Perfectly Captured

Yellow Crowned Night Heron

lfortier — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:13:12 -0600

by: lfortier

Description: Shot through heavy mangrove cover. She was sitting on eggs.

Starlings

pete36 — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:03:16 -0600

by: pete36

Description: Feeding time

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Power station

Shimshams — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:58:45 -0600

by: Shimshams

Description: Taken with the low resolution compact camera I converted to IR. Power station, canal and better half pedalling in to the distance. I was surprised that the chimneys didn't take on more of a glow from the heat, can only think that they were not working at the time. Using the filter I installed inside the camera before the sensor gives the original images a magenta tint which I remove and enlance levels in photoshop to obtain a black and white image.

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Shadows on the Wall

janper44 — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:38:38 -0600

by: janper44

Description: An abstractive created for the weekly theme. Started out as shadows on my apartment wall created by the setting sun shining through blinds. Then I used the following effects to end up with shiny things composition. Virtual Photographer minus40 Flaming Pear Swerve (100,75,0,hard diff) India Ink (basketweave, 4x, thicker, invert all, 80,75,20,burn) CS3 auto level f4.5 1/80 35mm Taken May 6, 2013.

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Lake Eustis Florida

EzHighway — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:08 -0600

by: EzHighway

Description: Lake Eustis Florida Series

Lake Eustis

EzHighway — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:58:17 -0600

by: EzHighway

Description: Another from the Lake Eustis series.

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IR Canal

Shimshams — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:04:26 -0600

by: Shimshams

Description: Took the old compact camera I had converted to IR (with an internal filter) out on the bike ride yesterday with my other half. Slightly dull overcast clouds so the sky didn't turn the characteristic black with IR work but the sun shone on this one patch of trees. Makes the landscapes look as though it has been snowed on....but without the cold :) Its a low resolution camera so i am hoping the "grain" adds something...

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Shiny things

EzHighway — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:19:08 -0600

by: EzHighway

Description: Shiny water at sunset on Lake Eustis in Lake county, Florida.

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.... Shiny Thing ....

lrw1966 — Sun, 19 May 2013 10:04:13 -0600

by: lrw1966

Description: .... Shiny Thing .... "Boy!! That sun sure is a .... Shinny Thing ...." **** Thanks, so much, to everyone for looking in to my gallery and special thanks to all who leave thoughts, ideas and comments. Larry **** iso 160 1/1000 @4.5

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Shiney Things

Diane — Sun, 19 May 2013 08:39:27 -0600

by: Diane

Description: From sea to shining sea...This is Imperial Beach, San Diego, CA, with a surfer pondering whether or not to surf. Not a good idea to surf at sunset when the sharks are known to be feeding.

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Shiny things

Shimshams — Sun, 19 May 2013 08:23:37 -0600

by: Shimshams

Description: Red pepper, Small plumb tomatoes, stainless steel spoons ( large and small) silver reflective background. Tripod,cable release, desk top setup, natural light and fill / highlight flash.

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Shiney Things

Diane — Sun, 19 May 2013 07:03:08 -0600

by: Diane

Description: When I walked into the Longhorn Saloon in Murdo, South Dakota there was a shiney thing that caught my eye. It was the galvanized wash tub turned upside down and useed as a base fiddle for a cowboy band. It was sitting on the stage waiting for the cowboys to take the stage and play a set.

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Shiny things

PhotoSteve — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:32:58 -0600

by: PhotoSteve

Description: No idea how this will look to you. Edited on my fading laptop.

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1955 Chev Bel Air

janper44 — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:25:24 -0600

by: janper44

Description: Shiny things... shiny things... and what is more shiny that a car polished up and glowing at a car show... in this case the 2013 World of Wheels in Winnipeg, Manitoba. So many vehicles to photograph... like an array of different chocolates in a candy box. CS3 shadow/highlight unsharp mask auto level Nikon D90 AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm f3.5 1/30 22mm Taken April 6, 2013.

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Shiny things

rachbell — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:23 -0600

by: rachbell

Description: Is a disco ball shiny? Taken a few years ago at a music club in Philly [Johnny Brendas].

