Picture-A-Week 2019 - Week 07

[pierces]

Pictures taken between Monday, February 11 and Sunday, February 17.

 

Rules: See above

That's it. This isn't a contest.

All photos taken this week are welcome (not just cruising).

Prizes will not be awarded. Discovering the joy of photography is the prize.

The idea is to get folks out using their cameras for more than vacations and toddler birthdays.

Post one. Post many. Up to you.

Have fun with your camera and share your fun with others!

[cruises42]

British Soldier Lichen growing on a bench on our deck.

[griffster]

thought I would post a pic. this was in Barbados. 2018, overnight. then cruising the Caribbean.

[ski ww]

There's just something about a sail ship that makes you want to go out & explore the world. Great shot.

[Krazy Kruizers]

On 2/15/2019 at 9:31 PM, cruises42 said:

British Soldier Lichen growing on a bench on our deck.

 

Great picture.

[puppycanducruise]

Wow.

Wonderful pictures.

Thanks for posting.

[Krazy Kruizers]

On 2/16/2019 at 3:47 PM, griffster said:

thought I would post a pic. this was in Barbados. 2018, overnight. then cruising the Caribbean.

 

Love the picture of the sailing ship.

[pierces]

Photography has taught me to "see" rather than look. Quite often, truly "seeing" a subject also lights the fuse on my chronic curiosity. In 1957, Don Featherstone’s second assignment for his new job at Union Products resulted in one of the most popular lawn ornaments in the history of, well...lawn ornaments. Modeled using a photo spread from National Geographic, it took him a couple of weeks to prepare the halves of the injection molds and give birth to an iconic piece of American folk art. Despite some ups and downs in popularity, sixty-odd years later they are still  brightening dull patches of modern suburbia and like everything else, available on Amazon.

 

Historically Pink

 

 

 

Dave

[griffster]

8 hours ago, Krazy Kruizers said:

 

Love the picture of the sailing ship.

thankyou very much.

[cruises42]

14 hours ago, Krazy Kruizers said:

 

Great picture.

Thanks! 🙂

 

[griffster]

On 2/18/2019 at 11:56 AM, Krazy Kruizers said:

 

Love the picture of the sailing ship.

thankyou we were just docking our ship in Barbados.

[TriumphGuy]

Some shots from Crown Princess, Feb 5-15, 2019, Eastern Caribbean.

[boeckli]

Red-flowering gum tree ( Corymbia ficifolia )

 

A very vocal juvenile Noisy Miner

 

These two butterflies visited me on my balcony. While one perched on the hibiscus bud, the other kept fluttering above for a couple of minutes. Then they flew off in a nicely synchronised ballet performance ☺ Fortunately my camera was sitting on the table next to me ...

 

 

Edited February 20, 2019 by boeckli

[Dan_K]

I am revisiting a photo project I started a year ago on the diners of New Jersey. This is the Colonial Diner in East Brunswick shot at dusk. 

[zackiedawg]

A little slow getting around to processing photos from this past weekend, but here are some of the local wetlands denizens from Saturday:

 

Tricolor heron and his reflection:

 

Male roseate spoonbill, showing off his mating colors (he may not be a flamingo, but he can do PINK!):

 

Great blue heron showing his full wing spread and legs as he comes in to land:

 

Another bird with 'great' in his title, a great egret competing with the heron by showing HIS wing spread:

 

Great egrets can also do a pretty good impression of a peacock.  You see the long feathers all clumped together on the bird's back above, streaming out behind the tail?  They get those during mating season, and they can fan them out peacock-style to attract a mate:

 

Cattle egrets are usually dull white birds with dull pale yellow bills and legs.  But during mating time, like many birds, they can turn on the colors - the legs go dark and red, the eyes turn red, and the bill takes on a rainbow of color:

[kenevenpar]

Outstanding Justin!  They certainly do get colorful.

[griffster]

brilliant pics.