PHOTO THREAD.......post whatever pics you want.....
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One of my Billbergias is in bloom. I have about 5 of this variety in pots. They've been in my "inventory" now for probably going on 9 years...maybe even more. Things have multiplied and the pots are full! I'm still mapping out areas of my property where to plant certain things so hopefully this will be the year they get planted.
I am going to upload some of my favorite pics from trips we have taken over the years. These were all taken by me.
Dodo bird at the British Natural History Museum
Brugge, Belgium
Brugge, Belgium
Brugge, Belgium
Brugge, Belgium
Dodo bird at the British Natural History Museum
Brugge, Belgium
Brugge, Belgium
Brugge, Belgium
Brugge, Belgium
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Old City Hall, Grand-Place in the Brussels Old City Square, Brussels, Belgium
Keukenhof Gardens, The Netherlands
Keukenhof Gardens, The Netherlands
Keukenhof Gardens, The Netherlands
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A look into the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania
Wildebeest in the Serengeti
Pink Flamingos in [STRIKE]Bazza’s front yard[/STRIKE] Lake Manyara in the Ngorongoro Crater
Crown Cranes (I think) in The Ngorongoro Crater
ENORMOUS lion in The Ngorongoro Crater
Obviously a little off topic compared to Brett's pics, but thought I would show y'all an old friend that has to be put down. I bought these Duck Heads in 1993 and they have been damn good pants, but alas time eventually gets us all. RIP
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zebras in the Serengeti
Zebras and wildebeest in the Serengeti
zebras in the Serengeti
baboons in the Serengeti
Giraffe in the Serengeti
Thanks. This was 14 years ago. 2 weeks in Tanzania/Zanzibar in mid-June. I took close to 7,000 pictures, 14 hours of video & wrote a 50 page journal detailing observations and details of the trip. About 1000 of the photos were good enough that I turned them into a couple of coffee table books along with parts of the journal. I have about 20 more pics that I'm going to upload over the coming days. The pictures prior to the Africa trip were all taken on a Nikon N90 SLR. I had tens of rolls that we had to get processed after each trip (in 2000-2002).
I bought a nice Nikon D70 DSLR, a 4gb flash drive (which was like $300 14 years ago!), a "wolfpack" device that I offloaded files into so that I could take more pictures each day, & a handheld Canon video recorder. Had to recharge the multiple sets of batteries for the camera & wolfpack each day during the 2 hours of electricity we had available in the evening. It was expensive to get this technology back then & a technological challenge but I'm grateful that I spent the money so that I have these memories !
If you can do it, I would encourage everyone to experience it. Just amazing.
I bought a nice Nikon D70 DSLR, a 4gb flash drive (which was like $300 14 years ago!), a "wolfpack" device that I offloaded files into so that I could take more pictures each day, & a handheld Canon video recorder. Had to recharge the multiple sets of batteries for the camera & wolfpack each day during the 2 hours of electricity we had available in the evening. It was expensive to get this technology back then & a technological challenge but I'm grateful that I spent the money so that I have these memories !
If you can do it, I would encourage everyone to experience it. Just amazing.
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Giraffe being stalked by a lioness.
Lioness stalking prey
Lioness stalking prey
Lioness sunning on an old stump/tree
Lionesses cleaning each other after "lunch". We watched the entire sneak attack on a herd of wildebeest. There was one lioness that was the main stalker who then pounced and the other three lionesses participated in what looked like a coordinated flanking maneuver. It was all over in a about 60 seconds. Wow.
Thanks for the background info on your fantastic photos, Brett. Much respect to you for going the extra mile to bring back home with you a nice pictorial documentation along with your written commentary, which I'm sure is very interesting.
I have always loved taking photos but never invested heavily into equipment, although I still have some old SLR cameras and various lenses and other stuff that hasn't been touched since digital technology became popular - which for me was around '98. I have gone through a bunch of inexpensive digital point and shoots since then of various brands.
But what your post and photos have provided for me is inspiration to look into stepping up my game - so thank you for that.
As for travel - Africa would be very cool - but what I had in mind was South Africa including the Durban area, where the waves are very good, even though they also have a fair share of Great Whites. If I get there one day - I don't see why I couldn't also include a few excursions, shall we say, into the wilds.
I've already decided to hang tight until all my furballs are across rainbow bridge before making any travel plans. They are all seniors now so we're probably not talking any great length of time, unfortunately. I've left them behind a couple times but it sucked because I missed them so much and felt I was abandoning them. One time I took my youngest to a kennel and the next morning I went back and picked her up and canceled the trip!
Anyhoo - again thanks for your beautiful photos, for all you do for our forum, and for being such a good guy.
Thanks. My philosophy is take 10-20X the number of photos you actually want. Digital makes it so easy to do so. I still have many pics from our 2 years in Europe that I need to digitize.
I once read that a National Geographic photographer took like 1000 pics for every pic that made it into the magazine (or some crazy number like that). That's what I do - take enough that 1 out of about 100-500 is frameable
One thing I've learned is if you have a cheap lens you get cheap looking pictures. Investing in "good glass" is the key from what I've been told. My lenses are decent but nothing magnificent. They do the job but I would love to upgrade them! There are probably pro photogs on here who can give us good advice
Given the current political / terrorist problems (especially in Kenya), I would probably suggest South Africa for a trip rather than Tanzania because we flew into Nairobi and then bussed it to Arusha, Tanzania. 15 years ago it was "interesting" but I never really felt threatened. Now might be a different matter.
I once read that a National Geographic photographer took like 1000 pics for every pic that made it into the magazine (or some crazy number like that). That's what I do - take enough that 1 out of about 100-500 is frameable
One thing I've learned is if you have a cheap lens you get cheap looking pictures. Investing in "good glass" is the key from what I've been told. My lenses are decent but nothing magnificent. They do the job but I would love to upgrade them! There are probably pro photogs on here who can give us good advice
Given the current political / terrorist problems (especially in Kenya), I would probably suggest South Africa for a trip rather than Tanzania because we flew into Nairobi and then bussed it to Arusha, Tanzania. 15 years ago it was "interesting" but I never really felt threatened. Now might be a different matter.
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More Serengeti Zebras
Zebras & Wildebeest with a giant giraffe in the far distance - in the Serengeti.
Warthogs. Nasty. In the Serengeti.
Thomson's gazelles (I think) in the Serengeti. Such graceful animals.
A tower of giraffes in the Serengeti. Yep, that's what you call a group of them.
Krakow is one of the most interestingly different places I have been. Basilica is beautiful.No GrayTide this is not my house in Gurley!
St Mary´s Basilica, Krakow, Poland.
Hippos in a hippo pond. Nasty.
A pod of hippos. Nasty.
More hippos. Nasty.
A curious giraffe. Yes it was that close. I could have petted it.
King of the Serengeti. Yes it was that close. I could have petted it. Chose not to.
Lions in a tree. Serengeti.
Giraffe in the road. Serengeti.
Serengeti sunrise.
Serengeti sunrise.
Vultures and a lion. Serengeti.
Here ya go Bazza. Of course in Australia there are three zillion deadly creatures with 10 feet of any location.
Sufers Paradise , Queensland
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