It's summer! Post your summer pics here

[tom st. laurent]

How big was that bee? It was probably a little beat up, they don't normally rest on leaves all that much

It looks huge. And maybe the bee was an old guy--you know, losing its wingtips instead of its hair.
Jessica, you sound like a great hunter, armed with a camera. My grandfather had rifles in his Vermont farmhouse, but when spotting deer, he preferred his binoculars. I never actually saw him shoot the gun.
I'm working on learning to post photos, though I'm no Ansel Adams.

[tom st. laurent]

Sorry, I failed. What a mess.

[brian70]

Tom, here is a pic of Echo Lake (taken from same vantage point as the other one) from a few years back during the foliage season:

[◄ Jess ►]

It looks huge. And maybe the bee was an old guy--you know, losing its wingtips instead of its hair.
Jessica, you sound like a great hunter, armed with a camera. My grandfather had rifles in his Vermont farmhouse, but when spotting deer, he preferred his binoculars. I never actually saw him shoot the gun.
I'm working on learning to post photos, though I'm no Ansel Adams.

Sometimes I feel like I'm hunting when I'm crawling on the ground so I don't scare off a bug I want to photograph! Luckily, not too many people have come across me like that. To post a photo, try following this guide: http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,211.0.html

If you still have a problem, I can try to help.

[◄ Jess ►]

I bought a new 23" monitor and I'm loving how much easier it is to use photoshop now. Next up is a faster computer that doesn't lag so much.

Really pretty grasshopper:


Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly:




Sweetflag Spreadwing Damselfly:




I'm really excited about the damselfly pics. I might print one of those out to hang on the wall.

[tom st. laurent]

I did it! This was an experiment. Spring vacation in Maine, d*mn the luck.
I'll work on a nice photo.
Brian and Jessica, great. It looks like the damselfly turned to look at the photographer. Did you shout, "Hey, look over here!?"

[tom st. laurent]

I love it. I'm seeing macro and micro shots both.
Brian, get a photo of Echo Lake in winter (I know, I know, you'd be hiking in snowshoes, but, still...). I'd be the first to buy the series.
Jessica, love the tight focus and great detail. In contrast with the background, it really is art. If you frame one of the damselflies, I'd recommend the one with the whole wing.
Thanks.

[brian70]

Tom, I rarely hike in the winter, but I might have to go back there and take some pics. Thanks for the idea.

[◄ Jess ►]

Here Tom, is this the pic you're trying to post?



Gorgeous!!

[tom st. laurent]

Jessica,
Yes! I got on this thread to remove the mess I made yesterday and--what a surprise! I'd ask how in the world you did that, but the answer would probably just confuse me.
I'll keep trying until I get it right.
Thank you.

[tom st. laurent]

Another great vacation. Here's the babbling brook behind our B&B on Hurricane Irene Sunday. Somewhere down there is the golf course. Mandatory evacuation due to a weakening dam upstream lasted only 4-5 hours.

[tom st. laurent]

The vacation was not all bad. We had two days of great blues music at the foot of the Hunter Mountain ski slope in the New York Catskill Range.

[brian70]

One from my backyard:



One of my hiking buddy, Violet: