Pictures Taken By you...

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Originally Posted by ClaesGefvenberg

You have a point, but I would like to expand a bit on that: Dawn and twilight will often bring forth amazing colours. Incidentally, the same thing can be said for rainy weather, when few people (for obvious reasons) bother to use their cameras.

I should also add that I am very fond of night shots...

/Claes

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Good points Claes. I agree that those are good times too. I was referrring to the fact that there are less people around early in the morning. I must admit that my night shots have never come out that great. I'm not good at long exposures. Nor do I know how long is the right amount? Is there some rule?

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Originally Posted by Virgil

I'm not good at long exposures. Nor do I know how long is the right amount? Is there some rule?

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Not really, but I generally try twice the time I think should do it and then some. ;) Honestly, I experiment a lot, and the decent shots are often preceded by several miserable ones. :lol: The good news is that digital cameras made experimenting free of charge. I used to spend lots of film in this manner, and that was expensive to say the least.

/Claes

Back to Africa...

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A flat tyre again. As usual, caused by an Acacia thorn.

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A baboon gang on their way to a waterhole in Buffalo Springs.

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Baboons seem to detest getting wet: Great care was taken not to touch the water.

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This guy gave me a scare. While I was watching his mates through the telephoto lens, he ambled past me
just three meters away. He ignored me, but they are quite dangerous: They possess evil tempers as well as big scary teeth.

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On guard duty.

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Back on the Kenya - Somalia Highway, en route to Lake Nakuru.

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A colourful Matatu: A mixture of bus and taxi service.

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A typical roadside loo.

/Claes

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Originally Posted by Virgil

Kathy, I took those in August, the height of the crowded season. :lol: I just got up really early when no one was out yet. :D Best time to take pictures is in really early morning. Should I add, IMO? ;) :p

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Wow, I thought those were taken on a nice April day. But yes, regardless, the best time to take photographs of a natural setting is without lots of people around. IMO ;)

(Virgil=sillyhead) :p ;) :D

I think I just spent about an hour going through the photos you all took. And you guys are AMAZING. Such beautiful photos. I am going to have to take a look here more often.

Kenya, Paris, Martha's Vinyard, Spring, India, Greece....wow....I think I travelled a pretty good portion of the world here.

Whoa. Let me get back to my seat. Those pics are wonderful! Totally! Although I'm not much a fan of monkeys... well, my brother is.

hey guys, my bf and me went for a walk around Nuremberg yesterday and took some pics.

a lake where people go for walks, boat tours, cycling, skating..
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...h/HPIM2965.jpg

view of the castle
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...h/HPIM3004.jpg

the castle
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http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...h/HPIM2985.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...h/HPIM2989.jpg

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Albrecht Dürer's House (house of a famous Renaissance painter)
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Der Schöne Brunnen at the Main Market (Beautiful Well)
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Frauenkirche (Our Lady's Church) at the Main Market
this is were the Christmas market (Christkindelsmarkt) takes place
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Lorenzkirche (St. Lawrence's Church)
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Nice pics SW. Those remind me of my journeys in Deutschland. I love how blue the sky is in these pictures.

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Originally Posted by B-Mental

Nice pics SW. Those remind me of my journeys in Deutschland. I love how blue the sky is in these pictures.

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where in Germany did you go?

yep, it's crazy, it was an unseasonable 26°C yesterday (same today)...

weird roadside,Cales and amazing pic.

Sleepy:
cool pictures..
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...h/HPIM2996.jpg

wow!

@Sleepy Witch: You know, it's funny how Germany does look familiar. But it's different all the same from how the houses in Austria look.

Two pictures of Vienna - my favourite city. ;)

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That's the "Pestsäule" - a memorial of the plague; it was built after it's end in the 17th century under emperor Leopold I.

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Schloß Schönbrunn - the parts in dark yellow are part of the castle. I'm not sure why they're painted differently. Probably lack of money.

Nice pics, Themis and Sleepy.

You have no idea how envious I am of the people walking the streets in shirt sleeves, Sleepy. It is very cold here and it snowed yesterday. Today it is raining and warmer, but still.

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Originally Posted by SleepyWitch

hey guys, my bf and me went for a walk around Nuremberg yesterday and took some pics.

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Good idea... Both going there and bringing the camera along. Scenery and weather looks great :thumbs_up

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Originally Posted by Themis

Two pictures of Vienna - my favourite city. ;)

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My previous comments seem to be in just right here as well. It looks splendid.

A change of scenery? More Kenya shots:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...alls-Kenya.jpg
Nyahururu Falls, previously known as Thompson Falls.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...edge-Kenya.jpg
Rift valley: Suddenly the landscape changes from bone dry to lush and green.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...edge-Kenya.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...ower-Kenya.jpg
A tiny flower. Can anyone tell me its name?

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A Grant's Gazelle.

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A buffalo. Someone asked me if I felt intimidated by the lions close by....
Let me tell you: These guys are intimidating... See that stare?

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Marabou Storks at lake Nakuru. Really big and really ugly.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...ionalPark-.jpg
In the landing pattern with flaps and gear down. Turning left to final...

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...and touchdown!

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Taxiing to dispersal to have a really loud conversation with your fellow pelicans...

Fabulous Claes, fabulous. I love it when you post pictures.

Themis, I would love to go to Vienna.

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Originally Posted by Virgil

Themis, I would love to go to Vienna.

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Please do. I'd love to show you around.


@Claes: Great pictures! I especially love the waterfall picture. Do you know if the name means anything? Or is it 'just' a name?