Les signes du temps

I took this sunset in the "Chignin" vineyards in France.
The photo combine HDR and Longue Exposure.

I used a B+W 110 ND filter on a Canon EF-S 10-22mm and took 3 exposures (8s, 30s, 130s). The HDR Tonemapping was made by Photomatix 4.1.

From the Girolamo's HDR Photos site: www.omalorig.com

Feel free to share if you like the photo ;-)

Roller Catch

by Greg du Toit

The Lilac Breasted Roller (Corocia Scaudata) is surely one of Africa’s most attractive birds and it is said to sport a variety of seven different colours. Every wildlife photographer likes to have a prized roller shot in his or her collection and for some reason I did not yet have mine.

Driving through the Northern Serengeti one beautiful sunny morning, I noticed a roller of the lilac-breasted variety, swoop down and catch a grasshopper. The roller flew off and as usual I thought to myself, “Oh well, another roller shot missed”! Just as the vehicle was pulling off and with my frustrated fists still clenched, I noticed the roller land on a few small and distant rocks. We decided to drive around and stopping the vehicle a safe distance away, I let off a few frames. The bird was however too small in my lens and since I mostly photograph mammals and predators, this is often the case. I decided to go for broke, and climbing out the car I inched closer to my colourful subject. To my delight, the roller was so preoccupied in trying to kill and swallow its grasshopper breakfast that it let me approach to within a few meters. I waited for the roller to flip the grasshopper into the air before unleashing a torrent of shutter and mirror flips. I was glad I did, as a second later, the grasshopper was swallowed and the roller alighted.

Returning to camp, I had a rare but content smile on my face. It is not often that things go right for a wildlife photographer and when they do, you need to enjoy the moment!

(Technical Details: 35mm DSLR body, 400mm focal length, ISO 400, F4 and 1/6400th . Beanbag for support.)

Osprey with Alewife

I'm ready for winter to end and spring to begin. During the month of May, I spend most of my time watching and photographing Osprey catching Alewives at Damariscotta Mills, Maine. I know quite a few photographers here on G+ who visit "The Mills" during the month of May. I will keep you updated on the Alewife run as it progresses.

I captured this photo last May. The Osprey was so close that I couldn't fit all of it in the frame.

Water on Mars

Just adding older photos in album. This image was published last year in the fall but then I had no organized albums. But I think it will not hurt if some of you see this again. :)

#photoplusextract

Staring at the horizon #photography #cyprus #plusPhotoExtract #longExposure

A Glaucous-winged Gull diving for Eulachon in the Skeena River. Eulachon, also known as Ooligan's or Candlefish, are small ocean fish that migrate up rivers in the spring making an easy meal for Gull's, Eagles, Seals, and Sea Lions.

From Schwarze Schneide

Landscape Photography Gallery: Composing with Repeating Patterns - #albumtheme

It seems that nature PREFERS repetition because repeating patters are found in almost every part of nature. On our recent trip to Utah we got to experience these repeating patterns again...but this time the looked like flames. We love using these patterns are a composition tool in our photographs.

This week's Album theme is repeating patterns...I have arranged first 15-20 images in my gallery to showcases repeating patterns in nature.

Enjoy & Share.
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Hello g+ buddies!

Wanted to share an image with you that focused on the power of the gaze, between animal and human. WolfCub has exceptional eye contact :-))

For #plusphotoextract by +Jarek Klimek