snik75 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Evening<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david richhart Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Bruce's gooseberries look great... I haven't had a gooesberry pie in years. It is not hopeless for me though, last week I had a tree full of cherries to pick. The wine is bubbling now ;0P<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david richhart Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Over the Fourth of July I had the opportunity to attend the National Teachers Association convention in Washington DC. I did manage to escape the city madness long enough for an emotionally moving stroll through Arlington National Cemetery.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmanamey Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Bruce: how much would I have to beg whine & plead for a goosberry pie to be sent down this way? My grandpa's garden had to be let go to the wild a long time ago.. and the funny thing is, it's the asparagus, blackberries, and goosberries I miss the most.... (ps, good picture & very summery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisa_stieg Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Wow! Lots of responses so far! So many great photos...my personal favs are Markus' swan and Robert's bee... My family and I have returned from our trip to Arizona, and I took these in honor of Haig. I was a dork and forgot to turn my ISO down and shot at 3200...what an idiot! That is something I have GOT to learn to check for before I shoot anything! <br> <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v431/skweekysoo/?action=view¤t=SuperstitionMountains.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/skweekysoo/SuperstitionMountains.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br> <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v431/skweekysoo/?action=view¤t=NorthSideSuperstitionMountains.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/skweekysoo/NorthSideSuperstitionMountains.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br> This is the sunset picture that I took the evening before (reason I bumped my ISO up in the first place). <br> <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v431/skweekysoo/?action=view¤t=Sunset.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/skweekysoo/Sunset.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br> Justin, I hope someday I can shoot fireworks pictures like you did...what do you mean by using a piece of black cardboard in front of the glass? Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shots worth sharing Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 "I was a dork and forgot to turn my ISO down and shot at 3200...what an idiot!" Welcome to the the club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane_mills Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Amazing fireworks shot Justin. I have a Manfrotto 144B tripod but find it unsuitable for long hikes. You've made a very good point - I'll start looking for a light tripod next week. Thanks. Javier - neat squirrel pic. Interesting chair Maria. Fun couple candids Matthew. Scott, the Lagoon photo is terrific - where was it taken? Haig, I liked the flowers but love the first dog pic. Hin, when it comes to capturing fun images of kids - you are the man - well done. Markus, Doug, Robert, Dave, Ian, Garry, Bruce, Dave, Nick and Alisa - great shots by all. Abe - the first nations shots are superb. I keep viewing them again and again. As a member of the Qualipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Band, I can tell you that it is rare to see anyone capture Native American culture so well - kudos and thank you for sharing. Here are a few I shot earlier today...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane_mills Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Here's my attempt at a Dragonfly shot....<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane_mills Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Some local wildlife...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane_mills Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 More local wildlife....<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shots worth sharing Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 The pitcher plant is wonderful, Duane! Also, the hare--I got a intensely boring shot of a rabbit on a mowed lawn a couple of weeks ago but this is something else entirely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane_mills Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Ooops...I forgot Mis. Sorry. Outstanding B/W photo contributions as always. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmichel Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Again, what a show. This inspires me. Justin - the fireworks shot is patience and location scouting rewarded. Javier - I remember houses sliding downhill after heavy rains during my first area visit in 1969. Nothing learned. Maria - sorry, gooseberries are gone. Those chairs are weird. "Sit down and relax, friend." Right. Doug - I believe the flower is a hibiscus. I posted a shot last week. However, this one is more "tumescent". Robert - your macro could be mistaken for a stupendous fireworks shot. David and Duane - how do you get the dragonflies to sit still long enough to shoot? Early morning? Gary - such charming and photogenic children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shots worth sharing Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Bruce, Good guess--it was about 9:30am. Until your comment, I had been mystified: about a week before, I had found it difficult to get