i thought there was something like this already, but if so i couldn't find it.

anyway, i just saw and snapped these while petting lilly before heading back to work today.

my living room.

I looooooove the first one!!!!

very nice ~ esp the wood floor, the softness of the walls in the second one together with the way the curtain looks with the color of light coming through the fabric ~

didn't you originally have 3 pics on here?
i like them all.
i think that's my favourite room in your house.

I LOVE the first one.
It just looks sort of mysterious.

AND now for something completely different...

This is from a bed-racing competition this past weekend.

Forgive me for stating the obvious Jeffrey... but isn't that a TOILET..... in the BED-racing competition?

A few from tonight. I've been experimenting with the shutter speed (manual setting) with the digi and tonight had a bit of luck.


Westport Auto

EXIF data:
Camera:
Kodak DX7590 Zoom
Exposure:
1.6 sec (8/5)
Aperture:
f/2.9
Focal Length:
7.1 mm
ISO Speed:
200
Exposure Bias:
0/3 EV
Flash:
Flash fired



Methodist Church

EXIF data:
Camera:
Kodak DX7590 Zoom
Exposure:
0.625 sec (5/8)
Aperture:
f/3.2
Focal Length:
6.3 mm
ISO Speed:
200
Exposure Bias:
0/3 EV
Flash:
Flash fired


Flummerfelt-Goodwin

EXIF data:
Camera:
Kodak DX7590 Zoom
Exposure:
2.5 sec (5/2)
Aperture:
f/4
Focal Length:
8.5 mm
ISO Speed:
200
Exposure Bias:
0/3 EV
Flash:
Flash fired

Thanks for looking!

Cher

Not just a crapper ... a golden crapper!!! Woo wee!!

Cher

The Methodist Church is absolutely stunning. Wish I could do such fine work!

Yeah, well, that sucker wasn't exactly built for speed! I think they were going for "most creative". Still, every time I look at that guy's determined face, I crack up. The Sisters (should you capitalize 'sisters'?) at St Patricks retirement home almost won... because they recuited the local high school track team But one of the sisters did have to be on the thing while they were pushing it. The "Nuns On The Run" came in second.

Ah, fun stuff in the mid-west. There were a couple good crashes, but no major injuries. Here's some local bankers:



Its festival and parade season. I'll be taking pictures of a strawberry festival on Saturday, then a women's triathalon Sunday morning, and the Pride Parade Sunday around noon. I just had my camera fixed... I hope it lasts through the weekend

Before the storm:


X Marks the Spot


Thunderheads


Thunderheads2


Thunderheads3


Thunderhead


Thunderhead2

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Cher

on a walk thru cherokee park w/lilly and callie tonite...







i don't normally talk pictures of flowers but considering the holiday, i thought these kind of looked like fireworks.

i just like it. even tho, there's a huge glare from a reflector on the life vest.



and this is just pretty.

I love summer! I tend to have a particular fascination with clouds.
Here is one taken in central KY last weekend. It was breathtaking.

From tonight:


Thistle & Monarch


Thistle & Monarch, B&W2


Sparrow w/duck feather


Summer Haze

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Cher

I love these shots.


Here are some of mine. These are from when Rachel and I roamed around Ann Arbor.




And since Ikea came to Michigan, we decided we'd stop in and take a look around.


check out the bottom right corner.


Sorry the images are so big.
I'm too lazy to resize them.

Talk about more bang for your buck!

Great shots all around.

Cher

hahaha... hot dogs and potties. crazy swedes.

Oooooo ... these are great!

I love the full-color thistle and butterfly, Cher! The pinks are stunning!

Pail, what fun pictures all around! They made me grin. LOL @ not actual size!

Thanks for sharing!

i stole this idea from kylie, it was to good not to...

my great-nephew's first portrait (he's due aug 28th)

aww. very nice

A Sunday outing:


Abandoned House11


Deadwood


Farm Reflection2


Smokin', Birds, IL


Wildflowers3

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Cher

np: Weather Belle - TheThe, Stormy Weather Mix

since Bill posted his... i'll post 'the original'...



my first photo job. there are more, but this is probably the gem out of the group.

Indeed!

Cher

np: Assassination Of the Sun - The Flaming Lips, Stormy Weather Mix

great shot kylie. thanks for not suing me for © infringement for stealing your idea.

yeah, don't let it happen again!

(i saw yours and was like... waitaminute! i didn't post that!)

yours is great too. let's open a business.

i checked, handsonpregnantbellies.com isn't taken...yet.

lol. not just for that!

handsonpregnantbelliesslashpicturesofkarinberquistslashguitars.com

??

hmmm...somehow this little shop in Hudson seems to fit into
the Orchard...wonder what it is



did you open up a franchise here Kylie?

Nice Kent!

Prickly Whiskers

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Cher

yeah, i did it over the weekend.



thanks for makin' my day, kent!

Fine looking boy! I'm excited for all of you.

not sure what i think about this one.

A picture taken of a frame of one my grandfathers home moviesClick to view attachment

BTW, How do you make it so the image shows full-size and is not shown in a way that requires a user to "click to enlarge?"

Here is a Humming Bird at the Cabin.

You have to stick the image on photobucket or some other site like that, and then use the "insert image" icon (it looks like a tree) at the top of the reply box. Every once and a while Drew pops in to remind us that having the images hosted somewhere other than the orchard is a good thing as it limits the memory our posts require.

I just love the farm when they cut the hay! All littered with big bales that you just have to climb on. I only like it better when it is covered with untouched snow.

Bill -

I keep coming back to these because they seem to strike a chord. Now I think I know why. You might want to check out this. Not really the same, but they do evoke the same emotion in me when I view them.

Cher

Sometimes it doesn't matter what genus or species we are. A look is a look no matter what.


Pensive

I love the way the evening sun washes the duck in gold on one side while the darkness of the shadow throws in the perfect contrast. It was horribly hot today, but I go once daily (usually in the evening) to sit and watch and commune with these gentle birds. They are so used to me now that I can get out among them without fear. They never fail to soothe me no matter what.

Thanks for looking!

Cher

np: As the Raven Flies - Dan Fogelberg, Souvenirs

that's really nice, cher.

is that duck flirting?

does it belong to janelle?

hot,
zayne

cher, i love it! i love all of your pictures, but that duck has attitude.

Kylie -

Was this taken late afternoon/early evening? What type of camera do you use? It looks a bit out of focus or noisty to me, but maybe that's the look you were going for. I know that the only thing I don't like about my Kodak DX7590 is the amount of noise under low light conditions. I did do the upgrade which seems to have helped, but I'm still not truly happy with evening, night, or indoor shots. From what I've read/learned it also seems to have something to do with the pop-up flash. It's still a good shot though. Evokes a feeling of loneliness.

Cher

Thanks, everyone, for your kind words about the duck photo.

Cher

Well, that's sorta what I was going for. I was downtown on Elm Street and when I looked down this little alley-way, and all of my surroundings I felt sad. And lonely b/c I was in their world.
Thanks for the tips, tho.

I think I took it in the afternoon sometime and I do have a pop-up flash.

yep, that's my hand. eric and i got engaged this week. we're looking at mid-nov for a date. not sure of much else.

Here's a series of new B&W's taken earlier today. All that was done to these was a bit of cropping and some fiddling with contrast and brightness.


Elephant Ear & Fox Tail


Setting On2


Tendril3

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Cher

Fantastic picture, Keith (from another thread).