The Photography Thread

[Bogey]

Thanks! Of all the butterflies, I've found Tiger Swallowtails the most difficult to photgraph because they tend to stay up high in the trees most of the time and don't stay put long when they do come down near the ground. I was lucky to catch this one on a purple butterfly bush bloom that contrasted nicely against the swallowtail's vivid yellow.

Wildlife, especially birds is very difficult.  Well done!

[Philo]

recently I've discovered Vivian Maier. Really an impressive work, and her story is interesting too.

Her stuff is simply fantastic.

[North Star]

Taken from Nordkapp, Norway, where the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans meet

[Papy Oli]

Cavendish, Suffolk - England



Belfry of Arras - France



Tempted...







Ely Cathedral

[Papy Oli]

The Quo :

[Sergeant Rock]

Some "street photographs" taken with a Canon Pro90 IS, my first digital camera.



Native American woman at Taos Pueblo New Mexico. A few minutes later another very photogenic old woman (claimed to be over 100) asked me if I wanted to take her picture. I said yes. She said, Give me five dollars. I gave her the money, took a shot and prepared to shoot another when she said, five each   I spent thirty bucks total  Unfortunately none of them came out terribly well. It was high noon, the desert light harsh.



Lonely girl at a crowded wine fest in Guntersblum Germany. As I went by her the first time, I noticed she was alone. When I came back that way 20 minutes later, she was still there, still alone. I grabbed the shot, deliberately focusing on the crowd behind her to bring out the solitary aura about her.





Girls fiddling in Haardt Germany, earning a bit of money- Two shots, one with self-portrait.



Father, teenage daughter, typically not seeing eye to eye    In the vineyards above Ungstein Germany.


Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Tempted...

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

I can't stop looking at this one. Beautiful.

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Taken from Nordkapp, Norway, where the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans meet

Now where have I seen this before? 

Minimalism at its best, and a great avatar.

Sarge

[Papy Oli]

I can't stop looking at this one. Beautiful.
Sarge

Thank you Sarge.

Minimalism at its best, and a great avatar.

Ditto.  Karlo, it's superb. The roses on the previous page as well !!

[Papy Oli]

one last one : On the beach at the Gower peninsula, South Wales.

[North Star]

Cavendish, Suffolk - England

Belfry of Arras - France

Tempted...

Ely Cathedral

one last one : On the beach at the Gower peninsula, South Wales.

Very nice - as are Sarge's street shots, particularly the first two and the last one.

Now where have I seen this before? 

Minimalism at its best, and a great avatar.

Sarge

Ditto.  Karlo, it's superb. The roses on the previous page as well !!

Thanks, guys!

[North Star]

I certainly wouldn't do it all in one go! I'd recommend go back about 100 pages from the end. Perhaps if any wow you (and I am pretty confident two or three of the main posters will) it would probably be most efficient to check out their own sites (flickr stream or whatever).

This sounds reasonable.
BTW, FINDING VIVIAN MAIER will be broadcast here on Saturday 

[Mookalafalas]

This sounds reasonable.
BTW, FINDING VIVIAN MAIER will be broadcast here on Saturday 

Damn, lucky you.

  I would be interested in either/both, but I think it is "finding Vivian Maier" that has been getting a lot of attention at festivals and such.

[North Star]

Damn, lucky you.

  I would be interested in either/both, but I think it is "finding Vivian Maier" that has been getting a lot of attention at festivals and such.

And did I mention they're also showing a 10-part document of Magnum, each part concentrating on a certain picture..   

[North Star]

Did someone mention Conference of the Birds?



And here's something more abstract:

[North Star]

Norway is a pretty cool place (or hot, as we had to buy shorts when we were there some years ago)

[Mookalafalas]

one last one : On the beach at the Gower peninsula, South Wales.

  Very nice.

[Bogey]

  Very nice.

Ditto.

[North Star]

More dead flowers