Photo Project: Your Part of the World

[Red Kittie Kat]

Thanks Fredrich :)

They just look like great spots to have a nice lunch :)

[fredrich]

A couple of hours ago:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_0432_red_lite.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_0449_red_lite.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_0570_red_lite.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

I love that Gull pic ... all beautiful though :)

[tcdesigns84]

I'm no photographer (although i would like to get into it), but i thought these flowers in the edge of my yard were worth posting. Taken with my cell phone.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa48/slightlyshocked/pinkflowers2.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa48/slightlyshocked/pinkflowers.jpg

[fredrich]

Not bad for a cell phone camera.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Holy cow not bad at all for a cell! Why cell do you have? :D

[tcdesigns84]

blackberry storm

[Red Kittie Kat]

It takes great pics that's for sure :)

[Ned]

Much better than my flip phone. :D

[fredrich]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_1884_red_lite.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_1919_red_lite.jpg
Viewing southward from Mount Fløyen yesterday.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Very nice Fredrich :)

You sure are surrounded by beautiful scenery :)

[Red Kittie Kat]

I was at the cemetery this weekend to visit the folks and a couple things spoke to me:


http://redkittiekat.com/images/gy2.jpg




http://redkittiekat.com/images/gy1.jpg



http://redkittiekat.com/images/gy4.jpg



http://redkittiekat.com/images/gy5.jpg



http://redkittiekat.com/images/gy3.jpg

[disneyhippie]

Very nice Kittie. Love the Angel :)

[Virgo Nightingale]

I love really old headstones like those. Nice pics Kittie!

[Typically]

that last one is awesome kittie!

i took a few pics in the yard today after watering.

messing around in photoshop for 10 minutes
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/typically/7_6_09.jpg

full color
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/typically/7_6_09_2.jpg

the garden
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/typically/garden_7_6_09.jpg

and off to bed :D

[Audentia]

Ohh... graveyard photography is one of my favs. Awesome RKK!

And I like the flower with the water droplets Typ!

[Tea]

Nice photos typ and RKK. Very nice.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Thanks gang :)

Typ!! I loveeee water droplet photos ... I haven't quite been able to do that yet :D

[morea]

these are great! Keep them coming, everybody!

Here are a few from the marsh this past weekend... got home just as the downpour hit (as has been the custom lately, *sigh*). I love the wings on this little bug!


http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/marsh/bug_4760.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/marsh/marsh_4780.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/marsh/marsh_4779.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/marsh/marsh_4789.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/marsh/marsh_4762.jpg





http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/marsh/marsh_4771.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

Great stuff Mo! I love that little bug :D

... and that walkway is just taunting me .... "come walk on me"

:p

[urstwile]

Beautiful shots everyone. :)

[Nannerpuss]

I spotted a deer yesterday.

http://i3.photoblog.com/photos/114058-1247052815-0.jpg

And it spotted me. XD

[Audentia]

Morea - I love any and all shots of pathways that lead into forests or are in forests. Just awesome. :)

Awh... deer. Cute. :)

[Red Kittie Kat]

Oooh we are surrounded by deer here. I have yet to be able to capture one. Well done! :)

[Bladez]

Great pix there kids! Love 'em all!!

Kittie, I love graveyards! they're so nice! and the photography you can get there is superb!

I'll have to get my ass into gear and start posting some of the pics I've taken over the past few weeks. Got some great hiking ones again!

[Red Kittie Kat]

Thanks Bladez :D


Me too!! I love going through them :)

[Remus989]

So I take a lot of walks around Richmond, VA with my camera in hand and I thought I'd share a few of my favorite photos with you guys.http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2136/2494296046_01bbde5a20.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/65/204554510_2691b62018.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/50/130579224_72e34d9efe.jpg?v=0
^This is the only place in the world where three train tracks cross over one another! (I'm a sucker for trains by the way)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/50/113591326_405a05552e.jpg?v=0
^Richmond has a bit of a flooding problem so we built a giant wall down by the river which you can see on the right (and on the left in the picture above this one)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/45/113591323_7df0434a29.jpg?v=0
And our sweet canal walk. I honestly think I'm the only person that ever comes down here

[Red Kittie Kat]

Very nice! :)

I love the roses on the brick wall :)

[Ned]

All great shots, Remus!

Nice capture on the deer, Nannerpuss. You caught her just at that springing moment, and wouldn't have had a second left before she left the frame. =D

[Bladez]

hiking at Troll Falls on the weekend:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3061/3721593934_b3d94f1c54_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3493/3721584300_c80b4c543e_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2646/3720770441_76baed54ac_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2559/3720776863_775c6823e2_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2618/3720780715_e0e01c5c3b_o.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

OH man I love water shots! You got some great ones there Bladez!

Looks like a beautiful place to be :)

[Bladez]

There's so many waterfalls out here, which is why I seem to have so many of them. Every hike we go on pretty much ends at, or passes by a water fall. Soon I'll be a pro at water shots *LOL*

I'd like to check some of 'em out in the winter when the falls are frozen.

[Typically]

i love the behind the waterfall shot man!!! i need to explore my area more http://walking.about.com/library/graphics/bootrack.gif

[Audentia]

There's so many waterfalls out here, which is why I seem to have so many of them. Every hike we go on pretty much ends at, or passes by a water fall. Soon I'll be a pro at water shots *LOL*

I'd like to check some of 'em out in the winter when the falls are frozen.

It may also be that I pick all the hikes with waterfalls because I like them. ;)

Saturday's hike will lack waterfalls I think. But we are climbing to the top of a mountain! So here's hoping for some stunning landscapes.

[Bladez]

Thanks Typ :) That's 1 of 3 that I did, all with different shutter speeds. The fast shutter speed one is pretty cool too. It's in my flickr account somewhere...I'll dig it up and add it here to compare.

