Originally Posted by kiz_paws
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!
A duck, yes, I agree!!!Colors, yes yes yes!!! That's exactly what I thought of when I ran for the camera after seeing that scene! Yippeee!
"He was nauseous with regret when he saw her face again, and when, as of yore, he pleaded and begged at her knees for the joy of her being. She understood Neal; she stroked his hair; she knew he was mad."
---Jack Kerouac, On The Road: The Original Scroll
Flowers!!!!!!! Taken at the end of last yippeee summer.
"He was nauseous with regret when he saw her face again, and when, as of yore, he pleaded and begged at her knees for the joy of her being. She understood Neal; she stroked his hair; she knew he was mad."
---Jack Kerouac, On The Road: The Original Scroll
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.
Optima dies ... prima fugit
Great pictures everyone.
Idril I particuarly liked these. Was that blue hue natural, created with a filtered, or computer manipulated? It's captivating.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
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Last edited by Etienne; 02-24-2008 at 03:56 PM.
Et l'unique cordeau des trompettes marines
Apollinaire, Le chantre
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.I'll ask him though and let you know what he says.
the luminous grass of the prairie hides
feet lovely and still as sleeping doves,
porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life,
but weighty and unmovable
As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa
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.
the luminous grass of the prairie hides
feet lovely and still as sleeping doves,
porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life,
but weighty and unmovable
As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa
I agree: Very nice. Etienne: Could you tell us a bit more about the pictures?
/Claes
Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity."
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.
Et l'unique cordeau des trompettes marines
Apollinaire, Le chantre
Excellent pictures Etienne.
Thanks Idril.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
sure, your kitty is so kuteHere is the most recent pic I've taken.. my kitty 'helping' me write, errr, type at my desk
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.
the luminous grass of the prairie hides
feet lovely and still as sleeping doves,
porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life,
but weighty and unmovable
As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa
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.
Et l'unique cordeau des trompettes marines
Apollinaire, Le chantre
Unbelievable photos, Etienne. Wow.
"He was nauseous with regret when he saw her face again, and when, as of yore, he pleaded and begged at her knees for the joy of her being. She understood Neal; she stroked his hair; she knew he was mad."
---Jack Kerouac, On The Road: The Original Scroll
Somewhere nearby.
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Last edited by jon1jt; 02-26-2008 at 02:57 PM.
"He was nauseous with regret when he saw her face again, and when, as of yore, he pleaded and begged at her knees for the joy of her being. She understood Neal; she stroked his hair; she knew he was mad."
---Jack Kerouac, On The Road: The Original Scroll
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