A Nature Lovers Thread....

Have to say ... That Sigma is great.
Most of them pics i made today without a stand, but as soon as the light is a bit difficult ... lean against something very hard.

 

nice pictures Magge...

 

thanks magge

I Believe its called falconer in English.

 

Gonna change it Sir, yes Sir !

 

Some pics i took today

 

I fine. We live few merets above nearest water and few hundreds from it. Not much actual flooding in my town but villages and towns all around got it from the flesh floods

anyway here are some pics from may/june

Orlik Dam as it release total of 800m3/s





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A few shots of a burrowing owl I saw at work this morning. Apologies for the poor composition. I'm not a photographer so I used the digital camera I had on hand, and I took these from my truck since I didn't want to get out and spook the little guy.

 

how to make yourself a nice little rainbow:



(btw.: potatoes in full bloom)


and a massive alien-invasion attacking a fallen leaf:

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I spent July 29 & 30 up at the Grand Canyon. It's magnificence is only exceeded by the mind's limited ability to grasp its enormity. All the statistics involving the canyon are on grand scale. I guess that's why the it's only fitting to bring it to you in UHQ images....

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More to come...

 

This is the canyon of the Little Colorado River. Not sure how deep it is, but if you fell in it would take a loooooong time to hit bottom. One remarkable aspect of the canyon is that it is carved through relatively flat terrain, which makes it difficult to discern at eye level. You can see a bit of it on the far left as it wends its way towards the observer, but in the middle distance you can't see it at all even though it cuts through the desert from right to left...

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Oh, and that ledge in the foreground above? The first step off of it is about 300 feet down!

And that's just a little rivulet tributary feeding the actual canyon itself, which looks like this....

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Really enjoying the pics Scribe!

 

There were some nice views outside the canyon too...

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The local Navajo set up a flea market near the scenic overlook. There was some really fantastic crafts on display...

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Did you buy a trinket or anything?

 

My niece and sister bought several items. I wanted one of the large pots but they were too expensive for me. The price was right though if I had the money. All the workmanship on all the items was absolutely exquisite.

 

awesome pics Scribbles!

I need to come in here more often - great photos by EVERYONE in here!

 

Our fellow phunner helium created these amazing panoramas from some of the pics I posted. He deserves big kudos for his effort. Thanks helium!

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I was just going to ask.


Amazing pictures. I am in awe. Would love to visit the Grand Canyon myself one day.

Great pics by everyone else as well.

 

Not specifically "nature" but it's a pretty impressive artifice. I've included the information signs so you can read about it.

View from inside the gift shop


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