[doctorfoz]

they're really great shots Bladez (you don't need me to tell you that!). You and Audentia live in a wonderful place. I know the traditional thing to do is photograph waterfalls with a long shutter speed - but your first two have a lot more vitality to them. The third one has the balance just right -was it deliberate?

[Bladez]

Thanks Foz :)

Yea, they were all deliberate. Generally I'll take 3 or 4 of the same shot, but I adjust my shutter speed for all of them. I'll do the first at a really fast shutter speed, to catch the stills of all the droplets, then I'll slow it down to catch 1 or 2 in the middle where I get that glassy look, but not quite the creamy look of the last pic, when I really slow my shutter down to get really capture the movement. Then when I get home and download them I can decide which worked out the best, and which I prefer. Prime example is the one behind the water fall:

shot 1
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2117/3720776263_8301cb5167_o.jpg

shot 2 (as above)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2559/3720776863_775c6823e2_o.jpg

shot 3 didn't work out, so I didn't keep it...but you get the idea

[Brie]

wow, I haven't been in this thread in a couple weeks, great shots everyone! Love the deer and and flowers, waterfalls, scenery, awesome! Typ, your garden looks good. Mo, what kind of pollinator was that on that flower? Oh and Kittie, LOVE the graveyard pics!

[fredrich]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_1918_red_lite.jpg

View from Mt. Fløyen, 5 minutes from the city centre.


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_0163_red_lite.jpg

Bryggen (the Wharf), an UNESCO World Heritage site. The two towers of St Mary's Church from 1180 can be seen in the background.


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_0149_red_lite.jpg

A statue in memory of The Shetland Bus special operations group during WW2 who transported agents, weapons and refugees from Bergen to the Shetland islands (Scotland) and back with small fishing boats and submarine chasers.

[Bladez]

Here's a couple of pictures from the Calgary Stampede:

the grounds, at night:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2454/3740798382_036331ecc3_o.jpg

one of the bands:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2429/3739996423_250ba03f16_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2565/3739997101_d7c46a7599_o.jpg

another band:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/3740789394_9d8e7e06b7_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2654/3740787536_32f0cf81b8_o.jpg

Slingshot ride that Audentia and I went on (something like 160m in 1.5 seconds, pulling 5G's):
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3491/3739991021_14bbf90369_o.jpg

and...of course, the food:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2439/3739991555_b5d230159f_o.jpg

[Brie]

mmmm, pizza on a stick! Love the local color in all your shots, Bladez and Fredrich!

[Red Kittie Kat]

Super actions shots Bladez! :D


... and now I am craving Pizza! :p

[morea]

Mo, what kind of pollinator was that on that flower?

Unfortunately, I have not yet been able to identify it. I need to find a decent guidebook.

Kittie, I missed the graveyard pics the first time through, they are wonderful.

Remus, nice shots, and I really like the one of the flowers on the wall.

Troll Falls looks like a really cool place, Bladez. I like the variety of waterfall shots you took. I really like the motion shot you got of the band though, well done!

Fredrich, beautiful as always!

[Red Kittie Kat]

why thank you darlin :)

[JohnLeavitt]

Those pics are great! I'll have to pick out a couple of mine...

Here:

I took this picture from my front yard...I actually found the sun rise that day kinda scary!
http://artform.webs.com/awesomesky.JPG


This is a rose in our flower garden, I took this picture of the first snow last fall:
http://artform.webs.com/Rosesinwinter.JPG

And this was a picture I took snowboarding a couple miles from my house:
http://artform.webs.com/Hockey%20013.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

NOOOOO..... I don't want to think about snow yet!!! :D


Great shots though ... loveee that flower :)

[JohnLeavitt]

hey...I love snow! I snowboard, ski and play hockey.....where that last winter pic was taken is called Song Mt. and I actually snowboard instruct there during the winter...its allot of fun!

Snow is really cool to take pictures of too :P I'll have to find more of my winter pics and post 'em :)

[tcdesigns84]

wow, that sunrise is kinda scary. great photos.

[JohnLeavitt]

wow, that sunrise is kinda scary. great photos.

Well it wasn't actually that dark, the photo came out that way and I liked it :)
...it was a weird morning though.

[disneyhippie]

Fabulous photos. Love the sunrise. :)

[JohnLeavitt]

hmm...I kinda want to post some of my close up photos & see other ppls up close shots...can anyone start a "Community Project"?

[Tea]

hmm...I kinda want to post some of my close up photos & see other ppls up close shots...can anyone start a "Community Project"?

If the "New Thread" button is on the top I suppose you could. I love the snow/cabin one...although I am so with RKK on that...we were robbed of summer weather again!, so it's nearly law to not post snow photos yet. :D


Here's some I took yesterday. I was loved how it looked like the clouds had dropped to the ground. For those not familiar with the white clumps, they are wild growing Baby's Breath. There were hundreds of them.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3511/3755073368_f80456089f_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2625/3755075576_fdc89dbb5a_b.jpg

[disneyhippie]

Great shots, Tea. I love the top one!

[morea]

love them! The top one is my favorite, too. Nice perspective!

[Red Kittie Kat]

Beautiful shots Tea :)

[Typically]

some new garden shots from today

cherry tomatoes
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/typically/IMG_9502.jpg

habanero peppers!
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/typically/IMG_9504.jpg

tomato blossom
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/typically/IMG_9508.jpg

goliath tomatoes
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/typically/IMG_9510.jpg

green bell peppers
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/typically/IMG_9523.jpg

full garden shot
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/typically/IMG_9530.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

Om nom nom!!! I love fresh veggies :)

[urstwile]

Ooh, are you gonna make fried green tomatoes? Nice shots Typ, the garden's coming in great. :)

[Typically]

never tried green tomatoes before. my plan was to make tomato sauce and hopefully put it in mason jars, we shall see! oh and fresh out of the garden blt's for lunch are a must :D

[urstwile]

Fried Green Tomato Recipe (http://elise.com/recipes/archives/001506fried_green_tomatoes.php) :)

[Audentia]

Wow awesome garden Typ. I am so jealous of your ability to grow things.
I am currently happy that my flowers are not completely dead in my one sad and pathetic hanging basket. :)

[Brie]

Your garden looks great, Typ! Fried green tomatoes are awesome! Sometimes I'll pick a big green one just for FGTs!

