Photo Stream /pics/dimaging/281766 Pepper the cat was sitting on the wall staring at some birds. Seemed like the perfect feline pose and she paused long enough for me to grab a quick shot with my wife's camera. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=100528&1=1 I'm still getting used to my new camera, and Pepper the cat was a semi-willing participant. She blinks a lot faster than my camera shutter. Of 12 shots, this is the only one where her eyes are open. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=108629&1=1 View full size for full effect. I have a friend who has a nice view of the Gold Coast Casino in Las Vegas and wanted to take a shot. We're about 3 miles away and I used my 300mm lens at full zoom. This shot was in focus, but the heat of the day (it's almost 100) changed the image. This photo has been adjusted for levels, but there have been NO Photoshop filters applied! This is pretty much the way it came out of the camera. It’s amazing what heat can do. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=108672&1=1 Pepper tolerated one more photoshoot, and even got curious about the camera. I guess I need to adjust the f-stops to control DOF a bit better. Fortunately, I caught her eyes in focus. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=108704&1=1 We were out on the Strip last night and I grabbed a few shots here and there. This is tne Wynn hotel from an unusual angle just before sunset. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=109269&1=1 We were recently at the Las Vegas Reserve garden and I wnadered around taking photos ehre and there. I loved the way the light was falling through the tree. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=115202&1=1 A couple of flowers I shot while in Camarillo, CA recently. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=121361&1=1 A recent trip to Buffalo, NY and Niagara Falls Canada yielded a few good B&W (and chilly) shots. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=123272&1=1 I was lucky that I didn't scare this bunny away until after the shutter snapped. I was probably lucky to have seen the bunny at all. :-) http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=127184&1=1 This is the first time I ever caught a bird in flight and had the shot come out even remotely decent. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=127189&1=1 A very blue bird. :) http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=127190&1=1 A lovely bird of paradise outside the Glen Ivy Hot Springs Spa in Corona, CA http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=127191&1=1 This is a heavily-processed photo. The sky and water have been enhanced and a few dust spots on removed. Exposure has been adjusted, and the whole photo has been brightened. I'll post the original below. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=129526&1=1 Flower near the Wave Organ in San Francisco, California http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=129528&1=1 A close-up of my desk cactus for the lovely JKK. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=135472&1=1 http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=135947&1=1 http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=135949&1=1 This is an update of this photo: http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=19162&p=2 Same location, different angle, and taken a few years apart. :) I think I like the original better, but they both have appeal. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=135951&1=1 It looks like they FINALLY found a replacement for the dirigible docking station on the Empire State Building. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=136510&1=1 There was a huge table with these things that looked like cinder blocks. They didn't look like candy at first, but closer inspection yielded something pretty sweet. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=136519&1=1 George Washington Bridge http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=136534&1=1 The loveliest green lady in the world, without that distracting blimp. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=136538&1=1 Hanging over the side of the last car of the Grand Canyon Railway train on the way "home" to Williams, AZ from the Grand Canyon. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=140431&1=1 Sunset between the Grand Canyon and Williams, AZ http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=140433&1=1 The Grand Canyon South Rim. This is a pretty good photograph and it's not even the smallest bit as impressive as the real thing. I literally don't have words for how stunning and beautiful the Grand Canyon is. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=140435&1=1 A few shots from a trip to Denver's Botanical Gardens. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=170444&1=1 A few shots from a trip to Denver's Botanical Gardens. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=170446&1=1 A few shots from a trip to Denver's Botanical Gardens. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=170447&1=1 A few shots from a trip to Denver's Botanical Gardens. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=170448&1=1 I'm posting a few shots from a recent trip to the National Automobile Museum. They are all handheld at 1600 ISO. Lighting was brutally low, inconsistent and just odd. I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out anyway. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=137552&1=1 Desk Cactus http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=135460&1=1 I'm posting a few shots from a recent trip to the National Automobile Museum. They are all handheld at 1600 ISO. Lighting was brutally low, inconsistent and just odd. I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out anyway. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=137553&1=1 A hot air balloon over Napa last week http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=137561&1=1 This seagull wasn't too upset that I got right up close to him. I think he was more interested in keeping warm, not that any warmth was to be had standing next to Niagara Falls. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=123275&1=1 Hoover Dam as seen from the Arizona side. the water level is really low. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=127187&1=1 http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=136537&1=1 I'm posting a few shots from a recent trip to the National Automobile Museum. They are all handheld at 1600 ISO. Lighting was brutally low, inconsistent and just odd. I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out anyway. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=137554&1=1 An orchid I saw while in Hawaii. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=121726&1=1 Another flower shot. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=121366&1=1 The obligatory track shot from the platform on the last car of the train. http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=140438&1=1