Random Photo thread

[dorkburger]

http://Anticipation by Glen Brenner, on Flickr

[cowboyup3371]

The Proposal by Scott Baker, on Flickr

[Big T]

P1000874 by Tn, on Flickr

Fish Lake

P1000845 by Tn, on Flickr

Leslie Gulch camp site

P1000846 by Ton, on Flickr

Leslie Gulch camp site

P1000839 by Ton, on Flickr

Leslie Gulch

P1000840 by Ton, on Flickr

P1000820 by Tn, on Flickr

P1000811 by Tn, on Flickr

My wife likes to go to remote places and you can't get much more remote than Leslie Gulch in SE Oregon. 25 miles up a gravel road and about 10 miles long, it contains so many interesting rock formations that I shot over 100 photos in a day. We later went to the Steens Mts, and camped at Fish Lake.

[Redman]

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.The Proposal by Scott Baker, on Flickr

Hey, you caught the event well.

[Redman]

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My wife likes to go to remote places......................

Yah,,,,, I and apparently you found such a place.

[Redman]

Tried this on this bike . . . . . .

P1160579 by Dave Redman, on Flickr

was early evening, maybe earlier in afternoon would have the road illuminated better in the distance.

P1160563 by Dave Redman, on Flickr

PS:
- Am liking the GX85
- early evening with slight overcast (when looking in proper direction) was great for photos.
- JPGs straight out of the camera.

[cowboyup3371]

Thank you Dave.

Big T, i love the canyon shots. I'll have to go find out where that is.

[Big T]

It's NW of Jordan Valley, OR
Lots of info on the interwebs
No cell service, just a road down the gulch to the Owyhee River

[marvinsc]

IMG_5896 by Scott Marvin, on Flickr

Crop duster, taken in my back yard this evening.

[bonanzadave]

A tiny frog on a shrubbery

[Redman]

I was showing 3 year old grandkid "look at the little hummingbird".
She said: "THats a big bug, Papa, a pokey bug, it can poke you, look at it's poker. Doesnt have pinchers, has a poker."
I said: : "look how it can fly in place, and fly backwards. Listen to it hum and buzz. THat is a little humming bird."
She said: "looks like a big bug. It is a bug."

I will admitt to getting annoyed with her.
I commented that is good to have self confidence, but said that we need to investigate this further, (meaning SHE needs to look into this) and sometimes we need to realize that our first thought may not always be correct, and we need to consult an authority on the subject. (In otherwords, she should not argue with me, I should know more than she does.)

Well, I looked into it more.

And, ah, um... if it has stripped wings or translucent wings that can see thru, it is a Hummingbird Moth

https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/hummingbird_moth.shtml

So, um, er, ah.... she was right. I was wrong.





On another note: Pic is from my new-to-me iPhone8. And it also had a one second vidio too. (and I have since figured out to to turn on or off that feature.)

[650Skull]

2006 the edge of the eye of cyclone Larry scimmed Mission beach. At the time this was one of the largest cyclones to hit this area. Catagory 5 with some reports saying it dropped just below to a very high Cat 4

A few days later this went over carrying the top half of a power line tower. heard the choppa and seen what was going on. By the time i got my camera out the car had no time to do to much metering but got this anyways

Very cloudy for a week after the cyclone, done some light enhancements to help the contrast.

Had a Panasonic DMC-FZ5
F/4.5.....1/400.........ISO 80....72mm...........Pic has been cropped
Copy of P1030437 shpn crop enhance affects copyright.jpg

Don't have a hosting site. If someone wants to re-post that's ok with me. Or right click and open in another tab to get full effect

[650Skull]

I was showing 3 year old grandkid "look at the little hummingbird".
She said: "THats a big bug, Papa, a pokey bug, it can poke you, look at it's poker. Doesnt have pinchers, has a poker."
I said: : "look how it can fly in place, and fly backwards. Listen to it hum and buzz. THat is a little humming bird."
She said: "looks like a big bug. It is a bug."

I will admitt to getting annoyed with her.

Well, I looked into it more.

Love this..........they keep us honest and make us humble.....

[Baatfam]

I was showing 3 year old grandkid "look at the little hummingbird".

Hummingbird Moths.....we had them in Northern IL.

https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/hummingbird_moth.shtml

[cowboyup3371]

From my Michigan trip

Point Betsie Fresnel Lens by Scott Baker, on Flickr

Point Betsie Fresnel Lens History by Scott Baker, on Flickr