[urstwile]

Your garden looks great, Typ! Fried green tomatoes are awesome! Sometimes I'll pick a big green one just for FGTs!

Yup, I'd be ogling those Goliath tomatoes for that purpose, Brie. http://i27.tinypic.com/e9j1nl.jpg

[JohnLeavitt]

Here are some pictures of my garden...our tomato's only have little flowers on them still..

Broccoli:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hX8fw4N0RF0/Snb_WL94VMI/AAAAAAAACG8/frdgrXLKMxE/s640/IMG_4149.jpg

Broccoli Leaf:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hX8fw4N0RF0/Snb_ZPf8WzI/AAAAAAAACHA/8k_LwN7noBM/s640/IMG_4150.jpg

Cabbage:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hX8fw4N0RF0/Snb_bmaaOnI/AAAAAAAACHE/lvIuaBUPJ44/s512/IMG_4156.jpg

Lettuce:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hX8fw4N0RF0/Snb_lRpwjsI/AAAAAAAACHw/ywiiiB_8Aqs/s512/IMG_4176.jpg

Little weed in my garden with a pretty flower:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hX8fw4N0RF0/Snb_pQmmUTI/AAAAAAAACH4/4dH_Rx06gOY/s640/IMG_4178.jpg

Another flower I saw:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hX8fw4N0RF0/Snb_rvgUf1I/AAAAAAAACIA/gBlTpqXGgxI/s640/IMG_4185.jpg


And my personal favorite, my pear tree:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hX8fw4N0RF0/Snb_t6q2SoI/AAAAAAAACIE/WW0s0H4ysQM/s640/IMG_4191.jpg

[Typically]

thanks guys :D all i do is water them everyday audentia. no fertilizers, or other chemcials... just some poop at the bottom of the hole when we planted them :D

is it hard growing broccoli and lettuce? my dad said that they get worms/bugs real easy... i'd love to try growing some broccoli!

[JohnLeavitt]

is it hard growing broccoli and lettuce? my dad said that they get worms/bugs real easy... i'd love to try growing some broccoli!

I think it depends on where you live, I'm in Central New York so it not as hot and damp as some places and the ground up here has large amount of clay in it, but not enough to hinder growth, and I have two gardens actually, while I grow vegges in one, I fertilize the other with cow doo for a year then wait a year for the doo to break down and then I switch gardens for fertile ground :)

I also grow: peppers, green beens, peas, carrots, acorn squash, butternut squash, some sparsely, basil and oregano...oh and a few bumpkins for Halloween :)

[Typically]

ahhh ok we get a lot of the hot humid weather down here. my dad was saying that the white moth/butterflies are the main culprit. they get in and lay eggs and the whole crop is done for. maybe i'll have to setup a hydroponic system in the basement :D

[JSMartin]

Hmm. I would take pictures of our vegetables in the garden, but alot of our stuff is in growbags due to our soil being pretty crappy. We have some tomato's in the soil at the top of the garden but they aren't growing that well at the minute, they havent even started flowering yet.

Our chilies are starting to come through though, so I'll get some shots when they start growing the fruit instead of the flowers :)

[Bladez]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2616/3795726915_18310ebd2d_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3795729919_58974d66d4_o.jpg

Does anyone know what type of flower this is:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/3796574900_9d07c92a24_o.jpg

Takakkaw Falls:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/3796570934_3e254818e8_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3499/3796568592_f9185d548d_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3582/3796556514_4313992c3f_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2604/3796564278_0315e85686_o.jpg

[urstwile]

Beautimous. :)

[JohnLeavitt]

Oh those little dragonflies remind me of my pet "Jeff"


http://artform.webs.com/100_4787.jpg

http://artform.webs.com/100_4786.jpg

[Ned]

Love your pet, John! I wish I could tame one like that!

Sorry for just posting a link for my part of the world photo project today, but I'm too lazy to post images.... Here's a some of my photos in the iNews880 report on the Animethon this weekend, covered by Brittney LeBlanc: http://www.inews880.com/Channels/Reg/iReports/Story.aspx?ID=1123759

You can see the rest of the images if you click on the Animethon 16 picture gallery link at the bottom of the article. The photo credits are on the bottom so you know which ones are mine.

[Bladez]

Nice shot there John!

OH DEAR GOD NED! Scary stuff!! We had one of those come through Calgary a few months back...they booked it at the same place as a punk rock show I went to. Good combo there! A bunch of drunk and rowdy punks, and a bunch of kids dressed up as their favourite anime or video game character.....can you guess how well that went? I remember we spent a lot of time yelling at them and just being a bunch of jerks. One guy seemed to really enjoy mooning them....*LOL*

[Audentia]

You gotta give them credit they put actual thought and effort into their costumes. I think it's awesome.
Even if some *people* (if razorblades are people) are mean about it. ;)

[Bladez]

This is the mountain that Audentia and I climbed about a month ago that damn near killed us. We ran out of water, and were on the wrong side of the mountain. By the time we got to the front of it, the sun was starting to go down, and we still had a long hike back!

