Picture-A-Week 2023 - Week 36

[pierces]

Pictures taken between Monday, September 4 and Sunday, September 10.

 

Seasons change in a few weeks. Take some photos to remember this one. Post them here and make us smile.

 

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!

[ninjacat123]

Trying out posting pics😀

[ninjacat123]

trying to edit, but I can’t get below the picture.
 

Now I’m posting using my voice to text and adding a picture😁

Edited September 7, 2023 by ninjacat123
Practicing👍

[ninjacat123]

Got a pic of breakfast at the feeder❣️

[archstroke]

No fireworks pictures this year due to all the rain.  But at least day 1 of the air show stayed dry.

[archstroke]

More from Sunday

Edited September 11, 2023 by archstroke
images were not linking correctly

[pierces]

I was out surveying the damage wrought by the hurricane (we got some rain and that brings the weeds) when I discovered that our tangerine tree is expecting! We planted the little sprig about five years ago and is has been a bit of a slow starter. Last year it struggled to squeeze out a couple dozen or so small but sweet tangerines and that thrilled us since we had almost given up on it. It has doubled in size this year (still a shrubbery) and since we aren't really orchard keepers and don’t keep track of growth or fruit production cycles, we figured it was going to skip a year of fruit to go through tree puberty or whatever. Needless to say, the appearance of tiny flowers made us happy and ensured that the water supply would continue to flow for another year.

 

Late Summer Surprise!

 

 

 

 

Dave

 

Note: For those interested, this is a stacked image I shot this using the focus bracketing feature on the new camera and the results were excellent, even hand-held at 1/125s. I'm running out of photography stuff to legitimately brag about with the cameras doing such cool stuff for me these days.

[Victress2007]

Cruise from Reykjavik, Iceland to Southampton, UK:

 

The first full day at sea was interesting. We were headed to Akureyri. We were supposed to arrive around 3. We sailed through the fjord and arrived at the port on time. Then we turned around and sailed right down the fjord again. The winds were too strong for us to tie up broadside to the dock. There was another (Viking Cruise) ship in port so after they left we sailed back down and tied up along side the dock. We were in time for our off-ship excursion to see the Aurora Borealis.

We joined our group at 9 pm. It was a small group and we were the last to leave. I must admit, these guys did NOT give off a professional vibe! The skies were cloudy but they promised some breaks in the clouds a bit further out. The driver warned us that the lights weren't like they are in pictures. They're a lot dimmer.

We traveled to the Godafoss Falls. There were some breaks in the clouds and several large busses in the parking lot. It was pitch black. We stayed for about 2 hours, watching the night sky, dodging people in the dark and on my part, trying to get a clear picture of the night sky as I had not brought a tripod.

There were a couple shooting stars and lots of satellites to watch, it was a lovely evening. Admitting defeat we all climbed into the van for the ride home. We were almost the last vehicle in the parking lot.

Then the bus driver started the van - oh wait. Maybe not. The battery tried to turn over but no joy... Well, we'll turn everything off and sit here for a few minutes while another bus leaves. 10 minutes later, still no battery power, it's even worse than before. So let's go talk to the other drivers and see who has cables. 2 busses left - no cables.

Let's call the boss! He has a friend nearby who has cables with him. Some of us leave the bus and keep trying to photograph the beautiful sky. Twenty minutes later, after figuring out they didn't need to actually have to attach cables to the battery, success!

We loaded up the van again. But the driver had to spend several minutes putting everything together again. Just as he was loading a wheelchair into the front of the van, he stopped. He looked behind the van and took the wheelchair out. Then he got in the door and said, "you might want to look, we have lights!".

He was right about the colors, they were dimmer, but stilled glowed and ebbed, sometimes almost being extinguished before brightening up again. My pictures aren't clear and sharp (no tripod) but they are pictures of one of the most amazing sights I have ever seen. There was even a shooting star while we were watching. It was worth staying up until after 2 am.

I was not disappointed the following morning at 8 am that the whale watching tour was cancelled due to lousy weather!

My camera was set for 30 seconds, so was able to gather more light. My cell phone was set for 4 seconds, so is more true to what we actually saw.  

 

 

Vic

[ninjacat123]

43 minutes ago, Victress2007 said:

Cruise from Reykjavik, Iceland to Southampton, UK:

 

The first full day at sea was interesting. We were headed to Akureyri. We were supposed to arrive around 3. We sailed through the fjord and arrived at the port on time. Then we turned around and sailed right down the fjord again. The winds were too strong for us to tie up broadside to the dock. There was another (Viking Cruise) ship in port so after they left we sailed back down and tied up along side the dock. We were in time for our off-ship excursion to see the Aurora Borealis.

