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This week’s theme is DejaView: Photos of places, people, and things you love to take pictures of over and over and over again. Deja view us with your best shot, your favorite shot, your latest shot, or multiple shots.
Website of the Week: Terry Border’s Bent Objects.
AndiF's Deja View
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I find The Pack endlessly entertaining, all together or singly. Pack members: Giddy, the winter-loving Malamutt Sniff, king of the world Bebo, brave explorer Hopeful, Pack Member In Memoriam Click image for larger version |
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Frost flowers are fall's early morning delights that make me want to take pictures of every one I find. See more frost flowers Click image for larger version |
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Since I've lived in the woods for 29 years, there are places that feature in dozens and dozens of pictures yet never look the same. This is one of them. Click image for larger version |
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My cat, a source of endless entertainment
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Ottawa River at Andrew Haydon Park
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Paphiopedilum leeanum
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Hi stand strong!
Love the perspective on the top shot — been trying to decide if I like the b&w over the colour … it’s a tough call, cause that blue sky is really nice w/ the clouds on the building. 🙂
but I like the b&w better and the gothic/industrial feel to it has me thinking I’m going to return to this spot to shoot some RAW (which I’m starting to get into now that I’m more comfortable with the D60 overall) and try my hand at my first serious attempt at HDR.
Once I made the switch I never went back — a warning tho: RAW files are big. Your hard drive will never be empty again … 😉
I’m already seeing that. Just celebrated Elliott’s birthday yesterday. Shot 1+1/2G worth of shots.
And so it begins … 😉
Seriously though, there is so much more scope for tweaking and even w/ no tweaking I find the shots straight out of the camera are better colour-wise in RAW. I’ve had to become a lot more disciplined in which files I keep/delete due to the size constraints, which isn’t a bad thing in the end.
I’ve shot raw for over a year and keep everything, 1tb externals are under $175 and if you wish to keep sd/flash cards locked 8gb cards are less than a roll of film and devolping.
Developing(whoops)
I’ve heard pros and cons re: using them — my worry is that it would become corrupted and I’d lose all the files on the drive.
Right now I’m working off of 3 250BG hard drives … (I like to keep all my .psd files, so I need to have room on each one as I go back and work on different files).
meant 250 GB, not BGs … 🙂
Is that a Bigabyte?
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that works … 🙂
Keep the originals on the cards, back everything to external, working files are local. When I say external I build my own from a hard disk and an enclosure. It’s easier than it sounds, a little cheaper than packaged externals and I can swap drives in and out of the enclosure. Keep two of everything, in case of failure. I lost quite a bit of work once when a DVD failed, never had a Seagate hard drive fail and I’ve still got a 4gb disk kicking around with files on it that’s got to be almost 10 years old(it’s under my desk in a plastic ‘archive’ box). Even if a hard disk quits working the disk can be sent out and the files can be recovered if you think it’s worth it, but you’ll always have the originals on the card.
When you say you keep the originals on the cards, does that mean you have don’t reuse your memory cards?
BobX is the second photographer I’ve run into in the past few days who does this. The other person was a professional (weddings, portraits, teams, …), and when he fills up a card, he would keep the card at home. The downloaded files were on his computer at his studio. He looks at the 8GB cards he is using now as cheap off site storage.
Wow. I speed through my 4 GB cards … when I was in Europe I could use all 3 4 GB cards in one day’s outing. (I would have two copies uploaded – one on computer, one on external hard drive … plus I brought DVDs in case).
I suppose it makes sense if you’re doing it professionally — the cost of the card could be written into the contract and that way you have the originals on the original source.
What do you do? Do you have double back-ups?
I have my current year and past year on 3 hard drives and burn DVDs every 4-6 months that I keep at school. Older shots are on 2 hard drives and backed up off site. I don’t use my cards as permanent storage. As card sizes get larger and prices get cheaper, I may have to reevaluate my strategy.
Olivia & Jim,
Interesting, but trying to file 120 8 gig cards for 1000 gigs, or “bigs” as Olivia likes to call them, would create it`s own nightmare in my world.
I have a 250 gig drive that nobody seems able to recover.
I presently have 5 externals & a boot drive totaling almost 1,800 gigs.
I have no idea what to do for secure back up.
A tape machine maybe?
I always generate more data faster than I can file it.