Mt Yamnuska:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3524/3821791220_bb05553e67_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2398/3820984999_b1e0a60834_o.jpg

I like this rock:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3474/3820985229_2924efceae_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2491/3820986067_3567fe2e3b_o.jpg

1/3rd of the way up:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/3820986601_0299a873cd_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2619/3820986257_57282986ac_o.jpg

Heart lake:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3442/3821793162_446ff39631_o.jpg

All Natural....Barbed wire!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3820986927_dbe83959a6_o.jpg

[Bladez]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2635/3821793878_67ecaabcd8_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2522/3820987545_af4884f785_o.jpg

Leaving the trees:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3012/3821794622_b5941fd45c_o.jpg

Where we were going:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/3821794910_4c4d4da8c2_o.jpg

Where we had been:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2614/3820988579_8b0649c843_o.jpg

This part was epic! there is a ridge 7" wide that you have to walk along, holding a cable bolted into the side of the mountain. If you miss step, it's a long way down!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2552/3821795434_8629228e2b_o.jpg

Did you see the cable? How 'bout now?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2426/3821795674_b38fe2e8fc_o.jpg

Here's what you have to face if you slip:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3545/3821795906_98ab846664_o.jpg

[Bladez]

The Summit:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/3820989581_8de6a3a078_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2647/3821796826_15b2f05075_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/3821796988_a3731cc84c_o.jpg

Going down, there is a scree run that was beyond fun, but because they show family and friends, I won't post them. The scree has a small ridge at one part that if you miss, you're screwed. You can't get back up the scree, and you end up on the back side of the mountain. We missed it and had to find out own path down, then up a different ridge. It got pretty scary.

[urstwile]

Wow, Bladez! :eek: Amazing photos, but sounds like way too scary fun for me.

[disneyhippie]

Those are fabulous Bladez. I think it'd be fun to go hiking with you and Audentia. Beautiful scenery.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Beautiful shots .... but no wayyyy would I ever do that ... even if I could do that :p

[Bladez]

Well Disney, if you're ever in our neck of the woods, just let us know and we'll take ya' out with us!

One of my favourite pics there is at the summit, where you can see the slight curvature of the Earth, just to give you an idea of what kind of altitude we had.

Is there such a thing as to much scary fun??? To much Scary...yes....as Audentia will tell you. She was beyond scared at a few points. But scary fun? Never to much!!

[BPDesignLab]

Santa Monica, CA :D

http://www.bpdesignlab.com/randomimages/SantaMonica_Pano_small.jpg

[willy_flew]

This should be on a wall.. Nice work

Santa Monica, CA :D

http://www.bpdesignlab.com/randomimages/SantaMonica_Pano_small.jpg

[BPDesignLab]

This should be on a wall.. Nice work

lol willy, thanks! I am (un)fortunate to live where smog creates some rather beautiful sunsets. :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

That is a terrific shot! :)

[urstwile]

It is a beautiful shot, BP. :)

[BPDesignLab]

Thanks guys, I shot it with my wife's Canon 5D Mark II so I have a feeling that may have something to do with it.:)

[Tea]

Great shots everyone!

[Audentia]

Is there such a thing as to much scary fun??? To much Scary...yes....as Audentia will tell you. She was beyond scared at a few points. But scary fun? Never to much!!

it is true I was freaking out at the cable part!


I LOVE sunset photos and that one is lovely!

[Bladez]

Great Shot there BP. Love the way the blue fades into the yellow (even tho it is kinda gross to know what's causing it). Nice work :)

[disneyhippie]

Love the pier shot! Santa Monica has been on my list of places to visit for a while now.

[CMYK girl]

Santa Monica pier is very nice, only been there in the rain. And Bladez what part of Canada are you hiking in? Fabulous. Do you live out in the wilderness or is that a trip?

[Bladez]

CMYK, Audentia and I live in Calgary, so we're only about an hour and a half drive from the Rocky Mountains :) Those photos are actually of one of the first major mountains you notice as you start getting into them. Mt. Yamnuska is about 45 minutes from the city. We're pretty lucky to live where we do. It's always nice to be able to make a day trip to the mountains, or Banff National Park (ranked one of the top 10 places in the world to visit). However, with us being so close to the mountains, we get some unbelievably unpredictable weather. The common phrase here is "If you don't like the weather, wait 10 minutes". It literally changes hourly. It will say Sunny and Clear for the day, then 2 hours later there will be thunderstorm warnings for the area. Pretty crazy.

[CMYK girl]

Fabulous area for pic, you guys are so lucky! Can't imagine having all that at my beck and call to shoot. Been up to Glacier National park but didn't cross the border. But that weather has to be brutal, it's bad enough here, ha ha. Yesterday we had a few more tornados rip through the city (no one hurt). Keep posting!

[disneyhippie]

The best part about having my schedule changed for the last two weeks has been catching the sunrise.

http://i30.tinypic.com/1zx12ki.jpg

Sorry about the quality, I took it through the window on my phone.

[Bladez]

oooooooooo.......pretty

[Red Kittie Kat]

Very pretty Disney :)

[morea]

I wouldn't have guessed that it was taken with a phone if you hadn't said so.

Beautiful!

[Tea]

The fog has done some fun stuff in the neighborhood. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/3911492374_79909fed97_b.jpg

This one I couldn't resist but play with a little bit.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2490/3910709743_51db21e2d8_b.jpg

[garricks]

Nice, Tea. I love da fog! :)

[morea]

awesome shots, Tea!

[Typically]

nice shot hippy that is one hell of a cell phone pic!

tea i love the fog shots!

[Virgo Nightingale]

Ooo, I love fog shots! So atmospheric. Literally! :D

[Bladez]

Oooo......fog shots are so cool!

[Audentia]

Ohhhhh... sunsets and fog. Very nice Disney and Tea! :)

[disneyhippie]

Thanks for the compliments. I haven't viewed any phone pics on a regular computer, so I've been curious how they actually come out.


Great fog shots Tea!

[disneyhippie]

Happiness is...


A rainbow greeting you at the end of a hard day :)

http://i36.tinypic.com/2l8u24n.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

I love catching a shot of a rainbow :)

[Leukeh]

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1630/mg3441small.jpg

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/7135/mg3410small.jpg

Shots taken at North Narrabeen Beach (Sydney, Australia) at sunrise. I had so much fun that morning... it was beautiful.

