To be watched over by a guardian cheetah.

--Gregory Colbert

Els Blocs - Concrete blocks floating in the sea, Barcelona..




#bwfineartle curated by +Joel Tjintjelaar 
#plusphotoextract by +Jarek Klimek

Apologies to all who commented on my last shot. I took it down and am still working on it. The computer in work def needs calibrating :))

Matterhorn Long Exposure In B&W
From my blog: http://www.niophoto.com/matterhorn-long-exposure-in-bw/

I was in Zermatt, Switzerland, for a few days last week. Amongst others, I was there for a photo walk with the +Swiss Photography Club G+, as well as a climb up to the summit of the Breithorn (4,164 m / 13,661 ft) with +Wilfried Haferland and +Deborah Vos … pffff. The most dominant peak in the Zermatt region is the Matterhorn. Its summit is 4,478 metres (14,690 ft) high, making it one of the highest peaks in the Alps. It also one of the most photographed mountains of the world, so it is hard to come home with something original.

During one of my hikes last week, the cloud formations around the Matterhorn looked interesting enough to try something different: a long exposure. As it was quite sunny, I combined 3 Lee ND filters (10 + 3 + 2) to get to 15 stops of exposure reduction and with that an exposure time of 2 minutes. I processed the image in Lightroom 4.1 and Silver Efex Pro 2. I like the result of this experiment. Hope you do to!

Dedicating this one to +Yasmin Simpson. One of the nicest persons I have met here on G+ and a great artist, so make sure to go circle her!

Btw: shot this with a D800E instead of the trusted D3x. The D800E is really growing on me :) 

#BWFineArtLE by +Joel Tjintjelaar,   #BreakfastClub +Breakfast Club  by +Gemma Costa,   #PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek  #swdpcl by +peter paul müller,   #MinimalMonday by +Olivier Du Tré  #monochromeMonday by +Manuel Votta  +Charles Lupica +Nurcan Azaz +Jerry Johnson    #mountainmonday by +Michael Russell, #amazinglandscapes  by +Rolf Hicker,  #LandscapePhotography +Landscape Photography by +Margaret Tompkins, +10000 Photographers around the World   #mountainphotos    #spcfeature #photography #potd   #bwfineart      #bwphotography

This was a pretty popular one from the hangout today wtih +Lindsey Stirling  ... one that I hadn't posted yet.

Us hanging out and going through pictures is here: http://youtu.be/UtNvgiajkOE
Even though I"m kind of a goof in it.

Her album comes out soon and she's going on tour.
http://tickets.turnupgroup.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=18

EDIT:
Not that much was done to this picture... it was shot in a warm white balance at sunset with a golden smokey haze from a local fire.

Alpenglow on clouds at sunset above Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon, Yosemite National Park, California

One of the images from my new Yosemite Premier Image Collection just uploaded to my web site. Take a moment and check it out at:
http://www.enlightphoto.com/webpages/Yosemite-Photos/Yosemite-Pictures_01.html (If you like the collection, clicking the +1's, Shares, Tweets, Likes, buttons are all hugely appreciated.)

Cheers & Thanks for looking,
- Gary.

PS: Also a good image shared for +Michael Russell's #mountainmonday and +Jarek Klimek's #plusphotoextract  

I had a great time meeting people at the Windfest in Bandon over the weekend! I hope everyone had a good one.   

"Crashing Waves at Shore Acres" © Patricia Davidson
http://patriciadavidsonphotography.com/

#oregoncoast   #shoreacresstatepark   #photography  

Title: Floating

#mountainmonday  
+Landscape Photography  by +Margaret Tompkins 
#landscapephotography  
#cloudssaturday  

Mom's tail

those Cheetah cubs were mostly interested in mom's tail :))

Early entry for #africantuesday   theme "Kute Kids" curated by +Morkel Erasmus  & +Johan Swanepoel +African Tuesday 

#hqsppromotion   by +Marina Versaci  +Rinus Bakker  +Thierry Raemaekers  +Carina Marsh  +Mukundh B  +Syuzanna Avetisyan 
#300mmmonday   by +Katherine Mann  +Mark Bottoms 

#wholewildlifeweek   #cheetah   #Africa   #botswana   #naturephotography   #naturemonday   #wildlifephotography   #wildlife  

Something colorful and moody for today :)
http://photography.poreo.com/photoblog/landscape/eve-glow/

#plusphotoextract  

Elephants on the move, Mashatu, Botswana, Africa.
I like the low angle as it creates an interesting view into the elephants world and certainly helps emphasize their size! This breeding herd stayed with us for some time.

It's been a fantastic few weeks in Africa with lots of amazing encounters. Now for the long flight home and all that editing...

Thanks to Journeys Unforgettable for putting together the fantastic itinerary and handling the logistics, the selection of locations, local trackers and purpose designed photography "missions". Also to Dana Allen for his local experience, his intimate knowledge of the wildlife along with his photography expertise. Everyone had a fantastic time on the workshop and we look forward to running many more in the future.

A great range of print options available at - http://smu.gs/OLUB8q 
I think I will be having this one on my office wall! :-)

Canon EOS 1Dx. Canon 70-200 2.8L IS II.
ISO 500. f3.5 at 1/3200 second.
Lexar Pro 1000x CF. LowePro ProTrekker 400. Edited on HP DreamColor.

Copyright Chris McLennan - www.cmphoto.co.nz 
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Photo taken in front of a small waterfall on Pierian Mountains. According to the Greek mythology  Pierides Muses take their bath in these waters. 
#photography  

Matsudo Fireworks Festival

Some photos from the fireworks festival on August 4th.
Unfortunately I only brought my 50mm lens and ended up with a marvelous view close up (see video in previous post), so I tried to get some details, colors and shapes instead of the whole thing. Like/Dislike?