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[FlyerBobcat]

One more that cries "Kauai"

 

[HatTrick]

HatTrick, I love that shot of the turtle. I never got a good one when I was on the islands, and never saw one on the beach like that.

You've more than made up for that with your eagle shots!

Roger

 

[HatTrick]

Arkansas Scenes

 

[Timeshare Von]

One more from Arkansas

From my IgoUgo travel journal:

Bentonville, Arkansas is the home to the world leader in mass retail marketing – Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. It was here that Sam Walton, along with his wife Helen and brother J.L. ("Bud") Walton, started their retail empire from the quaint beginning in a 5 & 10 store here on the town square. Today that original store has been converted into a visitor center, telling the history and preserving the legacy of Sam Walton. (http://www.igougo.com/review-r1336829-Wal-Mart_Visitors_Center.html)

 

[SueDonJ]

... Here's my eagle pic for today ...

Wow - you mean they just ROOST there for the picture-taking?! I have GOT to find a place like this in Massachusetts!

 

[SueDonJ]

This is one of my favorite shots.... From Poipu Beach in front of the Marriott Waiohai (October, 2008).

Hey, I have one of those, too, from May, 2008!

 

[SueDonJ]

One thing about this thread is, it makes me want to go and see things that I never would have considered, or even known about, if not for seeing them through all your lenses. It also makes me look at familiar things in a whole new light.

Theresa, this was your idea and it was brilliant!

 

[easyrider]

Californian

 

[Timeshare Von]

Monk seals in Hawaii - very cool. I've never seen one there in all of our trips. Are they only found on Kauai?

 

[FlyerBobcat]

I don't think sightings are restricted to Kauai. Take a look:

http://www.aloha-hawaii.com/hawaii/monk+seal/

Monk seals in Hawaii - very cool. I've never seen one there in all of our trips. Are they only found on Kauai?

 

[Timeshare Von]

Thank you so much for sharing that. I would love to have the opportunity to see one Maybe on our next trip in Aug/Sept 09.

 

[KristinB]

Wow - you mean they just ROOST there for the picture-taking?! I have GOT to find a place like this in Massachusetts!

Yes, they do, but they're not all that close -- you need a long lens (or binoculars) to get a good look when they're in the trees. When they fly, they often come closer, but of course it's tough to catch them in flight.

Here's some info about the birding at the location I took the eagle photos from: Conowingo Dam.

Now if you really want to see eagles... Here are pics from Homer Alaska, of eagles at Jean Keene's house, the "Eagle Lady" -- she feeds the eagles (and is the only one allowed to do so).

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Yes, they do, but they're not all that close -- you need a long lens (or binoculars) to get a good look when they're in the trees.

And steadier hands than the finest surgeon or a good tripod.

 

[jerseyfinn]

A few images from a recent December visit to London.

Picture in a Picture: Oxford Street​

< From:Candid London Gallery >​

We come upon a street fair where they close Oxford St. one Saturday. Lots of mini-events going on. Balloons for the kids, people dressed as Christmas characters such as elves, a tree, jugglers etc., and small groups of muscians playing streetside for charity. Not exactly Christmas festive as much as a holiday hangout event.


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Tower of London
< Candid London Gallery >

We visit the Tower of London & I'm standing around waiting for my wife to come out of a shop when I notice the moon in the sky astride the castle. The pigeon flutters into the shot & I get a lucky grab.

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< From: Recession London Gallery >

I would not characterize London as grim this Christmas season, but there is certainly a more stolid and subdued feeling on the streets. Oxford Street certainly lacks the holiday buzz we've encountered on previous years. I threw together some shots that sort of attest the tepid holiday spirit we encounter.

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Had a great time doing the theater thing at night and hitting the streets to take in what's going on during the day. If the weather turns wet, you do the museum/shopping thing. Otherwise we like to mingle with the crowds & trapse about London. Had a nice stay at the Marriott Marble Arch Hotel and we enjoy some fantastic dining each night. We really love going to London in December.

Barry

 

[KristinB]

Yes, the true purpose is showing pictures we've taken ourselves.

While we're at it, it doesn't hurt to look at some arresting pictures other people took. Some are so arresting it would be a shame to miss'm.

Full Disclosure: All the pictures I sent in (clouds, horns, etc.) were taken by other people. So it goes.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

Alan,

I don't think there's anything wrong with posting links to pics taken by other people at all (I do it myself, usually in response to a request for further info on some subject or another). But I think that when you post a pic that you haven't taken yourself, you should clearly identify its origin somewhere adjacent to the image in the same post, so that no one's confused (as I was). I tried to figure out how anyone knew that you didn't take that shot, then I saw that the photo was a link to a site, etc. But of course, you still could have been the photographer...

No big deal, of course, just a friendly suggestion. That way your full disclosure is on every cool photo you post each time...

 

[KristinB]

Barry,

Those are great -- you have quite the eye for composition!

 

[HatTrick]

Taken at HHV

I missed the "Green Flash"!

 

[easyrider]

We have tried so many times to see the green flash and once last January on the Baja beaches we thought we saw it but I think it may be that watching the sun plays tricks with our eyes. Im starting to think the green flash is not real but we will keep looking for it.

 

[HatTrick]

It's real but conditions have to be right. And setting the camera to continuous shooting mode helps to capture it.

I was fortunate; the shot above was my first attempt at photographing the flash. Then night before I had been shooting the sunset and saw the flash, but wasn't even thinking about it. The following night I came prepared--and hopeful--and was rewarded.

Roger

 

[HatTrick]

"Textured" Plumeria

 

[swift]

I really like texture on this.

Two weeks off of work WHOO-HOO!!! (Well, kinda. I have to go in to do some training on a new bus during this two weeks.) While I am off I am going to dust off the camera and take some pictures. You guys inspire me!!!!!

 

[HatTrick]

Textures, like this mosaic, are fun to experiment with.

 

[Timeshare Von]

More Eagles

One of my T/A Alaska friends has a nice page of photos of eagles from there: http://picasaweb.google.com/johnn.photos/SitkaHainesNovember2008# .

 

[HatTrick]

'Top of Waikiki' on a Moonlit Evening

 

[Makai Guy]

A visitor to my backyard yesterday.