[garricks]

Sweet shots, Leukeh! Beautiful scenery!

[Audentia]

Wow... those shots are just awesome.

*wishes it wasn't starting to snow in the mountains so she could get up there one more time... nothing like feeling like you're at the top of the world*

[Bladez]

Here Audentia. Just to remind you of being on top of the world ;)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2647/3821796826_15b2f05075_o.jpg

[Audentia]

Awh... thanks Bladez. :*

[morea]

lovely, Disney and Leukeh. Nice view, Bladez, any idea of the elevation?

[Bladez]

2240 metres. :)

[disneyhippie]

Love that view, Bladez! I am definitely going to have to come hiking with you :)

[Red Kittie Kat]

Oyyy that made me dizzy :eek:

Great pic though! :)

Love the purple hues Leukeh :)

[Cmate]

Here's my favourite shot taken at the park during photography lessons at College.

[disneyhippie]

Love that waterfall Cmate!


I stumbled across this fellow today-literally! I almost stepped on his wing. So glad I was wayching where I was going :)

http://i38.tinypic.com/2qkl3dv.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/rm6xcz.jpg

I don't think the gate picture came out well, but I was afraid of him flying away.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Great pics Disney :D

very nice waterfall cmate :)

[Leukeh]

Took this today in Circular Quay, Sydney:
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9675/pipeu.jpg

We were supposed to be taking photos of the Opera House but I got bored and found this. Instead I shot my Opera House shots at night in the rain... good fun.

[Typically]

that looks sick! is that water or fog?

[Kid Charlemaine]

Leukeh, thats an awesome shot!

[disneyhippie]

Great shot Leukeh! I love the odd pictures. And the Opera House at night sounds intriguing.

[Leukeh]

that looks sick! is that water or fog?
It's water - there was bubbles coming from the pipe way down in the water somewhere and I thought it looked interesting. One 30 second exposure later...

Here's the Opera House shot:
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/4738/mg5415small.jpg

I'm actually glad it was raining - woudn't have gotten the reflection of the light in it otherwise. Pity that light on the end was blown...

[Red Kittie Kat]

Those are great shots Leukeh :)

[CMYK girl]

Fall is passing quickly

[disneyhippie]

Cute!

Been a long time since I've been able to jump in leaves.

[disneyhippie]

Sometimes it amazes me what I might see during a walk.

http://i34.tinypic.com/svhwzb.jpg

Not sure where he came from. I heard a rustling behind me. When I turned around, he was standing about 2 yards from me, just like this, headed into the brush.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Aww ... I bet that was a lovely site :)

[Goose Fat]

A photo I took whilst camping at the Isle of Wight in England- This was taken at 'The Needles'...I do love a good camping trip.

[longboy]

Sunrise cellphone pic from the other morning (pre-snow picture):

I'll have to see if I have any pictures from the snowstorm we got over the last 2 days. We got 13" of snow at the house-

[Red Kittie Kat]

Hiya Goose!! Welcome aboard :)

Feel free to post up in the Introduce Yourself (http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=45) forum so we can give you a proper hello.

Great pic too :)


Longboy that is giving me chills just thinking about it .. I don't want snowwww :(

[GrumpyKate]

A little bit of autumn in an English garden - and then all the leaves fall off!

[Bladez]

wow! Great colour on the tree! Love its contrast against the green.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Beautiful color :)

[6644Graphics]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2721/4100155356_707d0c2b44_b.jpg

[Typically]

sick fish eye photo!!

[Keffs]

Sunset over Stranrar, Scotland. 3.2 Mp phone pic :o

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs280.snc1/10721_178358771809_502996809_3780371_8054760_n.jpg

[garricks]

Beautiful!

I'm looking at Google Maps, and what's coming up is Stranraer, Wigtownshire, UK, located on Loch Ryan. Is that the same place?

I spent three weeks in the UK years ago, a week driving North from London, ending up spending two weeks in Aberdeen. Some of the most beautiful land I've ever seen, and the people were just wonderful. :)

[Keffs]

Yes, it is :) That's Loch Ryan to the right. We were about to get the ferry to Ireland from there. Scotland's a beautiful place, especially up the north. I love the area around Glen Coe, the mountains and lochs around that part of the world are stunning.

Did you spend any time in Edinburgh? I live about 10 miles to the east :) East Lothian is a lovely place too. Actually all of Scotland is! Everyone come and visit! :D

[Bladez]

It's on my list of places to visit. I especially want to see what's left of the family castle.

That's right....my family has a castle....well, sorta. There's only 1 tower left standing, and it doesn't belong to my family direct, but rather, the Clan owns it. But we do have ties to the clan (i.e. distant cousins). I've been told I'm supposed to get in touch with them if I ever do visit.

[garricks]

<slight threadjack>

My memories are a bit fuzzy, it was in 1978. We did visit Edinburgh on the way back. I remember touring a castle that had a cemetery for military dogs. :blush:

I was on tour with an orchestra. We landed at Heathrow, toured Windsor Castle, performed in Egham (sp?), Carlisle, and a couple of other cities on the way north, spent two weeks as the host orchestra for the International Festival of Youth Orchestras at the University in Aberdeen, did a bus tour of Edinburgh and flew out of Gatwick. The "tourist" things we did were very controlled (there were almost 100 of us), so I didn't get to see as much as I wanted.

A return trip is on my Bucket List, along with Australia and New Zealand.

</threadjack>

[Audentia]

^ I did a tour with a marching band of Germany when I was 16... yeah my memories are fuzzy of that one too. ;)

[Bladez]

that's cause you were drunk the whole time Audi....

[Audentia]

that's cause you were drunk the whole time Audi....

Probably true. As far as we could tell Germany didn't have a drinking age...

