Pictures Taken By you...

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Some of you are really quite good photographers, Tony and North Star in particular. Are you semi-professional or serious amateurs? I have an interest in getting into video and some photography and would like to learn about getting started with DSLR cameras, if you are.

[North Star]

I'm an amateur and don't have any experience of shooting video, but ask away if you have questions, Tyrion.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1455/24518658790_b1c3f69def_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DmCx3o)

[tonywalt]

Some of you are really quite good photographers, Tony and North Star in particular. Are you semi-professional or serious amateurs? I have an interest in getting into video and some photography and would like to learn about getting started with DSLR cameras, if you are.

I'm happy to help. i've shown my work at some galleries and done some work for people - but i'm happy to help, especially with Nikon.

[tonywalt]

A home in the Cayman Islands photographed from standing in the sea

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/765/22358889862_6465067202_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/A4M9Z5)seven mile beach grand cayman cayman islands ocean photograph on island (https://flic.kr/p/A4M9Z5) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1447/24224159703_235b28d187_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/CUB9HV)

[Dreamwoven]

These half-light pics create a mysterious atmosphere. Especially the last one with what looks like wisps of fog drifting across.

[qimissung]

OMG, North Star, I love your pictures.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Enjoying the current back and forth trend in extremes, from black to white so to speak;the gray tones of Finland to the rich colors of the Cayman Islands.

[Dreamwoven]

Yes, it makes a nice contrast. The same for here in Sweden.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Yeah, more great photos. Cayman Island life must be pretty laid back, eh, Tony?

[tonywalt]

Yeah, more great photos. Cayman Island life must be pretty laid back, eh, Tony?

It can be on Sundays. Otherwise it's much the same as far as life goes. The view is laid back.

[tonywalt]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7619/17059236075_c86fec0275_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rZt3xV)mangroves, grand cayman, cayman islands (https://flic.kr/p/rZt3xV) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[tonywalt]

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5622/23157711103_a22a836c6f_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/BhnjH6)sunset kaibo cayman islands caribbean beach ocean islands (https://flic.kr/p/BhnjH6) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

On the north side of Grand Cayman. Cayman Kai. A deserted beach.

[qimissung]

There is a problem with your pictures, Tony. They are too perfect. You need to make them less so. I kid! The colors are ahmazing! I particularly like the one of the mangrove. I would love to paint it in watercolor. At my skill level I doubt I could do it justice, but I'd like to try sometime.

[North Star]

OMG, North Star, I love your pictures.

These half-light pics create a mysterious atmosphere. Especially the last one with what looks like wisps of fog drifting across.

Thanks you very much, qimissung and Dreamwoven.


https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1443/24503601679_c3549d175f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Dkin62)

[tonywalt]

There is a problem with your pictures, Tony. They are too perfect. You need to make them less so. I kid! The colors are ahmazing! I particularly like the one of the mangrove. I would love to paint it in watercolor. At my skill level I doubt I could do it justice, but I'd like to try sometime.

Thanks! Have you posted any of your watercolours?

[tonywalt]

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/667/23488915940_93986d4a2b_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/BMCQnj)Cayman Islands beach at sunset lagoon caribbean ocean (https://flic.kr/p/BMCQnj) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

Deserted beach in Cayman Islands

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Gods, you guys keep bringing the awesome shots. Don't stop, my brothers, let the awesomeness flow.

[Dreamwoven]

It looks as if the lower palm trees are lit by the rising sun, but not their upper palms. Remarkable...

[YesNo]

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5622/23157711103_a22a836c6f_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/BhnjH6)sunset kaibo cayman islands caribbean beach ocean islands (https://flic.kr/p/BhnjH6) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

On the north side of Grand Cayman. Cayman Kai. A deserted beach.

I'm surprised to see the gate. Is this for decoration or does it have some practical use?

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1614/24823366191_4fd7f08b96_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DPyeWg)

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1584/24567827029_f1254ee033_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DqYx3D)

[Dreamwoven]

The raindrops on the water look a bit different in the two latest pictures.

[YesNo]

Nice raindrops. They made me realize that I usually think that if it is raining that is the time not to take pictures and so I miss some interesting views on the world.

[Dreamwoven]

Well, I don't have a camera so I miss capturing all the view on the world.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

The raindrops on the water look a bit different in the two latest pictures.

They're different raindrops. Not the same drops falling again, that may be what had you confused. :-0

[North Star]

Nice raindrops. They made me realize that I usually think that if it is raining that is the time not to take pictures and so I miss some interesting views on the world.
Bad weather makes for good pictures.


The raindrops on the water look a bit different in the two latest pictures.

They're different raindrops. Not the same drops falling again, that may be what had you confused. :-0

I think Tyrion has it right. The different range of tones, angle of view and focus plane might have something to do with it, too. But yeah, I don't really know what you're talking about. They are not the same drops. ;)

[tonywalt]

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3920/15078574805_ee664aeaca_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oYrCXF)HAMMOCK ON SEVEN MILE BEACH GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS (https://flic.kr/p/oYrCXF) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

Hammock on beach

[Dreamwoven]

Yes, I was aware the drops are not the same in the two pics. Looks like a shower might be in the offing in the hammock picture.

[North Star]

Yes, I was aware the drops are not the same in the two pics.
I'm sure we guessed as much. Would you wish to pursue the matter of what it was that looked different in the raindrops of the two photos?

Yet another new set of raindrops ;)
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1546/24840390652_8c7256bf10_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DR4uHs)

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Fantastic images North Star and Tony, a welcome sedative after a hard day at work.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Every one of your shots, Tony, I feel myself transported there, and feel the warm slow rhythm of a Caribbean island. Whenever I used to arrive in San Juan, PR, I immediately was taken over by it. Now I'm wondering if I shall be able to do so again, because apparently PR, formerly as safe as houses, is awash in gang violence and astronomical homicide numbers.

[Dreamwoven]

In one it is raining harder than the other.

[North Star]

In one it is raining harder than the other.

Ah yes, that's true.

