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[KristinB]

Brown pelicans:

 

[KristinB]

Ruddy Turnstone:

 

[swift]

It's been a long while since I last posted a picture on this thread. No match against the pros on here but here is a picture of an outing we went on last weekend. It is at The Great Dickens Christmas Fair. We talked a little about it on the Western board. http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84998&highlight=dickens

 

[swift]

Here is one more. These are live plays and shows that are going on all around you as you are walking through the fair. This is a picture of Jacob Marley telling Ebenezer Scrooge that he will be visited by three spirits.

 

[geoand]

Theresa,

I have enjoyed each and every photo that has been posted. Don't worry about not being a pro!

 

[TUGBrian]

figured id add a few....since I dont get to take vacation trips...this is as close as I get =)

Jacksonville hosts an annual "lighting of the tree" ceremony at the landing every year...this year we decided to hop on das boot and ride down there to watch.

My camera aint nearly as snazzy as some of the others here, so thisll have to do =)

picture of the landing from about 100yds out, note the ridiculous amount of people at the event (this is why we went by boat)

and on the way back, the acosta bridge was quite impressive...i think this picture came out really well

was a beautiful night too although overcast, temp didnt get below 70!

 

[susieq]

Beautiful pictures ~~ but quit rubbin' in the temp. already!!! ​

 

[JoAnn]

Beautiful pictures ~~ but quit rubbin' in the temp. already!!! ​

If it's any consulation...our temps in SW FL are @ 45 as I post...it was sunny today, but never got up to 60. Another cold front came through. This has been VERY chilly down here the last few weeks. :annoyed:

 

[swift]

Theresa,

I have enjoyed each and every photo that has been posted. Don't worry about not being a pro!

Thank you Geoand.


Here is one of my daughter, who is working the fair, my hubby and youngest son.

 

[TUGBrian]

If it's any consulation...our temps in SW FL are @ 45 as I post...it was sunny today, but never got up to 60. Another cold front came through. This has been VERY chilly down here the last few weeks. :annoyed:

what she said!

we were lucky to get that beautiful day for thanksgiving and friday!

last night on the way home the temp said 31....there was frost on everything this morning...booo

 

[KristinB]

Little Blue Heron:

 

[Brett]

Christmas tree reflecting in downtown Newport News

Christmas tree reflecting in downtown Newport News

 

[KristinB]

Sanderling:

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Columbia River near Mattawa, WA

 

[SueDonJ]

I've been experimenting with my daughter's Nikon 35MM. She took photography in high school and takes excellent shots with this but has mostly given it up for the ease and convenience (and less expense!) of a digital. I've got a looooooong way to go to be as comfortable with the camera as she is, but I do like this one of the sky over the ballfield just before a late summer storm.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Nightfall on the Alaska Range near Cantwell, Alaska

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

More Alaska Range near Cantwell

Earlier that same day. A black and white rendition.

 

[SueDonJ]

Steve, do you frame poster-sized pics for your home? Your photos are gorgeous and they'd look great hanging in a family room or office. Nice gifts for the folks who travel with you, too. <hint hint>

Back to the digital shots, another inferior bird shot <sigh> from our bike tour of Pinckney Island last October:

 

[SueDonJ]

On a related note, Santa shopped the sales and is bringing the Sony DSLR-A350 to us. Don and I both want to learn how to get the most out of it; he's less experienced than me with any camera. What would you all suggest for both of us for instruction - a semester at the local adult-ed night courses or something more specialized?

Thanks to you all for your previous recommendations!

 

[SueDonJ]

man...some of these pics could be framed and up on the wall!

Ah, see, somebody else already thought of it! Another read-then-post lesson. One more idea is those photo-books - iPhoto does a GREAT job with them and you don't need to be a professional to get professional-looking results. Works for me!

And if Kristin put together a 2010 Bird Calendar she'd probably outsell the Audubon Society!

 

[geoand]

This is our I forget how many years of giving picture calendars as gifts and or our version of "Christmas Cards." We use shutterfly with great success. This year we prepared 8 different calendars. Three of them were pictures of the couples over the past few years (we were on vacation with them), three different scenery calendars, and 2 different wildlife calendars. None of the calendars repeated any of the shots from previous years or this year. In the past, we have done just strictly bird calendars. We enjoy doing this and we know that many of the people enjoy getting our calendars. In fact, one of our friends lives in Germany and she has last year's calendar at her office. She has told us that she gets many compliments and she says that she proudly lets the people know that she knows the photographers.

We use Shutterfly because they produce an excellent product with excellent return time. They also run 1/2 price specials throughout the year.

I know that I would thoroughly enjoy receiving calendars from any of the folks who have posted their many photos on this thread.

Just as an added little bit of joy for us - we have always added something to the calendars cover page and even on all of our slideshow presentations that we give as remembrances of trips or occasions. The calendars have "Scenes from Perrydise" and the slideshow presentations close with this shot

with the caption A Perrydise Production.

 

[Timeshare Von]

More Polar Bears

Chillin in the blizzard

Momma & cub

 

[KristinB]

Steve,

Love the Columbia River and Alaska shots -- just wonderful!

Yvonne,

Wow, what I wouldn't give to get a chance to shoot (photographically, of course) polar bears in the wild! Those are great...

Susan,

I'm glad someone is still shooting with film -- very nice!

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

More Columbia River for you, Kristin.

Fall Reflections in the Columbia River

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

One of my favorite photographic subjects in the world.

Kilauea Lighthouse