[TwoKad]

http://czrart.com/images/g3/fwp/czr.fwp-1.jpg @CzrArt

[redneckrodney]

Just thought,
I've never posted in this thread. Here's something from a wander through a cemetery back in the summer.

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq90/rbraden01/lordsprayeru.jpg

[Bladez]

Nice work rodney :) Great framing with the trees.

[Red Kittie Kat]

That's beautiful - Everyone here knows my love of Cemeteries ... I love finding beauty in a such a place of sadness.

[PSPDan]

I went to Looe, Cornwall yesterday. Around 150 miles from my house. Also my first time using a DSLR. Quite liked this photo!

http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww319/BRFCDan/IMG_7229.jpg

[Audentia]

What a cute bridge. Love the lights in this.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Love that reflection :)

[The:Breaker]

What kind of cam do you guys recommend for rookies with a budget ???

[Bladez]

Kinda depends on what you're looking for, and what you're wanting to do with it. Maybe check out this thread:
http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46404

[edcrossman]

These two are from a hike in Red Rock Canyon in Las Vegas. We are known for our casinos, but there is a lot of nice outdoors here as well.

http://edcrossman.com/images/photos/redrock01.jpg


http://edcrossman.com/images/photos/redrock02.jpg

[PanToshi]

For RKK.

Our Boy

and

Dancing with my Daughter

PS: I love cemeteries too.

[Audentia]

Wow, love that dancing stone!
Awesome.

[Bladez]

Looks like a great place to check out (and maybe do some climbing) Ed. Very nice.

Gorgeous cemetery shots Pan!

[Virgo Nightingale]

Snow day from work!

Crappy cell phone photo alert! :D

http://i49.tinypic.com/2dul0d2.jpg

^ View from the living room window. If you look carefully, you'll see a big pile of snow on the right hand side. That's most of the snow I cleared from our driveway, the portion of the street in front of the driveway, and the snow on my car and my husband's. There are other piles of snow out of view.

http://i50.tinypic.com/1qr38g.jpg

^ Our back steps. There's a coffee can ashtray buried in there somewhere.

http://i46.tinypic.com/13zwpqd.jpg

^The backyard, with my upstairs neighbors' lawn chairs and kiddie slide.

[artistsdad]

You're going to make me homesick with stuff like that, Virgo! We seldom get "pretty" snow like that out here. Ours is usually the topping on an inch or two of ice and sleet. It's an afterthought...

I miss the peacefulness and beauty of it. Get out in the country after a snow like that and it things are just so quiet and peaceful... Quite an experience.

[Typically]

Get out in the country after a snow like that and it things are just so quiet and peaceful... Quite an experience.

until you get mauled by a bear! :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

oh it's always fun and games till someone gets mauled by a bear



:D

[petchy]

Ages since I last posted in here... a couple more from good old Norway... first one is from where my parents live:

http://petchy.smugmug.com/Other/December-2009/20091224-DSC0022/748979381_QXbfq-M.jpg

And this one is from my town:

http://petchy.smugmug.com/Other/December-2009/20091219-20091219-DSC0089/744696613_HjmaP-M.jpg

[PanToshi]

Those shots are gorgeous Petchy!

Thanks for sharing.

:)

[Typically]

awesome colors! makes the snow seem not so evil :D

[petchy]

awesome colors! makes the snow seem not so evil :D

Oh I don't know... I reckon it is evil. Well at least now the novelty of it has worn off, it was nice for the first month though - now I just want spring to arrive :rolleyes:

[Bladez]

Oh I don't know... I reckon it is evil. Well at least now the novelty of it has worn off, it was nice for the first month though - now I just want spring to arrive :rolleyes:

actually, it's US who arrives at spring....according to Foxtrot anyways
http://www.foxtrot.com/comics/2010-02-28-6badfc8d.gif

[disneyhippie]

That's awesome Bladez! I'm posting that outside my cube...right next to this:

http://bl102w.blu102.mail.live.com/mail/SafeRedirect.aspx?hm__tg=http://65.55.183.87/att/GetAttachment.aspx&hm__qs=file%3d4a6af3a4-9b79-4369-89b5-1521589d5354.jpg%26ct%3daW1hZ2UvanBlZw_3d_3d%26nam e%3dQVRUMjI2ODYuanBn%26inline%3d1%26rfc%3d0%26empt y%3dFalse%26imgsrc%3dcid%253a1.2745061706%2540web3 8505.mail.mud.yahoo.com&oneredir=1&ip=10.6.0.135&d=d3278&mf=0&a=01_701cfad37da06be75d4b116c4a859d649b3d785b9adc7 4b8e8ea0df64e33dbc4

[Virgo Nightingale]

Some pics I took with my cell phone. My boss took a couple of us on a mini-field trip to see just how much water was flowing over the Great Falls in Paterson, NJ. We had a huge storm here Saturday–Sunday on top of a lot of snowmelt, and there's been extensive flooding in our area.

http://i43.tinypic.com/a0kn0y.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/n4xds6.jpg

More coming once I get tinypic to cooperate...

[Virgo Nightingale]

http://i41.tinypic.com/ax1htf.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/303l2ee.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/111uzk5.jpg

[Virgo Nightingale]

http://i40.tinypic.com/kevw2q.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/iqa0yd.jpg

And the beauty shot:

http://i39.tinypic.com/24q1jtj.jpg

[Virgo Nightingale]

Just for comparison, this is how it usually looks: (not my pic)

http://njmonthly.com/downloads/4315/download/Paterson_Great_Falls_National_Historic_Park.jpg

Of just click here (http://www.teterboro-online.com/scenic/falls1/falls4.shtml) for other views.