I’m thinking of storing the cards like slides in slide pages in a binder for archive, 20 slots per page, times 10 pages, = 200 cards. Sorry to hear about the unrecoverable,:( it happens and that’s why I’m going this route. At least when it does happen, and it will, I’ll have the original card to go to.
I’m trying out an online backup service for $50 a year, unlimited storage. Setup was easy, backup automatic 24/7.
Hi BobX,
I may be wrong, but it seems like the cost of the cards average about 5 bucks a gig, or on the low side $40.00/8 gig card. When you talk of 200 cards, that`s $8,000.00 to store 1600 gigs. For 8 grand, you can buy quite a few externals to store any amount of data in triplicate.
A 500 gig external drive goes for approx. $100.00.
$8,000.00 gets you 40,000 gigs of storage.
For an extended trip or a photo assignment I think it`s a great idea to have a number of cards, but for use as a storage device, I think mass storage is more practical & at least as safe.
I’ve been getting Trancend 8 gb class 6 sdhc cards from Newegg for less 14 bucks a piece, 4gb are less than 6. Right now I’m not generating massive amounts of data so this is a good low cost, long term archive storage for my d40 shots. CF cards are more expensive and I have a couple that I use in my d1x and other point and shoot and back to externals because it is cheaper. When I think of the amount of money I used to spend on film and slide developing, this is really cheap.
I have just started to, the cards will be marked as to date and content, locked and stored and not reused. I feel it’s now cheap enough to justify the cost and sdhc cards are small enough that many can be stored in a reasonable space(old time photogs, think slides). Although Knucklehead has a point, at what point does this type of storage begin to be a problem? I don’t know, I’m not sure it will matter as everything is also on external and I’m also looking into network attached storage as well.
Considering I had two 120GB internals and one of them died earlier this year, I’m hesitant about loading everything onto the remaining drive which has shown no problems as of yet.
Concern…concern…concern…
the b&w versions are very god. my favorites. as you say very evocative of some earlier styles…esp in the graphic arts.
shooting in RAW will give you a lot more flexibility esp when manipulating things in PS. but like olivia notes, the files are huge, and the layering just adds to the load.
when you’re ready to “save” your work, go to “image” and size it….l rec using 300 dpi, 240± minimum if you think you’ll ever want to print it, that will give you very good results.
also, set the ‘color space’ on the cam to adobe rgb, as that’s what PS uses, and nearly all printers.
excellent work ss. kudos.
I really like the black/white/blue with little other color.
I didn’t which is why I converted it to black and white and messed with the contrast, brightness, curves, etc.
It’s actually a two layer image with a layer mask on the second layer.
The first layer was adjusted to lighten and brighten the building on the left with the reflection of the Comcast building in it. The second layer was to darken and deepen the contrast on the sky and the Comcast building itself. I used the layer mask to draw through the second layer to reveal the part of the first layer I wanted to show in the final image which was just the building with the reflection.
I like how it came out but I see a lot more potential in it. I just need to learn what else I can do to make that image ‘pop’ more before I really do what I want to which is, again, HDR.
I’m going with the b&w too — though the reflections in the last photo are very difficult to resist. I particularly like the way the cloud/reflection on the upper left.
You should send some small copies of that building to the architects. They might be willing to pay for larger versions. You do their work proud.
I really like the photo in color – I can choose to look up or down. The b & w seem threatening to me – gray and stormy. Ayn Rand comes to mind. So interesting what each viewer brings to a photo and how differently it can be experienced.
I really like the bottom photo – the building and sky blending is a lovely perception puzzle.
I think that your perspective on the black and white shot is exactly why I like it. Plus, it looks like a cubic drawing.
I like the last one – the way it nearly disappears into the clouds.
there’s a long list of compatible AF lenses in last week’s Foto Flogging diary here.
a bouquet from this morning’s walk …
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The first one looks like an ice angel, the way it swoons out on both sides.
Ask her how much the dogs, especially Bebo, contributes to the effort.
The pale yellow ice flower variety?
No the run-through the shot and destroy the frost flower method.
Ah – I understand.
I have enjoyed your photos of your home and family for a long time – thanks.
Are the frost flowers formed near water? I have never seen anything like them.
I’m so glad you asked. I also have never seen anything like them. They are very cool.
You’re welcome — it is really my pleasure to share how lucky I am to live where I do.
Frost flowers form on the stems of plants — they aren’t really frost but ice extruded through stem.
