Perfectly Captured

Alpaca Baby

Wanda — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:28:55 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This little guy was born in the spring. I was fascinated with all the colours they come in and how very soft they are. One of the great things about their wool is that it doesn't need to be dyed as there is different colours. They just make me smile.... :) 1/320s @F13 ISO 100

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Maple Bush This Fall

Wanda — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:11:35 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: I just wanted to show the difference between being in the forest (yesterdays post) and being in a sugar bush, as we call it. That mean it is primarily made up of sugar maples. This is not a good year for our colours, as you can see there is hardly any reds this year, leaning more to the yellows. Each year is different. This bush would be tapped in spring for maple syrup. 1/13 sec @f20 ISO 100

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Fall 09

Wanda — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:19:48 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Morning folks. This is another first for me and I have to confess once again I had direction for Miles. Even after he had steered me in the right direction, it has still taken me days to get this to this point. He did a rough one in like (5 seconds that still looks better than mine), but I am learning. Thanks once again for your help and patience Miles. As you can see most of our coloured leaves are down, leaving just a hint of colour here and there. I did not have my tripod with me and we were far out in the back country, so crouched on a pointy rock, this was the slowest I could go to. 1/60s@f10 ISO 100

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Alpaca

Wanda — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:04:07 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: And you thought you were having a bad hair day? I laughed with the look this lady gave me, when we disturbed them. To me it was like we had interrupted her from her sleep and she had not had time to take the bedding from her hair or comb it. I was really interested to find these sweet little animals living not that far from me, and learn about the contribution to the fabric world they make. My thanks to Brian Riff who was so kind to take the time to educate us on these animals as well as let us in closer to them. For more information on these cool animals take a look at his web site victoryfarmalpacas.com . I had never heard of these animals before, I thought they were some kind of Llama, but they are not. 1/50sec@f11 ISO 100

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Modern Wind Mill

Wanda — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:05:47 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: I went out looking to find an old barn with the old fashioned wind mills, when I came upon this 'modern" version. This farm is obviously very energy conscious. When I took the image my intention was to colon out the solar panels, but then I though about it and I decided that when some one works this hard to save our energy, I should leave it there. 1/30 sec @f20 ISO 100

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Oh! Deer!

Wanda — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:33:38 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This morning we were not the only ones checking out the forest. Just a regular white tailed deer, that are hunted for food by a few people yet, in the correct season. This young doe was almost as interested in me as I in her. 1/100sec@f4.5 ISO 100

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Along Cemetery Road

Wanda — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:00:25 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: While out on Saturday evening to find some water (did not find what I wanted) I found this tree which seems to have all the colours of fall and it happens to be along side of a cemetery. So a little of the Halloween thing, along with the colours of fall. Have a great day. 1/200sec @f5.0 ISO 400

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Point that way.

Wanda — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:07:43 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Good Sunday morning folks. I took this shot trying to capture blacks. Yesterday with Mile's instruction I tried to learned how to use a layer and curves to get some detail back in a dark area. This is not the crow I learned on, but I applied what I learned to this one. Thank you Miles for your kind patience as always. I hope I did it right. :) Anyway Mr Crow here is using his beak to point to Halloween coming soon. Have a great day. 1/100sec@f8 ISO 100

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The 8th Hole view

Wanda — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:25:52 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Morning folks. This is a shot up the river from the 8th hole last weekend. No I did not saturate the colours. This is how they are when the sun hits them right. We have a lot of rain the last week so the colours are not going to get to some of the bright ones we can sometimes capture, but there is always spot. Enjoy a fall moment with me. 1/30s @ f11 ISO 100

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A different Vancover skyline

Wanda — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:08:43 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This is a shot I got from Jericho Beach, inland towards English Bay. You can see part of the mountains behind the city peaking threw the mist. I like the contrast of this wonderful old root from one of the majestic trees, that are still found in Stanley park. Anyway the skyline is not the subject, but makes a interesting back ground. 1/60@f18 ISO 100

