Posts for: riverlass
Apr 6, 2015 13:20:47 #
STVest wrote:
Love the shots, Riverlass! The DoF is perfect.
Glad to hear you got some rain. Yesterday, I read an article about CA's drought problems. It made me feel really guilty about how frivolous I am with the H2O.
Glad to hear you got some rain. Yesterday, I read an article about CA's drought problems. It made me feel really guilty about how frivolous I am with the H2O.
Thank you. The focus wasn't so great on the last one, but I'm OK with it because I like the wonder ful Bokeh effects the images have. I'm learning to do this with my 18-300mm lens by standing back and extending the lens, then focusing on the subject. But... the 105mm seems sharper and closer when I do it right. Prime lenses are more work.. sometimes I'm lazy about this.
Apr 5, 2015 21:52:06 #
Finding these little Ladybugs in the green grass on my early morning Easter hike was more fun than an Easter egg hunt.
I used my Nikon D5100 and the Nikkor 18-300 lens. These were hand held because I had to carry an umbrella instead of a tripod. Yes, it rained in Northern California today. Yeah!
I used my Nikon D5100 and the Nikkor 18-300 lens. These were hand held because I had to carry an umbrella instead of a tripod. Yes, it rained in Northern California today. Yeah!
Mar 20, 2015 11:37:52 #
MtnMan wrote:
It is in northeastern Oregon. It is part of a National Monument...Fossil Beds or something like that. It is a bit out of the way and not much visited. There are some other awesome places that are part of it as well, including an over-the-top visitor center. They are kinda scattered out so take a little persistence to find.
I will have to check this out. Beautiful! Thanks.
Mar 20, 2015 11:35:07 #
Photoholic wrote:
Nice shot of a fairly intimidating scene. He does look mad.
They always look mad. It's a permanent expression.... even the little ones.
Mar 20, 2015 11:28:28 #
Puglover wrote:
We hike our mountain every Thursday morning. It's a steep hard climb. This rattlesnake was at the end of the trail. We didn't notice it until it started making noise. It was big! I'm not scared of snakes but we were close to him and this snake was mad.
Nice image. Awesome creature. Glad to hear that you were notified ahead of time. It's a Rattler's trademark. You have reminded me to close the dogs off and start watching for snakes. Our summers are filled with them.
Mar 20, 2015 11:25:23 #
JD750 wrote:
If you have to have poisonous snakes, Rattlesnakes... (show quote)
Good information. Thanks. I didn't know that they travel in pairs. We have an abundance every summer here in the foothills and I have never seen two at a time.
Mar 20, 2015 11:21:22 #
The 7th and 8th are my favorites. Nice job. Love to see them return every year.
Mar 20, 2015 11:18:54 #
Mar 19, 2015 22:00:10 #
Geegee wrote:
If you have very heavy gear and are afraid of the weight on your window, just put the foam on the window and lower it until it touches the door so it will take the weight and your gear will still be cushioned.
Really good idea. Thanks Geegee. :thumbup:
Mar 19, 2015 11:25:06 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
How beautiful, Riverlass! They look somewhat like sunflowers.
They are part of the Sunflower family. The first time I saw this plant I thought a bird had taken a Sunflower seed from my garden and dropped it by the side of the road.
Wyethia make large, highly nutritious seeds which are used by burrowing rodents and insects such as ants. If you break apart a seed head, the seeds smell like sunflower seeds but are much smaller.
Mar 18, 2015 10:42:02 #
Bozsik wrote:
Love these wildflowers. There is a special place at 10,000 ft that I like to hike to each year to photograph them.
Thanks Bozsik. This is only at about 1100ft. and only two plants. Do you see more in groups up that high? I wonder why there are so few, here.
Mar 18, 2015 01:12:41 #
Wildflowers are early this year in the California Foothills. This one is a bright and lovely sight on our country road. It's called Wyethia angustifolia or Mule's Ears and it's in the Aster family.
I shot this today, St. Patricks Day, with my Nikon D5100 and an 18-300 zoom lens. Hand held.
I shot this today, St. Patricks Day, with my Nikon D5100 and an 18-300 zoom lens. Hand held.
Mar 18, 2015 01:00:48 #
Mar 18, 2015 00:57:07 #
Picasa always helps. Very nice images. How did you create that last one. Did you use the "focal zoom" on the edges? Very interesting.
Mar 18, 2015 00:51:58 #
That was awesome, Kurt. We are so lucky to see this. thanks.