Some Photos I Took : )

no offense but i hate those kind of photos you take credit for mother natures work

credit?

So only man made things should be captured? No animals, people, living things, ....right? Uhhhh.....

How about the credit is in taking a GOOD shot.

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Nice Bromeliad CJ.. I have a few around here too, they are pretty.

Here is some random sunsets on my canal. I took them out kayaking and on the zodiak.

Man, those are all sweet! My fav waas the second one...awesome Sunny...and while kayaking...


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thats some sweet pics sunny!! I don't think I can get those kind of shots here!!

Thanks CJ and DRG!! Something tells me DrG that you CAN get better shots where you are!
Ok, here is a pic of the bird that broke my thumb yesterday....And yes, he really did break my thumb. Don't ever underestimate the power of a parrot!

That must be his victory dance..... your thumb got pwnd! Smackdown.....

On the flip side....ouch

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Nice pics Sunnysideup.... and ya that parrot looks pissed off!, what did ya do to him?... LOL!

There are all sorts of great pictures in this thread. Photography is a great hobby!

Yes it is...very relaxing and yet a discipline is required. I just picked up the Sony 300 alpha after hemming and hawing over it for a month. I'll get it in the mail next week. My first jump into digital DSLR'S, we'll see how it goes. Usually if I am just snapping pic's I'll shoot with my Panasonic FZ7, but if I get serious I use my 60 year old Nikkormat F3 manual and capture it on film. Not sure I need to chase the dragon in digital DSLR'S so this is a baby step in that direction.... Besides I got it for free....

here's a pic of one of the Fox Squirrels who has accepted me as a companion. He greets me every time he sees me if I am without my dogs.

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Just remember, in the DSLR world...the body is nothing. They change them up every 18 months. The main thing to consider is the lenses. Bodies come and go, but your lenses will follow you. I believe Sony is using the Minolta mount on their body, so take a look at what Minolta lenses you have to choose from. My advice is do not skimp when buying your glass! As I am sure you have figured from your film camera, a good lens is timeless

Yes, I have seen the plethora of Minolta lenses available and was one of the tipping points for me. I had the option of getting the alpha 350 with the 14.2 without a lens or the 300 with a lens, I chose the latter. First to take advantage of the 350, you need to get a very serious piece of glass, and like I said I'm just sticking my toe into this. The kit lens will be adequate for the 10.2 Alpha 300 though. We'll see, if this turns out to be the second coming, I'll go whole hog and start building a Minolta lens collection.


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Nice pic CJ! Loved it, as usual..

Here are some pics from my canal, again...It was pretty cool until I cornered him and he got pissed! I didn't mean to corner him but the little zodiac I was riding had a mind of its own that day...This guy is pretty big. I love my gators.

NICE! Most of my encounters with gators, which were many, was during the "film" years for me so i can't post them up. Doing wetland mitigation took me to some pretty far out places with BIG gators, and lots of other stuff thrown in. Never had any problem with them although I'll tell a few stories later on where I had to overcome my own primal fear. They can do that to you...


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Wow CJ, I would love to see some of your films!! I know they are cool!
Today I am going on the kayak and I am going to try to find something that I have been seeing in the canal this week. I have seen it several times and at first I thought it was a 8 foot Gar fish, but I don't think so now. It is strange and I must know what it is. I am taking my underwater camera, it is one I use when I dive boats...I use it to see what is going on underneath the boat before I go in to clean it! It attaches to my laptop, so I am going to throw in the camera and I am going on the canal to find this thing! We have 28 miles of canal so this could take some time....I really don't even know how to describe this thing except you can tell it doesn't belong here...I swear at first I thought it was a dolphin, the dorsal on it was that large. Well this is a fresh water canal so I know it can't be a dolphin! I hope to solve this mystery today, so pics later!!!

Manatee perhaps. I've been lucky enough to swim with them and feed them, even a momma with her baby. That momma kept between me and her baby though...nice.
Heck, ive swum with most everything aquatic in Florida at one point or another. Walked almost every mile bare foot too......always bare foot.

Have fun with the zodiac.... I'm betting on a manatee. You should build a view box with some wood and glass....works like a giant swim mask...just place it in the water and its like a TV screen for what's below.


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CJ I have had one encounter with a manatee, I was cleaning a boat at Marina Jacks and my brother n law yells to me and says "I think there is a dead Manatee over there!" I go over to him, and I touch him...Well, he was sleeping and I scared him..He rolled me down with him with such a force I thought my life was over. Needless to say, I am here!! It scared me to death though! They are such gentle giants and I make a point to go and see them in the winter at the power plant. I do love them. I don't think this is a manatee though. I think it is a mutated fish of some sort. Everyone here uses fertilizers like it is going out of style and it runs off into the canal. I have seen some freaky stuff here and I think it is due to the fertilizers, but I am not sure.

CJ I have read before you say that you do this barefoot. Why, barefoot? Am I missing something here? Should I take my shoes off?

It's just that I found out long ago that once you got away from mankind, the reason for shoes becomes moot...no bottles, no pop tabs, no crap from the roads...etc. I also believe that staying connected to the earth is important for many reasons. I do believe that one of the reasons I never really get sick is because of no shoes. I keep my body on its 'toes" so to speak by being a part of my environment as opposed to walking on top of my enviro. Nothing scientific.

I can remember doing a crazy arse project up in Apopka and we were having some scientists from the Uof F showing up to look at what i was doing. I'm there early of course and the area I was in for the meeting was about 2 feet deep of wetalnds and muck and such. These folks all show up on the berm and are dressed to the NINES in brand new wetland gear...hip boots, overalls, hats... I'm come walking out in a pair of shorts and a company t shirt and no shoes... "Ready to go"? They just stared at me...... "okaythen, let's go". In ten minutes I was their best buddy!


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Well, that makes sense! I have scratched my head several times when I read this before, lol...But, it makes sense!

I hope to post some pics later of what I find...Maybe you will be able to identify it for me! Have a good day.

Sweet...go get'em tiger!!

The collecting shoes is a bit I just throw out there. it has references to "firesign theatre"...shoes for industry!!

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