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SleepyWitch

12-24-2007, 06:13 AM

hey guys, I've posted some pics of the world-famous Nuremberg Christmas Market in the Kraut Konspiracy
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showpost.php?p=500687&postcount=78

we visited the wild boars again and I fed the big fat daddy boar. I even touched his fur and his bushy ears and my sissy little husband touched him, too :)

Big fat daddy
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4222.jpg

A cute little boar pulling a funny snout
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4224.jpg

Sleepy feeding big fat daddy
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4231.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4234.jpg

Niamh

12-24-2007, 01:07 PM

Wow Idril! ND must be an amazing place to be at thins time of year!

Sleepy, I was eating some lebkuchen yesterday and today! Some where part covered in chocolat and others fully covered.Yummy!

B-Mental

12-24-2007, 01:55 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

LOL...Did anyone see the movie 'Hot Fuzz', the village was trying to keep the painted people out. I had to laugh when I thought of that.

LadyWentworth

12-24-2007, 02:35 PM

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040163.jpg

Oh, I absolutely LOVED this picture!!! I love the look of the abandoned homes, too. I find something very sad about them, though. To think someone, perhaps a family, once lived there. Now it is just a sad ghostly image. Still, I absolutely loved this one. I especially liked the touch of winter to it! :)

Niamh

12-24-2007, 02:48 PM

LOL...Did anyone see the movie 'Hot Fuzz', the village was trying to keep the painted people out. I had to laugh when I thought of that.

Yeah i thought that was hilarious!

Virgil

12-24-2007, 03:29 PM

B-Mental

12-24-2007, 03:49 PM

I travel a lot, and take pics of those old buildings all over the West. That is a classic photo, and I love the late autumn, wintry feel.

Idril

12-24-2007, 04:58 PM

Oh, I absolutely LOVED this picture!!! I love the look of the abandoned homes, too. I find something very sad about them, though. To think someone, perhaps a family, once lived there. Now it is just a sad ghostly image. Still, I absolutely loved this one. I especially liked the touch of winter to it! :)

I'm so thrilled you liked the pictures! I'm quite proud of the house one, I think it was more luck than skill but it did turn out quite nice. I have many of the same thoughts about those old houses, Lady, I think of all the stories it has to tell, all the events that went on there and now it's just a shell. The country side is littered with them around here but a lot of them are really just homesteading shacks, this one was a little more substantial.

I have a few more pictures to share and then I should be done. :blush: We made it out to the lake today which is always fascinating, it freezes a little different every year and every year there are new and bizarre 'ice scupltures'.

This year, there is a significant pressure ridge in the bay which was a source for all kinds of oddities, this was the first one we encountered.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040180.jpg

This was the second, this one truly looks like a sculpture.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040182.jpg

This is a picture of the same feature, just from a different perspective and here you can see a good length of the pressure ridge.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040185.jpg

This is one my dad took. That's me, messing with my camera settings.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/DSCF1091.jpg

And this was a scene on our walk back home, this is one the beach, I just love the red of the willow.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040187.jpg

Niamh

12-24-2007, 06:27 PM

oh my god! that is unbelievable! How did that form?

stephofthenight

12-24-2007, 09:27 PM

kiz, what beautiful pictures! i love the white fluffy stuff...what do they call it,,,uhh. SNOW! lol, sorry. i completly envy you...anyone want to vaulenteer to mail steph some snow? but yes i love your picture kiz, the snow is realy pretty i cant wait until i get to see snow, its going to be so much fun! yay! i bet its realy fluffy and pretty!

kiz_paws

12-24-2007, 10:31 PM

Sleepy, I absolutely love those wild boars! You are so lucky that they let you come so close!

Idril, those naturally occuring ice 'sculptures' are totally awesome. We have that phenomena occur, too, but it is in the Spring that one must catch the pictures (that is the best time). I'll have to be quick this year (last year I missed 'em).

The willow photo is gorgeous -- you have some contest-winning material, Idril, just so you know! Glad that you share this beauty with us, thanks! :)

Thanks, Steph, for the kind words.

We woke up this morning, and it was great, a truly "foggy Christmas Eve" (as in the song, lol), complete with frost covering everything - from branch to barbwire. Anyhow, I rushed around and caught some of it on camera, then off to the one-hour photo, and here are a couple of ones I liked:

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/AssnPkForest01CROPPED.jpg

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

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/BarbedWire01CROPPED.jpg
Yeah, there is just something about barbwire, dunno.... ;)

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

This one was my favorite.

Thanks for the opportunity to share these with everyone, Kizzo :)

stephofthenight

12-24-2007, 11:24 PM

yay!kiz u r like so lucky to have snow, its so pretty!!! i agree with the barbwire thing, there is just something about it that makes it completely lovley.

Janine

12-25-2007, 01:55 AM

This photo is a bit blurry but I wanted to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season.....

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/PeaceTree.jpg

Lily Adams

12-25-2007, 08:46 PM

Chirstmas again at the same beach I took pictures of earlier:

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa144/shesoutofsync/DSCF1174.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa144/shesoutofsync/DSCF1179.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa144/shesoutofsync/DSCF1182.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa144/shesoutofsync/DSCF1183.jpg
(My favorite. :D)

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa144/shesoutofsync/DSCF1194.jpg

BulletproofDork

12-25-2007, 09:00 PM

They're all so pretty! I wish it snowed here! :(

kiz_paws

12-25-2007, 11:28 PM

Steph - thanks again :)

Janine -- pretty tree, but I love your lace drapes, totally lovely! :)

Lily, those are awesome pictures, each is so clear and concise. My favorite would have to be the fourth one down. Cool! :)

Happy Holidays, all! :)

Janine

12-26-2007, 12:19 AM

Thanks, Kiz, and those drapes are so easy to maintain - just wash and hang up wet. We have finer lace ones, I like even better. I will take some photos soon. This is a funny thing, I like lace and antiques and my son and his wife like all contemporary/very plain; so tonight at their house, I noted he had a lace tablecloth over a small table displaying snowmen....I said "I never thought I would see the day there would be a drop of lace in your house". Come to find out, his neighbor lended him the lace cloth and the tablecloth for our dinner...I just laughed.

I love those snowy Christmas pictures! Wow, a white Christmas - how cool! I really like the one with the picnic benches covered in snow in the background, Kiz. I always think they look interesting in the winter and empty and forlorn looking.

Kiz I hope you are having a great Christmas.

Lily, hard to believe those are Christmas day photos - how warm it must be there. Enjoy the rest of your Christmas - almost over now here!

farnoosh

12-26-2007, 09:40 AM

I dont know if i should put this or not but here it goes
(im not going to put a picture from me im going to put my freind or better say my best freind )hooman

farnoosh

12-26-2007, 09:43 AM

I dont know if i should put this or not but here it goes
(im not going to put a picture from me im going to put my freind or better say my best freind )hooman
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1200&stc=1&d=1198676323

mmanuelap

12-26-2007, 11:50 AM

wow, Idril! I really loved those pictures, the last one in particular! I'll put them in my favorites, really :D

I really wished it snowed here in Brazil :/ That's the only thing I can think of when seeing this amazing pictures, hahaha!

kiz_paws

12-26-2007, 11:55 AM

Janine: I also like lace and antiques, they really knew what they were doing back then! :)

Sweet that your son's dinner had a special touch just for you, now that is love. :)

My Christmas was great, hope yours was too, Janine.... but I couldn't help wondering what it would be like to celebrate Lily's way just once ;) .....

Farnoosh, your best friend Hooman is very nice looking. :)

Lily Adams

12-26-2007, 02:08 PM

Lily, those are awesome pictures, each is so clear and concise. My favorite would have to be the fourth one down. Cool!

Those are my best ones. Most of them came out terrible because I couldn't see because the sun was too bright. :D So most of them were of the sky. :lol: But that one's definitely my favorite, too.

Lily, hard to believe those are Christmas day photos - how warm it must be there. Enjoy the rest of your Christmas - almost over now here!

They are! :D

I did, thank you. Hope you had a great one, too.

I couldn't help wondering what it would be like to celebrate Lily's way just once

Yep, it's a tradition for us to go down the beach on Christmas, and apparently it is for a lot of other people, too. It's quite nice. But you know, I've never seen a white Christmas.

Janine

12-26-2007, 03:55 PM

Janine: I also like lace and antiques, they really knew what they were doing back then! :)

Kiz, I didn't know that; I think old things have such character and charm. I collect antiques and will have to post some more of my photos in this thread, sometime soon. I think you will all enjoy them very much. I decorated another small tree this year (we decided against the big real tree, for convenience sake). This artificial is about the same size as this one I posted but in our living room picture window overlooking a lake....it would be great if it would snow now. I decorated this one with antique and repro balls and victorian bead garlands. I will take a photo and post it this week. You will like it - more colorful.

Sweet that your son's dinner had a special touch just for you, now that is love. :)

Yes, well, I have known for a over 4 months now and we all are thrilled - first grandchild in the family. My mother will be a great-grandmother. All in all, the child will have 4 great-grandparents - isn't that cool? What a great thing to celebrate at Christmas - the miracle of a new life.

My Christmas was great, hope yours was too, Janine.... but I couldn't help wondering what it would be like to celebrate Lily's way just once ;) .....

Kiz, it was wonderful! Glad yours was, too! Did it snow anymore? It must be beautiful there.:)

Lily, awww, you must see a white Christmas someday or at least snowfall. Kiz, send Lily some of the white stuff.

Pensive

12-26-2007, 04:07 PM

Beautiful pictures, Idril, kiz, Lily and Janine (your Christmas tree is lovely)! :)

Janine

12-26-2007, 04:12 PM

Pensive, thanks so much! J

kiz_paws

12-26-2007, 04:32 PM

Kiz, I didn't know that; I think old things have such character and charm. I collect antiques and will have to post some more of my photos in this thread, sometime soon. I think you will all enjoy them very much. I decorated another small tree this year (we decided against the big real tree, for convenience sake). This artificial is about the same size as this one I posted but in our living room picture window overlooking a lake....it would be great if it would snow now. I decorated this one with antique and repro balls and victorian bead garlands. I will take a photo and post it this week. You will like it - more colorful.That would be great, look forward to it!

Yes, well, I have known for a over 4 months now and we all are thrilled - first grandchild in the family. My mother will be a great-grandmother. All in all, the child will have 4 great-grandparents - isn't that cool? What a great thing to celebrate at Christmas - the miracle of a new life.Wow indeed! Congratulations to you and your family! :)

Lily, awww, you must see a white Christmas someday or at least snowfall. Kiz, send Lily some of the white stuff.
With pleasure. Here you go, Lily! ;)

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

Thanks, Pensive, for the kind comment! :)

Janine

12-26-2007, 04:35 PM

Kiz, that photo is awesome. Snow looks deep and fluffy....I can just imagine being bundled up and walking down that path lined with all those winter trees. Wonderful! Such peace....

pussnboots

12-26-2007, 06:18 PM

This photo is a bit blurry but I wanted to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season.....

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/PeaceTree.jpg

Very nice tree. I think next year I will get one for the tabletop. When my husband and I first got married we bought a 6 foot artificial one. We put it up I think the first 2 years and then it became too much of a pain to put it up. Besides it took up too much room.

Idril

12-26-2007, 07:11 PM

oh my god! that is unbelievable! How did that form?

