Photo Project: Your Part of the World

[Red Kittie Kat]

oh wow .... love the deer ... peek-a-booo ;)

and that last one is very majestic :)

Beautiful shots Mo

[morea]

thanks everybody! Glad you like them! :)

[Tea]

Ah sweet Morea! I was just thinking there wasn't enough snow in this thread and waa-la!

Here's a couple I took yesterday as my daughter and I went snow shoeing.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/3163319395_decc663fd5.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3091/3163315425_713d977e5f_b.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

Great shots Tea :)

[Tea]

Thanks!

[Bladez]

I'm gonna have to get my ass into gear and start getting some pix again. I'm getting together with a journalist friend who's done photography as well, and she's gonna show me a few things too. Hopefully I get something worth this thread (or my clicky thread) /shameless plug

[Pointyhat]

I love the tipi picture Morea. (Love all the other ones too kids :) )Saw an old friend at the grocery store the other day, she bought one and put it up in her yard. Say's it's incredible, fire pit in the winter! I'll have to go check it out.

[morea]

Thanks! Glad you liked these!

Yours are beautiful too, Tea. Every time this thread is updated I get excited because I know that I'm going to love the new pictures. :)

[shmoo]

Gosh all those shots are just beautiful!

I can't believe how much snow you guys live in!
Such a different part of the world I live in - I will have to take some shots around the property when I get home and show you how opposite to snow my place is!!

[fredrich]

Terezín (Theresienstadt) outside Prague, Czech Republic - a former military fortress from the 18th century, used as a Jewish ghetto and concentration camp during World War II.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Praha/praha_03.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Praha/praha_05.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Praha/terezin_01_02.jpg

I visited the place in 2005, and it certainly made an impression.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Thought provoking to say the least.

.. A place of great pain and suffering with the ability to be beautiful at the same time.

[fredrich]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/191732_v68924_1280x1024.jpg

Douglas A-26 Invader at a local air show in 2005.

[Red Kittie Kat]

nice aging treatment :)

[garricks]

Fredrich, thank you for posting these photos. I own this CD (http://www.amazon.com/Forbidden-Music-from-Theresienstadt/dp/B0000ADY98/ref=pd_sim_m_1) of music that was composed there while it was a concentration camp. It's truly lovely music to come from such an awful place.

[willy_flew]

Frederich. great image and treatment. It should be in a frame! I just watched a tv show on this aircraft on the History channel.

[belizeanknight]

mein i cant wait until i get a camera :( lol

[Beans]

Catching up here . . . what a beautiful bunch of photos Tea, Fredrich, Frankster and Morea! Quirk, that's an amazingly vibrant photo, too, really cool!

[fredrich]

Karlův most (Charles Bridge), Prague

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Praha/IMG_3451_red_lite.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

I have such a soft spot for b & w photos :)

[synthetik]

http://th06.deviantart.com/fs22/300W/i/2007/354/b/d/07_08_Challenge_Roses_are_Red_by_taintedxnekosinh. jpg
that's me, taken with my tri-pod...i just love this picture

[Brie]

From a couple recent day trips.

[Brie]

And a from a fishing boat, sorry so small...

[Red Kittie Kat]

looks like a beautiful water front :)

[belizeanknight]

hopefully guys i get a camera soon since nobody replied to my post in the photography section maybe i can ask it here iam thinking about getting the sony a-350 and take it with me on my trip to belize and get some real tropic pictures and have something to show but yeah if anybody have any recomendations let mek know iam right around the budget for the sony cam so tell me if its a good buy

[Brie]

looks like a beautiful water front :)


the first 2 are from a day trip to a small island near here and the second is from a drift boat fishing trip last weekend where the sailboat came so close to our boat and we saw a 12' shark and lots of dolphins. My son caught several large bonita, but unfortunately, they are not good eating.

[Brie]

hopefully guys i get a camera soon since nobody replied to my post in the photography section maybe i can ask it here iam thinking about getting the sony a-350 and take it with me on my trip to belize and get some real tropic pictures and have something to show but yeah if anybody have any recomendations let mek know iam right around the budget for the sony cam so tell me if its a good buy

I have a sony Cybershot and I love it so far!

[willy_flew]

From a couple recent day trips.

The Boat rocks....

[fredrich]

From a local island yesterday:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_8431_red_lite.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

What a great shot! :)

[belizeanknight]

ok i wana post a picture but i was wondering do you guys prefer pictures as it or iam allowed to do a little retouch on it cause i hve something to show

[Red Kittie Kat]

I think a lot of us retouch our photos a bit .. maybe punch up the color and clarity or crop out unneeded things.

We just don't want photo manips posted here ;)

[belizeanknight]

ok cool i will post some stuff then old and new

[Bladez]

River by my office on a super warm day!
http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/ice/river1.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

The sky is a gorgeous Blue :)

[synthetik]

that looks like the river i pass >.>

[synthetik]

https://www.t-mobilepictures.com/myalbum/photos/photo33/ba/50/edbb51fb44ff.jpeghttps://www.t-mobilepictures.com/myalbum/photos/photo18/72/ff/c4cb3a105fe9.jpeghttps://www.t-mobilepictures.com/myalbum/photos/photo09/83/88/250b68495906.jpeg
a lil crap in quality, but i only had my Samsung Beat and i couldn't let this fade away!

[creativegal5]

Here's a pic I took on Pike's Peak in Hong Kong this past November:
http://www.lgportfolio.com/images/HongKong1.jpg

[creativegal5]

Here's a pic I took on a hike in Santa Fe this past August:
http://www.lgportfolio.com/images/BerryDelight.jpg

[creativegal5]

Here's a pic I took in Colorado this past August:
http://www.lgportfolio.com/images/Colorado2.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

Very nice Gal :)

I love the berries!

