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Point Conception · Oct 14, 2020

A topic for random photos: Ko-Larn island 7 km West of Pattaya

Rocky shoreline with a pebble and shell beach in the foreground, dense green tropical trees on a slope to the left, and clear blue sea and sky.

phinds · Oct 16, 2020

bird in shadow

Black and white photo of a small songbird perched on a bare branch, surrounded by leafless twigs and dark round berries against a pale sky.

Keith_McClary · Oct 16, 2020

Frosted spider web:

Frost crystals on a window pane forming a radiating star-like pattern with feathery branches, with blurred trees and a blue sky behind.

Keith_McClary · Oct 16, 2020

Is this a vanity plate?:

Rear view of a dark grey Hummer H2 SUT parked outdoors, with a spare tire mounted on the tailgate showing a red-and-white licence plate reading EXS-000.

docnet · Oct 18, 2020

View over the edge of Central Park

Aerial view of a dense city block in autumn, with trees in yellow, orange and green on the left beside a wide road, and rows of flat-roofed apartment buildings with white roofs.

phinds · Oct 18, 2020

docnet said:

View over the edge of Central Park

Is that a drone shot or out a window?

docnet · Oct 18, 2020

phinds said:

Is that a drone shot or out a window?

Hi phinds, it is a drone shot taken with DJI spark.

Point Conception · Oct 18, 2020

docnet said:

Hi phinds, it is a drone shot taken with DJI spark.

Amazing photo. Upper West side looking South ?

docnet · Oct 18, 2020

morrobay said:

Amazing photo. Upper West side looking South ?

Yes. It's as close to looking down as possible, The gimbal will not rotate a full 90 degrees.

I have a few more similar photos. Enjoy!

From the west looking east

Aerial view of a dense city of mid-rise brick and glass residential buildings, with a wide river and hazy skyline on the horizon and autumn trees in the foreground.

From the north
View of Harlem (George Washington bridge and Hudson River to the top left)

Aerial oblique photo of a dense urban grid of low-rise brick and stone buildings with autumn-colored trees along the avenues, a river and bridge visible at the upper left.

More views of the city

Aerial view of Central Park in autumn, with orange and red trees, a large reservoir on the left, sports fields with diamonds, and dense apartment buildings lining the park, with the Manhattan skyline in the background.

Central Park, Randall's Island, Queens in view

Aerial view of a dense city in autumn, with a large park of orange and green trees, a small lake, and a skating rink in the foreground, and high-rise towers and a wide river and bay beyond under a sunset sky.

DennisN · Oct 18, 2020

I was visiting my friends in the countryside (Scania, Sweden) this weekend, since I was getting a new cat from them. Yesterday, Sunday, was a lovely autumn day, and we went for a long walk in the countryside, in the forest and along two lakes. It was perfect weather for photography and I took a whole bunch of photos,
among them a couple of panoramas of the lakes in the forest.

Here two of them are:

Lake number 1:

Wide panoramic photo of a calm lake in autumn, with reeds and dry golden grass along the shore, bright sun glinting on the water, and a line of trees on the far bank under a blue sky.

(a larger version is here)

Lake number 2:

Panoramic view of a calm lake with dark, still water mirroring a line of tall pine trees on the far shore, under a clear blue sky with grassy reeds in the foreground.

(a larger version is here)

Janus · Oct 18, 2020

Night sky photographed upward through silhouetted tree branches and canopy, with many stars scattered across the dark sky.

Night sky through trees near Mt. Adams, WA.

phinds · Oct 18, 2020

This little fella did NOT want his picture taken and he offered to punch me out if I persisted. I snapped a quick one and ran for my life.

Grey squirrel sitting in grass with one front paw raised near its face, as if swatting at the camera, with its bushy tail curled behind it.

DennisN · Oct 18, 2020

Janus said:

Night sky through trees near Mt. Adams, WA.

What a cool photo, and what a great photo idea! I have to try to do that sometime!

berkeman · Oct 19, 2020

Janus said:

Night sky through trees near Mt. Adams, WA.

Reminds me of camping in the wilderness, sleeping under the stars.

gmax137 · Oct 19, 2020

berkeman said:

Reminds me of camping in the wilderness, sleeping under the stars.

