The Photographers' Corner - 2021 to ?

[Ronstar]

I have been watching a pair of golden eagle since about January. From mating ritual to rebuilding nest, from eggs in nest and the adults sitting. Finally about a week ago they hatched and been very fortunate where they have nested, to get some great above shots. In the picture there is a couple of prairie dogs and one rabbit on edge of nest. I'm about a football field away, with spotting scpe and phone camera.

Great shots of some awesome birds!

 

[f35phixer]

Great Street,

Please keep us loaded up with some cool pics.

 

[street]

^ I sure will. I'm pretty excited about witnessing such a cool event. It just so happened where they nested is perfect because I can get on a ridge across from them that is a little higher above them. So, it is a unique location which is rare to get picture of them with no obstruction and to be above or level with and in good range.

 

[pacergal]

DaveJ and street--Wonderful Eagle pictures!!

 

[doneat54]

Pic from the end of our barn, one of my "Art Project" walls. Adjusted the aperture setting on my camera phone. Really like the lighting/contrast on this one.

 

[street]

That is a beautiful western setting.

 

[Ronstar]

Nice photo doneat54! That light lit the scene perfectly

 

[Freedom56]

I have been watching a pair of golden eagle since about January. From mating ritual to rebuilding nest, from eggs in nest and the adults sitting. Finally about a week ago they hatched and been very fortunate where they have nested, to get some great above shots. In the picture there is a couple of prairie dogs and one rabbit on edge of nest. I'm about a football field away, with spotting scpe and phone camera.

nice shots

 

[Freedom56]

We decided to go down to South Beach (Miami Beach) yesterday to shoot some video of the Memorial day events. I was pretty incredible there. There was a huge police presence to maintain order (as much as possible in South Beach). I shot a lot of video and here is some edited footage.

 

[Ronstar]

Once again nicely done Freedom56!

 

[street]

^ fantastic!!! Some shots were pretty darn good.

 

[Freedom56]

^ fantastic!!! Some shots were pretty darn good.

Thanks. I hope you aren't referring to the motorcycle shots.

 

[street]

What motorcycles? Lol

I just went back and watched it again and yeah the motorcycle shot are fantastic. LOL

Love the tune also!!

 

[street]

Went early this morning to check on eaglets. Mom & dad got a pheasant in back of nest now, any way it appears to be one.

 

[Ronstar]

very nice street - they are growing fast!

 

[aja8888]

Went walking with my dog this morning in a treed area of our development. We do this walk daily and today, and after days if rain and low 70 temps at night, the mushrooms were popping out. Here's one interesting one I snapped a photo of (no idea what it is though):

 

[Freedom56]

Went early this morning to check on eaglets. Mom & dad got a pheasant in back of nest now, any way it appears to be one.

very nice.

 

[conversationalphrase]

Juvenile bald eagle - turning his head to watch me!

 

[pacergal]

Went walking with my dog this morning in a treed area of our development. We do this walk daily and today, and after days if rain and low 70 temps at night, the mushrooms were popping out. Here's one interesting one I snapped a photo of (no idea what it is though):

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Amanita caesarea?

 

[Ronstar]

+1. According to an app

 

[aja8888]

+1. According to an app

Nice! Now read this!

Amanita caesarea, commonly known as Caesar's mushroom, is a highly regarded edible mushroom in the genus Amanita, native to southern Europe and North Africa. While it was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1772, this mushroom was a known favorite of early rulers of the Roman Empire.[1]

It has a distinctive orange cap, yellow gills and stipe. Organic acids have been isolated from this species. Similar orange-capped species occur in North America and India. It was known to and valued by the Ancient Romans, who called it Boletus, a name now applied to a very different type of fungus.

Although it is edible, the Caesar's mushroom is closely related to the psychoactive fly agaric, and to the deadly poisonous death cap and destroying angels.

 

[Ronstar]

I wouldn't eat it. Every one of the ancient Romans who ate it are now dead.

 

[Ronstar]

Has anyone here published a photo book? I've done a couple with Blurb, and they are expensive. I'm looking around for a less expensive alternative, but I can't find any that are said to have decent photo quality.

Interested in seeing what publishers (if any) that folks here use.

 

[aja8888]

Has anyone here published a photo book? I've done a couple with Blurb, and they are expensive. I'm looking around for a less expensive alternative, but I can't find any that are said to have decent photo quality.

Interested in seeing what publishers (if any) that folks here use.

I did several with Amazon Prime Photos. They were done by me uploading photo files to Amazon and creating the albums from their standard formats. Mine were pretty simple ones like our trip three years ago to the U.P. of Michigan where I helped a friend build a boat, and a couple of similar albums for my sister of old family photos. These were very inexpensive.

This may not be what you are looking for though. But it's worth a look.

 

[The Cosmic Avenger]

Has anyone here published a photo book? I've done a couple with Blurb, and they are expensive. I'm looking around for a less expensive alternative, but I can't find any that are said to have decent photo quality.

Interested in seeing what publishers (if any) that folks here use.

My MIL has used Shutterfly for making a book of, say, vacation or holiday photos. It's cute, and a nicer way to remember something than just flipping through your Camera Uploads folder.