[YesNo]

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3920/15078574805_ee664aeaca_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oYrCXF)HAMMOCK ON SEVEN MILE BEACH GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS (https://flic.kr/p/oYrCXF) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

Hammock on beach

This one reminds me of a big face with the hammock as the smiling mouth and those dark clouds the eyes.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

In one it is raining harder than the other.

That's because of the amount of rain.

[North Star]

That's because of the amount of rain.

Couldn't have put it better if I tried.


The same pond, the same day.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1565/24355124364_3a53b37420_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/D7bnXj)

[North Star]

And another day

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1502/24382866243_c329c4cbd7_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/D9CyDz)

[Tyrion Cheddar]

I notice the pondness of the pond.

[North Star]

I notice the pondness of the pond.

You've been pondering about that, have you?

__________________________________________


https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1667/25026114375_0c95f65f18_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/E8tnUB)

[YesNo]

That is an interesting perspective on darkness, North Star.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

You've been pondering about that, have you?

Don't get ponderous, North Star.

Tyrion, wot intends to keep this up as long as possible

[Tyrion Cheddar]

P.S. I love that staircase photo, as with all your "studies in darkness." I bet all the goth chicks dig you.

[North Star]

Don't get ponderous, North Star.

Tyrion, wot intends to keep this up as long as possible

http://www.alamedainfo.com/Ponderosa_Ranch_Incline_Village_NV_B9825.jpg

[Not a picture taken by me]

[North Star]

P.S. I love that staircase photo, as with all your "studies in darkness." I bet all the goth chicks dig you.

Thanks, Tyrion.

All of my "studies in darkness"? Very nicely put, I would very much like to know what photos you're referring to.

I don't want goth chicks digging anything for me, thankyouverymuch ;)

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Thanks, Tyrion.

All of my "studies in darkness"? Very nicely put, I would very much like to know what photos you're referring to.

I don't want goth chicks digging anything for me, thankyouverymuch ;)

That makes one of us. I used to love me some goth chicks fierce. As for my reference, ain't you the guy who posts all them black and white shots featuring shadows, light and darkness? Sure y'are. And don't think I didn't recognize the Ponderosa, you pondweed. :-0

[North Star]

That makes one of us. I used to love me some goth chicks fierce. As for my reference, ain't you the guy who posts all them black and white shots featuring shadows, light and darkness? Sure y'are.
"[S]hadows, light and darkness" - Well, is there anything else? I suppose those dried flowers, sinister, gloomy, cloudy scenes might appeal to a goth chick. Fair enough. There's no denying that my photography is steeped in Romanticism. I tend to forget that not everyone thinks of that stuff as so elemental to photography. Some evidence from the beginning of my serious photography hobby.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5537/13599568373_c5b69c3bfc_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mHKkSM)

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2820/13554715175_10ae018655_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mDMszM)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3754/13445898085_b6aac48988_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/muaK44)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/13223028604_38f355df2d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/m9ttHN)

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1551/24674707930_64248906ee_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DAqk1N)smith cove, grand cayman cayman islands caribbean sea ocean beach long exposure (https://flic.kr/p/DAqk1N) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

It's been rough recently.

[Dreamwoven]

Or perhaps pundering?

[Dreamwoven]

Good picture of Smiths Cove. Long Exposure, that must have taken quite a bit of experimenting. Great result.

[YesNo]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/13223028604_38f355df2d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/m9ttHN)


It occurred to me that if I had taken this photo with my phone, I would probably have deleted it, figuring I didn't hold the camera still enough, but it looks like you did this on purpose and it is rather interesting. How did you get this effect? Just shake the camera?

[North Star]

It occurred to me that if I had taken this photo with my phone, I would probably have deleted it, figuring I didn't hold the camera still enough, but it looks like you did this on purpose and it is rather interesting. How did you get this effect? Just shake the camera?

That's it.

[Dreamwoven]

Without a mobile phone, I still don't understand how only the bottom of the photo was shaken.

[North Star]

Without a mobile phone, I still don't understand how only the bottom of the photo was shaken.

That's because the whole image is shaken, and not just the bottom. The flowers are closer so the movement is more obvious than in the out-of-focus curtain in the back.

[Dreamwoven]

Ah, that explains it: thanks, North Star.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

It occurred to me that if I had taken this photo with my phone, I would probably have deleted it, figuring I didn't hold the camera still enough, but it looks like you did this on purpose and it is rather interesting. How did you get this effect? Just shake the camera?

Well, he says that's how he did it, but I think we all know he farted while focusing, then covered up the incident by pretending he'd done it deliberately, using some supposed artsy technique called "shaking the camera." I'll bet you shook the camera, after three cans of beans.

[North Star]

If I wanted to be fancy, I'd call it ICM, short for intentional camera movement, as that's how the technique is known.

But yes, Tyrion revealed my secret technique.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3937/15626753366_95540aefa2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pNTcmb)

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1676/25070618735_3f49c05887_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Ecptva)

[YesNo]

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3937/15626753366_95540aefa2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pNTcmb)


This one looks like it uses a different secret technique. It seems as if the background is radiating from a center. However, it does hold my interest and seems like a worthwhile way to get a new view of the ordinary.

[North Star]

It's not exactly a secret technique, although I had never read anything about it before just now - I didn't even know what it was called.. zoom burst (http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2015/09/16/zoom-burst-tutorial-how-to-create-dramatic-effects-with-your-zoom-lens/), apparently. It's a nice trick, but it's hard to do anything interesting with it. Here's an earlier example of the technique.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5571/15302101762_da67e93bab_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pjcgJJ)

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Nice. That first zoom burst shot of the tree branches really grabbed me. Reminds me of some old black and white film of various bands of the period running through woods and parks set against their music. Sort of pre-music video.

[YesNo]

That last zoom burst reminds me of a kaleidoscope for some reason.

[Dreamwoven]

That zoom-burst tutorial shows very well how a good camera can be used to maximum effect.