As the lake freezes, it expands and the ice has to make room anyway it can. It's the same concept as tectonic plates and mountains, just on a much smaller scale of course. :D There was a bigger ridge farther on, my brother discovered it while skating, he said the ridge was at least as tall as him and he's 6'2". I didn't get out that far though so I didn't get to see it. :(

Kiz, you have so much snow! My family and I were just discussing how much snow there was when we were little, snow tunnels and forts, 5+ months of several feet of snow. Now if we get a few inches, it's usually gone within a week and even to get a few inches is becoming more rare, it's usually just a dusting, which is what we have now. On one hand, I really don't miss it all that much but it does seem like an alarming trend.

ClaesGefvenberg

12-26-2007, 07:16 PM

Yes, well, I have known for a over 4 months now and we all are thrilled - first grandchild in the family. My mother will be a great-grandmother. Hey, that's great :thumbs_up Congratulations!

I decided to give my new camera a test run. It was pitch black outside,
so I stayed at home just playing around with it. Behold the final proof:
It is now blindingly obvious that I have gone nuts ;) :

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0007.jpg
The new camera.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0018.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0019.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0013.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0005.jpg

I needed something to try the macro ability on, so... well...

/Claes

Niamh

12-26-2007, 07:54 PM

Lily those pics are cool!
Kiz... i'm so jealous of all that snow!
Idril thanks for telling m that!:thumbs_up I'm a bit embaressed now!:blush: Thats something i should have copped on!(having studied geology....)
Claes, that looks like a really good camera! Cant wait to see landscape photos!

samercury

12-26-2007, 08:26 PM

Really nice, crisp pictures Claes
(especially love the second one :nod: )

and Kiz, the snow pics look really beautiful

kiz_paws

12-26-2007, 08:50 PM

Yeah, gotta love that snow! Thanks for all your comments :)

Claes, your photos are awesome! I eagerly await some more samples that this new camera can produce! :)

mmanuelap

12-26-2007, 10:07 PM

Claes, great macro pictures! :)
Hope you can post some more :D

Lily Adams

12-27-2007, 12:52 AM

All your snowy photos are Christmas card worthy, kiz! Absolutely gorgeous. I'm saving them. Thank you! I feel loved. :D

Hopefully I shall see a white Christmas someday!

grace86

12-27-2007, 01:00 AM

Lily I love a California Christmas...I've had one every year since I was born...but this year mom and dad moved to Texas. I was actually hoping to have a white Christmas, well that didn't happen...but it has been butt cold!!! My sister is jealous that I get to return to weather in the low seventies!!!

I love all those white Christmas pictures.

Idril

12-27-2007, 07:38 PM

Hey, that's great :thumbs_up Congratulations!

I decided to give my new camera a test run. It was pitch black outside,
so I stayed at home just playing around with it. Behold the final proof:

I needed something to try the macro ability on, so... well...

/Claes

That is one impressive macro feature! Imagine all the little tiny things you can take beautiful pictures of with that ability. I'm positively jealous. :p ;)

Riesa

12-27-2007, 08:50 PM

I'm so thrilled you liked the pictures! I'm quite proud of the house one, I think it was more luck than skill but it did turn out quite nice. I have many of the same thoughts about those old houses, Lady, I think of all the stories it has to tell, all the events that went on there and now it's just a shell. The country side is littered with them around here but a lot of them are really just homesteading shacks, this one was a little more substantial.

I have a few more pictures to share and then I should be done. :blush: We made it out to the lake today which is always fascinating, it freezes a little different every year and every year there are new and bizarre 'ice scupltures'.

This year, there is a significant pressure ridge in the bay which was a source for all kinds of oddities, this was the first one we encountered.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040180.jpg

This was the second, this one truly looks like a sculpture.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040182.jpg

This is a picture of the same feature, just from a different perspective and here you can see a good length of the pressure ridge.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040185.jpg

This is one my dad took. That's me, messing with my camera settings.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/DSCF1091.jpg

And this was a scene on our walk back home, this is one the beach, I just love the red of the willow.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040187.jpg

holy misprounounced tolkien! these are absolutely incredible, Idril.

Lily Adams

12-28-2007, 02:20 AM

ClaesGefvenberg

12-31-2007, 01:54 PM

Further trials with the new camera:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0024.jpg
Close-up of a popcorn.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0030.jpg
Some tiny mushrooms I found in the forest today (On New Years Eve, no less! :eek2: )
In case you're wondering, we had snow but it disappeared...

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0031.jpg
The sad remains of a nice tree.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0037.jpg
And another one.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0038.jpg
My car on the other side of a small tunnel.
(Note how the zoom contracts the view).

/Claes

Zelly

12-31-2007, 02:04 PM

They're all so pretty! I wish it snowed here! :(

You mean on Mars? :P

Idril

12-31-2007, 02:24 PM

holy misprounounced tolkien! these are absolutely incredible, Idril.

But they don't have nearly the personality of the tree pictures, do they? ;)

And Claes, that camera is amazing. I especially like the picture of the mushrooms, the colors are so rich and the detail is so precise. I love the shadows on the popcorn too. :D

Virgil

12-31-2007, 03:07 PM

Very nice pictures Claes. I meant to ask you. You chose Canon over Nikon. Was there any criteria you went by? I'm looking to buy a digital SLR in the near future. I traditionally have gone with Nikon in the past. Was it a conscious thing on your part to go with Canon?

ClaesGefvenberg

12-31-2007, 08:21 PM

Was it a conscious thing on your part to go with Canon?In a way, yes. There was in fact a Nikon in my sights for a while, but I soon realized that the Canon (N.B: In this particular case, using my particular criteria) provided a much bigger bang for the €. It actually outshone the other cameras I tried in performance as well as price.
I have a feeling that Canon produced a winner with this one.

Criteria? I obviously wanted good optics and this one has a great 10x zoom lens with good macro ability to boot. I also wanted to be able to abandon auto, and fiddle with the settings myself (I do that a lot). It uses std AA batteries which is a great advantage over all those custom made things. Once I decided, it became a matter of trying it out and getting used to it which I'm working on at the moment.

I'm pretty satisfied thus far, but it will take a while yet until I'm really familiar with it. By that I mean being able to set it up fast and correct without much thought, and basically without looking. That takes time.

P.s. I almost forgot: Happy New Year, all. It's 2008 here by now, and all of a sudden we have snow again.

/Claes

Janine

01-01-2008, 02:04 AM

Claes,Amazing pictures; I love closeups and I love woodland photos, such as your mushrooms and that neat tree trunk. Your new camera seems to be delivering and doing a wonderful job. The photos are so clear and crisp!That last shot, with the can as the tunnel, looking towards your car, is incredibly creative. Keep up the good work!

I love Idril's too - where exactly is that - is it a beach?...Those formations in the ice are amazing! Good job, Idril! It looks mighty cold there, but awesomely beautiful. The snow is so white.

Yes, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!
LET US HOPE AND PRAY FOR A PEACEFUL 2008!

Idril

01-01-2008, 12:11 PM

I love Idril's too - where exactly is that - is it a beach?...Those formations in the ice are amazing! Good job, Idril! It looks mighty cold there, but awesomely beautiful. The snow is so white.

The last picture is on a beach but the rest are on the middle of a frozen lake. Every year it's a great adventure to get out on the ice for the first time and see what odd things the lake has done. And it was cold there, very cold... and windy, which just adds to the fun. :rolleyes:

Virgil

01-01-2008, 12:16 PM

In a way, yes. There was in fact a Nikon in my sights for a while, but I soon realized that the Canon (N.B: In this particular case, using my particular criteria) provided a much bigger bang for the €. It actually outshone the other cameras I tried in performance as well as price.
I have a feeling that Canon produced a winner with this one.

Criteria? I obviously wanted good optics and this one has a great 10x zoom lens with good macro ability to boot. I also wanted to be able to abandon auto, and fiddle with the settings myself (I do that a lot). It uses std AA batteries which is a great advantage over all those custom made things. Once I decided, it became a matter of trying it out and getting used to it which I'm working on at the moment.

I'm pretty satisfied thus far, but it will take a while yet until I'm really familiar with it. By that I mean being able to set it up fast and correct without much thought, and basically without looking. That takes time.

P.s. I almost forgot: Happy New Year, all. It's 2008 here by now, and all of a sudden we have snow again.

/Claes

Thank you Claes. I have seen that Canon in certain evaluations has edged Nikon in the digital SLR. I will personally evaluate both. But I do have a certain loyalty to Nikon, so if it's close I will probably stay with Nikon.

Niamh

01-01-2008, 04:35 PM

That camera is amazing Claes! I really like the picture of the mushrooms.

kiz_paws

01-02-2008, 04:13 AM

Claes, your pictures are awesome. My favorite was the popcorn, but they were all well done. Hope you will continue to give us samples of your work! And a Happy New Year to you, too (and to everyone else, YAY!)

Idril

01-05-2008, 12:27 PM

I was reorganizing my 2007 pictures before I burned them onto disc and I found this one I wanted to share. Every summer we go to the local Pow Wow (local to my parents and local to where I grew up, not to where I live now) and I get tons of pictures but my camera isn't really up for that job. It doesn't have a quick enough shutter to pick up the the action of the dancing and it doesn't have a strong enough zoom to capture all the wonderful detail of the costumes but I snap away nonetheless. This picture may not be a great action shot but I love it and I think it captures the experience well. I wish those shadows at the bottom weren't there but to take those away is to wash out everything else so I have learned to live with them.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1030250.jpg

ClaesGefvenberg

01-06-2008, 10:15 AM

I was reorganizing my 2007 pictures before I burned them onto disc and I found this one I wanted to share. I'm glad you did. Do you have more from the those events?

I have been in action too, and would like to show you some wintery pictures:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0062.jpg
Ferns on a churchyard wall in Eskilstuna.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0066.jpg
An overambitious Periwinkle fighting the snow outside my door.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0067.jpg
A pot of bamboo on the other side of the house. Surprisingly enough no worse for wear due to the weather.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0055.jpg
Driving along a dark country road through falling snow.
Dark, isn't it? Would you believe that this picture was taken around 5 pm?

/Claes

Idril

01-06-2008, 11:42 AM

I'm glad you did. Do you have more from the those events?

I have tons! They aren't that great, however, because the action is so far away. I've cropped most of them about as far as they can go without getting too grainy and there is still an awful lot of lawn. I'll go through them and find the best of the bunch, there are a few worthwhile ones admist all that grass. :p

I just can't get over that macro feature, Claes. The pictures are so sharp and the color so vibrant. I love the one of the Periwinkle, besides the fact that flower is beautiful and that it exists in the middle of winter, that snow is just amazing. You can almost see each individual flake.

And it's that dark, that early here too...one of the things I hate the most about winter. :rolleyes:

Virgil

01-06-2008, 11:53 AM

Claes, that country road one is classic. That one should be blown up and framed. Idril, I loved the native American photo. Loved those feathers. :)

manolia

01-06-2008, 12:36 PM

I wanted to post these for a while..
These are some pics from Nauplion, one of the most beautiful cities in greece. Nauplion was the first capital of greece (after the liberation from the turks).

