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Random Photo thread

Went to take Pearl, our 5 pound Chihuaha out last night and this was between us and the back door to the garage. I couldn't see it's head at the time but the coloration is close enough to a Copperhead that I wasn't taking any chances.

IMG_5212 by Scott Marvin, on Flickr
 
Just got back from a few days away in the mountains with my wife in the RV. Got away from the boredom of Covid in did some great hikes and general touring around in my slightly extended backyard. Best thing out here if you know where to go is no people. Yay, they're highly overrated these days. LOL.



P1010071 by soates50, on Flickr
 
Nice pic Sandy!
Those white mountians in the background must be about 10,000ft. A buddy and I were out quading last weekend up to 7100 and no sign of white stuff just flowers, oh and skitters!!
Fred
 
Rich82GS750TZ said:
Sitting out at the pool w/ the dog and this critter came along. Anyone know what it is?
Looks like a living scrub brush.
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Sure looks like this Milkweed tussok moth.

http://bugoftheweek.com/blog/2014/8...pillar-milkweed-tussock-moth-ieuchaetes-eglei
 
Thanks guys for the kudos. Steve, yes the water is cold. This photo was taken at the exact same spot looking the other way. The glacier the water came off is about 4 miles away. The shot was taken with a wide angle (24mm) so the mountain is a lot closer than it looks. Fred, this was up in Rogers Pass area (Illecillewaet Glacier) and peaks there are around 8,000 feet but they get a huge amount snow up there. I was lucky enough to ski up that drainage one winter about 25 years ago before they closed the lodge by the highway at the summit of the pass.



P1010067 by soates50, on Flickr
 
With this Covid we're getting to spend a lot more time hanging out in the mountains. My wife and I took the TuRD (Tacoma TRD) into the hills today to check out one of our favourite huckleberry areas and struck gold. Berries are early and plentiful this year so we managed to snag 10lbs today and going back tomorrow. Yay!!!



P1010170 by soates50, on Flickr
 
From my impressionist period (short lived). :)

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Not great, but interesting to me. I hadn't even planned on taking the camera out of the bag. I really just wanted to sit, but..... photography. I ended up laying on the ground shooting upwards using the ground to steady the camera. Lots of fuzzy images were deleted. I also cropped out a power line pole. The lines are a cross between interesting visual flow and distraction.

If I catch a nap today, I may bicycle around town tonight with the camera.... The moon is coming around.
 
IMG_5219 by Scott Marvin, on Flickr

Took this while on an early morning ride today. It is my Grandmother's old farm house, the deck and Red metal roof are not original to the house but the Antenna tower and Chimney are. I ate many home cooked Sunday meals in that small kitchen. :-)
 
It's not the greatest but I couldn't set the focus right so this is all I could do even with the post-processing crop. I think I'll rent a macro lens and see what happens during the week I'll have it - if I get the opportunity again that is.

I was just very impressed this little guy sat there as long as he did letting me try to get a few pictures of him (most turned out pretty blah) without flying away. He was definitely a lot more patient than a caterpillar I tried to capture on the next stem over

Bug on flower by Scott Baker, on Flickr
 
Scott, that must have been a tought one, and I tip my hat to you guys playing with the macro stuff. Soft focus aside, I like how you brought the stem in and up from the bottom corner. That and the position of the insect gives it all a nice upward movement.
 
marvinsc said:
IMG_5219 by Scott Marvin, on Flickr

Took this while on an early morning ride today. It is my Grandmother's old farm house, the deck and Red metal roof are not original to the house but the Antenna tower and Chimney are. I ate many home cooked Sunday meals in that small kitchen. :-)
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Nice, and cool that it's still standing. It harkens back to a time before the masses "needed" a giant house, and a simple home was sufficient.
 
Well I ended up on the cycle last night. Great ride and a couple of decent shots.
I'm still trying to work out the ride / photo exploration thing. It was hot last night and walking around in moto gear was NOT in the plans. I had a destination in mind, but remembered a nice potential spot that I worked near last year so I went there instead. It was a boardwalk area with a small boat club and a pavilion. It was an affluent spot, and mostly empty. I parked the bike next to a bench, stripped off my moto gear, plopped it down on the bench and walked around in a t shirt, shorts.... and socks for about an hour. Minimal worries about thieves in that area. I'm thinking about travelling with my saddlebags to stow my gear in there for a semblance of security in other spots- out of sight, out of mind security.

I love the side lighting. Focus is a bit soft further back on the boat.
http://Untitled by Glen Brenner, on Flickr

Taken from the second story on the open pavilion. I waited a bit for the streak to cross the moon. Lots of out of focus images happed here...
http://Untitled by Glen Brenner, on Flickr
 
Thanks Scott. When I took my initial ride down the road next to the boardwalk to check it out, that grabbed my attention as soon as I saw it.
 
cowboyup3371 said:
Thank you Glen. I really like that boat shot - maybe shadows aren't so bad after all.
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Shadows are awesome. One of my favorite lighting situations at night is that spot where artificial light gives way to shadow or darkness. Still haven't been able to capture any great pics of this, but I see it often.
 
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