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1494/24453046714_9c91df80f8_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DfQfRG)SMITH COVE GRAND CAYMAN CAYMAN ISLANDS LONG EXPOSURE SLOW SHUTTER NIKON (https://flic.kr/p/DfQfRG) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1654/25061087796_e4b1933eed_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EbyChC)

[tonywalt]

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8570/15965890658_2ab5d5db03_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qjRn3S)sunset cruiseship in grand cayman (https://flic.kr/p/qjRn3S) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Damn, son, you live in a psychedelic universe. Where do they put the lysergic acid, in the drinking water? Or does it wash up naturally in the surf?

[Dreamwoven]

That "moonglow" look from behind the camera, especially on the liner, but also on the other boats and even more so on the pier, give this picture a special shine. Wonderful.

[tonywalt]

That "moonglow" look from behind the camera, especially on the liner, but also on the other boats and even more so on the pier, give this picture a special shine. Wonderful.

It was unusually busy that day with boats, lucky shot.

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1637/25083726886_bdcc8bfd0a_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EdyE6L)

[tonywalt]

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8700/17761583486_6b1d1e3362_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/t4wKY3)abandoned house grand cayman cayman islands islands ocean jack daniels sky clouds (https://flic.kr/p/t4wKY3) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[Tyrion Cheddar]

How come even the abandoned houses on Grand Cayman have a view some would pay a fortune for?

[qimissung]

How come even the abandoned houses on Grand Cayman have a view some would pay a fortune for?

I know, right? It's just not fair!

The colors are, as usual, lushly beautiful, Tony.

[tonywalt]

I know, right? It's just not fair!

The colors are, as usual, lushly beautiful, Tony.

This place was damaged in a hurricane, happens - it'll be rebuilt, luxury, and I'll find somewhere else to photograph.

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1625/25128837895_f57fc6c337_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EhxS2M)

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1560/25097354225_9f7cb281ac_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EeLv2T)a pier in east end grand cayman, cayman islands, long exposure nikon caribbean sea ocean beach (https://flic.kr/p/EeLv2T) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

A pier in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

[North Star]

Fancy a cup of hot chocolate?

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7490/15574231678_5f6f0ffdd7_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pJf1tQ)

[YesNo]

That hot chocolate makes me think it could double as an up-close picture of a blob coming to conquer the earth. The bubbles could pass for warts on its skin. Scary texture, but I'd still drink it.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

That hot chocolate makes me think it could double as an up-close picture of a blob coming to conquer the earth. The bubbles could pass for warts on its skin. Scary texture, but I'd still drink it.

Yes, I was going to reply that I'd love a cup of hot chocolate, but not the lava pits of exoplanet Hades 13.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Tony, are your photos processed, do you apply filters or enhance colors and such? It just seems too surreal to be, uh, real.

[tonywalt]

Tony, are your photos processed, do you apply filters or enhance colors and such? It just seems too surreal to be, uh, real.

It's long exposure.

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1691/25024067042_29d62fbaf4_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/E8hTiL)guard house, grand cayman cayman islands caribbean clouds (https://flic.kr/p/E8hTiL) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr


A rennovated guard house from WWII

[tonywalt]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7517/15170959493_5b22d9c041_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/p7B8H8)girl reading newspaper in hotel room new york (https://flic.kr/p/p7B8H8) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

A girl, in a bed, in a hotel. It's a snap, unplanned.

[Dreamwoven]

I like this shot of the glowering sky in this photo (above a guardhouse?).

[tonywalt]

I like this shot of the glowering sky in this photo (above a guardhouse?).

Yea, it's a guard house built in ww2, to watch for german submarines who were active in the caribbean.

[North Star]

That hot chocolate makes me think it could double as an up-close picture of a blob coming to conquer the earth. The bubbles could pass for warts on its skin. Scary texture, but I'd still drink it.

Yes, I was going to reply that I'd love a cup of hot chocolate, but not the lava pits of exoplanet Hades 13.
Hah! It's about three inches between the furthest corners. Sadly, it's not everyday we see macros of hot drinks..

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1494/24521050473_2ac8103f1e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DmQN1i)

[tonywalt]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7439/16199340039_e9d063b703_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qFtRqc)PIER CAYMAN ISLANDS (https://flic.kr/p/qFtRqc) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

Kaibo, in the Cayman Islands

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1663/23596678603_c8a370d20c_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/BXa9sg)grocery store cayman islands street photography night nikon 7200 light (https://flic.kr/p/BXa9sg) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

A traditional shop in the Cayman Islands

[YesNo]

The white line in the street seems to be situated perfectly under that store which has plenty of lines of its own to add contrast.

[tonywalt]

The white line in the street seems to be situated perfectly under that store which has plenty of lines of its own to add contrast.

Yea, I try to find vertical or horizontal lines - but the store has a by-gone buzz to it. I try more and more to shoot things that won't be around much longer (like this store). Franchises taking over.

[North Star]

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/364/20466505521_2855b50389_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xbyc3R)

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1667/25069581261_09b490cc78_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Ecja6F)pier in grand cayman cayman islands long expsoure (https://flic.kr/p/Ecja6F) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

A pier at dawn, in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

[tonywalt]

........

[Dreamwoven]

An interesting picture, tonywalt. The very first touch of dawn at your pier...

[tonywalt]

An interesting picture, tonywalt. The very first touch of dawn at your pier...

It's likely the only reason to awake at dawn: A photograph.

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1584/25192749065_fe7399bc9c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EocqAv)

[Dreamwoven]

I've no idea at all what this is...

[North Star]

I've no idea at all what this is...

Are you serious?

[Dreamwoven]

Yes, I am flummoxed.

[North Star]

It't a teabag on the edge of a plate. There's a tip of a knife in the background.

[Dreamwoven]

Simple enough, I wondered if it might be some electronic gadget, or perhaps something to do with electricity.

Well it certainly had me fooled!

[Tyrion Cheddar]

I've had some trouble uploading photos, and then I noticed that there's a 100k size limit on .jpegs. How do I reduce the file size of my photos to that?

