I got out and used my camera today...

[Debathome]

Yup, we had some of the white stuff ourselves.

 

 

[Kiwi_cruiser]

I was driving across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on Sunday evening on the way home from the Outlets and with a little luck, I timed it at just about right for Sunset. There was quite a bit of cloud cover but the sun peaked-out at just the right time. Picture taken with the iPhone 4.

 

 

Great photo! :D

[Jen4398]

[Captain of the Seven Seas]

wow!! great photos you guys are talented and have posted so many wonderful pictures. :)

[TheRoff]

Blue, white and frozen were kind of the themes over Maryland today.

 

 

 

Too cold, we need a warm cruise.

 

Larry

[dileep]

[zackiedawg]

A few more critters from me too. First, some from vacation last month:

 

Meercat on guard duty:

 

Silverback lowland gorilla:

 

And a few back home...out at my favorite wetlands birding area. The great blue herons are nesting now, and it was a good chance to try out my new 1.4x teleconverter:

 

A river otter grabbing some sun on the shore after a swim:

 

More fun with the teleconverter - closeup on a bathing blue-winged teal:

[USTWORCREW]

Bird lovers - can you identify these little guys? maybe native to the US or Caribbean, not one but a whole family, we noticed them everyday aboard the Oasis, mainly in the Central Park area.

Would you think that they have been introduced artificially to keep insects & pests to a minimum amongst all that greenery, or are they just hijackers of a perfect environment?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 10, 2011 by USTWORCREW

[wernew2cruising]

Bird lovers - can you identify these little guys? maybe native to the US or Caribbean, not one but a whole family, we noticed them everyday aboard the Oasis, mainly in the Central Park area.

Would you think that they have been introduced artificially to keep insects & pests to a minimum amongst all that greenery, or are they just hijackers of a perfect environment?

Interesting!

[pierces]

A little surprise this morning...

 

 

Snowfall courtesy of the tall trees and a breeze.

 

Dave

[TheRoff]

A little surprise this morning...

 

Snowfall courtesy of the tall trees and a breeze.

 

Dave

 

LOL. Welcome to the East! I don't believe we have seen a backyard snow fall photo from you before. :D

 

 

Justin, Great animal and bird shots. I still have to stop there in FL on a trip.

 

 

Larry

[mnbruce]

A little surprise this morning...

 

 

 

A pretty surprise.

[Waynetor]

USTWORCREW - Not sure the name of the bird. We did B2B 14 day on Princess last fall. First saw a pair of them (slight difference so likley male and female) in Grenda, They stayed on board back up to Ft. Lauderdale and back down to Barbados 15 days.

[Jen4398]

[Zack Adams]

Wife told me to take a hike, so I did... up to a waterfall... I think she was glad I came back ;)

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 17, 2011 by Zack Adams

[johneeo]

Wife told me to take a hike, so I did... up to a waterfall... I think she was glad I came back ;)

 

Nice shots, just curious, what shutter speed did you use / aperture?

[MagnoliaFly]

I took this at the fair this past weekend:

[Zack Adams]

Nice shots, just curious, what shutter speed did you use / aperture?

 

I was floating around 1/2 to 2 seconds on shutter speed. For aperture I was playing around f8-f22. I was also using a .9 neutral density filter on some of the shots. I also used AEB, auto exposure bracketing to add and subtract 1 stop of light.

 

I only wish I got to the falls before the sun burned out the top of the falls.

 

Lots of fun!

[mnbruce]

All wonderful images! Jen4398,I absolutely love that Valentines Day shot!

[ion-man]

Jen- I too loved the Valentine's Candy shot. Keep them coming.

Zack - Very nice set, and thx for posting the EXIF data for those of us who would love to replicate your results.

 

I am still grappling with alot of what is capable with a camera, seeing things in completely new ways now. I continue to be amazed at how you guys turn something that can be so mundane, into wonders of creativity with just a little change in 'focus'.

[Zack Adams]

Magnolia Fly, love your herb shots :)

 

Thanks ion-man. All you need to know about shooting moving water is keep your shutter speed slow and camera steady (tripod). Good luck!

[zackiedawg]

Some birds-in-flight, another favorite type of challenging shot - with my A550 & 300mm lens...

 

Great egret in the sunset colors:

 

Wood stork:

 

Double-crested cormorant:

 

Egyptian goose:

 

Black-bellied whistling duck:

[TheRoff]

Really nice work Justin. Nice and sharp. :)

 

Larry

[chipmaster]

Not big on sharing but this one was special :D

 

[pierces]

Not big on sharing but this one was special :D

 

 

Very nice! Indoor sports are a pain to shoot and a bigger pain to shoot well.

 

Dave