_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/7302072652/)
Siblings Snuggling (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/7302072652/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8023/7302070852_c4903612a8_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/7302070852/)
Baby bunny (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/7302070852/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8007/7302069136_933bcdd893_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/7302069136/)
Sleeping baby bunny (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/7302069136/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8024/7302064872_7b9735b3c4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/7302064872/)

Baby bunnies (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/7302064872/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/18085870@N07/), on Flickr

[Mickw]

1123

Its pin sharp in the original.

[Dave Throgmartin]

Great shot Mick, that's quite a stare!

[bob williams]

Its pin sharp in the original.

Mick, Thats a very nice shot and it's clear that he is thinking "lunch" as he stares at you.

[Andy Stringer]

Not sure if farm animals count as 'nature', but this sheep is on a tiny island off the west coast of Scotland. The hill beyond is on a neighbouring island.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7093/7172254897_43d413fe8d_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/7172254897/)
Sheep on the Isle of Muck (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/7172254897/) by Andrew Stringer (http://www.flickr.com/people/apstringer/), on Flickr

I finally managed to get some shots of deer from close range in good light. I prefer the backlit one myself.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7213/7172416903_fbb827e68b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/7172416903/)
Red Deer Stag (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/7172416903/) by Andrew Stringer (http://www.flickr.com/people/apstringer/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8016/7172422501_16f1e94911_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/7172422501/)
Red Deer Stag (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/7172422501/) by Andrew Stringer (http://www.flickr.com/people/apstringer/), on Flickr

[ahab1372]

the sheep surely looks wild enough in that environment. I already disclosed that I like sheep, nice shots Andy.

Arnt

[thekingb]

Green Frog. Taken with 7D and EF 70-300L.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7211/7177990825_2f47ca8010_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bk3132/7177990825/)
photo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bk3132/7177990825/) by thekingb (http://www.flickr.com/people/bk3132/), on Flickr

Here's another. I don't know if it is a different morph or if the light was so different that the colors are so different.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7073/7177988749_79f7b938c6_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bk3132/7177988749/)
photo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bk3132/7177988749/) by thekingb (http://www.flickr.com/people/bk3132/), on Flickr

[cowmao]

Fawn in the neighbor's front yard. It stayed put while we were all several feet away, but the cat scared it away.

http://www.jimslamepics.com/Website/TDP/i-FXDq7pF/0/L/img1847dpp-L.jpg
50D 70-200 f/2.8L IS II

[bob williams]

Love the Fawn Cowmao--the angle and the fawn peering through the grass just make the shot.

Here are a few from the weekend taken at The Bosque Del Apache in NM.

Just a turkey, But I liked the colors:

http://rwilliamsimaging.com/img/s3/v43/p337317846-4.jpg

A deer and friends:

http://rwilliamsimaging.com/img/s2/v53/p109509667-4.jpg

And a buck muley in felt:

http://rwilliamsimaging.com/img/s1/v46/p820272071-5.jpg

[Joel Eade]

The scene with the Turkey would make a gorgeous print and I love the Mule Deer and Cowbirds:)

[Kayaker72]

Great shots above....

These were taken of Terrill Gorge falls in Vermont:
Using a 6 Stop ND Filter

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8023/7439479180_6533ea5bc3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7439479180/)
Terrill gorge-5716 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7439479180/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

With a CPL

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7257/7439461956_2ff54a3fae_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7439461956/)
Terrill Gorge-5668 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7439461956/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

Brant

[Steve U]

Nice ones Brant, wondering if you got your feet wet in the first one?

[conropl]

Brant - Very nicely done. Great exposure. I think like the first one best.

[thekingb]

I think like the first one best.

+1. That's a beauty.

[Kayaker72]

:)

Thanks guys.....always nice to hear your comments.....glad you like the shots.

[Richard Lane]

Awesome shots Brant and I especially love the first one!

Rich

[bob williams]

+1. That's a beauty.

+2

[Dave Throgmartin]

Here's a test panorama I made using the Canon 28mm of a local park. There are 3 shots stitched together in Photostop Elements 10.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/7472049274_fdc4f43443_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/7472049274/)
Atwood Park Bridge Panorama (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/7472049274/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Dave

[Kayaker72]

Had some natural fireworks here last night:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7271/7511631872_809b72a016_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7511631872/)
small-6241 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7511631872/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

-Brant

[francongphotography]

Man, I'm gonna fill this post with all my shots from Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks!!