Here’s an explanation of the process:
Were these taken in early spring or late fall?
Frost flowers only happen in late fall. I think that’s because eventually all the water in the stems is gone. All these pictures are from this week and I don’t think I’ve ever seen them any later than mid-December.
I always wondered how that happens, neat.
at the top … they’re so lovely.
I told Andi it looked like a little icy candle.
Another week, another great Foto Flog. The neat pics just keep on coming, let’s keep it that way. Anyone just browsing through we want to see yours too, we know you want to, just do it.
Here’s some more swamp pics, I keep returning to this spot, there’s something about it, just when I think that I’ve captured what I want it changes and gives me something new.
this reminds me of am area where I could just walk in with my camera, maybe a snack, and spend hours just walking around shooting (or not) and just observing nature in the raw.
This is what it’s like behind my parents house in S. Jersey. I just like to walk in and….walk. I’ve walked it so many times, I know it like the back of my hand now but it still always offers some kind of surprise somewhere.
I like the pics. More exotic than I’m used to.
This is a spot at the beginning of what will eventually be the Spring to Spring Trail in West Volusia County that runs along the St. Johns River. We walk here at least 2 or 3 times a month in the cooler weather.
Where you live is so very different from the place I call home. I didn’t realize I was looking at water till KnuckleHead asked last week(?). Beautiful!
The more photos the better. It’s wonderful to see the similarities and differences in where we all come from … 🙂
For instance, as the others have said, your swamp is so exotic. So different from anything around me. Swamps in my neck of the woods are usually foul – but not always – bodies of water w/ lots of bugs and insects and frogs. Still fun to explore, but nothing like your exotic swamp!
Swamp Things
These shots will be perfect. I really like the top one — the sense of deadly waiting is palpable.
Aw, he’s just a baby.
The second one has a smile reminiscent of our malamutt’s just before she pounces on a mouse burrowing in the snow.
Peter Pan popped into my head – the old Mary Martin version – “Tick, Tock.” “It’s the Croc!!!!” “Run!!”
Thanks for the photos, but do take care.
They give you fair warning to clear out. This one is telling me to go away, note the water around his nose, so I took the shot and took off.
This duck was eating something, but maybe he was also telling me to take a hike … 😉
Even though it’s a gator, I can’t get the theme to Jaws out of my head. How close are you when taking these shots?
Pretty close, 10-15 feet up an embankment.
That’s close.
swamp things … love it.
Swamp things of a different feather.
(I like to say swump with an emphasis on the Swum- part of it ;] ), we do get the owls, egrets and herons to shoot too.
I just missed that this summer, though.
I am so envious. I can’t get within 50 yards of a heron before they take off. But I have biked alongside a couple as they have been taking off to get away from me; it was amazing. Sadly they get up to 30 mph pretty fast for such a large bird.
I took these in the Everglades, and for whatever reason they seem used to pedestrian traffic. Here at home I had a beautiful shot from about 50 ft., so I thought what the heck I can get closer, I hit a branch with the caster on my chair and he/she flew off.
We have a park here that’s a major stop for birds on their migration.
They’re not as skittish w/ people around, so I can often get some great shots.
These are magnificent!
“thing” that I shoot but I like applying a selective color treatment to some shots to make them a little more creative or to draw something in the shot out a little more. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t but it’s fun to play with, even if sometimes it’s frustrating to zoom far in and carefully work a fine line on a picture.
I was going to suggest it as a theme but I’m not sure if everyone knows how to do it or would even be interested. Something to think about, I guess.
Anyways…
A lot of time, I think the selective color treatment is overdone. It seemed to be a fashion in advertising photography a while back. But you do it well. I like the firefighter and the barber pole especially. The reflected building is nice too. You use it effectively to draw the viewer’s eye in leading them to what you want them to see, but you have interesting things going on elsewhere in the photo too.
I really like the bottom photo – lots for the mind’s eye to play with.
Did it w/ my poppy pic last year:
As for a theme, yeah – not sure how many would be able to do it. We could have a potluck theme one week, where people could post whatever they’d like.
Front page…awesome!
Had no internet access yesterday! 🙂
I know I’ve said it before but that doesn’t make it any less true — Bu has the most bu-tiful eyes.
You don’t get tired of photographing a face like that.
Beautiful indeed! Must be a bit difficult to get the light and black fur and cocoa brown eyes to come together – well done.
