Canon Thursday Photo 2012: #41

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<p>Happy Thursday everyone! I don't know how it is in your area, but the weather is beautiful here in Southern Indiana, which is a bad thing when school projects are bearing down. I found a few minutes this weekend, okay, a few more minutes than I should have, to take the new kayak out and shoot some birds. I drove up to state forest and put it in the lake in hopes of getting closer to the wood ducks. I didn't get the woodies, but I am starting to love it more and more each time I use it. I should have bought one a long time ago. So here's a shot I got from the kayak that I wouldn't have been able to achieve from land. It's a Pied-billed Grebe; I've shot these birds before, with lackluster results, and wondered if a great photo was even possible with such a small, bland bird that rarely takes flight, but I got my answer...$400 later.</p><div></div>

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<p>Red surrounded by green.</p><div></div>

<p>If anybody tells you pine trees don't loose needles in fall, don't believe it!</p><div></div>

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<p>Following up on Dennis Zaebst’s great shot of the female Red-breasted Merganser last week here is one I got a while back. Never seen a male. I heard a rumor that these birds are credited with the spike hair craze that started a few years back :-)</p><div></div>

<p>Nice shot of the Grebe, Nathan.<br>

Lupo, I see that egg sweating; and I'm sure for good reason too!<br>

Frank, I believe pine needles are harder to remove than leaves.</p>

<p>Obligatory iconic postcard shot of the mill.</p>

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<p>Last week I showed Martigues, the "Venice of France." This week it's Venice.<br>

5D2+24-105, 24 mm, f8, iso-200, -1/3 ev<br>

<a title="Venice by Peter Meade, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8173/8070172487_93c06a6cb2_z.jpg" alt="Venice" width="426" height="640" /></a></p>

<p>This week it's art.. My niece had another exhibit in Amersfoort last weekend.<br>

This is part of her installation. Big windows left and right in this room. Hard to get the reflections out of the picture.</p><div></div>

<p>Nathan - Glad you have nice weather. Can't say the same for here. Overcast fall days ... makes one think of time passages. This one fits that mood.</p><div></div>

<p>This is pretty exciting to folks who look at fungi seriously. It is a full, intact cortina from basal bulb to the top of the cap. This is the fragile web like structure for which the genus Cortinarius is named. A few mature specimens with collapsed cortina had broken through a large bed of moss, but ones in this condition appeared as lumps in the moss bed and were not visible. As the moss and cortina are attached to the cap it's very easy to cause damage. The dark rusty brown spores have begun to fall and collect. Eventually the web will fill up with spores and collapse onto the stipe, looking like a wooly brown tangled mess. These van be very difficult to ID to species and this one is no exception. In over 20 years of looking at fungi I've never seen a member of this genus in this pristine condition, so even if the shot lacks grace, it represents a very nice moment.</p><div></div>

<p>Taken last weekend during a stroll through the Wissahickon Creek Park. This 8 mile long park is located entirely within the city of Philadelphia. I've been shooting this park for several years now with the intent to put a photobook together. I hope to have the book done by Thanksgiving.</p>

<p>Try again.</p><div></div>

<p>Nathan, and all, I have noticed that our friends over at the Nikon forum have gone to a sort of a "cluster" approach to their Wednesday POW. They can post more than one image as long as the images are related. Any interest in doing the same here?</p>

<p>Here's a shot from a visit from a B-25, "Made in the Shade". The bomber visited Topeka KS for a few days and even offered rides for $400. I chose to take a photo. </p><div></div>

<p>My daughter's backyard in the Adirondack Mountains.</p><div></div>

<p>Northern Lights at the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, South Iceland.<br>

On last week’s tour we got three nights with good displays of the aurora, but this one was the best.</p><div></div>

<p>The weather was lousy, and I forgot my tripod, but still managed to get some fair shots at Cumberland Gap, TN. This one is from Pinnacle Overlook on the Tennessee side, looking toward Middlesboro, KY...</p><div></div>

<p>St. Cwyfan's (Eglwys Cwyfan)_The church in the sea... 13th century church, Anglesey</p>

<p><a title="St. Cwyfan's (Eglwys Cwyfan)_The church in the sea by stevedeer, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8041/8057356412_160b6e435a_c.jpg" alt="St. Cwyfan's (Eglwys Cwyfan)_The church in the sea" width="800" height="640" /></a></p>

<p>Found some interesting fungus (I believe) growing on a fallen tree in upstate NY. Not sure what it is but perhaps Laura could help me out ;-). There was quite a bit of it around so I imagine it's pretty common, but eye-catching nonetheless.</p><div></div>

<p><strong>Halles Abbey Ruins </strong>(near Winchcombe England)<br>

Canon 5D MkIII, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 24mm, Av mode, ISO-200, +2/3EV, f/11 resulting in 1/125-sec. hand held, processed with DxO Optics Pro 7.5:</p>

<p><a title="Halles Abbey Ruins by dcstep, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8316/8071558327_42713039d7_c.jpg" alt="Halles Abbey Ruins" width="800" height="534" /></a></p>

<p>berea falls </p><div></div>

<p>5D2, EF 100mm f/2.8 macro, ISO 800</p><div></div>

<p>Ed V., that is a nice little cluster of Trametes versicolor. Yes, they are very common and widespread, but that doesn't detract from their beauty when fresh. Color can vary and include blue and orange. These can be used to make dye for wool and silk. ;-)</p>

 

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<p>Street art in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. 350D, 35mm f/2 @ f/6.3</p>