Very nice Claes. I always enjoy your pictures. :)
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Very nice Claes. I always enjoy your pictures. :)
very nice pictures! jealous!
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.
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/a3...P1040362-1.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...l/P1040372.jpg
The big ceremonial Earth Lodge
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...040367-1-1.jpg
This is a tree right next to the ceremonial lodge and it captured the frost nicely.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...l/P1040370.jpg
And more prairie grass because I can't resist
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...l/P1040374.jpg
And a broken tree I was particularly fond of
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...l/P1040390.jpg
amazing pics, Idril! really!! :D
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. :)
I agree kiz!
Great!
You guys are very nice, the pictures really aren't all that great but I thought the subject matter, at least, was interesting.
Well, I don't know about that, I just take so many of them, one or two are bound to turn out. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by kiz_paws
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.Quote:
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. :)
Very nice Idril, especially that last one for some reason. :)
I was just about to say the same thing to you! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
But they are very nice indeed!
I can't wait! You had awesome photos with your 'old' camera, so your new one might make you downright dangerous! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Idril
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
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.
Don't be so modest... Your pictures are very good... and interesting :thumbs_up Good luck with your new camera, btw.Quote:
Originally Posted by Idril
My method exactly :D :thumbs_up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Idril
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/o...G/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/o...G/IMG_0243.jpg
Here is the Bar. There is no shortage of ice.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...G/IMG_0245.jpg
An Ice lion greeted us...
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...G/IMG_0250.jpg
Some other íce sculptures. They were everywhere (Talk about cool art)
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...G/IMG_0261.jpg
Another part of the bar, complete with ice tables and more art
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...G/IMG_0262.jpg
Here is the hotel
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...G/IMG_0271.jpg
One of the rooms.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...G/IMG_0279.jpg
The church
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...G/IMG_0312.jpg
And its altar.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...G/IMG_0314.jpg
/Claes
^^Ahhh, that is SO COOL!
I'm an amateur photographer, but my camera died recently. Need a new one. Ew.
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^NYC (I will live there... someday...)
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^Thanksgiving weekend in October (Canadian)
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Smokepipe's new kittens
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A place very near and dear to my heart. Carter Bay
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...] ;)
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 :(
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Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
Time to buy a new camera or have your friend give it back
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
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!
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/a3...l/P1000014.jpg
Becca, the colors in your pictures are so vibrant and realistic, very professional looking.
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.
vheissu- I'm looking to get a Nikon, either D40x or D80 model. Canons are good as well, just not my personal preference. =]
Idril, those colours are crisp and clean, beautiful shot. I can't wait for more of your stuff! :thumbs_up
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeccaT
Quote:
Originally Posted by BeccaT
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
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!
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. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by vheissu
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. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lote-Tree
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:
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)
Hey thanks. That's good to know.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeccaT
Did you really? Yes, that is freaky... Or maybe great minds.... Nah. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by kiz_paws
Not very cold. Just a couple of degrees below freezing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Oh yes, it's no big deal as long as you are properly insulated from the ice and theQuote:
Originally Posted by Idril
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 ;)
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Further pictures:
Laponian central heating (In a lap cot).
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...G/IMG_0319.jpg
And a couple of close ups:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...G/IMG_0332.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...G/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/o...G/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/o...G/IMG_0342.jpg
Just a kerosene lamp...
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...G/IMG_0359.jpg
And the odd snowmobile...
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...G/IMG_0361.jpg
/Claes
I cant believe i've missed all these amazing pics! You all have such a talent!
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/n...rok/024_0A.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n...ok/grizzly.jpghttp://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n...ok/grizzly.jpghttp://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n...ok/grizzly.jpghttp://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n...ok/grizzly.jpghttp://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n...ok/grizzly.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n...es/Pirates.jpg
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? ;)
From my blog, some pictures of The Taj
I brought my new camera to Yosemite last weekend.
El Capitan:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...victim/001.jpg
Glacier Point:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...victim/040.jpg
Yosemite Valley:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...victim/039.jpg
Enjoy!
Those pictures are stunning! :thumbs_up