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Shiny things

olddingo — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:15:34 -0600

by: olddingo

Description: A collection of LED torches of various shapes and sizes, for once I didn�t need a flash! [b]When hope is not pinned wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation, it sometimes floats forth and opens ~ Anne Lamott[/b]

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Cedar Key, Florida

EzHighway — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:36:08 -0600

by: EzHighway

Description: Waterfront property on Main Street Cedar key, Florida. The water has a brownish tint due to dredging in the area.

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No Cushions

Diane — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:08:37 -0600

by: Diane

Description: This is a view of the inside of the Marshall's Pick Up wagon for transporting prisoners to the Wyoming Territorial Prison. Had to be a very bumpy ride on those hard wooden seats and with not even a window near the lower sides of the vehicle for a breeze to come through - well it had to be a traveling sweat box for sure.

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Cedar Key, Florida 3

EzHighway — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:17:06 -0600

by: EzHighway

Description: The fishing pier at Cedar Key, Florida.

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Cedar Key, Florida 2

EzHighway — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:04:42 -0600

by: EzHighway

Description: Shark

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Cedar Key, Florida 1

EzHighway — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:02:20 -0600

by: EzHighway

Description: Shark

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Onion

Shimshams — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:12:23 -0600

by: Shimshams

Description: After I had cut the Onion dinner had to wait a while...

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IR

Shimshams — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:57:28 -0600

by: Shimshams

Description: Took this shot just 10 mins ago on a simple Shotz 3meg camera that was once my daughters. A couple of years ago I dismantled it completly and removed the Ir filter and re assembled it. It is now much ore sensitive to IR light than before. Overcast clouded sky, pic of back garden..no not snow IR foliage. 5 shots stitched quickly to produce panorama. De saturated in Photoshop to remove the colour caste. :)

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.... This Old House ....

lrw1966 — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:32:29 -0600

by: lrw1966

Description: .... This Old House .... We have been working on our older home for several years. Recently found this old hardwood floor under carpet - carpet pad - lanoleum and lanoleum paste. We were surprised and happy with the way it turned out. **** Thanks, so much, to everyone for looking in to my gallery and special thanks to all who leave thoughts, ideas and comments. Larry **** iso 400 1/15 @5.6

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2013 Harley Davidson Trike

EzHighway — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:33:13 -0600

by: EzHighway

Description: A friend stopped by to show me his new toy and of course I ran for my camera. He paid $33,800 out the door. I remember not to long ago you could buy a house for that amount. How times have changed.

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Beauty Bath

Diane — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:15:40 -0600

by: Diane

Description: I took this photo in Custer State Park in South Dakota. There was a herd of wild burros roaming in the park along the road going through their area. This one decided to take a mud bath just as we along side her and she seemed to be loving every minute of it. She looked exactly like Eeyore from Christopher Robin stories.

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Ready for takeoff

EzHighway — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:56:21 -0600

by: EzHighway

Description: As you may already know, The owner is in the cock pit. Has two 100hp Rotax engines. Tavares Lakeport Fly-in

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Dive Buddies

EzHighway — Tue, 14 May 2013 04:27:35 -0600

by: EzHighway

Description: Diving the Haines Creek in Lake County, Florida.

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Rabbit

rachbell — Tue, 14 May 2013 04:02:30 -0600

by: rachbell

Description: Spotted this lovely wild rabbit at the end of my hike yesterday early evening. I had photographed a variety of birds, a great blue heron and 1 week old goslings. I was on my way to my car and low and behold, nature chose to grace me with another of its wonders.

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Cranks 2

Shimshams — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:46:25 -0600

by: Shimshams

Description: For Larry. Does this help sort out what the shot is about? The reflective background does sort of muddle it up a bit...and gets the grey cells working. An almost complete view of the 3 Chainrings and crank arm. There is no chain attached round the rings and the shaft that goes through the bottom bracket bearing needs the other arm attaching once on the bike. Maybe another close up opportunity once fully fitted.

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Attack

Shimshams — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:39:58 -0600

by: Shimshams

Description: A bit more of the scene captured last week. In this the Blackbird had just speared the Sparrow Hawk and was pulling away tightly to miss hitting the shed wall...narrowly missing me... looking over the fence. Fast and furious it was...I was just happy to manage capture all three birds in the one shot.