Here are two of its three castles (Burtzi and Palamede)

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u106/manolia_niki/DSCN0287.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u106/manolia_niki/DSCN0280.jpg

and two of my favourite buildings there..
Colocotrones tower (he was one of the most important heroes during the greek war of independance)

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u106/manolia_niki/DSCN0288.jpg

and the first greek gymnasium (meaning the first gymnasium of greece as a free country)

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u106/manolia_niki/DSCN0296.jpg

more pics to follow :)

ClaesGefvenberg

01-06-2008, 12:49 PM

I'll go through them and find the best of the bunch, there are a few worthwhile ones admist all that grass. PLease do. I'm waiting :thumbs_up

I just can't get over that macro feature, Claes.Tell me about it. :D I have always liked macro photography, but never before been able to exploit it with such ease. It used to take a lot of effort to get such pictures.

And it's that dark, that early here too...one of the things I hate the most about winter.I couldn't agree more. Don't you just long for some light at this time of year?

I wanted to post these for a while..
These are some pics from Nauplion, one of the most beautiful cities in greece. Nauplion was the first capital of greece (after the liberation from the turks).

more pics to follow :)Yes! Those were really good, and that goes for both pictures and motives. Keep them coming, please. :thumbs_up

/Claes

Idril

01-06-2008, 01:01 PM

Those are really cool pics, Manolia! I'll have to add Nauplion to the long list of places I want to visit. :D

I gathered a few more Pow Wow pictures. These first ones are from 2006 and the 200th celebration of Lewis and Clark. They reunited here on their way back East so instead of the usual competition, the Pow Wow that year was more of a celebration and exhibition with several ceremonial dances that aren't typically done.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020116.jpg

This one is not a really great picture and certainly doesn't capture the intensity of the dance but I'll add it anyway.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020121.jpg

And this series is from what is called a Hoop Dance and it's one of my favorite dances. It's not something you see very often so this was truly a treat. This first picture is just to set up the dance, you can see a pile of hoops in front of the dancer, when he starts, they are all on the ground and during the course of the dance, he picks them up and...well...you can see...

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020138.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020141.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020144.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1020148.jpg

And here's a couple from this last summer, the same time as the first pic because we can't forget the women and children.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1030244.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1030242.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1030255.jpg

kiz_paws

01-06-2008, 01:52 PM

Idril, your photos are colourful and inspiring -- I love to see the pow-wows, too!

Claes, I can never decide which photo I like the best, each has its own reason to be number-one! Beautiful stuff, you would win contests with your work, I know it!

Manolia, your photos are breath-taking. The first one looks just like a post card. Beautiful!

SleepyWitch

01-06-2008, 05:09 PM

wow, great pics, Claes, manolia and Idril.:thumbs_up

ClaesGefvenberg

01-06-2008, 06:03 PM

Idril, those pictures were just what I expected. I'd really like to see that Pow Wow live one day...

...and now I finally get that Barefoot Prairie Goddess thing. :idea:

/Claes

Niamh

01-06-2008, 07:28 PM

Idril those pictures are wonderful!

Claes i absolutely love the picture of the periwinkle!!!!

Manolia what a beautiful place!

kiz_paws

01-07-2008, 01:54 AM

crazefest456

01-07-2008, 01:57 AM

Wow, kiz no you didn't repeat it...Canada's beautiful..

kiz_paws

01-07-2008, 02:04 AM

Merçi beaucoup, mon amie! I like it here in the Prairies, but I wouldn't mind seeing old Montreal!

Idril

01-07-2008, 09:26 AM

Ooooh, that is nice, Kiz! I still can't believe how much snow you have.

manolia

01-08-2008, 01:11 PM

Thanks guys :)
Nice pics everyone :)

Kiz this place is marvelous (reminds me how much i like snow)

Lote-Tree

01-08-2008, 01:30 PM

I really hope that I am not repeating myself, but I think I meant to post this one and didn't... forgive me if I already did! :blush:

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

Kiz you certainly have an Eye for Photographs :D

Are you a professional photographer by any chance :D

kiz_paws

01-08-2008, 03:12 PM

Kiz you certainly have an Eye for Photographs :D

Are you a professional photographer by any chance :DNo, I only wish. I have an 'el cheapo' camera that serves me well with this passion of mine. But I appreciate the compliment indeed. :blush:

As well, thanks for the kind comments, craze, Idril, and Manolia.

BTW, that bridge is a foot bridge and was crossed only once by a motor vehicle. The vehicle(s) in question were driving the Queen of England, she was in the main car and then there was her 'entourage' (is that the word?). Neat, eh?

Niamh

01-08-2008, 06:09 PM

Oh my god Kiz that photo is so fairytale! Its so beautiful!

ClaesGefvenberg

01-09-2008, 06:02 AM

No, I only wish. I have an 'el cheapo' camera that serves me well with this passion of mine. But I appreciate the compliment indeed. :blush: Which highlights the fact that a cheap camera not necessarily equals a bad camera. This one does seem to serve you well, because the picture is well done by camera as well as photographer. :thumbs_up

/Claes

Lote-Tree

01-09-2008, 06:08 AM

No, I only wish. I have an 'el cheapo' camera that serves me well with this passion of mine. But I appreciate the compliment indeed. :blush:

Well, although I am not a professional photographer...but photography has been a passion of mine for a long time...I even learnt to develop my own black and white photographs...and I think your photographs are beautiful...you have the Eye...the Eye....and your pictures, they have this quality of admireabliity :D

kiz_paws

01-15-2008, 04:52 AM

Niamh, Claes and Lote, such bad manners I have to not thank you for these lovely comments. A humble thank you I offer.

As for my photography -- I think I have just seen a moment (opportunity) and attempted to grasp it. Mainly luck, i think, but thanks again. **blush**

Niamh

01-15-2008, 05:42 PM

Have you tought of classes Kiz?

kiz_paws

01-15-2008, 06:39 PM

You will probably laugh, but I am afraid of those touchy new cameras (as much as I enjoy the artistic work of our friend Claes, that camera would have me in too much awe) ... so I plod away, waiting for just the right moment, and there you have it....

Maybe I should just bite the bullet and move on up? ;) (plus, classes sound like a lot of fun!)

Niamh

01-15-2008, 06:41 PM

go on kiz! you really should!

ClaesGefvenberg

01-25-2008, 03:29 PM

I spent this week in Stockholm... and of course I brought the camera :)

First, some pictures from the old town:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0160.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0165.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0167.jpg

Then on to a bored guard at the Royal Castle:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0168.jpg

and the site of our government:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0169.jpg

A fountain (deliberately) turned into a skating opportunity:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0183.jpg

And some pictures of Stockholm by night:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0190.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0192.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0193.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0196.jpg

/Claes

zanna

01-25-2008, 03:57 PM

Very cool, everybody! I'm so glad I found this thread. I'll have to dig up some of my pics and add them, once I figure out how! :lol: Keep up the amazing work. :)

ClaesGefvenberg

01-25-2008, 08:19 PM

I'll have to dig up some of my pics and add them, once I figure out how! :lol: Keep up the amazing work. :)Try this old thread (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17798), with hints on that very subject.:idea:

/Claes

Niamh

01-26-2008, 11:49 AM

*sighs* and thats why i so much want to go to Sweden....

kiz_paws

01-26-2008, 12:51 PM

Claes, I enjoyed your pictures very much -- my favorite would be the fountain turned to skating opportunity -- wow, how I would love to try out that ice .... ;)

The other favorite would be the first Stockholm by night photo -- that looks just like a postcard.

Great eye, Claes! :)

ClaesGefvenberg

01-26-2008, 12:56 PM

Thank you, Niamh & Kiz.

Some more Stockholm pictures...

Morning approaching:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0197.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0198.jpg

Inside WTC, Stockholm:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0199.jpg

/Claes

Virgil

01-26-2008, 02:47 PM

Very nice Claes. I always enjoy your pictures. :)

Shurtugal

01-26-2008, 03:20 PM

very nice pictures! jealous!

Idril

01-26-2008, 03:56 PM

Oh, Claes, those are amazing! I love those little houses, they are so quaint, very much what I think of when I think of a big Scandinavian city.

Idril

02-03-2008, 05:42 PM

I woke up this morning to find everything covered in this beautiful frost so after church and lunch, I went out to Ft. Lincoln by the Missouri River to take some pictures. Most of the pictures are from the On-A-Slant Mandan Village, with a few just random nature shots from around the area. A lot of the pictures had a weird color cast to them I couldn't get rid of entirely. I'm getting a new camera in a couple days and hopefully, that one will do better in lower light because this camera is hopeless. :rolleyes:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040362-1.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040372.jpg

The big ceremonial Earth Lodge
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040367-1-1.jpg

This is a tree right next to the ceremonial lodge and it captured the frost nicely.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040370.jpg

And more prairie grass because I can't resist
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040374.jpg

And a broken tree I was particularly fond of
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1040390.jpg

mmanuelap

02-04-2008, 09:39 PM

amazing pics, Idril! really!! :D

kiz_paws

02-05-2008, 02:29 AM

Idril, your photos are stunning -- love them! Never tire of taking prairie grass shots, you sure have a knack for catching them at their most pretty display.

Now I see that you guys don't really have the snow that we received -- wow! But anyhow, such beautiful countryside, thank you so much for sharing here. :)

eyemaker

02-05-2008, 02:54 AM

I agree kiz!
Great!

Idril

02-05-2008, 05:22 PM

You guys are very nice, the pictures really aren't all that great but I thought the subject matter, at least, was interesting.

Idril, your photos are stunning -- love them! Never tire of taking prairie grass shots, you sure have a knack for catching them at their most pretty display.

Well, I don't know about that, I just take so many of them, one or two are bound to turn out. :lol:

Now I see that you guys don't really have the snow that we received -- wow! But anyhow, such beautiful countryside, thank you so much for sharing here. :)

The funny thing is, just a few hours after those pictures were taken, we got snow, about 4 or 5 inches. :rolleyes: I may take another trip out there this weekend, there were a lot of places I didn't get to because it was so cold and I'll have my new camera by then with a better zoom and more pixels and theoretically, better light recognition.

Virgil

02-05-2008, 09:39 PM

Very nice Idril, especially that last one for some reason. :)

LadyWentworth

02-05-2008, 10:56 PM

Very nice Idril, especially that last one for some reason. :)
I was just about to say the same thing to you! :p

But they are very nice indeed!

kiz_paws

02-06-2008, 01:58 AM

I may take another trip out there this weekend, there were a lot of places I didn't get to because it was so cold and I'll have my new camera by then with a better zoom and more pixels and theoretically, better light recognition.I can't wait! You had awesome photos with your 'old' camera, so your new one might make you downright dangerous! ;)

SleepyWitch

02-06-2008, 06:11 AM

wow, I want one of those lodges. are they for living in or only ceremonial?

Idril

02-06-2008, 09:28 AM

wow, I want one of those lodges. are they for living in or only ceremonial?

They were for both, the smaller lodges were for living and the big monster lodge was for ceremonies. These earth lodges in the pictures are purely museum type buildings, you can go inside, they are fully functional but they are for display and instruction only (in the summer, each one has someone explaining various aspects to the Mandan way of life). However, there is another "village" by where my parents live where you can actually rent them out for a weekend or whatever and stay in them, sort of like a tent. They've been a pretty popular destination for a lot of travellers.

jon1jt

02-09-2008, 01:50 AM

Idril, my only question is why Idril is not doing photography for a career. I've been checking out the photos, damn good too. And kizpaw, and that other guy is good too, I forgot his name, excuse me.

