Thanks for the kind words everybody.
James - that's a great idea, and nice shots too. Beautiful location.
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Thanks for the kind words everybody.
James - that's a great idea, and nice shots too. Beautiful location.
I'm getting ready for my annual zombie walk. You want to look away, but can't. Can you?
But whatever you do, don't look behind you.
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Look out behind you... by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]
Thanks for viewing.
I just imagine them with a funny accent and then they aren't so scary....:p
Crikey Brant, I don't understand what you're getting at????
Thanks for the reminder.
Ottawa apparently also has an annual Zombie walk too. I never hear about it, until after it's done. This year it made news early, in that the police were going to refuse to let them do it, unless the organizers paid a ton of money to handle the extra crowd control. In the end one of the local radio stations is footing the bill.
For anyone in the area, date, time, and route map can be found here:
http://www.chez106.com/concerts-events/ottawa-zombie-walk-2012/
My wife and I were driving around on vaction, and we found ourselves looking for something to shot for Bob's "Test of Time" assignment when we came across this old gas station with old cars and trucks around it. Check out the gas prices on the sign (for those outside of the U.S., that is the price per gallon not liter).http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8188/8...60dc1a0c_c.jpgFill-er Up -1801 by westmichigan, on Flickrhttp://farm9.staticflickr.com/8049/8...5437a025_c.jpgFill-er Up -1815 by westmichigan, on Flickr
Nice feel to those shots Pat.
A few from todays Zombie Walk.
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ZW She's seen it all by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]
[img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8045/8...f78e9cd4_b.jpg
ZW Mr Smooth by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]
[img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8475/8...6259b357_b.jpg
ZW Hellooo red... by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]
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Oh boy her neck is broken
Edit: and you have Aldi in Australia? I'm just trying to imagine the 70ties disco zombies walking into a German Aldi. That would be fun
Btw Steve these would be great for the spooky thread
I really like it, especially the first. Great scene and great capture.Quote:
Originally Posted by conropl
Thanks Arnt.
Some people think I am a locksmith, but really I am a profiler. Profilers have good days...
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ZW Profile 1 by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]
And bad days.
[img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8463/8...2cf3429f_b.jpg
ZW Profile 2 by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]
Thanks for looking.
Some of my friends from college always wondered why I ended up following the career path that I chose; i.e., starting out my research career as a student of neurophysiology and subsequently changing course to study the wonders of amphibian reproductive biology. No matter how much I have thought in the past that maybe I made the wrong decision, it is experiences like the one that I have captured in the image below (500 feet down in an old abandoned gold mine) that provide instant affirmation that I made the right choice (no offense Neuro).
Slimy Salamander guarding her coveted clutch of eggs from hungry marauding females.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8186/8...dc1974bd_b.jpg
ps. I took over 500 images in the mine shaft over the weekend, but I promised my colleague that the images would be used for my own personal enjoyment only (hence the huge watermark). I apologize, as I would love to share more!
Thanks Arnt and Steve.
Steve - The Girl in the first one you posted yesterday has freaky eyes (especially the her right one).
dsiegel5151- Your salamanders are great.
Pat those are contact lenses. Pat I really like that 1st Service Station shot.
Steve, I'm really digging those Vixen Zombies!!
Just in case there is a "slang language barrier" over the big pond. Here is a reference:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Vixen
Yea... I figured they were contacts, but I was more talking about how she did a good job making it look like the flesh around her eye was missing (tore out) and she had a great blank/dead stare. At first it just looked like pink make-up around the eye until you looked closer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard Lane
Thank you... that is my favorite also.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard Lane
The rain stopped and I had time to go out and take shots of the beautiful fall colors but ...they were all gone :( Leaves are all on the ground and their beautiful color gone. Sadly, I missed photographing my favorite season!
At least, I still have photos from summer to work on so I practiced a few new techniques in CS5! Made my first brush (my logo) and set up some awesome one-step actions!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8046/8...927613d0_c.jpg
Seasons Change by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
That's pretty Denise.
But as Rich put in a request I have a few pretty ones as well.
This one nearly made it to the nature thread.
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ZW The beauty of nature by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]
This one brings back memories of the old school tie and uniforms, how sweet.
[img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8052/8...1544cabc_b.jpg
ZW The old school tie by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]
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How the heck do they walk in those things... and why would you want to?Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve U
I'd break an ankle.
Steve it is hard to compete with your wildlife shots... but I'll use the excuse that there aren't many zombies in our neck of the woods (other than me, before I have my coffee).
We've had some nice snowfall lately, giving hope for an early start to the ski season. For me, it meant a good excuse to head out for a cruise. On the Bow Valley Parkway in Banff, I came across this friendly bull elk, who was kind enough to strike a pose.
