Post Your Favorite Photos

Post up your Favorite Photos. Let's see what people like to shoot.

http://www.pixelision.com/albums/userpics/10019/O_Keeffe_Flower%7E0.jpg

http://www.pixelision.com/albums/userpics/10019/RochestLights9%7E0.jpg

http://www.pixelision.com/albums/userpics/10019/BlushMonet.jpg

http://www.pixelision.com/albums/userpics/10019/Butterfly2.jpg

A few more...

http://www.pixelision.com/albums/userpics/10019/FLAM%7E0.jpg

http://www.pixelision.com/albums/userpics/10019/Golden_Gate_Bridge.jpg

An artistic version of ME...:D

http://www.pixelision.com/albums/userpics/10019/SelfPortraitDryBrush.jpg

Post up your Favorite Photos. Let's see what people like to shoot.


My kids, of course! When I get some time I'll dig up some artistic stuff... It's been a while ;) ...

http://www.hollandsps.com/Images/AMH1006.jpg

^very cute

Found a couple more. I am not much of a post production guy, these are pretty much straight off the memory stick...

http://www.hollandsps.com/Images/Sunset0406.jpg
Sunset from my back deck, 4th of July, 2006

http://www.hollandsps.com/Images/Tulip0406.jpg
You can't be from where I live and not have a tulip photo or two...

I took this about a week ago - a fork with colored paper reflected in it. :)

here's a start & me playing with the shutter timer.

Summer 2006, Omaha NE

I took these pictures in 2004 with a sony mavica that uses a floppy disk. The highest resolution of the camera is 1024 by 798 pixels. I got the camera from a client for $50. If you hold very still it takes good pictures. One of the in camera modes is solarize or posterize. It makes the picture come out looking somewhat like a painting. I have since moved on to a Sony 8 mp slr. I forgot about some of the pictures , last night I was going through my floppy disks from the mavica. Each disk holds from 8 to 12 pictures on average and I have almost 400 pictures taken with the mavica. I amazed the members with these 5 because I printed them up on 13 by 19 paper and they still remained clear.

Took this one at the Keukenhof gardens while in Holland!

Great Shots....keep'm coming

No correction to color or balance at all. Taken from my aptartment balcony.

here's some of my favorites . . .

hello everyone one I love fooling around20682 with my canon

The first one is of a Mountain Kestrel being pursued by sparrows at 12,000 feet along the Continental Divide along the 40th Parallel.
At this file size, the sparrows are hard to see up and to the right (south).

The second is the view of Mt. Neva from 12,400 feet, again along the 40th Parallel (looking west).

Here's a few I've taken recently with my Canon 30D.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/394461102_c4e2daa57c.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/149/420662524_6fd418cce3.jpg

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Here are a few of my recent shots that I like

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Magglio Ordonez, Detroit Tigers, Spring Training 2007
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http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q178/keith_757/LA%20-%20New%20Orleans%20-%20Audubon%20Zoo/_PC100382.jpg

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q178/keith_757/LA%20-%20New%20Orleans%20-%20Audubon%20Zoo/_PC100549.jpg

Here are a few of my recent shots that I like

I like them too. Great pics! :)

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http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q178/keith_757/LA%20-%20New%20Orleans%20-%20Audubon%20Zoo/_PC100399.jpg

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q178/keith_757/LA%20-%20New%20Orleans%20-%20Audubon%20Zoo/_PC100506.jpg

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q178/keith_757/LA%20-%20New%20Orleans%20-%20Audubon%20Zoo/_PC100647.jpg

Okay, where were you hiding when you took my picture? :eek:

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q178/keith_757/LA%20-%20New%20Orleans%20-%20Audubon%20Zoo/_PC100647.jpg

Okay, where were you hiding when you took my picture? :eek:That was moments before he came through the bushes and ate my face off. vicious creatures. :D ....ok, I was at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, LA

A few more...

http://www.pixelision.com/albums/userpics/10019/FLAM%7E0.jpg

http://www.pixelision.com/albums/userpics/10019/Golden_Gate_Bridge.jpg

An artistic version of ME...:D

http://www.pixelision.com/albums/userpics/10019/SelfPortraitDryBrush.jpg

great picture of the flamingo, Ihave to show this picture to my daighter and sister, they both love flamingoes.