ClaesGefvenberg

02-10-2008, 09:59 AM

You guys are very nice, the pictures really aren't all that great but I thought the subject matter, at least, was interesting.Don't be so modest... Your pictures are very good... and interesting :thumbs_up Good luck with your new camera, btw.

I just take so many of them, one or two are bound to turn out. :lol:My method exactly :D :thumbs_up.

Some of you may have note that I was absent last week:
I have been to Tornio for some work related training, and I
managed to make good use of the camera in the evenings. Here we go:

It was around -20C/-4F when we arrived, so everything was beautifully covered in frost.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0208.jpg

How many of you used to build snow castles when you were kids? Here is a whopper of a Snow & Ice Castle in Kemi.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0243.jpg

Here is the Bar. There is no shortage of ice.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0245.jpg

An Ice lion greeted us...
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0250.jpg

Some other íce sculptures. They were everywhere (Talk about cool art)
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0261.jpg

Another part of the bar, complete with ice tables and more art
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0262.jpg

Here is the hotel
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0271.jpg

One of the rooms.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0279.jpg

The church
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0312.jpg

And its altar.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0314.jpg

/Claes

1n50mn14

02-10-2008, 11:49 AM

^^Ahhh, that is SO COOL!

I'm an amateur photographer, but my camera died recently. Need a new one. Ew.

http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs24/300W/f/2007/347/9/4/Hostelling_2_by_FreeSpiritPhotograph.jpg
^NYC (I will live there... someday...)

http://tn3-2.deviantart.com/fs21/300W/i/2007/279/a/b/Summer__s_End_by_FreeSpiritPhotograph.jpg
^Thanksgiving weekend in October (Canadian)

http://tn3-2.deviantart.com/fs19/300W/i/2007/279/9/6/Smokepipe__s_Kittens_by_FreeSpiritPhotograph.jpg
Smokepipe's new kittens

http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs23/300W/f/2007/347/7/d/The_Way_From_Which_We_Came_3_by_FreeSpiritPhotogra ph.jpg

http://tn3-2.deviantart.com/fs22/300W/f/2007/347/3/7/The_Way_From_Which_We_Came_5_by_FreeSpiritPhotogra ph.jpg
A place very near and dear to my heart. Carter Bay

kiz_paws

02-10-2008, 12:13 PM

Claes, this is wild! Last night, I posted a Blog entry about an igloo that has a lot of detail in it, almost like the pictures that you have posted above! Freaky!

The main difference would obviously be that my igloo pictures posted are from the internet (unknown source), and yours are from your very own camera.

Those are awesome photos, as always, Claes -- the top tree photo really stood out as my favorite.

Becca, your photos are sweet! The fall foliage one is awesome, and those kitties are tooooooo sweet!

I have a roll of unfinished business in my old camera-from-bygone-times (but serves me well, ha ha!) ... I want to get it developed soon, cuz I think (just maybe) there could be a couple of decent shots in there!... [she said hopefully...] ;)

SleepyWitch

02-11-2008, 06:53 AM

pussnboots

02-11-2008, 09:02 AM

bohoo, I hate our crappy digital camera :bawling:
I gave my 'real' camera to my English friend to take photos with while she was living in Germany and she took it to England and has kept it for 2 years. I don't think I'll ever see it again :(

Time to buy a new camera or have your friend give it back

kiz_paws

02-11-2008, 11:56 AM

bohoo, I hate our crappy digital camera :bawling:
I gave my 'real' camera to my English friend to take photos with while she was living in Germany and she took it to England and has kept it for 2 years. I don't think I'll ever see it again :(
Oh Sleepy, that is awful -- I am so attached to my little camera that I'd die if that happened. Hope you get it back, I really do!

vheissu

02-11-2008, 12:33 PM

Becca, what kind of camera are you thinking of getting? Just asking 'cause I'm looking into getting a new one...as soon as I manage to get the money for it :p and I'm trying to figure out what people think is best.

Your pics are really good, but I love the first one in black and white!

Idril

02-11-2008, 06:06 PM

Claes, that hotel is fabulous. Do people actually sleep there? I just can't imagine there could be enough blankets in the world that would keep me from shivering in a bed of ice. :lol: I love the frosty tree!

I haven't been able to play with my new camera very much because the weather has been incredibly uncooperative, nothing but blizzard warnings and windchill and winter weather advisories and there is nothing of any interest in my house to take pictures of but I did manage to get outside and take this picture of one of the ornamental firs in the front yard. It's exciting to me for a couple reasons, the zoom is wonderful and it was really overcast that day and it was later in the afternoon but yet the color is not blue!

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000014.jpg

Becca, the colors in your pictures are so vibrant and realistic, very professional looking.

Virgil

02-11-2008, 09:33 PM

Claes, what wonderful pictures. It looks erie in there, and very cold.

Becca, how pretty. You've definitely have a photographer's eye.

Idril, another nice one. I like the colors in that one.

1n50mn14

02-11-2008, 11:07 PM

vheissu- I'm looking to get a Nikon, either D40x or D80 model. Canons are good as well, just not my personal preference. =]

kiz_paws

02-12-2008, 03:45 AM

Idril, those colours are crisp and clean, beautiful shot. I can't wait for more of your stuff! :thumbs_up

Virgil

02-12-2008, 08:04 AM

vheissu

02-12-2008, 08:18 AM

vheissu- I'm looking to get a Nikon, either D40x or D80 model. Canons are good as well, just not my personal preference. =]

Hi Becca, I've also been considering getting a digital SLR, and am debating between a Nikon and a Canon. I asked Claes about it and he preferred Canon; I've always had a Nikon in the old film type. I see you are looking at a Nikon for a digital. I'll ask you the same thing I asked Claes. Why that choice? I'm leaning to a Nikon myself, but just out of what I know, not because of anything tangible.

I've used a Nikon D50 for quite some time (not mine, but I manged to borrow it for a month or so). Now, Nikon is meant to be very good...but I actually didn't like the way the camera felt in my hands...I just felt clumsy with it.

I have a few friends who have top SLRs made by Canon, and they (of course) think its the absolute best.

On the other hand, I have a manual Olympus which I've grown quite attached to, but I can't seem to find anyone with a digital olympus SLR.

I guess, for the time being I would go with a Canon...of course they are the most expensive ones (so it will be a few months till I actually get one).
Then again, a lot of people who are seriously into photography will hardly ever change brand if they ever get a new model....

Oh, this is complicated and I'm supposed to be writing a 4000 word essay, not think of my dream SLR!

Any of you have a dSLR? I'd like to know what you think of it!

Virgil

02-12-2008, 09:10 AM

Then again, a lot of people who are seriously into photography will hardly ever change brand if they ever get a new model....

I know, this is so true. It's very hard for me to change from Nikon. In film photography, Nikon had the better reputation and I was always proud of it. In digital I hear it's Canon. Perhaps I'll wait a little longer and hope that Nikon will come up with a knock out new model. :)

Lote-Tree

02-12-2008, 09:14 AM

If you are crap photographer then no Nikon will improve your photography ;-)

Virgil

02-12-2008, 09:54 AM

If you are crap photographer then no Nikon will improve your photography ;-)

:lol: So true. The advantages are really miniscule. But it's nice to think I'm an expert, even if it's only in my head. ;)

vheissu

02-12-2008, 10:12 AM

Lol! yeah, but they make you look cool and such a pro when you walk down the street with this massive SLR! :p

Actually, there is no point in spending a thousand or so for the latest model, which, granted, will be amazing but will not do you much good if you don't know what to do with it. So, another idea I was having was of getting a second-hand one, for say a couple of years, or at the very least the cheapest SLR, and improving the few techniques I've learned.

Still not focusing on my essays....I just got word that we have an extension for the one essay that everybody in my class has finished, but not for the ones for which we are worried about. :sick:

1n50mn14

02-12-2008, 11:54 AM

Virgil: I just prefer the Nikon for my style of photography. The quality of the photos is preferable to me than that of Canon. Canon images are way too sharp looking for my taste. Also, I just love the way Nikon feels in my hands. I use a Canon Rebel when I do portrait photography because of the clarity of the image it produces. When I'm doing landscape or nature though, Canon just makes it look staged. (to me)

Virgil

02-12-2008, 12:07 PM

ClaesGefvenberg

02-13-2008, 06:54 PM

Claes, this is wild! Last night, I posted a Blog entry about an igloo that has a lot of detail in it, almost like the pictures that you have posted above! Freaky!Did you really? Yes, that is freaky... Or maybe great minds.... Nah. ;)

Claes, what wonderful pictures. It looks erie in there, and very cold.Not very cold. Just a couple of degrees below freezing.

Claes, that hotel is fabulous. Do people actually sleep there?
Oh yes, it's no big deal as long as you are properly insulated from the ice and the
furs take care of that. Winter sleeping bags will do very nicely. In fact, it is not
nearly as cold as sleeping in a tent in the winter (Done that during my military
service), and the sound insulation is way better ;)

I asked Claes about it and he preferred Canon. Yes, from what I was choosing between: I stayed in the high end compacts. I admit that I would have liked a SLR, instead, but this one I can bring along nigh on all the time. It's really up to your individual yardstick.

Further pictures:

Laponian central heating (In a lap cot).
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0319.jpg

And a couple of close ups:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0332.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0339.jpg

An interesting fact: This sauna changing room was open to the elements...
Like in No glass in the window :lol:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0341.jpg

We went skinnydipping btw: Not in the river (it would have taken too much effort to get through the ice), but in the snow. This tub came in handy afterwards.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0342.jpg

Just a kerosene lamp...
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0359.jpg

And the odd snowmobile...
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0361.jpg

/Claes

Niamh

02-13-2008, 07:06 PM

I cant believe i've missed all these amazing pics! You all have such a talent!

B-Mental

02-13-2008, 08:39 PM

the reindeer antlers are cool, I have a nordic lodge in the mountains of Montana. Our door is a blanket, and we have a small smokeless fire inside it
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/dieseltrok/024_0A.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/dieseltrok/grizzly.jpghttp://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/dieseltrok/grizzly.jpghttp://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/dieseltrok/grizzly.jpghttp://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/dieseltrok/grizzly.jpghttp://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/dieseltrok/grizzly.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/dieseltrok/pirates/Pirates.jpg

kiz_paws

02-14-2008, 12:01 AM

Claes, beautiful pictures -- that second fire one was my favorite -- how wonderfully you took that picture!

B -- let me guess, you are changing over to the Pirates? ;)

Madhuri

02-21-2008, 01:57 AM

From my blog, some pictures of The Taj (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/blogs/viewblog.php?userid=16083&entry=4619)

bluevictim

02-23-2008, 03:59 AM

I brought my new camera to Yosemite last weekend.

El Capitan:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/001.jpg

Glacier Point:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/040.jpg

Yosemite Valley:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/039.jpg

Enjoy!

kiz_paws

02-23-2008, 04:15 AM

Those pictures are stunning! :thumbs_up

ClaesGefvenberg

02-23-2008, 04:56 AM

Maddie and bluevictim: I may never see those places "live", so I really enjoyed your great pictures... Well done, and keep them coming. :thumbs_up

About El Capitan in Yosemite: Would I be correct in assuming that it attracts base jumpers?

