Picture-A-Week 2013 - Week 31

Photos taken from Monday July 29, 2013 to Sunday August 4, 2013

Went to YVR and snapped this B767 arriving from Frankfurt with very colourful livery on final approach.

Great capture!

WOW, that's some plane! Love it. :D

I have never seen a plane "decorated" like that.

I have never seen a plane "decorated" like that.

A quick Google search comes up the following:

"Condor Flugdienst (Frankfurt) has introduced new “Janosch” Boeing 767-300 logojet. Janosch and Condor are teaming up in support of “A Heart for Children”. Condor has supported this organization for the past year and a half and has contributed a portion of its ticket sales. This includes an auction of aircraft models with the Janosch markings. The proceeds are fully passed on to “the A Heart for Children” fund. The pictured Boeing 7673-330 ER D-ABUE (msn 26984) is covered with the images of the animated heroes and will be the flagship for worldwide attention to the project. All other Condor aircraft will also carry the charity logo and a Janosch character in the Condor logo"

A quick Google search comes up the following:

 

"Condor Flugdienst (Frankfurt) has introduced new “Janosch” Boeing 767-300 logojet. Janosch and Condor are teaming up in support of “A Heart for Children”. Condor has supported this organization for the past year and a half and has contributed a portion of its ticket sales. This includes an auction of aircraft models with the Janosch markings. The proceeds are fully passed on to “the A Heart for Children” fund. The pictured Boeing 7673-330 ER D-ABUE (msn 26984) is covered with the images of the animated heroes and will be the flagship for worldwide attention to the project. All other Condor aircraft will also carry the charity logo and a Janosch character in the Condor logo"

Thank you for the link.

I have seen several cruise lines where the ships were decorated.

There was a time when we used to have a couple of hot air balloons go over our house.

Haven't seen them in years -- guess the owners thought they were too expensive to maintain and operate.

There was a time when we used to have a couple of hot air balloons go over our house.

 

Haven't seen them in years -- guess the owners thought they were too expensive to maintain and operate.

We them several days each week around sunset time in San Diego North County. This one got closer than usual and a good target with a 20x zoom with my pocket Lumix.

I always enjoying seeing the hot air balloons.

On our last stay in San Diego in April we didn't see any.

Usually we see at least one.

Baby Cardinal yesterday:

Really molting.

Dragon flies

Dragon flies

 

Great pictures

Good to see that the bees are doing their job.

We have been to Boston a few times and did all the walking around, etc.

We have been to Boston a few times and did all the walking around, etc.

Practicing with the zoom - I need more practice!

Ducks practicing their formations

I guess I need more practice keeping the zoom steady, I've only got a couple weeks until Alaska! I wanted to try out the polarizing filter, but it was a cloudy day.

Vic

I think you are doing very well.

Better than what I can do.

In the last picture I also some turtles.

Butterfly resting on the sun dial.

Practicing with the zoom - I need more practice!

 

 

Ducks practicing their formations

 

 

I guess I need more practice keeping the zoom steady, I've only got a couple weeks until Alaska! I wanted to try out the polarizing filter, but it was a cloudy day.

 

Vic

Nice shots. Your camera did a nice job of showing the raindrops hitting the water.

Does your camera have a viewfinder or just the LCD screen? Mine has a viewfinder so I usually brace one hand somewhere on my face to help keep the camera steady.

It has a viewfinder and I was using it. Those weren't raindrops, I think they were minnows (judging from the water I was near). I didn't notice the turtles until I saw the pictures. Those ducks held their formation while I watched - I was quite impressed - but they kept looking left and right and messing up the line that way (I'm an AF dependent, Navy vet and Army (retired) wife -I notice these things!)

I did get better as I used it. The Sony HX200V has a 30X lens with a 60x "clear view" and now I know I need to have a hand braced against something for stability. The ducks were taken unbraced, but not at a complete zoom, the heron was braced and pretty full zoom. I learned a lot, and I'm lucky enough to be in an area that I can go practice some more wildlife shots before we head for Alaska.

Vic

It has a viewfinder and I was using it. Those weren't raindrops, I think they were minnows (judging from the water I was near). I didn't notice the turtles until I saw the pictures. Those ducks held their formation while I watched - I was quite impressed - but they kept looking left and right and messing up the line that way (I'm an AF dependent, Navy vet and Army (retired) wife -I notice these things!)

 

I did get better as I used it. The Sony HX200V has a 30X lens with a 60x "clear view" and now I know I need to have a hand braced against something for stability. The ducks were taken unbraced, but not at a complete zoom, the heron was braced and pretty full zoom. I learned a lot, and I'm lucky enough to be in an area that I can go practice some more wildlife shots before we head for Alaska.

 

Vic

Aha - we share a camera - that's what I have. I've learned to pretty much stay below the 30x range (which is optical - 30 to 60 is "digital" and you can lose some resolution. But I love it.