The Photographers' Corner 2013-2020

[Dave J]

I took some bee photo's today also. Also, a young bald eagle getting ready to think about that first flight.

 

[RonBoyd]

Here's one I took last month in Erice, a mountain top town in Sicily overlooking the city of Trapani and other places below.

Excellent!

 

[hesperus]

Slurry bomber hitting the 416 fire near Durango, CO. 6/7/18
Using an old legacy glass vivitar 70-210 telephoto on my A7R3. The smoke and zoom make this less than sharp, but it was as close as I could get safely.

 

[Gotadimple]

On top of the Cliffs at Slieve Leage, in county Donagal, Ireland. Roy, a sheep dog at Killary Sheep Farm, County Galway, Ireland.

 

[Go-NoGo]

View attachment 28705One more from Greece, Syntagma square. Just before the changing the guard.

 

[Ronstar]

A couple from today's hike at Starved Rock State Park in Utica, Illinois. It's been raining for a while, so I thought it would be a good time for some waterfall photos.

First one is two - 3 shot HDR images that were focus stacked. ISO 64, 26 mm, F11, exposure time varied

Second is F8, 24 mm, ISO 2000, 1/100 sec

 

[Sunset]

A couple from today's hike at Starved Rock State Park in Utica, Illinois. It's been raining for a while, so I thought it would be a good time for some waterfall photos.

Incredibly nice photos AGAIN.

 

[street]

I finally took the time to look back at the photos. All I can say is how beautiful your photos are. Thanks

 

[hesperus]

A small portion of the 416 fire, Near Hermosa Creek, Durango. 6/11/18

 

[Ronstar]

Blue Heron along the bike trail.

 

[Go-NoGo]

Blue Heron along the bike trail.

Magnificent! How close did you get to the bird ?

 

[Ronstar]

Magnificent! How close did you get to the bird ?

Thanks. I was about 50’ away behind some brush. 300mm with some cropping.

 

[2lhasas]

I enrolled in a photography class that started the week after I retired. This week, in a more advanced class, I was joined by another man who had taken the intro class a couple of years earlier when he retired - both of us at 50. Apparently the thing to do when you retire early is to take up photography.

 

[Walt34]

Apparently the thing to do when you retire early is to take up photography.

That reminds me, I should check with the local community college and see if they have any new classes different from the ones I've already taken.

 

[MRG]

A small portion of the 416 fire, Near Hermosa Creek, Durango. 6/11/18


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Great photo. Thanks for posting.

This is about 7PM on 6/11, ~sixty miles east. That's the sun, no filters. June, 11 was the worst day here, yet. I could definitely smell and perhaps taste something in the air. We couldn't see any familiar landmarks.

 

[Bigdawg]

Watched the Blue Angels practice run a couple days ago.
The low altitude run was about 800mph.

"The highest speed flown during an air show is 700 mph (just under Mach 1) and the lowest speed is 120 mph"-Wikipedia

Love the Blues. I have worked on Fat Albert and I was assisting (trouble shooting bad stores codes) on a F/A-18C today as a matter of fact.

Great pics.

 

[hesperus]

Great photo. Thanks for posting.

This is about 7PM on 6/11, ~sixty miles east. That's the sun, no filters. June, 11 was the worst day here, yet. I could definitely smell and perhaps taste something in the air. We couldn't see any familiar landmarks.

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Pagosa Springs?
I've been through several big wildfires, and this one was by far the worst air quality I have ever encountered. Hazardous air measurments for days on end. Everything was shut down over here for two weeks. The rain that fell last weekend was a godsend in tamping that monster fire down.

 

[Walt34]

"The highest speed flown during an air show is 700 mph (just under Mach 1) and the lowest speed is 120 mph"-Wikipedia

That has to be false, I can't imagine where whoever wrote that for Wikipedia got their information. A J-3 cub has a cruise speed of ~60-65 mph and IIRC a never-exceed speed of 90 mph. Try to make it go 120 mph and one stands a good chance of losing parts essential to continued flight.

 

[REWahoo]

Walt, I think the numbers are the speeds the Blue Angels fly during an air show.

I'd love to see them do the show in J-3 Cubs.

 

[Walt34]

Walt, I think the numbers are the speeds the Blue Angels fly during an air show.

I'd love to see them do the show in J-3 Cubs.

Ah, that makes more sense. Thanks.

 

[MRG]

Pagosa Springs?
I've been through several big wildfires, and this one was by far the worst air quality I have ever encountered. Hazardous air measurments for days on end. Everything was shut down over here for two weeks. The rain that fell last weekend was a godsend in tamping that monster fire down.

Yes, west side of Pagosa(uptown). It was nothing here compared to what Durango area had. We were in Durango, 6/6, at the college. The entire drive looked scary with smoke. We were concerned and planned, at a high level, how to evacuate. I thought there was pretty good information available on public media.

The rain made all the difference. I know there's a lot of folks still working on the fire, but the air is much better. Hopefully the remaining damage is away from people and structures.

A few neighbors expressed their concern about re-opening the forest areas. Some of the popular local trails run behind our homes. Hopefully folks will still be concerned and act appropriately. It's still very dry.

 

[DrRoy]

Saw them last year.
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[Chuckanut]

Early morning on the Cinque Terre in Italy. You know its morning because the mobs of tourists have not yet arrived.

 

[davemartin88]

Nice Rainbow

From the back deck yesterday afternoon.

 

[stepford]

From the back deck yesterday afternoon.

One good rainbow deserves another. Kind of a grey day about 3 weeks ago, but enlivened by seeing an unusual rainbow so close to the ground.