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Idril

09-09-2007, 05:52 PM

Idril, loved your purple asters, such a clear pic, too!

I actually took about 20 pictures of those stupid flowers but it was quite windy that day, as it always is in North Dakota, so it was just hopeless getting a clear pic. I just happened to get lucky one of those 20 times. :rolleyes:

(it is hay baling time in the Prairies, and of course my favorite Wobbly Pier):

Those are beautiful Kiz. Harvest time is such a picturesque time on the prairie. On the way to my parents' I saw a couple of combines in a wheatfield, one slightly ahead of the other and I thought for a second or two of stopping because it was such a romantic sight but I didn't, thinking I would get another chance somewhere down the road but I never did. :(

Blue, your pictures are quite stunning. :cool:

Weisinheimer

09-09-2007, 08:22 PM

beautiful pics everyone. There's so many amazing photos. You guys are so talented.

kiz_paws

09-09-2007, 11:50 PM

I actually took about 20 pictures of those stupid flowers but it was quite windy that day, as it always is in North Dakota, so it was just hopeless getting a clear pic. I just happened to get lucky one of those 20 times. :rolleyes:
I am glad that you were persistant -- your picture is very professional looking! It is difficult to get 'just the right take' when doing flowers, so sometimes taking quite a few just to get one 'good' one is the thing to do. It is all in good fun, anyhow, right? ;)

Those are beautiful Kiz. Harvest time is such a picturesque time on the prairie. On the way to my parents' I saw a couple of combines in a wheatfield, one slightly ahead of the other and I thought for a second or two of stopping because it was such a romantic sight but I didn't, thinking I would get another chance somewhere down the road but I never did. :(
Thank you for your nice words, Idril. Don't you just hate a missed opportunity? My hubby really hates stopping the car when I see something that really catches my fancy. Darn he is stubborn! But it does work out, just like I promise him.

The only thing that I dislike about photo-taking is that I have to wait for my pics to come back from development. I use 200 ASA film in a 35 mm camera, and this seems to be the right combination for me for colour and clarity. But waiting is the pits..

Bluevictim, your pictures are very lovely, they look just like postcards! :)

Lily Adams

09-10-2007, 12:39 AM

All of those are so STUNNING, everyone!!! I love the flowers taken by Idril and Niamh! So fresh!

And I adore the rural pictures taken by Kiz and bluevictim...those haystack things are classic. And the pier is charming. I've only been to Yosemite once, but I thought it was so pretty. So breathtaking. Even just here looking at a picture of Half Dome...

CdnReader

09-10-2007, 04:48 AM

This was taken at Kew Gardens, inside one of the glass houses.

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff182/londongal115/IMG_0451.jpg

Niamh

09-10-2007, 05:42 AM

i'd love to se Kew gardens!

CdnReader

09-10-2007, 06:10 AM

It was my first time, Niamh.... I had a lovely afternoon strolling through the grounds. I really must go back....very soon. :) Here's another shot....

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff182/londongal115/IMG_0443.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff182/londongal115/IMG_0417.jpg

Weisinheimer

09-10-2007, 08:28 AM

Those are great, Cdn. I especially like the first one, such a cool perspective.

bluevictim

09-10-2007, 11:46 PM

Those pictures of Kew Gardens are great. I really like that last shot, with the walkway. What perfectly trimmed grass!

Thanks for all the compliments on those Half Dome shots! They felt so good, I decided to post some pictures from Mount Shasta (in California).

Here's a shot of Casaval Ridge. In the background to the right you can see a horizontal band of rock just below the skyline called the Red Banks, and below that a patch of rock called the Heart.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/casavalwheart.jpg

This is a shot of Misery Hill and the summit.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/miseryhill.jpg

This is a picture taken from the summit. In the background to the right, the bergschrund of the Whitney glacier is visible (it looks like a curved "crack" in the snow slope). I really like the clouds that are visible below the summit plateau.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/footballfield.jpg

(edit) By the way, I definitely do remember that these pictures were taken by my friends and not by myself, because I didn't bring a camera, but I figure it's close enough.

Idril

09-21-2007, 03:21 PM

Those really are beautiful bluevictim. It must have been an amazing experience to be up there, somewhat otherworldly I would think.

Wednesday night I was a chaperone on a confirmation trip to some rope thing and while we were sitting there waiting for the kids to undo a knot-filled rope without letting go or using their hands :rolleyes:, I took this picture of the surroundings. I added a little glow and it made it look positively magical, like you'd expect to see elves and fairies leep out at you. And it's proof positive that there are at least a few trees in North Dakota. :p

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1030388.jpg

BulletproofDork

09-21-2007, 09:59 PM

These are flowers from my mom's garden.

(sorry, I can't make this one smaller)
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z15/officialnut/DSCF0502-1.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z15/officialnut/DSCF0508.jpg

And this one is my cat, Garfield.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z15/officialnut/DSCF0398.jpg

bluevictim

09-21-2007, 11:16 PM

Those really are beautiful bluevictim. It must have been an amazing experience to be up there, somewhat otherworldly I would think.Thanks. The views up there are very awesome!

Here's one of a couple of climbers descending the Hotlum-Bolam Ridge, on the other side of the mountain (and at a different time of year):
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/climbersdescendingHB.jpg
It's a little grainy, but I think that gives it a cool effect. Plus, I like how the clouds look.

Wednesday night I was a chaperone on a confirmation trip to some rope thing and while we were sitting there waiting for the kids to undo a knot-filled rope without letting go or using their hands :rolleyes:, I took this picture of the surroundings. I added a little glow and it made it look positively magical, like you'd expect to see elves and fairies leep out at you. And it's proof positive that there are at least a few trees in North Dakota. :p

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/keeblertrees1.jpgWatch out for those elves!

BulletproofDork, those flowers look very nice, and Garfield does too!

Niamh

09-22-2007, 10:20 AM

nice roses!

SleepyWitch

09-22-2007, 10:32 AM

This was taken at Kew Gardens, inside one of the glass houses.

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff182/londongal115/IMG_0451.jpg

lookie here, I took a pic of the exact same spiral staircase. they are the ones in the big tropics green house, are they?
how did you manage to go up there?
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showpost.php?p=281280&postcount=31

lovely pics of Canada and U.S., kiz and blue. I'm born on the wrong continent!!!

Weisinheimer

09-22-2007, 11:00 AM

Great pictures everyone.

I really love this one, blue.

Here's one of a couple of climbers descending the Hotlum-Bolam Ridge, on the other side of the mountain (and at a different time of year):
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/climbersdescendingHB.jpg
It's a little grainy, but I think that gives it a cool effect. Plus, I like how the clouds look.

Mortis Anarchy

09-22-2007, 11:05 AM

These are some I took in Mexico...in Mazamitla and Tecalitlan.

My cow friends
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/Victor_yAna/555555-R1-25-5A_070.jpg

Mazamitla-Chapel
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/Victor_yAna/555555-R1-22-23A_067.jpg

This is the dance of Jalisco, the state where my family lives. Its blurry, but thats because my shutter speed wasn't fast enough for them! They were flying!
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/Victor_yAna/555555-R1-74-4A_119.jpg

Weisinheimer

09-22-2007, 11:37 AM

Nice pictures, mortis.

Idril

09-22-2007, 02:30 PM

Thanks. The views up there are very awesome!

It's awe-inspiring just looking at the pictures, I can't even begin to imagine what it's like to be up there and confronted with such formidable nature. There would be part of me that would feel like I've really conquered something and another part of me that would feel like I'm trespassing where humans were never meant to be.

Watch out for those elves!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: That was very clever. ;) :lol: :lol:

Virgil

09-22-2007, 02:42 PM

Wow, I haven't kept up. Too many to single out. Great pictures all.

bluevictim

09-24-2007, 10:13 PM

SleepyWitch, the railings on your staircase look different than the railings on CdnReader's staircase. It's pretty neat to see different perspectives from Kew Gardens, though.

Mortis Anarchy, I like the blurry picture of that couple dancing. I wish women would wear flowers in their hair more here in California!

It's awe-inspiring just looking at the pictures, I can't even begin to imagine what it's like to be up there and confronted with such formidable nature. There would be part of me that would feel like I've really conquered something and another part of me that would feel like I'm trespassing where humans were never meant to be.That's an interesting way to put it. In fact, that "something" you've conquered is precisely the part of you that feels like you're trespassing where humans were never meant to be.

Idril

09-25-2007, 03:09 PM

That's an interesting way to put it. In fact, that "something" you've conquered is precisely the part of you that feels like you're trespassing where humans were never meant to be.

Exhilarating and humbling at the same time. Nature is good at inspiring those seemingly disparate emotions. ;)

papayahed

09-26-2007, 09:08 AM

From my last trip home:

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/7392/1277262813060bgrw2.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/3918/1597462813060bghs2.jpg

Niamh

09-26-2007, 06:25 PM

*sighs* I really want to go to Mexico. I've been promising my friend lici i'd visited for seven years now. But now she living in mexico city and while she working i wouldnt feel safe wandering around on my own.....:(

Virgil

09-26-2007, 07:56 PM

From my last trip home:

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/7392/1277262813060bgrw2.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/3918/1597462813060bghs2.jpg

Is that Detroit's new stadium, Papaya?

papayahed

09-26-2007, 08:51 PM

Is that Detroit's new stadium, Papaya?

Yep - Comerica Park. Actually, it's both stadiums - In the bottom picture Ford Field is just across the street from the park.

Virgil

09-26-2007, 08:52 PM

Yep - Comerica Park. Actually, it's both stadiums - In the bottom picture Ford Field is just across the street from the park.

Hmmm, I guess you were sitting in the nose bleed section. ;) Did the Tigers win at least?

papayahed

09-26-2007, 09:02 PM

Hmmm, I guess you were sitting in the nose bleed section. ;) Did the Tigers win at least?

Definately nose bleed seats! They lost that game, but I went with a large group and didn't really see a lot of the game:D :lol:

Niamh

10-01-2007, 07:22 AM

heres some of the pics i took of Newgrange and Knowth during my trip to Bru Na Boinne. Plenty more in my blog.
This Is Newgrange
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/newgrange%20and%20knowth/newgrangeandknowth021.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/newgrange%20and%20knowth/newgrangeandknowth024.jpg
And this is Knowth with its satalite tombs
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/newgrange%20and%20knowth/newgrangeandknowth004.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/newgrange%20and%20knowth/newgrangeandknowth009.jpg
the view from Knowth
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/newgrange%20and%20knowth/newgrangeandknowth013.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/newgrange%20and%20knowth/newgrangeandknowth014.jpg

CdnReader

10-01-2007, 07:49 AM

Beautiful shots, Niamh. I must be sure to see your country before they kick me out of the UK and send me back to Canada. LOL!

Lote-Tree

10-01-2007, 08:16 AM

Some nice pics Niamh...:-)

Janine

10-01-2007, 02:14 PM

Wonderful pictures, Niamh! I am at the gate boarding my plane now (haha - just kidding - wish I was...)

Those satalite tombs are amazing! Everything is so green - guess it is from all the rain....love these photos....pretty different than here and quite pretty and rural, too.

