Post your best current shots

[ddt0725]

I haven't been getting out and shooting much so yep, this is my best current shot of lately. Can someone ID the bird? My daughter thinks its a female goldfinch but it seemed to long to me and the underside was too bright yellow with brown stripes. Is it a goldfinch?

Female Goldfinch? by Denise Trocio, on Flickr

[Joel Eade]

I haven't been getting out and shooting much so yep, this is my best current shot of lately. Can someone ID the bird? My daughter thinks its a female goldfinch but it seemed to long to me and the underside was too bright yellow with brown stripes. Is it a goldfinch?

Female Goldfinch? by Denise Trocio, on Flickr

It's definitely an American Goldfinch but I think it could be a male in the process of changing from summer to winter plumage or a juvenile just coming into adult plumage.

[Kayaker72]

Some random pics taken while doing different things here around New England:

Wave action off Parker River NWR during TS Hermine

Small-7720 by kayaker72, on Flickr

View of Squam Lake (famous as the location for "On Golden Pond") from top of West Rattlesnake:

Small- by kayaker72, on Flickr

Annual turtle shot while kayaking:
Small-7763 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Small flower taken while kayaking Brownfield Bog in Maine:

Small-7764 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Exif information can be seen by clicking through to flickr.

Thanks for viewing. Brant

[M_Six]

Tintern Abbey in Wales. Talk about a ghostly, spiritual place. Especially on a morning like this when the mist is rising off the fields. Tintern Abbey by Mark Johnson, on Flickr Tintern Abbey by Mark Johnson, on Flickr
Tintern Abbey by Mark Johnson, on Flickr

[Tounis]

Tintern Abbey in Wales. Talk about a ghostly, spiritual place. Especially on a morning like this when the mist is rising off the fields.

Very nice pictures Mark. I visited the Tintern Abbey with my parents when I was a child and I have memories of a very special place.

Here's one from today :

Evening walk by Pierre, on Flickr

[neuroanatomist]

I went to a scientific meeting last week in the Loire Valley of France. It rained much of the time, and was cloudy if it wasn't raining, but I managed to get out for a little bit of photography (usually after dinner, which in typical French fashion lasted at least three hours).

The first two shots are of the Saint-Gatien Cathedral in Tours.

"Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours"

EOS 1D X, TS-E 17mm f/4L, 25s, f/8, ISO 800

"Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours Interior"

EOS 1D X, EF 11-24mm f/4L USM @ 11mm, 1/40 s, f/4, ISO 2000


Dinner the second night was in the City Hall of Tours, and lasted until well after blue hour... (I cheated a little in PS to roll back time a bit ).

"Hôtel de ville de Tours"

EOS 1D X, TS-E 17mm f/4L, 8s, f/8, ISO 100


On the last night, we had an after-hours private tour of the Amboise Castle, a former royal residence and the site of Leonardo da Vinci's tomb. After the 6-course dinner, we were treated to a fireworks display outside the château, under the Harvest Moon.

"Château d'Amboise"

EOS M2, EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM @ 12mm, 1/30 s, f/5.6, ISO 125

"Château d'Amboise Fireworks"
EOS M2, EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM @ 11mm, 1/20 s, f/5.6, ISO 3200

During the ride back from Amboise, I had a conversation with a first-year graduate student from Sweden, who told me this was the first scientific meeting she'd ever attended. I had to tell her this one set the bar pretty high, and that they'd likely be downhill from here...

Thanks for looking!

[Kayaker72]

A few from a recent trip back to the Palouse....

Small-8247 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Small-8231 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Small-8179 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Small-8149-2 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Small-8157-2 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing....Brant

[sedwards]

I really like the leading lines on that first one Brant !
I was playing around with flash this afternoon and ended up shooting water drops.
5D3_3306 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

[Jonathan Huyer]

Super shots on this thread, everyone! Neuro I especially like your first two cathedral shots... they really showcase the capability of the lenses (and of course the creative talent!). Very well done.

[Busted Knuckles]

Super shots on this thread, everyone! Neuro I especially like your first two cathedral shots... they really showcase the capability of the lenses (and of course the creative talent!). Very well done.

I agree