That was moments before he came through the bushes and ate my face off. vicious creatures. :D ....ok, I was at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, LA
And here I thought you were a great adventurer of the old school and had come face-to-face with both a tiger and a rhino! :D

btw, the monkeys are okay but you gotta watch out for some of the apes (chimps in particular) as they're fond of throwing feces at those who annoy them (or sometimes, those whom they want to annoy).

great picture of the flamingo, Ihave to show this picture to my daighter and sister, they both love flamingoes.Here are two that I have easy access to:

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q178/keith_757/LA%20-%20New%20Orleans%20-%20Audubon%20Zoo/_PC100121.jpg

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q178/keith_757/LA%20-%20New%20Orleans%20-%20Audubon%20Zoo/_PC100117.jpg

How did you get pictures of my front yard? :D

If you want to find the truth in life, don't pass music by..........

Here is my favorite from Big Sur - Julia Pfiefer State Beach

The hand of God?

The hand of God?Good shot, but you should clone out the telescope. It's very distracting from an otherwise excellent image.

Here are some pics from a trip a couple of years ago to Fort Canby State Park (a.k.a. Cape Disappointment). This is in Washington State at the mouth of the Columbia River, where Lewis and Clark found the Pacific. There is now a quite good interpretive center / museum on the park grounds. Good camping, two lighthouses, lots of beach.

First shot is my wife and our third son (3 at the time) and it hangs on the wall behind her desk at work. The wide shot was an obvious stitch of two side by side photos, as seen in the surf. I like the shot anyway :). They came out a bit small when I condensed for the web. Sorry...

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a few of my favorites...

Here are a few. I really enjoyed this thread.
Tom

Here's and interesting one that I just took this morning.

PLEASE don't upload any images for the Photography Forum onto the ROC Servers. Use an outside hosting site like photobucket, fotki, imageshack, etc. Keith created a nice How To that is a sticky at the top of this forum (http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14740) on how to do this.

Thanks.

Sorry, I've always been bad with directions.

This little critter posed nicely for the camera.

http://lh6.google.com/image/psmacridge/Rf8v2nV8YUI/AAAAAAAAANk/qrXfZtAuRGI/s800/IMG_3818_2.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/psmacridge/Snake/photo#5043802722998706498)

Here's some of mine. Taken with a Nikon D50 and the kit 18-55.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/Whizzer/Photos/DSC_0055.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/Whizzer/Photos/DSC_0040.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/Whizzer/Photos/DSC_0066-90-2.jpg

Here's a self portrait my daughter took while she was playing with my camera:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/407509074_95de59e9e2_b.jpg

cracks me up every time I look at it.

Here is one I took of my favorite football team.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l253/drlmel/UofL/DSC00200.jpg

Here is one I took of my favorite football team.ok, I give up, who are both teams. I see they are on an NFL field, but not NFL teams. College has WAY too many teams

Thats UofL (Louisville) vs MTSU. Louisville won the BCS Orange bowl this last season.

Thats UofL (Louisville) vs MTSU. Louisville won the BCS Orange bowl this last season.
Darn, you answered too quick! Between you being in KY and having Cardinals on the helmets, I was going to say Louisville. And, being from middle TN, I instantly recognized MTSU! :D

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q178/keith_757/LA%20-%20New%20Orleans%20-%20Audubon%20Zoo/_PC100506.jpg

Dude - how could I NOT dig this one...

My daughter (born Wednesday) held by my 8 year old son.... with a touch of PS :D
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My daughter (born Wednesday) held by my 8 year old son....

Beautiful! Congrats!

Hard to pick favorites.

These 2 are from our trip to Ireland in May 2006.

My daughter (born Wednesday) held by my 8 year old son.... with a touch of PS :D


Congratulations

1. my back yard
2. view from airplane on the way to Memphis
3. view of Johnstown from top of the incline plane

3 of our 6 dogs
1. Mia
2. Chaos
3. Skippy

1. Tennessee State Aquarium
2. Johnstown city hall
3. random church

1. The Silver Bridge
2. another one of the dogs - Spike
3. The Hall of Flags in the lobby of St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis

Here are a couple I took today of our neighbor's dogs visiting us, courtesy of my daughter. There's nothing like a black dog to challenge your photography. :eek:

Cuddles:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/217/495440878_eb26c0d94f_o.jpg

Princess:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/495440874_79f4e9b9fc_o.jpg

Just a few more favs of mine.

I hate snow, so why do I feel compelled to take photos of it? Here are a couple taken around the house this year, with a similar view. The first is a mid Feb. cold snow/frost taken early in the morning. The second is a freak mid April snow storm (even by Kansas standards) taken at dusk during the storm.

Family
Nature
Cars

Butterfly-Dig Rebel XT, 100-400 lense

Pooch/Car-5D, 24-70 lense

Here's my curent favorite also my work desktop. The newest member of the Wilky family. Cora at 10 weeks old. The shirt say "Benevolent Dictator.

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=508642083&size=m
Niagara Falls viewed from American side - May, 2007

I am going to Niagara Falls next month.

Here is one pic I really like.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/222/512387859_00cba8b760_b.jpg

I am going to Niagara Falls next month.

Here is one pic I really like.She has nicer wheels than you do! :cool:

Yeah, but look just in front of the passenger door...................it's a Pontiac :eek:

She has nicer wheels than you do! :cool:

She is the reason I cant afford nicer wheels. :)

Not very artsy, but definitely exciting for me. This person's car unfortunately caught fire right outside my house. No one was hurt.

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here are some pics I took......

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http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/2240/bonesca2.jpg

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"Reno"...a good dog...and I miss him.

Forrest

Yeah, but look just in front of the passenger door...................it's a Pontiac :eek:

Is that Pontiac or Pontiscrap?????:eek:

Is that Pontiac or Pontiscrap?????:eek:


Give her a break its her first car.

:D

Recent trip to the Grand Canyon (not with my Ridgeline) but we did rent a Ford Escape and I actually liked it better than I recall when I test drove one a few years ago.
http://midnight.moulen.org/albums/Grand_Canyon/EPV0226.sized.jpg

http://midnight.moulen.org/albums/Grand_Canyon/EPV0253.sized.jpg

And when our bus driver lost his head:
http://midnight.moulen.org/albums/Grand_Canyon/EPV0318.sized.jpg

And when our bus driver lost his head:
http://midnight.moulen.org/albums/Grand_Canyon/EPV0318.sized.jpg
Cool shot. Did you stack 2 exposures or was that actually someone else that he had his hand on?

Some pic's from our vacation...

My truck in Maine
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1106/711861652_e2a1e276ff_b.jpg

Niagara Falls
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1382/676858106_33468e81f4_b.jpg

Canada @ Niagara Falls
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1348/689959423_b2e0d24124_b.jpg

Harpswell Maine
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1214/690112441_ccdc2801cd_b.jpg

Boston Skyline
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1296/676858000_050de52f5a_b.jpg

Some building in Harvard
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1299/691096704_ac4c4b9d3d_b.jpg

Wish I knew you were in the neighborhood... :D I work not far from where you took your Boston skyline shot. :cool:
Nice shots...

