went out exploring along one of the forest service access roads that wind all through the hills around here, and stopped for a couple of photos... that's 14,410-ft Mt Rainier, an active volcano, in th...

marvelous! alas, one of the many fabulous places i'll never get to visit... i shall have to make do with photos like yours...

shuttertalk Wrote: (Jun 24, 2012, 22:18) -- Wow, that is fantastic detail! Especially the first and last ones... Close up indeed! :D -- thanks! hard to believe that last one was shot from about...

shuttertalk Wrote: (Jun 24, 2012, 22:20) -- Wow, the backgrounds are amazingly creamy! Very nice... -- thanks! that lovely bokeh is partly due to the 100-400L glass... it's surprisingly good for ...

just a couple of roses from the botanical garden yesterday... the 100-400 is really handy for getting close-ups without having to step into the garden beds, and it produces wonderful bokeh at wide ape...

saw several of these little guys at the botanical garden this afternoon. they're quite accustomed to people, and will generally let me get within 15 feet or so before they get 'twitchy'... 5D2, 100-40...

one of those warm days where the sun is quite filtered through high, thin overcast, so it was bright, but without distinct shadows most of the afternoon - perfect for flower photos! :) shot these w...

got this one at a park a couple of days ago... sometimes you find interesting photos in the darnedest places. this was just a clump of horsetails growing alongside a drainage ditch, but it struck me h...

went up pokin' around the in the foothills around Mt Baker yesterday.. still processing most of the stuff i got, but here's a shot of the South Fork, Nooksack River taken just before i headed home... ...

went up to a creek in the foothills yesterday... the water was quite high, and the creek was flowing pretty heavy. the brown color is due to high levels of tannic acid in the water... just above th...

took a drive out to Ruby Beach on the Washington coast yesterday, one of my favorite spots, and as usual, it didn't disappoint. i wanted to try out the Mk II on some nice evening sunset/seascape shots...

i was out poking around a marshy area along the shore of Lake Washington, and heard a 'plop' from off to one side, in the water. i turned and looked just in time to see a kingfisher emerge from the wa...

dramatic image, for sure. a bit lighter touch on the HDR wouldn't hurt, but it's a striking image as it is.

Toad Wrote: (Apr 24, 2012, 08:25) -- Wonderful color and detail. I like the deep crop also. -- thanks, guys! Toad, this is full-frame, not cropped... ;)

this guy flushed out of the reeds and flew by in front of me so close i could almost feel the wind from his wings... didn't have time to back off the zoom, only enough to get the camera up and focus-l...

it's funny how these guys use their tailfeathers to help slow down, almost like the arresting hook on a carrier plane... http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg607/squirl036/IMG_2330sm.jpg http:...

NT73 Wrote: (Apr 16, 2012, 04:20) -- squirl033 Wrote: (Apr 16, 2012, 04:12) -- [quote='NT73' pid='81643' dateline='1334569353'] but in the hour or so between shots, a slight breeze came up, just...

NT73 Wrote: (Apr 16, 2012, 03:42) -- Polarising filter? In no way doubting you. The first one shows little water effects left and right of the reflected image, where as in the third although the wat...

this one is really showing off... crests are very visible, which is a common mating-season display... http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg607/squirl036/IMG_8561sm.jpg http://i1246.photobucket....

Don Schaeffer Wrote: (Apr 15, 2012, 14:49) -- I think the reflection in #3 is just too smooth. -- that's an interesting observation, Don... this shot is SOOC except for resizing and sharpening...