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[T_R_Oglodyte]

Columbia River near Malaga, Washington

on a late summer afternoon in July

 

[HatTrick]

Publicity Photo of Vapor Valley

Bought a fixed week (week 57) one-bedroom lock-off sight unseen. Can't wait to visit!

 

[tashamen]

Bought a fixed week (week 57) one-bedroom lock-off sight unseen. Can't wait to visit!

You just made my day! :rofl:

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Bought a fixed week (week 57) one-bedroom lock-off sight unseen. Can't wait to visit!

Could have fooled me. I thought that was either the Belaire resort in Puerto Vallarta or the Basil Jones in Belize.

 

[HatTrick]

Or the Fog Valley Resort in Thailand.

 

[Passepartout]

Hoodoo lake Idaho

Here's a little something from the end of a 30 mile single track road in the Selway/Bitterroot forest. That's a moose out for his nightly swim to our campsite.

Here's a 26" Brown trout I caught on a 4 weight fly rod with 1.5# tippet on a size 22 nymph. Probably doesn't mean anything to non flyfishers, but that's pretty light tackle.

Jim Ricks

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Too long with no pictures in this thread.

Sunset on Kepuhi Beach, Moloka'i

 

[easyrider]

Here's a 26" Brown trout I caught on a 4 weight fly rod with 1.5# tippet on a size 22 nymph. Probably doesn't mean anything to non flyfishers, but that's pretty light tackle.

Jim Ricks

That must of been one great take down. Did Mr. Brown hit on top ? Nice

 

[Passepartout]

That must of been one great take down. Did Mr. Brown hit on top ? Nice

Nope. I was just drifting the nymph through a rocky pool and it stopped. I thought it might have snagged. Then the thing moved. A lot. I got well into the backing a couple of times, ran up and down the creek a couple hundred yards. It took over an hour and a half to get her in the net. Fortunately had my BIL along to net it.

Jim

 

[easyrider]

Nope. I was just drifting the nymph through a rocky pool and it stopped. I thought it might have snagged. Then the thing moved. A lot. I got well into the backing a couple of times, ran up and down the creek a couple hundred yards. It took over an hour and a half to get her in the net. Fortunately had my BIL along to net it.

Jim

Thats a great feeling when the snag moves. Mr. Brown gave you a work out it seems. Best excersise ever.

 

[calgarygary]

I thought I would add a couple of pics from a Pacific Whale Foundation excursion out of Lahaina.

 

[Kay H]

That top whale picture sure dwarfs the boat. You were really close.

 

[taffy19]

I thought I would add a couple of pics from a Pacific Whale Foundation excursion out of Lahaina.

Great pictures! By any chance, did you send them to the PWF? They will put them in their fantastic photo gallery.

 

[Egret1986]

I love this picture and I know you do too. Wow!

My precious Zoe in Florida.

The epitome of true joy and happiness!!! That's what it's all about!!!

 

[Egret1986]

Many of the fantastic pictures submitted here by TUGGERs have inspired me!!!

Gecko Staredown in Holualoa

For some unknown reason, I have not looked at this thread until now. I am just in awe of the incredible photography. I know nothing about photography and feel fortunate when I get some decent shots on vacations.

I have to find some way to be able to get into some photography class that will fit into my difficult schedule. I am envious of all the great photos on this thread.

This is a great thread!!!! I just sit back and say, oh my Gosh!!!!!

 

[calgarygary]

That top whale picture sure dwarfs the boat. You were really close.

We were usually well over the 100 yard limit, the only time we got close to a 100 yards was when the whales doubled back on us. The boat that is close (it got even closer) to the whales was a research boat that came out when this group of a female, calf and 2 males were spotted so late in the season on April 28th.

Great pictures! By any chance, did you send them to the PWF? They will put them in their fantastic photo gallery.

Thanks for letting me know, I will forward them some of my pics.

 

[jerseyfinn]

Nice whale photos calgarygary. Humpbacks are beautiful animals and Hawaii is a great place to enjoy these inspirational creatures.