That boat trip up the Charles River was fun but driving through Boston was not. I dont know how people can get used to that. :eek:

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Here are some of my favorites, we're not sure where we're going on vaction this year im sure I will have pics of that. ALSO my daughter is supposed to be born August 5th 2007 Im sure I will have MANY pics of her.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/ocb_dave_ocb/S5030105.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/ocb_dave_ocb/finised1.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/ocb_dave_ocb/S5030098-2.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/ocb_dave_ocb/Ridge2.jpg

You should edit that photo to put in a rope between the Ridgeline and the house and repost it in the "RL's can tow" thread... :D

But seriously, great looking house...

You should edit that photo to put in a rope between the Ridgeline and the house and repost it in the "RL's can tow" thread... :D

But seriously, great looking house...

LOL that would be hilarious... Our yard is still under construction, the wife and I just built the house a little over a year ago..

Are you people insane? After seeing the level of quality and talent expressed in your photos, posting one of mine now would be like hanging a three-year-old's crayon drawing in The Louvre. :eek:

But seriously, strong work folks. Keep 'em coming!

here's one i took at a wedding

http://vpkb.onlinestoragesolution.com/PSMS9PDG4IG9J5U.JPG

Red straw in a glass of water.

Here's my favorite pic:

I tell folks it never rains in Laredo. OOOPPS

Here is one I took at the Missouri Botanical Gardens on New Years Eve a couple of years ago. Outside temp was like 65deg and beautiful. Shot is in the Japanese Garden with the lake in the background

This is the highest point on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

These guys took up house at ground level in my back yard

2001 Moto Guzzi Jackal

Im a complete amateur but I took this photo on my way home one night

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb143/boozer8181/IMG_0054.jpg

Acadia National Park:

Chasing a rainbow - Pacific Coast Highway, somewhere south of Hearst Castle.

Joshua Tree National Park - Barker Dam.

Vacation in California ends in San Diego with a West Coast sunset.

This is a circumzenithal arc (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumzenithal_arc) which I photographed from my backyard 2 days ago.

the sky and mountains in southwestern virginia

http://www.my67chevy.com/myspace/misc/DSC00195.JPG
http://www.my67chevy.com/myspace/misc/DSC01489.JPG
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OC carshow.....Pic of my Ridgeline, one of a Accord and a civic pic for K757:)

sorry forgot to attach....here they are (OC car show) My Ridge and Accord and a special Civic for K757:)

sorry forgot to attach....here they are (OC car show) My Ridge and Accord and a special Civic for K757:)Thanks,.... but... where is the Civic photo? just don't see it ;) :D

one more of the civic:D

thats a nice rear end on that . . . uhm. . . .car. . .yes.

I'm with Keith, where is the Civic?:confused:

Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas....the location of my daughter's wedding last month (7/21/07)

A baby bullfrog in my pond.

A baby bullfrog in my pond.

Corvus - EXCELLENT!

Corvus - EXCELLENT!

Most excellent! Would you care to share a larger format pic for those of us who would use such a fine pic as a desktop background?

Most excellent! Would you care to share a larger format pic for those of us who would use such a fine pic as a desktop background?

I don't know how to go about that. If you let me know I'll do it. Thanks, Ron(corvus)

Corvus - EXCELLENT!

Thank you, Divotfixer, I appreciate it. :)

I don't know how to go about that. If you let me know I'll do it. Thanks, Ron(corvus)


which pic are you asking about?

which pic are you asking about?

In the post you refer to above I was replying to PerryLynch who, I believe, wanted to use my bullfrog photo as a desktop. However I can see how several of your photos would make great desktop photos as well. :D

In the post you refer to above I was replying to PerryLynch who, I believe, wanted to use my bullfrog photo as a desktop. However I can see how several of your photos would make great desktop photos as well. :D


The frog shot is a great desktop style pic....i totally agree;)

Here's a pic I took standing on top of Gray's Peak (14,270 Feet) looking at Torrey's Peak (14,267 Feet).

I couldn't make it up both (too tired)... but what a view !
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And another looking out across the rocky mountains... I love it here.
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One last pic. I didn't take this one - but I think it is one of the funniest pictures on the planet!
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one more of the civic:D

Hard to keep up with all the nifty accessories!!

