Posts for: LMG
Dec 26, 2023 11:41:19 #
More from the Galapagos. Sea Lions behave more like puppies than lions. Very playful and curious but seem to sleep a lot. A little clumsy on land but in water a Sea Lion will swim circles around you ... literally.
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Dec 19, 2023 17:31:11 #
A few more from the trip
Dec 19, 2023 13:21:39 #
Herbie1924 wrote:
Cropped versions would make excellent competition entries.
And uncropped versions
Dec 19, 2023 13:20:21 #
Delderby wrote:
Great pics - really enjoyed - have you some of a big tortoise?
Thanks Delberby, I do have some giant tortoise shots, a couple different types. I'll post them, still backing up shots from my cards. I really overshot.
Dec 19, 2023 13:18:28 #
PAR4DCR wrote:
An awesome set of images Larry. Would love to make that trip before I am pushing up daisies!
Don
Don
Thanks Don, Do it before you get too old. I went with some friends and they had to bow out of a couple landings because of exhaustion.
Dec 19, 2023 13:15:09 #
mindzye wrote:
Good set sir. The last one I see as being humorously labeled "The Guardian".
And all the re-memories will last a lifetime. It is said a song 'remembers when'. So do great visuals, as in photographs, with all the recorded sensory inputs of the time.
And all the re-memories will last a lifetime. It is said a song 'remembers when'. So do great visuals, as in photographs, with all the recorded sensory inputs of the time.
That mockingbird in the last shot kept advancing so close as if to mock me for not bringing a macro!
Dec 18, 2023 11:40:47 #
Sea Lions, Blue Footed Booby, and a Mocking bird. All shots from last week in the Galapagos. It was the most exhausting but rewarding trips I have ever taken. My wife and I went friends from Prescott and a couple grade school buddies and their wives.
When I was a kid my mom gave me a Jacques Coustou book that had a section on the Galapagos. She had high hopes I would become a marine biologist. That never happened but I always remained fascinated by Islands. Last year for Christmas I received a Galapagos book from my daughter. Possibly a sign but a year ago I would have never imagined I would get there, let alone physically handle it. And last week I was able to swim with Sea turtles, Sea lions, Penguins and assorted fish. Thousands of pictures, videos, and millions of memories.
When I was a kid my mom gave me a Jacques Coustou book that had a section on the Galapagos. She had high hopes I would become a marine biologist. That never happened but I always remained fascinated by Islands. Last year for Christmas I received a Galapagos book from my daughter. Possibly a sign but a year ago I would have never imagined I would get there, let alone physically handle it. And last week I was able to swim with Sea turtles, Sea lions, Penguins and assorted fish. Thousands of pictures, videos, and millions of memories.
Dec 8, 2023 21:49:02 #
Reuss Griffiths wrote:
Powerful images! The way you tell the story, it sounds like it was serendipity but based on the results, I don't think so. Clearly you recognized the possibilities and took advantage of them with great skill. Good Job, Good Show!
Thank you Reuss. I did take advantage of the sunset, but had envisioned something totally different. As for the great skill, you would be surprised how many dumb mistakes and wasted opportunities I have had. A lot is persistence and trying to shoot something daily something is bound to look good.
Dec 8, 2023 21:37:23 #
Laramie wrote:
These shots were taken past the actual Thumb Butte where the road turns to dirt and sign that warns it is a primitive road. I think you are talking about the hiking trail up to the Butte. I have taken the dirt path up and the paved path down. The dirt path can be slippery because of the loose dirt and rock, but the paved path seemed to be harder on the knees. A good work out either way, and if you were still breathing after your hike your heart is indeed good.Did you take the paved path or the dirt path? I took the paved path once a few years ago and discovered my heart was good. The path feels like this: /
Dec 8, 2023 21:25:43 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Beautiful shots. I've passed that turn-off many times and each time was tempted to drive down the road. But I never have. One fellow stopped me from going by saying that my car wasn't suitable for the road and I'd likely get hung up. Another fellow told me there was nothing to see once there, and that deterred me once. You've been there. What say you?
Thanks, We were in a Mazda suv which has a little ground clearance and had no trouble. As for nothing to see, I think there are a lot of opportunities for good shots, it just takes a bit of walking around to get a good angle. The place wasn't teaming with wildlife but I was there midday, I would have liked more time to take a sunrise and dusk shot. My take on getting a good shot is that there are opportunitys anywhere you are at. And the difference between a good and great shot is just a few steps.
Dec 6, 2023 20:44:55 #
Cany143 wrote:
Been there, but not in a lot --as in, 'those times when all there was was film' --of years. Been past any number of times in between, but was always more intent on getting elsewhere than returning there. Is there anything left of the old tv/movie set itself???
Never got to it so I don't know if its still there. First time in the area, we stopped on the way to Kanab. I will have to take the trip up 89 when I have more time than a few hours.
Dec 6, 2023 19:26:58 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Superb shots! Are these focus stacks??
Thanks, No just shot with an A9 with a 2.8 24-70GM. It handles harsh light better than I thought it would. I would have shot more if I knew.