[creativegal5]

Thanks! That's one of my favorites too. It's nice to share photos on here-it's more exciting than just looking at them on my computer :)

[Red Kittie Kat]

I agree .. I love sharing and seeing everyones take on their surroundings :)

[fredrich]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_5979_red_02_lite.jpg

My city today.

[klucid]

Half Moon Bay, California
Last weekend.

http://photos-a.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v2143/184/83/766203267/n766203267_2070576_5773.jpg

[urstwile]

Very nice you two. And I like how your posts are next to each other, interesting, albeit coincidental, juxtaposition.

[klucid]

Very nice you two. And I like how your posts are next to each other, interesting, albeit coincidental, juxtaposition.

I couldn't agree more, which is party of the reason I posted it.

I do miss the snow... I'm originally from Washington State.

[fredrich]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_5944_red_lite.jpg

A totem pole in the Nordnes park (Bergen). It was actually a gift from Seattle on Bergens 900th year anniversary in 1970.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Oh thats a neat pic Fredrich :)

[Totem-Media]

Those are beautiful pictures, fredrich!

klucid, such a peaceful pic. Makes me wish I was there!

Here's a foggy Christmas Eve morning in central Texas:

http://www.totem-media.com/images/hillctry_1208.jpg

[klucid]

Is that the view from your house!? Gorgeous!

Doesn't look too different from Northern California.

[Totem-Media]

From our vacation spot. It is really beautiful. When the fog clears, it's a sea of cedars and oaks. There are several houses spread out throughout the area, but they are mostly hidden.

[Nannerpuss]

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc167/The_Big_Spoof/Sunset005.jpg

This was taken a couple weeks ago. All the snow has melted since then.

[fredrich]

Nice pic Nannerpuss. It "feels" cold even though the sun is shining.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/London/IMG_5378_red_lite.jpg

A duck in front of the battle cruiser HMS Belfast in London.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Very nice Nanner and Fredrich :)

[morea]

it's starting to melt! There's finally hope!!! ;)

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/winter/P1020037-ice.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

yeah for melting ice! I love it :D

[doctorfoz]

Where I live, it's mostly farmland. It can be very frustrating in the winter - nothing but mud, but come the summer/autumn the golden wheat almost makes up for it.

anyway - here's something I took about a week ago, on a rare sunny day.

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x308/doctorfoz/brundallwintercroppedsmall.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

looks like beautiful country to me :)

One day ... I swear .... As God as my witness ... I'll never be hungry ..


Wait ... went off track :p

I swear one day I will get to visit the Mother Land :D

[fredrich]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/London/IMG_5345_red_lite.jpg

Battersea Power Station in London.

[urstwile]

I love the moody feel of this, fredrich. Very nice. :)

[Red Kittie Kat]

That's another beauty Fredrich :)

[John Farmar]

Nice pic Nannerpuss. It "feels" cold even though the sun is shining.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/London/IMG_5378_red_lite.jpg

A duck in front of the battle cruiser HMS Belfast in London.
HUh) this duck is an old marine from Norfolk:) I know her)

[Virgo Nightingale]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/London/IMG_5345_red_lite.jpg

Battersea Power Station in London.
I so badly want to photoshop in a flying pig... :D

[mibo66]

I know that snow in March is not that unusual in a lot of places, but in Washington state??? South Everett, to be exact. Not that I'm complaining -- I think it's beautiful (having grown up in Colorado!), but these people around here certainly don't know how to drive in the stuff!

[Red Kittie Kat]

as much as I am hating snow right now that is still a beautiful shot Mibo :)

[mibo66]

Thanks! Not bad for a cell phone, eh? And I certainly hope you begin to see a bit of spring up in your area soon!

[Red Kittie Kat]

WOW! not bad at all for a cell :D

[CMYK girl]

Dreary winter, cell phone shot too. Ready for spring about now.

[mibo66]

Looks very mystical -- thanks for sharing!:)

[CMYK girl]

Thanks. It's actually the towns' VFW hall pier.

[Perfektion]

The view from my back yard about a year ago, (Ontario Canada).

6697

[Red Kittie Kat]

oh wow that color is gorgeous :)

[shmoo]

I've never been to the snow, and never lived in an area where it snows :o
I'm 26 now.. and kinda have a phobia about it I think. One of those things I should have done as a kid, and didn't and now I'm too freaked to go near a place with the stuff.

[fredrich]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_4322_red_lite.jpg

Last summer.

[Red Kittie Kat]

That driveway would scare me to death :D

[fredrich]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_5898_red_lite.jpg

[MikeHun]

Nice B&W Friedrich. Curious does the sign say 30¢ for a coffee and a donut, that's cheap.

[Typically]

that guy looks like a adult size garden gnome!

[Brie]

that guy looks like a adult size garden gnome!

he does, heehee! Nice shots, Fredrich! :)

[Bladez]

CREEPY!!! I hate garden gnomes!!!

Nice shot tho Fredrich!

[Audentia]

that is a great shot Fredrich. So much is said in something so simple.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Great pic Fredrich :)

[fredrich]

Nice B&W Friedrich. Curious does the sign say 30¢ for a coffee and a donut, that's cheap.

No, it's in Norway, so it says 30 kroner (about USD 5).

that guy looks like a adult size garden gnome!

"Everybody" here knows about him, he's been wandering around for several years despite being over 80 years old. He is always walking like that with his bike, looking down to the ground (but he never hits anything).

I don't know a good English term for it, but directly translated homeless people who have been around long and have something distinctive about them are called city originals.

