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[Brett]

good collection,
I thought having a nice zoom would help but now I know it's difficult to get those flying bird shots

 

[Timeshare Von]

Ron those are wonderful photos. Nice work!

 

[Timeshare Von]

Another Soccer Pic

This gal inbounded the ball using a forward flip with the ball in her hands. It was a pretty amazing sight, especially the first time she did it.

 

[Kay H]

I am in awe in some of the insect and bird photos. Please keep them coming. If you people are amateur photographers maybe you're in the wrong line of work.

 

[susieq]

I agree ... They're all so great ... you're all so talented!! Keep up the GREAT work ... I love looking at it.

Sue

 

[PigsDad]

Here is a picture I took at the Colorado Renaissance Festival. This "fire eater" put on a really impressive show.

I love the way the fireball turned out in this picture.
Kurt

 

[easyrider]

Thats a cool looking hot fire ball.

 

[geoand]

I am confused

This gal inbounded the ball using a forward flip with the ball in her hands. It was a pretty amazing sight, especially the first time she did it.

I cannot for the life of me figure out how this is a forward flip????? Nothing makes sense of the girl with the ball. Her feet are off ground and her head, hands and ball are behind her feet leading one to think she is doing a backward somersault. AND that doesn't make sense either.

 

[Timeshare Von]

Geo,

Essentially she starts upright with the ball in her two hands, over her head. She then "skips" forward a couple of steps, and then puts the ball on the ground (while still holding it) in a handstand type of motion. She pushes off the ball, still in her hands, and then whips over with a springy whippy motion. As she snaps through, she releases the ball so that she winds up on her feet and the ball is launched forward.

I think I may have a couple of other photos that may show it in different stages of "the flip" motion. Let me see . . .

 

[Timeshare Von]

Inverted in the flip:

Flippy girl:

Coming through the flip:

The release:

Follow-through, sticking the landing:

 

[geoand]

ok, if I am on the field seeing that, I would be staring thinking Wow howd she do that? Meanwhile, the ball is beyond me and into the goal.

 

[dmharris]

There was a girl who did this once a game on my daughter's soccer team that won the PA state AA championship 2003 and it never ceased to cause my jaw to drop.

 

[geoand]

Getting it back to page 1

Sunset Savannah

Keywest

 

[wauhob3]

Time Square Naked Cowboy

Thanks so much Theresa for teaching us how to post pictures!

 

[RonB]

Thanx Yvonne ~ Ron

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Mt. Rainier from Mercer Slough

 

[KristinB]

Geo,

Awesome eagles! How close were you?

Ron,

Your entire OBX series is fantastic! Looks like you had a great time.

Kurt,

Great timing on that fire eater -- I never seem to get my camera out at the right time, LOL! Nice shot.

Steve,

Love that Mt. Rainier shot, just beautiful.

 

[KristinB]

Joined some friends at Great Falls (on the Maryland side) early yesterday morning:

 

[geoand]

These eagles were on the riverbank on the other side. Pictures were taken from the shoulder of Highway 20. Pictures were taken about 3 winters ago. Guessing that they were within 100 feet. I posted a shot of eagle in tree branch and that one was taken from the north shoulder of Highway 20 (2 lane road). The eagle was facing the river from the south shoulder. He was about 20 feet up in the tree and I was about 20 feet from it. It turned its head to watch me as DW and I got out of car, set up tripods and started taking pictures of the eagle. We left and it was still on the same tree branch. We must have taken 20 minutes of photos. The eagles are concentrated in a short area of the river (perhaps 20 miles). We probably saw well over 200 eagles and never left the road to view them.

I certainly look forward to seeing your photos taken from your home turf. DW and I want to drive back to east coast to take more photos and experience more of the scenery and wildlife. The photos you have poste d and those that Ron posted are just making me drool.

 

[swift]

Great Pictures!!!! Thanks for keeping this thread going!!! I look forward to every new post!!

 

[geoand]

Heading North on I-5 just after coming down the Grapevine

Photo taken through the front windshield of our Suburban at about 70 MPH.

 

[geoand]

Alaska flower

 

[geoand]

 

[geoand]

Happy July 4th

 

[susieq]

First attempt with my new camera ...........I know it's grainy, but it's taken from inside...........