Photo of the Day - December 2009

[greenmeanie]

One from t-day

My dog on T-Day scouting.

 

[pdxflint]

Lovely warm light on the sterns of the boats...

Thanks... kind words from the master of light!

You are right on the bird. They are so photogenic, and you caught this one in a great pose. Nice.

Dale

Thanks Dale. I've got one who flies along the creek behind my house, part of his territory - fully adult, beautiful.

It is a juvenile male Great Blue Heron. Males have the black feathers coming off of their heads which grow longer as they reach maturity. The wing coloring will darken with age, and the rest of the feathers will lengthen, including those on the front of the neck. Unlike most birds, the males are generally larger than the females.

When they're young like this, they'll generally allow approach to within 10-20 feet, sometimes closer with a lot of patience and familiarity. When they mature, you generally have 30-50' at the best, though occasionally small rivers, canals and inlets will give them enough comfort for closer approaches.

Paul

Thanks Paul. I appreciate the information, and confirmation of this bird's heritage. Now that I know the way to identify the younger ones, I might have a bit more success photographing them. The harbor seems to have plenty of them around, among other interesting wildlife.

Really nice pdxflint, love the golden reflections.

Many thanks. Sometimes these things are fleeting, and I was actually leaving for the day as the light was failing, and just thought I might capture a last image or two before the monotones of dusk set in. I probably had a minute at the most...

 

[pdxflint]

Yaquina Bay Bridge from the harbor at sundown...

Model: NIKON D300
ISO: 1600
Exposure: 1/4000 sec
Aperture: 4.0
Focal Length: 300mm

Note: for those who will ask why f/4 at 1/4000 sec at 1600 ISO, the answer is I was actually done shooting for the day, it was very cold (23ºF) and getting dark and I decided to just take a few last minute images in the direction of the light, having not really planned it - so I didn't change the settings on my camera, Aperture preferred @ISO 1600. If I spent more time, I'd probably stop it down a bit and maybe lower the ISO, but it is what it is...

 

[Phrasikleia]

Sometimes tourists do just exactly the right thing...

 

[pdxflint]

Sometimes tourists do just exactly the right thing...

What a great captured moment... absolutely love this shot!

 

[BarryJ]

One regal dog

Well, maybe NOT that regal... but I sure hope he spotted those turkeys!

My dog on T-Day scouting.

 

[spitfirejd]

Sometimes tourists do just exactly the right thing...

Wow, they really show the scale of the ruins. That place is massive! How come tourists never do cool things for me

Excellent photo, BTW.

 

[alvse]

Alvse

 

[LumbermanSVO]

Alvse

Have you uploaded that to Interfacelift? I know I've had that house as a desktop before.

 

[flosseR]

Shot 1 hour ago outside after snow had fallen all day. The star in the background is Christmas decoration in our window casting light onto the branch...Still amazed by the amount of detail you can capture with a 5d mk2....

 

[BarryJ]

Snow Squall Windy Lake PP. North of Sudbury On.

Back to the Sony DSC F717
Exposure Mode: Auto exposure
Exposure Time: 1 / 640
FNumber: 8
Focal Length: 21.7
ISO Speed Ratings: 100

 

[gaswerks]

cuba libre!

 

[compuwar]

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Model: NIKON D300
ISO: 1600
Exposure: 1/4000 sec
Aperture: 4.0
Focal Length: 300mm

Very nice capture! Your last three images have been most excellent!

Paul

 

[luxiva]

Hi, Happy Christmas. Thanks for your info. I like to take natural photos.
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[TheReef]

Sometimes tourists do just exactly the right thing...

You've really emphasised the epic scale here, nice one.

 

[grassland]

Sea Gull

Looking Majestic

 

[pdxflint]

Very nice capture! Your last three images have been most excellent!

Paul

Thanks, Paul, for the encouraging feedback... I appreciate it a lot.

 

[pdxflint]

What goes in must come out...

Another from Newport harbor, after sundown.

Model: NIKON D300
ISO: 3200
Exposure: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: 4.0
Focal Length: 300mm

 

[Phrasikleia]

Wow, they really show the scale of the ruins. That place is massive! How come tourists never do cool things for me

Excellent photo, BTW.

Oh, they will, you just have to watch them long enough. I saw this one coming and didn't have to wait long (from the same day):

Another from Newport harbor, after sundown.

Model: NIKON D300
ISO: 3200
Exposure: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: 4.0
Focal Length: 300mm

Super shot, pdxflint. The light and the textures are really wonderful.

 

[chadamorrill]

Shot 1 hour ago outside after snow had fallen all day. The star in the background is Christmas decoration in our window casting light onto the branch...Still amazed by the amount of detail you can capture with a 5d mk2....

Love this shot...

 

[gnd]

Munich Taxi

Camera: Pentax K20D; Lens: SMC FA 50mm
Exposure: 50mm, f8, 6 seconds, ISO200

 

[Joe King]

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

I snapped this picture sometime around 7:30ish. I stayed awake all night and decided that I should take pictures in the sixteen degree weather when the sun first came up.

Why I stayed outside all night I'll never know...

 

[BarryJ]

Lovely

I like this shot. It reminds me of Newfoundland. Is this shot taken close to the ocean ? The way the path lead out of the frame is cool! Nicely done.

 

[BarryJ]

Solstice Fire.... before the match!

We have a bonfire in the backyard to celebrate the solstice. This shot taken a couple years back. -21C and no wind so I put candles in the trees. We're just days away! Yipee