Matthewc
08-20-2007, 05:01 PM
So last week Chrissy and I spent a few days camping and playing with our new cameras. I took alot of photos but not all so great : ) Here is some of the camping ones and next week I will post some of the wildlife photos I took. It realy was a nice time and there was realy no one around. Only one large group just across from us that was mostly young children. I know the C.G. host well from many years of camping at Rock Creek and I helped him with his camera as well. A nice fella to say the least. He has a golf cart that he drives around the camp sites in and the local animals are used to him. He got me in pretty close to the local bald eagle in the cart but he was very smart and just said no to letting me take his pic. I got a few but he was a sneaky one.
First morning produced a great sunrise!
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampinga1.jpg
A dandy morning "alpine glow" off the west side of the lake shore.
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampinga2.jpg
I smacked a huge cutt-bow on my 6 weight fly rod during the sunrise that I posted about in the fly fishing section here. This photo is kinda funny cuz I have this omg look on my face and the fly line is all over the place...
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampinga3.jpg
This patch of yellow flowers looked great in the morning sun.
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingb.jpg
The local Bee's seem to agree with me. Glad these bumbles are humble... sort.
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingb2.jpg
Soon it was time for the rest of the family to get the heck out of bed and enjoy the sunlight, and time for portraits!
Chrissy Carp Catcher
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingc.jpg
Senna
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingc2.jpg
Maverick
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingc3.jpg
So many fun things to do camping but I have a feeling everyone is just glad to get out and run!
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingd1.jpg
Mid to upper 80's during the day, it's so totaly time for a swim!
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingd2.jpg
Senna, she is so beautiful! Even when wet! My girl, our song is "Girl From The North Country" Johhny Cash & Bob Dylan...
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingd3.jpg
As luck would have it I smacked another big cutt-bow on a blue and silver countdown Rapala with a light spinning rod on the eve before we left..
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingi.jpg
Welcomed with a great sunrise and now we say goodbye with an awsome sunset! I was playing with a redhancer filter and the camera set on vivid mode. What a crazy combo but man that looks cool :laugh:Love the wide angle 18mm lens..
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingk.jpg
One of my goals during my stay was to photograph the local wildlife as best as possible. The deer seem to be scared of everything as if they had been messed with recently but other animals seemed more willing to pose or simply not run away. Raptors, varmits, and reptiles seemed willing. The local eagle gave me a few good shots but as luck would have it I crackered them leaving me with only 2 good shots for the trip. Those shots came while ridding around in the camp hosts golf cart. It was also very fun to sit and watch the Ospreys fish in the shallows on the far side of the lake. Some shots in sports mode with Nikkor 70 x 300 ED came to be with much patients. Thank you to the Rock Creek wildlife for giving these great photos : )
Fishing Osprey in hover mode
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife1.jpg
Dives in for the take
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife2.jpg
Another member of his family joined in and gave a try at fishing. They were all great fishers
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife3.jpg
Bald
Eagle eyes focused on me but I will need practice to get him where I need him
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife4.jpg
Red Sided Garter Snake, or Water Snake. I always had a love for these guys with their warm red tones
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife6.jpg
Fixed atop this railroad tie this Western Fence Lizard gave me a great composition
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife5.jpg
I simply could not resist the dull earthtones in my viewfinder when I focused down to this lil fella at x 300
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife7.jpg
The Chipmonks oddly presented more challenge then I could have imagined. I had figured with 300 mm I would get many great shots but they simply kept their distance between us. I noticed that this variety has a sharp pointy snout unlike some I have seen in other locations with a more rounded face.
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife8.jpg
A long wait for this Grey to come back to the rock he likes so much. A ground blind would have suited me for these varmit shots. Well he had his picture takin and thats to bad for him: )
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife9.jpg
Things that go bump in the day? The Pine Sawyer Beetle or Prionis-Cerambycidae Coleoptera..
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rockc31.jpg
I think he is kinda cute, if I did not already have so many pets : )
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rockc1.jpg
Morning Bees while the air was still
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rockc6.jpg
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rockc5.jpg
One of the features of Chrissy's new camera is infra-red night shots. A neat deal because it is not often you see photos of what camping is like during the night. It seems to work best around a camp light or campfire but can add the needed light all on its own. More light = less grain in this case.
Maverick looking for cookies :pp no deal!
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/infa4.jpg
Maverick when he can not get a cookie:bigshock:
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/infa2.jpg
Chrissy giving Maverick a cookie to calm him down so he does not eat me instead, what a moma's boy....
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/infa5.jpg
Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen..I shoulda just gave Maverick the cookie...
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/infa6.jpg
Things that go bump in the night....The dogs noticed this thing crawling up the tree, it was so large I could hear it crawling but could not see it. Photos of this bad boy during the day can be see below..
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/infa3.jpg
A fire to keep us all warm and cozy...