[Yossarian]

Sorry to continue with off topic here Fredrich (That really is a sharp looking photo though. :)) but I've got another Norwegian donut question. About 12 years ago when I was still in high school, we had an exchange student from Norway. She told us that they didn't have donuts in Norway. Was she lying to us or has the donut caught on in a big way during the last decade? She's on my Facebook so I can still call her out on her donut deception if I have to!!! :D

[Mynock]

Fredrich it's about time we see the seedy underbelly of Norway.

[fredrich]

Sorry to continue with off topic here Fredrich (That really is a sharp looking photo though. :)) but I've got another Norwegian donut question. About 12 years ago when I was still in high school, we had an exchange student from Norway. She told us that they didn't have donuts in Norway. Was she lying to us or has the donut caught on in a big way during the last decade? She's on my Facebook so I can still call her out on her donut deception if I have to!!! :D

Donuts were probably somewhat rare 12 years ago compared to now (7 eleven probably helped introducing it), but to deny their existence is a bit bold. I actually remember a little donut-shop on wheels outside the local IKEA back in the days, but that's only because I don't like them and think of the sickening smell.

Seedy underbelly = gritty?

[Mynock]

Your photos are always so beautiful I just wanted to get a little jab in there.

[Yossarian]

Thanks for the information, Fredrich. I don't recall which part of Norway she was from, evidently some donut-less backwater.

[fredrich]

Two cars I've photographed:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Motor/ericmerce_04.jpg
Mercedes CLK in front of my city

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Motor/esjomini_33.jpg
Mini in a narrow street in my city (it's not allowed to drive there, but the car is so small that we decided to try for the photoshoot)

[Red Kittie Kat]

I love real mini's :D

nice shots Fredrich :)

[fredrich]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_1565_red_lite.jpg

From a neighbourhood on a peninsula called Nordnes in my city.

[Red Kittie Kat]

That almost looks like a doll house! What a great shot :)

[petchy]

Kristiansund, Norway. A few shots from Wednesday night when I attended the opening concert for the Nordic Light International Festival of Photography (http://www.nle.no) (try saying that fast five times after a few beers, lol)

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/solopop/NLfestival.jpg

These pics are from the old part of town, the nicest part IMO. And the harbour ferry is just great - it's been running longer than the trams in San Fran, and connects the four islands of the town together (we do have bridges too, but the ferry is more fun, lol)

[disneyhippie]

Great shots! Love the harbor one :)

[Red Kittie Kat]

Great shots ... the water looks so inviting :)

[morea]

I love this thread. Beautiful shots!
Here are a few of mine from this week.


some sort of flowering tree along the bike path:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/pics/flowers_3279.jpg





red trillium:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/pics/P1020312-trillium.jpg





fern:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/pics/fern_3303.jpg





trout lily:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/pics/toadflax_3299.jpg





I have no idea on this one!
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/pics/flower_3290.jpg





hairy woodpecker:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/pics/P1020282-woodpecker.jpg

[disneyhippie]

Beautiful, morea. I enjoy taking the paths around my own neighborhood for the nature.

[Red Kittie Kat]

awesome shots Mo ... you have such a great eye for detail :)

[Bladez]

Very Nice Mo. I love the one of the Fern :D

Now that it's finally getting decent out again, I'm gonna have to start bringing my camera to work with me so I can start taking shots on my lunch hour again. :D

[petchy]

Couple more from my town - not that you can really tell as they're mainly detail shots... I have this thing for photographing buildings and architectural details :o

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/solopop/Refleksjoner.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/solopop/365-43.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/solopop/365-21.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/solopop/365-5.jpg

[disneyhippie]

I love the window reflection in the top shot. Great photos!

[Red Kittie Kat]

really nice job Petchy :)

[morea]

very nice! I don't get to shoot architecture very often. Love the reflection in the first and the color in the 2nd.

Here are a few more from tonight (in between the raindrops):

another red trillium:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/rtrillium_3383.jpg





painted trillium:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/wtrillium_3367.jpg





no idea what this one is:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/flower_3343.jpg





fern:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/fern_3357.jpg





trout lily:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/troutlily_3384.jpg





stream:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/stream_3360.jpg

[garricks]

Beautiful shots, Morea! My iris are blooming...pix to come.

[morea]

Thanks Garricks!

Irises are one of my favorites. Can't wait to see! (I have to wait for mine... the leaves are just starting to poke up through the ground.)

[Virgo Nightingale]

That fern one is kinda creepy mo! Looks like some prehistoric freak plant with miniature black lizards crawling all over it. Or maybe it's the two beers and the paint fumes mixing in my brain...

[petchy]

Thanks guys - I seem to be really into photography at the moment...

Morea, nice DOF in the 3rd pic :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

beautiful as always Mo :)

I haven't been out much taking shots lately ... I need to fix that ;)

[morea]

I am so relieved that the snow is finally gone that I just can't stop taking pictures! I was out today in the rain. :eek: :D

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/flower_3422.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/trillium_3419.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/waterfall_3375.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/P1020452-ylwviolet.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/flowers_3340.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/troutlily_3406.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

Well now you are just rubbing it in on at how good you are at this Mo!




:D

[Ned]

I really like that creek photo.

[morea]

lol, Kittie... for any shot posted there are many which are not. ;)

Thanks Ned, I love that place. I could have stayed there for hours, but was chased off by thunder. Maybe next time! :D

[PrintDriver]

it's a Spring Beauty
Claytonia virginica

[morea]

thanks PD!