Lol, I'm just kidding, but here're my favourites
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8144/7512492220_dfcde415d5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/franco_ng/7512492220/in/photostream)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8153/7512443300_94df187076.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/franco_ng/7512443300/in/photostream)

and of course, can't miss the Old Faithful Geyser!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8283/7512466444_8b738b3820.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/franco_ng/7512466444/in/photostream)

And there's more on my flickr set-http://www.flickr.com/photos/franco_ng/sets/72157630381708518/

I'm really happy that I can share with all of you the amazing nature scenes!

[Kayaker72]

Love Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons...great shots Franco....

[Steve U]

Ahh, beautiful images on this page.
Until now.
Who would throw away a perfectly good horse, just because he was vertically challenged.
Nobody, he is just sunbaking in the winter sun.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8428/7525985690_23d8ce4b32_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/steves_life/7525985690/)
Miniature horse (http://www.flickr.com/photos/steves_life/7525985690/) by Steve's Life (http://www.flickr.com/people/steves_life/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.

[ahab1372]

Steve,
How did you take that picture? Top of a roof? Can you fly?

Arnt

[Steve U]

Steve,
How did you take that picture? Top of a roof? Can you fly?

Arnt
I went to the edge of a deck at a cafe up in the mountains, looked over the edge and he was just lying there.
It looked like someone had literally thrown him over the railing.
But he was just sunbaking, on the grass.:cool:

[Richard Lane]

Nice capture Steve! He actually looks very happy, like he's smiling! :)

[Steph]

Nice capture Steve! He actually looks very happy, like he's smiling! :)

Yes, true, LOL. didn't see the smile :)

[Andy Stringer]

Took a trip to Forvie Nature Reserve in the north-east of Scotland yesterday. Here are some of the insects I found.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7114/7596111258_d43cfc2798_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/7596111258/)
Dark Green Fritillary, Male (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/7596111258/) by Andrew Stringer (http://www.flickr.com/people/apstringer/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8433/7596114996_2ea0d5c5f7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/7596114996/)
Dark Green Fritillary, Female (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/7596114996/) by Andrew Stringer (http://www.flickr.com/people/apstringer/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7279/7596119538_61b9fa864a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/7596119538/)
Six-Spot Burnet on Thistle (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/7596119538/) by Andrew Stringer (http://www.flickr.com/people/apstringer/), on Flickr

[ddt0725]

Beautiful shots, Andy!!

Keeping with the butterfly theme ...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7106/7624445588_4a3c184d9c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7624445588/)
Beautiful Monarch (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7624445588/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/dtrociophotography/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7619413548_6c7f0533f1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7619413548/)
Beautiful Monarch (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7619413548/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/dtrociophotography/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7137/7619420042_83346375b3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7619420042/)
IMG_2306 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7619420042/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/dtrociophotography/), on Flickr

[ddt0725]

I think this one is my fav of the bunch from yesterday ...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8010/7630359346_22d9b49f96_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7630359346/)
The beauty of summer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7630359346/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/dtrociophotography/), on Flickr

[Jayson]

Holy Butterflies. Great shots and great exposures on these Andy and Denise.

[HDNitehawk]

The true beauty of Yellowstone. Once the elk bedded down a herd of people rushed to within 10-15 yards of him to get pictures. Nothing like being in Nature.

Who says you need a supertele to get close ups of wildlife?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8024/7650088532_d4be6e65d5_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55888666@N08/7650088532/)
Yellowstone 2012 (1 of 1)-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55888666@N08/7650088532/) by hdnitehawk01 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55888666@N08/), on Flickr

[Steph]

LOL, that's a lot of photoshop to get rid of them :rolleyes:

[ddt0725]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8428/7664256942_9cb69e3070_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7664256942/)
FRTHB (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7664256942/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/dtrociophotography/), on Flickr

[ddt0725]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7256/7728836542_2fd06c724a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7728836542/)
Swallowtail (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7728836542/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/dtrociophotography/), on Flickr

[conropl]

Denise - Everything is so colorful. That last butterfly looks great with the wings splayed out like that.

