The Great Outdoors

Astronuc

Frozen Planet - http://d.yimg.com/nl/ytv/site/player.html#vid=28632956

http://abcnews.go.com/International/...poles-15922911

Baby polar bears
http://a.abcnews.com/images/Internat...120314_ssh.jpg

Dr Transport

saw this the other day online, but I have no information about where or when

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...&type=1&ref=nf

Andy Resnick

Moon and Venus:



Venus in close-up, *brightly* illuminated from the side by the sun (f/8, ISO 100, 1/2000 s):



and looking in the other direction, Mars, (67,110,412 miles away, and rapidly receding...)

rhody

Hmm... Red Bull is promoting this, I love the concept, but not Red Bull, lol.
The promoters believe this is the next step for skiing competition. We will have to wait and see.




and this, Dream Lines Part III - Wingsuit proximity by Jokke Sommer, this is wingsuit taken to a whole new level, this is just sick...



Rhody...

Borg

I've had my new camera for a week now. Nikon D5100 with a standard 18-55 lens and an additional 55-300 lens.
Here's a picture of the two goofballs that love to hang out in my yard.

rhody

huh, Borg, with Evo's avatar, hidden meaning here, please explain...

Rhody..

sourlemon

Borg, the picture looks fantastic! Lolz and the birds look like goofball.

Pic I took from Vietnam

lisab

Nice train track pic, sourlemon!

edward

There is a ledge on my patio where doves build their nests. Things always a got a bit messy in the area.

I thought I had solved the problem by putting a decorative bowl on the ledge so that there wouldn't be enough space for a nest.

Borg

They can be persistant. I had to put up netting to keep mine from nesting in one spot. That was definitely their favorite spot but, they keep nesting wherever they can find a few square inches under the deck.

Andy Resnick

This image is a little big, but it *is* a full moon tonight...

Astronuc

The Big Outdoors - http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120405.html

Tungurahua Erupts - http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120402.html

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300 - http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120325.html

Aurora Over Iceland - http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120321.html

The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared - http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120311.html

Northern Lights Over an Erupting Volcano - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...ape-world.html
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/...87_964x666.jpg

Borg

The shuttle Discovery arrived in Washington DC today. It did several passes over the Potomac which I was fortunate enough to photograph. Enjoy.

Andre

Impressive Borg, nice job

Borg

Thanks, Andre. I appreciate that.

It was pretty stressful because I forgot to charge the battery before I left.
I was in the process of charging it when the planes made their first pass - which is why the plane is flying away from me in the video.
Fortunately, they made several passes.

The Discovery is taking the place of the Enterprise in the Air and Space Museum.
After Discovery gets offloaded, they are going to load Enterprise for a trip to it's new home in New York.
I know a very good spot for the takeoff and hope to catch that on Monday if all goes well.

Andy Resnick

Excellent shots, indeed! Sad that you had the occasion to take them...

OmCheeto

I kind of remember when they flew over Orlando, round about 1979.

All the nerds raced off to Cape Canaveral, and were so impressed by the moment, we forgot our cameras.

Wow. A "real" space ship.....