Canon Thursday Photo 2011:#32

<p>Great shots all. I too like the wasp/bee nest. <br />Mine this week is from the creek behind the house. A Green Herron popped up from below to perch, sun and preen a little. He was very patient with me and allowed enough time for me to go inside and change lenses. This shot is a mid-scratch thing that appears to have him pondering life.<br />I also got my Wacom Bamboo Tablet recently and have been messing with the Nic filter that came with it.</p><div></div>

<p>Here's a shot from a few weeks ago. I haven't shot anything for a couple of weeks. Very busy.<br /> James - great wasp shot!<br>

David - great vulture shot too!<br>

Mark - I like the portrait that way it is!</p><div></div>

<p>Out for an evening drive and came upon this scene.<br>

5d Mark II, 24-105 @ 65mm, ISO 160, f8@1/100</p><div></div>

<p>At the beach at Popham State Park in Maine.</p><div></div>

<p>In Indiana we have had a hot spell that is equal to one in 1875. The weather finally cooled off yesterday and this picture does not do justice to the wow factor of the sky. Canon T2i.</p><div></div>

Blowing up a balloon<div></div>

<p>nice one Dick and a great B&W Randall...</p>

<p>mine is from last night just before sunset</p><div></div>

<p>Fantastic images today. That wasp in the nest is awesome!<br>

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<p>at the jersey shore<br>

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/jyoung121/f98c9f39.jpg" alt="" /><br>

<strong>XTi</strong></p>

<p><a title="IMG_7658 by Solis Invicti, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6023/6008113193_22f4f8a255_z.jpg" alt="IMG_7658" width="640" height="427" /></a><br>

<br /> Stockholm, Sweden<br /> Gear: Canon 500D, EF50mm f/1.8 ll<br /> Settings: ISO 100, f/5.0, 1/250 sec.</p>

<p>Great images everyone ...<br>

My contribution is another shot from the garden .... <strong>A Peach Rose ... </strong><br>

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<p><strong>From The Garden</strong><br>

<img src="http://www.smugmug.com/photos/i-4Dp9zxn/0/L/i-4Dp9zxn-L.jpg" alt="" /><br>

7D, Sigma 70mm macro, f11 @ 1/30, ISO 200 + macro ring light<br>

Some LR doping as well; wanted to capture the energy of this emerging flower.</p>

<p>ME</p>

 

<p>The sun's coronal mass ejection earlier this week produced a spectacular lightshow. When I saw what was happening I quickly grabbed by camera and tripod from my car. Sadly I had misplaced my quick-release plate so I was reduced to bracing on the tripod, shooting semi-handheld. Praise the Engineering Gods for image stabilization. 7D, 17-55/2.8 IS, 3200 iso, 1.3 s</p>

<p><img src="http://www.arievandervelden.com/etc/5977Aurora1_web.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Tough field to enter.</p><div></div>

<p>European Parliament - Strasbourg<br /> Canon EOS 450D/XSi | Tamron 10-24mm<br />F22 | 1/8s | 14mm | ISO 100<br />Taken on a Tripod, HDR [-2 ; 0 ; +2] EV<br>

<br /> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/13993733-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="447" /><br /><br /></p>

<p><strong>Goldfinch gathering thistle for nesting:</strong><br>

Canon 7D, 500mm f/4L IS, ISO 800, 1/2000th sec., f/6.3:</p>

<p><a title="Goldfinch enjoying the last of the thistle by dcstep, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6010/6015285276_e1803005ac_z.jpg" alt="Goldfinch enjoying the last of the thistle" width="639" height="640" /></a></p>

<p>Another from my Canon Photura</p><div></div>

<p>Last weekend was my first outing with my new EOS 5D, Mark II and I could not have chosen a better subject than the Blue Angels at the Seattle Seafair event. I no longer have 'Image Envy' when I see other photographers' shots of the Blue Angels.</p><div></div>

<p>A Fairchild camera from WW ll era. Has a 20 inch focal length (508mm) f/5.6 Bausch and Lomb lens and is made to be hand held as evidenced by the giant handles. Used 8 inch wide roll film. Had a knob for aperture control but nothing for shutter speed. Docent at the museum said his friend has one and has gotten about halfway through a 300 exposure roll and then had a realization that he has no idea how to develop a very long 8 inch wide roll of film. Canon 5D MK2 ISO 3200 Sigma 24-70 1/250 F/2.8 @70mm</p><div></div>

<p>Great shots this week. I hope to someday see the northern lights in person. Until then, thanks Arie for a great shot!<br>

My shot is of flowers near some old church in Paris.</p><div></div>

<p>Kaitlyn and Vitalij, Practice made perfect.</p><div></div>

<p>There are some great photos this week.<br>

I would love to see the northern lights sometime.<br>

Here is my flower for this week:</p><div></div>

<p>Wattles in flower</p><div></div>

<p>I've not been here before, but would like to participate. Some lovely shots, for sure.</p>

<p>Mark,<br>

It was a pontoon, not a big boat or anything, just a few people and a preacher on the family boat. And the beercan, well I guess because a few of 'em get popped throughout the course of the day on the boat.</p>