OT: Favorite Non Cruise Photograph

[valancy1]

Up in the Rockies...

 

[mnbruce]

mnbruce What camera do you use? It takes great pictures!

 

Marie ,I'm sorry I did not answer this question earlier but I did not see it in the other thread. I use a Canon 30D digital SLR.

[Cruiser Forever]

Up in the Rockies...

 

 

I like this one. Very nice. I would think it is tough taking pictures of animals and hummingbirds like TexasJam. They could easily take off in a blink of an eye. So these have been really cool snapshots. Thanks for sharing them!! :D

[Deaf Dude]

Heritage Flight of F-15 Eagle and P-51 Mustang at the Lafayette, Louisiana air show this past weekend.

 

[mnbruce]

Up in the Rockies...

 

 

That's a great capture!

[mnbruce]

Heritage Flight of F-15 Eagle and P-51 Mustang at the Lafayette, Louisiana air show this past weekend.

 

 

Wow,that is a really nice photo!

[TexasJam]

 

 

That's Cool!!!!!!

 

Jamie

[pierces]

Heritage Flight of F-15 Eagle and P-51 Mustang at the Lafayette, Louisiana air show this past weekend.

 

 

Nicely done! That Nikon is working out well for you!

 

As much as I love them, I keep forgetting to go to the air shows around here!

 

*sigh*

 

Dave

[FinelyCruising]

Hey... that prop is spinning!;)

[TexasJam]

 

This is a personal favorite of mine. I love the color.

 

Taken at Butchart Gardens in Victoria, BC.

 

Jamie

[pierces]

Flowers are easy favorites...nature's greeting cards!

 

This close-up of the stigma on a red hibiscus prompted the sci-fi title of "Eyebiscus".

We have several varieties in our yard and they are favorite subjects of mine.

 

Dave

[valancy1]

Jamie & Dave,

 

Great shots!

 

When out in South Dakota last December, we were riding around and happened upon some pronghorn antelope:

 

[Cruiser Forever]

 

This is a personal favorite of mine. I love the color.

 

Taken at Butchart Gardens in Victoria, BC.

 

Jamie

 

I LOVE this photo. It is so vivid and full of color. Beautiful, Jamie. You should make it into a greeting card or stationery. :)

[mamaofami]

Flowers are easy favorites...nature's greeting cards!

 

This close-up of the stigma on a red hibiscus prompted the sci-fi title of "Eyebiscus".

We have several varieties in our yard and they are favorite subjects of mine.

 

Dave

 

 

 

That picture is really special. I love it.

[TexasJam]

Flowers are easy favorites...nature's greeting cards!

 

This close-up of the stigma on a red hibiscus prompted the sci-fi title of "Eyebiscus".

We have several varieties in our yard and they are favorite subjects of mine.

 

Dave

 

Dave - That does look like it belongs on the Sci-Fi channel :eek:.

 

Jamie

;)

[Deaf Dude]

Nicely done! That Nikon is working out well for you!

 

As much as I love them, I keep forgetting to go to the air shows around here!

 

*sigh*

 

Dave

 

Wow, thanks to everyone for all the nice comments. It sure means alot coming from a pro like Dave !!!! Here is one more from the show. USAF Thunderbirds Opposing Solo Jet #6

[Cruiser Forever]

Since winter is fast approaching, :( I thought I would share this photo from a local park taken about 2 years ago in the middle of winter.

 

 

[pierces]

As I said...favorite subjects.

 

A Rainbow Christie variation:

 

These blossoms can get to be 8" across!

 

 

Dave

[Cruiser Forever]

pierces, Just Beautiful!!!! :D You never have a bad photo, it's true. Thanks for sharing.:D

[pierces]

pierces, Just Beautiful!!!! :D You never have a bad photo, it's true. Thanks for sharing.:D

 

 

You're right....not since I discovered the "DEL" button! :D

 

Thank you!

 

Dave

[pierces]

How about pointy flowers?

 

Prickly pear flower and leaf:

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Fun thread with a lot of excellent submissions!

 

Dave

[Cruiser Forever]

You're right....not since I discovered the "DEL" button! :D

 

Thank you!

 

Dave

 

 

LOL :D I bet you hardly need to use that button. BTW, where did you take the photos of these beautiful flowers. In your garden, do you have a green thumb too. ;) They are stationery/calendar quality, imho.

[pierces]

LOL :D I bet you hardly need to use that button. BTW, where did you take the photos of these beautiful flowers. In your garden, do you have a green thumb too. ;) They are stationery/calendar quality, imho.

 

All of the flowers I posted are from our work-in-progress back yard. I have to admit that I pick out and plant according to how photogenic the blooms are! We've had some odd stuff growing back there!

 

Backyard pineapple:

 

It actually produced 2 very sweet fruitings before going to the great compost heap in the sky! At least with the camera I have more to remember it with than sticky fingers and a satisfied burp!:D

 

Dave

 

Dave

[cruisingbooboo]

How about pointy flowers?

 

Prickly pear flower and leaf:

..

 

 

 

Fun thread with a lot of excellent submissions!

 

Dave

 

Dave, When you originally photograped these flowers was the background black or did you "enhance " the photo? Just curious, striking contrast!

[pierces]

Dave, When you originally photograped these flowers was the background black or did you "enhance " the photo? Just curious, striking contrast!

 

I "posed" them against a black felt backdrop and lit them with a very diffused flash. The photos were cleaned up a bit to remove stray specs of dirt and insect damage, but the color and contrast was largely unchanged.

 

Dave