The Photographers' Corner - 2021 to ?

[2HOTinPHX]

California Redwoods.
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[Freedom56]

We had a clear day yesterday in Stanserhorn Switzerland and here are some photos created from frame grabs of the videos I shot there. This place is a paradise for landscape photographers and hikers. If they only had Italian food, it would be paradise for everyone. I captured some nice videos from the open air cable car (Cabrio). The vistas from the hiking trails around the summit are incredible. This is a must see destination for those visiting Switzerland and transportation up to the top are covered 100% by a Swiss Travel Pass.

[Freedom56]

Some shots (video frame grabs) from Zurich Switzerland on Thursday this past week. It's a nice city but Bern and Lucerne are better.

[street]

Beautiful pictures everyone.

[explanade]

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Originally Posted by Freedom56 Some shots (video frame grabs) from Zurich Switzerland on Thursday this past week. It's a nice city but Bern and Lucerne are better.

A couple of years ago, I spent a summer afternoon in Zurich before flying back.

I walked to the waterfront and boarded a ferry that went around Lake Zurich.

Really was a spectacular day, which may not be common in Switzerland. But there were kids swimming in the lake at many of the ferry stops.

I got off after about an hour and took the train back to Zurich.

If you have money, other than some tough winter weather, probably could have a great lifestyle there.


What was nice was I saw the Lake while returning to Zurich from Engadin on a train, so I checked the SBB app and saw that there were ferries running often.

So when I walked down to the lake after checking in, I found and bought tickets for the ferry on the app. Same with the train back to Zurich.

Very useful for impromptu trips or changing plans, because weather can change. It was useful in Interlaken, I remember choosing to go to a specific place based on the schedule of the next train or ferry leaving the area near where I was.

[Walt34]

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Originally Posted by 2HOTinPHX Are pictures compressed when download here? On the original shot of this it is much more detailed.

I believe they are, this topic has come up before, but I'm just a lowly moderator so don't have access to all those details. Another factor can be one's display calibration (very few people calibrate their displays, only photo/video nerds) and that can have a dramatic effect on the color accuracy and dynamic range of the display.

[Freedom56]

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Originally Posted by explanade A couple of years ago, I spent a summer afternoon in Zurich before flying back. I walked to the waterfront and boarded a ferry that went around Lake Zurich. Really was a spectacular day, which may not be common in Switzerland. But there were kids swimming in the lake at many of the ferry stops. I got off after about an hour and took the train back to Zurich. If you have money, other than some tough winter weather, probably could have a great lifestyle there. What was nice was I saw the Lake while returning to Zurich from Engadin on a train, so I checked the SBB app and saw that there were ferries running often. So when I walked down to the lake after checking in, I found and bought tickets for the ferry on the app. Same with the train back to Zurich. Very useful for impromptu trips or changing plans, because weather can change. It was useful in Interlaken, I remember choosing to go to a specific place based on the schedule of the next train or ferry leaving the area near where I was.

I used to use the SBB App to buy tickets or day passes before but this year I wanted to travel a bit more and do not want to drive as much especially on the longer trips across Switzerland so I bought a Swiss Travel Pass Flex which is good for 15 days of travel within a 30 day period. It covers trains, boats, busses, and even many mountain excursions such as Rigi and Stanserhorn in full as well as admission to over 500 museums. I have to go online and download tickets for each day I want to travel. This gives me the flexibility of avoiding travel on rainy days. It cost me $500 USD for the 15 day flex pass which works out to $33.33 per day which is a great deal considering the trips to Rigi and Stanserhorn cost about $140 each including the trains, boats, funiculars, and cable cars. Plus you get 50% reductions on cable cars and funicular trains that are not included like at Zermatt or Lugano. The best part is you have complete flexibility of your schedule and you can mix trains and boats without worrying about purchasing tickets. This was the first time using this pass. In the past I would just buy a day pass or individual tickets depending on the distance and how much flexibility I wanted.

[Ronstar]

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Originally Posted by street Some pictures sent to me from a friend that was out taking pictures of the elk rut. This was from last week.

Awesome pics! I would give anything to get a chance to take shots of an elk rut.

[skibum]

Thought I'd share this unique photograph. No special skills, equipment, or editing, but I find the image rather mystic.

[street]

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Originally Posted by Ronstar Awesome pics! I would give anything to get a chance to take shots of an elk rut.

They are very interesting to watch. I don't live that far from the Slippery Ann Elk Refuge Viewing area. It is a great place for people to see them do their rut ritual on their breeding ground.

I have elk pass through and live on my place for short periods. Moose live on my mine and in the area though year around.

[2HOTinPHX]

This was near the Grand Canyon some years ago. 149.jpg150.jpg

[2HOTinPHX]

These were at the Aquarium in Scottsdale. If you're in town it's worth a visit. lion fishy1 (39).jpg2009 (21).jpg

[2HOTinPHX]

This is a friendly cactus looking for a hug... LOL DSC00704.jpg

[2HOTinPHX]

I really don't know what I am doing but take enough pictures and you get lucky sometimes
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[2HOTinPHX]

This little fella spent a few months hanging out in our backyard in Phoenix. He showed up during the Covid lockdown and gave us a little something else to focus our attention on. Have not seen one since. We were able to identify it as a hermit thrush.
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[Ronstar]

^ Nice pics!

[street]

Beautiful pictures and thanks for sharing them.

[TripleLindy]

Since retiring 5 years ago, we’ve been visiting a number of national parks. We were able to rent a house inside of Yosemite that had perfect views of Half Dome, where the sun and moon would rise directly behind it. The moon happened to be full during our visit, providing some spectacular scenery. I wish I was a better photographer, as these pics really don’t do it justice.

[Ronstar]

^ Nice pics!

Made me revisit some of my sunset pics

[2HOTinPHX]

Great bunch of sunset pictures. Thanks for sharing.