Arcadia National Park, Maine

nice pics .....

In St. Louis, while at the Ridge Run, we went to the St. Louis Butterfly House. Wow. Thousands and thousands of butterflys. Here are a few of the seemingly hundreds of varieties.

I did not take these pics, wish I had!! Just thought they were good enough to share.:)

I took these photos in Vancouver BC this June. They are much clearer in the original 8.1 meg.:)

These are some of my son.

Here is a picture of my son skating at Kona Skate Park in Jacksonville, Florida.

A couple of floaters ready for takeoff.:)

Here's a pic I took standing on top of Gray's Peak (14,270 Feet) looking at Torrey's Peak (14,267 Feet).

I couldn't make it up both (too tired)... but what a view !


I did that climb too. I did a late spring attempt and had it rain, hail, snow and lightning on the way to the top of Grays, got to the top and was above the clouds... It was surreal.

Just messing around in PS CS1

Here's mine. I took it this weekend.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1108/1473561806_8fcea3220d_o.jpg

Torn blue paper taken a few nights ago.

Here are a few shots trying to capture a good Hawaiian sunset.

Here are some Utah sunsets I took from my pasture.

Such the show off Pamala! Those are awesome by the way..........

Great shots....thought I was looking at the southern CA wildfires for a second.

Here are some of my shots.

My new favorite.

My new favorite.Was that guy on fire? :confused: :D

wow truckin that's an awesome view..the only sunset i've taken are/is outside my work. The view of desert sky and palm trees in the shadow.

My new favorite.

Nice...i really like the touch of black and white....especially like how everything is in black and white, except the fireman hosing the guy.

This is one of mine. It's from a fun little excursion I had last summer with my Little Brother and my good friend Steve, who's a chopper pilot for a local news station.

In St. Louis, while at the Ridge Run, we went to the St. Louis Butterfly House. Wow. Thousands and thousands of butterflys. Here are a few of the seemingly hundreds of varieties.

Love those butterfly pics! Here's one I took of my lady holding a butterfly....with a little help from Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0. I'm really partial to the B&W and color stuff.
Tom

So sorry! Forgot to include the pic! :mad: :(
Tom

Acadia National Park:

I do love the pics from Acadia. Absolutely beautiful place. Here are a couple of pics I took there. The last pic is Screwauger Falls, a place I found on a hike in the mountains of Eastern Maine.
Tom

Here's my favorite pic:

Updated to current:

TCAPE : Great shots! Very pretty area... Rockport, Camden, Acadia Ntl. Park
all my favorites...

Salt Meets Sugar:

Salt Meets Sugar:

That's COOL, Ron! How'd you do that??? Special lens??...or special camera?
Tom

Here's a still shot from my Documentary "Years In Your Ears... a story of Leftover Salmon"... This is part of a series from the band's first main stage appearance at Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

Your trailer is an excellent video clip. I've been a fan of Leftover Salmon for years thanks to our local community radio station. I've never seen them and know nothing about the group except that I like them!

I took this at the local Reserved in Antelope Valley Poppy Fields, very windy and the wild poppies has started coming out.

Very nice, Kanji. I love the color of the California poppies.

That's COOL, Ron! How'd you do that??? Special lens??...or special camera?
Tom

Thanks, Tom. I used a Canon MP-E 65 macro lens. It's a macro-only lens that magnifies from 1x to 5x life size. There is no autofocus on this lens and you focus by moving back and forth. The "Salt Meets Sugar" was around 4x life size. This lens will only focus very close - it won't, like most other lenses, focus to infinity. It's a lot of fun to use and it opens up a whole new world. Feel free to visit my website at http://ronthorntonphotos.com for some other photos. :)

Very nice, Kanji. I love the color of the California poppies.

Thanx, Pam, I actually shot this with my phone, Blackberry Curve, the path was to busy to get down and shoot with my DSLR, so i took out my phone and shot it looking up a hill. Set the white balance to Sunlight and Wa La.