Barry

 

[jerseyfinn]

Got back from a London long weekend trip. Stayed at the Marriott Marble Arch and had pretty decent weather. Got in some theater ( our usual Mama Mia fix ) along with some nice dining and walking all over the place -- we use the Underground exactly one time in 4 days and hoof it all day ( well, except when we were running late from dinner and grab a taxi who gets us to Mama Mia with 2 minutes to spare). Thought I'd post a few photos from the trip. New photos will be trickling out the next couple of days as I am in full Photoshop mode at the moment. I'm also creating a new gallery called "London Lines" which should also be up very soon.

The images here are found in my Candid London gallery.

Sunset with Big Ben & Parliament​

We walk back from dinner on Bankside, a relaxing dinner at a Greek place where we make a meal out the meszes & a bottle of wine while people watching the Thames. It had been mostly sunny all day, but clouds set in @5PM and the sun remains hidden until almost 8PM when I grab this image. The sun is low on the horizon and pops out through a slit in the clouds painting Ben in a warm glow for perhaps 5 miniutes before disappearing for the rest of the day. This shot really made my day as we've walked this route scores of times and this is the first time we've had this sort of light. The London Eye is ahead behind the trees and the only thing missing here was the Yellow Brick Road and Toto as it had that sort of "Oz" sort of feeling with the light. Ultimately photography is about light and composition . . . and "luck" in being in the right place at the right time.

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Regents Street​

On Friday and Saturday nights, Leicester Sq., Piccadilly and Regents Streets are bustling with action. These taxis are out in force as several of the Westend theaters have let out and folks are taking cabs back to their hotels or heading out for a late dinner. I take this selective color image as we walk back to the Marble Arch taking the back streets along the way to make the journey different each time.

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Guess Who?​

A shot on the hotel elevator when our long day finally ends ( I think we walked about 8 miles on this particular day ). We usually stop in the bar for a drink or two as I review the images and videos I've taken while also updating a journal. We get to bed @ 1:30 AM or later and are up at 7:30 every morning. Believe it or not, this prevents jet lag on these shorter trips as our body clocks do not move as much. We arrive home @5PM local time and go to work the next day without too much wear and tear.

Of course you'll all note that my hair ( or what's left of it ) is askew. This is my normal state of affairs as I'm a low maintanance sort of guy. This means that my wife is always hollering at me about my appearance. When it bothers her enough, she grabs her comb and runs me down to comb my hair.

Another thing about me, is that I have not worn a watch in 27 years ( the battery dies during a camping trip and that was the end of the watch . . . also coincides with when I keep my beard as I sure got used to not shaving during that camping trip ). I always get where I belong (relatively) on time and I do not miss the watch. The same is not true for my wife. She loses her wrist watch the first day of the trip ( her cell phone also dies when the SIM card goes native after passing through security screening ). So she was frantic about the time. To assuage her I would use my camera and check it's clock on occassion. But ultimately I got tired of her fretting about the time and I told her to buy a new watch when we were on Carnaby Street. Life settled back into our usual routine.

Hope you enjoy the photos.

Barry

 

[HatTrick]

Mokoli'i Islet (Chinaman's Hat) Oahu in mosaic

 

[HatTrick]

Diamond Head

 

[dmharris]

Barry,

Nice to see you. You said "Ultimately photography is about light and composition . . . and "luck" in being in the right place at the right time." I couldn't agree more. Very nice selection of photos. Also like your journaling about time.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[KristinB]

Barry, love the London images -- terrific!

Gary, great whale shots!

Steve, that Columbia River capture is just beautiful...

 

[pwrshift]

I haven't checked this thread for some time so it was great fun getting caught up again. Wonderful stuff -- Tug people are artists!

Brian

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Kay with the Bridal Bouquet

Got this silhouette last week of Kay holding the bridal bouquet while the photographer was shooting pictures of DS and DIL during the wedding last week.

 

[swift]

Beautiful Steve.