[North Star]

I've had some trouble uploading photos, and then I noticed that there's a 100k size limit on .jpegs. How do I reduce the file size of my photos to that?

Make them smaller (a 6000*4000 image to e.g. 1500*1000) - or just upload them somewhere else and link them here, it's simple enough.

[tonywalt]

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5752/23413110430_a56c085bbc_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/BEWj2L)abandoned house in cayman islands caribbean beach urban decay sky clouds beach (https://flic.kr/p/BEWj2L) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[North Star]

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8611/16467530609_d27114f5e0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/r6bp8x)

[North Star]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7482/15955901735_9d4fecfbcd_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qiYaG4)

[Tyrion Cheddar]

You guys, man, you's gots the greatest pitchers, ah swear.

[tonywalt]

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/600/23340701709_8801ca3996_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Byxcrx)DANGER AT SEA WITH DOG OCEAN IN CAYMAN ISLANDS (https://flic.kr/p/Byxcrx) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

A girl and her dog spot a fight, on the beach.

[Dreamwoven]

The window of an abandoned house (looks a bit like the observation post for WW2 submarines) makes a nice contrast to the colourful beach.

nice pic of pre-dawn sunrise.

Girl and her dog on a lead looks scared...

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Is that your girl, Tony? I mean the woman, not the dog. :-0 (intended as a joke--don't come at my with an ice pick, please) And North Star, I can't get over the clarity of that flower picture.

[North Star]

North Star, I can't get over the clarity of that flower picture.

Cheers, Tyrion.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7502/15334796463_d97b1862b0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pn5QJt)

[North Star]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7486/15766223960_3c64840807_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/q2d26A)

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Gods, do you have like a 40 megapixel camera, or can you get that sort of resolution and clarity by various other means?

[North Star]

Hah! No. And these three were taken with dad's Nikon D90, which has 12 MP and far worse signal to noise ratio, compared to the 24 MP of my D7100. The 270 mm lens will help getting a close look. It's not hard to get sharp details with ƒ/6.3 aperture, 1/640th of a second shutter speed, and ISO 200. Now, when you say 'clarity by various other means', remember that digital photographs are always, always sharpened afterwards, if sharpness is wanted. But if the photograph isn't in focus or it's shaken, that's going to be very hard to do anything about. I haven't tried, but I imagine computer software can deal with that too.

[tonywalt]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2950/15332540130_ed921b6bb3_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pmTh1b)BOARDWALK, CAYMAN (https://flic.kr/p/pmTh1b) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

Camana Bay, Grand Cayman,Cayman Islands

[Dreamwoven]

The water looks almost luminous, it shines.

[Danik 2016]

Cute cat!Seems to relish its food, Logos!

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Danik, there's a possum in your avatar.

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1556/25154185432_f9b510b37b_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EjMLYh)

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1496/24636021724_5b27a6c4c9_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Dx13Xf)a kid in the caribbean sea ocean cayman islands beach nikon blue lagoon grand cayman (https://flic.kr/p/Dx13Xf) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[YesNo]

The child's hair and whatever that stuff is out there match nicely.

[tonywalt]

The child's hair and whatever that stuff is out there match nicely.

Yea, that caught my eye for sure. It's seagrass burnt orange by the sun

[Dreamwoven]

Agin the luminescent water...

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1471/24936331199_e6c0bfe0cd_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DZxduP)

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1496/24636021724_5b27a6c4c9_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Dx13Xf)a kid in the caribbean sea ocean cayman islands beach nikon blue lagoon grand cayman (https://flic.kr/p/Dx13Xf) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1583/24617485354_238e43d0a6_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Dvn3JE)coconut trees on seven mile beach grand cayman cayman islands caribbean sea ocean beach clouds nikon (https://flic.kr/p/Dvn3JE) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1479/24783147823_4b695c8132_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DL17q8)

[tonywalt]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2097/5796882235_e6b1523d4a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/9Qfx8r)White Winged Dove - Grand Cayman (https://flic.kr/p/9Qfx8r) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

A Zenaida dove in the cayman islands

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Astonishing photos, chaps, as ever. With your climatological opposites, you lads are like fire and ice, or like yin and yang, or like fish soup and something that's the opposite of fish soup.

[tonywalt]

Astonishing photos, chaps, as ever. With your climatological opposites, you lads are like fire and ice, or like yin and yang, or like fish soup and something that's the opposite of fish soup.

Hopefully others will chime in. There's alot of talent out there.

[North Star]

Astonishing photos, chaps, as ever. With your climatological opposites, you lads are like fire and ice, or like yin and yang, or like fish soup and something that's the opposite of fish soup.

Thanks, Tyrion.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1701/25145420600_5092222c78_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Ej1Ruu)

[YesNo]

Astonishing photos, chaps, as ever. With your climatological opposites, you lads are like fire and ice, or like yin and yang, or like fish soup and something that's the opposite of fish soup.

North Star and Tony Walton show different ways of looking at the world. Ice and fire.

I just took a picture of my desk with my phone. I might post it if I get some time later today.

[tonywalt]

North Star and Tony Walton show different ways of looking at the world. Ice and fire.

I just took a picture of my desk with my phone. I might post it if I get some time later today.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2097/5796882235_e6b1523d4a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/9Qfx8r)White Winged Dove - Grand Cayman (https://flic.kr/p/9Qfx8r) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

Thanks YesNo

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1620/25354180722_e8dfd373eb_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ECsNAW)

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1630/25431906746_169093c689_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EKkaQN)pier in east end grand cayman cayman islands at sunset sea ocean long exposure (https://flic.kr/p/EKkaQN) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[Dreamwoven]

Nice sunset photo. Is that the head of someone swimming just to the left offshore?

[tonywalt]

Nice sunset photo. Is that the head of someone swimming just to the left offshore?

It's a buoy.

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1593/25204885280_fc350c54d2_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EpgCgA)

[Dreamwoven]

I can't figure out how you did that...