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/infa7.jpg
Good night people?
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/infa1.jpg
In all it was a very nice trip that we keep repeating year after year. An Eastern Oregon feel without the 6 hour drive. Many great bonus happenings for us this year : )
Peace all, thanks for viewing :wave:
Images Copyright 2007 © Pacific Ghost Productions
First morning produced a great sunrise!
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampinga1.jpg
A dandy morning "alpine glow" off the west side of the lake shore.
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampinga2.jpg
I smacked a huge cutt-bow on my 6 weight fly rod during the sunrise that I posted about in the fly fishing section here. This photo is kinda funny cuz I have this omg look on my face and the fly line is all over the place...
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampinga3.jpg
This patch of yellow flowers looked great in the morning sun.
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingb.jpg
The local Bee's seem to agree with me. Glad these bumbles are humble... sort.
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingb2.jpg
Soon it was time for the rest of the family to get the heck out of bed and enjoy the sunlight, and time for portraits!
Chrissy Carp Catcher
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingc.jpg
Senna
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingc2.jpg
Maverick
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingc3.jpg
So many fun things to do camping but I have a feeling everyone is just glad to get out and run!
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingd1.jpg
Mid to upper 80's during the day, it's so totaly time for a swim!
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingd2.jpg
Senna, she is so beautiful! Even when wet! My girl, our song is "Girl From The North Country" Johhny Cash & Bob Dylan...
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingd3.jpg
As luck would have it I smacked another big cutt-bow on a blue and silver countdown Rapala with a light spinning rod on the eve before we left..
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingi.jpg
Welcomed with a great sunrise and now we say goodbye with an awsome sunset! I was playing with a redhancer filter and the camera set on vivid mode. What a crazy combo but man that looks cool :laugh:Love the wide angle 18mm lens..
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rccampingk.jpg
One of my goals during my stay was to photograph the local wildlife as best as possible. The deer seem to be scared of everything as if they had been messed with recently but other animals seemed more willing to pose or simply not run away. Raptors, varmits, and reptiles seemed willing. The local eagle gave me a few good shots but as luck would have it I crackered them leaving me with only 2 good shots for the trip. Those shots came while ridding around in the camp hosts golf cart. It was also very fun to sit and watch the Ospreys fish in the shallows on the far side of the lake. Some shots in sports mode with Nikkor 70 x 300 ED came to be with much patients. Thank you to the Rock Creek wildlife for giving these great photos : )
Fishing Osprey in hover mode
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife1.jpg
Dives in for the take
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife2.jpg
Another member of his family joined in and gave a try at fishing. They were all great fishers
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife3.jpg
Bald
Eagle eyes focused on me but I will need practice to get him where I need him
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife4.jpg
Red Sided Garter Snake, or Water Snake. I always had a love for these guys with their warm red tones
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife6.jpg
Fixed atop this railroad tie this Western Fence Lizard gave me a great composition
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife5.jpg
I simply could not resist the dull earthtones in my viewfinder when I focused down to this lil fella at x 300
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife7.jpg
The Chipmonks oddly presented more challenge then I could have imagined. I had figured with 300 mm I would get many great shots but they simply kept their distance between us. I noticed that this variety has a sharp pointy snout unlike some I have seen in other locations with a more rounded face.
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife8.jpg
A long wait for this Grey to come back to the rock he likes so much. A ground blind would have suited me for these varmit shots. Well he had his picture takin and thats to bad for him: )
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rcwildlife9.jpg
Things that go bump in the day? The Pine Sawyer Beetle or Prionis-Cerambycidae Coleoptera..
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rockc31.jpg
I think he is kinda cute, if I did not already have so many pets : )
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rockc1.jpg
Morning Bees while the air was still
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rockc6.jpg
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/rockc5.jpg
One of the features of Chrissy's new camera is infra-red night shots. A neat deal because it is not often you see photos of what camping is like during the night. It seems to work best around a camp light or campfire but can add the needed light all on its own. More light = less grain in this case.
Maverick looking for cookies :pp no deal!
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/infa4.jpg
Maverick when he can not get a cookie:bigshock:
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/infa2.jpg
Chrissy giving Maverick a cookie to calm him down so he does not eat me instead, what a moma's boy....
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/infa5.jpg
Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen..I shoulda just gave Maverick the cookie...
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/infa6.jpg
Things that go bump in the night....The dogs noticed this thing crawling up the tree, it was so large I could hear it crawling but could not see it. Photos of this bad boy during the day can be see below..
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/infa3.jpg
A fire to keep us all warm and cozy...
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/infa7.jpg
Good night people?
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/infa1.jpg
In all it was a very nice trip that we keep repeating year after year. An Eastern Oregon feel without the 6 hour drive. Many great bonus happenings for us this year : )
Peace all, thanks for viewing :wave:
Images Copyright 2007 © Pacific Ghost Productions