[Audentia]

Wow Virgo!
I shudder at the thought of that much extra water... *shudder*

But love the rainbows! :)

[Red Kittie Kat]

Holy moly that is some serious water!!! :eek:


Those are great shots Virgo ... love that rainbow ... it's a Money shot for sure :D

[Virgo Nightingale]

Thanks guys. My husband put that photo up as his desktop image. :D

I did take a couple videos, eventually I'll get them up on YouTube. Nothing fancy really, just a couple seconds of roaring waterfall and rainbow.

When we first got to the falls (which I'd never actually been to before), I commented on how I suddenly felt like white water rafting. Then I saw the cliff. Didn't wanna white water raft so much then. :o

[Bladez]

WOW!!! that's crazy!

Great rainbow shot tho Virgo :D

this reminds me of 2005 when Calgary went through some intense flooding, to the point where some of the bridges ended up being under water.

[disneyhippie]

That's some crazy flooding Virgo! Great pics, love the rainbows :)

[longboy]

Time to update an old thread with some fresh pics from my recent trip. These are all from my phone, so the quality isn't the best. The camera might have some good ones too, I haven't uploaded those yet.

First, the route. 2600+ miles in 9 days. We spent 4 days staying at Lake Tahoe:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs291.snc4/40894_1576387133159_1340016083_1631832_5387925_n.j pg

Thru New Mexico:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs273.snc4/39967_1565259334971_1340016083_1600749_3485490_n.j pg

Albuquerque, NM:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs227.snc4/38713_1565680305495_1340016083_1602056_4377771_n.j pg

More New Mexico:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs289.snc4/40783_1566286960661_1340016083_1605025_634969_n.jp g

Lunch in Flagstaff, Arizona:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs146.ash2/40634_1566563807582_1340016083_1606203_4750826_n.j pg

Somewhere in Arizona:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs227.snc4/38691_1567027539175_1340016083_1607580_4944916_n.j pg

Hoover Dam on the border of Arizona/Nevada:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs127.ash2/39680_1566927376671_1340016083_1607367_4673597_n.j pg

To the west of Salt Lake City, UT. These are the Salt Flats:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs117.ash2/39168_1574631049258_1340016083_1626876_7680448_n.j pg

[longboy]

continued...

More of Utah:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs266.snc4/39651_1576331411766_1340016083_1631747_6003020_n.j pg

Thru Wyoming, a whole lot of empty road:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs151.ash2/40906_1576330371740_1340016083_1631745_3798437_n.j pg

Wyoming rest area:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs307.snc4/40665_1576330691748_1340016083_1631746_7748039_n.j pg

[Red Kittie Kat]

That's awesome LB .. I love the map with it ... a nice little progression to the pics :)

[disneyhippie]

Those are great Longboy. Makes me want to do a road trip.... I haven't done a real road trip in so long.

[Audentia]

no vegas shots longboy?! :)

Those are great!

[longboy]

Unfortunately, we got to Vegas late in the day and headed directly to the Hotel and grabbed dinner. We averaged over 500 miles each day, and the traffic at Hoover Dam killed an extra 1½ hours of drive-time.

Besides, they wouldn't let me take pictures of the strippers anyway :(

[Audentia]

Besides, they wouldn't let me take pictures of the strippers anyway :(

Haha. Well at least you got to see strippers. ;)

[morea]

a small frog at the local bog:

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

edit: I think it's a wood frog (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Frog)

[redneckrodney]

Love it Morea :D

[willy_flew]

Nice one MO!

[morea]

thanks guys! I was good and didn't bring him home with me. :)

[disneyhippie]

great shot morea!

[Red Kittie Kat]

aww what a cutie :) Nice shot Molishious :D

[willy_flew]

http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww66/williamsoz/Steamer1.jpg

One from home for "A".

[morea]

awesome! Such a beautiful ship.

[Red Kittie Kat]

You have a much better angle than me .. but do you suppose we live in the same neck of the woods?? ;) :p


http://i33.tinypic.com/2i78dvk.jpg

[willy_flew]

I like your angle NEIGHBOR..The trees set a border and that light pole is cool.

[Red Kittie Kat]

merci mon amie :D

[Stephan_dP]

Really beautiful pictures of beautiful places on show in this thread. Wanna contribute to the showcase with a picture of the Ammergau Alps. That's an amazingly beautiful spot in Upper Bavaria. For your orientation: Munich is 80km (about 50 miles) North and Neuschwanstein is 20 km to the West.

I used to work there but went back to my hometown in Saxony. But as we are talking on a global scale I think that still counts as my part of the world. :rolleyes:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/3853282309_a4b7cdd7d2_z.jpg

[Typically]

wow that is beautiful, not one billboard or power line :D

[Stephan_dP]

you have to look around quite a while to find a powerline. And billboards aren't much of an issue in nowhere areas. Fortunately.

By the way: at the end of this valley is Linderhof Palace of King Ludwig II: the only one of his palaces he ever saw completed. I hope the picture shows why he chose this spot. Unfortunately I never found the time to capture the magic atmosphere in the morning hour when mist is rising from the damp valley floor - truly a sight to behold!

[morea]

that's a gorgeous shot, Stephan! The lighting and color are wonderful.

[Bladez]

Wow!!! that's awesome!

*makes an addition to his Places To Visit Before I Die list*

Great shot for sure!

[Audentia]

That is an amazing shot!! :)

[disneyhippie]

That is beautiful Stephan!

[morea]

here's another little frog. He wasn't much bigger than a quarter!

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c343/gdfmorea/wildlife/frog_7526.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

aww he is a little bit of a thing :) Too cute.

oops I mean ... Arrrrr he be a fine specimen of a frog!


:D

[disneyhippie]

Aye, that be a fine looking frog you've caputred, indeed!

[sblgraphics]

Great pics.....

[Violet]

Morea, Willy and Stephan definitely rule)
Here is something from my world:

[Red Kittie Kat]

Very nice Violet .. I love that sunset :)

[Violet]

Thanks, Kittie) It's kind urban!)

