AT Shot of the Day Thread

[bfun_x1]

First time here... don't rip me too badly

Nice. Where were those taken?

 

[IronWing]

I went back to Madera Canyon this morning in search of the elegant trogon. Other people saw it but not I. I did get few more hummer pics.

Female rufous

Young female broadbill

Magnificent male

 

[IronWing]

I forgot the turkey.

Young male Gould's Turkey

 

[gradoman]

I went back to Madera Canyon this morning in search of the elegant trogon. Other people saw it but not I. I did get few more hummer pics.

Goodness.

 

[Crotulus]

A couple of cell phone (Google Pixel) shots from the weekend.

Scallywag Festival San Diego

The Interrupters

Rancid

 

[gradoman]

Family went to Mill Creek Marsh on Saturday:

Daughter captured this gull:

Epic Seagull by Amalie Grand, on Flickr

I shot:

Mallard Ducks 3 by Antonio Hodge-Grande, on Flickr

 

[repoman0]

A few from the most beautiful place I've been

 

[nisryus]

Nice! Oh Repoman0, where were those taken? Look to me like Ireland.

 

[repoman0]

Nice! Oh Repoman0, where were those taken? Look to me like Ireland.

Any guesses? Photography is almost easy mode in places like this. I wish my actual home was a tenth as gorgeous. Then again, I met up with a handful of guys who were deported from the states and all they wanted to do was go back. Anyway, couple more:

 

[Exterous]

Any guesses?

First set reminded me of Ireland. Second set made me think west coast of Scotland due to the more dramatic transition to ocean and the Tarn. The comment about deportation made me think west coast of central america. So I don't know

 

[repoman0]

First set reminded me of Ireland. Second set made me think west coast of Scotland due to the more dramatic transition to ocean and the Tarn. The comment about deportation made me think west coast of central america. So I don't know

It's Sao Miguel island in the Azores. Pretty crazy young volcanic terrain with climate that supports odd things like conifers and palm trees growing side by side along with thousands of blue hydrangea bushes

There are tons of Portuguese in the greater Boston and New Bedford areas ... a guy I know got kicked out a few months back so met up with him and we ran into like three other New England deportees.

 

[Exterous]

It's Sao Miguel island in the Azores. Pretty crazy young volcanic terrain with climate that supports odd things like conifers and palm trees growing side by side along with thousands of blue hydrangea bushes

There are tons of Portuguese in the greater Boston and New Bedford areas ... a guy I know got kicked out a few months back so met up with him and we ran into like three other New England deportees.

Oh good I was close because my guesses involved land that was close to the ocean. GJ me!

 

[bigrash]

repoman0, that's a beautiful place. Awesome pics!

 

[repoman0]

repoman0, that's a beautiful place. Awesome pics!

Thank you ... the earth and local Azoreans who care for and manicure the land did all the work though!

 

[IronWing]

Back to Madera today.

Acorn woodpeckers

Female broad-billed

Mexican Jay

Male Anna's

 

[Spoooon]

Sunset in the backyard

 

[gradoman]

Sunset in the backyard

That's some bokeh. My Pixel XL used to amaze me and it's still a great camera if it's the only camera you've got, but I've gotten into the habit of walking around with my camera and a small 50mm lens for the low-light performance and bokeh:

Middle of the Road, ft Ronald:

 

[Spoooon]

Picked up a Nikkor 200/2 AI, pretty fun.

 

[IronWing]

Love is in the air…

Rosy-faced lovebirds, feral parrots in Scottsdale, AZ. The lovebirds, natives of southwestern Africa, have established a feral colony in the Phoenix area. A 2010 census counted nearly a thousand of the birds. The pics above were taken in a shopping center parking lot.

http://azfo.org/journal/Rosy-facedLovebird2011.html

 

[Spoooon]

Love is in the air…

Rosy-faced lovebirds, feral parrots in Scottsdale, AZ. The lovebirds, natives of southwestern Africa, have established a feral colony in the Phoenix area. A 2010 census counted nearly a thousand of the birds. The pics above were taken in a shopping center parking lot.

http://azfo.org/journal/Rosy-facedLovebird2011.html

Damn dude, all kinds of stuff to shoot! Last one in the series is my fav.

The 200/2 is a giant beast.

 

[IronWing]

Come the apocalypse you'll be able to get awesome pics of the zombies with beautiful bokeh before you bash their heads in with that thing.

 

[Platypus]

DSC_8482-HDR

 

[Spoooon]

Zoo pics

 

[spacejamz]

Damn dude, all kinds of stuff to shoot! Last one in the series is my fav.

The 200/2 is a giant beast.

the 600 isn't tiny either...next to my 70-200

 

[spacejamz]

Some pics from the Wings Over Dallas airshow (primarily WWII aircraft):