I'm impressed you got that with your Blackberry. I have the BB Pearl and I'm very disappointed with the photos it takes. All of my other (Nokia) phone cameras have taken better photos.

Thanks, Tom. I used a Canon MP-E 65 macro lens. It's a macro-only lens that magnifies from 1x to 5x life size. There is no autofocus on this lens and you focus by moving back and forth. The "Salt Meets Sugar" was around 4x life size. This lens will only focus very close - it won't, like most other lenses, focus to infinity. It's a lot of fun to use and it opens up a whole new world. Feel free to visit my website at http://ronthorntonphotos.com for some other photos. :)

Your photography is just outstanding, Ron. Loved looking at the photos on your website. Incredible work! I do love macro shots, and want to get a macro lens for my Canon 350D. I'm thinking about Canon's 100mm macro lens, image stabilized version. Maybe if I keep working on my macro shots, in 30 or 40 years I "might" come kinda close to your work! Thanks for sharing your great pictures, and please keep posting!
Tom

I concur! Those are great photos, Ron. :D

Thanks, Tcape and Truckin', I appreciate your comments. Maybe I'll post some more as time goes by. Thanks again, Ron (corvus)

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Gabriel Siguenza hamming it up. One of several great pictures.

Taken outside the main fish tank at the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston.

Taken outside the main fish tank at the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston.OH CRAP! I see a ghost!



:D

Probably my favorite picture from my recent trip to Maui. I am not sure why, but I just love the serenity of it.

I edited out a couple of things, like a road sign and a guardrail.... looks bettert to me.


HT

Salt Meets Sugar:

Corvus, that photo is intriguing. Macrophotographic images are some of my favorite to view. Beauty found in common objects, so to speak.

I'm curious about the set, particularly the background and the lighting. I'm guessing the grains are on a pane of glass suspended over a dark surface and the lighting is from the sides only.

How did you do that, or is it a trade secret? :D

Corvus, that photo is intriguing. Macrophotographic images are some of my favorite to view. Beauty found in common objects, so to speak.

I'm curious about the set, particularly the background and the lighting. I'm guessing the grains are on a pane of glass suspended over a dark surface and the lighting is from the sides only.

How did you do that, or is it a trade secret? :D

You're pretty close! It's not a trade secret at all. In fact I have a shot of the setup which I'll display below. Hope that helps. If you like macro work feel free to visit my site - http://ronthorntonphotos.com for more! :)

I appreciate your comments. Ron (corvus)

You're pretty close! It's not a trade secret at all. In fact I have a shot of the setup which I'll display below. Hope that helps. If you like macro work feel free to visit my site - http://ronthorntonphotos.com for more! :)

I appreciate your comments. Ron (corvus)
Ron, Thanks.
That gallery is awesome. Seriously. I've always wanted to get color like that but have never been able to. I assume it's all about the light, the film, exposure time and the filters. Maybe that's why I've had better success with B&W. :o

I realize that to get images like that is not something someone can learn overnight. How photographers get images like that is beyond me.

Those pond photos fascinate me the most. Did you use filters (ok, maybe that is a dumb question,) and is that in natural light only? Again, if I may guess, you would need a uv filter & polaroid filter and those reflective white panels (not sure what they are called.) Did that require color filters as well?

Here is an interesting point, and perhaps an insight that I've never seen published anywhere. I have a variation of anomalous trichromacy (which is often referred to incorrectly as "color blindness.") When subjects are photographed on any color film, truly the spectrum is somewhat mis-represented such that some colors are then more vivid to me. A green dress may be vague to me in reality, but on color film it becomes bright green to me. I have not noticed the same effect with reds. That may be why the pond photos offer me a glimpse of the color world I might not see otherwise, and therefore see new beauty. Keep shooting color film, and the color-deficient population will be especially grateful. Thanks.

