Welcome to Friday Foto Flogging, a place to share your photos and photography news. We were inspired by the folks at European Tribune who post a regular Friday Photoblog series to try the same on this side of the virtual Atlantic. We also thought foto folks would enjoy seeing some other websites so each week we’ll introduce a different photo website.
This Week’s Theme: Name your own theme. Post pictures that illustrate a theme of your own choosing.
Website(s) of the Week: Daily Bunny, Gray whale freed from nets, and Elephants on parade in London (h/t: dada).
AndiF’s Water Droplets Theme
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Pine Needle Droplets
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Nestled Droplet
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Stringing Along Droplets
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olivia’s spring blossoms
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Next Theme (Friday June 11, 2010): Random.
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The first and last pictures are both great captures. The first photo is eerily beautiful. And I’m just amazed at that you were able to get the depth of field so perfect in the last photo.
When I look at the last photo, I almost wish I hadn’t gone through the processing I did. I obviously pushed it a little bit (halos on the pigeon) but I had recently seen a photographer, one who I’ve looked up to and tried repeatedly to model some of my shots after, post a shot with a pigeon in action high above the NYC skyline that absolutely blew my mind.
I think in this case, I honestly just got lucky. I was shooting at f1.8 so if anything, it was very possible that had the pigeon chose a higher or lower flight path, it would’ve generally been an off-focus shot.
That said, this shot is also cropped. Not much, but there was a lot of blank space on the right. I also shot this at 1/3200, well more than needed but certainly appropriate to freeze action.
The photographer I’m speaking of is Michael Penn and here’s the shot I was thinking of. He’s truly a master of what he does.
I agree with Andi. The shot of the bird over the street light is terrific.
Thanks, Jim!
As a follow-up to my reply to Andi, I just found myself walking around City Hall when I started focusing on the streetlights, studying their design, the details like the pigeon shit covered, scratched and dirty metal construction, the various buildings that could (or could not) be included in the background depending on which angle or even which light pole I decided to shoot from underneath.
I don’t know if I’d ever paid that much attention to a particular set of shots before but it was when I expanded my framing to include the pigeons and not just the overall structure of the light that I pulled that shot out.
So I’m always seeing new things and learning new ways to view the world around me.
I’ll join the consensus, the last one is fantastic.
Thanks, Bob.
I’m kind of surprised everyone likes the last one so much. I like it too but I really love the lines and vanishing points of the middle shot! It’s hard to pick a favorite of the five, for me.
I must agree with everyone else, although the street musician is my favorite. Great set!
With regards to the street performer, for Philadelphians, she’s a well known panhandler. The funny thing is that with each new comment from a local contact, her presence on the street goes farther and farther back in time.
For instance, I’m 31, have been in the city for roughly 10 years, but can recall seeing this woman in the city since before I lived here so…at least 10 years.
My friend Charlie recalls seeing her on South Street some 16 years ago and someone else commented she’s been a fixture on the streets since at least 1993 so now we’re at 17 years.
So chances are good that if you walk around the city in tourism mode, you’ll come across her eventually.
She’s been around since at least the early to mid 80s. Had an autoharp instead of a recorder back then. 🙂
Really? An autoharp?!
I consider the move to a recorder a downgrade! She should take up the autoharp again!
But thanks for the timeline update!
Back when Headhouse Square and Newmarket were the thriving little area. Dave Gillies et al were juggling (I’m not sure if they were even known as the Give and Take Jugglers yet then) down there for summer tourists, and that probably goes back as far as 1980.
Yep, great set all around. And certainly a world removed from my usual habitats.
I really like the lines in the third photo … nice set!
Continuing on Knuckleheads’ theme from last week as this has been weighing heavily on my mind from the recent trip to The Keys.
All of these are from Florida Bay through to the Florida Straits.
Also I’d like to say thanks to everyone who has posted or commented in past flogs,
you have taken us on a journey around the world and shown us things we never would have seen were it not for your posts.
Here’s to the continuation of a wonderful thing.
Thanks for the excellent expression of your theme, Bob. I particularly like the birds on pier — it’s a reminder of that all living things, no mater how ordinary they seem, are important.
It’s funny you mention that because it’s a shot I don’t rightly remember taking. Usually I’ll take several shots of a subject but this is the only one. It’s at the Southernmost Point Marker, there was a long line for photos so we skipped it and I shot this through a fence. The marker states “90 miles to Cuba” and behind it a big fence(this always struck me the wrong way, or does it?). It was the shot I really wanted but there was way too much foot traffic to compose such a shot.
Was the pelican looking at the same fish you were? 🙂
I especially like the one lonely little tree (mangrove?). I’m trying to figure out if it making a last stand or beginning the invasion.
That fish is a little big for the pelican, it’s a giant tarpon 5+ feet in length.
