Canon Thursday Photo 2011: #39

[Lou_Meluso]

<p>All the grasses going to seed now. Canon 7D, EF 70-200 f/4 L IS, iso400</p><div></div>

[William Kahn]

<p>Shot Tuesday in the Great Smoky Mountains. The mill is still operating, and you can buy wheat and corn flour at touristy prices.</p>

<p>EOS 5D2, ISO 800, f/8 @1/125, EF 28-105 @ 28mm</p><div></div>

[rogernoel]

<p>Never commented before, but will try and speak to a few of the shots. <br>

Nathan, You missed the NO SWIMMING sign; Phillip, fantastic clouds; Spencer, Beautiful animal and superior lighting. Don, Nostalgic, but no meniton of the rustlers and Indians they avoided. Andre, Lovely lady and super shot; David K, Excellent B & W presentation, and what happened next? Randy C, Interesting. It looks like a ship board shot; Juan H, lovely child and all of those pumpkins. Outstanding colors; James G, Nice job and Oh to be a kid again: Lee D, after looking at your shot, I started scratching . Good photo and a most interesting plant; William K, Cades Cove was about the same 50 years ago when I visited it from Gatlingburg. Super mill shot. It really does look old.<br>

And last but not the least I think this is a winner for sure, Martin S, if you hadn't told us what it was, we would still be guessing. Most unusal and you might call it Surf for the Eskimos. aaagh<br>

Having said all of the above, here is my shot taken last month in Linz on the Danube, Austria Night cruise. Canon 7D f2.8 1/8 sec ISO 5000 with tripod and Canon 17-55mm 2.8 IS USM lens. </p><div></div>

[MarcelRomviel]

<p>My contribution;</p><div></div>

[david_naprstek]

<p>Fourtown Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota on September 4, 2011. Three exposure handheld bracket blended in Enfuse in Lightroom.</p><div></div>

[danferrin]

<p>I almost forgot it was Thursday. As usual a lot of great work here again this week. I had considered another Great Blue Heron, but thought that today I would show a shot I did just this afternoon. This is a ShadeTree Canopies Shade System at a local restaurant just up the road from our home office. Shot with my 50D and Canon EF 20mm f2.8 lens.</p><div></div>

[matt_daley]

<p>I was in a wedding party last weekend. After I got home, I decided to play around with taking shots of the boutonniere on my suit jacket with my 60 mm macro.</p>

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[bob-c]

<p>How do you know you're old?</p><div></div>

[sethdubois]

<p>Some great photos everyone! Louis - I really like the simplicity of your shot!<br>

This is a photo taken of the Williamette River in Oregon. I took a walk with my camera and sat down on the rocks for a half hour and relaxed and took some shots. I like this photo because it reflects the serenity of the moment.<br>

<img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6155/6190603255_f172d54ccb_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="427" /><br>

Canon 40D with 17-85mm f/4-5.6 and Hoya circular polarizer.</p>

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[rjtully]

<p>While out this past weekend.</p><div></div>

[nathangardner]

<p>Arie,<br>

Where did you shoot the hawk? Just from comparing it to my guide it looks like it could be a Cooper's Hawk.</p>

[sethdubois]

<p>Whoops, meant to post the details of my shot:</p>

<p>ISO 100, 17mm, f/16, .3s exposure, handheld</p>

[lee_derrickson]

<p>Arie Vandervelden--not 100% sure on this, but my wife thinks your bird is probably a juvenile Sharp-Shinned Hawk.</p>

[arie_vandervelden1]

<p>Hi Nathan and Lee, I shot this hawk in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan.</p>

[nick_marzinski]

<p>Hi Dad!</p><div></div>

[simon_t1]

<p>A bit late, but as they say better late than never.</p>

[simon_t1]

<p>Taken during a local Airshow</p><div></div>

[chris_harris6]

<p>Pano of 3 shots from the Yellowstone pass near red Lodge. Could have spent the whole day here just looking.</p>

<p>Canon 40D, Canon 18-55mm f7.1 @18mm</p>

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[phule]

<p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4798363024_09e7aa9496_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="(untitled)"><br>

350D, Sigma 28-200</p>

[lee_derrickson]

<p>Nathan and Arie--we thought perhaps a Cooper's Hawk also, but the wife leaned toward's the Sharp-Shinned. She was using the guide also. But we're not experts.</p>

 

[JamesFarabaugh]

<p>Robert - Would that be the player's father or the ref's father that you coached? Haha! Excellent shot.</p>

[nathangardner]

The range matches both Coopers and Sharp Shinned hawks. The thing that led me away from the SS was that all

the photos I saw show them with yellow eyes, Arie's has red, but that may be something that comes with age. I'll look

more into it. Maybe post the photo in the nature forum with an ID request.

[randallfarhy]

<p>Nathan, Eye color does change with maturity-I believe they are yellow as sub adults and red when mature. Legs appear rather thick for a sharpie, and the bird appears a little too large as well as I think Sharp shins are only a little larger than a Blue Jay. Isn't the Cooper's the slightly larger of the two? (can't locate my guide atm).</p>

[daniel_harris]

<p>Arie, I believe your shot is of s Coopers Hawk. Here is an excellent page to help try to figure out you bird: <a href="http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/accipiterIDtable.htm">http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/accipiterIDtable.htm</a></p>

[Mark Keefer]

<p>Shot this today at the local farm. Canon 40D Canon 28-135 f3.5-5.6 EF IS USM</p><div></div>