Posts for: Sergo
Nov 26, 2018 10:54:10 #
The "Tree of Life", located in the Olympic National Park, continues to defy the odds year after year.
Nov 26, 2018 10:10:58 #
I just sold my Canon 100-400 through them. They were quick and professional and gave me what I considered a fair price. I'll be doing
more business with them in the next few weeks.
more business with them in the next few weeks.
zzzynick wrote:
Has anyone dealt with MPB.com?
The idea of sending my gear away without a receipt, kinda freaks me out
The idea of sending my gear away without a receipt, kinda freaks me out
Nov 15, 2018 18:14:34 #
Just had my first experience selling gear (Canon 100-400 IS) through mpb.com. I would highly recommend them. They were quick and fair and kept in touch throughout the whole process. Their estimate was within the range I had anticipated and the funds were in my account 2 days after we finalized the agreement. I'll definitely be using them again.
Nov 10, 2018 15:03:45 #
You're all right. It is a Green Heron. Maybe a juvenile? I should have done my homework and checked with Cornell labs first.
Thanks for keeping me on my toes.
Thanks for keeping me on my toes.
Nov 8, 2018 19:08:27 #
There was frost on my kayak this morning so I guess I'll put it away for the season. I was very lucky to have photographed more than a dozen bird spices within a very small stretch of Lake Washington this year and, all within a 15 minute ride from my house. Now, it's time to gear up for winter.
Oct 30, 2018 14:09:06 #
I completely agree with you. Greenland is a fantastic place. My wife and I were there also in September, but we sailed up the west coast to Ilulissat on the National Geographic Explorer. The icebergs and glaciers were incredible as we were able to kayak up close to them. My only complaint - not long enough. Can't wait to get back there. I would love to sail all around the island. Your photos were excellent. I also enjoyed your Flickr page.
Oct 24, 2018 20:36:08 #
My best bud Riley moving from the sun room to the space heater.
Oct 4, 2018 16:09:37 #
I agree that 2 days is not nearly enough. The park is simply too big. My suggestion would be to get a map of the park and try to locate those areas that interest you the most. You can check out Youtube or Google for images about those places then plan your stay around them otherwise you'll spend most of your time driving from one place to another. You can also Google Robert Hitchman's "Photograph America" newsletter. He does an excellent job of guiding you through the park.
Have Fun
Have Fun
Oct 4, 2018 15:36:17 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
First one is Denali?
At first glance, it might look like Denali but, it is a massive iceberg which has broken away from the Jakobshavn Isbræ glacier located in Ilulissat, Greenland. It is the most active glacier on the planet moving at 19 meters a day and calving 10% of the icebergs in the northern hemisphere. If you ever get the opportunity to visit it - go there. It's an incredible place to photograph and you won't be disappointed.
Oct 4, 2018 14:53:35 #
Scanning an ocean of ice.
Sep 18, 2018 21:42:26 #
More of my favorite images. We sailed in dense fog, solid overcast, partly cloudy and bright blue skies and every time the weather changed the ice turned a different color.
Sep 18, 2018 10:17:24 #
Thank you for the comments. The tour operator was "Lindblad Expeditions". They were outstanding. I highly recommend them. The food was great and the staff was excellent. Our ship, the Explorer was the largest carrying 140 passengers, but most of their others carry 100 or less. Small ships allow them to get into very small spaces others just can't do. This was our first trip with them, but we met many other passengers who had been on multiple expeditions with them so that says a lot for their quality. They travel all over the world. They had one more trip this season around Greenland, and then they were headed to Antartica for winter - summer down there.
Sep 17, 2018 19:33:20 #
Thank you for the kind words.
I'll post more tomorrow. Still sorting through a bunch of them.
I'll post more tomorrow. Still sorting through a bunch of them.
Sep 17, 2018 00:51:08 #
Just returned from a 9-day tour of Iceland and Greenland. If you're into nature and landscape photography these two places should move to the top of your bucket list. They are both stunningly beautiful with rugged mountains, waterfalls, glaciers, and volcanos. Iceland is definitely the most popular with almost 2 million visitors a year. You can swing your arm in any direction and where ever you stop you'll be pointing at a group of tourists. The locals were friendly and genuinely interested in seeing that we had a good impression of their country. We only spent 3 days in Iceland so we stayed mostly in the Reykjovik area exploring the golden circle east of the city. There we photographed waterfalls, geysers, and volcanos. The whole country is a geothermal gold mine with 90% of their energy and hot water coming from steam in the ground. From there we flew to Greenland and landed in an airport whose name I can't pronounce or spell. Needless to say, it was remote with musk ox grazing in the field next to the runway. It was a short trip to the bay where we boarded zodiacs to take us out to our ship the National Geographic Explorer which would be our home for the next few days. To say Greenland is remote would be an understatement. Its the largest island on the planet and 80% of it is covered in ice and only has a population of 57,000 people. There are no roads connecting the towns so travel is either by boat or plane. We set sail up the west coast stopping at Sisimiut the second largest town at 6000 residents. Part of the town has been preserved as a museum to show how things were back a hundred years ago. To me, it didn't look things had changed that much except all the boats had motors now. From there it was on to Ilulissat. This is the gem in the trip. It is a world heritage site due to the fact that its nearby fijord is filled with icebergs from the glacier upstream. some of these icebergs are so large that they run aground at the mouth of the fijord and can be stuck there for years until they break up or are pushed by even larger bergs from upstream. We had the opportunity to sail in small boats and kayaks for some really unique photos. Hope you like the them.
Sep 1, 2018 15:31:13 #