That mangrove is interesting, in several years it seems to not grow very much.
The little islands remind me of my years over on the Indian River. Thanks for all the great photos and for the Florida memories.
Gorgeous photos Bob and really heart-breaking too.
Rio de Janeiro:
Lindau, Germany:
Ludwigshafen, Germany:
Linz, Austria:
Trondheim, Norway:
Milstaetter See, Austria:
Mannheim, Germany
Love the row of houses in Trondheim, so bright and cheery but the very last photo is outstanding. I want to wade out to that fringe and part it to see the view beyond.
Exactly what Andi said (so well). Love the Trondheim, Norway houses but that last photo – oh my.
The blue building in Linz is a cool shot, but my favorite is the tree and water in Mannheim. Great shot; that had to be a difficult exposure.
I really enjoy seeing your travelogues! Love the Mannheim tree/water shot!
Mannheim, Germany:
Hittisau, Austria:
Lindau, Germany:
Mannheim, Germany:
Zutphen, Netherlands:
Darmstadt, Germany:
Mannheim, Germany:
Schwetzingen, Germany:
hope I won’t miss the monthly photo blog in the future. for anyone who likes my pics, there are thousands more to be found here.
We’re going to do the Flog the second Friday of each month so the schedule for the rest of year is: June 11, July 10, Aug. 13, Sept. 10, Oct. 8, Nov. 12, and Dec 10.
Also, I love the Hittisau, Austria shot.
Love the colours in Mannheim, Germany (blues, golds) … and the clock in the window of Zutphen, Netherlands. Nicely done!
Sven,
I should mention that I`ve had much pleasure viewing your photos.
The two sets here are phenomenal & thank you for the link to more.
Very impressive.
Worm & Bug Eaters
I`ve been a little busy helping out somewhere, but I`ll be back tomorrow to post more images to this theme.
This I took today, although I`ve been watching the goings on of the birds for almost a month.
I know the parents every move & tactic to protect the secret location of the nest.
That’s some big mouths. I hope they got what they wanted. 🙂
AndiF,
I watch the parents feed these little monsters all day long.
I also watch them collect 3/4 bugs in their beaks before coming back to feed the babies.
I have taken only a few pictures so as not to disturb the avian household.
Ahhhh … so sweet.
Hi Olivia,
I sent some robins up your way.
Have they arrived yet?
Simple Gifts
From nature
…along the alley
…by the sidewalk
…a winter surprise
From friends
…who make music
…who make wacky rolling sculptures
…who are just plain wacky
From family
…who are incredibly supportive
…who are always entertaining
…who are our hope for the future
The flower shots were done with a new camera I got for Mrs. ID this week. Its a little Nikon Coolpix S60 point and shoot and appears to be outdoing my 10 year old big Nikon already.
Love the the wacky folks but the last two are by far my favorites.
Grandchildren are definitely irresistible;-)
I love your themes this week ID! Fantastic … 🙂
Harder than moss.
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Harder than ice.
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Harder than time.
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Hard and soft.
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The rocks may be hard but I’ve sure got a soft spot for them.
Majestic shots, all. However, I’m most intrigued by shot of the petrified sea lions.
The “petrified sea lions” are a boulder field a few hundred yards downstream from Burney Falls in CA.
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The humidity in the canyon is always high so the porous basalt is covered by moss.
Wow …
The photo is only a fragment of the wow of the place.
Oh, those are gorgeous … esp zionhardrocks. Beautiful, Jim.
That trip up to Zion was unplanned. We were dodging bad weather so we drove up there to find someplace to hike. Sometimes ya’ just get lucky.
The candy striped hard and soft looks very tasty, almost like different varieties of chocolate!
Those rocks are so soft that only 10 permits a day are granted for access to hike in the area. I showed my kids this one, and they asked if they could take skateboards in there. I told them that if they did they would probably be beaten by photographers armed with tripods.
Mr Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Mrs Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Several Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were feeding in the maple tree just east of our upper deck. I was hoping a little sunshine would break through before sunset, but no luck there. So did the best I could with ISO at 800, on the D-200.
You did a great job. He’s quite the colorful guy. No wonder she’s attracted to him.
Every once in a while a few Rose-breasted Grossbeaks will show up at our feeders. They didn’t show up this year. Nice shots.
Nice shots – esp getting both Mr and Mrs … 🙂 It’s nice to see you too. Hope you’re all doing fine!
– myosotis/forget-me-not
– dwarf bleeding heart
– hosta scrolls
Thank you for all the lovely flora fotos! The blossoms up top are spectacular!
Love the hostas.
Wonderful photos but I especially love the picture of the hostas.
Ditto on the hostas. Love that photo.
Andi, I like the Stringing Along Droplets the most. What a great eye for the most interesting detail you have!
Thanks ID. What a great woods I have for providing interesting things to photograph. 🙂