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Sitting along atop a 3.5 mile hike, Delicate Arch is a spectacular place to visit. The hike alone is somewhat difficult, going up a good elevation with no shade. Once you reach the top however the view will be worth the climb. I recommend going in the morning, never middle day as the sun will be too strong.
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Sent my negative to Kodak through Walgreens before using a fancy Hollywood Laboratory and they didn't do too bad when they made a slide from my negative showing the atomic nitrogen bluish purplish emissions along the top of the auroral glow.....see El Paso Meteor Aurora for the same shot scanned by Hollywood Laboratory www.graytone.com in 2002 when they were known as P&Q (Producers and Quantity Photo).....I still can't figure out how they scanned my shot so amazingly at:
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.....this photo was also leased by National Geographic Magazine in Oct 2000 for a sum of $1,000.00....that was an amazing honor...........you never know how far your photos can take you......i'm living proof!!!!!!
Tongariro Alpine Crossing - 2015
Mount Ngauruhoe, more commonly known to Lord of the Ring fans as Mount Doom! It's a young cone volcano, that began forming 2,500 years ago, and the most active in the area, with it's last major eruption in 1975. Although it's not the most recent to erupt.
A couple of seconds after this was taken, it flew up and landed on my right hand, the one supporting the camera. I thanked it for the visit and it flew along to other plants. I shall never forget this special experience.
À Moorea, je lêvai jusqu'à vint minutes devant cinq heures du matin. Car la lumiere serait plus vivide et violet. Naturellement, je commençais mon yoga éxercice quotidiennent meme si la tempête et le soleil lêvant arrivent. Ce serais plus majestique!
I woke up about 20 minutes before 5am in Moorea because the light was so colorful and purple. So naturally, I began my daily yoga practice as both sunrise and storm came in. Very majestic!
****7th MOST viewed picture of French Polynesia of 2015 according to Flickr data*****
It’s not every day you see a wild turkey trotting down the sidewalk next to the I-10 access road in San Antonio. At one point it was standing next to the road as if trying to hitch a ride out of town. This was the next to last day of the Stock Show Rodeo and I theorized that an FFA student’s poultry entry had escaped when they stopped at a nearby gas station on the way home. A friend of mine pointed out that they didn’t think an FFA student would raise a wild turkey, so I really don’t know.
Here is the eclipse at its peak in Rock Island, IL. A lot of cloud cover most of the day, but it did afford a slight break.
For me this was definitely a highlight of last year. I walked away having fulfilled not only a bucket list item, but wishing I had just a bit of Mick's energy. If I remember right the first time they were in Ohio I was just but a small babe =)
Great breaking, sadly the autofocus started to focus and I missed some cool shoots.
Preciosa rotura de los Red Arrows sobre los cielos de San Javier, Murcia. Lastima que el autofoco empezara a enfocar cuando no debía, perdí unos bonitos disparos.
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My once in a lifetime photo :)
I it was so windy at the top of the cliff, that even with a weight on my tripod, it was still swaying about in the gusts so there was nothing for it and to lie on the floor which the camera solidly against my body. Wifey was panicking that I was too close to the edge, but it was safe and I got the shots I wanted..
Smash Palace - 2015
The yard sits in the shadow of Mt Ruapehu, on State Highway 4. The site was also used in the film Goodbye Pork Pie, a classic Kiwi road trip film.
This is a photo from the dunes in Death Valley on the last evening of my trip last year. The sunset was absolutely spectacular! The colors were the most intense I have ever seen - is this how sunsets are in Death Valley!? The sky lit up so well it really cast an amazing red glow on everything. This image does not have any filter added, and the white balance is set to daylight. That's it! Anyway, it was a great evening and a great memory sitting there watching the sunset on such a beautiful landscape. Enjoy!
Spectacular and simple. Nothing added and nothing taken away from this photo just to let you see what I experienced and that doesn’t even describe the breathtaking beauty of the event. I will never forget this day. Have a great day my friends.
25 minute star trail shot using LiveComp during the bright red/yellow fluctuating Aurora Borealis tonight.
It was wildly incredible and beautiful.
I walked to my neighbor's place and we laid in the gravel driveway watching the show and gasping.
I love my Oly camera too!
Another photograph of the Total Solar Eclipse...this one is just as the moon begins to move out of the center of the sun and creates a "Diamond Ring" effect. This was my favorite part of the experience of the eclipse. The totality had just lingered for approximately 2 min and 33 seconds and now this happens...just a grand example of God's great creation revealing itself once again.
