I don't know if there are any other photographers here, but . . .

Here is a seagull I stalked last weekend.

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And a bee with a pollen covered butt.

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Location: Alpina, Michigan.
My camera: Canon Powershot S2 IS

Here is my flickr album.
www.flickr.com/photos/chamaree

 

Thanks. It's actually not a small camera. Biggest and the most advanced of the powershots I think. (now the S5 is in the market).

 

The photo is from the entrance to the labrynth at the Port Angeles Fine Art center, in Port Angeles, WA. Yup, it's Pi! At least, that's our take on it.
I have more photos of the Art center, at my flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/gp/29795037@N00/5K4nG8

 

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This picture was taken from the Durango and Silverton Narrow guage railroad. Can't remember the name of this little lake, but it's between Durango and Silverton. View is south, with a Sony DSC-S85. Smart photo fix with Corel Paint Shop Pro XI.

My friends father ran one of the AM radio stations for Port Angeles. I believe the call was KAPY.

 

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View from the rear of the train on the D&SNGRR along the Animas river in southern Colorado.
Corel smart photo fix with some clone brush along the lower right to remove the red time stamp digits.

 

Here's a photo I took this morning, along with some explanation.

I am a volunteer photographer for Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. We are an organization of professional photographers who volunteer our services to families who lose a child either before or shortly after birth. Many of the photographers are parents who have themselves lost a child (I am one). We get the calls from the hospital, or sometimes the parent - and we do our best to give these families some images to help them remember their lost little ones. Not all parents want our services, but we are there for those that do. Sometimes the little ones aren't beautiful to look at - but they are still precious to their parents.

I got a call last night from a mom who was being induced and expected to deliver this morning. Her baby has trisomy-18, a genetic defect incompatible with life. Many babies don't make it through the brith, those that do can pass within minutes or hours...although sometimes the parents are lucky enough to have their babies survive for days.

This little boy was born alive and was still alive when I left 2 hours later. I was honored to be a part of his time here on earth, however brief it may be. Here he is, brand new from his mom...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(pyccku @ Jul 19 2007, 03:16 PM) [snapback]481774[/snapback]</div>

Your scenics are lovely, but this photo in particular is absolutely touching and beautiful. I was not aware of this organization until now. Thank you for sharing with us.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(pyccku @ Jul 19 2007, 01:16 PM) [snapback]481774[/snapback]</div>

Ugh...that is heartbreaking! That is a very powerful image knowing the outcome. Kudos to you for volunteering your time and skills.




With that said...here are some of my images from the past week...

Last Thursday evening, sunset at the Santa Monica Pier:




Last Sunday Broad Beach just past Zuma:




Last Sunday pre-wedding shoot Broad Beach:




My four month old son Jack yesterday post morning coffee walk:

 

I'm gonna resurrect this thread briefly for a question. I spent
entirely too much time last night surfing around DPReview and
related, and the canon powershot G9 is looking *awfully* tempting.
Anyone else have experience with it? Yeah, I read all the "leak"
threads and complaints about dead pixels, but aside from a possible
round or two of return/exchange it looks like a pretty future-proof
upgrade for the ol' Sony. [Which still works fine, and y'all
already know where all *my* pictures are..]
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