Post your best current shots

[Busted Knuckles]

"North" doesn't even begin until the 60th parallel

I appreciate that Jon provides images, as do many others, of places/conditions I will never experience unless a plane crashes.

[Tounis]

Just one from this week.

Looking over the Rhone valley by Pierre, on Flickr

[NFLD Stephen]

I don't tend to share many shots of my family publically, but I thought this was funny:

Victoria_313 by Stephen, on Flickr

Andrew taking a sand shower on a beach in Australia.

Stephen

[Kayaker72]

Did a whale watch on Sunday. I've been on several over the years, but this is the first one where I got to see a breach up close. Turns out the one whale did multiple breaches right in front of us:

Small-0343 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Small-0224 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Small-0207 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing....Brant

[Minerve101]

Had an enjoyable stroll of the grounds of the Cranbrook Institute.

Cranbrook House by Danny Watson, on Flickr
Back yard! by Danny Watson, on Flickr

[Minerve101]

A couple of the flowers that I liked from the stroll in the Cranbrook gardens
Allium or Alien? by Danny Watson, on Flickr

Dahlia by Danny Watson, on Flickr

[neuroanatomist]

From our recent family trip to New Hampshire. Although Mount Washington is the 'home of the world's worst weather', it was a rare warm and almost-clear day atop the summit, which we reached via a coal-fired steam locomotive on the Cog Railway.


"Mount Washington Observatory"

EOS M2, EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM @ 22mm, 1/1000 s, f/5.6, ISO 100

[conropl]

I finally got a chance to get a day off to try out the 5DS R. The files actually seem better than the 1DX in a lot of ways. Besides the obvious increase in resolution, I can pull up the shadows more without banding issues... and the same for reducing the highlights. They take more sharpening, clarity and contrast without adding a lot of noise. So far, I am pretty impressed. I also liked the colors (cant quantify it, but the colors did seem to have more punch). And the focus seems to be spot on without any AFMA as of yet. Here are a few B&W shots taken yesterday during my annual trek to the Buckley, Mi Old Engine Show (love this place).


Buckley 2016 BW-1093 by Pat Conroy, on Flickr


Buckley 2016-1277 by Pat Conroy, on Flickr


Buckley 2016-1151 by Pat Conroy, on Flickr


Buckley 2016 BW-0977 by Pat Conroy, on Flickr


Buckley 2016-1274 by Pat Conroy, on Flickr


Buckley 2016-1357 by Pat Conroy, on Flickr


Buckley 2016-1200 by Pat Conroy, on Flickr

[M_Six]

DFIF (DragonFly in Flight)


Pics from the Quad by Mark Johnson, on Flickr

[Minerve101]

Great shot of the dragonfly!

I do not have much knack for portraits, but for my new granddaughter had to give it a go.
4A3B5142 by Danny Watson, on Flickr