some random, but recent, pics of my own

[Petra]

Hope you like them. :)

This is around one of the more thermal areas around Lake Rotorua (though pretty much the whole region is technically a bubbling caldera), and the strange colour and opacity of the water is due to sulphur and silica.
http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/gallery/files/1/6/sulphur-flats-02.jpg

http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/gallery/files/1/6/sulphur-flats-01.jpg


And this is a bit further around at the 'lakefront', taken at dusk with a long shutter.
http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/gallery/files/1/6/rotorua-lakefront-1.jpg

and this is looking the other way
http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/gallery/files/1/6/rotorua-lakefront-2.jpg

a sculpture of a local legend - Hinemoa and Tutanekai (http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/H/HinemoaLegendOf/HinemoaLegendOf/en)
http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/gallery/files/1/6/sculpture-govt-gardens-1.jpg

Lake Tarawera, with Mt. Tarawera (http://www.anheizen.com/) laying topless in the background.
http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/gallery/files/1/6/lake-tarawera-01.jpg

Late afternoon, and some kids were riding their horses at Rotorua Pony Club grounds.
http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/gallery/files/1/6/horse-01.jpg

My dog :)
http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/gallery/files/1/6/lochie-run.jpg

[LadyShea]

Wow, you're a good photographer. I love the sculpture lit from underneath like that, and your dog so happy and running

[Leesifer]

They're very good, pepper.

[Stormlight]

Beautiful. I especially like number 3. :super:

[Petra]

Thank you! :vibes:


Lady Shea, my dog sure was happy that day. He even rolled gaily in some foul smelling dead thing and I pretty much retched all the way home with him, while he grinned gleefully.

[cappuccino]

hehe, dogs just like doing that don't they?

What such lovely photos, made me want to fly over to New Zealand at this very moment and enjoy the beauty of the surroundings.

[Petra]

hehe, dogs just like doing that don't they?

Yup. Why I love the stinky beast so much, I'll never know! :doh:

What such lovely photos, made me want to fly over to New Zealand at this very moment and enjoy the beauty of the surroundings.

Thanks! But you don't want to come right away; it's winter and it's too cold. :shiver:

[livius drusus]

The sky in the third picture is too gorgeous. I love the composition of that picture. They're all beautiful pictures of beautiful subjects. The lighting in each of them so rich and diverse they're almost like paintings of different mediums.

Oh, and your dog kicks ass. :bow:

[Petra]

:vibes:


Thanks, liv. And yes, my dog does kick ass. I've got him really well trained, too: one word from me, and he does exactly as he pleases! :D

[Crumb]

Very impressive night phtography,pepperspray. Something I have not mastered...

[godfry n. glad]

Great pix, pepper! I like the lakefront at night and Lake Tarawera.

More!

[Petra]

:vibes:

Thanks, guys. I'l post more tomorrow. For now, though, it's after 4am and I'm going to have to crash soon, methinks.


Crumb: I love taking pics at night. Just play around with shutter speeds and your ISO settings and you'll be amazed at what comes out. You will need a tripod though, because hands aren't usually staedy enough to hold a camera perfectly still for 10 seconds! (And don't use the flash, either.) Good luck! :)

[Watser?]

Cool pics Pepperspray :cool:

Good action shot of your dog :yup:

[Smilin]

Great pics Pepper!

You and JesusLawyer sure do spruce up this place! :)

[curses]

I love the pics, Pepper! Look at all the birds in the first two!

The lakefront pic is my favorite, though. The colors came out fantastic!

[JoeP]

Ooh, slurp. The dusk shots, esp #3, are beautiful, and I love the light on the horse.

In the first two, what birds are those? Gulls? At first glance they're just like flocks of flamingos, gathered around the magins of sulphur lakes in Africa.

[Petra]

I'm beaming, I must say. :beaugest:

Thanks for the kudos, guys; it's very encouraging for a beginner like me.

A photo a day keeps the blues away!

[Petra]

In the first two, what birds are those? Gulls? At first glance they're just like flocks of flamingos, gathered around the magins of sulphur lakes in Africa.

Yup, they're just everyday seagulls. For some reason they like it there. :shrug:

Now, Africa is a place to love to travel with a great big fuck-off camera that can zoom in for miles and miles....


Hmmm...I might buy a lottery ticket tomorrow, y'know. :coin:

[The Jesus Lawyer]

great stuff pepperspray...i especially love the third one! :D

[Petra]

Hehe, everyone seems to like the third one. I think I'll get it printed. :vibes:

[Ymir's blood]

Great stuff! The lakefront is my favorite as well.

[Legs]

I love the reflection on the water :yup:

HorseGirl will love the horse shot, I'll show her later :vibes:

Nice pics, pepper! Your dogl looks like he's high on life

[pescifish]

The lakefront (3rd) photo has an incredible composition of light and color which almost negates any need for the actual 'real' subject of the image. Adding in the emotional pull of the view of a lakefront night scene and it's a slamdunk for me.

I think the light quality on the horse in the copper afternoon is gorgeous.

[quiet bear]

wow. And I took a few pix of some weeds.

[pescifish]

Yeah. I know how you feel, quiet bear. Except IIRC, the photos you've posted have been wonderful and very impressive. The latest photo I took was from my dipstick camera phone of a flock of undead rubber duckies floating in my pool.

[Petra]

Oh, man. High praise indeed for the third pic! Thank you. :vibes:


Quiet bear, I loved the pictures you posted. I very much enjoy looking at what people see in their environments and daily life, and I enjoyed your walk immensely. :)

pesci, nothing wrong with rubber duckies (http://www.dpchallenge.com/challenge_results.php?CHALLENGE_ID=326)!

[Dingfod]

Beautiful pics, pepperspray.

[inland wave]

Really nice pics!!