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[T_R_Oglodyte]

Puna Coast Rainbow

When we got to the viewing area on Friday to see the lava entering the sea, we learned that the sea entry had stopped the day before. But we got a nice rainbow out of it.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Gecko Staredown in Holualoa

 

[taffy19]

Puna Coast Rainbow

When we got to the viewing area on Friday to see the lava entering the sea, we learned that the sea entry had stopped the day before. But we got a nice rainbow out of it.

Steve, what a fantastic photo of the two Geckos but what a pity that the lava entering the sea had stopped the day before you arrived. I hope it will start up again before you go home. You had a beautiful rainbow but you see these anywhere.

Enjoy your vacation!

 

[cindi]

Wow! That gecko picture is unbelievable! The colors are fantastic.

You sure do have an eye for photo opportunities, Steve.

I so much enjoy all the beautiful pictures being shared by everyone.

 

[SDKath]

That gecko picture (and title) need to be submitted to a magazine! Send it in somewhere... GREAT job!

Katherine

 

[geoand]

June trips to Vegas

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Polihale

 

[jerseyfinn]

Barcelona Sept. 2007

Out of Seed​

This little guy caught my eye in Plaza de Catalunya. He's so forelorn as he runs out of seed and his buddy now attracts all of the birds.

From my PBase gallery A Barcelona Journey

 

[jerseyfinn]

Barcelona Sept. 2007

Gotic Alley Cats​

Froom my PBase gallery A Barcelona Journey

 

[SueDonJ]

two of my nephews walking up the ramp:

the last runner of the night on first base:

Final Score 19-17 The Good Guys

Susan

 

[KristinB]

Wow, I've been away from this thread for too long... wonderful images, everyone!

 

[Brett]

Gecko Staredown in Holualoa

nice Hawaii pics, the gecko flower colors really pop out, I assume a little paintshop pro or photoshop work was done on it.
I found a new photoshop plug-in called "fluid mask" that works wonders in putting "bokeh" in a pic or masking different layers to isolate one area of a photo to work on.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

nice Hawaii pics, the gecko flower colors really pop out, I assume a little paintshop pro or photoshop work was done on it.
I found a new photoshop plug-in called "fluid mask" that works wonders in putting "bokeh" in a pic or masking different layers to isolate one area of a photo to work on.

I did relatively little work on any of the photos; I'm on vacation so I'm not too interested in spending time photoshopping. On the gecko photo I cropped it in a bit closer, did a low level clarification to remove a haze that accompanies most photos from my camera, and used a curves adjustment to brighten the photo overall and to increase the dynamic range.

 

[swift]

Wow, I've been away from this thread for too long... wonderful images, everyone!

I have been wondering where you have been hiding? I miss seeing your photos. Although, I have loved all the others on here too!!

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Out of Seed​

This little guy caught my eye in Plaza de Catalunya. He's so forelorn as he runs out of seed and his buddy now attracts all of the birds.

Gotic Alley Cats​

Nice pics. I really appreciate photographers who can work well in B&W and tinting. Thanks for the link to the gallery.

 

[taffy19]

Pictures of the North Rim of Grand Canyon ~ taken July 14, 2008

You can see a little of the Colorado River in this one ............

Why do pictures disappear? I have noticed this quite a few times already when I look at older pictures. Does anyone know?

 

[taffy19]

That's me in upper rt corner of raft, my buddy sharing the front, the pro rafter in the middle, my DW in left lower back and my buddy's DW in upper left back. This is a calmer stretch.

As you can see I am sounding the ALARM for everyone!

Not the most pleasant faces I have made

Face no longer visible. That's because I am about to be totally swamped by a monstrous volume of water - FREEZING HUGE AMOUNT OF WATER.

What a trip and thrill this must have been and a photographer must have taken these pictures as a memory for later. Great pictures! Will you do it again?

 

[susieq]

Why do pictures disappear? I have noticed this quite a few times already when I look at older pictures. Does anyone know?

I can't answer for everyone's pictures, but I think I inadvertently broke the link when I divided the folder into sub folders. I had so many pictures of our UTAH Vacation, that I divided them all up, and am putting them in slide shows. I'll post all under Travel Tales when I finish them. I'll put a link in here too. Sorry for the disruption!

Sue

BTW: I followed the link to view your albums ~ wonderful pics!!

 

[KristinB]

I have been wondering where you have been hiding? I miss seeing your photos. Although, I have loved all the others on here too!!

Thanks, Theresa, I've just been really busy this summer!

Well, let's see -- here is a series from Shenandoah National Park:

 

[KristinB]

And some more...

Shenandoah National Park is a photographer's dream -- the variety of subject matter is amazing.

 

[susieq]

And some more...

Shenandoah National Park is a photographer's dream -- the variety of subject matter is amazing.

Your pictures are just beautiful Kristen, I remember all the wildlife when we were down there. It's a gorgeous area. Thanks for sharing them.

Sue

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Why do pictures disappear? I have noticed this quite a few times already when I look at older pictures. Does anyone know?

When a person has limited space in an on-line photo sharing site, at some point pictures need to be deleted to create room for new ones.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Success

 

[taffy19]

When a person has limited space in an on-line photo sharing site, at some point pictures need to be deleted to create room for new ones.

Thank you Sue and Steve. This is what I like about Smugmug as they give you unlimited space.

Where do you store the photo images once you delete them? I know that mine are safe even if the house burns down. One of my CDs failed once with nothing but photo images that were special to me as I cannot replace them and then an external hard disk failed too with a lot more photo images and other data too from many years so I learned my lesson. I also read that CDs need to be replaced as the quality deteriates over time.

Smugmug stores your original photo images in different data places so if one fails, they still have back-up copies somewhere else.

 

[KristinB]

Thank you Sue and Steve. This is what I like about Smugmug as they give you unlimited space.

Where do you store the photo images once you delete them? I know that mine are safe even if the house burns down. One of my CDs failed once with nothing but photo images that were special to me as I cannot replace them and then an external hard disk failed too with a lot more photo images and other data too from many years so I learned my lesson. I also read that CDs need to be replaced as the quality deteriates over time.

Smugmug stores your original photo images in different data places so if one fails, they still have back-up copies somewhere else.

I agree -- that's why I use Smugmug as well.