[Red Kittie Kat]

How did I know he would know :D

I can barely tell a daisy from a rose most days :p

[PrintDriver]

Your pic made me go out and look for mine. I used to have a bunch here along the back of the house. I think they got eaten by the ferns... :(

[Ned]

Goose, Goose, Duck...

http://mediamainline.com/photos/goose_web.jpg
http://mediamainline.com/photos/goose2_web.jpg
http://mediamainline.com/photos/duck_web.jpg

[petchy]

LOVE that last shot Ned! :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

Great shots Ned. I love Mallards and how their heads look either indigo or green depending on how the light is hitting them :)

[Bladez]

Very nice Ned! I've been waiting for the weather to be a little more stable down here before I start hauling my camera to work again. But every day I wish I had it because I'm seeing some absolutely awesome shots....but you just know that when I finally do have it, I'll see nothing *LOL*

[Audentia]

Cute duck!

And I love all the other shots from the last few posts. Especially the stream by Morea. :)

[morea]

I got a few more shots tonight... this is a different stream, but very pretty. :)


http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/pics/path_3464.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/pics/river_3454.jpg







WARNING: The next photo is a picture of a spider










http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/pics/whitespider_3440.jpg

[Bladez]

WOW!!! That spider is GORGEOUS!!!

[morea]

pretty cool, huh? I've been trying to identify it, but most sites pretty much say that I'd be lucky to even guess the right family. Apparently they are only accurately identified under a microscope!

[Bladez]

It's from the same family as the Goldenrod Spider, that's all I can tell.

[Ned]

Yes, that's always a problem I've struggled with too, bladez. Moreso my problem is that I never had a camera when I was younger and used to travel. Now that I'm older I know to carry my camera bag everywhere like a purse, but I don't go anywhere anymore. :(

I'm looking to get a new pancake lens to fit on my camera, so I can carry it in my laptop bag easily. I've already got a rubber hood, filter, and cap for it, and a lightweight interchangeable strap to swap out my broad neck strap... but I have to wait for my next paycheck to clear before I can get the lens itself...

*EDIT: Sorry, I was responding from the wrong page... I love that spider picture, Mo!

[Typically]

wow that spider looks sick!!!!! nice shots mo!

[Audentia]

weirdest spider ever, almost pretty... but mostly just still that *shudder* creepy spider feeling when I see it. ;)

[Red Kittie Kat]

Holy Moly Mo! :eek:

You are brave ... I would be shrieking like a little girl and running down that path :D

It is a interesting looking Spider ... as spiders go that is :p

Great pics as always :)

[darkwolf29a]

That is the prettiest spider I have ever seen. Most of them...are just ugly. I'm not a spider fan, but that one is cool.

[morea]

I had never seen anything like that before. We have quite a variety of nasty brown and black spiders and whatnot, but I definitely wanted to get a picture to try to identify him when I got home. Cameras make me brave.

Don't get me wrong though, I would have been perfectly happy to keep my distance if I had some sort of telephoto lens or something. ;)

[garricks]

I'm not a spider fan…

*sings* Spider fan, spider fan! Does whatever a spider fan does...

I would have been perfectly happy to keep my distance if I had some sort of telephoto lens or something. ;)

Good thing it wasn't a jumping spider! :eek:

[morea]

I watched it for a few minutes before I went closer to take the shot. When it was moving about, it seemed to prefer happily hanging from the underside of its dandelion... which is incidentally where it went after I took its picture. (I never knew that spiders were camera shy.)

[fredrich]

Nice shots morea. Canadian forests remind me of the ones we got here.

Spiders are usually ugly, but that from-the-future-albino-thing was pretty awesome.

[Ned]

That's what I use my 600mm EFL tele-macro zoom lens for. I can get 1:1 macro from a few feet away. :D Also makes macro lighting a breeze...

[morea]

Nice shots morea. Canadian forests remind me of the ones we got here.

Spiders are usually ugly, but that from-the-future-albino-thing was pretty awesome.

I'm fortunate to live pretty close to a lot of small forests, considering the population here is around 150,000 people. Still I have never seen a spider like that before, I think you're right... it must be from the future! :D


That's what I use my 600mm EFL tele-macro zoom lens for. I can get 1:1 macro from a few feet away. :D Also makes macro lighting a breeze...

if you've got the money for that, it's all well and good. I'd love to invest in some glass, but it's not going to happen any time soon. Besides, I think that I manage to do pretty well with my kit lens. ;)


The flowering trees are in bloom here, it's very pretty:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/flowers_3580.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/flowers_3590.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/flowers_3605.jpg

[Bladez]

I'm fortunate to live pretty close to a lot of small forests, considering the population here is around 150,000 people. Still I have never seen a spider like that before, I think you're right... it must be from the future! :D

Did Buda send it to you?

[morea]

If she sent it, it wasn't addressed to me, I just found it in a random field. Also, she must have sent it from the future from somewhere OTHER than New Zealand, or I don't know how it could have survived the spring temperatures in the great white north! :D

[Yossarian]

That is a really great spider pic, Mo! It looks like some kind of crab spider. There's a whole butt load of different crab spiders though.....

[morea]

that was my best guess too! I guess that the general consensus is that it's a futuristic albino space crab spider... of doom. :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

Beautiful blossoms Mo :)

[morea]

rawr. Right back at you, Kittie. :D

Oh, the photos... uh, thanks.

[Red Kittie Kat]

*snicker* :D

[Bladez]

some photos for this weekends hike:
(more can be seen in my clicky thread, but these are the ones I really wanted to share)

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/bragg/189.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/bragg/215.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/bragg/217.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/bragg/236.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

What gorgeous scenery! :)

[morea]

very pretty... but was that SNOW on the mountain? Oy. http://i17.tinypic.com/4ktkyo5.png

I wouldn't have guessed the waterfall in the first shot was as big as it really is if there had not been people in the shot to show the scale of it. Love the last one of the river, too.

[longboy]

very pretty... but was that SNOW on the mountain? Oy. http://i17.tinypic.com/4ktkyo5.png

It was 95°F at my house yesterday, but I can still see snow on the mountains from my house. Yeah, it's a little weird.