Weisinheimer

10-01-2007, 02:28 PM

Beautiful pics, niamh. The grass is so green. It's gorgeous.

Shurtugal

10-01-2007, 02:43 PM

those pics are beautiful niamh! just plain spectacular!

Niamh

10-01-2007, 04:47 PM

the area surrounding Bru Na Boinne is some of the best farmland in Europe.

BulletproofDork

10-01-2007, 04:47 PM

Very nice.

bluevictim

10-01-2007, 05:34 PM

Niamh

10-01-2007, 05:53 PM

Niamh, those pictures are great, and the pictures in your blog entry, too! Thanks for posting them and the short descriptions in your blog. I wish someone would build me one of those tombs and bury me in it when I die!

So would I!:p That would be some farewell eh?
I only wrote up a little bit of what i know about these sites in my blog. If i'd written ALL of what i know it would have been very long indead.:D Maybe i should use my blog as an educational blog for people to learn about Irish Archaeology. What do you all think?:idea:

bluevictim

10-01-2007, 06:14 PM

I only wrote up a little bit of what i know about these sites in my blog. If i'd written ALL of what i know it would have been very long indead.:D Maybe i should use my blog as an educational blog for people to learn about Irish Archaeology. What do you all think?:idea:I'm sure many people would find it very interesting. I, for one, have a lot to learn, since just about everything I know about Ireland comes from watching Lucky Charms commercials.

Pink hearts! Yellow moons! Orange stars! Green clovers! Purple horseshoes! Frosted Lucky Charms -- they're magically delicious! :)

Idril

10-01-2007, 06:28 PM

Those pictures are beautiful Niamh! Like Bluevictim, I'm not that fluent in Irish history either but it's long been a place I've wanted to visit. I'm not much of a blog reader but I may just read yours if it's educational. ;)

kiz_paws

10-01-2007, 09:04 PM

bluevictim -- beautiful shots of California!
CdnReader -- your takes of Kew Gardens are very inspiring!
Idril -- that tree shot would make a great giant wall poster! But in any case, your finishing touches did lend a magical air to it -- gorgeous!
Bulletproof -- Your pictures are so clear, that second flower was stunning! And need I say that I fell in love with little Garfield? Sweet!
Mortis -- cool pictures, love those cows!
Papayahed, your stadium shots are totally professional looking, WOW!
And Niamh, I love looking at the Irish scenery -- post any time!

Niamh

10-02-2007, 11:26 AM

I'm sure many people would find it very interesting. I, for one, have a lot to learn, since just about everything I know about Ireland comes from watching Lucky Charms commercials.

Pink hearts! Yellow moons! Orange stars! Green clovers! Purple horseshoes! Frosted Lucky Charms -- they're magically delicious! :)
:lol:

Those pictures are beautiful Niamh! Like Bluevictim, I'm not that fluent in Irish history either but it's long been a place I've wanted to visit. I'm not much of a blog reader but I may just read yours if it's educational. ;)

fair enough! I'll start thinking up stuff to tell you all about Ireland then. I'll do up a blog entry soon so keep watching that spot!;) Anything particular request?

Madhuri

10-03-2007, 02:56 PM

I went on a 4 day vacation to Udaipur and Mount Abu, it's in western region of India in Rajasthan.

Here are some pics to share. Once all get uploaded, i'll post more. :) These are of the places I visited in Udaipur city.

1) This picture shows the rising Sun. Many Hindu rulers used to worship Sun god.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/100_5293.jpg

2) An elephant carving at the entrance.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/100_5289.jpg

3) An arch at the entrance.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/100_5287.jpg

4) This equipment is an ancient way for making rose water. You will see a furnace and this huge pot, inside which there are rose petals and water. The manner of making rose water is, that when petals and water boil, condensation happens and the water that distills is gathered in another pot, which is later used as rose water.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/100_5370.jpg

5) View of the City palace of Udaipur from Pichola lake

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/100_5345.jpg

6) This bench is inside the garden known as Sahelion ki badi. It was made for the Kings daughter, where she would come with her friends.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/100_5332.jpg

7) Shield & Sword at the entrance

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/100_5303.jpg

8) A statue of Maharana Pratap and his horse called Chetak. This horse is considered very loyal and courageous. During the battle, when Chetak got injured with one leg missing, he took his master to a safe place before expiring. He jumped a 22 ft long empty stretch between two small hills.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/100_5300.jpg

9) This image (in black) is showing how the battle was fought, before Chetak got injured.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/100_5294.jpg

10) Picture of a China rose.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/100_5379.jpg

11) This is also a very ancient way of making Sugarcane juice, it is no longer practiced. The place that we were visiting kept these as attraction for the visitors and to show them how things were done in those days.

The bull will be moving in a circular motion and will make the wheels turn, the cane is then put between the wheels and crushed to make the juice, its then collected in a pot and later served in glasses.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/100_5376.jpg

12) Outside you could also go for a camel ride. Camels were the common means of transport in early days and in some villages, I believe this will still be the means of transport. The people with turbans you see are the locals (Rajasthani's ) who make their living by such rides.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/100_5384.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/100_5385.jpg

13) A puppet show

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/100_5388.jpg

I will post more images, as I have tonnes of pictures :D

Niamh

10-03-2007, 03:05 PM

:( Those pics are wonderful Madhuri! :( Sould have been going to India today but couldnt afford it.*sniff*:bawling:

Madhuri

10-03-2007, 03:14 PM

:( Those pics are wonderful Madhuri! :( Sould have been going to India today but couldnt afford it.*sniff*:bawling:

Thanks, Niamh :D

Don't worry, you will surely be visiting India soon, and these pictures are of the places that you had planned to visit earlier. These places are worth visiting, you will definitely enjoy here, whenever you plan come :).

Weisinheimer

10-03-2007, 06:13 PM

Gorgeous pictures, Maddie.

Pensive

10-03-2007, 07:31 PM

Very nice pictures, Madhuri! Loved them! :D

Virgil

10-03-2007, 08:31 PM

Beautiful pictures Maddie. Thank you. :)

Madhuri

10-04-2007, 11:32 AM

Thank you guys :D

In continuation here are some more pictures from inside of the City palace :D

1) This is the place where the Rani's (queens) would get ready. Notice that the walls and the ceiling has mirrors. The red coloured material hanging from the ceiling is a fan, and the string coming out of it (from the center) was used to move it; some maid would sit outside of the room and pull the string to move the fan.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/DSC02896.jpg

2) This is a place for the Rani's to lounge around on a swing.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/DSC02898.jpg

3) This is the waiting area, where the Rani's would wait for the Raja (king) after getting ready.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/DSC02899.jpg

4) This is the chamber of a king who had polio. Although, he was married he never really live like a married person, and his needs were simple.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/DSC02903.jpg

Madhuri

10-04-2007, 12:10 PM

Some more pics :D

5) A peacock carved on the palace wall.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/DSC02908.jpg

6) A dome

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/DSC02907.jpg

7) A window below the dome

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/DSC02906.jpg

8) Another picture of Sun, decorated with jewels. This particular structure is made of real gold.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Udaipur%20and%20Mount%20Abu/DSC02905.jpg

Niamh

10-04-2007, 05:55 PM

*gasps*:eek:

AdoreroDio

10-04-2007, 06:45 PM

Here are some of the photos I have taken- mostly in KY :They are basically all natural pictures, landscapes, etc.

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/washer2.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/walkway.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/meadow.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/sunrise.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/sunrise057.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/100_0709.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/100_0610.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/ky.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/100_0601.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/jake.jpg (that's my dog, Jake :D )

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/tic-tac-toe.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/america.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/100_0747.jpg
They aren't very good but they capture Kentucky well, I think.

bluevictim

10-04-2007, 06:58 PM

Madhuri, those are very fascinating pictures from India. That palace is so ornate!

AdoreroDio, I really like those landscape shots. I couldn't figure out what the last picture was, though.

AdoreroDio

10-04-2007, 07:12 PM

It's sort of abstract but it's a walk way- with gravel, grass, and concrete.

bluevictim

10-04-2007, 07:13 PM

It's sort of abstract but it's a walk way- with gravel, grass, and concrete.aaah... now I get it. Thanks.

Mortis Anarchy

10-04-2007, 10:57 PM

These are from my trip to Washington D.C.---which was amazing by the way!

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/Victor_yAna/070928012958.jpg

Arlington National Cemetary---changing of the guard
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/Victor_yAna/070928125226.jpg

Who do you think won?
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/Victor_yAna/070929030144.jpg

bluevictim

10-05-2007, 12:41 AM

Nice pictures of D.C., Mortis Anarchy. I remember being really impressed by the subway there!

If the Air Force won, that would have been a very exciting 29 seconds!

BulletproofDork

10-06-2007, 11:48 AM

Yes, very nice, Mortis Anarchy.

Did the . . .Navy win?

Niamh

10-08-2007, 09:15 AM

Heres some pics from my trip to Worcester.

Shakespeares Birthplace
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/Worcester%20and%20Stratford/Worcesterandstratforduponavon002.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/Worcester%20and%20Stratford/Worcesterandstratforduponavon010.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/Worcester%20and%20Stratford/Worcesterandstratforduponavon003.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/Worcester%20and%20Stratford/Worcesterandstratforduponavon004.jpg
:)

Logos

10-08-2007, 09:48 AM

Were you allowed to take pics inside? or even go inside?

Niamh

10-08-2007, 09:57 AM

we were allowed inside but not allowed to take pics. Was the same with Newgrange in Co.Meath and Mary Kings Close in Edinburgh. What you wanted to photograph most you werent allowed to.:(

Virgil

10-08-2007, 04:02 PM

Heres some pics from my trip to Worcester.

Shakespeares Birthplace
:)

Nice pictures Niamh. But Shakespeare wasn't born in Worcester. :confused: I thought it was Strafford-Upon-Avon. :p

Virgil

10-08-2007, 04:04 PM

Here are some of the photos I have taken- mostly in KY :They are basically all natural pictures, landscapes, etc.

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/america.jpg

They aren't very good but they capture Kentucky well, I think.

I liked them Adorero. They are quite nice. I have been through Kentucky and even spent a day or so in Lousiville. I like the way this picture with the American flag stands out against a darkening evening.

Niamh

10-08-2007, 06:50 PM

virg if you read the title above the post i said Stratford Upon Avon. We went from worcester to stratford. Its only 30 mins away. I holidayed in Worcester.

Virgil

10-08-2007, 07:21 PM

virg if you read the title above the post i said Stratford Upon Avon. We went from worcester to stratford. Its only 30 mins away. I holidayed in Worcester.

