Favorite photos you've taken

[LoudBuckeyeGirl]

 

[LoudBuckeyeGirl]

 

[scarletmike]

Whoa! What kind of bird is that? Also, jealous that you've had a chance to shoot lions in their natural habitat, that's a dream of mine to be able to go to Africa on a photo safari.

 

[tsteele316]

Nope, first one is from Animal Kingdom, the other is from Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Islands of Adventure. I do have a few from New Fantasyland in my Flickr photostream, though.



Thanks. Mainly because the park closed at midnight that day, so I was waiting until most everyone had left the park to get shots without any people in them. Plus, the station also acts as the stroller rental/return location for the park, so I was also waiting for the strollers folks to finish putting stuff away. Getting stroller and people-free shots are basically the ultimate goal for Disney photos, especially at night. I can't count how many shots I've taken where I didn't realize at the time that there was a stroller off to the side of the frame because I was so focused on the subject only to open the image when I get home and have a tacky, ugly stroller sitting in an otherwise perfectly uncluttered frame drawing your eye away from the main subject.



Yep. Love taking pics over there, mostly because it has been largely ignored by the Disney photography community, so I have a chance to get the "best" shots first.

even at 1:15 am it's borderline amazing that you still got a shot with zero people in that thing.

 

[LoudBuckeyeGirl]

 

[LoudBuckeyeGirl]

Whoa! What kind of bird is that? Also, jealous that you've had a chance to shoot lions in their natural habitat, that's a dream of mine to be able to go to Africa on a photo safari.

Lilac Breasted Roller, taken in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
It was really, really stinky. Try to be upwind if you can.

 

[LoudBuckeyeGirl]

 

[THEWOOD]

scarletmike, would you kindly post a link to your flickr page?

 

[THEWOOD]

and nevermind, just realized you have it in your sig

 

[scarletmike]

scarletmike, would you kindly post a link to your flickr page?

Enjoy the photos! I'm probably headed out in a bit to grab some more around town, as I'm trying to move away from the parks a bit for material.

 

[scarletmike]

Here's some of my latest stuff before I head out to take some photos and maybe, hopefully, spot a bald eagle (there's an active nest just down the road).

Sean Hurwitz of Smash Mouth.




Rivers Cuomo of Weezer


And finally, a 1957 Ford Country Squire

 

[scarletmike]

Here's a little taste of what I've been up to with the camera in the last few months. Still haven't gotten a good shot of a Bald Eagle. Hopefully that will change this nesting season now that I have 3 or 4 different nests I can track.

Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray


The OSU Library (didn't have time to go up to the top floor, next time)


Empty Cave of the Winds decks (I was up to shoot the sunrise, which is how I got this without any tourists)


Troika and Giant Wheel at night (Cedar Point)


A Red Tail Hawk that let me get exceptionally close to his perch.


And finally, a young Red Shoulder Hawk

 

[OHSportsFan]

Here's a little taste of what I've been up to with the camera in the last few months. Still haven't gotten a good shot of a Bald Eagle. Hopefully that will change this nesting season now that I have 3 or 4 different nests I can track.

Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray


The OSU Library (didn't have time to go up to the top floor, next time)


Empty Cave of the Winds decks (I was up to shoot the sunrise, which is how I got this without any tourists)


Troika and Giant Wheel at night (Cedar Point)


A Red Tail Hawk that let me get exceptionally close to his perch.


And finally, a young Red Shoulder Hawk

You have some serious talent. Those are awesome!

 

[buckeyeintn]

Actually my wife took this one, but it's definitely my favorite.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Here's a little taste of what I've been up to with the camera in the last few months. Still haven't gotten a good shot of a Bald Eagle. Hopefully that will change this nesting season now that I have 3 or 4 different nests I can track.

A Red Tail Hawk that let me get exceptionally close to his perch.


And finally, a young Red Shoulder Hawk

Excellent! You have some prime birding locations down the central Florida. If you are actively going after bird shots, you should definitely check out:

-Merritt Island NWR out near Titusville. The Black Point Wildlife drive is ridiculous. Tons of wading birds during the winter (Great Blue, Little Blue, Tri-colored, and Green herons....Great, Reddish, Snowy, and Cattle egrets, roseate spoonbills, white + glossy ibises; wood storks -- not to mention the absurdly fun Florida Scrub Jay) -- it absolutely blew my mind. I cannot recommend highly enough getting out there in December/January. We are headed back there for a couple days in a couple months. We took probably 2000 pictures down there.

-Orlando Wetlands -- about an hour east of Orlando, too -- In May, the place is crawling with alligators + tons of birds. Unfortunately, it is closed from 11/15-1/31 every year for hunting season -- one of the stipulations of the folks that donated it.

-There is an Audubon Center for birds of prey up in Maitland -- not as much fun as getting them in the wild, but you can get some really good looks at eagles, owls, falcons, and hawks
-Disney Nature Conservancy - a rare chance to see a red-cockaded woodpecker -- not glamorous, but we got to check it off our list

-Ding Darling -- down on Sanibel, so a bit of a hike - one of the top birding sites in the US, (although a bit underwhelming when we were there in May). Winter time is supposed to be prime.

-Throw in Dry Tortugas and the Evergaldes down south -- I am truly envious!

EDIT - Flickr is a PITA these days. Jeez.