October 31, 2015

Here are a few more pictures from the past. 

The bridge is on a plantation outside of Charleston, SC.

This duck, taking a dive into the water, was taken in Goffstown, NH.

The eagle is a statue... at Rock City in Chattanooga, TN.  I took out the pedestal with my software.  Who would have thunk it?

The fungus was taken in Highlands, NC.  If I, as a ''fun-guy,' taking this picture, could we call this a fungi???

October 27, 2015

Every so often, I go thought a period of not taking many pictures, for one reason or another.  I did have time to go through an hard drive that has pictures going back quite a while.  Some have been posted in the past.. I will posting some of them in the days ahead.

Thee were taken about 4 years ago on a trip o Cades Cove in Tennessee.  The first two pictures were taken in the Cove, the third was shortly after leaving the area as we drove through Fort Hill, Tennessee.  The last picture was taken in Ellijay, GA, on our way home.  It is at the rest stop, just south of Ellijay.

Click on photo to enlarge it.

October 19, 2015

We hiked up the trail at Amicalola Falls yesterday after church.  It is about 1/3rd of a mile, but very steep and difficult.  One can drive up the road that leads to the Lodge at he top and walk to the falls on the West Trail, which is easy.

The foliage is is its beginning stages, but in the Spring, the water confluence is much better due to the winter run-off. 

The first two picture were taken at different focal lengths, the second was zoomed in more.

The next picture was taken from the parking lot and the lens was zoomed all the way (300mm) for a lose up to the top of the falls.

The next is of the brook, which is next to the trail.

Lastly, a wider angle of the falls with the bridge that is just below them.

October 17, 2015

New Hampshire had it's OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN, which is no longer, due to the rock formation became dislodged, after years of maintaining by the state.  A most popular tourist attraction.  The last picture, from Wikipedia, was taken about a week before it collapsed.

Well. Cumming has it's own rock formation and I call it Chief Sawnee.  It is atop of Sawnee Mountain and can be reached by hiking up trails at the Sawnee Mountain Preserve on Stop Road or from a trailhead on Tribble-Gap Road.

I included an annotated copy to point out what I see in the picture.  A view from the top and a picture of the three seats (the third seat is not in view to the  right).

 Do you see what I see???

 

October 15, 2015

This months photo project is "Unusual Patterns."  Geese flying in a V-formation is not unusual. 

I need to submit three pictures and so far I have four pictures.  Your task is to let me know which of the four you would not submit, should you accept this assignment.  There are not right or wrong answers.

October11, 2015

Yesterday was a cloudy, rainy day as we roamed around Raburn County.  The first picture is of Minnehaha Falls.  The trail to the falls is about one quarter of a mile and not a bad climb, except that today the trail was muddy.  The real story for us was that someone was going to have a wedding there, albeit, in the questionable weather.  We passed the wedding party on the way down; Justice of the Peace, musicians, wedding party and attendees.  The bride had not arrived yet and we were told that she was wearing a gown.  Can you imagine a bride, in her gown, hiking up a muddy trail for her wedding?  It reminds me of the Lexus advertisement that has be on TV recently, without the Lexus.  All I can say is the the groom knows what he is getting into before hand...

Minnehaha Falls

We stopped at some shops along the way...duh!  The next two pictures were taken at The Mark of the Potter, which is worth the stop.  Did I say that?  The trout is one of many that can be fed from the porch.  Drop of fish food (25 cents a pop) and they act like vultures.  They are humongous!  The other picture is of the rapid next to the shop, which used to be a working grinding mill.

As we traveled back to Cumming, we were treated to a rainbow, which was not as clear and sharp, but as always, beautiful.

October 4, 2015

One last picture from Destin Florida of a Coast Guard boat.  It is a Response Boat - Medium (RBM), which is 45 feet in length and cruisea at 30 knots (35 MPH) and a top speed of 42.5 knots (48.9 MPH).

We were leaving the harbor on a dolphin watch and this boat was traveling in the opposite direction, healing toward the harbor.  It was not 'cruising.'  I saw it heading toward us and I set the camera to shutter mode for an action photo.  As I focused and locked on to the boat, I panned (followed the boat with the camera in focus, the boat as I took the picture  That is why the shot is in focus and not blurred from the motion.