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Soon the trees will change

Wanda — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:50:01 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: A shot that you have seen before in the winter. This one was taken a couple of weeks ago while I was golfing. Just a nice day with the hint of the Autumn to come in the air. Soon the leaves will be turned and I hope I will get the right day to do another then. 1/250 sec @f10 ISO 100

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Whisler in the Summer

Wanda — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:41:44 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: I am just posting this one to show folks what Whistler is like in the summer. The great ski slopes are transformed for dirt bikes with lots of curves and jumps. The two black dots you can see above the trees are actual the lifts for Blackcomb not dirt :). When you watch the winter Olympics you will see this scene over and over as the skiers compete. I think you will see it looks a bit different. It is not a great shot but I thought it would be fun to let folks see how it looks when not covered in snow and skiers. 1/200 sec @f13 ISO 100

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Being Silly

Wanda — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:04:48 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This is my daughter again, talking to her Maid of honour and teasing her, prior to Kareen getting dressed. I am trying to learn these but portraits are hard. ISO 100 1/50 @f4

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Louvre in Sepia

Wanda — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:59:12 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Ok if your not impressed with my pp work to make this sepia( I tried to do it with filters and layers instead of a preset one) You must be impressed with the fact that I have the arches of the Louvre without buses and cars and people all over :) . I was up very early to get this shot and did a lot of waiting. Anyway I hope that this is appropriate for the theme as I think it looked the same in the sepia age as it does now. ISO 125 1/250@F13 Have a great Sunday folks.

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Page

Wanda — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:42:27 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This is Page my grandsons best friend. A lovely temperament dog, who adores my grandson. Page is about 8months old and an American Cocker Spaniel.She instantly wins your heart and her attempts at barking makes me laugh every time. ISO 100 1/800@f2.8

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Almost time

Wanda — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:07:51 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This is my beautiful daughter just before she was ready to walk down the isle to be married. I just spoke to her and that is her looking at her mom. I personally like it a lot. ISO 100 1/60@f4

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TEN

Wanda — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:34:43 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Morning folks. Well here I am for a few minutes at least. Only a couple more weeks until I am back to somewhat normalcy. I found these 10 school buses and given that here the kids only have 10 more days of freedom I thought this might work. I do hope to see everyone more often soon. Have a great day. ISO 100 125 @f16

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1112 CN Steam Engine

Wanda — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:53:24 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Played with colorize layers and black and white layers to get this effect. I was laying on the ground to take the shot and thought I might have some fun with it. It was sure fun trying to make it different. ISO 100 1/640s@F5.6

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Moose and Bannock

Wanda — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:21:46 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This is a shot for Miles of Moose meat being prepared in the traditional Aboriginal way. This takes many many days and once completed on the fire it would then be placed in a birch bark container and the fat layered over it and berries combined into the fat. These baskets would then sustain them through the long winters. As made by indigenous North Americans, bannock is generally prepared with white or whole wheat flour, baking powder and water, which are combined and kneaded (possibly with spices, dried fruits or other flavouring agents added) then baked in an oven or cooked on a stick. ISO 100 1/125@f9

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Pasapkedjiwanong Algonquin First Nation Male

Wanda — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:08:59 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Pasapkedjiwanong (which means "the river that passes between the rocks" of the Algonquin First Nations people. This young man was tasked with keeping the sacred fires burning. The circle must be entered from the east and I noticed there was seeds and cedar both added to the fire. This tribe is local to this area. This one is for Andy. ISO 100 1/60@f14 cropped

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F-16 Dusk

Wanda — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:49:39 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: I had been playing around with different settings, a couple of weeks ago, on this dusk image. One happened to be the f16. This is the Mississippi river near my house. I liked how the reflections of the sky appeared in the river. Have a great Sunday. (I have not used the convert for web feature so I hope the exif data comes up for proof :) )

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Mississippi Sunset 2

Wanda — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:50:06 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Same evening when I was forced to enjoy a glass of wine with my friends at the lake. Just waited a bit longer and composed more on the thirds. I think I might even have encompassed some of the suggestions I received on the first one. The sun is just a bit lower so a bit darker. ISO 100 1/100@f13

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My Son's House

Wanda — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:28:58 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This is a shot taken from the ruins of the moor castle that I have posted previously, of my son's home. It is the yellow one on the far hill, towards the left. They call that hill English hill as it is mostly English speaking folks that live there.The foreground shows how steep the homes are built on the hillsides in the village, Jimena de la Frontera.