Me too, I can hear the crickets and bullfrogs

Janus · Oct 19, 2020

DennisN said:

What a cool photo, and what a great photo idea! I have to try to do that sometime!

Thanks. It was taken while we were on a "getaway" trip a couple of weeks ago. You rent a "tiny cabin" like this:

Small black wooden tiny cabin on a trailer chassis in a pine forest, with a wooden picnic table and an Adirondack chair in front and a window and door on the side.

Where you have no cell/wifi ( there is a land line for emergencies), and you can disconnect for a bit.
I took it by laying my cell on the table and using the button on its pen/stylus to snap the photo ( I had to use the "pro" settings for the camera.)

gmax137 said:

Me too, I can hear the crickets and bullfrogs

The crickets had been very vocal earlier, but it being early Oct, and getting pretty chilly at night, they had quieted down by now.

Keith_McClary · Oct 19, 2020

Photo through a window of a backyard with a wooden fence and lattice top, where deep snow has been wind-sculpted into a smooth curved drift rising to a thin, tapering crest.

How it was formed:

Photo through a window of a backyard fence with wind-blown snow drifting across the view, piling against the fence and forming a curved snow drift in the foreground.

On the left is a shed between the fence and the house.

hackenabush · Oct 20, 2020

Clusters of bright yellow, translucent gelatinous fungal bodies with lobed, wrinkled surfaces growing on a pale, mossy branch in a green plant setting.

I have no clue what kind of fungus or mold it is. It was growing on an alder branch.

Mondayman · Oct 20, 2020

This is my dog, Penny.

Keith_McClary · Oct 20, 2020

hackenabush said:

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I have no clue what kind of fungus or mold it is. It was growing on an alder branch.

Tremella mesenterica ?

Keith_McClary · Oct 29, 2020

Winners of the 2020 Epson International Pano Awards

Dragon Eye, Highest Scoring Aerial Image, and Second Place, Open - Nature / Landscapes. Photographed in Iceland.

What are the white lines on the right half?

Edit by mentor - embedded picture removed due to copyright concerns. You may view the picture by going to the link, it's the first picture.

Swamp Thing · Oct 30, 2020

Keith_McClary said:

Dragon Eye

Often these fanciful names are less than convincing, but this one is truly awesome.

Borek · Oct 30, 2020

Keith_McClary said:

What are the white lines on the right half?

My bet would be on solid build-ups/precipitates on the edge of the pool. I have seen similar ones in karst areas.

Point Conception · Nov 5, 2020

Summer in the City. Disco Skaters Central Park.

Point Conception · Nov 5, 2020

And some Detroit Iron. These new cars today look like they are made out of electric shavers.

DennisN · Nov 7, 2020

morrobay said:

And some Detroit Iron. These new cars today look like they are made out of electric shavers.

The purple car is very beautiful, in my opinion!

DennisN · Nov 7, 2020

Some autumn photos I took a couple of days ago:

Looking up through a tree canopy in autumn: bright yellow fan-shaped leaves on dark branches against a blue sky with white clouds.

Wide panoramic photo of a still pond in autumn, with bare branches and fallen leaves on the bank and sunlight glaring through trees above the water.

Autumn park path lined with trees in yellow and orange foliage under a clear blue sky, with a small pond and a bench on the right.

Sunlight streaming through tall deciduous trees in a forest in autumn, with fallen orange and brown leaves covering a dirt path and the ground, casting long shadows.

Dr Transport · Nov 7, 2020

Couple of months ago on our evening walkies...

A man in a red cap, tie-dye shirt and dark shorts walks a beagle on a leash through a cemetery at sunset, past tall stone monuments and grave markers, with large evergreen trees and a road on the right.

Point Conception · Nov 7, 2020

Photo taken from a moving train window of a rocky coastline, with white surf breaking on the left, pale eroded cliffs ahead, dry grass, and utility poles with wires running along the hillside.

Photo of ocean waves breaking in white foam along a coastline, with green coastal scrub on a hillside in the right foreground under a pale hazy sky.

Taken from train along Central California (lost) Coast.

Point Conception · Nov 10, 2020

A smiling woman in a black apron and face mask holds up a large silver fish at a busy indoor fish market, with another fish on ice in the foreground.

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