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[T_R_Oglodyte]

Steve, are you not gettng enough fog in Bellevue that you have to go all the way to Minnesota to see it? Just kidding--beautiful pictures, as usual.

Karen - when you catch a moment with lighting such as I had that morning, you can take a photo of almost anything and get a good shot. Scenes that are totally mundane in regular lighting suddenly come alive. The colors brighten, and the light carries an aura or atmosphere.

 

[RDB]

Actually I wish that photo (and the others) were tighter and in greater focus, but ...QUOTE]

See if you like this any better. I took your bear into Picasa... Sharpened and lit it up a bit.

Robert

 

[Timeshare Von]

Thanks for the updated p/s on the bear cub. I tried to keep some normalacy to the photo when I lightened it initially. The PS/Pro did a nice job for "one touch" fixing

Here is my attempt at further lightening:

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Anahola Mountain, Kaua'i

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

K

Kīlauea Lighthouse

 

[KristinB]

Wow, Steve! I love the colors in that Kilauea Light image, lovely...

Here are a couple of infrared images from Eyre Hall, on Virginia's eastern shore.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Here are a couple of infrared images from Eyre Hall, on Virginia's eastern shore.

Splendid work, Kristin, as always.

 

[geoand]

Well, it has been a while since I have posted using photobucket and I am going to have to relearn that process. Tried to post a pano and all I got was gibberish.


Ok, I figured it out. I have posted pano pics before. DW does the processing of our pics. In the past, she has used photoshop to process the panos. Some panos would take a lot of work and time. Others would be easier. She discovered a program that she calls amazing. She did a test on one pano. The PS version took her well over 30 minutes. The new software version took just a few seconds and was a much cleaner photo. It is PTGUI. It also has hdr processing.

This pano is a series of photos taken very close to the Vermont store in Vermont earlier this month. It had been raining, snowing and blowing for the several days we were in New England. This pano was taken at about 4:30. The light was disappearing and the sky was a blanket of clouds.

 

[geoand]

This picture was taken about 11:00 am and the snow stopped (turns out temporarily). We were driving north on the NH side of the Connecticut River north of White River Junction, VT.

 

[geoand]

This picture was taken north by about 7 miles of the Vermont store. We turned around and went back to the store to purchase some kind of candy that was caramel with walnuts inside.

The sky really was as shown. Just a flat white due to the cloud cover. The only disappointing part of the few days we drove was the weather. Never did get lucky with the sunshine until we hit the Maine coast.

 

[RDB]

geoand, I appreciate the fact that you explain where these were shot. It makes me want to GO too.

Did you come south to Florida as you had wished?


Robert

 

[geoand]

Our plans changed and New England was the only area we were able to visit. It was short but sweet.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Kapa'a Shoreline and Queen Victoria Profile

 

[KristinB]

Splendid work, Kristin, as always.

Thanks, Steve! Here are a couple more IR shots from Eyre Hall...

 

[dougp26364]

Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth:

I noticed that a shot of this same scene made photo of the day on Webshots for Nov. 2nd. The color on this photo seems a little more vivid with less browns than the Webshots photo. In looking at it the sun was a little higher in the sky for the Webshots photo. It still caught my attention as I initially thought it was this shot that was the photo of the day. Personally, I think this shot is much nicer.

 

[KristinB]

Thanks, Doug! I just took a look at the Webshots POTD, it was a Portland Head Light sunrise, mine was actually a sunset shot. The reflecting sun lit up the sky behind the light. A local photographer turned me on to that secret, you wouldn't think that you'd get good color at sunset on the east coast, but under the right circumstances, you can!

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Scenes for Kealia hiking and bike path near Kapa'a

This is a view of Donkey Beach, taken from the rest and picnic area south of the beach.

This is a view of the coastline to the north of Donkey Beach, taken from near the same area as the Donkey Beach pic.

 

[cotraveller]

Some fall colors taken last week overlooking the Mississippi River near Galena, Illinois.

 

[Karen G]

What I saw on my walk today

Blue Heron standing by the pond

Blue Heron taking off

Blue Heron flying with the Las Vegas Strip in the background

 

[SueDonJ]

Last week at Marco Island I saw my first EVER bald eagle, soaring up over the high-rises at the beach! I'm so thankful to the man who was in the water pointing up and yelling, "BALD EAGLE!" to his family who were sitting nearby. I think they were even more excited than me that I'd brought my camera bag to the beach that day.

 

[SueDonJ]

A little help from the fellow bird whackos here, please?

I found this guy along Turner River Road in Big Cypress National Preserve, but I don't have a Florida bird guide. Maybe some sort of stork?

Every other bird along that trail took off with the slightest sound from the camera but this guy just would not budge, no matter how much I pleaded with him. I'm guessing he was a little bit bigger than the Great Egrets.

thanks,

 

[Makai Guy]

A little help from the fellow bird whackos here, please?

I found this guy along Turner River Road in Big Cypress National Preserve, but I don't have a Florida bird guide. Maybe some sort of stork?

Looks like an Anhinga to me.

 

[SueDonJ]

Looks like an Anhinga to me.

I think you're absolutely right! It was the coloring that threw me off, but from your Wiki link:

The female Anhinga is similar to the male Anhinga except that it has a pale gray-buff[12] or light brown[13] head, neck, and upper chest. The lower chest or breast is a chestnut color and as compared to the male, the female has a more brown back

We did see a few males flying around. She must have been protecting her nest and that's why she wouldn't budge. Good mama.

 

[SueDonJ]

Another shot from that trail, a Great Egret:

 

[KristinB]

Sue, definitely an Anhinga... nice shots, all!