/Claes

Idril

02-23-2008, 12:01 PM

Oh Blue, those are beautiful! They almost make me want to leave the prairie. ;)

I'm going to post a few of my dad's pictures again. The first one is of the lunar eclipse earlier this week. If you look really carefully to the north and southwest of the moon, you can see Jupiter and...Venus? Mars? I can't remember now but there's a couple planets there as well. :lol:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/DSC_0004.jpg

My dad just sent me these pictures. We were supposed to go there this weekend but my oldest boy came down wtih influenza so we had to stay home but my dad sent this picture this morning with the message, "Not to make you feel bad or anything but this is what we woke up to this morning". I replied that it did make me feel bad. :p

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/DSC_0008.jpg

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

kiz_paws

02-23-2008, 12:10 PM

Great photos, Idril! (That lunar eclipse came on Kurt Cobain's 'birthday', so I found that rather cool.) The photo looks like something you'd see on the cover of Scientific American! :thumbs_up

And the winter scenes -- yeah!! But we'll be getting some of that dusting for the forest in due time (once the cold snap goes back to whence it came...). I believe this weekend will unveil some hoarfrost because the minus thirty to forty range is now done. [Maybe ....] ;)

jon1jt

02-24-2008, 12:35 AM

Breathtaking photos, Idril, wow.

So here's my photo looking out my front door, taken in late October, 6pm-ish. The photo is fuzzy and there's a strange light in the middle of it, looks like a swann, or duck, or flamingo. I dunno. Whatever it is, it's pretty cool. :p

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

kiz_paws

02-24-2008, 12:39 AM

Jon, that is really cool! I'd venture to say that it was a duck ... but it is difficult to tell. Such colours, though, WOW! :thumbs_up

jon1jt

02-24-2008, 12:58 AM

Jon, that is really cool! I'd venture to say that it was a duck ... but it is difficult to tell. Such colours, though, WOW! :thumbs_up

A duck, yes, I agree!!! :lol: Colors, yes yes yes!!! That's exactly what I thought of when I ran for the camera after seeing that scene! Yippeee!

jon1jt

02-24-2008, 01:08 AM

Flowers!!!!!!! Taken at the end of last yippeee summer.

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

bluevictim

02-24-2008, 06:10 AM

About El Capitan in Yosemite: Would I be correct in assuming that it attracts base jumpers?I don't know much about BASE jumping. It is illegal in Yosemite National Park -- if caught, your gear is confiscated, you get jailed (there is a jail in the park), and you get fined something like $2000. People still jump El Cap despite this deterrent, usually jumping before dawn to minimize their chance of getting caught. There are two high profile fatalities that I've heard about. In one incident, some jumpers arranged a day when they would jump openly and surrender to the authorities, who evidently agreed not to jail them. One of the participants died because she couldn't open the parachute she borrowed to avoid having her own gear confiscated. In an unrelated incident, a man drowned because he was trying to escape the authorities after successfully completing his jump.

Idril, that's a great shot of the eclipse! Unfortunately, it was cloudy that night where I live. My friend was able to get a few good shots of the beginning of the eclipse, but the clouds eventually obscured the view.

jon1jt, the light in the middle of your sunset shot made me think of a cobra ready to strike -- I guess there is still a little remnant of my adolescent male mind. :)

Virgil

02-24-2008, 09:54 AM

Great pictures everyone.

Idril I particuarly liked these. Was that blue hue natural, created with a filtered, or computer manipulated? It's captivating.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/DSC_0008.jpg

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

Etienne

02-24-2008, 03:49 PM

http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v122/230/112/688742813/n688742813_475010_4942.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v133/230/112/688742813/n688742813_475000_5098.jpg

http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v122/230/112/688742813/n688742813_475011_5643.jpg

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http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v122/230/112/688742813/n688742813_474902_7229.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v122/230/112/688742813/n688742813_474898_4182.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v122/230/112/688742813/n688742813_474950_9551.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v122/230/112/688742813/n688742813_474953_1735.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v133/230/112/688742813/n688742813_474978_4728.jpg

Idril

02-24-2008, 04:04 PM

Idril I particuarly liked these. Was that blue hue natural, created with a filtered, or computer manipulated? It's captivating.

I'm not sure. I know my dad doesn't like to mess with color too much so I'm guessing it's just the way the pictures turned out. I've taken pictures myself on those frosty outings and they often turn out really blue, I just generally try to take the blue cast out but looking at those pictures, I'm rethinking that practice.:p I'll ask him though and let you know what he says.

Idril

02-24-2008, 04:12 PM

Oooh Etienne, those are gorgeous! They weren't there when I wrote my response to Virgil so I just had to add that they are breath taking.

ClaesGefvenberg

02-24-2008, 04:29 PM

Oooh Etienne, those are gorgeous! They weren't there when I wrote my response to Virgil so I just had to add that they are breath taking.I agree: Very nice. Etienne: Could you tell us a bit more about the pictures?

/Claes

Etienne

02-24-2008, 04:37 PM

The first one is a tea plantation in Darjeeling, over 2000 meters in Hymalayas.

The second one is cannabis on the side of the road, which is growing freely and literally everywhere in many parts of India.

The third, is a picture of Darjeeling again. (Google Earth Darjeeling, you can see very well the relief, it's a cool sight.)

The fourth one is a holy pond in Nepal, around 3000 meters in altitude, the water is black and never freezes.

The fifth is in Varanasi, India, the river is the Ganges.

The sixth, is a camel in the Thar desert close to Jaisalmer, India.

The seventh is in Darjeeling again, and it's not fog there, it's clouds.

The eighth is in Greece on the island of Chios, in a small village in the mountains.

The ninth is a picture of Rhodes, Greece.

The three next are pictures from an island of Fiji.

The three last are from New Zealand: Queenstown, West coast and Nelson grape crops.

Virgil

02-24-2008, 09:03 PM

Excellent pictures Etienne. :thumbs_up

Thanks Idril.

mahishi

02-24-2008, 11:53 PM

:thumbs_up
Here is the most recent pic I've taken.. my kitty 'helping' me write, errr, type at my desk :D

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/c7767/misc/DM1.jpg

sure, your kitty is so kute:thumbs_up :thumbs_up

Idril

02-25-2008, 09:29 AM

Thanks Idril.

My dad confirmed that the pictures are just what came out. He said he used a "night" setting because it was very foggy and in the very early stages of dawn and he did try to take the blue cast out with editing but the pictures lost a lot of their charm so he left them as is.

Etienne

02-25-2008, 02:15 PM

Yes, the pictures do look real and that's what I believe makes their charm. I like especially the first one, it has a very bleak and natural feeling.

jon1jt

02-25-2008, 10:48 PM

jon1jt

02-26-2008, 02:38 PM

Somewhere nearby.

[http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/jimmylane/montros.jpg

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

TEND

02-26-2008, 11:07 PM

I Loooove that first picture Etienne, absolutely gorgeous.

Pensive

02-27-2008, 07:52 AM

Petrarch's Love

02-27-2008, 11:53 AM

Beautiful pictures all. I see that Blue recently posted some pics of Yosemite, but thought I'd still go ahead and post some of my own recent Yosemite pics, because it's so darn gorgeous in winter.

These are in addition to the pics I posted on my blog: http://www.online-literature.com/forums/blogs/viewblog.php?userid=9941&entry=4663

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/100_1688-2.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/100_1701.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/100_1793.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/100_1751.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/100_1736.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/100_1711.jpg

jon1jt

02-27-2008, 03:11 PM

My neighborhood.

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

bluevictim

03-05-2008, 01:52 AM

Very nice pictures, everyone!

jon1jt, your neighborhood looks like a very nice place to live.

Petrarch's Love, I love those photos, and the ones in your blog; your reflection shots were gorgeous. I never knew there was an ice skating rink there, but I guess I'm not surprised. I'm impressed that you didn't fall during your first time ice skating; it looks like you had a lot of fun. Winter in the Valley is wonderful, isn't it? No crowds, no excessive heat, and beautiful snow! You look all bundled up in your pictures! I think I was there a week after you and it was very warm during the day (but when the sun went down it got cold very fast -- my friends and I woke up under a layer of ice on our sleeping bags).

By the way, I'm sorry for being so annoying and pedantic, but the formation in the picture you labeled "Cathedral Rock" in your blog entry is actually Sentinel Rock. The Cathedral Rocks (Higher Cathedral Rock, Middle Cathedral Rock, and Lower Cathedral Rock) are to the west, right next to the two Cathedral Spires (Higher Cathedral Spire and Lower Cathedral Spire). If that isn't confusing enough, there is a formation called Cathedral Peak in the Tuolumne Meadows area, which is next to Upper Cathedral Lake and Lower Cathedral Lake. HCR, MCR, and LCR are in the background in your picture labeled, "Open field with cross country skier to give a small idea of the scale". Also, the picture labeled "Cliff face" is basically the cliff face below Glacier Point; Glacier Point is a little to the left of the edge of the picture (I thought I'd point it out in case you gave it that label because you forgot which cliff face it was -- pretty easy to do in the Valley :) -- and you were wondering).

Niamh

03-05-2008, 06:58 AM

love those yosemite pics!

Petrarch's Love

03-05-2008, 12:01 PM

Petrarch's Love, I love those photos, and the ones in your blog; your reflection shots were gorgeous. I never knew there was an ice skating rink there, but I guess I'm not surprised. I'm impressed that you didn't fall during your first time ice skating; it looks like you had a lot of fun. Winter in the Valley is wonderful, isn't it? No crowds, no excessive heat, and beautiful snow! You look all bundled up in your pictures! I think I was there a week after you and it was very warm during the day (but when the sun went down it got cold very fast -- my friends and I woke up under a layer of ice on our sleeping bags).

Glad you liked the pics, Blue. I loved being there in winter. So gorgeous and, as you say, fewer people too. I was really surprised I didn't fall down ice skating. The rink (as you may have guessed from the perspective on Half Dome) is at Curry at the spot where they rent bikes and rafts in the warmer weather. If you get there right when the rink opens there's practically no one there. I had the ice to myself, just skating around (once I figured out how to skate around that is :lol:) with glacier point looming impressively to one side and half dome just across the way. The temps were probably in the high thirties to lower forties while I was there, so cold enough that I wanted a winter coat if I was going to be out walking for hours. Ice on the sleeping bags! :cold: You're more intrepid than I. I stuck to a nice little heated room at the lodge with a few evening visits to the Ahwanee to sit inside their enormous fireplace. :D

By the way, I'm sorry for being so annoying and pedantic, but the formation in the picture you labeled "Cathedral Rock" in your blog entry is actually Sentinel Rock. The Cathedral Rocks (Higher Cathedral Rock, Middle Cathedral Rock, and Lower Cathedral Rock) are to the west, right next to the two Cathedral Spires (Higher Cathedral Spire and Lower Cathedral Spire). If that isn't confusing enough, there is a formation called Cathedral Peak in the Tuolumne Meadows area, which is next to Upper Cathedral Lake and Lower Cathedral Lake. HCR, MCR, and LCR are in the background in your picture labeled, "Open field with cross country skier to give a small idea of the scale". Also, the picture labeled "Cliff face" is basically the cliff face below Glacier Point; Glacier Point is a little to the left of the edge of the picture (I thought I'd point it out in case you gave it that label because you forgot which cliff face it was -- pretty easy to do in the Valley -- and you were wondering).

