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Nov 26th<br /> <br /> Daily Hoot..What's up with this? GBH around here have cameraitis, point camera they be gone..So point camera at GB's reflection:-) As shot.<br /> <br /> A flight series with subtitles! Hope you enjoy. (6 shots)<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028713/4/112984991/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028713/4/112984991/Large</a>
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Nov 26th

Daily Hoot..What's up with this? GBH around here have cameraitis, point camera they be gone..So point camera at GB's reflection:-) As shot.

A flight series with subtitles! Hope you enjoy. (6 shots)

http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028713/4/112984991/Large

  • Dec 7th<br /> <br /> Don got to pick:-) That gum nut (sweet gum) tree is getting quite a bit of show time me thinks.<br /> <br /> Personal best with this songbird:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028729/7/115438784/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028729/7/115438784/Large</a>
  • Dec 5th<br /> <br /> A duck:-)<br /> <br /> A few other flight shots from the day.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028713/5/115066373">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028713/5/115066373</a>
  • Dec 4th<br /> <br /> The only Christmas decoration I can find. Figured best get a shot of it before the house eats it.
  • Dec 3rd<br /> <br /> Conked out so late up with this.<br /> <br /> This was a gift from a very good friend who visited the Waterford Crystal plant while in Ireland.<br /> The squirrel figurine is actually clear not colored, it took me a few tries to get the gold tint in the shot, then it was simple LAB and USM..Yep more experimenting, planned stuff-)<br /> <br /> <br /> Little Squirrel made of glass<br /> we all know your storied past<br /> Artisans craft you with loving care,<br /> but how did they catch your heart so rare<br /> A fire and brilliance that none can surpass,<br /> how did they catch in a piece of glass<br /> © NS
  • Dec 2nd.<br /> <br /> <br /> I planned this shot
  • Nov 30th<br /> <br /> This is sort of a do-over from the 18th. Like the pose better and the head is sharp:-) Might be a bit too much dead space at the top?<br /> <br /> Glad you all like the sq shot from yesterday. THanks!<br /> <br /> Sun can make such a difference, even just a little sun..BJ shot from the 27th.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028729/7/113300831/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028729/7/113300831/Large</a>
  • Nov 29th<br /> <br /> Squirrel in the Rain<br /> <br /> Haven't had a sq shot I was very happy with in a while, rather liked this one....Sorry Tom:-)
  • Nov 28th<br /> <br /> Winter Berry wonerful bright color in winter, some snow makes it even better.<br /> <br /> Sq fix shots here<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1762949/10">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1762949/10</a>
  • Nov 27th<br /> <br /> The Eyes of a Hawk.<br /> <br /> Kurt, Vandana sent the boy home:-)<br /> Hard call liked this head shot too. I think the color is better, pose is rather blah.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028742/2/113228405/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028742/2/113228405/Large</a> <br /> <br /> <br /> Go back from this shot for more of this guy if you like.
  • Nov 26th<br /> <br /> Daily Hoot..What's up with this? GBH around here have cameraitis, point camera they be gone..So point camera at GB's reflection:-) As shot.<br /> <br /> A flight series with subtitles! Hope you enjoy. (6 shots)<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028713/4/112984991/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028713/4/112984991/Large</a>
  • Nov 25th<br /> <br /> Decided I really needed to practice some BIF shots, ohoo am I slow, so out to the Hatchery I went. There are enough Canada Geese and gulls out there to populate the whole state and they are spooky as can be. Exposure comp can be interesting when both take off at once and in some cases leaving the EC at 0 worked best and I went for a quite few that I should have just let alone. As a good friend and photog likes to remind me; there are time when it just isn't going to work so leave off. I like a challenge, also a great way to learn, so I often will ignore his advice:-) After taking a bunch of mass lift off shots, I'm bad a groups, I went for trying to lock on one bird and stay with it. I had also set the 400 switch to 8.5m to cut down on focus time, gulls being gulls just don't like to play by the rules so had to go back to the 3.5m. Blah! Nothing fancy just a nice time trying to improve my skill in one of the many areas I need to work on:-)<br /> <br /> I also didn't bring any extra CF cards with me so dumped a few shots just before we left since there are EAGLES out there. Don kept running this wonderful scenario by me..Eagle comes in, perfect light and angle and YOU have a full CF card..Nice guy huh?<br /> <br /> So here is one practice shot and a link to my personal best, but not great, King Fisher shot. Hah I'll take one of these guys anyway I can get them<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028713/4/112752931/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028713/4/112752931/Large</a>
  • Nov 23rd<br /> <br /> Guess who this isn't?:-)<br /> <br /> Went along the river to see if anything was out and about, nada. So as we pull into the parking lot of a busy grocery store in a busy shopping center (yep open on TD), in came a RT to the small park across the street. A street that walking across isn't the best idea, but hey you do what you have to do. Catching one of these guys in good light was pretty cool, he was facing SW and the sun was behind my right shoulder, a bit of - EC, tons of shutter speed and the 400 that is so good at picking though twigs to lock focus, getting closer would have been nice. I like this one because of the setting.<br /> <br /> The shot below is the better shot, probably, would I have liked a better angle, would have had to stand in the middle of the street, I don't think so, was dodging cars as it was.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028742/2/112396270/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028742/2/112396270/Large</a>
  • Nov 21st<br /> <br /> This is a Don shot. He told me not to post since he isn't on DP, I though you would enjoy it so I am.<br /> Should I say the 35L rocks?:-)<br /> <br /> Lowly Sq shot<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1762949/9/112015012/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1762949/9/112015012/Large</a>
  • Nov 20th<br /> <br /> My TG day turkey a few days early:-) Day late posting the shot.<br /> <br /> Hey always want to try a sillo, no pretty sunrise or sunset, rather liked it anyway. Have bright blue skies today, YIPEE!
  • Nov 19th<br /> <br /> Guess who?:-))<br /> <br /> Not a very good shot, a nice sunny day would improve it quite a bit so this is mostly for humor.<br /> <br /> Sq fix shot below<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1762949/9/111438661/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1762949/9/111438661/Large</a><br /> <br /> A bit more coop fun..This is a huge (70% I think check pixels) crop with some sun. Lost some IQ but not excessive.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028742/2/111625242/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028742/2/111625242/Large</a>
  • Nov 18th<br /> <br /> 300 F4 IS with the 1.4TC, ISO 200, 1/125, 420mm. Fairly large crop, no noticable hit on IQ with the TC.<br /> <br /> The other shot<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028729/7/111194064/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/2028729/7/111194064/Large</a>
  • Nov 16th<br /> <br /> Don's trees he got to pick. This isn't a macro,the conifer is really this color and it isn't dead:-) Didn't get posted yesterday because I feel asleep, whoospie.<br /> <br /> I rather liked this one<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1254609/9/110831091/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1254609/9/110831091/Large</a>
  • Nov 15th<br /> Don't ask. Adding catchy bit, thank you CSPics:-)<br /> <br /> 'On a withered branch, A crow has stopped Autumn's eve' (Basho)..the crow flew off when the branch broke.
  • Nov 14th<br /> <br /> Aha! The first sq shot Don has wanted me to post, no he doesn't get real excited:-)<br /> <br /> Below are two I would like you to take a look at. First a Bj in flight, not great but..the next one is a bit of conifer fun. The Jay is first.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1599309/5/110450961/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1599309/5/110450961/Large</a>
  • Nov 13th<br /> <br /> Some winter color.

