[dcstep]

Originally Posted by MChat

Taken with a point and click camera. This little guy ran up onto the rock to watch me go by in my Jeep, so I stopped, got the camera, and "pointed and clicked"; it turned out pretty good:

Not bad at all and welcome.

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by C5driver

Nice exposure!

Originally Posted by dcstep

I haven't water skied in 30+ years and still remember some of my "best" wipeouts, including the one that caused bruised ribs when the keel broke off my slalom ski. Alas, hardly any picture survive and no wipeout pix.

Love the wake-jump series.

Dave

Thanks. That was my first semi ambitious PS project as well.

[CANGRKE70]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

Like out running a tiger was an option at any age. lol

Looks like a fun day! Except for the being chased by a tiger part.

It was a very fun day, the lemurs were a lot of fun to be around. We also got to hang with 2 wolf 7 month old pups. They were a bit skittish at first, but warmed up after some treats. The tiger was in his pen, but the guide would ask me to go at one end and hide, Taj would come look for me and then I'd sprint to the other end. He might have broke out into a mild jog to catch me. The size and speed is unreal. Paw the size of both fists put together. Truly beautiful animal. Got to pet him through the fence and he would purr.

Going to go back sometime in the spring.

[Itsed65]

Old US 99W by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Nice highway shot. The grain elevator reminds me of stretches of Route 66 in West Texas and Oklahoma.

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Nice highway shot. The grain elevator reminds me of stretches of Route 66 in West Texas and Oklahoma.

Yes, very similar. This is the old highway you would have taken from the Bay Area up to Oregon in the days before I-5. Still acres of nut trees and crops all through this area, which is why it still attracts millions of migrating birds.

[Itsed65]

Going to wine country this weekend, so hopefully something besides coyotes for a while

Coyote #41 by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Nothing wrong with coyote.

[M_Six]

He/she looks healthy.

[C5driver]

A few years ago at the Chihuly Museum.

[dcstep]

Great colors.

[C5driver]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Great colors.

It was a no-brainer. I just showed up...

[dcstep]

Snowy Egrets Relax

Egrets Relaxing by David Stephens, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Thirty-minutes Before Sunset

Before Sunset by David Stephens, on Flickr

I was hoping for the sun to peak through between the mountains and clouds and up under the clouds, but the clouds shut in at sunset, making it just okay.

[M_Six]

Two beauties, DC. Love the sunset pic.

[Itsed65]

Chaos Theory by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[M_Six]

Some serious ATC needed there. Nice shot, Ed.

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Some serious ATC needed there. Nice shot, Ed.

Thanks Mark. I'm always amazed when I see these mass liftoffs that they seem to be able to keep enough separation to not clobber each other.

[Itsed65]

Northern Harrier #19 by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[M_Six]

^^^Now that's cool. Great capture, Ed.

[allachie9]

Great shot Ed, it looks like you're up there with him.

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by M_Six

^^^Now that's cool. Great capture, Ed.

Thanks Mark!

Originally Posted by allachie9

Great shot Ed, it looks like you're up there with him.

Thanks Alan. Luckily, the northern harrier, like it's namesake fighter jet, tends to fly very low. This lady was probably about 5 feet off the ground as i fired away.