Here are a mother and her two fawns that I came across yesterday:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8293/7777971916_f5069f0511_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/7777971916/)
Fawn Playing Peek-a-boo - 7623 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/7777971916/) by westmichigan (http://www.flickr.com/people/60479608@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7116/7778007278_5ae81a9fdd_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/7778007278/)
2 Fawns &amp; Momma -7673 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/7778007278/) by westmichigan (http://www.flickr.com/people/60479608@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7778032910_be8a8df238_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/7778032910/)
Deer (A Little Drink of Water)-7697 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/7778032910/) by westmichigan (http://www.flickr.com/people/60479608@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7106/7777948616_5e8ef24365_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/7777948616/)
Feisty Fawn-7732 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/7777948616/) by westmichigan (http://www.flickr.com/people/60479608@N05/), on Flickr

[ahab1372]

From a kayak, too?

Arnt

[conropl]

From a kayak, too?

Arnt

Yes.

I got some nice bird shots I will try to post latter if I can get some time (shore birds and Green Heron).

[Jayson]

Pat, these are great. Amazing capture of the little guy with Mommy! You have a steady kayak and hand! :D

[conropl]

Thank you Arnt and Jayson. It was a good morning.

[ddt0725]

Thanks, Pat! Those deer shots are exceptionally beautiful!!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8298/7790001222_4b05dd0280_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7790001222/)
Ruby-throated hummingbird (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7790001222/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/dtrociophotography/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8296/7789999454_ba265331fc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7789999454/)
Monarch (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7789999454/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/dtrociophotography/), on Flickr

[Jayson]

Lovely Denise. I wish i could get some HB here. Too dry and all my flowers died.

I did finally get a monarch this year.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IJIUaaIJlD0/UCvFDT3qN2I/AAAAAAAAFE0/WAUQh_eRrjo/s800/2012_08_13_EOS%207D_027367%20copy.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_EcaWgDtIQU/UCvFCoZuvqI/AAAAAAAAFEs/PHceYNI_MgY/s800/2012_08_13_EOS%207D_027366%20copy.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AxnPK0Fn4nM/UCvGWjjrJYI/AAAAAAAAFE8/abCp8lrskqY/s800/2012_08_13_EOS%207D_027349%20copy.jpg

[Kayaker72]

I came across two sets of loons kayaking on Sunday. I've processed my shots from the first set. These were my favorites:

All shot with a Canon 7D, 100-400L @ 400 mm, 1/800, f/5.6, ISO 200


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7251/7827674436_cd23159163_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7827674436/)
small-7211-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7827674436/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7124/7827676364_ea8cf29d15_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7827676364/)
small-7168 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7827676364/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8435/7827676604_d678e04812_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7827676604/)
small-7162 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7827676604/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8425/7827676818_9ace8a48cd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7827676818/)
small-7155 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7827676818/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8433/7827677392_d80cc468da_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7827677392/)
small-7138 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7827677392/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing....Brant

[conropl]

Brant:

Those are all great. I always wanted to get close to a loon (the bird type). The forth one is my favorite... a few perch in their belly and now they are kicking back.

[ddt0725]

Brant, this a fantastic set of shots! I couldn't even decide which was my fav, I like them all!!

@Jayson - I love your monarch shots! Beautiful lighting and perfect focus! I wish I could get a shot of one on a small flower like that and with such beautiful bokeh! Much prettier than my large butterfly bush!

[nvitalephotography]

one from a few weeks ago

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8291/7827897904_38bfd0206b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59342069@N07/7827897904/)

[Jayson]

one from a few weeks ago

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8291/7827897904_38bfd0206b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59342069@N07/7827897904/)

Great catch! Did you want to see the other end ;)??? The detail on the back is pretty amazing. Crocs are so cool!

[Jayson]

Brant, some great shots of the birds! (loons???)


@Jayson - I love your monarch shots! Beautiful lighting and perfect focus! I wish I could get a shot of one on a small flower like that and with such beautiful bokeh! Much prettier than my large butterfly bush!

Denise, your butterfly bush looks great in your shots. I shot those with my 300mm f4L IS at MFD, so I still had quite a few feet between them and I. I was lucky because this place doesn't get any water and the only things that were alive were clover patches. I believe that helped with the DOF more than anything.

