Rare pierces Posted December 18, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Pictures taken between Monday, December 18 and Sunday, December 24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Oviedo32765 Posted December 24, 2017 #2 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Orlando Wetlands Park - Dec 19, 2017 Banded Water Snake Anhinga Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane Flyby American Alligator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TLCOhio Posted December 24, 2017 #3 Share Posted December 24, 2017 A White Christmas??!! Below is some photo "evidence/proof" from this morning while visiting in central Kansas, in Junction City, along I-70, near Manhattan and K-State University. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Enjoyed a 14-day, Jan. 20-Feb. 3, 2014, Sydney to Auckland adventure, getting a big sampling for the wonders of "down under” before and after this cruise. Go to: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1974139 for more info and many pictures of these amazing sights in this great part of the world. Now at 191,000 views for this posting. Here are two morning visuals from this morning in Kansas as we prepared for Christmas.: (Open your screen/viewer wider to see these pictures larger!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pierces Posted December 26, 2017 Author #4 Share Posted December 26, 2017 70° with light clouds and a breeze. There have been exceptions in both directions to this typical Christmas Eve weather but for the most part, this is what I grew up with and it is what I am used to. A white Christmas is as alien to me as shorts, flip-flops and a Christmas-themed t-shirt are to a New Englander. The same with the meaning of the season. To true Christians it is deeply spiritual. To others it’s the shopping and giving. For some, it’s just December 25. In my case, it is when I give thanks for all the bits of chance, destiny, or pure blind luck that resulted in my having the best wife and family one could reasonably ask for. Even if they are very, very noisy when all are together. California Christmas Eve Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted December 26, 2017 #5 Share Posted December 26, 2017 How true Dave, could not of said it better my self. Have a Happy New Year. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted December 26, 2017 #6 Share Posted December 26, 2017 You are absolutely right Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dileep Posted December 27, 2017 #7 Share Posted December 27, 2017 YujtGUlqZSY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted December 27, 2017 #8 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Beautiful photos. Happy New Year. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiedawg Posted December 27, 2017 #9 Share Posted December 27, 2017 More Florida wildlife, from farther south, on a nice Dec 23 day: Eastern phoebe: Green iguana, turning on his orange mating colors: Closeup of a great blue heron sitting on its nest: Ibis flying overhead at sunset: Tricolor heron coming down to land at dusk, after the sun had set: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted December 28, 2017 #10 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Beautiful pictures! It's -15C and snowing here. We're not going anywhere, so your pictures are a sight for sore eyes. Thank you for posting those great pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted December 29, 2017 #11 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I love you pictures Justin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommui987 Posted December 29, 2017 #12 Share Posted December 29, 2017 It's -15C and snowing here. We're not going anywhere, so your pictures are a sight for sore eyes. quote] JUSTIN - great shots as usual! It's kinda cold here too! Got my sweater on. It's 65F now and it doesn't look like it is going to be higher than 71F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiedawg Posted December 29, 2017 #13 Share Posted December 29, 2017 It's a bit chilly here too - about 78 degrees. Brrr! Winter us upon us here in Florida. ;) I jest - next week we may get properly cool - not COLD, but cool - supposed to get down into the low 50s next week. We actually look forward to that weather, especially if you're a bird or wildlife shooter as cooler weather brings wintering birds farther south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted December 29, 2017 #14 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Many amazing photos. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJamba Posted January 11, 2018 #15 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Orlando Wetlands Park - Dec 19, 2017American Alligator This is a great picture. Well, really, everything you posted this week is great. I have to ask, how close were you to the alligator? And if you don't mind, what were your lens and exposure settings? DrJamba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Oviedo32765 Posted January 13, 2018 #16 Share Posted January 13, 2018 This is a great picture. Well, really, everything you posted this week is great. I have to ask, how close were you to the alligator? And if you don't mind, what were your lens and exposure settings? DrJamba Hi DrJamba Glad you like the photo. I think I was about 30 maybe 40 feet from this gator. The camera I used was a Nikon D500 with a Tamron 150-600mm lens. You might be surprised at my setting for this photo. I generally keep the settings high/fast because my main subjects are birds in flight. When I find a subject sitting still, I'll take a shot at the higher/faster settings before resetting the camera because animals don't cooperate with photographers. After I took this shot I reset my camera for a lower ISO less/noise setting and as I was lowering the exposure, the gator closed his eyes for a nap. I waited for maybe 5 minutes and he didn't open them, so I moved on knowing I had at least one good shot. Here are the settings: ISO 2000 Exposure 1/1000 sec Aperture f/6.3 Focal length 320mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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