[North Star]

I can't figure out how you did that...

You'll have to be more specific. I remember going out, taking off the lens cap (this usually helps ;) ) and taking some photographs. :)

[Tyrion Cheddar]

It's a buoy.

No, I think it's a girl.

[tonywalt]

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/472/18600310579_44a1ffc7e1_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ukDsiZ)horse in savannah georgia (https://flic.kr/p/ukDsiZ) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

A horse in Savannah, Georgia

[Dreamwoven]

I wonder what the horse is pulling? Do you remember, tony?

[Dreamwoven]

You'll have to be more specific. I remember going out, taking off the lens cap (this usually helps ;) ) and taking some photographs. :)
I meant the groove-shaped formation, it doesn't look natural.

[North Star]

I meant the groove-shaped formation, it doesn't look natural.

That's a path in the snow.

[Dreamwoven]

That makes sense. As I was out walking this morning it occurred to me it could be a brook between banks. A path would also look like that.

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1572/25156096969_fc09b8845f_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EjXzcP)

[Tyrion Cheddar]

That's a picture of snow, North Star. If there are any other mysteries I can clear up for you, just ask.

[tonywalt]

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/472/18600310579_44a1ffc7e1_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ukDsiZ)horse in savannah georgia (https://flic.kr/p/ukDsiZ) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

A horse in Savannah, Georgia

Dreamwoven, the horse was pulling a cart. I'm not crazy about tourist horse buggies, but I did take a few shots. Savannah looks like New Orleans in many ways.

[YesNo]

Here's that picture of my desk that I mentioned earlier. I took this with my phone. It has my favorite coffee cup in it. I made the desk out of a sheet of plywood many years ago. This is only a small part of it.

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n494/Yes-No-Maybe/One%20View%20of%20my%20Desk.jpg (http://s1136.photobucket.com/user/Yes-No-Maybe/media/One%20View%20of%20my%20Desk.jpg.html)

[Dreamwoven]

YesNo, I must try some of your tricks to reduced the heat on my computer

[North Star]

No troubles with excessive heat here. ;)

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1622/25189876779_40310706d1_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EnWGLk)

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1452/24935122363_9ec2236da0_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DZr29P)SMITH COVE Grand Cayman Cayman Islands Caribbean sea beach nikon long expsoure (https://flic.kr/p/DZr29P) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

Warm here. (Enjoying the photo sharing).

[tonywalt]

Here's that picture of my desk that I mentioned earlier. I took this with my phone. It has my favorite coffee cup in it. I made the desk out of a sheet of plywood many years ago. This is only a small part of it.

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n494/Yes-No-Maybe/One%20View%20of%20my%20Desk.jpg (http://s1136.photobucket.com/user/Yes-No-Maybe/media/One%20View%20of%20my%20Desk.jpg.html)

Love the composition.

[YesNo]

Thanks. It was whatever was there at the moment.

There's an interesting orange color in the foreground in your recent Smith Cove photo. Was that added in somehow or is it what you would actually see?

[tonywalt]

Thanks. It was whatever was there at the moment.

There's an interesting orange color in the foreground in your recent Smith Cove photo. Was that added in somehow or is it what you would actually see?

It's (limestone based) orange, but I did enhance it

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Enjoying the images NorthStar, Tony,
YesNo, what can I say, such a fantastic array, I see your penchant for a particular brand of pen.

[YesNo]

That pen came from Costco. I had to buy about 20 of them at a time. So I am stocked up. They do write well.

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1719/24959478514_78a03228f0_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/E2zRos)

[YesNo]

I like the line the indent in the snow makes going in the opposite direction from the lines that the shadows make.

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1610/24964626683_f07eb65197_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/E33eKZ)church of God Chapel in Grand Cayman Cayman Islands night photography nikon long expsoure (https://flic.kr/p/E33eKZ) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

A church in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands at night

[Tyrion Cheddar]

That looks remarkably like a church at night on Grand Cayman, Tony. Uncanny.

[tonywalt]

That looks remarkably like a church at night on Grand Cayman, Tony. Uncanny.

It's moments like these, when you really reach the viewer - and he or she GETS IT! I live for those moments.

[Dreamwoven]

Nice contrast between the lit-up church and the dark night.

[qimissung]

Love the pics, guys. YesNo, I love your coffee cup! And the homely, ordinary artifacts gracing your desk.
Tony, I love the one of the cove! You are one lucky dude to live there. I would adore to be able to sit on a rock there with my feet in the water. Ummm...

[qimissung]

And your delicate one of the snow, NorthStar.

[North Star]

And your delicate one of the snow, NorthStar.

Thank you, qimissung.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1492/25321763220_e063d27e6a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EzAE1u)

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1452/24935122363_9ec2236da0_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DZr29P)SMITH COVE Grand Cayman Cayman Islands Caribbean sea beach nikon long expsoure (https://flic.kr/p/DZr29P) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

Warm here. (Enjoying the photo sharing).
Tony, I love the one of the cove! You are one lucky dude to live there. I would adore to be able to sit on a rock there with my feet in the water. Ummm...


Thank you Qimissung!

[tonywalt]

Nice contrast between the lit-up church and the dark night.

Thanks. Post some of your pics Dreamwoven, been a while.

[Dreamwoven]

I've never posted my pics here. I just family photos...One day, perhaps I will.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

I would still love to post pics of my own, but remain stuck with the same technical problem.

[YesNo]

You could load them directly to this site and then reference them in the post. I put mine on Photo Bucket where I have a parallel account to this one.

However, normally all the pictures on my phone go to some Google cloud storage. I could probably try to share them directly from that cloud and save a step.

[tonywalt]

I would still love to post pics of my own, but remain stuck with the same technical problem.

Can you upload your photo to Flickr?

[North Star]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1627/25583266601_3a29492754_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EYGVRt)

[Danik 2016]

Hi, Tony
Could you please post again that wonderful picture of the red haired girl bathing? There is a kind of magic about it, it looks almost like a mermaid in a fairy tale.I think all the pictures impressive, they somehow capture the essence of their objects. But this one is my favorite.

