Those Eyes....:eek:. Great shots. The third one is my favourite
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Those Eyes....:eek:. Great shots. The third one is my favourite
What a gorgeous cat!
Not an easy task, to get a cat to walk on a leash!
Is the cat blind? Is that why he's on a lead?
Hehe, laughed at loud to that one. No. If he was blind there would be a dog leading him around not me.:confused:
Actually, ragdoll cats are very trainable and almost dog-like in personality. The blue eyes are a feature of the breed and because we live on acreage bordering a main road, we are trying to lead train him, just to give him some time out in the big yard. Quite a few cat breeds respond well to lead training and if you wander into a pet store there will be a large variety of cat leads.
Only time will tell if we manage to get Bo to walk on the harness. At this stage he doesn't know that his breed work well on leads and acts accordingly.:(
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Mindy by saslls, on Flickr
My adopted cocker spaniel Mindy.
He'll get it in time! Heck, sometimes my dogs still think they can do as they please when they have one on! I wish more people would train cats to walk on leads, sure would be alot less strays wandering around and with a cat as beautiful as yours Steve, I wouldn't want it to wander too far!
@ Lisa - Your dogs are so photogenic! I wish mine were always as cooperative in front of the camera! Mine will actually walk up and sit with there back to me when they see I have the camera in hand!
:D
Glad it caused a laugh and not offence. Wouldn't've wanted that.
I've literally never seen a cat on a lead in the UK, and as far as I know we don't have much of a stray problem. But then our roads are generally more densely spaced I'd assume, so cats are much safer wandering around.
I must admit I did have a friend who lived on a cul-de-sac, yet his family never let the cat out the front door because they were worried about him getting run over. I did twice remind them they lived in a detached house and that the cat was perfectly capable of jumping the fence (and that their road was not a through route) but they were strangely stuck in their ways...
I went for a hike this past weekend and spent some time at the most productive site for Pikas that I've ever come across in the mountains. If you haven't seen a pika before, they are incredibly tough to photograph. I love chasing after them and for me it's about the most fun I can have with a camera. I posted a web album with 10 shots here, and included a bunch of commentary which hopefully you'll find interesting or helpful --
https://picasaweb.google.com/1123307...eat=directlink
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Very cool Jonathan. I am not sure I have ever seen a picture of one.
Cool shot, Jonathan. Caught him mouthing off.:cool:
Is this a pika? This is a heavy crop. Didn't have a decent long lens for this trip.
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Jonathan - I like the shallow DOF on that rabid Pika.:)
He looks like he's got you covered Jonathan, he's got an exit point, have you?
Good effort with the focus and DOF.
Thanks! -- yes he does look like he's ready to inflict some serious rabies-fuelled damage on me or my gear. Mark that's a cool shot --- I would guess it is some type of squirrel. It is the right size but pikas don't actually have tails. I'd be curious to find out the exact species though.
Thanks, Jonathan. I was wondering. He wasn't timid either, so that didn't fit with being a pika.
Didn't have time to mess with a tripod tonight. So I ran outside and shot this 15 minutes ago. 7D with Canon 70-300L and Kenko Pro 300 2x TC for 600mm. ISO 800, F11, 1/160, handheld and manual focus through the EVF. The IS on this lens is awe inspiring.
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I haven't posted any pics in a while, but wanted to share this one.
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2012_09_02_9194_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr
Dave
Dave - That is a really neat shot... it is has a real 3D look to it.
Great comp and focus and DOF Dave.
I set the alarm for 5:00 this morning to catch the sunrise on the Icefields Parkway in Banff. It was well worth it!
Sunrise at Herbert Pond: Canon 5D2, 24 mm TS-E, 5-stop solid ND, 13 sec @ f/16, ISO 100
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Heading north from the pond, I saw this sight in my rear-view mirror and figured it just might be worth pulling over for:
Canon 1D3, 70-200 mm f/2.8L II, polarizer, 0.3 sec @ f/11, ISO 100
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By 9:00 am, traffic was starting to stream onto the road and I made my escape. But I made a stop at my favourite Osprey nest, and found one of the parents in a tree, getting ready to fly south again.
Canon 1DX, 500 mm f/4 II, 1.4 TC, 1/500 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 100
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I got to play a little at micro soccer today. Most of the time he was dancing or laughing, but I did catch this one.