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 100
Aperture – f/9
Exposure – 1/140 second
Focal Length – 300mm
Exposure Bias – +3
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
Ya know, I think we all dream of that once-in-a-lifetime photo. Some come close, but never quite do it. Well, today, I was out hiking in the forest. It was a very cold November day at minus twenty-two degrees Celsius, but the sun was shining and the forest was absolutely gorgeous.
I was hanging about looking for compositions when this bird flew silently over me. I'm sure it was just a foot, or two above my head. I wondered what it was--too big for most birds I could think of, but too small for others. Anyway, I lost in it the forest, but I noted the direction it had flown so I slowly and quietly walked towards where I thought it had gone. Looking carefully, I noticed a small form in one of the trees. It was facing away from me, which allowed me to get even closer. Then I began shooting with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and M.Zuiko 40-150mm f2.8 Pro. It's not a super long lens, but it's very reliable, and very sharp. As I was shooting, the little bird looked around and I realised it was a small owl--in this case, a Boreal Owl, which is a fairly rare sighting in the southern Yukon. For me, this was the perfect shot, and I nailed it! With the snow still on the trees, and the forest completely quiet except for my own breathing, it was a awesome moment! Here is the photo I managed to capture. It is uncropped.
Photo shot with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro hand held. The resultant image was processed from raw in DxO PhotoLab 4.0 and uploaded to Flickr with Adobe Lightroom.
The Colosseum could hold, it is estimated, between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators, having an average audience of some 65,000; it was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology.
It hadn't rained that night
and nothing was forecast for the coming day.
As I walked out of the house,
the sun wasn't even risen yet
over the distant slopes of the Cascade Mountains.
And still, there it was to the west- the beautiful arc of a rainbow before dawn.
It only lasted briefly, so to catch a plane as it passed by
delighted me further.
I'd say it's a safe bet I'll never see such a thing again.
August 21st, 2017 - a solar eclipse makes its way across the United States of America with my hometown being right in the middle of the 70 mile wide path. This photo is the eclipse at totality where the entire sun is 'blocked' or 'occulted' by the moon and creates this beautiful ring. Given the "once in a lifetime" nature of this event, I am grateful for the opportunity to experience this eclipse and to do it right down the street from my house.
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 100
Aperture – f/9
Exposure – 1/100 second
Focal Length – 300mm
Exposure Bias – +3
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
A very obliging Bird, who carried on with it's business, while we watched him for an hour (laying in a dip in the ground), he eventually came too close to focus. A once in a lifetime opportunity. Taken in Suffolk on a very dull day.
Only 45 minutes from the main island of Venice, Burano is often mixed up (by tourists) with Murano, famous for its glassware.
The crowd is practically non-existent - no jostling, and its big enough that you won't run into any big tourist groups. I'm guessing this is because it takes a little longer to get here.
The colors are amazing, and there are some pretty good restaurants.
Definitely on the "once in a lifetime" list.
Burano
Venice, Italy
So this is ridiculous and awesome all at the same time. I don't have proper lenses or filters for shooting something like this, but I had to try. This was just with my 75mm, with a polarizing filter that doesn't actually fit held to the front of the lens and shot through double paned glass. Which is the reason for the double sun, and the only reason I actually got Venus! The reflected sun was dim enough that you can see the planet crossing it's surface. It's not a great photo, but at the same time, I kinda feel like it's an amazing photo...just for the fact that I actually managed to see this special event. :)
1. Angie Bare
2. no affiliation
3. Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 00:30:00 UTC
4. USA, Lakewood, Washington
5. 47.1719° N, 122.5172° W
6. Nikon D90 with Tamron 28-75mm lens
I thought I'd put up a side view so you can see those gorgeous colored feathers. I don't think I've ever seen a more beautiful bird ❤️ Leucistic Sandhill Crane.
After arriving late at night I awoke to a bright golden sunrise light on my first morning back in my hometown region of the Central Coast NSW in 4 years.A very surreal surprise awaited me as I rose with my camera to get some sunrise photos..this was no ordinary sunrise.....in fact the sun was not even visible!
Regarded as the worst dust storm to hit Sydney since 1942,this dust traveled over 1500km from the Lake Eyre Peninsula in South Australia to reach Sydney and the east coast.Prolonged drought in that region (dry topsoil) combined with a powerful low pressure system which clashed with the hot air from Australia's barren interior created a weather front with intense winds.At the height of the storm 75,000 tonnes of dust was blowing in every hour.Australian dust is much redder than many other desert dusts because of its higher iron oxide content which absorbs blue light.At the height of the storm air particle concentration levels reached the highest on record...almost 15,400 micrograms per cubic metre of air.To put that into perspective....an average day would be up to 20 micrograms and a bushfire might generate 500 micrograms!