Sunset Through Giant Wheat

Sunset Through Giant Wheat
Originally uploaded by fenriq

I don't know what these plants are really called but they look like enormous sheafs (sheaves?) of wheat. Anyway, this is the view from Sand Point above Aptos at sunset. I ended up having to boogey back down the hill or risk getting stuck in the woods without a light (I know, stupid of me to forget it). But it was a good little ride and I really, really needed it!

Morning Dew on Spiderweb

Morning Dew on Spiderweb
Originally uploaded by fenriq

Timing is Everything

Ceissy
Originally uploaded by Devilstar

This photo perfectly illustrates why timing is everything in photography. You can have the most perfect scene arranged, you can have the most perfect light ready but if your players aren't ready to perform or you are a moment too late then shots like this will be lost forever.

To help capture these kinds of moments, I tend to set my camera to take sequential photos and will just hold down my shutter button. It requires more cleanup afterwards but if you end up with a winner like this then it is most definitely worth it.

Welcome Wagon into LolDog

Welcome Wagon
Originally uploaded by fenriq

The good folks at one of the LolDog sites left a comment that this photo had been made into a LolDog. Check it out. Some other pretty funny pics and captions to enjoy there too.

Osprey

Osprey
Originally uploaded by Finiky

This is art. Just came across this fantastic photo in my contacts stream and am in love with it. The focus is perfect, the Osprey is intense, the half a fish is gruesome and the waiting babies are hungry. I not only favorited it but I made it my desktop picture as well.

I want to take these kinds of photos but I need a stronger telephoto with some image stabilization to get there.

No Signal

No Signal
Originally uploaded by fenriq

Probably not a big deal in this day of everyone and their dog having a cell phone but still kind of odd to see both phones completely torn out of their mounts. By the way, when we pulled up to the gas station these were in, there was a dad with his son having a bonding moment while the little boy took a leak into the bushes on the right. I waited until they were done before snapping some pics lest they think I was a nutcase.

Flower Buds

Flower Buds
Originally uploaded by fenriq

Taken yesterday morning at my school before the heat came up and before someone started a fire on the side of the highway near my house. There's something about this photo that I really like alot. The curving progression, the potential growth and blooming of the buds. It may not be art but I like it.

So Full of Win!

The Eye-Fi is a paradigm shifting product because it wirelessly uploads photos from your camera to your computer and onto your photo site. You don't need to hook up cables and download the pics first, you shoot, you shoot some more and the pictures just magically appear where you want them.

The absolute coolness of this product cannot be overstated.

I've even heard a story about someone with this card in their camera who had their camera stolen. They were able to follow the thief and identify them because the photos the thief was taking were being automatically sent to Flickr and the owner's computer. Which is totally sweet!

I am saving my duckets to buy a card, that's for sure!

Red Tail Hawk vs Baltimore Oriole

Red Tail Hawk vs Baltimore Oriole
Originally uploaded by sgs4566

Seen in a new group I was invited to submit a photo. This is exactly the kind of picture I love to take and I'm rather jealous of how beautifully this came out. Definitely a favorite!

Smoke over Amesti

Smoke over Amesti
Originally uploaded by Johnny Huh

Taken yesterday morning just outside the lab at one of my schools. Kind of a crazy day especially after the school was shut down and evacuated.