[nvitalephotography]

Great catch! Did you want to see the other end ;)??? The detail on the back is pretty amazing. Crocs are so cool!

Thanks, I actually went out with this composition in mind. I'd like to get even closer...I like detail shots of gators...they have such great patterns

[Kayaker72]

Thanks everyone, glad you like them. Jayson, yep, those are loons.

Nick...great shot..but careful with those gators.....

[Kayaker72]

We came across two families of Loons last Sunday. The first set I posted were from the first. I am still making my way through the photos of the second family, but here are a few I liked:
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[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7850315580/"]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8439/7850315580_003e3c28af_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7850315880/)
Loon-7284 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7850315580/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7850315414_633df72511_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7850315414/)
Loon-7288 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7850315414/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7119/7850314984_e3c31fd563_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7850314984/)
Loon-7326 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7850314984/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing....Brant

[Jayson]

Here is a GBH fishing and the fishy getting away. Still not sure why he dropped it.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vhZDRrEsDoA/UDbpq7IQpCI/AAAAAAAAF2o/0XEzyDD32UA/s1600/2012_08_22_EOS+7D_027736+copy.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VspXi-F_v3E/UDbpsqBQPiI/AAAAAAAAF24/33UKyNuHKtQ/s1600/2012_08_22_EOS+7D_027738+copy.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jPQQLkk0rMQ/UDbpuQq-XJI/AAAAAAAAF3I/hfQb10DclXM/s1600/2012_08_22_EOS+7D_027740+copy.jpg

[Jayson]

We came across two families of Loons last Sunday. The first set I posted were from the first. I am still making my way through the photos of the second family, but here are a few I liked. Thanks for viewing....Brant

These are great Brant! Great detail!

[Andy Stringer]

You caught some good action there, Brant. Great shots.

Not much action in this shot, from a hike in the Cairngorm mountains last weekend. I came across these reindeer browsing on the short grass high up near the summit of Cairn Gorm. At this altitude, the snow can lie all year round. These three beasts are part of a herd of about 120 that roam these hills, but it's still quite rare to see them as they tend to avoid the most frequented areas. They are very docile and were unconcerned as I approached them.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8293/7814463736_085ee9d2b8_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/7814463736/)
Reindeer in the Cairngorm Mountains (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/7814463736/) by Andrew Stringer (http://www.flickr.com/people/apstringer/), on Flickr

[Kayaker72]

Thanks Andy and Jayson.....glad you like the shots.

:D

Nice shots of the Reindeer and GBH.

[Steve U]

Nice ones Brant and Jason.
Good to see you posting Andy. Beasts? These three beasts? For beasts they look very cute, furry and cuddly. No red noses???

[Andy Stringer]

I just checked my dictionary and it says a beast is "Any animal other than man, esp. a large wild quadruped." The term is often used in Scotland to refer to deer.

[Steve U]

What's a dictionary?
We call cattle beasts, so I think you are right, deers definitely qualify as beasts.

[Kayaker72]

A few waterfalls from yesterday:
Edit-all shot with Canon 7D mounted on a gorillapod DSLR and the EFS 15-85

@ 15 mm, 30 sec, f/5.6, ISO 800 +0.7 exposure in post- 10 Stop B+W ND filter
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8297/7905865914_b105f58e0c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7905865914/)
small-7521-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7905865914/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr


@32 mm, 1 sec, f/11, ISO 100, -0.6 in post, 6 stop B+W ND filter
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8317/7905847720_5d073fb43e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7905847720/)
small-7506 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7905847720/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

@16 mm, 2.5 sec, f/11, ISO 100, 6 stop B+W ND filter
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8435/7905847948_a2b3d45455_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7905847948/)
small-7478 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/7905847948/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing...Brant

[bob williams]

Brant, Nice Set!!! The 2nd one is outstanding.

Bob

[Jayson]

Very nice Brant! Those are some great waterfall photos!

[Steph]

Very nice indeed! What are the exposure values?

[Kayaker72]

Thanks Bob, Jayson, and Steph. Always fun to get out and hike a little.

Steph, I edited the post to include exposure settings. On the first, I probably should have used the 6 stop ND and stopped down. But it started off brighter and as I was shooting clouds rolled in, it got dark so I quickly tried to adjust, dropping down to f/5.6. The posted shot was the last one I could get before the rain.