:alien: How did that get there? :p :lol: I figured as such anyway. ;)

Niamh

10-08-2007, 07:34 PM

:alien: How did that get there? :p :lol: I figured as such anyway. ;)

Maybe you need glasses Virg!:p :lol:

Virgil

10-08-2007, 08:37 PM

Maybe you need glasses Virg!:p :lol:

I've been wearing glasses for almost thirty years. I bet that's longer than you've been alive. :D

Niamh

10-09-2007, 07:09 AM

Some more pics from my trip to Worcester.
These are some taken on the river Severn. You can see Worcester Cathedral in the backround of some of them.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/Worcester%20and%20Stratford/worcester004.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/Worcester%20and%20Stratford/worcester007.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/Worcester%20and%20Stratford/worcester003.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/Worcester%20and%20Stratford/worcester008.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/Worcester%20and%20Stratford/worcester011.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/Worcester%20and%20Stratford/Worcesterandstratforduponavon017.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/Worcester%20and%20Stratford/Worcesterandstratforduponavon013.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/Worcester%20and%20Stratford/Worcesterandstratforduponavon012.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/Worcester%20and%20Stratford/Worcesterandstratforduponavon016.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/Worcester%20and%20Stratford/Worcesterandstratforduponavon015.jpg

SleepyWitch

10-09-2007, 08:18 AM

aw, those swans are cute!
did you go to the other Shaky houses as well? (that one outside Stratford, what was it, his wife's birthplace or something?). I've visited Shaky's house two or three times but not the other ones :(
Worcester cathedral is nice :) i ended up in Worcester once because I fell asleep on the train to Stratford and it went on to Worcester for some reason although it didn't say anywhere on the timetable. so I had to stay there because there was no train back on the same day :p

Niamh

10-09-2007, 08:20 AM

bluevictim

10-09-2007, 11:29 PM

Thanks for sharing those pictures, Niamh.

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/Worcester%20and%20Stratford/Worcesterandstratforduponavon003.jpg
"Look! There he is!" :)

Lote-Tree

10-10-2007, 03:44 AM

I love the pictures Niamh especially the swans :D but something spoilt one of the pictures it starts with B and has two words and ends with D ;-)

Idril

10-13-2007, 08:09 PM

My oldest son and I drove to Minot this morning to go to the Norsk Høstfest. It had been a cold night so there was frost covering everything and it was horrendously foggy, there were times when all I could see was the 10 feet or so of the road right in front of me but there were breaks in the fog and one such break was just as we were nearing a wind farm. We were in a bit of a hurry but I thought the chance of the particular combination, windmills, fog, frost and sunrise would be a hard one to replicate so I stopped. The frost didn't show up very well which was a little disappointing but the rest was captured nicely.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1030694-1.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1030693-1.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1030696-1.jpg

Virgil

10-13-2007, 08:32 PM

Nice Idril. :)

Shalot

10-13-2007, 08:42 PM

Virgil

10-13-2007, 08:54 PM

Can anyone recommned a good inexpensive digital camera for someone like me - I am not much of a photographer but I need a camera. My husband bought me one for Christmas a few years ago, but it was an inexpensive recorder also, and I don't like it. It's too hard to use and it makes poor quality images (mustek) anyone got any suggestions? I need something easy to use with good results and I don't want to spend a whole more than 200. I could possibly go a little higher, but not much. Mainly I am looking for something idiot proof.

I k now what you mean Shalot. I've had my camera (a nikon coolpix) for a couple of years and all the different settings still confuse me. I did a quick research for you and this is what I found: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2174702,00.asp. I can't vouch for it from personal experience, but it sounds like something that might workout for you. And with 8 megapixals, that should take very nice pictures. Actually I can't believe you can get an 8 megapixal camera for under $200. Sounds like a good deal.

SleepyWitch

10-14-2007, 04:37 AM

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1030696-1.jpg

wow, this is awesome Idril. your part of the U.S. must be so beautiful

SleepyWitch

10-14-2007, 11:24 AM

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4134.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4133.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4138.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4142.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4141.jpg

Petrarch's Love

10-14-2007, 11:38 AM

Can anyone recommned a good inexpensive digital camera for someone like me - I am not much of a photographer but I need a camera. My husband bought me one for Christmas a few years ago, but it was an inexpensive recorder also, and I don't like it. It's too hard to use and it makes poor quality images (mustek) anyone got any suggestions? I need something easy to use with good results and I don't want to spend a whole more than 200. I could possibly go a little higher, but not much. Mainly I am looking for something idiot proof.
Yesterday 07:32 PM

I would highly recommend any of the Kodak Easyshare cameras. Both the camera and the software that come with it are very user friendly and the price is right. The version I have is older and cost under $100 but takes beautiful pictres for my wholly amateur purposes. My mom recently got one for about $130 that takes spectacular photos, and she also loves the printer dock she got, which produces Kodak quality prints for you at home. I just took a quick look on their site, http://cameras.kodak.com/ and it looks as though within your price range you could get a camera with 8.2 megapixels and a 3X optical zoom for about $180, and there are other more economical but still quality options to choose from.

Virgil

10-14-2007, 11:41 AM

Nice photos Sleepy. How cute. They seem too friendly to be wild.

Idril

10-14-2007, 12:09 PM

wow, this is awesome Idril. your part of the U.S. must be so beautiful

Well, that would depend on who you talk to, there are those that find it mind-numbingly dull but I think it's beautiful. It has a very simple, natural, rustic beauty unencumbered by development or large cities. :p I live in the capitol which is the second biggest city in the state and and yet within 10 minutes I can be out in the middle of nowhere and I love that. It may not be exciting but that's what travel is for. :)

And I like the pictures of the boars, Sleepy. What are you feeding them? It looks like uncooked spaghetti. :lol:

kiz_paws

10-14-2007, 12:12 PM

Maddy, the pictures were totally breath-taking. Thank you for posting them!

AdoreroDio, you have captured Kentucky well. I enjoyed not only the photos themselves, but the artistic method in which you captured them. Lovely.

Mortis -- cool photos, I have never been to Washington. :)

Niamh, You make me wish I could be there -- lovely pictures, thanks for sharing them!

Idril, your photos are stunning -- what kind of camera do you take these with, the clarity is awesome!

Sleepy, those were endearing photos (you know me and my animal-loving-side). I LOVED those cute boars! Lucky girl to have fed them! :)

SleepyWitch

10-14-2007, 12:27 PM

And I like the pictures of the boars, Sleepy. What are you feeding them? It looks like uncooked spaghetti. :lol:
uncooked macaronis :)

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/newgrange%20and%20knowth/newgrangeandknowth014.jpg

you know what's really funny, Niamh? those pics of Ireland are the stereotypical picture of England we have over here!!! whenever there's a cheap edition of British Short Stories etc there's be a pic like this on the cover! so when I lived in England I kept looking for these landscapes but couldn't find them anywhere! and now I realize I lived in the wrong country alltogether! I feel cheated :blush:

Niamh

10-15-2007, 05:46 PM

Idril those Pics are amazing! We've NOTHING like that in Ireland!

Sleepy lovely pics of those Boars! They like like they are enjoying their feed!:p

you know what's really funny, Niamh? those pics of Ireland are the stereotypical picture of England we have over here!!! whenever there's a cheap edition of British Short Stories etc there's be a pic like this on the cover! so when I lived in England I kept looking for these landscapes but couldn't find them anywhere! and now I realize I lived in the wrong country alltogether! I feel cheated :blush:

:lol: There are parts of Scotland that are like the pics. Also some really nice parts of the east Midlands.
Speaking of the east midlands, Heres some pics from my visit this weekend and some from July 06.
the wonderful Lincoln!
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/lincoln%20Jen%20and%20Kaia/lincolnandkaia019.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/lincoln%20Jen%20and%20Kaia/jenkaialincoln021.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/lincoln%20Jen%20and%20Kaia/lincolnandkaia005.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/lincoln%20Jen%20and%20Kaia/lincolnandkaia029.jpg
Jen, Baby Kaia(most beautiful baby in the world) and Me.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/lincoln%20Jen%20and%20Kaia/jenkaialincoln011.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/lincoln%20Jen%20and%20Kaia/lincolnandkaia007.jpg
This is the location of my all time favourite Antiquarian Book shop!
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/lincoln%20Jen%20and%20Kaia/lincolnandkaia009.jpg
Me and my two beautiful friends from last year when Jen (who is in the pic with me infront of the cathedral) was Pregnant.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/lincoln%20Jen%20and%20Kaia/jenkaialincoln032.jpg

Janine

10-15-2007, 07:31 PM

Niamh, what incredible photos. I just love them all! Very nice photos of you and your friends. I like that last one of you in particular. Now we know what our Niamh really looks like and she is quite pretty indeed. Keep these cool photos coming.

Virgil

10-15-2007, 10:00 PM

Beautiful pictures Naimh. Such a charming looking place. And photos of you and your friends. :)

Virgil

10-15-2007, 10:06 PM

Idril

10-15-2007, 10:45 PM

I love those trees, Virgil.

And Niamh, your pictures really make me want to visit the Midlands. I'm just so fascinated the history and age of those buildings, there's just nothing like that here.

Pensive

10-16-2007, 01:46 AM

Some really good additions! :D And the baby is very cute, Niamh! How old is she? :)

Niamh

10-16-2007, 05:44 AM

I love those trees, Virgil.

And Niamh, your pictures really make me want to visit the Midlands. I'm just so fascinated the history and age of those buildings, there's just nothing like that here.
We have a lot of lovely castles, churches and cathedrals in Ireland but we just dont have those beautiful wooden framed houses that they have in britain.

Some really good additions! :D And the baby is very cute, Niamh! How old is she? :)
I think shes one next month. Shes a beautiful baby. Only cries when shes sleepy.

Niamh, what incredible photos. I just love them all! Very nice photos of you and your friends. I like that last one of you in particular. Now we know what our Niamh really looks like and she is quite pretty indeed. Keep these cool photos coming.
Thanks Janine! I've popped myself into a few photos i've posted onlitnet but i think the best one of me is the one with my friends. I'm not pulling a wierd goofy face in it!:p

Beautiful pictures Naimh. Such a charming looking place. And photos of you and your friends. :)

Thanks Virgil. You pics of Santa Barbara are lovely Virg! Very spanish.!

SleepyWitch

10-16-2007, 07:02 AM

:lol: There are parts of Scotland that are like the pics. Also some really nice parts of the east Midlands.

just my luck to have lived in the West Midlands then. grrrrrrrrrr :lol:

very nice pics Uncle Virgil. i love the first and third one. another place in the U.S. I'll have to visit if/when I go there in 2009

Niamh

10-16-2007, 08:43 AM

just my luck to have lived in the West Midlands then. grrrrrrrrrr :lol:

:lol: :brow: also the peak district is pretty. Not to mention Wales.:p
(these photos from photo bucket. Not mine)
wales
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x226/lullacrie_2007/Wales.jpg
Scotland
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb115/kssme3/UKTrip8-07359.jpg
East midlands
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o276/mirandaonthemove/Nottinghamshire/3ViewcomingbackfromMelton.jpg
Peak district
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x155/keram5229/Peak%20District%2005052007/3b72-1.jpg

SleepyWitch

10-16-2007, 08:48 AM

yep, I've been to Scotland and Wales, not to the Peak District, though

Niamh

10-16-2007, 08:50 AM

I've never been to the peak either. The only part of wales i've been to was a pub in holyhead!:p day trip from dublin.