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1704/25313095020_bc94cab902_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EyQefL)pier in grand cayman cayman islands caribbean sea ocean long expsoure (https://flic.kr/p/EyQefL) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

Cayman Islands

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1496/24636021724_5b27a6c4c9_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Dx13Xf)a kid in the caribbean sea ocean cayman islands beach nikon blue lagoon grand cayman (https://flic.kr/p/Dx13Xf) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1704/25313095020_bc94cab902_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EyQefL)pier in grand cayman cayman islands caribbean sea ocean long expsoure (https://flic.kr/p/EyQefL) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

I love how the curvature of the horizon can be seen, it's slightly oval.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Very cool, as always, Tony. Just wonderin', seein' as you live on a tropical island and all, could we have the occasional shot of a bodacious babe in a bikini on the beach, bursting outta her bra?

[Danik 2016]

Thanks, Tony. I noticed something curious. I chanced to view the pictures on two different PCs. I prefer them at a lower resolution because then they look more like paintings. Of course they are still beautifull in high definition, but it is a different texture.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1704/25313095020_bc94cab902_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EyQefL)pier in grand cayman cayman islands caribbean sea ocean long expsoure (https://flic.kr/p/EyQefL) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

I love how the curvature of the horizon can be seen, it's slightly oval.

[Danik 2016]

There certainly is!:biggrin5:
Danik, there's a possum in your avatar.

[tonywalt]

Very cool, as always, Tony. Just wonderin', seein' as you live on a tropical island and all, could we have the occasional shot of a bodacious babe in a bikini on the beach, bursting outta her bra?

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/577/20457275940_e165b6fff1_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xaJTq9)girl at sunset in grand cayman cayman islands pretty beach caribbean clouds bikini gorgeous (https://flic.kr/p/xaJTq9) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[Tyrion Cheddar]

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/577/20457275940_e165b6fff1_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xaJTq9)girl at sunset in grand cayman cayman islands pretty beach caribbean clouds bikini gorgeous (https://flic.kr/p/xaJTq9) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

Not bad, not bad. I'll take it as a starter. And I agree, that other shot of the red-haired child is timeless.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

This is a test. Can you all see the image?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/132123085@N03/25107415464/in/dateposted-public/

[tonywalt]

This is a test. Can you all see the image?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/132123085@N03/25107415464/in/dateposted-public/

In order for your photo to be visible in the box just do the following:

1. Click on your flickr photo.
2. Click on the arrow sign (share photo), in the grey area of the lower right (2nd from right)
3. Click on "bbc code" (farthest right)
4. Then copy that URL code and paste in straight onto your post.

Just carefully go through the above, and it will show. It's a bit funny for the first time, but you will get it.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1574/25660902561_68afcabd34_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/F6yQjv)Buds (https://flic.kr/p/F6yQjv) by Robert Marks (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132123085@N03/), on Flickr

[Tyrion Cheddar]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1574/25660902561_e4fb9c7c73_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/F6yQjv)Buds (https://flic.kr/p/F6yQjv) by Robert Marks (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132123085@N03/), on Flickr

You're a god, Tony. But we knew that already. Thanks. This was taken just now of a bud on the bush tree thing in front of my house, because spring is springing.

[YesNo]

Nice close up of those buds. And nicely framed with those branches in the background.

[Dreamwoven]

Clear picures!

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Thank you both for your kind comments. That photo was taken with my Galaxy S6 which, any day now, will be replaced by a Galaxy S7, which is supposed to have an even better camera. I think they sacrificed some megapixels for better low light quality, but I have heard rave reviews of it. As I've said, I know essentially nothing about photography, but I'm finding it intriguing.

[qimissung]

I like your picture, Tyrion. I think it's a little too centered and symmetrical to be interesting. It is what it is and not anything more. It does give new meaning to the term earbuds. And they do look like tiny horns, maybe on a baby satan.

[qimissung]

Love, love, love your "curved horizon" pic and the one of the little girl. Actually two of your best, so far, Tony.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

And here is one taken last winter of my front deck and beyond.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1661/25459949370_21c3616b2f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EMNTWj)Winter (https://flic.kr/p/EMNTWj) by Robert Marks (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132123085@N03/), on Flickr

[North Star]

Nice shots, Tyrion. I've photographed similar buds, too.


I like your picture, Tyrion. I think it's a little too centered and symmetrical to be interesting. It is what it is and not anything more. It does give new meaning to the term earbuds. And they do look like tiny horns, maybe on a baby satan.

My response to your critique, qimissung. ;)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3895/14802805271_e0e861bd79_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oy5fhx)

[Danik 2016]

I like the contrast stem x buds, spring growing out of winter, the old grey stem exploding in a double feast of colours!
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1574/25660902561_68afcabd34_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/F6yQjv)Buds (https://flic.kr/p/F6yQjv) by Robert Marks (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132123085@N03/), on Flickr

[qimissung]

It was just my opinion, NorthStar.No right or wrong to it. I like a kaleidoscopic pattern as much as the next guy.

Beautiful pic, Tyrion. You are to be envied for your back porch view. I love the white on white colors-and the asymmetrical trees in the corner. ;)

[Danik 2016]

Why, this is sugar country!
And here is one taken last winter of my front deck and beyond.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1661/25459949370_21c3616b2f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EMNTWj)Winter (https://flic.kr/p/EMNTWj) by Robert Marks (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132123085@N03/), on Flickr

[North Star]

It was just my opinion, NorthStar.No right or wrong to it. I like a kaleidoscopic pattern as much as the next guy.
Of course. I think you took my reply as rather more serious than it was.

That's lovely view from your yard, Tyrion.