[Bladez]

if you look along the river in the last photo, you'll see snow there too.

When I went rappelling on Saturday we had to cross over a good chunk of a snow covered river to get to the cliff.

[garricks]

Beautiful blossoms Mo :)

rawr. Right back at you, Kittie. :D

Oh, the photos... uh, thanks.

That's HAWT!

:D

[fredrich]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_1878_red_lite.jpg

Gamlehaugen mansion, built in 1900. It's the residence of the Norwegian Royal Family when they are in town.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_1986_red_lite.jpg

Parts of the public garden/park around the mansion.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_1991_red_lite.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_2015_red_lite-1.jpg

[morea]

beautiful. I quite like the composition in the shots of the mansion and the tree, and the depth of field and color in that last shot. Very nice!

[Red Kittie Kat]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_1878_red_lite.jpg

Gamlehaugen mansion, built in 1900. It's the residence of the Norwegian Royal Family when they are in town.


*sigh* I want to live here ... it looks so serene and peaceful.

Gorgeous shots as always Fredrich :)

[Audentia]

yep, I too am jealous just like RKK.
So pretty!

[Yossarian]

So the the Norwegian royal family has dandelions growing in their lawn? ;) :D

[Typically]

these guys would be happy :D
http://thumbs.fliqz.com/ffc89944f3c94749b7e0b8be25bcbd53.jpg

[hank_scorpio]

Here's some pics from last year camping trip that I took.

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2608/107652503a4307880176b57.jpg


http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8798/107652503a4307928780b50.jpg

[Bladez]

Oooo...nice sky in that last one. Great colours! :D

[fredrich]

So the the Norwegian royal family has dandelions growing in their lawn? ;) :D

Yep, but they don't live there often (the royal castle is in the capital - Oslo).

[petchy]

Nice shots fredrich :D My sis lives in Bergen so I'm having a long weekend there soon - it's such a lovely city!

[fredrich]

Went for a little walk yesterday, a couple of minutes outside the city centre.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_6821_red_lite.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_6869_red_lite.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_7025_red_lite.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_7089_red_lite.jpg
Part of an outdoor museum consisting of old wooden buildings from the 18th, 19th and 20th century.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_7103_red_lite.jpg
There was a wedding there yesterday.

[CkretAjint]

Beautiful images fredrich. If you don't mind me asking, what is your camera equipment you use?

[morea]

neat perspective on these. Love the textures in the bridge shot.


I found a Jack in the Pulpit yesterday!

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/plant_3724.jpg





and a beetle on a fern. I liked the detail in the leaves on this one.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/beetle_3735.jpg

[fredrich]

Beautiful images fredrich. If you don't mind me asking, what is your camera equipment you use?

Canon EOS 350D + EF-S 17-85mm.

I like the one with the beetle morea. Smooth bokeh.

[Brie]

Nice pics, Mo! I can't remember the last time I saw a Jack in the pulpit!

[urstwile]

I'd never even heard of a Jack in the Pulpit until you posted it here. Cool looking! :)

[Red Kittie Kat]

Wow I haven't seen a Jack in the Pulpit for ages! My Mom used to grow them.

Great pic Mo.

Fredrich ... that's it I am coming for a visit. Your area is just too gorgeous not to be seen :)

[CMYK girl]

I'm so glad things are blooming up here!

[fredrich]

After the walk on saturday, I went to the harbour:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_7180_red_lite.jpg

The two local submarines "Uthaug" and "Uredd".

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_7175_red_lite.jpg

The german "U 17".

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_7218_red_lite.jpg

Russian crewmembers on their way to "Magnitogorsk".

[Red Kittie Kat]

gorgeous shots .. I love the B & W look :)

I love those bleeding hearts CYMK :)

[webinnosales]

I really like this picture..

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/anakondo1212/Sunset.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

I always liked sunsets on the water too :)

[willy_flew]

Nice shots mo love the Bug on the fern!

morea[/U];659154]neat perspective on these. Love the textures in the bridge shot.


I found a Jack in the Pulpit yesterday!

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/plant_3724.jpg





and a beetle on a fern. I liked the detail in the leaves on this one.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/beetle_3735.jpg

[morea]

thanks! :)

[fredrich]

A couple of tower blocks and houses shared this view yesterday:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_2831_red_lite.jpg

[Bladez]

Nice colours there fredrich! Very serene!

[Bladez]

More of the Calgary Skyline:

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/skyline1.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/skyline3.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/skyline4.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

great pics guys :)

[fredrich]

Nice contrast between rural and urban landscape Bladez.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_7117_red_lite.jpg

[morea]

agreed on the contrast in your photos, Bladez. Great color, too.

Fredrich, your sunset shot is wonderful, I love the vibrant colors against the black mountains and trees. I quite like the textures of the building and sky in this last one, too.

Ok, I've been wandering out in the wilderness again and have a few more to share. These first few are as yet unidentified.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/flower_3945.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/flower_3913.jpg





Some butterflies (a zoom lens would have been handy. These ones were patient enough to let me get right up next to them):

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/butterfly_3855.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/butterfly_3847.jpg





Another Jack in the pulpit because I love them:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/pulpit_4142.jpg

[morea]

And this is a pink Lady Slipper. I have only seen these very rarely, so I was very happy to stumble across them:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/ladyslipper_4029.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/ladyslipper_4076.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/ladyslipper_4090.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/ladyslipper_4052.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

They are just beautiful Mo ... I have no idea what the other flowers are either .. but they are gorgeous.