Ack! I did mislabel Sentinel. Thanks for pointing that out. I made up my captions before inserting the pictures from photobucket and was going to put a picture of one of the real Cathedral Rocks there but decided at the last minute that it was kind of lopsided and fuzzy and that I liked the Sentinel pic better so I replaced it without, apparently, changing the caption. Yes, I do know the cliff face is the one under Glacier Point. It's one of my favorite cliffs as seen from the valley. In fact, you've inspired me. I have so many memories surrounding that cliff that I think I'll do a blog entry in connection with it later this evening.

bluevictim

03-05-2008, 11:39 PM

Glad you liked the pics, Blue. I loved being there in winter. So gorgeous and, as you say, fewer people too. I was really surprised I didn't fall down ice skating. The rink (as you may have guessed from the perspective on Half Dome) is at Curry at the spot where they rent bikes and rafts in the warmer weather. If you get there right when the rink opens there's practically no one there. I had the ice to myself, just skating around (once I figured out how to skate around that is :lol:) with glacier point looming impressively to one side and half dome just across the way.That sounds like a lot of fun. I haven't ice skated for a long time, and it has always been in indoor rinks -- just going around and around with lots of people, bad music, and that funky indoor skating rink smell (I guess you are fortunate enough not to know what I'm talking about). I bet your experience was a lot more enjoyable!

The temps were probably in the high thirties to lower forties while I was there, so cold enough that I wanted a winter coat if I was going to be out walking for hours.Actually, now I remember having checked the weather that weekend and deciding to go somewhere warmer instead. It was nice and comfy with highs in the fifties the next weekend. :)

Ice on the sleeping bags! :cold: You're more intrepid than I. I stuck to a nice little heated room at the lodge with a few evening visits to the Ahwanee to sit inside their enormous fireplace. :DI guess it would be more accurate to call it frost than ice. Sometimes I hesitate to hang out at the Ahwahnee fireplace because I'm afraid of getting kicked out. I don't hesitate to use their really nice bathrooms, though. :)

I made up my captions before inserting the pictures from photobucket and was going to put a picture of one of the real Cathedral Rocks there but decided at the last minute that it was kind of lopsided and fuzzy and that I liked the Sentinel pic better so I replaced it without, apparently, changing the caption. Yes, I do know the cliff face is the one under Glacier Point.Oops, nevermind, then. Sometimes I end up with pictures of scenery and I don't quite remember where they were taken from, but I wish I did.

It's one of my favorite cliffs as seen from the valley. In fact, you've inspired me. I have so many memories surrounding that cliff that I think I'll do a blog entry in connection with it later this evening.Sounds interesting!

Just to stay on topic, for those wondering what we're talking about, here's a shot of Middle Cathedral Rock and Lower Cathedral Rock:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/009-1.jpg
( <--- Sentinel Rock, the Ahwahnee Hotel, and Glacier Point would be that way)

A couple of pictures of the Ahwahnee Hotel:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/035.jpg
( ^^^ Glacier Point is up there, and to the left a little)

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/034.jpg
(Sentinel Rock and the Cathedral Rocks would be that way ---> )

And a little waterfall near the Ahwahnee:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/041.jpg
(The Ahwahnee Hotel would be behind you)

Petrarch's Love

03-06-2008, 07:47 PM

Great pictures, Blue. I especially like the ones of the Ahwanee from above. Where did you take those from? Climbing up by the royal arches. That little waterfall by the hotel was my brother's favorite when he was a little kid. We would take him over to see Yosemite Falls in all its splendor, but all he wanted to do was go back and see the little waterfall.:lol:

By the way, I did the blog entry on the Glacier Point cliff in case you're curious:

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/blogs/viewblog.php?userid=9941&entry=4789

bluevictim

03-07-2008, 12:58 AM

Where did you take those from? Climbing up by the royal arches.Yep, you guessed it!

That little waterfall by the hotel was my brother's favorite when he was a little kid. We would take him over to see Yosemite Falls in all its splendor, but all he wanted to do was go back and see the little waterfall.:lol:That's cute.

zanna

03-07-2008, 03:29 PM

Cool pictures, everyone! I especially liked the one taken in Yosemite by Petrarch's Love that had the stream with all the snow piled on the rocks! Good stuff. :) Maybe after I get back from Death Valley, I'll have to add some pics here.

ClaesGefvenberg

03-10-2008, 05:02 AM

Maybe after I get back from Death Valley, I'll have to add some pics here.Please do. I, for one, would like to see them.

/Claes

kiz_paws

03-15-2008, 03:28 AM

JonThat photo of the yellow flowers from the end of last yippeee summer were beautiful! ;)

As well you have lovely pictures posted of your surrounding area. Hope you will post more, it looks so rustic! :)

Etienne Your pictures are fantastic, the cannabis one caught my eye, but loved all of them. Hope you will share more of your pictures here!

Petrarch's Love Your pictures are so crisp and clean and of such beautiful landscapes. Wow!

Blue, your photos were lovely, too! And my favorite would have to be the waterfall near the Ahwahnee.

SleepyWitch

03-15-2008, 07:45 AM

wow, Etienne, PL and Blue, I love your pics!
I can't wait to visit the U.S. and see Yosemite!

Amundsen

03-15-2008, 05:43 PM

Logos your cat is nice and I know this problem, sometimes my dog also destroys my computer

Madhuri

03-16-2008, 05:36 AM

Latest picture uploaded of my trip to a river (Krishna) and a dam (Nagarjuna Sagar) nearby.

Original picture -- a fisherman in his circular boat (not sure what it is called other than that)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/boatman.jpg

Edited picture

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/boatman_warmify.jpg

Niamh

03-16-2008, 09:01 AM

nice maddie. i think we call those boats curricles in ireland...

Virgil

03-16-2008, 09:15 AM

kiz_paws

03-16-2008, 12:07 PM

Maddie, love both versions of the picture! That fellow is brave, too, to go in water in a tiny craft like that! :)

Madhuri

03-16-2008, 12:42 PM

nice maddie. i think we call those boats curricles in ireland...

I woouldn't even call that a boat. Looks like a wheel barrel flipped over. :D You've got to be crazy to float on that thing.

Excellent photo Maddie, and the edited version looks like a prize winning picture. You should submit that to a photo contest.

Maddie, love both versions of the picture! That fellow is brave, too, to go in water in a tiny craft like that! :)

Thanks :D

These fishermen are so used to such kind of living, it's like it's in their blood. There must be some name of this type of boat in their local language, unfortunately I don't know their language.

Madhuri

03-16-2008, 12:43 PM

The same boat being used for shade by these fishermen.

I am experimenting with the pictures today.

So, here is the Original version

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/DSC00218.jpg

Edited picture of the same

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/Boatman_on_Shore.jpg

Madhuri

03-16-2008, 12:45 PM

This is actually a very tiny coonch (some 2-3 cms long). I zoomed and took this picture. The crust was very fragile, more like the shell of a very tiny snail. There are very big size coonch as well with harder shell.

Original picture

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/DSC00260.jpg

Edited picture

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/Coonch.jpg

Petrarch's Love

03-16-2008, 02:27 PM

Great pictures, Maddie. My favorites are the one of the man floating on the round boat and of the shell. They're very well composed. I like both best in the pre-edited version.

AdoreroDio

03-16-2008, 04:16 PM

I love the man in boat, both edited and unedited versions, the conch shell is simple and beautiful, I think I like the coloring of the unedited version better.

AdoreroDio

03-16-2008, 04:28 PM

I went to an orchid show and here are some of my photos-

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

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/best3.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/best2.jpg

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

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/poodle-1.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/5.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/4.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/9.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/29.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/15.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/41.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/35.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/34.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/my%20photos/33.jpg

ClaesGefvenberg

03-16-2008, 04:50 PM

Maddie & AdoreroDio: Great pictures from both of you. Keep up the good work.

/Claes

Dori

03-16-2008, 05:43 PM

Here are a few photos I took recently.

This was taken from just outside my home at 6:30 AM:
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/myrtle002.jpg

On the way down to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina:
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/myrtle006.jpg

Just outside the condo at Myrtle Beach:
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/myrtle015.jpg

My three true loves: Nature, Coke, and the USA. ;)

Virgil

03-16-2008, 05:48 PM

Adoereo - Very nice pictures. I can't wait for the spring flowers to bloom. I've seen crocuses bloom around here and the daffodils and tulips are sprouting. :)

Dori - I love that first picture very much. Of course I always stand at attention and salute the flag. :)

Niamh

03-16-2008, 07:49 PM

Wow they are great pics Maddie and AD!

water-lily

03-17-2008, 08:24 AM

wow amazing thread

I'll post mine as soon as possible

:D

Madhuri

03-17-2008, 11:14 AM

Some more pictures

Taj

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/Taj.jpg

Sunset (the evening on Saturday)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/Sunset.jpg

Flowers

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/DSC00232.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/Bougenvilia.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/Flower.jpg

Our feet (me and my friend), when we were sitting at the river bank. I showed this picture to some of my colleagues, and a few were laughing at it, as in -- I should have taken of the hands seperately, then one side of the face and then the other side; in the end I should have joined all the pieces and made one picture :rolleyes:. Well, all I wanted to capture in the picture was the casualness. I don't know if it's there or not.

Anyhow, heres the picture

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/Feet.jpg

Sky (original)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/DSC00277.jpg

Sky (edited)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/Sky_blue.jpg

Waterfall (original)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/DSC00287.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/DSC00288.jpg

Waterfall (edited)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/Waterfall.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/Madhuri05/Nagarjuna%20Sagar/Waterfall2.jpg

Hope you like them :D

Adoreo, loved the flowers :D.

Nice Sunrise shot, Dori :nod: .

AimusSage

03-17-2008, 03:34 PM

LadyW

03-17-2008, 04:31 PM

Here are a few photos I took recently.
Dori, I'm disappointed... where are my favourite orange shorts? :D

Dori

03-17-2008, 06:11 PM

Nice Sunrise shot, Dori :nod: .

Thanks. :) I am fortunate enough to experience sunrises like that from time to time, though that particular sunrise was the most stunning, I think. Your photos are quite good, I must add.

Dori, I'm disappointed... where are my favourite orange shorts? :D

Well, most pictures of me are not taken by me. ;)

Niamh

03-17-2008, 06:13 PM

they are lovely Maddie!!!!!!!!

Virgil

03-17-2008, 09:23 PM

Very nice Maddie. What software are you using to edit the pictures? I've been thinking of getting one.

Dori

03-17-2008, 10:09 PM

Very nice Maddie. What software are you using to edit the pictures? I've been thinking of getting one.

Even though the question was not directed towards myself, I feel oblidged to answer anyway. When I edit pictures (I do so rarely), I use The GIMP. Best of all, it's free! See the following links for more information:

Wikipedia Article ~ GIMP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_GIMP)
Official GIMP Website (http://www.gimp.org/)

Sadly, as far as I know, unless you run Linux rather than Windows (or perhaps with Windows), I'm afraid you might not be able to use it. So if you ever decide to convert to Linux (if you haven't already), then it will probably come with it anyways (as it did with my distribution).

All in all, the easy way out would be to buy Adobe Photoshop.

Madhuri

03-17-2008, 10:51 PM

You know maddie, I took a picture once, but it was in a black hole, you don't have things like that in a black hole, and those pictures are awesome.