I find that w/ taking pix of Noods — sometimes it’s difficult to get the detail on the black fur w/out blowing out the whites and light areas.
He looks so serious in the third shot.
She is a beauty.
Is very photogenic.
Looks like olivia’s Noods has some competition for most photogenic pootie. The expression on her face in the second is so wonderfully serious.
I like #2 and #4 the best. But where’s the fishbowl sitter?
Green of eye and feather – very relaxed and warm feeling – friends?
I love the princess palace in number 3. She looks like you just disturbed her beauty sleep.
Like the shot w/ the bird.
I walked into my office at 5:30 this evening, saw this sunset and just had a few seconds to grab my camera and shoot (hand held) before it was gone. The photo’s a bit blurry but still very lovely.
That is a lovely colour.
Good portrait and the angle, while slightly disconcerting, heightens the interest.
Hey LEP, you know you can straighten out that horizon with software. 🙂
Really cool.
It makes me think of the old saying “You’re never drunk as long as you can hold onto one blade of grass and not fall off the face of the earth.”
Slip sliding away…
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ManGirl Who Fell To Earth?Good analysis. estHer can be quite surreal at times.
She certainly has some interesting ideas;-)
Actually, I’m a fan of all the ET photographers, having lurked the Friday photos there for some time. Thanks for posting here as well!
Always so impressed w/ estHer’s creativity … never know what you’ll be posting. 🙂
Noods is a pack of one.
Olivia and Andi, you both capture the changing moods of one place so well.
I’m glad you both put in some of you “flower” photos.
And if he has his way, a pack of one he’ll remain. 😀
Cat – water and sky – and flowers – who can get enough?
Really like your cat sniffing the paphiopedilum leeanum (not that I recognize or could name the flower!) – both seem rather elegant.
He always has to be involved w/ what I’m doing … lol.
The bloom on the Paph. was pretty exciting for me. This is its first time since I rec’d the plant (was blooming at that time). The photo in the top right corner of the pic above is one I took of the original bloom. I’ve got two orchids blooming at the moment — this Paph. and a white Phalenopsis (the most common ones you see in stores). It just bloomed and then bloomed again w/ 3 more flowers.
We got our digital camera just a few weeks before going to China. All of my other favorite shots (Paris, Quebec, etc.) are on negatives…somewhere. It seems like I’ve posted a bazillion shots of Andrew, but I have one that I took this summer that I just love. Plus 2 out of three cats.
Story Time with Daddy
Phantom – the Alpha cat
Lucky – the rescue cat
More aaaaaaaaaaaaawww shots;-) Cuties all.
Thanks. I love these photo diaries every Friday. I’ve been trying to travel with my camera more often.
That is wonderful … 🙂
Always a pleasure to see someone enjoying a book! Your Andrew is a wonderful subject – I have enjoyed watching him grow.
Your Phantom is a bit startling at first – multi-faceted for sure. And lucky Lucky… secure and content.
Everyone who meets Phantom for the first time do a double take.
LOL …
She’s lovely.
I’ll bet you can guess which one I think is the cutest. 🙂
But Phantom is really spectacular looking.
When I picked her out of the litter, I was struck by the stark line down her face, so I brought her home. She’s quite a dive. I believe that she is sitting on the dining room table in this picture.
Did you pose Andrew and Lucky intentionally?
About Phantom, whenever I see a person or animal with that look on their face, I want to know what is going on off camera.
No posing necessary. Lucky was laying on the back of the couch, near the front window, enjoying the warmth. Andrew was listening attentively to his dad. That shot was taken while we were on a road trip this summer.
Phantom looks like two random cats stuck together.
That’s funny, but she’s highly insulted (she made me type that).
It’s been such a pleasure seeing Andrew grow. 🙂
I want to do a four seasons of this spot
Zillions of pet cameos we have
An ever-changing canvas – people
Great set of photos — you always do such a nice job of showing the charm of Nashville.
The cat, though, looks like it’s just waiting for an obnoxious tourist to come by so it can tell them off.
She was always quite the clown and we nearly died with laughter the day she went up the pine tree by the house to the roof and lost her footing just as she made the leap from tree to roof! The poor thing was clinging to a shingle by her front feet until I rushed over, stood on the flower box and performed the rescue. Her dignity was crushed for days.
I want you to do that shot in 4 seasons too.
I love the faces at the political rally.
