What I'm Focussed On - Scavenger Hunt 2015

[tazdev3225]

There was a really bad storm that went through my area yesterday and I happened to be out at a ball game for my grandson. This means I had my camera with me. The following pics are the beginning of the storm, height of the storm and the calm after it was over. Categories covered are Clouds, Lightning and Stormy. I have to say it was one of the scariest things I have ever driven through but it didn't stop me from getting a few pictures while stopped in traffic.

This is the storm heading our way




We were stuck in traffic here for at least 5 lights. An electric pole had been knocked over on the other side of the intersection and it amazed me that people were driving over the downed power lines
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[tazdev3225]

There was a glitch so here's the rest of the pictures

The sky turned an eerie shade of green and I was really worried we were going to get caught in a tornado



I managed to get a picture of lightning while stopped
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I made it home safely and while relaxing realized that it was an odd shade of orange. This was caused by the sunset behind mammatus clouds
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And a hint of blue sky is visible
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[PythonFan888]

Sunset*
Horseshoe Bend. South of Page, Arizona. June 10, 2015

Sunset at Horseshoe Bend by Allen Castillo, on Flickr
3-Exposure HDR
ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm
Aperture f/16

 

[PrincessInOz]

Sunset*
Horseshoe Bend. South of Page, Arizona. June 10, 2015

Sunset at Horseshoe Bend by Allen Castillo, on Flickr
3-Exposure HDR
ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm
Aperture f/16

Amazing shot and colour!

I am incredibly jealous! I got a daytime shot at about 3 pm in the afternoon and my family didn't want to stay for sunset.

 

[nordkin]

We just returned from a trip to Europe so I have some photos to post. I was working from memory as to what was on the list, but I had a lot of fun just photographing the things I was interested in. I have not edited any of these photos so here goes:

Harbor


Live Entertainment - in a canal in Amsterdam


Icon - in a church in Amsterdam


Old things in an attic - this was a Catholic Church in the attic of a home in Amsterdam that was done in the 1600's when Catholics were no longer allowed to practice their faith.



Barber Pole


Buoy

 

[nordkin]

UPS Driver - on the street in Amsterdam


Bridge - taken from a canal boat in Amsterdam


Something Yellow


Sundial - they were everywhere we went so here are 3 of my favorites






Historical Ingenuity- This was a washing machine for linens used by nuns in the 1700's powered by a windmill


Museum - in Deventer, Netherlands showing early life

 

[nordkin]

Costumed Interpreter


Street Performer


Fruit - cherries growing on a tree in the Black Forest in Germany


Desert - the best Black Forest Cake we have ever eaten


Monastery - in the Black Forest



Historical - Heidelberg Castle - It was raining so a little foggy


Friends and myself - what better way to travel than with friends? I am on the left


Monument - on the Rhine River for those that lost their lives under Kaiser Wilhelm in 1871.


View from a Mountain - view of the Rhine River- also a rainy day with fog

 

[nordkin]

Antique - street organ that still works


Railway - moving cargo train in Germany


Train - passenger train in Germany


Cemetery


Geranium


Garden


Grid - I loved the windows in one of the castles we went inside to tour


Winery - grape vines were on all the hillsides


Weather Vane


Bride and Groom - we accidentally interrupted their photo shoot after their wedding. They were very kind about it.


Bubbles - instead of rice at a wedding coming out of city hall in Cologne.


Clock in Station - in Cologne


Flowers


Campsite - along the Rhine

 

[PrincessInOz]

Friends and myself - what better way to travel than with friends? I am on the left

@nordkin Thank you for posting pictures of your amazing travels. It brought a smile to my face this morning. And how nice to 'meet' you. Thanks for sharing!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Kitten




This is my newest furbaby, Mezzo. She joined the household in early December 2014 when she was 3 months old. This picture was taken on the first day we got her! She's a Bengal cat.







She found the Christmas Tree about 2 weeks later.








My Hobby

One of the things I like to do is knit. I ended up knitting and making that soft toy mouse for her.







She did like playing with it.









Clearly, I have a bunch of pictures of her. She's about 6 - 9 months old in these picture.




