The desaturated look of the waterfall works best, the sepia tones are nice too, but add a bit of artificial ageing, like a few scratches, and it'll be even better.

Oh, and the Taj Mahal looks like it is sinking, but that's only because the horizon is just a little bit off. It gives me a strange feeling of movement though, like something is about to happen. Hmmmm, I better not think too much on this and just enjoy these pics.

Thanks, Aimus. The analysis is helpful :)

Thanks. :) I am fortunate enough to experience sunrises like that from time to time, though that particular sunrise was the most stunning, I think. Your photos are quite good, I must add.

The Sunrise picture was really beautiful :).

they are lovely Maddie!!!!!!!!

Thanks, Niamh :D.

Very nice Maddie. What software are you using to edit the pictures? I've been thinking of getting one.

I used Picasa for these pictures. I find it quite user friendly and above all its a free software :D

Petrarch's Love

03-18-2008, 10:56 AM

Madhuri

03-18-2008, 11:29 AM

More great looking pictures, Maddie. I thought the one that turned out best with the editing was the one with the water and sky. It looked O.K. in colour, but the sepia made it really pop for some reason. I liked the top waterfall picture best in both the color and the sepia tones. All very enjoyable pictures. Hope to see more from you.

Thanks, Petrarch :D

I was doing all the editing just to see if any picture can be improved, so that I can keep the better version. I am glad you liked the pictures.

vheissu

03-26-2008, 05:57 AM

I said somewhere I'd post some red neurons, can't remember to who it was, but here they are:

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff26/ion_amygdalou/wdensity_d11_9_troma_22.jpg

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff26/ion_amygdalou/modified_tuji.jpg

I've played with the contrast a bit so it's clearer.

manolia

03-26-2008, 06:07 AM

Wow Vheissu are those microscope pictures?

vheissu

03-26-2008, 07:31 AM

Wow Vheissu are those microscope pictures?

Yes, they are microscope pictures. It was so difficult to focus on that machine though, it took me forever! But I now have a rather nice collection neurons! :p

Maddie, I just saw your pics, they are gorgeous!!

SleepyWitch

03-30-2008, 01:37 PM

beautiful pics, Maddie and these neurons look really cool, vheissu.

hubbers and me visited the wild boars again today. they've got babies. two of them were really tiny, but the were fit enough and ran of with the pasta we gave them to eat it on their own.

grrrrrrrrrr, photobucket is so slow! I'll load up more pics later

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4381.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4384.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4386.jpg

SleepyWitch

03-30-2008, 01:48 PM

:mad: grrrr, stupid photobucket. still more to come.

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4390.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4392.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4393.jpg

SleepyWitch

03-30-2008, 02:05 PM

there are more baby boars on the previous page ^^^^

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4399.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4403.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4409.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4402.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4411.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4422.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4424.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/SleepyWitch/HPIM4426.jpg

Idril

03-31-2008, 04:54 PM

My dad and I were taking a walk in the coulee while I was home for Easter and we came upon this tree. Dad got the great idea of taking a picture looking up into the middle of the tree and it was quite brilliant. It was his idea, but my version of it turned out better than his. :p

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000449.jpg

And because I mention him so often in this photography thread, here is a picture of my dad getting ready to shoot up into the tree.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000448.jpg

And one of the things we did for Easter was to take a trip to visit graves, an odd thing to do on an Easter afternoon but my youngest son had mentioned that he'd never seen the graves of any of his relatives so we took a little trip to where my dad grew up, about 45 minutes from where they currently live, to visit the graves of his parents and grandparents. His parents are buried in the city graveyard but his grandparents are buried in this great spartan graveyard in the middle of nowhere, nothing but prairie and buttes as far as the eye can see. This is the view to the south of where my great grandparents lie. The buttes are called Teepee buttes and someone has erected this wierd metal cross there, it made for a very striking view. Sam, my son, has decided that's where he wants to be buried.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000476.jpg

kiz_paws

04-01-2008, 11:29 AM

Maddie, your pictures are awesome!

AdoreroDio, gorgeous shots of the orchids!

Dori, your sunrise photo is beautiful!

vheissu, the red neurons were totally unexpected -- what great pics!

Sleepy, I LOVE the pictures of the wild boars. Wish we had them here, they are sooooo cute! :)

Idril, Your pictures are so clear and well centered, and all of it (you are a great photographer)! The pic of your father was cute -- a photographer at rest. :p

Dori

04-01-2008, 08:24 PM

Here's another sunrise shot:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/GEDC1078.jpg

Nothing better than quickly scarfing my sister's camera and sprinting 100 meters or so to an ideal spot and taking pictures of the sunrise. Especially in the winter! :lol:

Chava

04-02-2008, 01:11 PM

My friend took this yesterday, we spent a lot of time finding the location running around in the deserted bunkers outside copenhagen, we took hundreds of photo's, so I felt compelled to share. An awesome experience.

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh95/Mositiva/Sunniva.jpg

bluevictim

04-07-2008, 03:20 AM

Idril, it's nice to see your father! The picture with the buttes is striking indeed. I think your son has good taste.

Dori, I love sunrise pictures; I have very few sunrise pictures but many sunset pictures because I'm too lazy to ever be up before the sun.

Chava, thanks for sharing that lovely photo; I really like the composition and the muted colors. It looks like wandering around those bunkers would be a surreal experience.

ClaesGefvenberg

05-03-2008, 09:07 AM

vheissu: I really liked your red neurons. Have you got any more?

SleepyWitch: Lovely piglets (who needs a bulldozer when you have them around?).

Idril: You keep coming up with inventive shots.

Dori: Excellent sunrise shot, and you are right: One has to be quick getting to the right spot at the right time for those shots.

And last but not least, Chava: That is a remarkable shot. I'm sure there must be a lot of work behind it. Very impressive.

I have had very little time for photography lately (Just too much work and no fun :( ), but I have managed a few shots. Here we go:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0400.jpg
Early spring, and finally things are coming back to life again.
The light conditions were a bit unusual here. Diffused light seemed to come from all directions.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0401.jpg
Beavers at work along my route to work (I actually go cross county on my MTB to get there).

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0402.jpg
Still some work to do here.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0433.jpg
Wood Anemones. The first flowers we see in the spring.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Bild004.jpg
I actually don't know what these are called, but they turn up very early in the year too.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Bild006.jpg
A close up of the same.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Bild009.jpg
Close up of the first small Birch leafs. Notice the occupant on its opposite side?

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC01016.jpg
The final part of my route to work (500m to the left of the red building in the background.
This was taken with my 2 Mp phone cam, btw).

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC01020.jpg
Apple blossoms in Esklstunas old town. This place is a restaurant located by the river
(the landing is in fact on the river) in a 18th century building.
Picture taken with the phone cam.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/DSC01021.jpg
The place in the previous picture from another angle.
Picture taken with the phone cam.

kelby_lake

05-03-2008, 02:02 PM

Photo of John Taylor taken on mobile.

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff214/kelby_lake/untitledj.jpg

sprinks

05-09-2008, 10:43 AM

Awesome photos everyone!! :D :thumbs_up :thumbs_up

I love these types of photos, like the one I'm about to post here:

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn292/sprinks_album/Camp/IMG_0067-1.jpg

Hope my friend doesn't mind me posting this, as it's her in the photo :p

I took this on camp, we were walking somewhere and I saw the sunlight and I went off and took a photo of it shining through the trees, and then she began to walk in front of me so I took a photo of her and I think it's pretty cool :D And also it really suits her personality (most of the time)

Themis

05-10-2008, 03:51 PM

A look at Prague:

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/kirche.jpghttp://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/turm.jpghttp://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/OhneTitel.jpghttp://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/hotel.jpghttp://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/huser.jpghttp://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/Blitzgneisser/berg.jpg

Virgil

05-11-2008, 12:36 AM

Very nice Themis. Looks pretty.

Virgil

05-18-2008, 03:43 PM

I was at a wedding last year where the affair was held overlooking the New York harbor from the Brooklyn side. Here are soem pictures.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image024-2.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image019-3.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image020-2.jpg

Now what you're seeing in those pictures above is the downtown Manhattan skyline with the Manhattan Bridge in the fore with the Brooklyn Bridge behind.

Here are a couple of photos of the Empire State Building.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image021-3.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image025-3.jpg

kiz_paws

05-19-2008, 03:24 AM

Chava, your picture is stunning. Well done indeed.

Claes, beautiful work -- the flowers are gorgeous!

kelby and sprinks, cool pics!

Themis -- great shots of the incredible architecture of Prague (wish I could go there!)

Virgil, great shots of New York, another place I should love to visit some day. :)

ClaesGefvenberg

05-27-2008, 04:39 PM

Time for another round: I have been out and about a bit.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0019-1.jpg
Bowling with a bunch of friends from work.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0036.jpg
Colourful, eh?

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0507.jpg
Sunset seen from a boat on lake Mälaren near Eskilstuna.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0516.jpg
Same sunset as above a couple of minutes later.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0525.jpg
And again....

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0569.jpg
Traffic jam due to a highway accident, close to my home.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0600.jpg
I have no idea what those are called in English, but a straigtht translation
from Swedish would be "Luitenants Heart".

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0601.jpg
A closer look.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0603.jpg
I have to admit that I dont know the name of those either... in any language.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Panoramabackyard.jpg
A composite panorama from our bedroom window, put together from 20 different shots.

/Claes

Virgil

05-27-2008, 06:29 PM

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0507.jpg
Sunset seen from a boat on lake Mälaren near Eskilstuna.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0516.jpg
Same sunset as above a couple of minutes later.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0525.jpg
And again....

I love your sunsets Claes. Very nce. :thumbs_up

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0600.jpg
I have no idea what those are called in English, but a straigtht translation
from Swedish would be "Luitenants Heart".

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0601.jpg
A closer look.
I believe those are called Bleeding Hearts in English.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_0603.jpg
I have to admit that I dont know the name of those either... in any language.
Those look familiar too but I can't quite place the name.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Panoramabackyard.jpg
A composite panorama from our bedroom window, put together from 20 different shots. 20 different shots pasted together is quite a feat. Nice work.

Thanks for all that Claes. I enjoyed it. :)

Idril

05-28-2008, 03:56 PM

Claes, those are just amazing, especially the sunset ones. They are downright spiritual. And the details in those flower ones are stunning.

This picture isn't all that great but it shows exactly why it's so impossible for me to keep our dogs off the couch. With this kind of encouragement, keeping them off is a lost cause. :rolleyes: That's my oldest son, Isaac and Smeagol the beagle. Smeagol actually isn't a very cuddly dog normally but he loves Isaac, he will cuddle with Isaac.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000707.jpg

Weisinheimer

05-28-2008, 04:32 PM

that's a really cute pic, Idril

Sweets America

05-28-2008, 04:39 PM

Oh, I love the doggy!! :)

Nice pics everyone (with a special squeeze of my heart for the New-York pics of Virgil :p )

Nyu001

05-28-2008, 05:23 PM

Nice pic of your son and the dog Idril. :D

Here I present you Satan my cat... ;)

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r153/Nyu001/Satan.jpg

Virgil

05-28-2008, 06:38 PM

Ah cute doggy and cat. Nice pictures.

bluevictim

05-28-2008, 06:40 PM

This picture isn't all that great but it shows exactly why it's so impossible for me to keep our dogs off the couch. With this kind of encouragement, keeping them off is a lost cause. :rolleyes: That's my oldest son, Isaac and Smeagol the beagle. Smeagol actually isn't a very cuddly dog normally but he loves Isaac, he will cuddle with Isaac.[/IMG]Smeagol the beagle -- I love it! Very cute picture.

