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Another shot from the Heritage Park Canada Day parade.
I cropped it tight to the Lion’s head and blurred the background a little.
f/2.8, 1/800 sec, fl 128 mm, ISO 100
Wow, great shot Fred. Nicely cropped, including just the essential bit of the crowd to give it context.
Unusual looking butterfly, taken at the Calgary Zoo. I took this image because I recognized the leaf pattern and the leading line, making this a less boring photo.
Calgary Zoo – Dorothy Harv1e Garden Rose. The sun was in the perfect location striking the rose and immediate leaves while leaving the dark soil in the shade. With a bit of post processing I got this stunning image.
Wow! The flower really stands out against the dark background.
Tight crop of a dragonfly’s head. I used the macro settings on my Olympus camera.
f/2.8, 1/160 sec, fl 42 mm, ISO 160
Here’s a wider crop. Close to the original un-cropped photo size.
I think that I like the tight crop better.
Fantastic shot !!
I agree with Della. Absolutely fantastic shot!
Bowness parade , children enjoying themselves ISO 800 34mm 1/500 f11
Really like this shot Della. Desaturating the background really makes the subjects pop.
thank you, Henri
Great shot Della. I love the expressions on the girls’ faces.
Thank you, Fred
Ranch country – Whaleback ridge
Upper Kananaskis Lake
Great “Summer” picture Tony.
Our off leash park (Grasshopper Hill) had lovely flax in bloom last week.
Caught a fairly nice angle with Bailey.
Using the ‘portrait’ setting on an iPhone lets you adjust the F-stop, to soften the background…
Walking out of Palliser Square I noticed an interesting perspective on the Tower. The curved glass and reflections gave a nice contrast.
Love that summer blue sky!
Beautiful symmetry. Love the reflections.
These were taken while walking the dog, the first is at the park bench, with macro settings of the rotten top. While walking the other day, I saw a new bench near the clump of trees, and yes, the city removed the old bench.
Summer walking or rolling, in my case, out late time of the long shadows.
Kaziranga National Park – India
Pair of Spotted owlettes.
Kaziranga National Park – India
Indian Rhinoceros
The girls of summer. ISO180, 50mm, f/4, 1/1000s.
A magnificent (about 8 to 9′ high) entry in the annual international sand sculpture competition at Parksville, BC. ISO720, 37mm, f/8, 1/1000s.
Backside of sand sculpture showing hole through star on chest. ISO720, 38mm, f/8, 1/1000s.
Lidia and I did an Eastern Europe trip in June, so here are two of my ‘vacation slides’
This is a coutyard n Sarajevo, to the right is situated an entrance to a mosque and a man praying. 1/25 sec.; f/11; ISO 100;
The churches are something out of this world and I was tempted to post a photo of one. But I really, really was impressed by this exhibit located in front of our hotel (Vienna, I think). Shot at night 1/80 sec; f2.8; ISO 800