That was Sept. 2006. For some reason, I got several good ones at that particular rally. For the other, I’ll have to run across the street with camera at the first sign of snow.
I hope you share your seasonal shots – is the shop open all year?
Your guard cat? 😉
Your people canvas is almost timeless.
Yep – they do cut flower arrangements too. Sad to say, our cat is no longer with us. We have others, tho not so entertaining as this one. And thank you.
I recognize that top one. It’s right around where Andi tripped me and made me lose my toenail.
Heh – the “sidewalk” there is quite treacherous. The homeowners across the street take much better care of theirs;-)
Ooooh, toenail loss = major owee:(
Oh, oh, sounds like a class action lawsuit in the making.
How many fried biscuits* is a toenail worth?
*The fried biscuit served with apple butter is the official currency of our county.
Good to know — I should get out-of-country medical insurance when I come to visit … 😉
I can’t pick a favorite, these all tell wonderful stories. They would make great story starters for a creative writing class.
I want you to as well … 😀
What a lovely spot!
I’m sorry you lost your cat. She looks like a big bundle of love. (And I was chuckling at the story of her bruised dignity … cats are such funny creatures. I’ve seen the same in Noods here when he messes up.)
Andi, I really liked The Pack, especially the mistiness surrounding the whole scene! For me, it captures the essence of our county. We named my brother’s neighborhood over Grandma Barnes way Dog Valley years ago. The packs over there are smaller now, but still entertainingly interactive.
I’m a cat fan too, as you can see below and yes, olivia, they are definitely entertaining!
What I like is when an vehicle with a siren goes by and all the dogs in the area all start howling along with it.
I’ve always enjoyed winding up the big siren at the fire station that was used to call the volunteers before there were pagers. Its such fun to hear the awooooo chorus echo across the valley as the siren fades to the background.
the layer cake of the Colorado Plateau
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yesterday’s red rock; tomorrow’s red red rock
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Love love love that bottom shot.
You’d probably love it even more if you knew how hard the sand was pelting me when he took that shot.
for the toenail maybe … 😉
I looked at your top photo and thought, “Naw – that’s not real,” then counted five layers with even the clouds being mixed. “Layer cake” is a good title.
The red rocks in the foreground remind me of piled wet sand at the beach.
The middle photo is wonderful – the desert equivalent of grass or dandelions poking up in sidewalk cracks. I find plants growing in odd, harsh places encourages my optimism.
Is the bottom photo red sand?
The bottom photo is red sand, Coral Pink Sand Dunes SP.
It always amazes me how all it takes for something to grow is a crack in rock that can hold a little bit of water.
Interesting you thought of wet sand at the beach on the top photo. The principal rock formation at Canyonlands NP, Needles District, is Cedar Mesa sandstone. The white members are wind blown dune sand; the red ones were deposited when the land sank below sea level, and the area was a large river delta. Somewhere in between those extremes, there must have been beaches.
You and Andi take postcard quality pictures. All of them are just outstanding.
That first photo doesn’t look real! What a beautiful place … wow.
And I really have to ask re: the third photo — didn’t your boots fill up w/ sand?
Surreal landscapes are what southern Utah is all about. Much of the time when we are out there I keep thinking of “Wiley Coyote and the Roadrunner” or Commander Spiff of “Calvin & Hobbes.” I’ve always been proud of that photo. I even entered it in a contest, didn’t win, and have an 8X12 enlargement in my classroom. It illustrates several earth science concepts well.
I don’t remember having too much sand in our boots. But Andi lost her camera on that sand dune somewhere.
Albert
Hector
May we always have bunny bums warming by the fire.
ps The photo of Hector is from today. We had to light the fire because we got hit with a cold front – which has dumped a glorious 2 inches of rain in the last 48 hours. Woo, and might I add Hoo.
Also, today we spotted our first pair of Satin flycatchers. When we first were trying to identify them in the bush we were confused by the marked dimorphism of the pair, but since they were making the same chirring sound we figured were the male and female of the same species. Back in the house with the guide books we confirmed our initial ID. With any luck they’ll stick around a make little flycatchers.
Also on today’s list of finds, some leaves that will likely sprout into a species of orchid that we have yet to see in bloom. I’m not sure which one, only that the leaf pairs are bigger than those of any of the species I’ve already identified. And they are in one of our few reliably wet areas, so they may be something altogether different from our other dry forest species.