Ron, Thanks.
That gallery is awesome. Seriously. I've always wanted to get color like that but have never been able to. I assume it's all about the light, the film, exposure time and the filters. Maybe that's why I've had better success with B&W. :o

I realize that to get images like that is not something someone can learn overnight. How photographers get images like that is beyond me.

Those pond photos fascinate me the most. Did you use filters (ok, maybe that is a dumb question,) and is that in natural light only? Again, if I may guess, you would need a uv filter & polaroid filter and those reflective white panels (not sure what they are called.) Did that require color filters as well?

Here is an interesting point, and perhaps an insight that I've never seen published anywhere. I have a variation of anomalous trichromacy (which is often referred to incorrectly as "color blindness.") When subjects are photographed on any color film, truly the spectrum is somewhat mis-represented such that some colors are then more vivid to me. A green dress may be vague to me in reality, but on color film it becomes bright green to me. I have not noticed the same effect with reds. That may be why the pond photos offer me a glimpse of the color world I might not see otherwise, and therefore see new beauty. Keep shooting color film, and the color-deficient population will be especially grateful. Thanks.

I appreciate your comments. All of the pond photos on my website were taken with natural light and a digital SLR (either the Canon 5D or the Canon 1DMKIII) with various lenses. I use polarizing filters exclusively and don't even own any other type. I haven't shot film since 2001 and I've never looked back! I encourage you to check my website every once in a while. I'm looking forward to doing many more pond photos this spring, summer, and fall. Thanks again. Ron (corvus)

I appreciate your comments. All of the pond photos on my website were taken with natural light and a digital SLR (either the Canon 5D or the Canon 1DMKIII) with various lenses. I use polarizing filters exclusively and don't even own any other type. I haven't shot film since 2001 and I've never looked back! I encourage you to check my website every once in a while. I'm looking forward to doing many more pond photos this spring, summer, and fall. Thanks again. Ron (corvus)

Very cool! Thanks for the information!

Top one is Leland Michigan, and the bottom one is St. George Island Florida.

Human Hands.

Not really great photo's but interesting art work.


http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s175/joedotcom/Human%20Hands/1.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s175/joedotcom/Human%20Hands/2.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s175/joedotcom/Human%20Hands/3.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s175/joedotcom/Human%20Hands/4.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s175/joedotcom/Human%20Hands/5.jpg

Here's a shot of a paperclip I did last night. Trying to make everyday things look interesting! :D

Ron (corvus)

Here's a shot of a paperclip I did last night. Trying to make everyday things look interesting! :D

Ron (corvus)

Great shot, Ron! You do have a wonderful macro lens! (And it has got to be fastened to a darn nice camera.)

29871 My pic from airplane trip to Las Vegas

Here's a shot of one of my favorite bands during their first appearance on the main stage at Telluride bluegrass. It appears in my film "Years In Your Ears... a story of Leftover Salmon"

Drew Emmitt & Mark Vann play the banjo together!:o

Took my family to the zoo today ~300 pictures. Among my favorites of the animals is this guy:

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk97/Voices_InMyHead/pc1.jpg

Closer:
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk97/Voices_InMyHead/pc2.jpg

Proud:
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk97/Voices_InMyHead/pc3.jpg

Here are some of my favorite shots from a trip to Alaska in '05. Just know, God did all the work. All I did was mash a button.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8/SheepStar1/Pug/DSC00203.jpg

All she does, all day long.

SheepStar

All she does, all day long.

I know what you mean...
(Sorry - cell phone picture)

You must mean like this:

Here's another one of The Princess:

The smoke is from an intentional sugar cane fire being blown out to sea by the trades.

The sunset compliments of...

The surfer on that wave is a 17 year old girl. Her ovaries are bigger than my you know whats.

This is one I took in St. Lucia during my honeymoon a little over ten years ago.

Went to my parents place up in Payson, AZ.
1 - Four Peaks
2,3,4 in Payson

Went to my parents place up in Payson, AZ.
1 - Four Peaks
2,3,4 in Payson

Voices, the hummingbird pics are outstanding! Good work! What kind of camera/lens are you usng to get such good close-up pics?