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Boboli Garden and Pitti Palace

Wanda — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:20:38 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Back to Florence again today. This is part of Pitti Palace (Plazzo Pitti)which was the main seat of the Medici grand dukes of Tuscany at Florence. The core of the Palazzo dates back to 1458 and was purchased in 1549 by the Medici's. Napoleon used it as a power base in the late 18th century. Today it is open to the public and has many pieces of the Medici art collections. You can see Florence is the back ground with the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo) peaking through. ISO 100 1/250@f9

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Clouds-over Chianti

Wanda — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:00:16 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Great Sunday to all. It is a crazy busy time for me so I am afraid I did not get out and get some shots. This is one from Tuscany, taken at Tribbio Castle. ISO 125 1/1600@f6.3

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Galileo Galilei's Home

Wanda — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:52:36 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: When one travels the sense of time and being in places where once great and interesting people stood and walked and lived is pretty awesome. This is the house that Galileo was born, lived and died in. How cool is it to know that he took his first telescope up the hill behind the house there. That he studied in the rooms in the image. From 15 February 1564 � 8 January 1642 he did his wonderful contributions and where it is thought that perhaps he more than any other single person, was responsible for the birth of modern science. ISO 100 1/80@f8. I removed the satellite dishes and antenna's to keep the look of it when he was there.

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Ferrari "Motor Vechicle"

Wanda — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:07:18 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Good Sunday folks. This image has not had the time applied to it that I could have to make it better, as time is short, so don't be to hard on my PP :). I had the chance to see this beauty which is brand spanking new at the Ferrari dealership in Florence where there was a promotional evening of some kind. There was lots of Paparazzi, as there were famous Italian Stars ( that I did not know). Anyway the only thing that interested me was this pretty red car.So I had to sneak the shot in when I got a second without people in front. It was very late in the evening as well so had to use higher iso and pray a lot. This one is for the boys of course. ISO 250 1/15@f10

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Mississippi Sunset

Wanda — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:53:22 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: After a long tiring day yesterday my friend invited me out to her cottage for a drink. I sat and watched this sunset for some time, and finally I could resist no longer. This is the scene I was forced to look at as I had a nice drink while the temp was finally cooling down, on the comfort of her deck. Life is tough huh? ISO 100 1/200@f8.0

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Firenze from Palazzo Michelangelo

Wanda — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:37:41 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Today a image of Firenze (Florence), that probably most have seen if looking at images of Italy. Taken from Palazzo Michelangelo. You can see Brunelleschi's Dome on the right,the Arno river and of course Ponte Vecchio - Bridge of Gold. The Bridge was built in 1345 and was the only one of the bridges across the Arno that was not hit by bombs in the Second world war, although bombs did hit the streets on both ends. The name, bridge of gold, comes from the fact that the buildings lining the bridge are mostly Jewelers shops. Not because it is made of gold. ISO 100 1/60@f13

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Black and White Portrait

Wanda — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:19:31 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This is my young neighbor who was dressed for her grade 8 graduation. Thank you so much to Miles for helping me on the conversion and doing the photo shop things. Basically all I did was take the picture and learn with his instruction how to do this. Thank you once again Miles.

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View from the Window

Wanda — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:53:15 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This is the view I was greeted with every morning in our stay in Spain. The village near my son is Jimena de la Frontera and his home sits a hilltop above it. On clear days one can see the Rock and even Africa. Jimena de la Frontera is a historic village located about 35 kilometers inland from San Roque on the road and railway to Ronda. Needless to say I loved the room I was given and loved my visit to Spain. The village itself is located to the right of this view. ISO 125 1/60@f11.

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Awwwww Cute

Wanda — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:46:21 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: I see there are other bunnies here today so I will just add my little guy. This fellow is from Spain. ISO 125 1/500@f2.8 Have a great Sunday.