I love the Lady slippers. So delicate and dainty :)

I don't think you needed a zoom at all on those Butterflies ... they look pretty fantastic to me :D

[morea]

oh, THOSE butterflies cooperated nicely, but there were some eastern tiger swallowtails and a little blue one that taunted me continually, letting me get JUST close enough and then flying away, laughing. ;)

Thanks Kittie, I am glad you like them. :)

[disneyhippie]

Beautiful Morea. Love the second butterfly shot!

[garricks]

Beautymous!!! :D

[morea]

thanks much to you both! :)

[Audentia]

Lovely photos Morea!
Lady slippers grow in the mountains here too! But they are elusive and hard to find here as well.

[morea]

Thanks Audentia! It's a bit of a shame that ladyslippers are not more common, because I find them terribly interesting. Though, given their rarity, it makes it seem all the more special when you DO find one. :)

I believe that I have tentatively identified the unidentified flowers in that first post (http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showpost.php?p=662903&postcount=679) as Bunchberry and Anemone.

And while I'm at it, I saw this one for the first time yesterday too:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/flowers/flower_4193.jpg


my best guess is that it is Bird's-eye Speedwell (also called Germander Speedwell); "Veronica chamaedrys."

(yay internet!) ;)

[Audentia]

Thanks Audentia! It's a bit of a shame that ladyslippers are not more common, because I find them terribly interesting. Though, given their rarity, it makes it seem all the more special when you DO find one. :)

Agreed!

[Ned]

I took a bicycle ride for a couple hours after work, and took some pictures of things along the way to show ya'll. In order of appearance...

Our most historic hotel:
http://mediamainline.com/photos/hotel_macdonald_back_web.jpg

Our cityscape:
http://mediamainline.com/photos/cityscape_web.jpghttp://mediamainline.com/photos/edmonton_cityscape_web.jpg

Our Riverboat Queen:
http://mediamainline.com/photos/edmonton_queen_web.jpg

Some rowers (I didn't have time to get a good pic, but at least I got something):
http://mediamainline.com/photos/longboat_web.jpg

And lastly, my steed:
http://mediamainline.com/images/vincente_web.jpg

All photos taken with an Olympus E-510 with two Zuiko lenses, a 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 and 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6, at ISO 200 hand-held.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Very nice Ned ... love that old Hotel :)

[Audentia]

There is almost green grass there Ned! How exciting. I was under the impression that us Albertans didn't get green grass. We kinda have some in Calgary too!

Huh, I didn't even know you had a riverboat up there... interesting. I've been there dozens of times... bust mostly we just go to the mall. ;)

[Ned]

There is almost green grass there Ned! How exciting. I was under the impression that us Albertans didn't get green grass. We kinda have some in Calgary too!

Yeah, I was actually quite surprised myself to see how green things looked down in the river valley. I wasn't expecting to see anything greener than that yellowish grass you can see in the cityscape picture. :o


Huh, I didn't even know you had a riverboat up there... interesting. I've been there dozens of times... bust mostly we just go to the mall. ;)

I know, nobody uses it. Our riverboat is named the Edmonton Queen, but the only Edmonton Queen anybody knows about is our local drag queen and playwright, Darrin Hagen. :rolleyes:

[CMYK girl]

and a beetle on a fern. I liked the detail in the leaves on this one.


Aren't those bugs beautiful? So iridescent. I think they are the Ash Borer that is currently killing our trees up here right now.

[morea]

I thought that they were pretty (I like shiny things :D) though I hope it isn't a destructive type.

I tried to identify it through various sources but there are a lot of shiny metallic green beetles out there! It didn't look quite like the photos I saw of the emerald ash borer, and also not quite like the dogbane beetle.

My best guess (and I'm not remotely an entomologist) is that it is a six spotted tiger beetle - without spots (it happens). The tiger beetle was actually nominated as a candidate for the provincial insect of QC, the criteria for which included that the insect be relatively well distributed here, be present in most inhabited areas, be easily recognizable, and be easy to observe.

Unfortunately, I can't be sure because none of the pictures that I found through the identification sites looked quite right to me (and while the information said that they may or may not have spots, I did not find any photos of the spotless variety). If that's what it is, it would eat small insects, spiders, and whatnot rather than trees. I sort of hope so actually, because we've got plenty of woodpeckers here to give the trees a hard time.

[PrintDriver]

Ok, I've been wandering out in the wilderness again and have a few more to share. These first few are as yet unidentified.

Top one is bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
Couldn't tell ya on the bottom one without leaves.
Lady slippers are so cool. A long time ago I had quite a colony of them propagated by hand pollinating them and letting nature do the rest. For about 10 years. Alas they weren't on our land when the surveyors came through for a development and they always target those plants when digging test pits so they don't have to wait for 'the rescue'. We had several rescue groups in the area. Suckage. Musta been 60 plants back there. I only saved about a dozen in the aftermath.

[morea]

I was guessing anemone on the second one, but am not certain. I don't seem to have taken a shot that shows the leaves, and I know better than that! (*kicks self*)

That's really a shame about your lady slippers, PD. I am glad that you were able to save some of them!