Niamh

05-28-2008, 06:41 PM

lovely pic of your son and dog Idril.

Man thats one scary cat!

Nyu001

05-28-2008, 06:57 PM

And never eat near of him or he will get "mad" wanting food. If you don't give him, he will bite you. If you rub him and stop of rub he will chase you! if you don't pay attention to him... he will bite you.

ClaesGefvenberg

05-29-2008, 01:37 AM

Claes, those are just amazing, especially the sunset ones. They are downright spiritual. And the details in those flower ones are stunning.Thank you, Idril.

I like that picture of Isaac and Smeagol the beagle. Er.... Smeagol? I'm afraid to ask how he earned his name... ;)

And never eat near of him or he will get "mad" wanting food. If you don't give him, he will bite you. If you rub him and stop of rub he will chase you! if you don't pay attention to him... he will bite you.Sounds like a normal cat to me... :lol:

/Claes

Idril

05-29-2008, 02:11 PM

Thank you, Idril.

I like that picture of Isaac and Smeagol the beagle. Er.... Smeagol? I'm afraid to ask how he earned his name... ;)

/Claes

Well, we were going to name him Frodo but my dad, having had a beagle of his own once upon a time suggested Smeagol would be better, that eagerness to please along with the single minded pursuit of food and the evilness and cunning that comes with it seemed more apt for a beagle...and also, it rhymed. :lol: He lives up to his name quite well. :rolleyes:

Virgil

05-29-2008, 05:47 PM

Well, we were going to name him Frodo but my dad, having had a beagle of his own once upon a time suggested Smeagol would be better, that eagerness to please along with the single minded pursuit of food and the evilness and cunning that comes with it seemed more apt for a beagle...and also, it rhymed. :lol: He lives up to his name quite well. :rolleyes:

How come you didn't name your son after a Lord of the Rings character? :p :D

Idril

05-29-2008, 08:04 PM

How come you didn't name your son after a Lord of the Rings character? :p :D

Don't think I didn't think about it. :lol: ;) I did try to talk them into legally adding a LOTR name as a middle name but neither of them went for it...I continue to suggest it though. :D

kiz_paws

05-29-2008, 09:26 PM

Claes, enjoyed your photography as always! The panorama photo was very well done indeed, and the sunsets stunning. :)

Idril, that picture is totally endearing! Your son is privileged to be the one and only who gets to cuddle with your doggie! Lovely picture, good job! :)

Nyu001, your cat is cute, I love black cats. Your description of him made me smile because he surely has a character and then some! Good photo, hope you will post more! :)

Madhuri

05-30-2008, 10:20 AM

some pictures of Agra from my blog

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/blogs/viewblog.php?userid=16083&entry=5571

Gaiam

05-31-2008, 02:20 PM

My friends while camping over Memorial Day weekend. Not exactly a work of art, and they were all a bit tipsy but they're adorable and I love them to death! haha

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/gaiam_photos/DSC00912-1.jpg

Idril

06-01-2008, 11:00 PM

You look like you're having a lot of fun, Gaiam. :thumbs_up

We spent the weekend with my parents and managed to get to the Badlands for an afternoon of climbing. Here's a few pics.

This first one is actually not of the Badlands, it's the view from my parents' yard as we were coming back from the beach...we got home just in time:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000780.jpg

This one is on the top of the butte we climbed. There were 9 people there, 7 with cameras and here we are taking pictures of the vista. I'm at the end in that pic with my nephews and niece ahead of me, my brother, who was obviously behind me, took this shot:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/DSC_0022.jpg

This is my son, Isaac on the descent, taking it all in:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000835.jpg

The view from the top:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000820-1.jpg

This picture was a happy surprise, those are my boys, Isaac is on the roof and Sam is in the window frame. This pose was completely spontaneous, I was actually trying to get the backgrond, which makes it even more impressive:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000877.jpg

And this is the view in the direction Isaac was facing:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000876.jpg

Some of the weird formations:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000851.jpg

And caves. There are three children you can't see in that dark hole, I'm taking their picture:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/DSC_0030.jpg

It was a fun day. Lots of pictures were taken, between the 7 of us, there were hundreds, I'm sure. :rolleyes:

pussnboots

06-02-2008, 07:46 AM

ClaesGefvenberg

06-02-2008, 07:52 AM

I would love to see more pictures!Likewise. Good pictures, Idril, and please post more if you have them. About that first picture: I suppose everything turned jolly wet soon after it was taken?

/Claes

Gaiam

06-02-2008, 10:28 AM

Those photos are beautiful, Idril! My favorite is the one of your two sons in the little 'house' thing. :)

Shalot

06-02-2008, 10:57 AM

Idril

06-02-2008, 09:43 PM

nice pictures. I've never been to the Badlands. I've been to Yellowstone national Park, Grand Tetons, Grand Canyon and Arches National park. Have you ever been to any of those ? It is absolutley beautiful at all these places.
I would love to see more pictures!

Likewise. Good pictures, Idril, and please post more if you have them. About that first picture: I suppose everything turned jolly wet soon after it was taken?

/Claes

Pussnboots, I haven't seen any of those, I don't travel nearly as much as I should. :( If you ever do decide to see the Badlands, I'll show you around. ;) There are 2 units of Badlands in ND, the North Unit and the South, easy enough to remember. We were in the North Unit, it's close to where my dad grew up, practically in his back yard so he knows all the good places to go and every feature has a story for him. I don't know if that's the reason why I prefer the North Unit but it seems like it's a little more wild and varied than the South Unit.

Claes, it poured! As soon as we stepped onto the lawn the wind started and about 2 minutes after we got into the house, the rain came.

Here's a few more pictures since a couple of you were interested.

This was at the beginning of our climb, you can see the odd little cannonball shape rocks there in the right bottom corner:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000806.jpg

These tiny little lizards are everywhere and are an endless fascinations to the boys of the family:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000805.jpg

Isaac climbing:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000809.jpg

Going back down:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000831.jpg

More odd formations:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000838.jpg

The muddy Little Missouri River:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000867.jpg

By the river:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/P1000870-1.jpg

Virgil

06-02-2008, 09:54 PM

Wow, Idril, I had no idea what Badlands looked like. I had just heard of it as a destination to go. But that is impressive. Thank you for posting. :)

kiz_paws

06-02-2008, 09:55 PM

Those are fantastic pictures, Idril. Thank you so much for posting them! :)

Gaiam

06-03-2008, 10:35 AM

Does her shirt say "I have a great as.s?"

Looks like good times.

Haah, yeah, her husband purchased it for her when they saw a stand-up comedian in Las Vegas. That's what the front says and the back says something like "And I'm Not Even In High School". I forget the context, but it was some joke the comedian told. They saw the show with her parents and her 58 yr/old mother bought the same shirt, too. Hah, they're a darling family.

Gaiam

06-03-2008, 10:36 AM

I just can't get over how beautiful those photos are, Idril. And the little lizard is adorable!

Idril

06-04-2008, 07:54 PM

Wow, Idril, I had no idea what Badlands looked like. I had just heard of it as a destination to go. But that is impressive. Thank you for posting. :)

I think a lot of people hear ND and thing rolling plains and prairies and obviously, there is a lot of that but there's also this and it is extraordinary. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

And Gaiam, those lizards are pretty cute but they are so hard to see because they're the exact same color as the rocks. Only young eyes can see them. ;)

Shalot

06-04-2008, 10:10 PM

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n25/Shalot_bucket/collage2.gif

djy78usa

06-05-2008, 12:32 AM

Those are great pictures Idril. I was lucky enough to visit the Black Hills when I was a kid, but I've never been into the Badlands. Your pictures make me want to plan a trip there.

cipherdecoy

06-06-2008, 09:42 PM

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/mannalbeagle/060.jpg

Taken in Spain ;)

Shurtugal

06-06-2008, 10:55 PM

idril those pictures are beautiful!

Shurtugal

06-06-2008, 11:06 PM

here's some pictures of my guinea pig!

the orange and white one is Dolly. the gray and white one is Ayra...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3133/2556873271_e47d6560e7.jpg

ayra is so cute....:blush:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/2557695942_7fcaca180b.jpg

a rare moment when dolly is actually resting!:brow:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/2556872807_9a764b1355.jpg

sofia82

06-06-2008, 11:12 PM

Wonderful pictures from wonderful sceneries, Idril!

sofia82

06-06-2008, 11:15 PM

Virgil

06-06-2008, 11:41 PM

Really cute Shurty. They're beautiful. :)

Janine

06-06-2008, 11:56 PM

Shurtugal,
I just love guinea pigs! I think they are so adorable and lovable and funny. I love these photos you have of yours. They are all of the above, plus sooo sweet looking - totally cute fuzzy creatures!

sofia82

06-07-2008, 12:35 AM

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk93/sofia_q82/38.jpg

cipherdecoy

06-07-2008, 01:35 AM

Cool that you managed to capture something like that :P

sofia82

06-07-2008, 02:25 AM

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk93/sofia_q82/37.jpg

Always my brother says what are these useless photoes you take instead of taking photoes of me!

sofia82

06-07-2008, 02:46 AM

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk93/sofia_q82/34.jpg

Nightshade

06-07-2008, 05:28 AM

( havent seen much beyond the old town square yet really but these are some of my favourite pictures to date)
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Night-D/100_0151.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Night-D/100_0154.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Night-D/100_0155.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Night-D/100_0156.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Night-D/100_0158.jpg

I do like using sepia, and odd angles :D

Virgil

06-07-2008, 08:22 AM

Sofia and Nightie - Those are wonderful pictures.

sofia82

06-07-2008, 10:12 AM

( havent seen much beyond the old town square yet really but these are some of my favourite pictures to date)

I do like using sepia, and odd angles :D

These are really beautiful. I like odd angles, too.

And thank you Virgil!

Shurtugal

06-07-2008, 12:27 PM

sofia, those pictures of the water are wonderful!

nightshade, love the color tinting.

Shurtugal

06-07-2008, 12:34 PM

here's a picture of a flower my little sis took.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3180/2558899796_d75210163e.jpg

sofia82

06-07-2008, 01:53 PM

here's a picture of a flower my little sis took.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3180/2558899796_d75210163e.jpg

Thank you Shurtugal!!! I like flowers, Your little sister will be a good photographer in the future ;)

Nightshade

06-07-2008, 04:51 PM

Prague... "the old town square" being a place there. WOW sofia I love the first water and the bird picture

bluevictim

06-07-2008, 10:30 PM

Idril, romping around those rock formations at Badlands looks like a lot of fun! Those egg-shaped formations are very interesting.

Shurtugal, your guinea pigs are very cute.

sofia82, thanks for sharing your fountain pictures -- I really like the one with just a blob of water in front of some palm trees.

Nightshade, the sepia makes those buildings look like they are in an old town indeed.

To do my part:

Here is a shot of Yosemite falls with some low clouds:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/IMG_0294-1.jpg

Here is a shot from Mount Shasta of Shastina rising up above the clouds:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/bluevictim/IMG_0364-1.jpg