Canon 1DX, 500 mm f/4 II, 1/500 sec @ f/4, ISO 800
http://www.huyerperspectives.com/Nat...A39Q3984-L.jpg
I continued on to hike through Johnston's Canyon in the park. This place is normally jammed with people in the summertime, so I avoid it like the plague. Today, it was totally empty and about as pretty as can be.
Canon 1DX, 24-70 f/2.8 II, 0.6 sec @ f/22, ISO 100, polarizer
http://www.huyerperspectives.com/Nat...A39Q4074-L.jpg
Just one more.... a shot of the Banff Springs hotel:
Canon 5D2, 70-200 f/2.8 II, 1/8 sec @ f/8, ISO 100
http://www.huyerperspectives.com/Nat.../IMG2083-L.jpg
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Fantastic shots Jonathan, you've got me humming Twin Peaks theme again.
@ Steve....I am not sure what I find odder, Zombies texting or drinking slurpies?!
@Pat...be thankful...gives the rest of us a better chance to run away....;)
@Jonathan....each one is spectacular. I think #1 is my favorite, love the color of the elk against the snow, but I am a sucker for waterfalls....all are excellent.
I'm on a roll here, a few more of the vixens as requested.
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ZW Pretty red hair by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]
Has anyone seen my other shoe?
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ZW Do these shoes go with this outfit by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]
And finally zombie blondie, or blondie zombie.
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ZW Blondie zombie by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]
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That's no slurpie...
:D......brain slurpie??Quote:
Originally Posted by ham
Oh and Jonathan - you're getting me very excited about my travels to Canada in February.
re: slurpies
lol ... nice one, thanks guys
Uke's Harley-Davidson held a Howl-ween Party today ...a benefit for Tiny Paws Small Dog Rescue group in Union Grove.
This little girl was left in a trailer park for two days without food and water before being found. She has been battling heartworm and is almost strong enough to be up for adoption soon! She is a little sweetheart!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8467/8...f69b76bc_c.jpg
Paris Needs a Forever Home by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
A few more from the party (ISO 2000 on some so they are not the greatest)...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8056/8...ddd2e4c7_c.jpg
IMG_9780 by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8192/8...83612ecf_c.jpg
IMG_9769 by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
My dad came up to visit this weekend, and I took the opportunity to play with his 70-200mm f/2.8 IS and 100-400mm at the Monkey Forest on Trentham Estate.
The animals are Barbary Macaques, and they're so human-like, I've been treating my shots as portraits more than true wildlife photography... I'm not sure if that's the done thing, but I'm enjoying the results.
They're slowly working their way up to social media, here's 3 to start with
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-O...15untitled.jpg
400mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 400
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-e...53untitled.jpg
400mm, f/5.6, 1/320, ISO 1000
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-B...62untitled.jpg
250mm, f/5, 1/320, ISO 1000
They're on facebook too, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater or G+ https://plus.google.com/photos/11766...44579950026081 if that's your thing. I'll be adding more through the week.
Ham,
I love these shots. I would love to know which lens at what setting for each.
I tried the FaceBook link and got "This content is currently unavailable"
I've updated the post so the vital statistics are below the shot.
I'll see if I can sort the FB link and in future, I'll stick the G+ link in, you can view some EXIF data there.
EDIT: Done.
A few shots taken today. My son and his girlfriend stopped by with the kids before going trick-or-treating ...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8050/8...254c99b4_z.jpg
Holly & Daniel - 2012 by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8193/8...2180155f_z.jpg
EmmaLee - Halloween 2012 by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8475/8...46bc511a_z.jpg
Caleb - Halloween 2012 by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8465/8...ce5a30b6_z.jpg
Levi - Halloween 2012 by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
Good looking kids Denise, won't comment on the adults as you know I am a fan of zombies and they always get my vote.
Great shots Denise. LUV the kid shots. :D
BTW, the B&W is a great shot and I like where your copywrite is located and the style of it.
Yesterday I had one of those leisurely commutes where I could barely keep my eyes on the road due to the awesomeness in the late afternoon sky. I kept stopping for pics.
http://bimmermail.com/ROTD/rotd35-sm.jpg
http://bimmermail.com/ROTD/rotd37-sm.jpg
Nice captures, Mark. It would be hard to keep one's eyes on the road with skies like that.
Larry
Wow....looks like Van Gogh is in charge of the sky controls....
Fantastic, Mark ---- and perfect exposure too. The second one is my fave. Goes to prove, the best camera is the one you have with you.
Thanks, Folks. I just couldn't believe the sky. My wife thought sure I had drawn those clouds beyond the farm in Photoshop.