close enough for the long end of the 70-210mm so I was surprised that this bug let me get so close (maybe 2 feet). The first attempt was in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane_mills Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Hi Bruce. Not early morning in my case - the image was captured around noon. My secret is location. I took all of today's photos in the Salmonier River area. This wilderness area is surrounded by ponds and marshes with streams criss crossing everywhere. There are literally hundreds of Dragonflies but many more mosquitoes. The DA 50-200mm lets you get fairly close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garry_young1 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Mis, your cellist shots are great. <P> Nick, the "Peir" shot is my favorite. <P> Duane, love the snowshoe hare. <P> And now, as I'm at work on a Monday morning, and various colleageus are looking at my photo of the week participation, I have decided to step up to the plate and prove that Mis is right, his boss can certainly learn something - here is my rule breaking 5th photo, and not particualrly stunning in technique and and lighting, but the content makes up for it! <P> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garryyoung/2665707627/" title="Colleagues by Garry Young, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/2665707627_f78a6e7b78_b.jpg" width="682" height="1024" alt="Colleagues" /></a> <P> Two colleagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere_mei Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 "I have decided to step up to the plate and prove that Mis is right, his boss can certainly learn something" We have similar chairs where I work... :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainvisions Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 I have the same chair too, in my home office. Problem is I'm missing the pretty assistants. Can you buy them at the office supply store? Maybe my chair was supposed to come with one. Geeze, I could use a pretty assistant. It would make my wifes life a whole lot easier!! Bringing my chair back ASAP tomorrow and going with the model with the included assistant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmanamey Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Man - I got the cushy executive chair for my (in-home) office, and it didn't come w/ an assistant, cute or otherwise! No wonder I such a killer deal on the chair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerdaltx Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 A couple of shots to share from Saturday the 12th from a little canoe trip down the Brazos. Nothing too special other than these are probably the last shots from k10d and the DA-18-250. I've been kayaking for five years and never unemotionally flipped my boat. But car topping it down was going to be a hassle and the others were renting canoes for this run. I got buddied with a ranter inexperience person and well lets just say the dry bag did not stay that dry and the k10d weather seals are not that great. I have a fried k10d and a soaked 18-250. Will ship them off to Pentax this week and see what they say. Guess I'll be hanging on to my k100d for a while longer as a backup to the new k20d. Still it was an expensive weekend. On the lighter side Bogan had a great trip, loves the water, looking forward to when he's big enough for a little hiking. Love the shots this weeks guys: Justin one of the best fireworks shots I've seen ever, very nice. Matthew, fun, fun wedding shots, I love working with playful couples. Scott beautiful landscapes. Haig, love the flowers Markus, the accordion, interesting shot: took me a minute to figure that one out. Robert & David the macros do make a good compliment to Justin's Fireworks. Great shots one and all... need to wrap this up. /Roger<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerdaltx Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 And finally the last shot taken with my k10d and 18-250 prior to the dunking... Will see what Pentax has to say about the repair.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garry_young1 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Here in Taiwan, the chairs are priced in a few catagories: 1. Chair only - cheap. 2. Chair that has been broken in by assistant - fairly cheaply priced. 3. Chair that has been broken in by beautiful assistant - medium pricing. 4. Chair packaged with assistant - fairly expensive. 5. Chair packaged with beautiful assistant - expensive. 6. Chair packaged with Garry's assistant - unbelievably expensive - I have yet to sell one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garry_young1 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Roger - sad news! But happy to see Bogan out and about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere_mei Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Maria wrote: "I got the cushy executive chair for my (in-home) office, and it didn't come w/ an assistant, cute or otherwise!" Isn't that what your intern is for? Roger, sorry to hear of your loss! "Weather-sealed" is not equal to "submersible", as you've found out. Maybe if you'd had a weather-sealed lens attached to it... Well, this sounds like a great opportunity to buy a K20D :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelc Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 These five photos were taken on my way up to the Lake/at the Lake on Friday night. All shots were taken with my Tokina AT-X PRO 28-70mm. Hope you enjoy. Comments/suggestions as usual are more than welcome.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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