Photographed TODAY (or Processed today)

[Veralisa]

Algarve Images, I could look at your photographs all day. Pip (formally Girly Girl) looks like she's got the spark of a firecracker in her eye. I like to hear of rescue animals thriving in good homes.

[Nasturtium]

i'm in Indianapolis taking care of my Mother who's had a stroke.
The hospital she's in is a stone's throw from the art museum where I shot this park bench.

I admit I'm feeling a bit maudlin which explains the mood in the 2nd picture I shot at the Metropolis Mall in Plainfield.

[Algarve Images]

Thank you Veralisa, i have some good 4 legged subjects i guess,
Nasturtium, that's a great shot of the park chair and you got an interesting angle, i like the curves and the shadow cast underneath, if you get another chance may be a larger aperture to blurr the background would work also, my father is in hospital undergoing open heart surgery so i have to travel quite a distance each day to see him... lets pray they both make a good recovery...

For today a mantis, shot with totally the wrong lens again, but even heavily cropped, the detail is fantastic on the tiff file,
Gary...

[Algarve Images]

Another garden snap taken this morning, it's a rose of magenta/yellow variety, but no idea what it's called

Nikon D3
F/8
1/200
FL: 70mm
ISO 200
Lens 24-70mm
Sekonic L-308S

[Sweetlight]

Nice shot Algarve,
But hey!! Isn't that Aunt Bea grew for the competition and Opie broke with a footballl?

[Veralisa]

Originally Posted by Nasturtium

I admit I'm feeling a bit maudlin which explains the mood in the 2nd picture I shot at the Metropolis Mall in Plainfield.

Naturtium, I looked at your second pic and understood exactly what you described. Very greyish, just plain blah. BUT, I think it's a great capture...what a right, sight-on gal!

[Algarve Images]

It's a lazy Sunday here in the Costa's
a Sunflower and a new species of Arum Lily
Both taken in natural light ... (played around with the Arum a little) shot with 24-70mm
Gary...

[Algarve Images]

Taken about an hour ago after rescuing her from deadly cat predators Yoda and Nutmeg... noticed her parents were close by so hopefully they'll be reunited with their baby soon... i am a kind soul

Nikon D3
ISO 200
1/250
F:7.1
FL: 68mm
Canon 5DII emulation in Cap one

[Algarve Images]

After an hour or so trying to get a shot of the swifts in my back garden, they must be fitted with afterburners, i settled on a lumbering pidgeon, still managed to not get it totally in focus...
Gary...

[Nasturtium]

Gary...maybe that's where those birds got their name? lol. I tried to reshoot the parkbench but couldn't get the background blurred with my P&S...the only camera I have with me. Thanks for your prayers - they are working!

I found out that I can shoot in 'sepia' which seemed appropriate for my sister's campsite. This take is a mistake - I thought I'd set the self timer...oops!

-Nancy

[Veralisa]

Tonight hubbie & I went out on Lake Wallenpaupack to catch the sunset. Well, we needed to leave before the sun actually bid adieu so it's quite hot, as in blown out, but here it is anyway. The first view is just out of the camera and then with Flaming Pear's India Ink (love it so much) .

If anyone wishes to try & bring out the shadows, please feel free.

[palms]

The weather has warmed up here so i took a stroll in the park and found a strange looking duck ! ! ! ! !


Palms

[Janet Petty]

Originally Posted by palms1

The weather has warmed up here so i took a stroll in the park and found a strange looking duck ! ! ! ! !


Palms

Too funny Palms. Is the duck the blue one or the one with ears?

Janet

[Southbay]

Just got back. 4,200 shots in a week and just started going through them.

[Veralisa]

This is a caterpillar I discovered yesterday...but am totally stumped trying to identify it. Can anyone here recognize it? The predominant color is a robin's egg blue/tourquoise. And I never even saw the green hairs till it was up on the monitor (the picture that is).

[Nasturtium]

Southbay-Wow! Thatsa lotta pictures!


Veralisa-maybe this?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/malacosomadisstria/

[Southbay]

Originally Posted by Nasturtium

Southbay-Wow! Thatsa lotta pictures!

I'm a busy shooter and when I find a "location", I'm going at about 100 clicks per hr. For this last trip I added a little G10 to the arsenal and that really bumped up the count.

Used a DSLR at specific sites, but for all the walkin' around stuff, I just banged away with the little Canon. ISO 80, P mode, 1/3 under. What a hoot. And surprisingly good results.

I bracket a lot, as well, so have already trashed about 800 shots. Now the fun begins.

[palms]

Originally Posted by Janet Petty

Too funny Palms. Is the duck the blue one or the one with ears?

Janet

No silly these are the real ducks they were just waiting for me to add a velvia action for the colours

used the fuji s5800 on these again on auto

[MBChamberlain]

All in all, this is a pretty lousy photo, shot on a heavily overcast day, in the shade, with a 300mm lens through 4 inches of plate glass (that wasn't exactly clean). But it's cute. It's the newest edition to the Knoxville Zoo, Baby George, with his mom Daisy.

Cheers,
Michael

[Veralisa]

Veralisa-maybe this?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/malacosomadisstria/[/QUOTE]

Thank you Naturtium, it really does look like it. Yuckie. This is the catapillar I always want to see distroyed because of the trees it in turn destroys. Never looked really close at them to see how pretty they can be. Should be a lesson in there somewhere but I still think they're yuckie.

[Veralisa]

Michael, that shot is so gosh darned precious it was worth every obstacle you faced to get it.

[Algarve Images]

Shot yesterday while having drinking coffee in one of the zillions of cafe-bars in Malaga, these kids playing foorball in the street caught my eye...
70-300mm at various manual settings,
regards,
Gary...

[Southbay]

Originally Posted by Algarve Images

Shot yesterday while having drinking coffee in one of the zillions of cafe-bars in Malaga...

You have a good eye, my friend.

[Nasturtium]

Gary-each one of those is more delightful than the next.

[philbach]

I took this photo yesterday. There used to be many of these stone houses and barn foundations around here in Wisconsin but they are fading away.

[Algarve Images]

You have some excellent shots up there Southbay

Thanks for the compliment nasturtium...

re: caterpillars, the processionary caterpillars we have here should be emerging from their pine habitat very soon, easily recognised as they all travel in a straight line, they are deadly for pets and cause extreme discomfort if the fine hairs are breathed in so i avoid them at all costs.

Did a tiny bit of travelling today and did remember the cam, i was very lucky to find the prickly pear just growing at the side of the road, never seen one in flower before
Balcon de Europa in Nerja is for me the most beautiful spot on the Andalucian coast and we have the largest Iberian salt lake at Fuenta de piedre usually full of flamingoes this time of year, but alas not for me this time around,
Gary...

[philbach]

Marvelous Photos, Gary. Some looked Tone Mapped(balcon_de_Europa). Are they?

[Algarve Images]

Hi Phil,
both Balcon De Europa and the lake scene have selective Lucis Sculpture applied, Europa was heavy on the mountain background and on the foreground i applied selective shadow/highlight tool in CS3,
Gary...

[Algarve Images]

These two bridges caught my eye on the way back from hospital, also a few nights ago we had the "red mountain phenomenon" at sunset and i just love this one of the two kids sitting, chatting and enjoying the sunshine here,
Gary...

[nmpster]

Very nice image South Bay