Petrarch's Love

10-16-2007, 10:44 AM

Niamh--Wanted to say how much I've been enjoying seeing all your fine pictures of your beautiful country. These latest of Wales and Scotland are gorgeous to. Makes me want to take a long trip traveling around all the green isles.

Virg.--Your pics made me so nostalgic for my undergraduate years at UC Santa Barbara. I know and love all the places in those shots.

Niamh

10-16-2007, 10:47 AM

the most recent pics i've posted are from my trips to England.:) As soon as i get around to it i'll post more of Ireland for you.

Virgil

10-16-2007, 06:47 PM

Niamh those are fabulous pictures. The remind me of the American west. Where is the Peak district? I have never heard of it.

Yes Santa Barbara, as most of California, has a deep Spanish history. There was a church and old Spanish fort that went back to the 15th century, and that is very old for America.

Lily Adams

10-16-2007, 08:09 PM

Ok. I haven't posted in a while. In July we spent a little over a week in Santa Barbara, California. Here are some photos.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image109.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image088-1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image215.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image124.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image111.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image110.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image099-1.jpg

I live a half an hour south of Santa Barbara. :D Gorgeous, isn't it? That's definitely it. I know where you were. We go there for special occassions and walk on the pier and stuff. We like shopping on Main Street, too. I think it's Main Street...or State Street or something like that. We actually visit Santa Barbara quite a bit. You know that big area of houses on that hill overlooking the harbor? I like to look at it and think that all the rich, famous people live there. I'm sure some do. But I pay more attention to the ocean. :D Very gorgeous city qith beautiful Spanish influences.

I was actually there on the Fourth, so maybe we ran into each other and didn't know it? XD

And I love all your photos, Niamh, whether you took them or not. The U.K. is the first foreign country I want to visit. So gorgeous and emotional. Old and charming.

Janine

10-16-2007, 09:14 PM

Virgil, I love your Santa Barbara Photos - lets give them double exposure here, because they are so lovely! This really takes me back to my brief visit there some 20 or more years ago. I see the place has not changed a hair - beautiful beyond description, as usual. Is that the mission on the hill? I went and toured the mission - loved it and the view from up there. One of the buildings down below across from the beach looks just like one I had lunch in. Oh how I long to go back there. I just loved Santa Barbara so much. Those palm trees are amazing and I like the way your photo is sort of misty in that one - very atmospheric. Your camera takes great pictures....and of course, so do you, behind the shutter do, too!:thumbs_up

Ok. I haven't posted in a while. In July we spent a little over a week in Santa Barbara, California. Here are some photos.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image109.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image088-1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image215.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image124.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image111.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image110.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image099-1.jpg

Virgil

10-16-2007, 10:09 PM

Virgil, I love your Santa Barbara Photos - lets give them double exposure here, because they are so lovely! This really takes me back to my brief visit there some 20 or more years ago. I see the place has not changed a hair - beautiful beyond description, as usual. Is that the mission on the hill? I went and toured the mission - loved it and the view from up there. One of the buildings down below across from the beach looks just like one I had lunch in. Oh how I long to go back there. I just loved Santa Barbara so much. Those palm trees are amazing and I like the way your photo is sort of misty in that one - very atmospheric. Your camera takes great pictures....and of course, so do you, behind the shutter do, too!:thumbs_up

Thanks Janine. I don't remember if that is the mission. I want to say yes, but I'm not sure. I took that picture from the tower in the last picture I posted, that fancy building with the tower and courtyard. That fancy building is a court building but tourists are allowed to tour the murials in the rooms (which were OK but rather Hollywoodish) and go to the tower. The tower is the highest structure in town and snapped the picture of the church from up there.

If you liked the picture of the trees, here are a few more taken in early morning sunshine with the fog breaking up.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image113.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image112.jpg

And here's a picture of me with the mountains in the background.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image159.jpg

bluevictim

10-16-2007, 11:31 PM

Idril, I love those hazy windmill pictures; they look so dreamy.

SleepyWitch, your pictures make me hungry for some kalua pork!

Niamh, that cathedral in Lincoln looks magnificent. The cars in the foreground make an interesting juxtaposition.

Virgil, great pictures of Santa Barbara. I love the California coast.

I thought I'd contribute some more pictures from Yosemite National Park:

Here's one of the very photogenic Cathedral Peak:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/cathedral.jpg
(I posted another shot of this peak before)

Here is a shot of Yosemite Valley from Half Dome at sunrise:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/valleysunrise.jpg

I hope you enjoy!

cactus

10-17-2007, 02:10 AM

Hi There,

Either you guys are great photographers or you are just darn lucky to be visiting very beautiful places.

Cactus

Niamh

10-17-2007, 05:54 AM

Blue Victim you pics of yosemine are awesome!

Lily: doncha wanna come to Ireland First?:( :p

Virgil the Peak District is in England. Its practically a national park its so beautiful. I think its located in and around Derbshire. I've never been.

Virgil

10-17-2007, 10:28 PM

Janine

10-17-2007, 10:32 PM

Manny, those new photos are stunning! I love the tree one and that is a very nice photo of you. Did you wife take that one? Good job - I like the way you have captured that early morning California coastal fog. Those trees are amazing looking. I want to go back there and these photos make me long for it.

Wow,Bluevictim, I can't stand it - I want to go back to Yosemite so badly, too. These picture furture convince and are truly inviting. I adore that second shot...the shadow of Halfdome is unbelievable. Wow, you were there just the right moment of the day. That lake looks inviting, but it is probably quite cold. I love both - they could be picture postcards!

Hey, everyone ~ all of you could make up a nice calender with your great photos. You should consider doing it, no kidding. Some wonderful shots on this thread.

manolia

10-18-2007, 07:31 AM

Here's one of the very photogenic Cathedral Peak:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/cathedral.jpg
(I posted another shot of this peak before)

WOw!!!! America is so beautiful!

I have heard of Yosemite park i think. When i was doing my dissertation..does it have weird and extraordinary rock formations?

Petrarch's Love

10-18-2007, 10:26 AM

Beautiful pics of Yosemite, Bluevictim. My family vacations there every year, so I thought I'd post a few more pictures of the place.

Since Manolia asked about rock formations, this is Yosemite's most famous formation, Half Dome:
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/100_0293.jpg

Half Dome again around sunset:
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/100_1040.jpg

This is North Dome and Washington's column at sunset. This gives you an idea of the immensity of the cliffs, since that green stuff at the top of the cliff are hundred foot high pines.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/100_1021.jpg

Some of the local wildlife:
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/100_1003.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/100_0986-1.jpg

symphony

10-18-2007, 11:30 AM

Great photos, Petrarch. Esp. the sunset ones.

manolia

10-18-2007, 02:23 PM

Thanx Petrarch :) Yes i remember now..the Half Dome ;)
What an extraordinary place..

BulletproofDork

10-18-2007, 03:17 PM

*faints dead away* Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!

Niamh

10-18-2007, 03:51 PM

thats a really beautiful place!

Janine

10-18-2007, 04:24 PM

Petrarch, I have been to Yosemite, too. One friend of mine told me years ago, before I went there, that he thought he was in 'heaven' when he was in Yosemite. I had to agree - the place is pure magic.
I love these Half Dome shots you took. The one with the sun glowing on Half Dome is amazing and vibrant - you captured it right at the exact moment it hit the dome and made it glow - wow! These photo of yours and Bluevictim's are true gems. I like your other ones very much as well. Good job on all, P. Thanks for sharing with us.

bluevictim

10-18-2007, 06:42 PM

Petrarch's Love, thanks for those great shots of Half Dome and Washington Column / North Dome! I think the first one really captures what it feels like to visit Yosemite Valley -- you're going about your business (like those rafters) surrounded by these enormous granite formations; you feel like a tiny speck.

Yosemite is definitely one of California's finest treasures. Hopefully it's interesting enough to warrant a few more pictures, which I can't resist posting (thanks to all of your compliments :) ).

Half Dome is probably the most recognizable peak in California. In fact, it's on California's quarter (http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_program/states/index.cfm?state=CA). Here's a picture of Half Dome from North Dome, with some nice looking clouds (thanks to Petrarch's Love, you know what North Dome looks like!):
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/halfdomefromnorthdome.jpg

Here's a view of Half Dome in the distance, taken from Mariuolumne Dome:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/halfdomefrommariuolumne.jpg

In case anyone is wondering, the height of the face of Half Dome (measured as in the figure below) is approximately 2000 ft (600 m).
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/halfdomeheightlitnet.jpg

Here's another shot of Yosemite Valley, with Higher, Middle, and Lower Cathedral Rocks clearly in view (they are the three big rocks just to the left of the middle of the picture). For scale, that bushy stuff on the bottom is a forest of trees like those in the first picture Petrarch's Love posted (which has a raft and a bridge for scale).
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/valleyfromra.jpg

Approximately the same scene, in the winter:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/valleyfromsons.jpg

Virgil

10-18-2007, 08:26 PM

Wow. Petrarch and Blue. Those are breath taking.

Petrarch's Love

10-18-2007, 09:26 PM

Thanks for the comments everyone. I'm glad you liked the pictures.

And thanks Bluevictim for posting some more. I've never seen Half Dome from North Dome. Were you rock climbing up there?

I love these Half Dome shots you took. The one with the sun glowing on Half Dome is amazing and vibrant - you captured it right at the exact moment it hit the dome and made it glow - wow!

Half Dome faces west so you can watch the whole sunset take place by the change of light across its face. There are few things more beautiful. The shot I posted is part of a series of shots I took every ten minutes or so to try to capture the changing light on the rock. I did a similar thing at the Grand Canyon capturing the sunrise last year. A friend of mine thinks I've spent too much time looking at Monet's Rouen Cathedral series and it's addled my brain. :D

Janine

10-18-2007, 10:43 PM

Thanks for the comments everyone. I'm glad you liked the pictures.
You are welcome but really these photos are stunning!

And thanks Bluevictim for posting some more. I've never seen Half Dome from North Dome. Were you rock climbing up there?

Yes, I was thinking the same thing. So what is the deal, Blue?

Half Dome faces west so you can watch the whole sunset take place by the change of light across its face. There are few things more beautiful. The shot I posted is part of a series of shots I took every ten minutes or so to try to capture the changing light on the rock. I did a similar thing at the Grand Canyon capturing the sunrise last year. A friend of mine thinks I've spent too much time looking at Monet's Rouen Cathedral series and it's addled my brain. :D

Well, all I can say is if it addled your brain, Petrarch, then I am glad for it since it obviously made you a superb photographer!

I am breathless looking at both your and Bluevictims outstanding photos. It make me want to go pack my bags and be on the first plane there. Keep them coming. Wonderful!

Petrarch's Love

10-19-2007, 01:14 PM

Well, all I can say is if it addled your brain, Petrarch, then I am glad for it since it obviously made you a superb photographer!

I am breathless looking at both your and Bluevictims outstanding photos. It make me want to go pack my bags and be on the first plane there. Keep them coming. Wonderful!

:blush: Thanks Janine. I've never considered myself much of a photographer, but I do love my digital camera, since it's made me feel much freer about taking tons and tons of pictures for that one good shot. I agree that Bluevictim's shots are amazing. I want to go back to Yosemite this instant!

