Canon Thursday Photo 2011: #47

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Happy Thursday everyone and Happy Thanksgiving for those of you in the USA. Sorry I'm late, I've been in the car traveling for

Thanksgiving and just arrived at our destination. Well, let's get this thing rollin'. No Internet here so I'm iphoning it, therefore no photo

for me yet.

<p>My friend Clarence deep in the groove playing one of his own finger style compositions in church last week.</p><div></div>

<p>Last weekend I attended the <a href="http://www.ohiocichlid.com/">OCA Extravaganza</a> - the world's largest cichlid and catfish convention that takes place each year on the weekend before Thanksgiving in Cleveland, OH. The fish in the photo is an <em>Amphilophus hogaboomorum</em>, and won Best of Show in the fish show part of the convention.</p>

<p>Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Darn Lupo, it's 1:40am now, and you got me hungry!</p>

<p><img src="http://www.fmueller.com/images/2011-Extrav-BoS-699.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>20D, 17-85IS, ST-E2, 420ex x2</p>

<p><img src="http://spirer.com/pier39/content/images/large/IMG_6396.jpg" alt="" width="792" height="594" /><br>

<em>Pier 39, tourist site in San Francisco</em></p>

<p>While in Taiwan last month I was visiting the southern end of the island, specifically Kenting National Park, near the Eluan Pi Lighthouse. I was walking from the parking lot to the lighthouse when I noticed a crowd of people and a throng of photographers, both still and video. I found out later it was a press event for one of the Presidential candidates for the election in January of next year. Tsai Ing-wen is the woman in the white shirt on the upper left. She was joined by her Vice Presidential mate in the white shirt next to her. According to recent poles, she is ahead of the incumbent by 4%.<br /><br /></p><div></div>

<p>Just playing with textures</p><div></div>

<p>Clouded lake</p><div></div>

<p>Mandarin shot in the aviary at our state zoo. There are two of these birds there but they often tend to be a little reclusive. They are masters at finding spots to rest where it is impossible to get a nice view of them. It is rare to see one posing in the open like this. I kept moving around to try to find the right spot, hoping that it would not fly off into hiding again. I finally settled for this view. My "mission" that day was photographing a new bird species recently aquired by the zoo, but who could resist this beautiful duck? </p><div></div>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/14675754-md.jpg" alt="" /><br>

135@f2</p>

<p>I took this shot on the River Thames on Sunday evening; there was a magical quality to the light and this boat silently gliding along the water was spectacular. I sent it to the Telegraph newspaper and they published it the next day.<br />I've also put it up on PN too.<br>

EOS 5D+ 24-105, iso-400, 1/40, f4, -1 ev<br>

<a title="Evening fog by Peter Meade, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6213/6370774365_3bb039248d_z.jpg" alt="Evening fog" width="640" height="426" /></a></p>

<p>Wow, Ian.... One of the best portraits i have seen recently ...</p>

<p>Dessert time, i´ve been experimenting with pudding.<br>

Chocolate with cherry, vanilla with apple and orange, coockie crums and cherry saus.<br>

5dII, 50 macro, led lights and bounce flash.</p>

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Thanksgiving Greetings. I'd like to be on Peter's boat eating Lupo's sandwich and finish with that pudding. My offering is of our Thanksgiving breakfast, homemade sticky buns. They're heading off to proof prior to baking. Happy Turkey Day to all.<div></div>

<p>It's getting cold here in Wisconsin (no snow cover yet!), so I thought I take a look at last warm day of this year. It was the Pumpkin Fest day in Egg Harbor, Door Peninsula (October 7, 2011). Door County has the most miles of lake shoreline in any county in US; a beautiful place with always a cheerful mood. I found these beach chairs next to the harbor and gave it a shot.<br>

Happy Thanksgiving everyone,<br>

Hadi </p><div></div>

<p>One way to express thanks-giving</p><div></div>

<p>Hope everyone is having a good day with their family or special friends. Ian, your pic really caught my eye! Here's a shot from my summer harvest of 400+ garlic I grew this year ( a little overboard).</p><div></div>

<p>that's a cool looking cichlid Frank, nice shot of it....if i knew this show was here i would have checked it out...linked, so maybe next year</p>

<p>i'm still going thru my costa rica shots and this is one of an iguana shot along the banks of the bebedero river near palo verde n.p.</p><div></div>

<p>Taken yesterday in Warsaw.</p><div></div>

<p>Canon 1V 17-35mm L</p>

<p>Canon 1V 17-35mm L</p>

<p>Canon 1V 17-35mm L</p><div></div>

<p>Absolutely outstanding portrait, Ian. </p>

<p>I do a lot of informal portaiture of my children, and am a great admirer of the "genre." And I must say that you have created some of the finest portraits of children that I have ever seen.</p>

<p>A wayward balloon stuck on weeds growing in a sidewalk next to a leaning utility pole.<br>

<img src="https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6106/6357884097_a70687358a_z.jpg" alt="wayward" width="427" height="640" /><br>

350D, 50mm f/1.8 @ f/2.2</p>

<p>My grand niece and her cousin. 5D MK2 Vivitar 100-300 ISO 400 1/200 f/5</p><div></div>

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