Another Photography Thread

[Bookman]

Outside the Barnes & Noble at Palladio in Folsom CA USA yesterday, 4.15.2018. Shot with a Galaxy S8, processed with Snapseed.

[penrivers]

Nice place Bookman (I mean the Barnes and Noble), I had been 2 or 3 times in Barnes and Noble´ Austin Texas.

[Bookman]

Nice place Bookman (I mean the Barnes and Noble), I had been 2 or 3 times in Barnes and Noble´ Austin Texas.

 

This Barnes & Noble is the only one I've been to with a dining facility, "The Kitchen." Unlike Starbucks, it makes above-average ("average" sucks) espresso drinks. The coffee/dining/sitting area is refreshingly large. It makes a brisket burger that's just all right. But it inspired me to make my own, which was exquisite.

[farmdogfan]

A northern lapwing.

 

 

[penrivers]

A northern lapwing.

 

 

 

Wow, astonishing.

[farmdogfan]

thank you Penrivers, they are quick and agile flyers.

[penrivers]

thank you Penrivers, they are quick and agile flyers.

 

They are dificult to get, I have a tamron 150-600 mm but I dont use it anymore, very dificult to focus an catch a flying bird at the same moment, but I have a Nikon 55-300. I think its more easy lens with a xx teleconverter, greetings from México.

[penrivers]

Sorry it was taken with a canon elph powershot not a great picture but the theme is interesting. Palmito flowers, good for the cattle full of betacarotene.

[penrivers]

Blue gate.

[farmdogfan]

 

They are dificult to get, I have a tamron 150-600 mm but I dont use it anymore, very dificult to focus an catch a flying bird at the same moment, but I have a Nikon 55-300. I think its more easy lens with a xx teleconverter, greetings from México.

I use a canon 1dx mk II and a canon ef 300 2,8 L is usm, and in this case a 1,4 TC, a very fast and precise focusing setup.

[Tom Kellie]

I use a canon 1dx mk II and a canon ef 300 2,8 L is usm, and in this case a 1,4 TC, a very fast and precise focusing setup.

 

~ farmdogfan:

 

The only lapwings I've ever photographed were in East Africa.

Your image is a stunner.

Such a bird-in-flight image is both beautiful and a technical triumph.

Thank you for sharing it here.

Tom K.

[farmdogfan]

Thank you very much Tom, there must be many beautiful birds in China that you don´t see elsewhere.

[penrivers]

Falling petal.

[penrivers]

Palmitos.

[penrivers]

blue gate 2.

[penrivers]

Palmito.

[Bookman]

Mt Whitney and Lone Pine Peak in the Sierra Nevada mountains, California, USA. If you divide the photo into thirds, Lone Pine Peak is one-third of the way from the left edge and Whitney is at two-thirds, looking like the big toe on a left foot, with the other toes nearby in their places. Mt Whitney (elev. 14,505) is the tallest peak in the 48 contiguous states. Lone Pine Peak (elev. 12,949 feet) is on the left. It appears taller than Whitney because it is 5 miles closer to the camera. Photo taken 20 November 2016 @ 0806 on U.S. 395 in Lone Pine, California, with my Sony CyberShot DSC H-5. Processed today with Snapseed.

Edited April 30, 2018 by Bookman

[Tom Kellie]

Thank you very much Tom, there must be many beautiful birds in China that you don´t see elsewhere.

 

Ixos mcclellandii in a Quince Bush

 

 

~ farmdogfan:

 

Yes, they're here, but seldom observed.

Centuries of unrelenting predation and severe habitat destruction have had an adverse affect on avian species here.

Above is a bird which was feeding on nectar beside a campus classroom.

Tom K.

[penrivers]

 

Ixos mcclellandii in a Quince Bush

 

 

~ farmdogfan:

 

Yes, they're here, but seldom observed.

Centuries of unrelenting predation and severe habitat destruction have had an adverse affect on avian species here.

Above is a bird which was feeding on nectar beside a campus classroom.

Tom K.

 

You are right, I remember Mao ordening the deaths of millions of birds to protect the harvest in the fields. Beautiful picture btw.

[farmdogfan]

 

Ixos mcclellandii in a Quince Bush

 

 

~ farmdogfan:

 

Yes, they're here, but seldom observed.

Centuries of unrelenting predation and severe habitat destruction have had an adverse affect on avian species here.

Above is a bird which was feeding on nectar beside a campus classroom.

Tom K.

Beautiful photo Tom!

 

I think destroying habitat happens everywhere, some places more than others, also insects are disappearing very quickly everywhere.

 

Regards Per.