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Stato della Citt� del Vaticano

Wanda — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:24:55 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Back to Italy today. This of course is The Vatican. No trip to Italy would be complete with out getting to see this famous place. I took this from the top of a tour bus, as the ones from the ground could not capture the magnitude that I felt on seeing it for the first time. Personally I did not like Rome and the fact that the Pope was returning that day, so there were sirens and police every where, along with the millions of people, did not help how I felt. I did not edit out people and the top of the van or the big screen, as it really is part of how it looks all the time. ISO 125 1/160@f14

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Local Scenery

Wanda — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:17:39 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Good Morning folks. This is nothing too exciting but I thought I would take the chance to show you how the sun looks each day from my house. No two days are ever the same and it changes moment too moment. In the field there are three sets of mother deer, that we know of and maybe more. The new born fawns are about the size of a large house cat right now, so you can see how easy they are to hide in the grass. ISO 100 1/60@f14

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Rose for David

Wanda — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:20:02 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This is for my dear friend David (olddingo) who never misses a birthday or event. He makes wonderful cards with sweet greetings. So today this one is for him. For his kindness and thoughtfulness,for all he does for us and just plain because. Hugs and flowers my dear friend. Taken in Chianti at Castello del Trebbio on our wine tasting tour. ISO 125 1/100@f4.0

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Moor Architecture

Wanda — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:04:50 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This shot is taken at the same time as yesterday, but this more of the ruin itself. I have to confess I cloned out the pole (thanks Vic) and a sign to try and have nothing new in the image. Light was from the side and the grad helped control it a bit.The trouble when one travels is that your a certain place at a certain time and can't change the light at the time. ISO200 1/60@f13

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A Moor Ruin

Wanda — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:54:04 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: When we watch the sun go down from my son's deck, this Moor castle ruin is what it sets behind. If I had of taken this shot where the gap to the background at the end of the tree is, you would see my son's home sitting on the other hill top. It was interesting to learn how the Moors occupied and developed Spain. The Moorish influence is apparent in a lot of the architecture of Spain. ISO 200 1/100@f13

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Louvre

Wanda — Sat, 30 May 2009 05:40:11 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: "The Palais du Louvre, which houses one of the most stunning collections of artworks in the world, is known first and foremost as a museum. Yet for almost seven hundred years the buildings constituted one of the principal residences of the kings and emperors of France. Built shortly after 1190 by King Philippe Auguste as a defensive fortress, by the 14th century the Palais du Louvre had become a pleasant residence that occasionally served as a royal home. Francis I chose to turn it into a Renaissance "palace". Over time, a royal estate gradually developed. Henry IV ordered the ch�teau built by Catherine de M�dicis in the Tuileries to be linked to the Louvre palace by a "grand gallery" bordering the Seine. Louis XIV, who resided at the Louvre until his departure for Versailles in 1678, completed the Cour Carr�e (Square Court), which was closed off on the city side by a colonnade. When the court moved to Versailles, French monarchs lost interest in the Palais du Louvre. In 1793, the Louvre became a museum, and has been given over ever since to the conservation and presentation of thousands of artworks and legacies of past civilizations. In the early 19th century, sovereigns transformed the interiors but carried out little building work. But from the mid-19th century onward, the Louvre underwent the largest phase of extension in its history. Napoleon III completed the unification of the Palais des Tuileries and the Palais du Louvre by building the Aile Denon (Denon wing) on the Seine side and finishing the Aile Richelieu on the rue de Rivoli side. In 1871, the Palais des Tuileries burned down. Thenceforth, the Louvre opened onto the great perspective facing western Paris. The Grand Louvre project, launched by President Fran�ois Mitterand in 1981, modernized the museum and extended it, with the opening in 1993 of the Richelieu wing, which formerly housed the Ministry of Finance."* ISO 125 1/100@f20 *Louvre

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An impression of Rome

Wanda — Fri, 29 May 2009 04:12:06 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This is a shot I took of one of the many streets that were crammed full of these bikes. They are parked every where and they weave in and out of traffic dangerously (at least in my eyes). I liked the repetition of them. Like Helen my daughter and I had sore feet by this point and were hanging out to catch the bus back to the train for Florence and a nice glass of wine. ISO 125 1/25s@f8.