She jumps high now!








I'd like to call this Katydid, even if it is a grasshopper she's eating!














Is this close enough for Iris?











Friends. Hard to believe that she's only been in our lives for about 6 months or so. The whole family absolutely adores her!

 

[mcraige]

This was a two-fer -- Butterfly* and Flower.
I was playing with the in-camera HDR when the butterfly decided to make an appearance.


DSC00595 by mcraigelliott, on Flickr

 

[mcraige]

Street Performer* outside the South Congress Cafe in Austin, TX.


DSC00420 by mcraigelliott, on Flickr

 

[PythonFan888]

Bridge (specialty bridge, like covered, suspension, draw, etc*)
Yukon Suspension Bridge, Canada

Buoy
Harbor Seals - Off the coast of Juneau, Alaska

Dock
The Coral Princess docked at Juneau, Alaska

Foggy*
Port of Juneau, Alaska

Kayak
Tutshi River Rapids, Yukon, Canada

Saloon*
The Red Onion Saloon, Skagway, Alaska

Train (from inside*)
The Denali Express from Whittier to Denali National Park, Alaska

Museum
The Anchorage Museum

 

[PrincessInOz]

Street Performer* outside the South Congress Cafe in Austin, TX.


DSC00420 by mcraigelliott, on Flickr

Welcome to the Scav Hunt. Thanks for posting along!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Evening



ISO 100, f/20, 25 sec; 9 stop ND filter (10 - 22 mm UWA lens)





Bonfire



ISO 200, f/6.3, 0.6 sec (hand held)





Re-doing Headlight Trails



ISO 250, f/16, 20 sec

 

[PrincessInOz]

Constellation

Venus and Mercury have been moving towards a conjunction over the last month. This was taken on the 20th June when the Moon, Venus and Mercury formed a triangle.




ISO 3200, f/4, 1/10 sec (hand held)





One day later....on the 21st June



ISO 800, f/8, 1.3 sec





Sadly for me, it was completely cloudy and overcast here on both the 30th June and 1 July. I missed Venus and Mercury at their closest point. Nevertheless, this was the planets on the 2 July.




ISO 3200, f/4, 1/30 sec






And for those thinking that we should have stars instead of planets for Constellation......



ISO 1250, f/4, 4 secs





Can you make out the constellations? I've circled them....the Pointers at the bottom left, pointing to the Southern Cross.

 

[tazdev3225]

I will be posting pics later this week. I have been preoccupied with my dad. He underwent surgery today for cancer and that was all I have been able to think of lately. A funny story though, as I sat in the waiting area with my family and trying not to worry I looked up and the first thing I said was "I need my camera. I need a picture of a clown." There were 2 volunteers dressed as clowns walking down the hallway and I thought of the Scavenger Hunt. It did break up some of the tension of the day. I didn't get the pictures though.

 

[PrincessInOz]

I will be posting pics later this week. I have been preoccupied with my dad. He underwent surgery today for cancer and that was all I have been able to think of lately. A funny story though, as I sat in the waiting area with my family and trying not to worry I looked up and the first thing I said was "I need my camera. I need a picture of a clown." There were 2 volunteers dressed as clowns walking down the hallway and I thought of the Scavenger Hunt. It did break up some of the tension of the day. I didn't get the pictures though.

Hope your dad has a quick recovery!

 

[tazdev3225]

Thanks Princess. It is expected to be about 3 months recovery time but he will get through it just in time to be Santa Claus again. This is one of the reasons I have been absent from the boards, he was diagnosed almost a year ago and the ups and downs of his illness were very difficult to deal with. Now there is light at the end of a long tunnel.

 

[mcraige]

Insects (on flower or feeding*)
These pictures were taken at Heifer Ranch (part of Heifer International) in Perryville, AR.

Can spot the bumblebee? It technically just finished feeding, but I thought this picture was more interesting than the ones with it on the flower.

DSC00807103 by mcraigelliott, on Flickr

In this picture, the ant is difficult to see unless you zoom in.

DSC00816105 by mcraigelliott, on Flickr