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Museum for Human Rights

janper44 — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:21:47 -0600

by: janper44

Description: The Museum for Human Rights as seen from my apartment. Construction started April 2009 and is slated for completion in 2015. This structure can be seen from many locations throughout the downtown and from the east towards Saint Boniface. I have spent a lot of time photographing the museum from all angles and I think this view captures a sense of the dominant nature of the structure. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) is a national museum under construction in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is located at The Forks where the Assiniboine and Red River meet. The purpose of the museum is to increase understanding and awareness of human rights, promote respect for others, and encourage reflection, dialogue, and action. The building is currently being constructed. Throughout the foundation work of the CMHR, medicine bags created by elders at Thunderbird House, in Winnipeg, were inserted into the holes made for piles and caissons to show respect for Mother Earth. On 3 July 2010, Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, unveiled the building's cornerstone. The stone bears the Queen's royal cypher and has embedded in it a piece of stone from the ruins of St. Mary's Priory at Runnymede, England, where it is believed the Magna Carta was approved in 1215 by King John. http://www.humanrightsmuseum.ca/ CS5 shadow/highlight unsharp mask f11 1/125 55mm Taken May 2, 2013.

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.... It is a Small World ....

lrw1966 — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:51:17 -0600

by: lrw1966

Description: .... It is a Small World .... This image taken at a Farmers Market in Dallas, TX. The gentleman tells me he is from Dallas - but - his cap says he is a large University of Oklahoma football fan, which is in Norman, Oklahoma. He says he is and has season tickets and goes to every home game. That would be about 4 hours driving time - one way - North of Dallas, if you have no traffic problems. He is, also, a big fan of Mike's Clam Shack in Wells, Maine (about 2300 miles Northeast of Dallas) and he and his wife fly there several times - during the season - for dinner. .... It truely has become a small world when folks drive 8 hours round trip - several times a year - to watch football (that I can understand) and fly 2300 miles without thinking about it to eat clam's (having a little trouble understanding this, however) .... He never knew I took the image. **** Thanks, so much, to everyone for looking in to my gallery and special thanks to all who leave thoughts, ideas and comments. Larry **** iso 100 1/250 @9.0 PS E 5.0 + Free Neat Image

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Wide Load

EzHighway — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:20:40 -0600

by: EzHighway

Description: Snapping Turtle, up and running.

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Cranks

Shimshams — Mon, 13 May 2013 08:06:19 -0600

by: Shimshams

Description: I am in the process of building a special road cycle for my better half, Cross between a road bike and a hybrid,(straight bar race bike) anyway bought this special triple chainset and whilst still shiney and new decided they should have their photo taken. Arranged on a silvered card sheet, natural light, hand held, close focus and cropped. The colours in the background courtesy of a large painting on the wall reflected in the silvered card.

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The Statue

Diane — Mon, 13 May 2013 06:50:15 -0600

by: Diane

Description: This is the boyhood home of Yogi Berra, who played almost his entire major league career as a catcher for the New York Yankees. He was also an outfielder and manager. This home is located in the Italian neighborhood affectionately referred to as "The Hill" in St. Louis, MO. I thought that the little concrete statue of a baseball catcher in front of the porch was a very subtle tribute to Yogi. Interesting tidbit for this house is that directly across the street is the boyhood home of Joe Garagiola, Yogi's pal who played sand lot baseball with Yogi growing up. Joe was a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. NOTE: There is a marble plaque on the apron of the sidewalk in front of this house commemorating this famous catcher.

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Tavares Fly-in

EzHighway — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:32:42 -0600

by: EzHighway

Description: Seaplane Fly-in at the Tavares Lake Dora Airport.

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Nikon Girl

EzHighway — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:23:48 -0600

by: EzHighway

Description: She was working the Seaplane Fly-in on Lake Dora Tavares, Florida for the Daily Commercial News Paper.

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Meat and Veg

Shimshams — Sun, 12 May 2013 11:58:22 -0600

by: Shimshams

Description: Back garden, close up shot of some veg the better half was growing......the meat is an extra.