Even though I live in NC, Arizona will always be one of my very favorite places to visit in the US. Done lots of wandering there over the years. You're very lucky to live there. Post more pics!

Took these shots on my recent trip to the NC mountains. The "cloud" shots were taken on the Blueridge Parkway in NC. The blooms are of a mountain rhodendron. Always beautiful this time of year (May-June).

More pics from the NC mountains trip. The apple blossoms were in full bloom. The deer ran right up in front of me when I was hiking.

Voices, the hummingbird pics are outstanding! Good work! What kind of camera/lens are you usng to get such good close-up pics?

Even though I live in NC, Arizona will always be one of my very favorite places to visit in the US. Done lots of wandering there over the years. You're very lucky to live there. Post more pics!

I have a Canon XTi and had the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens on. That thing will just reach out and touch!

The humming bird was tough, as I was about 25 to 20 feet away and zoomed to 300mm with no tripod... couldn't find it before we left. Saw a cheap monopod at Walmart for $18 bucks - should'a grabbed it.

The rodent had a feeder, so I have some serious close ups of him chowin' down.

You're shots are just Freakin' Awesome!!!! Very Cool!!!!!

I have a Canon XTi and had the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens on. That thing will just reach out and touch!

The humming bird was tough, as I was about 25 to 20 feet away and zoomed to 300mm with no tripod... couldn't find it before we left. Saw a cheap monopod at Walmart for $18 bucks - should'a grabbed it.

The rodent had a feeder, so I have some serious close ups of him chowin' down.

You're shots are just Freakin' Awesome!!!! Very Cool!!!!!

Thanks for the reply, Voices! I have a Canon XT...the one before the XTi. Love the camera, but it's not as good as the XTi (8 vs. 10 mp). You have THE lens I want to get before my next vacation...the 70-300mm IS lens. Great to see you like it...and I'm assuming you do. Best price I've seen on that lens is $516 at Amazon.com (just recently came down from $550). If you know of a better deal, PLEASE let me know. PM me if you have some good info! Hard to beat a Canon, isn't it.

Picture from Chittenango Falls Park in New York

To my ROC friends: I hope to grace this thread with some fine photos of Amsterdam and Ireland as I depart tomorrow am for a 17 day journey. I will try to access the ROC at least once or twice while I'm out (so if you have a special request regarding picture or perhaps item of interest or a piece of advice regarding my itinerary, PM me!)

New England Fall Foilage in the chrome of my old motorcycle
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l282/v0lusia/Bike.jpg

Joe (csimo) showing us all about different Oil filters
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q178/keith_757/2008%20ROC%20EOC%20National%20Meet/Friday/IMG_0198_.jpg


Some ROC'rs spit in the face of the law..... :eek: (guilty by photo: jforget1)
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q178/keith_757/2008%20ROC%20EOC%20National%20Meet/Friday/ParkedIllegally.jpg


me at Wright-Patterson Air Museum (my shirt says "chicks dig my ride")
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q178/keith_757/Wright%20Patterson%20Air%20Museum/IMG_0122_.jpg

32257My faverit has to be of Gladys.
She's coming up on her 20th. birthday.
And she thinks she owns everything.

"Eye of the Needle" - taken tonight. ;)

One of my faves'

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1151/1365908583_faf44b66f9.jpg

ETA- for some reason the unedited version is showing...will have to find the "real image" from the other computer...

Wow, some amazing photos in here...These aren't nearly as good as others have posted, but here you go anyway

My brand new car a few weeks after I bought it.
http://www.trashproductions.com/pics/ROC/Cams.jpg

South Haven, Michigan
http://www.trashproductions.com/pics/ROC/GuestParking.jpg

The aftermath of a track day
http://www.trashproductions.com/pics/ROC/ShreddedVictoracer.jpg