[HDNitehawk]

A recent outing to a project in Western Oklahoma
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8031/7925025158_23b2a9b3d0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55888666@N08/7925025158/)
Western Oklahoma Jack Rabbit -4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55888666@N08/7925025158/) by hdnitehawk01 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55888666@N08/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8039/7925024444_18febf9462_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55888666@N08/7925024444/)
Western Oklahoma Jack Rabbit -3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55888666@N08/7925024444/) by hdnitehawk01 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55888666@N08/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8312/7925026778_cf53e23a20_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55888666@N08/7925026778/)
Western Oklahoma Jack Rabbit -46.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55888666@N08/7925026778/) by hdnitehawk01 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55888666@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8033/7925027414_01d64ddce9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55888666@N08/7925027414/)
Western Oklahoma Jack Rabbit -56.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55888666@N08/7925027414/) by hdnitehawk01 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55888666@N08/), on Flickr

[conropl]

Brant - Your waterfalls just keep getting better. One question... why ISO 800 on the first one? It turned out good, but I was wondering why not go ISO 100 and less ND? In any case it turned out really nice.

HDNitehawk - Those are big eyes, and rabits around here do not have ears that big. Really nice detail.

[saslls]

White tail deer
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8461/7924257732_c220f0b307.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/saslls/7924257732/) September 03, 2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/saslls/7924257732/) by saslls (http://www.flickr.com/people/saslls/), on Flickr

coyote in the same field as above.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8452/7903250372_a8984b1a28.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/saslls/7903250372/) coyote (http://www.flickr.com/photos/saslls/7903250372/) by saslls (http://www.flickr.com/people/saslls/), on Flickr

[Kayaker72]

Rick...good set. Really like 1&2.

Lisa..good captures on the wildlife....



Brant - Your waterfalls just keep getting better. One question... why ISO 800 on the first one? It turned out good, but I was wondering why not go ISO 100 and less ND? In any case it turned out really nice.

Pat, first off, thanks. The reasons for ISO 800 were actually time and weather. When I first checked the exposure of the scene, I needed the 10 stop filter for a 30 sec exposure at ~ ISO 200 (which is hardly distinguishable to ISO 100, IMO). But, darker clouds moved in as I finished setting up and the first two shots were too dark. Rain start to fall during the second shot, so I bumped to ISO 800 and got the 3rd shot. By the time I got the camera back in the bag it was pouring rain.

So, if the rain hadn't started to fall in the second, I may have adjusted to the 6-stop ND. But I had little time and it was faster to adjust ISO. I do know what you are saying as noise starts to creep in pretty quick on the 7D, especially compared to the new models. There was noise in the shot that I smoothed out in post.

[conropl]

Pat, first off, thanks. The reasons for ISO 800 were actually time and weather. When I first checked the exposure of the scene, I needed the 10 stop filter for a 30 sec exposure at ~ ISO 200 (which is hardly distinguishable to ISO 100, IMO). But, darker clouds moved in as I finished setting up and the first two shots were too dark. Rain start to fall during the second shot, so I bumped to ISO 800 and got the 3rd shot. By the time I got the camera back in the bag it was pouring rain.

So, if the rain hadn't started to fall in the second, I may have adjusted to the 6-stop ND. But I had little time and it was faster to adjust ISO. I do know what you are saying as noise starts to creep in pretty quick on the 7D, especially compared to the new models. There was noise in the shot that I smoothed out in post.

Thanks for the explination. Your shot looks good and clean, and I wanted to make sure I was not missing some great waterfall trick that I was not aware of. I hate getting my 7D up to ISO 400, and seldom get to 800 (how I wish for a 5D). I agree with you regarding the difference between ISO 100 and 200.