[YesNo]

How did you get this symmetrical picture, North Star?



https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3895/14802805271_e0e861bd79_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oy5fhx)

[YesNo]

And here is one taken last winter of my front deck and beyond.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1661/25459949370_21c3616b2f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EMNTWj)Winter (https://flic.kr/p/EMNTWj) on Flickr

Yes, that is nice. The vertical lines of the porch railings speckled with falling snow add interest to the picture.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

I like your picture, Tyrion. I think it's a little too centered and symmetrical to be interesting. It is what it is and not anything more. It does give new meaning to the term earbuds. And they do look like tiny horns, maybe on a baby satan.

qimissung, that was the most not-a-compliment I've received or seen here on LitNet. I'm not aware of people speaking to each other like that here. Reminds me of something I think I heard one, something like "If you don't have something nice to say..."?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

It was just my opinion, NorthStar.No right or wrong to it. I like a kaleidoscopic pattern as much as the next guy.

Beautiful pic, Tyrion. You are to be envied for your back porch view. I love the white on white colors-and the asymmetrical trees in the corner. ;)

Thank you. It's actually my front deck, and I'm going to post more from that vantage.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Another winter shot, dusk I think, of the view from the front, or part of it:

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1512/25646376342_f976b10b1d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/F5hobs)Winter2 (https://flic.kr/p/F5hobs) by Robert Marks (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132123085@N03/), on Flickr

[North Star]

How did you get this symmetrical picture, North Star?

It's actually one image of maple leafs, repeated 16 times.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5584/14778583895_9683502537.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ovW77B)

[tonywalt]

Love your winter shots Tyrion, moody, something to them.

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1630/25431906746_169093c689_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EKkaQN)pier in east end grand cayman cayman islands at sunset sea ocean long exposure (https://flic.kr/p/EKkaQN) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[Danik 2016]

This is a maple leaf reproduction? Amazing! I thought it was the pattern of a cristal object!
How did you get this symmetrical picture, North Star?

[Danik 2016]

That is the picture related to the post above. I don´t know how to put more than one quote in the same post.


My response to your critique, qimissung. ;)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3895/14802805271_e0e861bd79_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oy5fhx)[/QUOTE]

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Another utterly gorgeous shot, Tony, and thank you for your kind words about my pics. This next is another winter shot, facing now the other side of my front deck.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1594/25762012946_b154d3c83c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Ffv3V1)Winter3 (https://flic.kr/p/Ffv3V1) by Robert Marks (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132123085@N03/), on Flickr

[tonywalt]

Another utterly gorgeous shot, Tony, and thank you for your kind words about my pics. This next is another winter shot, facing now the other side of my front deck.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1594/25762012946_b154d3c83c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Ffv3V1)Winter3 (https://flic.kr/p/Ffv3V1) by Robert Marks (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132123085@N03/), on Flickr

Yes! - good use of foreground and background. aaah, litnet is full of Artists. Peeps who intuitively know..stuff...

[North Star]

Beautiful blues and whites in the snow, fence, mountains and sky. Lovely stuff, Tyrion.

[YesNo]

Nice pictures, Tyrion. It looks like you don't have many neighbors near by. I look outside my windows or doors and there's another building or a busy street or both.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

I feel your pain, YesNo, and thanks for the kind words. I used to live in NYC and am grateful beyond words to live where I live now. Here's an autumn view out the front.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1522/25166846553_c31f45717c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EkUEFt)Autumn2 (https://flic.kr/p/EkUEFt) by Robert Marks (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132123085@N03/), on Flickr

[Dreamwoven]

The pictures look uncannily like the countryside round where I live, low rolling wooded hills and lakes. I love it.

[North Star]

As requested. Click the images to see them properly on Flickr.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7626/16377214134_a958a399f9.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qXcvbW)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7692/17098138521_f87b48d479.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/s3UqTK)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7704/17090530818_df8b69f0d2.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/s3eros)

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8690/16674737544_143793dd57.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rpuowU)

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8795/16697608414_4284a3d3c8.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rrvBff)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7728/17328654855_0db954b2ff.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/spgTni)

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8695/17152580080_41e36436c5.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/s8Hstj)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7673/16730578423_efd899b064.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ruqA5F)

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Those pictures of that crystal forest are so spectacular, North Star, they seem fantastic. My only chance of competing with that is to bring out the big guns. Yes, here is my foot:

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1640/25190554833_17fe977cc4_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Eo1bjV)foot (https://flic.kr/p/Eo1bjV) by Robert Marks (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132123085@N03/), on Flickr

[tonywalt]

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8722/17124112802_91afd5fb71_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/s6cy9b)no trespassing. cayman islands, grand cayman (https://flic.kr/p/s6cy9b) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[Tyrion Cheddar]

I see your No Trespassing sign, Tony, and raise you this sign, which was taken at a sort of garden center near me. Interpret it as you wish.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1448/25193377804_90260133df_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EofDuQ)Giant Tool Sale (https://flic.kr/p/EofDuQ) by Robert Marks (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132123085@N03/), on Flickr

[Danik 2016]

Yes, that´s it! They look great, all together!
As requested. Click the images to see them properly on Flickr.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7626/16377214134_a958a399f9.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qXcvbW)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7692/17098138521_f87b48d479.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/s3UqTK)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7704/17090530818_df8b69f0d2.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/s3eros)

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8690/16674737544_143793dd57.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rpuowU)

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8795/16697608414_4284a3d3c8.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rrvBff)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7728/17328654855_0db954b2ff.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/spgTni)

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8695/17152580080_41e36436c5.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/s8Hstj)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7673/16730578423_efd899b064.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ruqA5F)

[qimissung]

Love the images of the wind blown snow, Northstar. It looks like the surface of the moon or something. And nary a symmetrical line to be seen. ;)

[North Star]

Those pictures of that crystal forest are so spectacular, North Star, they seem fantastic.

Yes, that´s it! They look great, all together!

Love the images of the wind blown snow, Northstar. It looks like the surface of the moon or something. And nary a symmetrical line to be seen. ;)
Thanks, all.

