The Photo Thread

[hawks]

Inspired by Esoteric's 'Giant Killer Bee' photo, I thought we should have a thread deticated to everyones best, non-car photos. So go ahead and show off your wicked photography skillz .....


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/gohawks/ganggangcopy.jpg
^ Gang Gang Cockatoo in my backyard

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/gohawks/MogoZoo053.jpg
^ Some Snake at the Zoo (love the colour in this one)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/gohawks/holidayseaster04166.jpg
^ Murray River near Albury

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/gohawks/cowraandsydneytrip124.jpg
^ Japanese Gardens at Cowra NSW

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/gohawks/Untitled-1.jpg
^ Cane Toad on Dunk Island QLD

[Esoteric]

Nice one!

I particularly like the snake pic and the cane toad one... aren't they poisonous those things? How likely are they to kill you (do u have to touch it, or eat it or what do you have to do?).

The cockatoo pic is a good one too - I can imagine that thing crunching my finger... reason i mention that, is that on one visit to Durban we stopped at Umgeni Birdpark and there was a macaw on a perch minding his own business and seemed friendly enough - he hopped on to my arm and then back on to the perch again... when I offered my arm once more he decided that the end of my ring finger would be a perfect snack.

It was frustrating trying to decide what to do as he wasn't letting go and I didn't want to exaclty beat it against a tree or something to make it let go (and in so doing attract unwanted attention from the staff).

Eventually (after about 30 or 40 seconds) it decided to let go and I was able to retreat, nursing my injured digit. It got me right on first knuckle and still have 2 small scars from it.

[leebutts]

OK, here's goes - the best pics from my 5 weeks around Europe

Dubai
http://lh3.google.com/leeanddelz/RTGHQDSpABI/AAAAAAAAAGw/-f9sr4iwbWk/s800/IMG_2148.JPG

Santorini, Greece
http://lh4.google.com/leeanddelz/RTGapNeSABI/AAAAAAAAAo8/zgPPh1kK1ZI/s800/IMG_2271.JPG

Rheims, France
http://lh3.google.com/leeanddelz/RTGvKrfjABI/AAAAAAAABgs/1Wmng6kIybE/s800/IMG_3353.JPG

cheers

Lee

[bogan bob]

LOL bloody birds!! Cane toads can be poisonous but *apparently* you can get a high by licking them :P

An offering from me, from when i was in Malaysia last year:
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k312/bogan_bob1/P2030265.jpg
Monkeys, on a place called 'Monkey beach', surprisingly

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k312/bogan_bob1/P2010183.jpg
This dodgy jetty supplied a large fishing fleets' docking, which was destroyed in the 2005 Tsunami. The govt rebuilt one for them, but they didnt trust it, so they built this one, right next to the governments!!!

Ill have to dig around and look for a few more good ones i have, good thread Mark.

[SiliconAngel]

I love that one from Dubai, Lee - really captures the imagination!

[leebutts]

I love that one from Dubai, Lee - really captures the imagination!

Yeah that was one of those fluke shots where you just turn round and fire off a shot and it turns out beautifully. It was taken on a 4WD tour we did out into the desert at sunset - thrashing through dune after dune in a modified Landcruiser. It was only 20mins out of Dubai as well. It's a totally trippy place to visit. But that was over a year ago *sigh* wish I could do the trip again tomorrow!

cheers

Lee

[hawks]

That Wharf shot is totally wack ! I know which one I would rather go on :D

[mallen]

Ok here's a few random shots from my el cheapo camera...

Not too bad actually considering...

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc43/mallen101/P1020570.jpg

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc43/mallen101/P1000296.jpg

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc43/mallen101/P1000202.jpg

[sickvr4]

that pic of the japanese gardens at cowra just brought back some memories from when i was a kid. we went on a family holiday and drove up to qld and i remember stopping there on the way.

[takumi]

U guys just have to check these pics out, these r breath taking ...
http://www.texasjim.com/NASApix/NASA%20pix.htm

[SiliconAngel]

Yea they are... Look so amazing its hard to believe they're real!

[Nick]

These are some pics I took with a Canon Ixus 75 point and shoot camera while i was in Thailand two weeks ago. They are of the resort I stayed at.
Not quite the same level as some of the above shots, but I was not really trying to make the front cover of a magazine. But they turned out ok, so thought I would share. Flame away!

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6191/img0810smallio1.jpg
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/3966/img0886smallqc4.jpg
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4264/img0905smallce4.jpg

enjoy.

Nick

[hawks]

Nothing to be ashamed of there Nick.

:)

[leebutts]

Hey Nick,

don't knock the Ixus - my photos were taken with an Ixus 40 :)

Lee

[hawks]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/gohawks/storm001.jpg

^ Just a little storm from my bedroom window

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/gohawks/Scan0004-1.jpg

^ I can't forget the kids. This is Ashley & William about 7 weeks ago :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/gohawks/cj1.jpg

^ This is one of our old birds (a quaker) having a bath

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/gohawks/cj2.jpg

^ This is what he looks like standing still :)

[Esoteric]

Hahahah!!! Man Hawks I really like those two bird pics LOL

What a cool looking fella

[Rasi]

hmmm.... All of those photos are great. I would have been proud to have taken them. (I am not a photographer, so I am no expert - haha)

I am going to have a look through some of mine and see what I can find.

[Rasi]

I had a trip to Melbourne earlier this year and took some (approx 300) photos of buildings etc. These are the more artistic ones. Some of you vistorians may recognise where they are.:D

[Rasi]

These are from all around the place. It is amazing how a dreary day can produce some great shots. The lone tree for an example is one of my favourites. Sometimes it just adds the right mood.

[J-B]

Some nice pictures there, i dont think i have anything decent to show but ill have a look through what ive taken :)

[naughtika]

here's my contribution.. taken from non SLR Digicam.. used the macro to focus on the glass..

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g92/naughtika/2006-08-16/IMGP2417.jpg
i'll see what i got at home.. im currently at work..

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g92/naughtika/My%20Trip/IMGP0168.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g92/naughtika/My%20Trip/IMGP0597.jpg
both were taken at night..

[anthony]

some nice photos there