Top of the morning to ya!

[thapamd]

A couple shots from this morning as I explored Skagit Valley. Enjoy! :D

1
http://starvingphotographer.smugmug.com/Photography/Recent-Additions/MG7925-Edit/792845491_VUafT-X2.jpg

2
http://starvingphotographer.smugmug.com/Photography/Recent-Additions/MG8980/792847378_VhL5t-X2.jpg

[shniks]

I love #2. It's great that you posted it large. :D


Cheers,

[Joashots]

Beautiful tones in #1.
For the second shot, I'm assuming you had a camera strapped onto the back of one the gulls....

[wirehunt]

Two stunning shots, especially the second.

[Eia]

I think both of these are wonderful. I like the colors and the gradual tones/colors, foreground and finally fog - mountains in the first. Are they trees or low bushes; how did you get that shot?

I had to duck when i viewed the second. Care to share how you got that? Alfred Hitchcock would be proud! :D

[dlplumer]

Mahesh, that first shot is gorgeous :lust :clap and the second shot is very cool. Please explain what you did for #2?

Thanks,
Dan

[coscorrosa]

Those are both really cool! By the time the tulips arrive you'll know every back road in the valley!

[thapamd]

I think both of these are wonderful. I like the colors and the gradual tones/colors, foreground and finally fog - mountains in the first. Are they trees or low bushes; how did you get that shot?

I had to duck when i viewed the second. Care to share how you got that? Alfred Hitchcock would be proud! :D

Thanks, Eia! The trees are just very young...young enough that I was taller then them. :D

The second shot is no mystery, really...I just had my 600mm pointed at the flying birds and shot at the widest aperature (f/4). The camera did the rest. :D

[Alpha_Plus]

Very nice photos. Love them both. I presume you had it on manual focus for the second shot?

[wfeller]

Yow!!! #2- What an effect!

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[AFBlue]

The second shot steals the first shot's thunder. #2 is wonderful and brings a view and feeling not often captured. Fourteen thumbs up.

Jerry

[bryanj87]

Nice shots, but #2 is amazing! :thumb

[swapch]

The second one took my breath away :bow

So much to learn from you....

Regards.

[ridgemac]

Thanks for sharing!

[thapamd]

Thanks again, everyone! Alpha_Plus...the shot was taken with AI Servo autofocus. Looks like #2 is a big hit! :D

[dlplumer]

Thanks again, everyone! Alpha_Plus...the shot was taken with AI Servo autofocus. Looks like #2 is a big hit! :D

600 mm f/4 lenses are illegal. #2 is dq'd:rofl