Since we're on the topic of National Parks, thought I'd post some of those shots of the Grand Canyon at sunrise I mentioned. Here are two groups of pics, each showing a particular rock formation over about a 15 or twenty minute interval. I've put the time of each picture at the top of the shot:
8:14
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/81402.jpg
8:18
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/81818.jpg
8:28
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/82806.jpg
8:44
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/84444.jpg

8:17
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/81703.jpg
8:19
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/81918.jpg
8:28
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/82842.jpg

Janine

10-19-2007, 02:29 PM

manolia

10-19-2007, 02:49 PM

Petrarch your pictures are amazing!
(I had those too in my dissertation by the way :) ). You have many interesting rock formations in US. Keep on posting :)

Niamh

10-19-2007, 04:50 PM

Nothing compared to Petras but i took these yesterday morning at work.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/generalstuff001.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/generalstuff002.jpg

And heres a crazy Kiwi!:p (some street theatre in dublin at top of grafton st beside stephens green.:) )

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/generalstuff006.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/generalstuff007.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/generalstuff008.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/generalstuff009.jpg

bluevictim

10-19-2007, 06:21 PM

Were you rock climbing up there?

Yes, I was thinking the same thing. So what is the deal, Blue?Yes, a lot of my pictures of Yosemite were taken while climbing (and I should note that many were taken by some friend I was climbing with rather than by myself). Yosemite is kind of a Mecca for rock climbers because of the great weather, convenient infrastructure, and of course the spectacular rock formations. Usually, though, a very similar angle can be accessed without any technical rock climbing; for example, both the summit and the base of North Dome are accessible by hiking, so that view of Half Dome from North Dome that I posted (or something very similar to it) can be reached by anyone who is adequately healthy.

Petrarch's Love, those sunrise pictures of the Grand Canyon are gorgeous!

Niamh, thanks for sharing those pictures of your workplace. I guess after every trip outdoors we all have to come back to work :). That street performer looks very impressive, too.

Virgil

10-19-2007, 07:22 PM

Thanks Petrarch and Niamh.

Petrarch is that the north rim or the south?

Petrarch's Love

10-19-2007, 07:51 PM

Petrarch,
I am breathless again...seriously. I love the way you took these sequencually; what a great idea. I had not really thought of doing that before, so this is a good tip. I will pass it onto my son, who has a great love of photography. He has all types of cameras. In fact, he was just in Arizona and took other pictures in the Sedona (think that is the name) area.
I know what you mean about digital cameras - they really free a person to become a good photographer.

Thanks again Janine. For the Grand Canyon pics I took 76 shots between 8:10 and 8:46 (more than two a minute). That is something I never would have been brave enough to do with precious film that I needed to develop in its entirety. I love having all those pictures though, because it helps me remember the once in a lifetime experience of watching that sunrise over that amazing place. Hope your son got some great pictures in Sedona. I've never been to that part of Arizona, but I hear it's beautiful.

Petrarch your pictures are amazing!
(I had those too in my dissertation by the way ). You have many interesting rock formations in US. Keep on posting

Manolia--Glad you enjoyed the pics. So do you study geology and that's why you were looking at all these big rocks for your dissertation?

Yes, a lot of my pictures of Yosemite were taken while climbing (and I should note that many were taken by some friend I was climbing with rather than by myself).

Blue--It must be amazing to do rock climbing in Yosemite. I've never done it before, and not sure I have the upper body strength to try, but that must be the ultimate place to do it. Ever tried your hand at El Cap?

Niamh--Great pictures, especially the ones of the street performer. That guy really is crazy!

Petrarch is that the north rim or the south?

South rim. Right near the El Tovar, where we stayed the night. It was a detour off route 66 en route from CA to Chicago.

Virgil

10-19-2007, 07:54 PM

South rim. Right near the El Tovar, where we stayed the night. It was a detour off route 66 en route from CA to Chicago.

I don't recall what El Tovar is. Is that on the north rim, looking across? I was never on the north rim.

Petrarch's Love

10-19-2007, 08:07 PM

No, it's the big hotel on the south rim. Here's a pic of the front of the hotel and one that shows where it's located right near the edge, though you can mainly just see the roof in the picture.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/100_0470.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/100_0384.jpg

Virgil

10-19-2007, 08:19 PM

I just don't remember the name. It was maybe 13 or 14 years ago. My wife and I went down the canyon with the Bright Angel Ranch mule ride down. Oh wait we stayed at the Bright Angel. That must be right there too. Camped over night at the river (Phantom Ranch) and mule ride back up the next day. Here's a little something on the mule ride:

http://www.grandcanyon.com/gcnmule.html
And this one has a real good write up of the experience:
http://www.opentravelinfo.com/north_america/u_s_a/arizona/the_ride_of_their_life_the_grand_canyon_mule_exper ience

I have some great pictures, only this was before digital cameras. Canyon looks completely different as you go up and down and from the bottom.

bluevictim

10-19-2007, 08:32 PM

Blue--It must be amazing to do rock climbing in Yosemite. I've never done it before, and not sure I have the upper body strength to try, but that must be the ultimate place to do it. Ever tried your hand at El Cap?You should try it sometime. Unlike climbing in an indoor gym, upper body strength is not an issue at all until the higher grades. It's very fun, especially at Yosemite. In fact, feel free to PM me, if you want, the next time you go to Yosemite and if I'm still around I'd be happy to "show you the ropes". I haven't tried El Cap yet.

Here's a picture of me climbing a route called Crescent Arch on Daff Dome, which is in Tuolumne Meadows (also a part of Yosemite National Park):
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/meonca.jpg

Virgil

10-19-2007, 09:40 PM

:eek2: Ack!! Blue, what if you fall? I know I'm getting to be a real pansy in my old age, but I know what even a little fall might do one's bones.

Petrarch's Love

10-19-2007, 10:15 PM

I just don't remember the name. It was maybe 13 or 14 years ago. My wife and I went down the canyon with the Bright Angel Ranch mule ride down. Oh wait we stayed at the Bright Angel. That must be right there too. Camped over night at the river (Phantom Ranch) and mule ride back up the next day. Here's a little something on the mule ride:

http://www.grandcanyon.com/gcnmule.html
And this one has a real good write up of the experience:
http://www.opentravelinfo.com/north_...e_exper ience

I have some great pictures, only this was before digital cameras. Canyon looks completely different as you go up and down and from the bottom.

Yes, the Bright Angel is practically right next door. The mule ride must have been amazing. I really wanted to try something like that, since I was so curious to see the base of the Canyon, but I only had a brief night before pushing on to Chicago.

Petrarch's Love

10-19-2007, 10:26 PM

You should try it sometime. Unlike climbing in an indoor gym, upper body strength is not an issue at all until the higher grades. It's very fun, especially at Yosemite. In fact, feel free to PM me, if you want, the next time you go to Yosemite and if I'm still around I'd be happy to "show you the ropes". I haven't tried El Cap yet.

Hey, I may just take you up on that, though it'll probably be until next summer before I'm up that way again. About how high up are you in the pic. of the Tuolumne climb?

bluevictim

10-19-2007, 10:52 PM

:eek2: Ack!! Blue, what if you fall?That's what the rope is for! :)
I know I'm getting to be a real pansy in my old age, but I know what even a little fall might do one's bones.You're right about short falls potentially leading to injury. There are some routes on which the climber needs to be very confident about his ability to climb without falling, and there are some routes on which falls are no big deal. The one in the picture is relatively safe.

Hey, I may just take you up on that, though it'll probably be until next summer before I'm up that way again. About how high up are you in the pic. of the Tuolumne climb?Great, that will give me time to brush up on Milton :). In that picture, I'm probably about 500 ft (150 m) up.

Virgil

10-19-2007, 11:07 PM

That's what the rope is for! :)You're right about short falls potentially leading to injury.

Yeah, but larger falls might lead to death. :lol: ;)

Janine

10-20-2007, 12:36 AM

Hi petrarch, wow, you have a spirit of adventure wanting to mountain/rock climb. Good for you. Just hold those ropes tightly. My son actually went mountain biking with his club in Sedona. He has gotten really fit and loves it. Poor Virgil cringes when I talk about it, and being a mom, I sometimes do worry, so I don't think too much of the danger or I would go crazy. His website has 3 sets of pictures available that other bikers took. If you want to see them go to Jersey Action Riders and click on photos and the first 3 are of Sedona. Sean told me he has not gotten his in yet. He usually takes tons of shots and is quite good. Someone asked him if he was a professional once when he was sorting his pictures out on his laptop. He took about 3 cameras with him so the photos should be fantastic. I can't wait to see them.
Right now he is preoccuppied with his latest thought on becoming a first time father. I am going to be a grandmother! I am so excited.

With all these great photos, I will have to dig up a few I took in college that I particularly like around Philadelphia, B/W shots using a large negative camera so detail is sharp, and I developed them myself. I also have some I took of the sea-stakes and awesome beach (Rialto) in Washington state on the Olympic Pennisula I particularly love. I can scan them, since I had some blown up at the time to frame. Only had a Cannon Sureshot, but that camera took great photos. Sad to say it died awhile back. Now I just use my digital. That, too is older now but a Oympus and takes half decent photos.

Virgil my aunt took that mull ride down in the canyon. Now that sounds really hazzardous. I can't imagine whimp you doing it. Was it cool? My aunt liked it but thought it was pretty dangerous. I guess you were young then and not stodgy yet...haha

Virgil

10-20-2007, 09:11 AM

Virgil my aunt took that mull ride down in the canyon. Now that sounds really hazzardous. I can't imagine whimp you doing it. Was it cool? My aunt liked it but thought it was pretty dangerous. I guess you were young then and not stodgy yet...haha

It was a great ride. Their claim was that no one ever died or fell over. But the mules were literally walking the edge of the ledge and all you could see is six thousand feet down. Plus they had a wobble in thier gait so you were oscilating from side to side. :eek2: I do highly recommend it.

As to what can happen to a human body from an impact. Ponder this. While in a car you are surrounded with steel frame, shatterproof glass, safety crumple features, strapped in with a safety belt, and have an air bag to cushion in a crash. And people still die. What do you have on a motorcycle or while skiing, or while climbing? What will the results of an impact to your body be? The human body wasn't made to absorb those things. I guess I'm too much of an engineer.

manolia

10-20-2007, 09:29 AM

Manolia--Glad you enjoyed the pics. So do you study geology and that's why you were looking at all these big rocks for your dissertation?

No i am a civil engineer and rocks are part of my work (mainly when it comes to foundations). But i have a passion for geology and my dissertation was on geology and had little to do with engineering ;)

Lily Adams

10-21-2007, 06:13 PM

I woke up this morning to the wind howling and the air hot and dry. I knew That a fire was going on, or a fire was going to start with those conditions. So this afternoon, I started smelling smoke and then later on the sky turned completely orange. There are seven fires around where I live, and there are hurricane-level winds. This is the single worst fire condition I've ever seen! Flakes of ash burn your eyes when you step outside and you are nearly choked to death when you try to breath. I took these risks to go outside and TAKE PICTURES!

Right outside my house. Hills are in the backround, but you can barely see them.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa144/shesoutofsync/DSCF0850.jpg

The red-orange dot is the sun. The bright specks are flakes of ash.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa144/shesoutofsync/DSCF0852.jpg

It looks like the apocolypse!!! Everything looks so ominous.

Niamh

10-21-2007, 06:17 PM

Yikes Lily! Hope you are safe with the fires and the winds. Hope things dont get out of control.

Lily Adams

10-21-2007, 06:21 PM

Yikes Lily! Hope you are safe with the fires and the winds. Hope things dont get out of control.

I hope so, too! :( Mom says we might just leave and go north if it stays like this tomorrow because it's so bad.

One time there was a brush fire in my own town and I saw it from my school. That's as close as I've ever seen a brush fire get close to our house, but the air quality wasn't nearly as poor as this. I've never seen anything like this before.

Virgil

10-21-2007, 06:49 PM

Please stay safe Lily. How far do you live from Malibu?

applepie

10-21-2007, 07:01 PM

Wow Lily. I just got similar pics from a frend in California. I hope you all will take care of yourselves, and please be careful.

Lily Adams

10-21-2007, 07:06 PM

Please stay safe Lily. How far do you live from Malibu?

I live about 40 minutes north of Malibu.

I'm fine. I think things are getting more under control. I've been looking outside and I can actually see the sky now, and they've stopped televising the fire. Thank you for all your concern. That was one of the weirdest things I've ever seen.

Petrarch's Love

10-21-2007, 07:59 PM

Wow, Lily my folks were just telling me how bad the fires and winds are out there. Your pictures are eerie looking. I hope you and your family are able to stay safe.

Niamh

10-22-2007, 06:33 AM

HAs it died down? Think you ahould still head north as a precaution.

bluevictim

10-23-2007, 01:06 AM

Lily Adams, thanks for sharing those pictures; they look crazy. I think this has been the worst fire season in Southern California in a long time. Some of my folks have had trouble sleeping because the wind has been so violent. I hope your family is not in the fire's path.

Lily Adams

10-23-2007, 01:23 AM

It was crazy!

Yeah, it's been hard to breathe and my eyes get all watery sometimes, but I'm fine. I'm healthy, so I can take it.

I seriously doubt any fires will come near my house, since I live in such an urban area. The closest fire is 20 miles away, but really, we're fine. I don't live in the hills, the firefighters are taking care of it, and there aren't really any canyons in my town that would cause any wind vectors or things like that that could worsen the fire.

Chava

10-29-2007, 07:33 PM

My close friend (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=380728&l=5430b&id=535232142)

I took this after our lecture on political science. I love how oblivious he seems to the fact that he has a pen in his nose...

A girl in class (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=380706&l=f35a0&id=535232142)

This photo I like, because I've not manipulated it to look like that, the light setting and the movement caused the white background, contra the blury dark of her face.

bluevictim

10-31-2007, 09:03 PM

Lily Adams, I'm glad that you and your folks are ok.

Chava, I love that picture of your friend with a pen in his nose. It looks like he is enjoying himself.

Shurtugal

11-10-2007, 01:00 AM

You should try it sometime. Unlike climbing in an indoor gym, upper body strength is not an issue at all until the higher grades. It's very fun, especially at Yosemite. In fact, feel free to PM me, if you want, the next time you go to Yosemite and if I'm still around I'd be happy to "show you the ropes". I haven't tried El Cap yet.

Here's a picture of me climbing a route called Crescent Arch on Daff Dome, which is in Tuolumne Meadows (also a part of Yosemite National Park):
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/meonca.jpg

you've been to Yosemite?! i just love that place!

bluevictim

11-12-2007, 09:24 PM

you've been to Yosemite?! i just love that place!It's impossible not to! :) Just a few pages back in this thread there are a bunch of pictures from Yosemite. If you have some pictures from there that you'd like to share, I for one would love to see them, and I think a lot of others here would, too.

Shurtugal

11-14-2007, 04:21 PM

i know we have some, just got to find them and find out how to put them on here...

bluevictim

11-14-2007, 10:03 PM

i know we have some, just got to find them and find out how to put them on here...If your pictures are prints, you'll need access to a scanner to convert them to .jpg files. Here is a thread about how to post .jpg files.

Idril

11-15-2007, 06:12 PM

Here's yet another flower picture...I seem to be taking a lot of those lately but they're such cooperative and beautiful subjects I can't seem to help myself.

What strikes me about this picture is that when you look at the individual petals you can see so many imperfections, discolorations and bruises, the petals seem so vulnerable and delicate, yet there it stood in the beginning of November in North Dakota, not a hospitable time or place for delicate flowers. And inspite of those imperfections, the over all impression is one of beauty, it's the kind of thing that makes you think deep thoughts. ;)

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1030855.jpg

Niamh

11-15-2007, 06:46 PM

idril thats such a beautiful flower!

bluevictim

11-15-2007, 09:54 PM

Idril, that's a very beautiful picture, made richer with your reflective comments.

kiz_paws

11-16-2007, 02:53 AM

Idril, the photo is stunning -- you have quite a talent for capturing flowers!

Also, I wanted to say to Lily that her pictures are awesome and I am sincerely glad that the fires have ended and life is getting back to normal. What a scare!

Niamh

11-16-2007, 06:17 AM

Also, I wanted to say to Lily that her pictures are awesome and I am sincerely glad that the fires have ended and life is getting back to normal. What a scare!

:nod: I think we are all in agreement with that.

kiz_paws

11-17-2007, 02:28 AM

I took a million pictures while in California of late, so here is just a few to share (my faves):

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/CoronadoSeaweedSurfSMALLER.jpg ........ http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/BoardWalkway02smallversion.jpg

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/BirdOnCoastCoronado800pxl.jpg

The beach scenes are from an area called Coronado, and the walkway was taken at the San Diego Animal Park/Sanctuary.

Petrarch's Love

11-17-2007, 01:14 PM

Kiz paws, those are gorgeous photos. You've got a talent for framing them well. I especially like the beach pics. Gives me a sense of being on the shore.

Idril, I love that photograph of the flower, and I agree with you that the best part about it is the way it shows the imperfections without detracting from the beauty of the flower. Little imperfections like that are something I often admire in nature, but find it's very hard to capture well on film. Beautifully done.

kiz_paws

11-18-2007, 04:31 AM

Kiz paws, those are gorgeous photos. You've got a talent for framing them well. I especially like the beach pics. Gives me a sense of being on the shore.
Thank you! :)

ClaesGefvenberg

11-28-2007, 04:26 PM

kiz_paws

11-28-2007, 05:31 PM

Fantastic, Claes! My favorite would be the tiny frog. :thumbs_up

Niamh

11-28-2007, 06:38 PM

Kiz those pics are amazing!

Claes! Welcome Back! Havent seen you around in Months! And once again, amazing pics!
Flint...My all time favourite rock! I thought for a minute there that it was actually chert, which is the same as flint, but black.

Virgil

11-28-2007, 07:59 PM

As soon as Idril found out that I'm back I noted a request for more pictures... And who am I to say no? Here goes:
/Claes

Welcome back Claes. I was thinking about you at tmes. I'm glad you're not gone for good. Yes I understand work load. I'm facing it too. Hopefully some day you'll have more time. Glad you're still around.

Idril

11-28-2007, 10:05 PM

As soon as Idril found out that I'm back I noted a request for more pictures... And who am I to say no? Here goes:

/Claes

Yeah!! I missed your pictures, Claes. That glass art is quite stunning as is the calf. It's so good to have you back again. ;)

bluevictim

11-29-2007, 02:00 AM

kiz_paws, I love those beach pictures. The beaches near San Diego are very beautiful! I hope you had a good time down there.

ClaesGefvenberg, thanks for posting those pictures! That glass art looks very impressive.

ClaesGefvenberg

12-02-2007, 05:36 PM

Thank you all for the welcome back.:thumbs_up

I thought for a minute there that it was actually chert, which is the same as flint, but black.You may very well be right. It felt like flint and behaved like flint, so I gave it no further thought in spite of the colour.

ClaesGefvenberg, thanks for posting those pictures! That glass art looks very impressive.It is... even more so in real life :)

Fantastic, Claes! My favorite would be the tiny frog. :thumbs_upI have a treat for you, then. See below:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC03260.jpg
Straight from the forest, this summer.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC00930.jpg
More "forest fruit"

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC03295.jpg
Wire mesh art: Salamanders.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC03301.jpg
More wire mesh art.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC03655.jpg
Another little frog, but this one should not be handled. It's highly poisonous.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC03658.jpg
Another frog, just as poisonous as the first one.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC03662.jpg
another angle....

/Claes

Niamh

12-02-2007, 06:34 PM

Oh my god those frogs colouring is amazing. Definitely wouldnt touch them.
The wire mesh art is beautiful and the fruit is making me hungry.

Petrarch's Love

12-02-2007, 07:09 PM

Wonderful to see you posting pictures again, Claes. Beautiful as always. Where did you take the shots of the frogs?

Janine

12-02-2007, 07:20 PM

As soon as Idril found out that I'm back I noted a request for more pictures... And who am I to say no? Here goes:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC03370.jpg
A (massive) stainless steel visent bull in Avesta, Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Frog.jpg
A tiny frog resting in my hand.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC03162.jpg
Glass art, on display in Varberg, Sweden, this summer.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC03223.jpg
Freshly cracked flintstones (the flint is inside) in Varberg, Sweden, 2007.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC03222.jpg
A razor sharp piece of flint from the stones in the previous picture.

/Claes

Claes, these photos are stunning. Glad you gave into the urge to post some more. Now I want to see even more. First, the bull is fanastic - the way you captured the lighting on it just so...that is just so golden and amazing....looks like a god-bull.

The frog photo is so cool and did you realise you can even see your fingerprints in that photo - the detail is so fine? I sure hope the 'authorities' are not after you! ;)

I love rocks and geology so I was fascinated by the flintstones you photographed. Wow, I used to watch "The Flintstones" cartoon on TV when I was a kid. I never really knew what a flintstone was before. Thanks for educating me. That piece of flint sure looks sharp. Is that what the primitives used to make fires with?

It is hard to tell exactly how the art is to be viewed but it certainly is interesting. You have a real photographer's eye for interesting shots. Keep them coming on here. I reposted your photos, since I think they are well worth seeing twice.

WOW, I had to revise this - I did not realise you just had posted more. I have to go look at those now. Great!

Kiz, nice ocean photos, too. I love the beach and the surf and ocean - it looks so peaceful there.

TEND

12-02-2007, 07:52 PM

Well, I don't have any new or recent pictures, buuuut I have some old ones from my trip to Italy....

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/TE_ND/DSC01730.jpg
From on top of the Duomo of Florence.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/TE_ND/DSC01738.jpg
A shot of St. Peter's Basillica in Vatican City.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/TE_ND/DSC01676.jpg
An Italian villa, while I was on a boat ride.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/TE_ND/DSC01700.jpg
A picture of the grande canal of Venice, mid-gondola ride.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/TE_ND/DSC01671.jpg
Beautiful mountains in Switzerland.

Virgil

12-02-2007, 09:09 PM

Oh TEND those pictures are magnificent. I have never seen that villa. Was that on one of the northern lakes? It looks beautiful. Nice to see you back here.

Idril

12-02-2007, 10:24 PM

They are all beautiful Tend (It's nice to see you back! :wave:), that Villa is absolutely breathtaking...and I'm always a sucker for nature pictures, those mountains are just gorgeous.

Shalot

12-02-2007, 10:36 PM

Those mountains look so LOTR TEND! very pretty.

cracking muse

12-02-2007, 11:15 PM

http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs24/300W/i/2007/321/9/7/white_flower_by_fadedpurplewords.jpg
That was taken in Victoria, BC, Canada during the summer.

TEND

12-02-2007, 11:34 PM

Oh TEND those pictures are magnificent. I have never seen that villa. Was that on one of the northern lakes? It looks beautiful. Nice to see you back here.

Yes, it was real close to the border, actually the first stop I made after crossing over from Switzerland.

They are all beautiful Tend (It's nice to see you back! :wave:), that Villa is absolutely breathtaking...and I'm always a sucker for nature pictures, those mountains are just gorgeous.

:D Glad you liked them, I have more but I think those were my favorite, I have one in Assisi I rather like and another in Florence off of a bridge thats beautiful (Florence is definitely the most beautiful city I've ever seen).

Virgil

12-02-2007, 11:38 PM

:D Glad you liked them, I have more but I think those were my favorite, I have one in Assisi I rather like and another in Florence off of a bridge thats beautiful (Florence is definitely the most beautiful city I've ever seen).

I actually think Venice is more beautiful than Florence. But both are great. Unfortunately all my Italian pictures are not digital so I can't share. At least not yet.

TEND

12-03-2007, 12:02 AM

I actually think Venice is more beautiful than Florence. But both are great. Unfortunately all my Italian pictures are not digital so I can't share. At least not yet.

Hmm, I don't know why I preferred Florence honestly. It was also one of the most amazing experiences walking through Florence, I walked beside a museum but it had statues of so many famous Italians, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dante. I walked on these cobblestone paths that have been there for hundreds of years, and I just couldn't help but think about who could have walked, exactly where I've walked and I jsut felt amazing.....
Oh, and I met a girl in Florence :p maybe thats it :D .

samercury

12-03-2007, 01:40 AM

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC03655.jpg
Another little frog, but this one should not be handled. It's highly poisonous.

Another frog, just as poisonous as the first one.

/Claes

They are so adorable!
-poison dart frogs are some of my favorite animals in the entire world :D

Niamh

12-03-2007, 07:07 AM

Wow Tend they are lovely! I also loved florence more. It was such a beautiful city. I take it you walked around the roof of the Duomo? I did that with my friend, held onto her the whole time. Even had a couple of really nice American guys help me around a narrow bit. Fear of Heights.

Janine, Flint was one of the stones that is used to make a fire. It was also used for may other purposes;
Hunting, cooking, making clothes, building and shaving.
very versitile rock, but also very sharp.

stephofthenight

12-03-2007, 06:58 PM

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/stephaniecamera043.jpg

my cat allure

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/stephaniecamera044.jpg

my yard

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/stephaniecamera029.jpg

a random tiger at the zoo

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/stephaniecamera003.jpg

gingerbread house

whenever i find it ill put a picture of a monkey i took.

Virgil

12-03-2007, 08:26 PM

Hmm, I don't know why I preferred Florence honestly. It was also one of the most amazing experiences walking through Florence, I walked beside a museum but it had statues of so many famous Italians, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dante. I walked on these cobblestone paths that have been there for hundreds of years, and I just couldn't help but think about who could have walked, exactly where I've walked and I jsut felt amazing.....
Oh, and I met a girl in Florence :p maybe thats it :D .

:lol: Oh that will do it. Florence does feel like the whole city is a museum. Actually so does Venice.

Nice photos Steph. I like your back yard.

miss tenderness

12-03-2007, 10:08 PM

you've been posting such an awesome pictures ,I went through

the pages and wow!

:thumbs_up

Cales you keep amazing us . Good job : )

kiz_paws

12-03-2007, 10:20 PM

Beautiful photos, Tend!
Those poisonous frogs were beautiful, as were the other photos you posted, Claes. Thanks!
Steph, your cat is so huggable, what a beautiful face! Your backyard shot is cool, too, love the choice in colours that you used. I don't have the patience to make a gingerbread house, but yours was awesome -- makes me hungry! :)

bluevictim

12-04-2007, 12:43 AM

Claes, I love the frog pictures.

TEND, that's a wonderful shot of those mountains. Do you remember the names of the peaks in that area?

cracking muse, I think that flower is very beautiful.

stephofthenight, great gingerbread house!

stephofthenight

12-09-2007, 01:31 PM

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/stephanie016.jpg <the monkey picture. one of my fav's

and sadly we thru the gingerbread house away... something about it sitting out for a week just didnt make me want to eat it...it wasnt realy that hard, you shoud deff make one :) althou i think i ate more candy than i put on the house. but it was fun...

ClaesGefvenberg

12-09-2007, 05:27 PM

Where did you take the shots of the frogs?At the Skansen (http://www.skansen.se/) Aquarium (http://www.skansen-akvariet.se/) in Stockholm (And I had a bear of a time getting the angles right, with people crowding me all the time :lol: )

and did you realise you can even see your fingerprints in that photo - the detail is so fine? I sure hope the 'authorities' are not after you!Oops :eek2: I never thought about that! Right everyone, I'm off to my hideout...

That piece of flint sure looks sharp. Is that what the primitives used to make fires with? It is very sharp. Flint was used mainly to fabricate tools, which is what i was trying when I produced that sliver. If you want start a fire, you need to strike the flint with something containing iron, such as pyrite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrite) or marcasite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcasite). That will make the sparks fly... :thumbs_up

You have a real photographer's eye for interesting shots. Thank you... I have to tell you though, that I often discard heaps of pictures before I get something I want to keep.

More pictures, perhaps? Here we go:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC03527.jpg
How about an emerald Boa?

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC03550.jpg
...or maybe a Black Mamba?

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC03560.jpg
Not poisonous...

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC03677.jpg
A night shot of Stockholm seen from Skansen.

/Claes

Niamh

12-09-2007, 06:52 PM

Love the photos steph!

I hate snakes! Going to have nightmares!

kiz_paws

12-09-2007, 07:14 PM

Yes, cute monkey, Steph!

And Claes, you should work for National Geographic, your photos are well thought out and very colorful/beautiful. Thanks again for letting us see them!

Lily Adams

12-09-2007, 09:01 PM

Look at all the critters!!!

And what a beautiful picture of Stockholm. I love that.

I went to the pier today, so here are some pictures I took:

I live here.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa144/shesoutofsync/DSCF1123.jpg

Restaurants on the pier.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa144/shesoutofsync/DSCF1124.jpg

Hotel.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa144/shesoutofsync/DSCF1125.jpg

Walkway.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa144/shesoutofsync/DSCF1126.jpg

Have you ever been at sea? No place that I'd rather be.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa144/shesoutofsync/DSCF1127.jpg

The reason why I posted a really stupid picture of the hotel was because if you've seen "Little Miss Sunshine". it should look familiar to you. No, it's not a Redondo Suites. I don't live in Redondo. I guess they could'nt afford Redondo, so they chose us cuz we're awesome. The walkway is where they drove around in the van when they were hopelessly lost. :lol: And then that freeway...yep. I live there. And the pier is where Dwayne and the...uncle? Was he an uncle? I don't remember. Anyways, that's where they talked. I love it down there.

stephofthenight

12-09-2007, 11:09 PM

god those are beautiful snakes...makes me miss mine. :( o well at least i can come look at your wonderfull picutres :D

BulletproofDork

12-10-2007, 12:41 AM

Lovely pictures, all. Esp. yours, Lilly. I adore beaches.

Niamh

12-10-2007, 01:04 PM

Are they recent photos lily? If so, you have wonderful weather!! So unfair! Its wet and cold here.:( It looks really nice where you live.

kiz_paws

12-10-2007, 01:36 PM

Woot, Lily! I loved "Little Miss Sunshine", and yeah, that was his uncle. :lol:

Your pictures were totally awesome, especially that one of the pier, I have a wobbly pier in my neck of the woods that they put up after Spring and take down after Autumn (for obvious reasons -- wouldn't want that baby up when it hits forty below!). Anyhow, enjoyed those! :)

Lily Adams

12-11-2007, 02:02 AM

Lovely pictures, all. Esp. yours, Lilly. I adore beaches. Thank you. :D

Are they recent photos lily? If so, you have wonderful weather!! So unfair! Its wet and cold here.:( It looks really nice where you live.

Those were taken yesterday. :D I do. I am so lucky to live here. I really am. I love how this town has never really quite grown out the 1950s/60s. We've got the surfers, the vintage Foster Freeze, and all the classic cars putt-putting around because the weather allows classic cars to stay in good condition.

Listen to the song "California" by The Beach Boys.

Woot, Lily! I loved "Little Miss Sunshine", and yeah, that was his uncle.

Yep. :D

*puts on Orinoco Flow* Gahhh I wanna go sailing...oceannnnnn.

jon1jt

12-11-2007, 04:39 AM

I had some trouble uploading this one. Anyway, this is a photo I took a couple summers ago when I was living in Vermont. I forget what street this is, just a few blocks from the famous Church Street coming from the top end.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/jimmylane/PICTUREOFLAKECHAMPLAINEFROMBURLINGT.jpg

jon1jt

12-11-2007, 04:48 AM

Stopping for picnic, an afternoon drive in Northern Vermont.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/jimmylane/HILLSHILLSANDMOREHILLS.jpg

jon1jt

12-11-2007, 04:58 AM

Ms. Sunflower, say hello.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/jimmylane/07-Photo7.jpg

Niamh

12-11-2007, 02:04 PM

such beautiful scenary Jon! And that sunflower is gorgeous!

kiz_paws

12-11-2007, 09:52 PM

Oh, to have a picnic at such a beautiful location! Jon, awesome photo -- and the sunflower really is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your photos here! :)

Lily Adams

12-12-2007, 10:25 PM

Here's one I took a few weeks ago when I went to the art museum in Santa Barbara. It was my favorite piece and luckily it was outside. It's called "Cultural (In)difference".

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa144/shesoutofsync/DSCF1099.jpg

And here's another one from Sunday that I like a lot.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa144/shesoutofsync/DSCF1149.jpg

Contrary to what it looks like, it's fairly nippy here. Honest. Expecially that water. Here for me, the ocean is for looking at, not to swim in. Too cold! Santa Rosa Island is in the backround.

Virgil

12-12-2007, 10:35 PM

Lily, the Pacific ocean is much colder than the Atlantic. Going to the beach on the east coast is different than the west coast.

Lily Adams

12-12-2007, 11:53 PM

Lily, the Pacific ocean is much colder than the Atlantic. Going to the beach on the east coast is different than the west coast.