  • ginger

    on November 28, 2006

    I didn't comment??? Love it, Thusie! Most of my reflections are not that sharp..... I admire your ability to get sharp. And cool shot! ginger

  • Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics)

    on November 28, 2006

    Made me a little dizzy too.

  • Vandana Raman

    on November 28, 2006

    very cool bird and shot !!did you ask the water to stop moving ?! I'm amazed at the command you have over nature :))!

  • Mom4squirrels

    on November 28, 2006

    Very nice indeed. You can see just a little ripple in the water near the bottom of the shot...(for those who couldn't tell if it was upside down or not). You even got the eye in focus IN THE WATER!

  • Mefford

    on November 28, 2006

    Nice! It only made me a little dizzy.

  • Thusie

    on November 28, 2006

    Thanks folks..This was just so off the wall, I had no clue it would turn out like it did, one of those oh why not shots. Glad you got a kick out of it. Post was LAB curves and USM.

  • Rick Orrell (52748Ricardo38)

    on November 27, 2006

    A 'five' for originality. Definitely made me chuckle. :-))

  • Susan

    on November 27, 2006

    LOL...I thought you got up on the wrong side of the bed, as they say! Then I thought you were having problems with rotating shots...happened to me last night. Never dreamed this was a reflection. It's almost a shame it is so sharp....makes it difficult to realize it is what it is!!! I'll give you 5 stars for it anyway!

  • Susan (snapapple)

    on November 27, 2006

    Hey there, great shot. I knew right away it was a reflection. I can see the ripples running across the tree. There is a wide one near the bottom of the image and others all the way down, or up, the tree. However, Sean could be right that some of the "real" stuff should be in the image. Maybe it's a rule or something. I don't know. But, I don't think it "has" to be that way. I like that it makes me look a bit longer to understand what I'm seeing. I like it!

  • Thusie

    on November 27, 2006

    Here is the uncropped RAW changed to jpg, you can see the waterline at the top where the 'real' rocks start.

    http://Thusie.smugmug.com/photos/113258316-L.jpg

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