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Wow, Jonathan!! I can look at those shots over and over! It would be a life's dream to have the opportunity to go there! So beautiful and your photos are stunning!
Jonathan:
They are all great. I especially like the first... with water, reflections, and I always like how the rising sun strikes the mountain peaks. Well thought out and executed. It looks like you went with a plan and an image in your mind, and nature cooperated.
Pat
It was suppose to rain this morning, so I desided to sleep in for a change. However, my wife desided to get up at 5:00 AM (which doesn't happen very often), and she woke me up think it would be good to go get a shot of some lighthouses. So I reluctantly got up, thinking it was going to be cloudy and rainy. I am sure glad I listened to her. The sky was clear except to the northwest there looked like the were so nice clouds forming over Lake Michigan - so we decided to head north to Little Sable Point Lighthouse to see if the rising sun would light up the clouds. And it did.
This was the view as I was walking towards the lighthouse:
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Little Sable Point Lighthouse-9518 by westmichigan, on Flickr
Then as I got over the dune to see Lake Michigan. There was a storm out over the lake heading my way:
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Little Sable Point Lighthouse-9551 by westmichigan, on Flickr
Then a Rainbow formed at the norther edge of the rain that was falling under the cloud:
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Little Sable Point Lighthouse-Sunrise with Rainbow-9568 by westmichigan, on Flickr
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Lake Michigan - Incoming Storm with Rainbow-9577 by westmichigan, on Flickr
So I got the Sigma wide angle out and managed to get the lighthouse, reflection of the light, Lake Michigan, an incoming storm, and a rainbow all in one shot:
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Little Sable Point Lighthouse with Rainbow-9615 by westmichigan, on Flickr
What a great morning, and I managed to get back home in time to eat a nice breakfast. I am sure glad I did not roll over and go back to sleep.
Beautiful series Pat.
Spectacular Jonathan.
Brisbane City of Light festival. A two week laser light show tha culminates with Riverfire a spectacular fireworks display.
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Brisbane's City of Lights Festival by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]
Thanks for viewing.
Steve - haven't been to riverfire for a few years now but there's a mountain of photo ops there. There's a sneaky spot at Southbank I used to go to (required a couple of fence jumps) that gets you up nice and high and you can see all the way past the story bridge and across the city.
Nice shot mate.
Yes I was employing some dramatic understatement there, that's for sure! I live in Canmore Alberta, just outside Banff National Park in Canada. If you look on Google Maps for Lake Louise Alberta, you'll see where the Icefields Parkway begins (hwy 93). Just 3 km up that road is Herbert Lake, where I got the sunrise shot. Another 7 km north is where I got the telephoto shot of the road, pointing back to Lake Louise. Yes it is hard to remain focused on work sometimes (okay, always), with this scenery all around!
Thanks Pat --- yes it was definitely a plan that worked out very well. But I think your day was even better --- you captured a spectacular series of images with a totally surprising and unpredictable sky. Thanks for sharing the whole set... it allows us to get a sense of the excitement and drama of the light show. But it all goes to prove that the best photographic accessory you can buy is an alarm clock!
Ah lovely. I will be in Canada in February for about a month. Will likely spend most of our time snowboarding Whistler and Blackcomb but we're looking into catching a train through the rockies for a few days to give the knees a break from the slopes.
Certainly a stunning part of the world you live in right there.
Thank you very much. And you are right about the alarm clock. It is amazing that at sunset it is difficult to get a shot without people walking into it, but at sunrise you have the place completely to yourself until 9:00 or 10:00AM (and the animals are far more active).
After you had mentioned that before, I seriously thought about heading to your area this September because your pictures are so inspiring... it made me want to check it out. But it did not work out. We have a daughter going to school in Northern Michigan, so our time off for the next couple years will probably be there (which is not so bad either). Maybe in a couple of years:confused:.
Hey Steve I found this pic on flickr just now. I've had this guy in my contacts for ages and he takes a nice pic. Maybe some inspiration for your next journey to Brisvegas?
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Brisbane Festival by Garry - www.visionandimagination.com, on Flickr
Guys, seriously, your pictures made me totally forget about the ones I took.
Great stuff!