Yup. :D In my three travels to the east coast, I stepped into the Atlantic once. It was in Atlantic City, no less, in New Jersey, and I remember it was soooo warm. Quite surprising for me.

kiz_paws

12-13-2007, 01:43 AM

I really loved the photo of the ocean, Lily, gorgeous! :thumbs_up

Lily Adams

12-13-2007, 11:05 PM

I really loved the photo of the ocean, Lily, gorgeous! :thumbs_up

Thanks. :) It is.

Niamh

12-14-2007, 07:54 AM

that ocean photo is amazing! So beautiful!
As for the atlantic, its freezing my end! But not where the gulf streem current goes. Thats warm.

SleepyWitch

12-15-2007, 05:10 PM

we had a mouse in our flat and he kept my hubby awake for a couple of nights.
so we bought a trap (the cage variety), but he nicked the food a couple of times and the trap didn't shut.
when we returned from the Christmas market today, what do we find? Fred the mouse :) He was so cute!
We sat him free outdoors.

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4206.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4207.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4211.jpg

Chava

12-15-2007, 06:14 PM

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh95/Mositiva/wine.jpg
I did a photo shoot for the restaurant i worked out, this is their custom wine, and the restaurant is for sailors, hence the boat.
The really cool part is that it isn't photoshopped at all.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh95/Mositiva/wine2.jpg
Another take on the wine glass, again no photoshop, and no, i'm not a raging alcoholic :)

ClaesGefvenberg

12-15-2007, 07:25 PM

Very creative shot of that glass, Chava. Good job. :thumbs_up

/Claes

kiz_paws

12-15-2007, 11:38 PM

Yay Sleepy, for doing the right thing! You rock! :thumbs_up And the pictures were really sweeeeeet!

Yes, Chava, I totally agree with Claes. You did a wonderful job of capturing that photo! :)

subterranean

12-16-2007, 07:08 AM

I was walking by the busy road with my camera and I caught this guy

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/subterranean_space/IMG_0267.jpg

Chava

12-16-2007, 07:27 AM

Haha, I know that guy, and the street i believe is Strøget...in central Cph? It's going to be fun to show you around :)

subterranean

12-16-2007, 11:42 AM

You know him?

Yes, I was walking around Strøget yesterday, taking pictures of building, people in skating ring, and that guy. :D

O yea, you should be a good host and show me around..:D :D

Chava

12-16-2007, 11:58 AM

Well, not personally, but i've seen him several times. Small city really, you get to meet people like that. There is also a very handsome man handing out newspapers that i 'know' you just start to recognise familiar faces after a while, and they recognise you :)
I'll show you around. Time to get you off strøget and into the more interesting districts!

kiz_paws

12-16-2007, 01:54 PM

Wow, wonder how that guy would be received out my way? But dressed all in white like that, he might get trampled because everything is snowy white here... :lol: (sorry, cheap laughs). But anyhow, how intriguing, and I do wonder what he is all about? Have fun, subterranean on your tour with Chava! :)

Chava

12-16-2007, 06:02 PM

Haha, well basically Kiz, he just stands there, then you put money in his box and he "turns to life", you don't get those accross the ocean?! they're every where here, in all varieties! Maybe it's a european thing...

kiz_paws

12-16-2007, 10:55 PM

Now you have me wondering! I have never seen nor heard anything like that! We have street musicians that pass the hat, and we have guys who are called the SQUEEGIES (they clean the car windshield at the stop light, so you are basically trapped!), and this kind of thing. But someone all in white (or whatever colour), no. Not yet.... ;)

Chava

12-17-2007, 03:39 AM

haha, tell you what, when Sub and i meet up, we'll find him (or another one) and we'll drop a coin and have him pose? Man... crazy as a dane gains new meaning every day :)

Niamh

12-17-2007, 09:12 AM

Was walking around town on sat evening and decied to take a few snaps with my phone so here they are. I want to take some more.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/christmasindublin009.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/christmasindublin007.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/christmasindublin006.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/christmasindublin005.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/christmasindublin004.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/christmasindublin003.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/christmasindublin002.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/christmasindublin001.jpg

subterranean

12-17-2007, 03:19 PM

I'll show you around. Time to get you off strøget and into the more interesting districts!

Yeah, take me out of that street and show me civilization!!! :D :D :D

bluevictim

12-18-2007, 03:23 AM

This thread is so hard to keep up with!

jon1jt, I really like that picture of the leaves changing color in Vermont.

Lily Adams, I agree that the ocean is too cold to swim in; it's sure fun to watch the surfers, though!

SleepyWitch, you are very kind to keep that mouse from harm. There was a mouse / rat that kept visiting my office once, and we just used an old fashioned mouse trap, as well as the sticky mouse traps. One day, we found a tail in the drawer it was raiding -- that was the last sign we ever saw of it.

Chava, the sailboat reflection in the wine glass was very clever.

subterranean, that guy reminds me of the robot-people that are all over the touristy streets of San Francisco -- they move like robots and nowadays they cover themselves with metallic paint.

Niamh, that little girl by the nativity scene is adorable!

Janine

12-19-2007, 02:01 AM

Niamh, I finally found the pictures you promised. I am glad I suggested them to you. They are wonderful! Dublin looks like a fascinating city. I liked the lights, but I really love the street market. Wow, that must be fun to go shopping there or browsing, whichever is your preference. That little girl is adorable.

That street performer is interesting, Sub, dressed all in white. I think you might see someone like that in NYC - anything can happen there - at least that is my experience in the city.

kiz_paws

12-20-2007, 03:42 AM

Great photos, Niamh. I can shoot photos with my camera, but I don't know how to get them onto the computer.... **sigh**. One day, right?

Anyhow, here are three pictures the depict winter in the Prairies, hope you like 'em:

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/BenchVistas800pxl.jpg

^^ That crazy bench again, but I can't help taking pics of it... ^^

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/NearTreeHouse800pxl.jpg

^^ A field near my place after the first real snowfall ^^

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/BackyardSnow800pxl.jpg

^^ My backyard (took this photo this morning) -- yay one hour photo!! ^^

bluevictim

12-20-2007, 03:44 AM

Beautiful! It's like you're walking in a winter wonderland.

mmanuelap

12-20-2007, 11:19 AM

that's amazing, kiz! beautiful pictures!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/328591799_43ac9acaf6.jpg
this was taken in my mother's farm :D

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/323434780_c698e22184.jpg
same place, but my mother is there :p

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/141/317539683_3640ac0f2f.jpg
this one I took in my apartment, at the balcony. those are raindrops (oh, really? hahaha) :lol:

Niamh

12-20-2007, 12:13 PM

Well those pics of snow and sun really do go from one extreme to another! both are beautiful pics!

kiz_paws

12-20-2007, 12:18 PM

Those are beautiful pictures, mmanuelap, the raindrops one is totally awesome! :)

mmanuelap

12-20-2007, 12:41 PM

Those are beautiful pictures, mmanuelap, the raindrops one is totally awesome! :)

:blush: thank you! :) it is one of my favourites

Lote-Tree

12-20-2007, 12:54 PM

that's amazing, kiz! beautiful pictures!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/328591799_43ac9acaf6.jpg
this was taken in my mother's farm :D

Does your mum require a farm-hand - its beautiful :D

Idril

12-20-2007, 09:43 PM

Anyhow, here are three pictures the depict winter in the Prairies, hope you like 'em:

Kiz, those pictures look like home. :) We're leaving tomorrow to spend some time with my parents and I hope to take many pictures like while I'm there. I just hope they have at least a little snow.

Lily Adams

12-20-2007, 10:11 PM

:eek: Those are so BEAUTIFUL, Kiz! I'm seriously contemplating saving those on my computer. Gorgeous! I feel a bit jealous, actually! :lol:

TEND

12-20-2007, 10:19 PM

:lol: Nice pictures Kiz, although you don't seem to have all that much snow in your backyard :p , lots of tree cover perhaps? Oh....Manitoba, what a great crummy province we are :D .

B-Mental

12-20-2007, 11:16 PM

:P LOL what a great crummy province...Gotta find the beauty in it somewhere. Cool pics Kizz

kiz_paws

12-21-2007, 01:47 AM

Have fun on your trip, Idril (and yes -- take lots of photos!)

Lily -- for sure save the pics, I don't mind! The third one is actually my desktop right now.

TEND, crummy? Not! Gotta love it for all the reasons that I blog about and more... (although the summer mosquitoes can take a hike any time) ;)

Thanks, B (and loved the pun "cool" pics...) :lol:

TEND

12-21-2007, 04:48 AM

TEND, crummy? Not! Gotta love it for all the reasons that I blog about and more... (although the summer mosquitoes can take a hike any time) ;)

I also said it was great! See it didn't come across properly, it's great and crummy, it's good and bad, I think that most Manitobans love and hate the place (especially in Winnipeg). It's a wonderful place to live, but I feel we're very self-depreciative.

B-Mental

12-21-2007, 05:04 AM

I know exactly what you mean...but Kizo has it right...she finds the beauty in the everyday things...I love the way you both think. Cheers. B

Idril

12-21-2007, 01:33 PM

It's a wonderful place to live, but I feel we're very self-depreciative.

We know all about that tendency here in ND as well. ;) There are many things I love about this place but I still feel the need to apologize for living here. :lol:

Niamh

12-22-2007, 01:47 PM

Here are more pics from Dublin. The First one i took for Sub. Its evidence that the painted people the move about are here in Ireland too. This guy is a replica of the James Joyce statue that is only yards away from where he is standing!
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/christmasindublin012.jpg
A view of the H'penny Bridge from the MIllenium Bridge.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/christmasindublin013.jpg
A couple from Temple Bar
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/christmasindublin014.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/dublin/christmasindublin015.jpg

Janine

12-22-2007, 02:28 PM

Niamh, wonderful! More Dublin photos....I love them....I love that statue of James Joyce - how interesting; must be neat to sit in that cafe and drink tea and see Joyce, right outside the window.

Thanks again for posting such great photos. I must show these to my son, he went to Ireland a number of years back.

Idril

12-23-2007, 05:25 PM

I finally got out of the cabin to get some pictures (it's been freakishly cold here the last couple of days). These were taken in a valley called the Knife River Valley that is about 5 or 6 miles from where my parents live. My dad and I took a drive and brought our cameras, some of these pictures were taken by my dad and some by me.

This one is mine. It's still quite cold, only about 7 degrees F when we took the pictures and there was a very light, fluffy snow. The effect on the trees was quite stunning, especially with the sun as the back lighting.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040154.jpg

My dad took this picture. It's was taken in the same area, just a different perspective. I love the bend in the road, it gives a nice frame to the picture.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/DSC_0018.jpg

This is another one of my dad's. I love the barbwire in that picture, I'm not sure why though. :p
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/DSC_0014.jpg

There's nothing I love more than shots of the prairie, this one is mine.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040158.jpg

This one is mine as well. Second only to pictures of the prairie, I love these old abandoned houses and to get both the snow and frost tipped prairie grass and the house in the same shot is heaven. :D
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040163.jpg