[morea]

neat perspective on these, Violet. And I love the color in the sunset shot, too. :)

[Violet]

Thanks! I appreciate!

[porcelain]

wow! amazing macro

[fredrich]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/7D/IMG_2412_red_lite.jpg
Looking towards the North Sea

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Hardanger/IMG_0850_red_lite.jpg
Algae coloring the fjord water

[bashall]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs080.snc6/169063_492623734889_504814889_5696134_4686425_n.jp g

This was taking in London on Monday 10th January.

[Bladez]

why are they throwing up? lol

[Red Kittie Kat]

*sigh* I want to go to London so badly :(

Great shot :)

[garricks]

*sigh* I want to go to London so badly :(

Great shot :)

Something tells me you're bad wherever you go... :p

[Red Kittie Kat]

lmao .... umm ... whatever do you mean?? http://redkittiekat.com/p9/cute.gif

[garricks]

lmao .... umm ... whatever do you mean?? http://redkittiekat.com/p9/cute.gif

To quote Mae West, "When I'm good, I'm very, very good. But when I'm bad, I'm better!"

Here, Kittie, Kittie, Kittie. :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

meowwwwwwyes???

You rang?? :D

[Bladez]

*shudders*

sorry kittie, you stirred up some scary memories with that.

[Red Kittie Kat]

lmao ... sorry Bladez :D

[fredrich]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Ferdinand%20Winterchallenge%202011/IMG_7222_red_lite.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

When did you move to Upstate NY Fredrich?

;)


Great shot!

[benno8023]

Just a few of my "apparently toooo many" piccys taken at London zoo (wife's words). Using a small pocket 8mpx camera.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Great pics Benno :D ... love the Peacock :)

[PanToshi]

Just a few shots from last Fall. Sure do miss being out on the water...

[Red Kittie Kat]

great shots Pan :) I love the water too ... not in it .. but on or around it :p

[fredrich]

A neighbourhood in my city:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/flippart/Bergen/IMG_0561_red_lite-1.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

beautiful :) .... just love the colors :)

[cosmicpanda]

This is a picture i took with my coolpix(because I don't own a nice camera ): )

It's taken in southern California in our Joshua Tree Desert where a bunch of people flock to go to outdoor raves. the person in the picture below is my friend smokey who has been spinning fire for years, one day I would like to be as good as he is.

http://a4.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/55/c0f1d716871744fbb69e3334df96a3d6/l.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

oooooooh ...... Ahhhhhhhhhh :D


Laser Lariats are very cool :D

[cmcderm1]

One of my fav's from a London Walk, while on vacation/holiday:
http://www.eliteimage1.com/Elite_Image_Blog/Entries/2009/11/20_Great_Walks_in_London_England.html

[PanToshi]

Poking my lens where it isn't supposed to again...

Spied an abandoned house slated for demolition..., and through a hole in the fence, I saw something. Upon further investigation... well, you can see what I found.

Pity, it's all scrap by now.

[PanToshi]

And around the corner, on a gray day...

[Red Kittie Kat]

Good stuff Pan ... love that poor little car :)


Is that last one near Port Authority? I remember all those buses in there ... OMG I thought I was going to get run over lol :D

[PanToshi]

Thanks RKK!

Nope, that's one of the many city bus "parking lots". Not even sure if it's an official lot, or if it's just a place bus drivers congregate and take their lunches.

[Red Kittie Kat]

ahh ok ... I just remember all the buses lined up. Hard to believe it will be a year ago next week I was right down there. I want to go back so bad!

preferably when I have more time AND money so I don't have to feel rushed lol ... I want to explore some nooks and crannies too! :)

[artistsdad]

guess we all have to start somewhere...

New camera I'm trying to figure out. Used to do 35mm, quit a number of years ago (time & money), and just now switching from digital Instamatic clones to DSLR. I still remember the basics, just have to figure out "how to get there from here"...

This is in our back yard. Some of the peonies have bloomed and withered, some are blooming, some haven't opened yet. This one is just starting to open...

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/otisjr/canon/IMG_0078.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

Gorgeous! I love Peonies... my Dad used to grow beautiful ones ... I miss them. The color is so delicate and inviting :)

[artistsdad]

Peonies and Iris are my kind of plants. Stick 'em in the ground and forget about 'em. I'm a lazy gardener.

[Typically]

looks so soft, nice shot AD. Can't wait till the BBQ shots start rolling in :D

[bardhy]

greate

[sel]

These are some pictures of the demolition of LTV Steel in north eastern Ohio. The pictures were taken in early summer of 2005, I think. They are multiple exposures to create a ghostly effect. First time posting any of my "work", would really like to hear what other people and artist/designers think.

[Red Kittie Kat]

those are really ghostly indeed :)

I really like that middle one :)

[sel]

those are really ghostly indeed :)

I really like that middle one :)


thank you!

[Tuuluuwag]

Just the other day after a wicked storm!

[Red Kittie Kat]

Oooh great pic! I love those orange skies :)

[Virgo Nightingale]

I went on a nice hike today in Harriman State Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriman_State_Park_%28New_York%29). Thought I'd share some of the pics I grabbed.


Mushroom in the grass.

http://i55.tinypic.com/2rr51yc.jpg


Irish Potato, a giant boulder that essentially marks the top of Irish Mountain. Too bad about the graffiti though.

http://i56.tinypic.com/2zisglw.jpg

An upward view of the rock with some foliage.

http://i54.tinypic.com/svorwn.jpg


A small toad that crossed my path. I actually caught a really tiny one at the beginning of the hike, but there was no way to get a pic of him.

http://i51.tinypic.com/169izjc.jpg


First views from Upper Pound Swamp. I was actually totally off trail at this point. :o

http://i55.tinypic.com/1tn9j6.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/2irp3wn.jpg

I just liked how the bare branches looked against the clouds.

http://i54.tinypic.com/96cmmd.jpg