Cameras & Photography

[BFrank]

Very nice, Ron.
I'm sure Hawaii is a fabulous place for photography.

[Ron Thorne]

Thanks, Brooks. Yes, Hawaii is a paradise in many ways, including one for photography.

[Ron Thorne]

Very nice, Coda. I especially like the evocative images of the Charles River, Cape Cod and Newton.

[ValerieB]

Very nice, Coda. I especially like the evocative images of the Charles River, Cape Cod and Newton.

all my old stomping grounds, including my birthplace of Brighton! wonderful pictures, Coda, even if they weren't nostalgic for me.

and, Ron, my heart swells thinking about you and Patti enjoying your vacation/anniversary in that environment. here's to many more in the places of your choice.

[Ron Thorne]

Thanks so much, Valerie. What a sweet thing to say.

I hope to add even more photos to this thread from our trip tonight. More can be seen now at my 500px page. Click here.

[Ron Thorne]

Please pardon my indulgence.

I captured a very lovely image of my wife on the occasion of our 49th anniversary dinner recently on Kaua'i, and want to share it with you. The lei I bought for her is an amazing piece of work, the result of painstakingly weaving hundreds of individual orchid petals into this gorgeous and fragrant lei. Patti is even more complex and beautiful.

[ValerieB]

Please pardon my indulgence.

I captured a very lovely image of my wife on the occasion of our 49th anniversary dinner recently on Kaua'i, and want to share it with you. The lei I bought for her is an amazing piece of work, the result of painstakingly weaving hundreds of individual orchid petals into this gorgeous and fragrant lei. Patti is even more complex and beautiful.

what a gorgeous photograph of a gorgeous woman. hugs to both of you, my friends. btw, In an earlier picture, I couldn't take my eyes off the lei. it sure was special!

[Ron Thorne]

Thanks again, Valerie.

Here are a few photos I took yesterday on our return trip from lunch in Palmer, Alaska, 5o miles north of us.

It was, to state the obvious, a very monochromatic day. No, these are not black & white photos, though I may process them as such later. As you can see, winter is not over in the Chugach Mountains quite yet. It appeared to be snowing near the peaks, while it was approaching 50° where we were below.




Knik River Bridge



Snowy Peaks I



Snowy Peaks II



Snowy Peaks III

[BFrank]

Nice, Ron!
I especially like the first one. On first glance, I thought it was a B&W photo, but then realized that the lower 1/3 is a really nice muted brown. Very dramatic.

[Ron Thorne]

Thanks, Brooks.

As I said in my post, it was a very monochromatic day, so the conditions were very much like B&W. I thought about converting one or more of these images to black & white, but liked the subtle contrast of brown tones you mentioned so left them "as is". Much of that brown will soon be green.

[BFrank]

I'm glad you didn't convert them, too!

[ValerieB]

Yikes, Coda, these photographs took my breath away! totally awesome!

[Ron Thorne]

Nice shots, Coda. I especially like the uppermost one.

[BFrank]

I'm not normally a "flower guy", but I was in Golden Gate Park last week and wanted to try something different.

[Ron Thorne]

Nice, Brooks. Those are some unusual, very exotic-looking flowers. That's a most unique, huge Iris at the top. I would have gone nuts with my 55mm macro lens in that park!

You could leave me with my camera for an hour or so anytime I'm around water lilies such as these.

[BFrank]

OOooooooooooh, NICE!

[ValerieB]

You could leave me with my camera for an hour or so anytime I'm around water lilies such as these.

totally breathtaking!

[Ron Thorne]

Yesterday, Patti & I decided to take a 35 mile drive to beautiful Girdwood, Alaska for lunch. It was gloriously sunny and an unseasonably warm 72°, an open sunroof day. Here are a couple of shots taken after lunch.




Mt. Alyeska



Turnagain Arm

[Ron Thorne]

Patti & I were driving near Anchorage International Airport recently, so I seized an opportunity to capture the takeoff of a Cathay Pacific 747 cargo jet with the Chugach Mountain Range in the background. Our airport is a global hub for cargo, including FedEx, UPS & DHL.




Cathay Pacific Beauty

[Coda]

Ron, those are amazing photos. You live in such a beautiful part of the world.

[Ron Thorne]

Ron, those are amazing photos. You live in such a beautiful part of the world.

Thanks, Coda. Sometimes we pinch ourselves to remind us of the panoramic beauty of our surroundings.

Lovely shots of your Arboretum under very interesting skies.

[BFrank]

Amazing scenery, Ron!

Very nice landscapes, Coda!

[Ron Thorne]

Thanks, Brooks.

I hope to capture some early spring budding trees and shrubs before it's too late. Stay tuned.

[Ron Thorne]

Here is an unlikely trio of photographs, all taken within about a :15 min. period near Anchorage International Airport last week.





Old Friends



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Cessna & Chugach

[BFrank]

Great shot of that Cardinal!