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Vermont Farm

Ellen — Sun, 12 May 2013 10:42:37 -0600

by: Ellen

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Mother's Comforting Arms

janper44 — Sun, 12 May 2013 06:36:59 -0600

by: janper44

Description: Not the best image in the world and the bordering doesn't help I know but I like this picture when I think of Mother's Day. It was taken in 1947 at the home of my father's father in the Province of Skane in southern Sweden. It was the first time home for my mother and father after the Second World War. I remember that at the beginning child and mother spoke together in Swedish and her words comforted the little boy. One big regret in my life is that my first language (Swedish) is now completely forgotten. I took a picture of a picture in the family album (now moved on to my brother as he is working on creating a family history which so far as carried him far afield and back to the 1600s in the Old Country) No idea of who took the picture or what camera they might have used. The bordering is from my torn from the pages of history phase I was going through at the time. Nikon D90

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Down on the farm

olddingo — Sat, 11 May 2013 23:33:20 -0600

by: olddingo

Description: I used the incorrect notes when I loaded the image for the 'Down on the farm' theme. This image is actually taken at a location called Killafaddy which is perhaps a kilometre (.62 miles) towards the city from our place. Other images from my gallery were taken from this spot including http://www.perfectlycaptured.com/showphoto.php/photo/15396/title/the-view-beyond/cat/all . [b]The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings ~ Masanobu Fukuoka[/b]

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Down on the farm

rachbell — Sat, 11 May 2013 19:13:03 -0600

by: rachbell

Description: Taken on a hike early last Friday evening.

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When push comes to shove..

EzHighway — Sat, 11 May 2013 18:17:21 -0600

by: EzHighway

Description: Orange Blossom Cannonball Tavares, Florida.

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.... Down on the Farm ....

lrw1966 — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:22:15 -0600

by: lrw1966

Description: .... Up at The Ranch .... Early upload due to very busy day tomorrow -- **** Thanks, so much, to everyone for looking in to my gallery and special thanks to all who leave thoughts, ideas and comments. Larry **** iso 80 1/400 @4.0

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Fields

Shimshams — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:19:22 -0600

by: Shimshams

Description: Its the nearest picture I have for Down on the farm...there is a farm in the background. Taken with a compact whilst out cycling last year in Norfolk, 8 shots joined to make this panorama of a large cut wheat field.

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.... Happy Mother's Day ....

lrw1966 — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:16:46 -0600

by: lrw1966

Description: .... Happy Mother's Day .... Anna Jarvis,who had no children of her own, conceived of Mother�s Day as an occasion for honoring the sacrifices individual mothers made for their children. In May 1908, she organized the first official Mother�s Day events at a church in her hometown of Grafton, West Virginia, as well as at a Wanamaker�s department store in Philadelphia, where she lived at the time. Jarvis then began writing letters to newspapers and politicians pushing for the adoption of Mother�s Day as an official holiday. By 1912, many other churches, towns and states were holding Mother�s Day celebrations, and Jarvis had established the Mother�s Day International Association. Her hard-fought campaign paid off in 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill officially establishing the second Sunday in May as Mother�s Day. **** Thanks, so much, to everyone for looking in to my gallery and special thanks to all who leave thoughts, ideas and comments. Larry **** iso 80 1/60 @3.5

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Aussie Countryside

wilth — Sat, 11 May 2013 10:21:15 -0600

by: wilth

Description: At a park around Melbourne an impression of the outback.

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Down on the Farm

Diane — Sat, 11 May 2013 08:04:15 -0600

by: Diane

Description: Very Fresh Egg Delivery

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Nature

Shimshams — Sat, 11 May 2013 06:56:32 -0600

by: Shimshams

Description: I wasn't too sure whether to post this as its a bit grusom in a way but then I decided that its just nature at work. I was in next doors garden helping out with something when I could hear the alarm call of a Blackbird in the garden the other side of our house, I thought there was a cat about after one of its 2 young fledglings. I dashed back to our house looked over the fence and found the male Blackbird dive bombing a Sparrow Hawk that had caught one of its young. Unable to stop the proceedings I ran in doors, grabbed the camera, fixed the telephoto lens on and ran out side. Lined up a shot...the camera refused to work...durrrr..I had taken the battery out to charge and had not bothered to replace it..back in doors...battery snatched off charge and in place,I dashed back out side and managed to take a few quick shots before the Hawk decided it had had enough of the Blackbird and me and flew off with its prey. The Black bird followed still trying to rescue its young. This all happened so quick that it was over in a couple of minutes and I had no time to dither over what will probably be a once in a lifetime event for me as we don't usually get Hawks in the garden at all. I could have just as easily dismissed the whole event as an over protective parent bird and issed it. Moral...always have your camera handy...always have a battery in...and ignore nothing. Not quite as sharp as I would have liked but....distance was about 15 meters lighting overcast / bright.

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