Aztec Dancers

Last month we had the Aztec Dancers come by and was able to spend some time with this great group. 

Sigma DP2

Dan

Blue Heron

D 90 Nikon


lena

White Lily

D 90 Nikon
White Lily



Lena

America's Cup: Louis Vuitton Cup race 4 & 5

These are stills from the video I shot with my Sony Handycam.  I was at the America's Cup Village which was half the size shown on newspapers.  Race 5 was a close one as you can see in the first two stills.

Serenade for the Elk

Well this Irish folk band was playing in the neighborhood and I liked the elk in contrast with the stand up bass player. Leica M6, 50mm Noctilux, Delta 100.

Dan

DEERFIELD BEACH PIER - SUNRISE - FLORIDA

Not HDR
Got really lucky with the birds being in those exact spots and poses when I shot.












Nikon D7000
18-105 lens



I shot these last Sunday of the Deerfield Beach Pier in Florida. They are my first real attempts at HDR photography minus the last one.

I dont know if my name at the bottom is Tabu or not. Sorry, I keep getting emails, texts or having conversations with people that didn't know I was posting photos I took. Everyone seems to like my name on them so I have it set to everything I do now. Plus if I am honest it feels really good to put my name on something I am proud of.

A big THANK-YOU to everyone involved in this forum for being so accepting of a hyper active newbie joining this group of amazing photographers. You guys have helped fuel me through a lot of my own frustrations and given me guidance and inspiration to shoot for every time I go out.

~Carl~

Late Afternoon on the Lands End Trail

Lumix G5, Lumix 100-300mm

I went for a walk one day a few weeks ago on the Lands End Trail in the late afternoon. I brought only my 100-300mm lens because I was hoping to photograph a hawk that I've seen there before. 

Well, I didn't see very many birds at all that day, but I did see some nice later afternoon light on some wildflowers:

"Three"

I really liked the backlighting on this yellow one:

Just when I thought that I wouldn't see a hawk on this walk, I spotted one flying onto a branch in the distance. I quickly and quietly walked under that tree, and barely managed to grab a shot just as it took off again.

"Lift-off"

--Warren

Dog Walker at Crissy Field

Nikon D200, Nikkor 28mm f2.8 AF

A professional dog walker doing his job at Crissy Field.

--Warren

Grateful Dead Cover Band

I was able to shoot a set from a show this summer by a group called Cryptical Doors, they cover Greatful Dead songs and have played throughout the country.  Excuse the copyright, but I provided them with copies for their use and wanted to be recognized for my work.  Leica Monochrome, Noctilux 50mm.

Dan

Church Entrance

D90 Nikon

Church entrance...

Hi Warren,
Are there what you mean ( square ) format ?

Lena,

Old Town Vasona at Los Gatos

D90 Nikon

Down Town Mall at Los Gatos

Lena

In Her Own Little Space

Lumix G5, Lumix 20mm f1.7

This elderly lady found her own quiet space in the middle of a busy shopping mall.

--Warren

Downtown Dog Walker

Lumix G5, Lumix 20mm f1.7

This is what I mean by composing for the 1:1 (square) format.

--Warren

Three Photographs

Hey Everyone, these images I printed, matted and framed are currently being exhibited in a local show I participated in with 17 other photographers.  I actually have sold one, which one do you think?  The first image is titled "Happy Face, and was taken with a Nikon d800e, 14-24 f2.8 lens at the Windsor Hot Air Ballon Festival, the second Image, titled "Carnival"  was taken with a Sigma DP2 Merril at the San Francisco Carnival Celebration, and the third image was taken with a Leica Monochrome, Zeiss Biogon 21mm at Pt. Molate and is entitled "Wreck in San Pablo Bay"

 

Dan

Blue Color bird

S100 Canon

I got a blue color bird at Stow Lake, Is it same kind of bird you are capture, it look similarly.. but i like vivid orange of bird color...:-)

Lena

Red Bird in Swamp

D 7000

Warren, I think you will remember this little guy.  You gave him the cracker.

MYSTERY BIRD

I was able to get some pics today of one of the young mystery birds. There were two but now I can only find one. I am hoping they just needed separate hunting grounds because I saw them together a couple times before.

~Carl~

Fishing at the local watering hole.

NIKON D7000 18-105 

I am playing with Post Production using Lightroom 5 & photo matix. I had to crop the pics more than i would have liked so i feel like i lost a lot of detail. Should have had a longer lens I feel. 

Also if anyone knows exactly what kind of bird the Blue I think Egret is, the info would be much appreciated. I cant seem to find a definitive answer online. His patterns in his chest are unlike that of any other bird I have found similar. 

-Carl-

Bee on Dahlia

Lumix G5, Lumix 20mm f1.7

This shot is highly cropped, but its IQ is still decent.

Another picture for the "Busy as a Bee" label. :)

--Warren

Dahlia Close Up

Lumix G5, Lumix 20mm f1.7

Another from the same day as the previous one.

--Warren

Another Day, Another Dahlia

Lumix G5, Lumix 20mm f1.7

Another visit to the beautiful Dahlia Garden in GG Park, this time with my Lumix instead of the Nikon D200.

--Warren

Tranquil Stow Lake

Nikon D200, Nikkor 28mm f2.8 AF

I'm interested in your thoughts on this one.

--Warren