Picture-A-Week 2019 - Week 50

[pierces]

Pictures taken between Monday, December 9 and Sunday, December 15.

 

Rules: See above

That's it. This isn't a contest.

All photos taken this week are welcome (not just cruising).

Prizes will not be awarded. Discovering the joy of photography is the prize.

The idea is to get folks out using their cameras for more than vacations and toddler birthdays.

Post one. Post many. Up to you.

Have fun with your camera and share your fun with others!

 

***** A little early this week since my internet access in probably a bit sketchy for the next few days ***** 

[Docker123]

I think it was this week. Who really knows on a cruise ....

 

silver eye with little flower. Cape Le Grand National Park, Esperance, Western Australia

 

 

[Docker123]

Home from my cruise, and off on a camera club outing to learn about sport photography. Never been to the polo before. Challenging.

 

 

 

 

 

[ski ww]

Looks like you're up to the challenge.

[pierces]

One of my favorite parts of any cruise day is walking around the ship with a cup of coffee, looking for things to photograph and killing time until the sun wakes up and crawls over the horizon. The hours that bracket sunrise and sunset are called the “Golden” and ”Blue” hours due to the nature of the light but the morning time is pure gold in my reckoning. It is a quiet time with only a few crew out prepping for the herd and even fewer passengers out for the morning jog or coffee stroll. The constant pounding of ambient party music is mercifully absent as well. After that, there is the loving look I get when returning to the cabin to deliver the morning’s first latte.

 

Pure Gold

 

 

 

Dave

[zackiedawg]

Finally got out to the wetlands after receiving my new Sony A6600 to give it a test run - mostly to get used to the new camera, get all my settings similar to my A6300, and see how the new tracking autofocus works with birds in flight.  On all fronts, the camera performed beautifully and has quickly and easily become familiar to replace the 4-year-old camera:

 

A green iguana turning on the orange to attract a mate:

 

A green heron hiding in the shadows on a branch over the water to strike at unsuspecting fish (ISO 3,200):

 

A red-shouldered hawk flying fast, and in my direction:

 

A female anhinga down in the water with a fresh fish dinner (ISO 4,000):

 

Ibis approaching to land near sunset:

 

Ibis approaching head-on into the lens:

 

Closeup of an American bittern hunting in the reeds:

 

Close crop of a hawk sitting up in the trees:

[ski ww]

Sure looks like your test run was a success, great pictures. 

[puppycanducruise]

Thanks for posting those wonderful pictures.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Love all the pictures.

[boeckli]

On Dec 12 (three days after the devastating eruption that killed 17 people) we sailed past New Zealand's volcanic White Island

 

 

 

[boeckli]

On a lighter note - you won't have to take this hound for a walk ... 😉 (seen in Devonport, Auckland)

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

Like the pictures -- especially the volcano.  Sad what happened there.