[tonywalt]

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/432/18760121626_c86d8c6e97_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/uzLwyS)motel hotel in "south of the border" south carolina (https://flic.kr/p/uzLwyS) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[tonywalt]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7761/17556058198_75ea8f7a9f_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/sKnosA)coke on the beach coca-cola cayman islands beach ocean sky clouds hdr (https://flic.kr/p/sKnosA) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[Danik 2016]

In this last sequence. Tony, I specially like the way you use windows and bulldozer to frame the landscape. And also the dogish looks of the dog.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

And here I was going to ask Tony which varieties of lysergic acid he favors. ;-) Here are my own colors, again a fall shot capturing a portion of the view from the front of my house.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1473/25729507452_d6c4176b36_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FcCsas)Autumn (https://flic.kr/p/FcCsas) by Robert Marks (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132123085@N03/), on Flickr

[Dreamwoven]

That's the front of your house, and the back overlooks a lake or the sea. Beautiful.

[Dreamwoven]

Tony: the close-up of the hand brings out the grains of sand very clearly.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

There are some huge and beautiful lakes just down the road from me and all around this area, but no, the back of my house doesn't overlook one. No complaints on my part, mind you. I consider myself have lucked into paradise. ;-) Meanwhile, speaking of, here's the old wood stove, wot I used extensively this winter.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1483/25853029265_192ff4f410_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FoxwTT)wood stove (https://flic.kr/p/FoxwTT) by Robert Marks (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132123085@N03/), on Flickr

[Dreamwoven]

That's how I feel about our house. Every day when I look out across a field to the ridge of wooded hils beyond I think how lucky I am. Nice roaring fire you have there.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

As you can see, and much to my chagrin, these photos I've posted have identifying information attached to them. Now I took them on my phone, which automatically backed them up on Google Photos, then I downloaded them to my laptop, then uploaded them to Flickr. I don't know at which point in that chain my name was attached to the pics, but I would like to strip that info from them. Does anyone know how? Thanks.

[YesNo]

You should be able to manually remove the second line of the url link that puts the identifying information there.

You can still click on the photo to go to the album. I didn't see location info there, but maybe I'm not looking at the right place. Perhaps you don't have that turned on. I normally want to know where I took the photo so it can be automatically mapped, but many don't want to show that information.

[Dreamwoven]

Perhaps the lesson is to keep it simple. Put the photos on photobucket and cut out all the in between stuff.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

You should be able to manually remove the second line of the url link that puts the identifying information there.

You can still click on the photo to go to the album. I didn't see location info there, but maybe I'm not looking at the right place. Perhaps you don't have that turned on. I normally want to know where I took the photo so it can be automatically mapped, but many don't want to show that information.

Thanks. I changed the privacy settings on Flickr to hide that sort of info, like location, so maybe it worked. I'm going to try removing that second line of the URL. By the way, I still l haven't figured out how to delete a post, and I've read the FAQ. That would be useful information, too.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Here's a test:

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1574/25660902561_e4fb9c7c73_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/F6yQjv)Buds (https://flic.kr/p/F6yQjv), on Flickr

[YesNo]

Thanks. I changed the privacy settings on Flickr to hide that sort of info, like location, so maybe it worked. I'm going to try removing that second line of the URL. By the way, I still l haven't figured out how to delete a post, and I've read the FAQ. That would be useful information, too.

I haven't tried to delete a post, but what I have seen people do is edit a post and replace it with some text like "....." or "deleted" since the post can't be empty.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Excellent! That worked, thanks for your input, all. I would still like to know how to delete a post, though. Also that name you saw wasn't actually my real name. It was my nom du plume. I'm actually a Lebanese political prisoner named Gordo Gordon, jailed for writing Batman vs. Superman erotica fanfic.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Notice that in this next shot, you get not only the fire but the privilege of my feet.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1638/25739649202_ccc1461552_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FdwqXd)Wood Stove 2 (https://flic.kr/p/FdwqXd), on Flickr

[Danik 2016]

LOL! I noticed all along that the people that were transfering their pictures from Flickr, not only Tyrion, where identified. But as I don´t know any one here I thought this is no business of mine.

[tonywalt]

Notice that in this next shot, you get not only the fire but the privilege of my feet.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1638/25739649202_ccc1461552_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FdwqXd)Wood Stove 2 (https://flic.kr/p/FdwqXd), on Flickr

Love this shot.

[tonywalt]

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8783/17556280540_bb30c413f0_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/sKowy5)bulldozer on the beach in cayman islands beach sky clouds ocean (https://flic.kr/p/sKowy5) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[Dreamwoven]

Nice juxtaposition of a heavy duty machine and the beach. Seems like he is building a coastway road?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

And now for some local color, a few of the wild turkeys who come and go round these parts, strutting across my property like they own the place.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1595/25761038702_6964391036_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Ffq4iG)Turkeys (https://flic.kr/p/Ffq4iG), on Flickr

[tonywalt]

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1503/25803305231_17c0925ccf_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Fj9FEX)night photography nikon long exposure cayman islands art capture bed televison (https://flic.kr/p/Fj9FEX) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[YesNo]

Those long exposures are a nice way to make the contrast between the colors stand out. I'm surprised how uniformly dark the black is or did you touch it up somehow? It's not the normal way I would imagine a bed and television to look at night.

[tonywalt]

Those long exposures are a nice way to make the contrast between the colors stand out. I'm surprised how uniformly dark the black is or did you touch it up somehow? It's not the normal way I would imagine a bed and television to look at night.

It's underexposed around the tv.

[Danik 2016]

[ATTACH]9722Vegetation in Campos do Jordão (Brazil). I like its unkempt look.

[YesNo]

That does look rather unkempt.

[Dreamwoven]

I puzzled a lot about this picture yesterday. What looks like a pane of glass (from the window?) on the bed doesn't look the right size. The pale blue bedclothes also have a luminosity about them.

[North Star]

I puzzled a lot about this picture yesterday. What looks like a pane of glass (from the window?) on the bed doesn't look the right size. The pale blue bedclothes also have a luminosity about them.
It's a book or a magazine, not a pane of glass. The 'luminosity' of the bed results from the light of the TV reflecting from it.