So soon we will have some new bird pictures to see? I hope so — along with missing you and your menagerie at home, I’ve really missed your wonderful bird pictures.
I love the white on Hector’s nose and around his eye. He’s got some big bunny feet to fill but I think he’s going to be up to it.
Well we certainly have birds to photograph at the moment. In the backyard there’s last year’s pair of Welcome Swallows come back to their nest in the shed, Yellow-throated honeyeaters, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes, Dusky woodswallows, Green Rosellas, and of course the Superb Fairy Wrens, one of whom is telling me off right now for not having his breakfast (they eat Luna’s left over dog food) ready yet. Dozens more are down in the bush or pass overhead. Unfortunately for my photographic efforts they’re all either at too great a distance or stick to the shadows. But of course, I preserver.
It’s the “otter” gene that gives Hector his pale edgings and the orange nape.
your bird photo rejects are probably better than my best shots.
I’ve been hearing cranes flying overhead for the two days but it’s been overcast so I haven’t seen them. I’m hoping I’ll get a chance for some pictures.
I love cranes – the Sandhills in particular. When I lived in New Mexico they greeted every winter morning with their dawn chorus.
Congrats on the rain.
We have a lot of dogs by the stove photos to go along with your bunny bums. They love it so much we even put one of the dog beds by the stove.
Is Hector getting over his instinctive flight reaction to Luna yet?
It’s still overcast and we’re hoping for more rain today – although probably not as much as the last two days.
Hector has really started to settle in in the last few weeks, and he’s much less afraid of Luna. Although that’s hard to gage at the moment since he currently has the house to himself. On Wednesday morning at an ungodly hour I delivered Luna to the airport so that she could go visit Lewis in Adelaide.
Here’s hoping she has a very fun time … and musses up that perfect coat of his but good. 😉
I’m sure she will, on both counts. Just as I’m sure she’s having a great time playing with other Pyrs that are as big and goofy as she is.
Is this one of those internet romances? Did Lewis and Luna meet in the dogdogdog.GreatPyrenees.com/LisforLovers chatroom?
Luna’s internet skills are non-existent, and that’s probably a good thing since she’d most likely spend all her time at http://www.doggytreats.com.au
I’m afraid this was an arranged marriage. Luna’s mother was an American import, and Lewis is an American import, and I’m much fonder of the American Pyrs compared to the boofier English ones that predominate here. I think the French Pyrs are the prettiest – lighter and more aquiline in their faces – but you rarely see them outside of France.
As long as she has the blessing of her family, then I hope she rocks his world.
Looking forward to photos of Luna and the Lunettes.
I’m so sorry about the loss of Albert. He will always be ‘the bunny’ in my mind; bunny perfection.
Hector looks like he’s up to the task as Andi said. I’m looking forward to learning more about him and his antics … 🙂
Thus far Hectors most notable characteristic is his obsession with food. He’s not just hungry, he’s ravenous. Which makes him easy to train. If you call him or rap your knuckles on the floor he hurtles over to see what goodies you’ve brought him. He also knows the sound of the refrigerator door opening.
He’s also addicted to head rubs and will sit still for one as long as you are willing to pet him, and usually nudges you for more when you stop.
I think we were worried about Albert’s thumpers being a bit too big for another bunny to fill, but we’re absolutely charmed by Hector.
Hector eating his morning “greens”. Everyday he gets greens from the garden (herbs, thistle leaves, a bit of corn salad, etc.), some rabbit pellets, and all the hay he can eat.
so cute.
Bryce Canyon. I’ve photographed it again and again.
As many as I’ve seen, I never get tired of pix from Bryce. Thanks for this one, nice shot.
Thanks, I’ve must have been standing on the edge for this one.
The Mormon tea in bloom is a nice touch.
Thanks, I didn’t know what those were called.
I can’t remember ever seeing in in bloom in all our trips to southern Utah. I guess we’re either too early or too late.
This was taken toward the end of August.
We’ve always been too early. It must bloom during monsoon season. Which would make sense so that the seeds will have enough moisture to germinate.
I’ve always wanted to go there. One of these days…
It’s a great place to in early June — it’s at 8,000 feet so it’s still very nice there.
And thanks for front-paging the FFF and thanks for moving us off of it.
Hmm, early June is actually doable.
(ps, the thanks should go to BooMan. And I owe you pictures of my repeat offender photos when I get back this afternoon.)