[Dave Throgmartin]

I took this one last weekend at Green Bay Botanical Garden.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8448/7940083000_baa8b91196_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/7940083000/)
2012_09_02_9107_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/7940083000/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Dave

[ddt0725]

Seeing a Mourning Cloak in my garden is rare! Looks like this one has seen some wear on his migration journey ...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8453/7952650036_73323cde86_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7952650036/)
Mourning Cloak (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7952650036/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/dtrociophotography/), on Flickr

and a few monarch shots, I apologize if I already posted these in another thread ...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8029/7952271786_11fa7175ce_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7952271786/)
Yet another monarch shot! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7952271786/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/dtrociophotography/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8310/7951929478_84366662bb_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7951929478/)
Male Monarch (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/7951929478/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/dtrociophotography/), on Flickr

[Dave Throgmartin]

The 135L at its best is an amazing lens. Taken with 60D at f/5.6. I think this is pretty amazing detail on the bee for a non-macro lens taken from this distance.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7075/7230892350_ed64863288_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/7230892350/)
2012_05_19_5284 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/7230892350/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7230888750_96d32561c4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/7230888750/)
2012_05_19_5284_tighter (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/7230888750/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

I actually finished #4 out of #92 on a dpreview challenge with this photo! I've learned a lot from everyone on the forum and wanted to say thanks for all of the tips, etc...

http://www.dpreview.com/challenges/Challenge.aspx?ID=7204

Dave

[bob williams]

Dave, Very cool shots of the bee, beautiful detail and exposure. I agree about the 135---it is an impressive lens

[bob williams]

Denise, I missed the butterfly shots, sorry so late. All are great shots, But I really like the last one. Those frames are starting to grow on me and the one you chose for that last shot really adds to an already great photo.

[DavidEccleston]

I agree, Denise's frames are awesome (as are her images!). They really add to the image. Every time she posts with a frame I think about setting aside some time to learn how to make some cool frames, but I never seem to find the time.

Nice sharp bee, Dave. It an be tricky getting a good bee shot.

[btaylor]

Well this is kind of nature at it's worst I suppose. It's been so dry out here, we have had one or two showers since February. The bush fires are starting to kick into gear at a rapid rate. I saw the glow from this one from my house this evening so I went for a drive to have a sticky beak. It was massive. Luckily the wind is taking it away from town.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8459/8019482608_05768159b7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ben_taylor_au/8019482608/)
Molten (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ben_taylor_au/8019482608/) by Ben__Taylor (http://www.flickr.com/people/ben_taylor_au/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8175/8019390135_6dc1ef7a89_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ben_taylor_au/8019390135/)
Bush Fires (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ben_taylor_au/8019390135/) by Ben__Taylor (http://www.flickr.com/people/ben_taylor_au/), on Flickr

[Sheiky]

Wow, amazing shots Ben. Really impressive

[conropl]

Wow, amazing shots Ben. Really impressive

+1... I agree, those are really amazing shots. I hope everyone is OK.

[btaylor]

Yes everyone is fine, we've got a fair amount of spare space out here so nobody has been exposed at this stage. Although the highway out of town has been closed for the last few days.

I think it will be a good thing provided nobody is hurt etc in the process. It's a natural part of the yearly cycle out here. It gets dry for most of the year, the spinifex grass and weeds flourish (which none of the livestock or native animals can eat), a giant fire comes through just as spring hits and kills it all off. Everything grows again and the place is beautiful for a few months, only to dry out again when the rain stops.

I think the difference this year is that we really didn't have many bush fires last year, so there was a lot more fuel and hence the fires have been larger.

[ahab1372]

Sometimes I think California is one big petting zoo.

This friendly creature showed me where the hidden trails with a much better ocean view were:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8031/8073147843_a08fec6f97_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/8073147843/)
101 _MG_5942 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/8073147843/) by ahab1372 (http://www.flickr.com/people/76937997@N07/), on Flickr

and the rest of the wildlife, instead of running and hiding, yawns in my face and falls asleep:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8179/8073260734_e14332b54e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/8073260734/)
101 _MG_5873 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/8073260734/) by ahab1372 (http://www.flickr.com/people/76937997@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8457/8073261004_977cefa720_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/8073261004/)
101 _MG_5875 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/8073261004/) by ahab1372 (http://www.flickr.com/people/76937997@N07/), on Flickr

Point Pierce Ranch, Point Reyes

Thanks for viewing

[ahab1372]

I think I never posted this one (Big Sur, September):
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8456/7935367754_3ffbe695eb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/7935367754/)
101 _MG_4385 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/7935367754/) by ahab1372 (http://www.flickr.com/people/76937997@N07/), on Flickr

[conropl]

Arnt:

Really nice wildlife shots.

