Post your best current shots

[Minerve101]

Lovely shots, Pierre. Great reminder that sometime I must see more of the natural beauty of Switzerland, not just a city.

And the bird pix from all of you remain captivating.

( I don't think we will need a new thread for plastic cows on balconies.)

Danny

[Minerve101]

I am slowly editing more shots from our trip last month. This trip was mainly a birthday present for my wife, so I took only the SL2 and did not interrupt sightseeing for photography more than a minute or two at any place.

I plan the best shot of a church or cathedral in each city for the weekly contests. Some other pictures were just fun even if they can't all have a plastic cow.

In Innsbruck we were in luck to see their annual "Innsbruck@night" celebration. There were performers in elaborate costumes and plenty of shoppers enjoying a crisp autumn evening.


Innsbruck@night by dfwatsoneuro, on Flickr


Maria Theresien Strasse by dfwatsoneuro, on Flickr

[Kayaker72]

We have already had a couple significant snow falls here in New Hampshire. The morning after one, we also had a great sunrise. The pic I posted in the weekly competition was taken right out my front door. Then, after having a pretty mediocre fall foliage season, I finally got to see good color on a tree....

In Explore: 6S0A0195 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing....Brant

[Minerve101]

A couple of shots I liked from Vienna that were not already on postcards.


Kohlmarkt street by dfwatsoneuro, on Flickr



Butterfly House by dfwatsoneuro, on Flickr

[Jonathan Huyer]

I just got back from an organized photo tour in Costa Rica, and I have to say it was a lot of fun. The birding is phenomenal and you can also try your luck with macro shots of frogs, bugs, and snakes. If you are looking to up your library of BOAS (birds on a stick), this is the place to do it. Here are some samples... feel free to let me know if you have any questions about going there.

Keel-billed Toucan




White-necked Jacobin Hummingbird
(multi-flash setup)




Red-eyed Tree Frog
(180 mm macro, ring flash)




Eyelash viper
(180 mm macro, ring flash)




Red-legged Honeycreeper




I bought a flash bracket and beamer for my 500 mm lens, but ended up taking most of the shots without flash. However if the background was overly bright, then the flash worked very well at improving the exposure on the birds.

Thanks for viewing!

[Kayaker72]

Awesome stuff Jonathan!

Personally, I would have used a supertele with a couple extenders for the viper....but that is just me....

[Tounis]

I took a few days off in one of the nicest medieval city in Switzerland, Fribourg. For me it was an opportunity to use my M50. Certainly nicer to carry around than the 6D, since I didn't have any real photographic ambitions for the trip.

Fribourg by Pierre, on Flickr

[Jonathan Huyer]

I'm back from a fun bear-viewing trip to Alaska, my second trip to this fabulous part of the world. This time we were in Katmai Park (last time was Lake Clark). As always there is no shortage of bears, and the backdrops are utterly incredible too. A major highlight was catching a glimpse of an elusive coastal wolf --- something I've desperately wanted to see. The viewing season starts in June and goes right through to September. We chose early season for the more quiet experience with fewer groups around. It's great having an enormous bay to just your group and the bears. What's unique about Alaska is you view the bears on foot. And what a huge difference that makes for photography. You have much more flexibility to compose your shot the way you like, and of course there is the sheer exhilaration of having nothing between you and these magnificent animals. But don't worry --- they completely ignore you as they focus on munching as much sedge grass as they can. There are many options for accommodations, and we stayed on a boat that we transferred to by float plane from Homer. To get ashore you need waders, since the bays are quite shallow. For camera gear, I brought my 500 mm and 100-400 lenses, but I think an even better choice would be the 200-400 1.4 TC (if I owned it), plus a 70-200. Some of my favourite shots are the wide-angle views when the bears happen to wander very close. Let me know if you have any questions about going there, and meanwhile here are some of the 13,000 shots I grabbed in the week:

Out for a stroll


Junior Playfight


On the Prowl


Majestic Alaska


Kukak Bay


Coastal Wolf


Thanks for viewing!

[Kayaker72]

Epic shots Jonathan....looks like a great trip

[Minerve101]

Really exciting shots from Alaska. Also from Costa Rica, which I'v enjoyed without commenting until now. Thanks for sharing the adventures.