Looking forward to seeing them CG.
… so where are pictures. 😉
Fly into Vegas and make a week of it. 😉
Ooh, love the color contrast and I always love Bryce.
The b2 boy thinks he’s going back next year but we’ll probably do something different. Escalante?
Escalante is really gorgeous but a lot of the hikes are probably too difficult for the b2 boy (though I can think of three that would okay) and some of them are hard to get too.
How about Capitol Reef National Park? It’s also gorgeous but it has a lot of very good, short hikes; plus the Burr Trail is one of best scenic drives in Utah (and as you know that’s saying a lot). And the Notom-Bullfrog road is very pretty too and takes you all the way down to Lake Powell.
He’ll be 10 in a couple of weeks so he might be able to do some hikes. We’ve actually been to Capital Reef but that was a while ago. We’ll have to figure something out. We’ve driven from Blanding to Hanksville and then Torrey. It was incredibly beautiful.
There’s a really good hiking guide for the area, Hiking Grand Staircase-Escalante & the Glen Canyon Region by Ron Adkison. Another hiking guide that’s pretty good is Hiking the Escalante by Rudi Lambrechtse.
BTW, part of the Burr Trail crosses both the Escalante and Capitol Reef and there are some good hikes off of it. We’ve stayed in both Escalante and Boulder when hiking in the area. The Boulder Mountain Lodge is a very nice place to stay.
Thanks! We have a place that we like in Torrey, but I didn’t know where to stay in Escalante.
This isn’t Escalanate, it’s in Boulder. We just stayed in one of the motels in Escalante and that was several years ago so I don’t have any recs for there — there’s been a good bit of building in the area though so I’m betting there new places there.
Very nice! I love the bright yellow foreground.
Can see why you’d love to photograph it over and over. In this photo, I love the similarities between the rock ‘stems’ and the flower stems. Plus the bright colour.
Between your photos and Andi and Jim’s, you should all receive tourist royalties … 🙂
Sounds good to me!
That Lewis is one awesome dude. I can’t blame her for going, I fall in love with somebody online every day.
I’m really looking forward to your critter diaries, keres.
Sorry I`m late folks.
Hi Andif & Olivia.
Here`s the last shot of my busy day. Incidentally, I shot the sunrise, on the way to the project.
I don`t think I`ve ever posted any sunrise shots over the past few years.
Probably because I don`t remember taking any, but I think I found a new hobby. I shall be sunrise hunting also from now on.
I got my camera strap wet (I almost dunked the cam), getting as low as possible to the water for a reflection shot.
I couldnt really see in the dark.
The higher plants on the right are tall papyrus.
The weepy looking beauty is a cypress. There are two more smaller ones as you pan left.
The reflection is off of the water, in the salt water spa, located up in the rocks & water falls.
The deja-vu part works this way.
Look at the bottom half of the pic, with residual foam from the jacuzzi jets.
Step one is finished.
Now look at the top pic.
You just deja vu`ed it.
MONSTRE TROPICALE
Gorgeous sunset, perfect reflection, beautifully composed. I shall be deja viewing your deja-vu process over and over.
And can’t wait to see what you do with sunrises.
Thanks Andif,
I`ll be starting my sunrise hunting season shortly after thanksgiving.
I hope to start scouting locations in the state parks here. There are quite a few within mins. of my place.
Hi Head … glad you made it! I always look forward to your images. Never fail to get an ‘oh wow’ out of me … 🙂 This is so beautiful.
I know you’re working hard. I hope it’s going well and on schedule!
Olivia,
I wouldn`t miss a get together like this for anything.
Yes, I`m extremely busy right now but I can see the light of the end, not far off.
Right now I have a bunch of workers planting hundreds of palms & assorted trees, plus many hundreds of small bushes & flowering plants with fill in grasses everywhere to create a texture of greens, & leaves, stalks & trunks.
The end of a project is about bringing all the tiny details, that make up the whole, together, in a seamless, & often unnoticed way.
Great photo. It reminds me of one of those monstrous fish from the depths of the sea.
Before I go to the link, I bet I know exactly what you saw in the image. The cypress tree is a very nice specimen tree that I`ve been enamored with since it was first delivered a few months ago.
Thanks Jim, now I`m off to the link, then back to my project.
If I still golfed, it would be off my project & off to the links.
(I only golfed as a fun walkabout to keep company with a friend.)