Photo of the week 5/3/09

<p>Nothing special this week for me ! Just some typical practice shots in the neighbors garden.</p><div></div>

<p>Another shot - macro this time</p><div></div>

<p>Forgot the name of these beauties - bad memory</p><div></div>

<p>OK, I've got a couple. My parents (mostly) dalmatian is suffering from kidney failure. My girls love to walk with him and their opportunities to do so are running short. The sun was out for a few minutes early this afternoon, so I grabbed a few shots...</p><div></div>

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<p>I had a really creative week designing a birthday announcing card for a client and taking some unusal Zurich and "Swissness" photographs of my own taste :-)</p><div></div>

Howdy, folks. This week I have tugboat posing for tourists and two spring ephemerals.

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First, the little tugboat that can't anymore. DA 16-45mm.

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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/signor-spaghetti/3494133233/" title="The little tugboat that can't anymore."><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/3494133233_9b22f14bdf_o.jpg" width="700" height="500" alt="_IGP3686" /></a>

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Spring Beauty. These tiny little flowers grow from corms underground and open for about three days. If you're like me and like to put things in your mouth that you find in the forest while hiking, the corms can be skinned like little potatoes and eaten. They taste like sweetened chestnuts. Tamron Apdatall 90mm <i>F</i>2.8. Crop.

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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/signor-spaghetti/3494133233/" title="Spring Beatuy"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/3493779986_ed0319560c_o.jpg" width="560" height="700" alt="_IGP3548 (crop)" /></a>

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Dutrchman's Breeches. Toxic, do not eat. DA 35mm. Crop.

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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/signor-spaghetti/3494133233/" title="Dutchman's Breeches"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3325/3495579402_46be3675b0_o.jpg" width="531" height="800" alt="_IGP3518 (crop)" /></a>

<p>one of the oldest cinemas in Zurich</p><div></div>

<p>Childhood dreams</p><div></div>

<p>These are my pictures of the week. The San Bernardino mountains in California, viewed from the small town of Wrightwood.</p>

<p>This is my first picture.</p><div></div>

<p>This is my second.</p><div></div>

<p>Nice start with those tulips Subho!<br>

Here in Phoenix the ocotillo plants are all blooming with beautiful orange and red flowers<br>

#1</p><div></div>

<p>My favorite model :-)<br>

#2</p><div></div>

<p>Sulphur crested cockatoo at a national park in Sydney<br>

#3</p><div></div>

<p>Well, it has been so long since I posted that I am going to post more than 3 forgive me please!! And I will post fairly small :)</p>

<p>I went up into the hills with a few friends. Here are some of the shots. All with K20D, FA 43mm Limited or F100mm Macro:<br>

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/3496549816_66a4cdd2c3.jpg" alt="" width="379" height="500" /><br>

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3631/3496551554_f7b9c7ee5b.jpg" alt="" width="379" height="500" /><br>

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3309/3495734991_2d8ae33fec.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="380" /><br>

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/3496554972_e249dc7a76.jpg" alt="" width="379" height="500" /><br>

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3370/3495735907_7656d0df30.jpg" alt="" width="379" height="500" /><br>

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3496553648_a6bab8a368.jpg" alt="" width="338" height="500" /></p>

<p>That's quite a re-entry,<b> Garry! </b><b>Subho</b>, I like the tulip shot best. And <b>Haig</b>, that is a beautiful shot of your daughter.<br>

Here are my three. The first one from yesterday, the other two from last Sunday.</p><div></div>

<p>And number two:</p><div></div>

<p>And the last:</p><div></div>

<p>Thanks <strong>Robert</strong>.. I wish she was! (she's a friend's granddaughter).. meanwhile you have another <strong>stunner</strong>.. the horse in the pasture. Not that I would pass by the other two :-).<br /><strong>Garry</strong>, that's quite the return my friend! As far as photos, I like how #2 and #4 turned out best, but I'm glad you posted a shot of Belle :-).</p>

<p>Last week I took a "skunking" fishing so I posted a skunk cabbage. Early May and the Fiddleheads start to pop along the streams. <a href="http://s407.photobucket.com/albums/pp153/marzrw/5-2-09/?action=view&current=Fiddleheads.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/pp153/marzrw/5-2-09/Fiddleheads.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a> I did fish also... <a href="http://s407.photobucket.com/albums/pp153/marzrw/5-2-09/?action=view&current=TheAngler.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/pp153/marzrw/5-2-09/TheAngler.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a> And, blame it on Haig, he told me to post a fish pic every week. I won't do that, but an occassional fish, especially if it is a nice one or nice shot.... <a href="http://s407.photobucket.com/albums/pp153/marzrw/5-2-09/?action=view&current=Caught.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/pp153/marzrw/5-2-09/Caught.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></p>

<p>If I have to call, it would be Roberts' horse, ofcourse ! A fascinating and beautiful image.<br>

I haven't done anything except postprocessing hundreds of Egypt pics. And still not finished....<br>

I added some felucca 's in an album at http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=909287<br>

Here's just a few from my past week's labour</p>

<p><img src="http://static.zoom.nl/ccd55a33449b3f3fc2eace8ccf0752de.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="436" /></p>

<p><img src="http://static.zoom.nl/eb678898ef31ab0d8ba610208275de60.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="401" /></p>

<p><img src="http://static.zoom.nl/b6b2e348ccd7e2de8fe22f362dfb283b.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="402" /></p>

<p><a title="AAH by Jemal Y., on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackfist2k2/3491822380/" title="AAH by Jemal Y., on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3363/3491822380_23949989d2.jpg" alt="AAH" width="500" height="357" /> </a> <br /> <strong>AAH</strong><br>

<a title="TRM, Black Coffee Magic by Jemal Y., on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackfist2k2/3496297405/" title="TRM, Black Coffee Magic by Jemal Y., on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3496297405_9f020b9fe9.jpg" alt="TRM, Black Coffee Magic" width="500" height="334" /> </a> <br /> <strong>TRM, Black Coffee Magic</strong></p>

<p>Nice pix everyone!!! hehe flowers flowers flowers... and guess what! I got flowers too! I guess nothing has been going on...so..Just flowers for this week!</p><div></div>

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