We joined our group at 9 pm. It was a small group and we were the last to leave. I must admit, these guys did NOT give off a professional vibe! The skies were cloudy but they promised some breaks in the clouds a bit further out. The driver warned us that the lights weren't like they are in pictures. They're a lot dimmer.

We traveled to the Godafoss Falls. There were some breaks in the clouds and several large busses in the parking lot. It was pitch black. We stayed for about 2 hours, watching the night sky, dodging people in the dark and on my part, trying to get a clear picture of the night sky as I had not brought a tripod.

There were a couple shooting stars and lots of satellites to watch, it was a lovely evening. Admitting defeat we all climbed into the van for the ride home. We were almost the last vehicle in the parking lot.

Then the bus driver started the van - oh wait. Maybe not. The battery tried to turn over but no joy... Well, we'll turn everything off and sit here for a few minutes while another bus leaves. 10 minutes later, still no battery power, it's even worse than before. So let's go talk to the other drivers and see who has cables. 2 busses left - no cables.

Let's call the boss! He has a friend nearby who has cables with him. Some of us leave the bus and keep trying to photograph the beautiful sky. Twenty minutes later, after figuring out they didn't need to actually have to attach cables to the battery, success!

We loaded up the van again. But the driver had to spend several minutes putting everything together again. Just as he was loading a wheelchair into the front of the van, he stopped. He looked behind the van and took the wheelchair out. Then he got in the door and said, "you might want to look, we have lights!".

He was right about the colors, they were dimmer, but stilled glowed and ebbed, sometimes almost being extinguished before brightening up again. My pictures aren't clear and sharp (no tripod) but they are pictures of one of the most amazing sights I have ever seen. There was even a shooting star while we were watching. It was worth staying up until after 2 am.

I was not disappointed the following morning at 8 am that the whale watching tour was cancelled due to lousy weather!

My camera was set for 30 seconds, so was able to gather more light. My cell phone was set for 4 seconds, so is more true to what we actually saw.  

 

 

Vic

Awesome!! On my bucket list👍

[PurpleHays]

9 hours ago, Victress2007 said:

Cruise from Reykjavik, Iceland to Southampton, UK:

 

The first full day at sea was interesting. We were headed to Akureyri. We were supposed to arrive around 3. We sailed through the fjord and arrived at the port on time. Then we turned around and sailed right down the fjord again. The winds were too strong for us to tie up broadside to the dock. There was another (Viking Cruise) ship in port so after they left we sailed back down and tied up along side the dock. We were in time for our off-ship excursion to see the Aurora Borealis.

We joined our group at 9 pm. It was a small group and we were the last to leave. I must admit, these guys did NOT give off a professional vibe! The skies were cloudy but they promised some breaks in the clouds a bit further out. The driver warned us that the lights weren't like they are in pictures. They're a lot dimmer.

We traveled to the Godafoss Falls. There were some breaks in the clouds and several large busses in the parking lot. It was pitch black. We stayed for about 2 hours, watching the night sky, dodging people in the dark and on my part, trying to get a clear picture of the night sky as I had not brought a tripod.

There were a couple shooting stars and lots of satellites to watch, it was a lovely evening. Admitting defeat we all climbed into the van for the ride home. We were almost the last vehicle in the parking lot.

Then the bus driver started the van - oh wait. Maybe not. The battery tried to turn over but no joy... Well, we'll turn everything off and sit here for a few minutes while another bus leaves. 10 minutes later, still no battery power, it's even worse than before. So let's go talk to the other drivers and see who has cables. 2 busses left - no cables.

Let's call the boss! He has a friend nearby who has cables with him. Some of us leave the bus and keep trying to photograph the beautiful sky. Twenty minutes later, after figuring out they didn't need to actually have to attach cables to the battery, success!

We loaded up the van again. But the driver had to spend several minutes putting everything together again. Just as he was loading a wheelchair into the front of the van, he stopped. He looked behind the van and took the wheelchair out. Then he got in the door and said, "you might want to look, we have lights!".

He was right about the colors, they were dimmer, but stilled glowed and ebbed, sometimes almost being extinguished before brightening up again. My pictures aren't clear and sharp (no tripod) but they are pictures of one of the most amazing sights I have ever seen. There was even a shooting star while we were watching. It was worth staying up until after 2 am.

I was not disappointed the following morning at 8 am that the whale watching tour was cancelled due to lousy weather!

My camera was set for 30 seconds, so was able to gather more light. My cell phone was set for 4 seconds, so is more true to what we actually saw.  

 

 

Vic

Sept/Oct 2025. I can't wair!

[boeckli]

A couple of late entries ...

 

 

[ninjacat123]

6 hours ago, boeckli said:

A couple of late entries ...

 

 

Very crisp!! So pretty!!