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[conropl]

Taken in the Fairy Pools, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Cloudly day, and during the shoot my feet were under 20 cm of mud and dirty water, while the highland midges were killing my face, but... 10/10

Beautiful place. That would be a great place to spend some time to dissect all the possibilities of the potental landscapes.

Pat

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[jamsus]

Beautiful place. That would be a great place to spend some time to dissect all the possibilities of the potental landscapes.

Pat

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I had only a few hours in a morning, and sometimes you need to arrive very early to avoid people. But... is wonderful.

[Bill W]

Tonight's storm put on a good light show.....

[Kayaker72]

I am processing photos from my family get together in the San Juan Islands this past July. One of the days, we went on a whale watch. We caught up with a pod of Orcas and the guides thought they had a kill as several were almost frolicking near the surface.

Not that I think this is a good picture, but the first shot has 5 orcas in it and something else that caught my eye:

Just to the right of center, that is not an orca.

Another shot:

I am thinking it is a Chinook salmon, but, it almost seems too big when you compare it to the orcas. It didn't jump, rather it in 5 frames and it rose and then flopped to the side. It is reminding me a little of the smaller fish that jump out of the water as stripper bass are chasing them. My guess is that it is a huge Chinook trying to avoid the orcas but it can not fully elevate itself out of the water.

Anyway, I thought it was interesting....If you have a better idea as to what is occurring, let me know.

[sedwards]

sea monster lol

[PatrickH]

I am going to guess harbor porpoise based on color, shape, and texture. Looks like a flipper in the first picture. I love catching something odd in a shot. Adds a bit of mystery

[Kayaker72]

I think you are right.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/candacewhi...same-language/

[sedwards]

not a great pic but a nice deer and he posed perfectly for me.
70D
100-400 @ 400mm
F5.6
1/80
ISO 2500
IMG_9906-2 by sedwards679, on Flickr

[conropl]

I got this shot last week on the way to work. Got it with a 70-200 mm. It turned out better than I expected because I was all twisted and contorted trying to get an unobstructed shot at the right orientation.

Today is opening day of Deer Hunting Gun Season in Michigan... it's a bit like a State holiday around here. It got me wondering how this guy is fairing today.

Whitetail Buck-8881 by westmichigan, on Flickr

[jamsus]

Deadly shot conropl! Congratulations!