[Ned]

Being the ignorant boor I am, I had no idea that everybody was celebrating Pride Week in the city square today. Thankfully, I stopped by that way on my way from the Post Office and caught some of the festivities. And thankfully I had a nice long lens with me. ;)

http://mediamainline.com/photos/pride/graffiti_wall_web.jpg
http://mediamainline.com/photos/pride/juggler_web.jpg
http://mediamainline.com/photos/pride/juggler2_web.jpg
http://mediamainline.com/photos/pride/drag_web.jpg
http://mediamainline.com/photos/pride/marching_girl_web.jpg
http://mediamainline.com/photos/pride/marching_stage_band_web.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

I love that graffiti wall :D

... and I love the Drag shots ... I have a special place in my heart for those gals ;)

We have a yearly Drag Ball in Glens Falls and I want to go so bad one of these years and help them get dressed and all done up :D

I have sewn a couple dresses and done some make up and hair in the past ... but with timing I've never gotten to go to the actual event :(

[Ned]

Yeah, the graffiti wall was my favorite thing, too. :D I hold a fondness for them drag queens, too. I love them in my own special way, though not in the way they'd like me to. xD

That would be so fun to dress them up. You really gotta do that, Kittie!! =3

[fredrich]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_7137_red_lite.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_1348_red_lite.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

Very nice Fredrich :)

[Bladez]

so ned...are the drag queens in your pix the Edmonton Queens you were talking about?? (No, not the riverboat)

[Ned]

lol, yes Bladez, those're the ones. Did you know that Edmonton was listed in a major gay & lesbian publication (sorry, I can't remember the name of the magazine) as the #1 stop for a homosexual to visit in Canada, not too long ago? Pretty surprising with our redneck image, but this city is actually quite open to the gay community. I'm not gay but I think it's really cool, as I like open-mindedness. ;)

[JgS]

I finally have something worth posting here. I just moved for Houston, TX to Albuquerque, NM. This is what I see now.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_mAOOpf3wxBo/SgHocDC5caI/AAAAAAAAAWE/A2sNgGrW4vE/s576/nm1.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_mAOOpf3wxBo/SgHod3sYCtI/AAAAAAAAAWk/Rgzku3KawrE/s576/nm5.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_mAOOpf3wxBo/SgRNfi5_gMI/AAAAAAAAAbg/MgdoJDmgGvk/s576/IMG_0246.jpg

[Typically]

beautiful!

[fredrich]

Interesting to see pictures of NM when I'm currently watching Breaking Bad.

One of the world's most expensive yachts, the "A", visited our city today:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_3228_red_lite.jpg

[salsa]

JgS! You moved to my hometown!

*snif*

I miss it. Did you find a design job there?

[morea]

beautiful shots, JGS - how are you liking the new area?

That is a nice yacht, too, fredrich. It looks like it must be huge.

[fredrich]

That is a nice yacht, too, fredrich. It looks like it must be huge.

It is 119 meters long, and designed by Philippe Starck. I like the fact that it does not look like any ordinary big yacht, but more like a concept model from the future.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Very nice shots guys!

I love the NM landscape :)


.. and that Yacht is .... amazing!

[Ned]

Gorgeous place to live... <3

[JgS]

JgS! You moved to my hometown!

*snif*

I miss it. Did you find a design job there?


I am loving it. It is really different out here. However no luck with a design job yet.

[salsa]

I am loving it. It is really different out here.

Glad to hear that. It is different, I always find myself struggling to explain it to people. A lot of people who've never been there assume it's like Phoenix, but it's so completely not. They can't believe that it has cacti and snow at the same time, or that we have so much sun and can still sit outside quite comfortably in the summer evenings.

Good luck with a job there. I don't have any graphic design connections since I didn't get into the field until after I left, but I'm sure you'll find something!

[D-Frag]

Not really my part of the world, but I did spend 5 days camping up in the middle of the mountains in Colorado last week.

6 shot pano, make sure you zoooooom in :) (http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/6731/fullmoonjune09pano.jpg)

[Bladez]

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/heart/climber2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/heart/deadtree2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/heart/upper_fall3.jpg

[Audentia]

Wow.. finding the climber in the first pic is like Where's Waldo.
I wonder if anyone will be able to find him... (I knew where he was so it's cheating if I tell you). ;)

[Typically]

lol i didn't even see him!

[Bladez]

:D

I know, I love it. it's just one of those things that if you ever do notice it you'll be pleasantly surprised

[Ned]

Like the waterfall, Mo. :) That exposure time worked nicely for it.

[disneyhippie]

Wow.. finding the climber in the first pic is like Where's Waldo.
I wonder if anyone will be able to find him... (I knew where he was so it's cheating if I tell you). ;)
Found him after reading this. Scrolled right over it the first time.

Cool shots!

[frankster]

I've been quiet of late because we went for another jaunt to the homeland to play in the hills with friends and family. Here are a few piccies for my favourite GDF thread...

This is the three castles car trial getting ready to depart from Llandudno's Victorian Promenade.
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/594/wales091.jpg

This is the 1920s lido at Llandudno which we splashed in (and I splashed in a lot as a kid and a drunk teenager)
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/170/wales093.jpg

Here is the view looking across at Conwy from Deganwy beach...

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1999/wales095.jpg

Here is the view from the Vadre (a hill behind my folk's home) looking across the estuary towards Conwy. I spent a lot of time up that hill as a kid playing around the ruins of Deganwy castle.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8356/wales094.jpg

[frankster]

The house at Bodnant Gardens in the Conwy Valley (National Trust Property)

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1408/wales092.jpg

The girls (now three and four) playing down by the river in Bodnant. Floating rodadendron flowers down the stream.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7117/wales096.jpg

[garricks]

Lovely photos, frankster! Did you run into Captain Jack Sparrow on your visit? ;)

[Red Kittie Kat]

DF that panoramic is stunning! Well done on the six separate shots :D


Again ... just beautiful Bladez .. I found the climber :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

Frank darlin .. those are just beautiful ... I love the House reflection in the water.

... and I want to live there :D

[Bladez]

Great pix there Frank. I love the one of the reflection of the house!

[doctorfoz]

*adopts deep, rich baritone, and clears throat in a Tom Jones style*

ooh, there's lovely. Nice shots Frankster. I once had a crush on a waitress from Wales!

As for everyone....

*reverts back to normal voice*

As for everyone else, great photos also. That panoramic is amazing. I zoomed in, but didn't spot any 'waldo' style secrets.