[ddt0725]

I haven't been in this thread for awhile. Thanks guys for the compliments on the butterfly shots and the framing!

Wonderful bee shots, Dave ...I need to use my 135L more often!
@ Arnt - I agree, those are very impressive wildlife shots!

[ahab1372]

Thank you Pat and Denise.
Some of the parks around here make it easy for a focal length limited beginner. Sometimes i think the animals are on payroll for posing for visitors. I still think about the 100-400 sometimes vs the 70-300 that I got, but for now I'm very happy with my choice.

[Poik]

Hey guys I'm new here. Here's a photo I managed to take of a bolide fireball meteor in northern Idaho a couple months ago:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8296/7779721442_be5bf7dba8_c.jpg

[ahab1372]

Welcome to the forum Eric,
nice shot. Was that with the 10-22 that you mentioned in the other thread?

[Jayson]

Ben, those shots are awesome! I really like the second one with the glowing smoke cloud.

[Andy Stringer]

Welcome Eric. That's a great way to make an entrance. I look forward to you sharing more pictures here.

Here's one from Sunday. I was at Rogie falls, where there's a wibbly wobbly suspension footbridge over the river. It's a great viewpoint for the waterfall but not ideal for long exposure shots when some excitable children insist on jumping up and down for fun.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8324/8114265955_32f0160b3d_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/8114265955/)
Rogie Falls (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/8114265955/) by Andrew Stringer (http://www.flickr.com/people/apstringer/), on Flickr

The river is called the Black Water due to the peaty soils further upstream.

[Kayaker72]

Eric ...nice entrance. Great capture. Lake CDA?

Andy...you had a very good day.... perfect amount of motion....:cool:

[ddt0725]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8187/8118135897_e91601ee35_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/8118135897/)
Climbing That Mountain (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/8118135897/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/dtrociophotography/), on Flickr

[btaylor]

Thanks Jason, and great shot Eric! That's an amazing capture.

Denise, the clarity in that shot is really nice. What lens is that? Couldn't see it in the exif on flickr.

[Poik]

Thanks for the compliments guys! I look forward to learning more and getting some good shots.

Welcome to the forum Eric,
nice shot. Was that with the 10-22 that you mentioned in the other thread?
Yes it was with the 10-22 set at 10mm.

Eric ...nice entrance. Great capture. Lake CDA?
Thanks, probably the luckiest shot I will ever have. I was just shooting in small JPG format to make a timelapse, so it isn't perfect but still is probably the most amazing shot I have ever taken. This was just a bit north, on Priest Lake.

[ddt0725]

Thanks Jason, and great shot Eric! That's an amazing capture.

Denise, the clarity in that shot is really nice. What lens is that? Couldn't see it in the exif on flickr.

Thank you, Ben! It was taken with the Sigma 105mm OS macro lens.

[nvitalephotography]

a few deer pictures without fog
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8330/8117970299_c6fa7d263c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59342069@N07/8117970299/)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8335/8117969641_1f3d52b812_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59342069@N07/8117969641/)

[Kayaker72]

Great shots of the bucks Nick.

I am catching up on some photos I took over the summer. These are from a kayak trip on the Mousum River in Maine in August.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8327/8126439009_ccac330489_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8126439009/)
GBH-7095 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8126439009/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8476/8126464948_d8feddde2d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8126464948/)
Mousum-7104 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8126464948/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8183/8126464838_8e837a4c34_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8126464838/)
Mousum-7109 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8126464838/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8329/8126438729_5bb8855f43_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8126438729/)
Turtle-7118 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8126438729/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing...Brant

[Raid]

More Protea

Canon 7D, EF 70-300L, ISO-160, f11, 1/400 @ 300mm

http://i1046.photobucket.com/albums/b466/Gollum4242/Flowers/IMG_3394_edited-1-1.jpg

[Joel Eade]

Great shots of the bucks Nick.

I am catching up on some photos I took over the summer. These are from a kayak trip on the Mousum River in Maine in August.

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GBH-7095 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8126439009/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr


Mousum-7104 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8126464948/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

Mousum-7109 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8126464838/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr


[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8126438729/"]Turtle-7118 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8126438729/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing...Brant

Lovely images, the low angle is impressive!

[Kayaker72]

Thanks Joel....a real benefit of shooting from a kayak.....:o