I got out and used my camera today...

[FL Naturelover]

Two from today

 

Mourning dove watching over his mate who was sitting on the nest

 

My dragonfly returned for a second photo shoot.

 

Once again, great shots. Love your pictures.

[judynorth]

We just returned from North Carolina and brought a bushel of South Carolina peaches home with us. After sharing some with friends and making a peach cobbler, I spent much of today preparing the rest for the freezer so that we can enjoy them next winter. Yum!

 

 

[dileep]

Edited July 1, 2012 by dileep

[judynorth]

Beautiful daylilies, dileep. The interstate highways in North Carolina have huge beds of them in the median and at the interchanges. They were at theie peak last week.

[dileep]

Beautiful daylilies, dileep. The interstate highways in North Carolina have huge beds of them in the median and at the interchanges. They were at theie peak last week.

 

These were in our front yard! The huge beds in the median must be quite a sight. We have California poppies in some medians!

[judynorth]

These were in our front yard! The huge beds in the median must be quite a sight. We have California poppies in some medians!

 

A few years ago NC had poppies in all different colors in the medians and interchanges. It was beautiful!

[Multi-Cruiser]

The Downriver (Detroit area) Car cruise 2012

 

 

Flames shooting out of the tailpipes

 

I don't know what this is supposed to be

 

Edited July 1, 2012 by Multi-Cruiser

[shootr]

 

Edited July 1, 2012 by shootr

[sharod]

 

Kuryakyn Lizard lights by chance??? We have the same on our HD:) I really need to get a pic of our bike all lit up!

 

Good job!

[dileep]

[dileep]

[Multi-Cruiser]

[dileep]

 

Nice campus in Bloomfield Hills. Do you live close to it?

[Multi-Cruiser]

Nice campus in Bloomfield Hills. Do you live close to it?

 

Yes, I'm only about an hour away. Have you been there?

[dileep]

Yes, I'm only about an hour away. Have you been there?

 

We were in Bloomfield Hills for Father's Day and drove around the Cranbrook campus. Some very fancy homes in that town!

[Multi-Cruiser]

We were in Bloomfield Hills for Father's Day and drove around the Cranbrook campus. Some very fancy homes in that town!

 

Yes, it is very nice in there. Myself and a couple other photographers did a walking tour of part of the campus. It's absolutely beautiful in there.

[bayoubelle]

We took two of our grandchildren to Global Wildlife Center yesterday. You ride in a covered wagon pulled by a tractor and the animals come up to you to feed them.

 

 

A baby giraffe was born just a week ago and the mama giraffe came up to make sure her baby was OK. If you look just in front of the fallen tree you will see the baby sitting down. They have private tours also and this is a private tour that was able to get a lot closer to the baby than we could in the wagon. But the mom was definitely making sure they didn't bother the baby!

 

 

Mama and baby

 

 

Feeding the zebras

 

[Turtles06]

As I posted in the thread specifically about this lens, I took my new Nikon 18-300mm lens to the zoo this weekend to try it out (on my D7000). I really enjoyed the additional reach (over my 18-200), and also having more to work with in cropping.... (Who needs to go to Africa? :))

 

[Debathome]

Great pics as usual everyone. Particularly love the animal photos but the tiger pic is perfection.

[Turtles06]

Great pics as usual everyone. Particularly love the animal photos but the tiger pic is perfection.

 

Thanks for your kind words! :)

[sparky-elpaso]

Gorgeous kitty-cat. And you can tell he knows it.

Edited July 17, 2012 by sparky-elpaso

[KandCsailing]

Thought I would share a few of the photos I took there. (sorry to disappoint, not of the typical sights).

 

Love the laundry shot. A pro photographer friend of mine took a whole series of Italian laundry shots when he was on a trip.

[Cruiser Forever]

Great pics as usual everyone. Particularly love the animal photos but the tiger pic is perfection.

 

 

I agree the tiger photo is great. And love the bridge photo too posted by Multi-Cruiser. Nice :D

 

 

[Debathome]

KandC, I can see how it would make a wonderful coffee table book. There were plenty of fresh linens hanging about. :p

 

The photo of the kids feeding the zebra is precious. :)

 

These weren't taken today but on the weekend while I was at the Quebec music festival.

 

 

The only fortified walled city in all of North America.

 

 

The Chateu Frontenac by night.

 

and by day....

[johneeo]