[Virgo Nightingale]

Great pics guys!!

[fredrich]

Wales look like a neat country to visit. I especially like the view from the Vadre-hill.

Took some photos today in my city:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_0268_red_lite.jpg
In the city centre...

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_0220_red_lite.jpg
...where the yacht "A" was visiting once again after having a trip to the fjords.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_0172_red_lite.jpg
A couple walking beside the yacht, reflecting the buildings on the opposite side of the road.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_0039_red_lite.jpg
Haakon's Hall, a medieval stone hall built around 1260.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_0073_red_lite.jpg
Sandviken Fire Station, built in 1903 - still in use by the fire department.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_0104_red_lite.jpg
I work in the yellow buildings.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_0051_red_lite.jpg
An old mill.

[disneyhippie]

Very Nice. I think I'll be adding Norway to my list of places to visit. I especially like the couple in front of the yacht with the reflection.

[Red Kittie Kat]

just gorgeous Fredrich as always ... I just love how the buildings and houses are painted :)

[Audentia]

The roofs on everything are so cute Fredrich!
I wish we had interesting roofs here in Canada...

[Brie]

Wow, fabulous pics, Frankster and Fredrich! Both your (home) countries are now on my bucket list.

[doctorfoz]

Some photos of sunny Norwich - taken last week.
If these post 'on the slosh' (as we say in these parts) then I'll try and sort that out)

the market
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x308/doctorfoz/norwich%202009/DSCF0242.jpg

the castle
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x308/doctorfoz/norwich%202009/DSCF0248.jpg

[doctorfoz]

St Andrews and Blackfriars Church
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x308/doctorfoz/norwich%202009/DSCF0253.jpg

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x308/doctorfoz/norwich%202009/DSCF0270.jpg

Elm Hill
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x308/doctorfoz/norwich%202009/DSCF0255.jpg

City Hall (Council offices)
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x308/doctorfoz/norwich%202009/DSCF0241.jpg

Elm Hill 2
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x308/doctorfoz/norwich%202009/DSCF0258.jpg

The Bear Shop
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x308/doctorfoz/norwich%202009/DSCF0257.jpg

Riverside
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x308/doctorfoz/norwich%202009/DSCF0260.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

I can just imagine all the goodies under those Awnings :D

I love open Markets like that ... Great pic Fozzie

.. and very cool Castle .. I don't think I have seen that one before :)


... and I have a soft spot for clock towers :D


Looks like you had another fun outing :)

[doctorfoz]

Thanks Kittie. The castle itself is very, very old (1067) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich_Castle) but what you see there is a Victorian facade - apparently because the castle didn't look 'castley' enough.

[Red Kittie Kat]

lol Fozzie ;)


and I love Wiki ty ty :)

[Bladez]

Nice pics there Fozzie! :D now I wanna come visit you!

[shmoo]

Only one shot from me. Take round the corner from my place overlooking the National Park here.

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs42/i/2009/149/d/5/landscape_1_by_ukinia.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

Great shot Shmoo :)

Is that a fire tower in the distance?

[Ned]

Okay, we had an airshow today in my town, to which I was graciously given 4 tickets for by the Business Association in my area (I was also offered an exhibition booth, but I passed on that because I needed some time off). I may have missed out on some business ops, but I had a really good time with my friends (my favorite model and her best friend), so I think I made the right decision. There wasn't a flying display like I hoped for, but oh well... Here's a few of our snapshots:

http://cyclopsphoto.ca/images/stars_web.jpg
http://cyclopsphoto.ca/images/stars2_web.jpg
http://cyclopsphoto.ca/images/nyla_cockpit_web.jpg
http://cyclopsphoto.ca/images/nyla_cockpit2_web.jpg
http://cyclopsphoto.ca/images/nyla_boarding_web.jpg
http://cyclopsphoto.ca/images/nyla_stairs_web.jpg

Sorry I didn't bother much with shooting the planes, if you were disappointed not to see a bunch of shiny fiberglass. I really wanted to catch them in flight. :rolleyes:

[Ned]

Oh yes, and also a few more from last weekend's Rockstar-themed fashion show and party... I haven't had time to barely look at the pics, but here's the opening act which I thought should've been the main feature. :D

http://cyclopsphoto.ca/images/fireeater_web.jpg
http://cyclopsphoto.ca/images/fireeater1_web.jpg
http://cyclopsphoto.ca/images/fireeater2_web.jpg

And here was one of the "rockstars" . She was the easiest to photograph, so the first one I've processed... Hopefully I'll have more soon, if I get some time to sleep:

http://cyclopsphoto.ca/images/rockstar1_web.jpg
http://cyclopsphoto.ca/images/rockstar2_web.jpg
http://cyclopsphoto.ca/images/rockstar3_web.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

Wow I have mornings my hair looks like that .... I usually get upset ... now I know I can just spray it and go :D



They are great Ned :D

I recognized your model friend right off - Looks like you guys had a lot of fun :)

[Ned]

Yeah, it was a blast Kittie. :D I think we all had a great time. Now we're just waiting to see if we won any of the draws... xD

[Red Kittie Kat]

Well good luck .. I hope you got something :)

[Ned]

Hoping on tickets to the Indy, or a trip to L.A. :D I'm sure my friend snatched all the prizes already though, she's the lucky one. Although we already know that none of us won that fabulous private jet flight.... T_T

[fredrich]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_0095_red_lite.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_0122_red_lite.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_0123_red_lite.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

Are they restaurants or cafes? Either way they are gorgeous colors :D


like the boat too ;)

[fredrich]

Are they restaurants or cafes? Either way they are gorgeous colors :D


like the boat too ;)

The first building has a restaurant and pub downstairs, and some offices on the second floor I think. The second building is a club/restaurant.