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Gladiator in Rome

Wanda — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:07:14 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This fine fellow was one of the Gladiators that were around the Colosseum in Rome. I thought I had caught him unaware of me, but I see he was looking at me. ISO 100 1/650@f5.6

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Round the Bend

Wanda — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:40:17 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This is my round the bend contribution for the Sunday Theme. It is a part view of Florence from inside the Boboli Gardens. The Boboli gardens, behind the Pitti Palace, the main seat of the Medici grand dukes of Tuscany at Florence, are some of the first and most familiar formal sixteenth century Italian gardens. My daughter and I ended up spending about 5 hours wandering these wonderful gardens and admiring the rose gardens as well as the Roman architecture and other art forms. ISO 100 1/165@f10

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Morning Light on the Bridge

Wanda — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:51:03 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This is another one of the many shots of the bridges I captured while in Florence. This was fairly early in the morning and I loved the reflections. I hope I have done them justice. ISO 125 1/160@f11s

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Ponte Santa Trinita

Wanda — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:27:42 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: The bridges in Florence amazed me so I thought my first glimpse of Italy, to share would be this night shot (my first tries at night). This bridge was built in 1566-1569, made of stone by the architect Bartolomeo di Antonio Ammanati. Destroyed by retreating German troops, 8 August 1944 . Now I am off for a little nap to try to adjust to Canadian times, I look forward to catching up again on the images I have missed.

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The Road to Ronda

Wanda — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:41:34 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: One day while in Spain we went to Rona for the day with our son. The sun played tag with us all the way there, but I liked this shot as it shows some of the scale of the mountains and their roads that we had to travel on. In the lower left you can see a home that is in fact very large. One of the many villages is starting to get the sun. I hope I have been able to capture the magnitude of these hills. ISO 125 1/125@f9

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Easter Bunny Busted!

Wanda — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:29:14 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Twas the week before Easter and all through the land the Easter Bunny workers were scouring for eggs to make Easter Eggs for all the good boys and girls. With stealth they moved Looking here and there Unfortunately sometimes it is not to be The chickens bust the Bunny Helper so no eggs got he. Happy Easter everyone. ISO 125 1/500s @2.8 (Taken in my daughter in laws chicken pen in Spain with one of her pet bunnies.)

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Barbary Monkey

Wanda — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:08:00 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Legend has it that as long as the Barbary apes roam the rock of Gibraltar, the territory will remain safely under British rule. The British have embraced this particular piece of folklore for centuries; not even Churchill, in the throes of World War II, dared to disregard it. In 1944, with British morale battered by the war and the Rock's monkey population dwindling, he took no chances. He ordered a shipment of Barbary macaques from Morocco, a short hop across the strait. This is one of the many that came to greet us at various stages on our assent up Gibraltar. ISO 125 1/125@f11

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Gibraltar

Wanda — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:16:33 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This is a shot of the bay at Gibraltar as we started our journey up the famous rock. You see Spain on the far shore. Some of the houses below me are on reclaimed land. ISO 125 1/125@f11

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Kitten Club-the Thinker

Wanda — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 06:34:24 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Good Sunday to you all. I would like to introduce Tobby. He has got to be one of the most lovable cats I have ever seen. He lives in Spain and moved there from South Africa as part of my son's family. He comes on walks just like a dog, following along happy to be walking. I fell in love with him instantly. ISO 125 1/320@f11 Have a great week!

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View Across the Seine

Wanda — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:46:49 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: This is my contribution to the Sunday theme. This of course is the famous Notre Dame Cathedral from across the Seine River. 1/60@F22 Iso 125 Once again I used my wide angle to make something just a little different. Have a great day.

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Paris in Spring

Wanda — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:25:49 -0600

by: Wanda

Description: Well here I am back on Canadian soil. I had a wonderful trip and will share with you once I get things sorted out. It is hard to take a shot in Paris that has not been done before but using my wide angle on this shot gave it a little bit of difference. I will try and catch up with everyone in the next few days, I am excited to see all your postings in my absence.

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