RBTree's awsome pics

[rbtree]

Here's a way too long slide show from a trip to Oregon last weekend. waterfowl, lichen covered Oregon white oaks, and a waterfall. I shot 500 images in a coupla hours each day...

 

I was in Eugene for the excellent Steve Sillet/Robert Van Pelt lecture...they're old growth canopy researchers, for those of you who don't know of them......

 

Enjoy:

 

Oregon Scenes

[rbtree]

I've been shooting lots of wildlife lately. Just check my flickr site.

 

Here's one of the appx 500 shots from yesterday:

 

 

This was shot about 100 yards away from an 80 nest heron rookery, with a Canon 7D, equipped with a 300 f/2.8 and 2x teleconverter, so effective focal length is 960mm....

[rbtree]

Well, we have had a coupla rainy days. But the trees in their fall plumage are spectacular. Here's a slide show of images here and there, close up, and not so close, from the last few weeks.

 

Fall 2011

 

Some teasers:

 

 

How's this for a hedge like effect? A row of Japanese maples:

 

 

[rbtree]

More

 

Colorful sumac too!

And freshies on Three Fingers Mt, 35 or so miles east of Everett, a city north of Seattle. 6900 foot peak, with snow down to ~3500.

We pruned this superb copper beech about 7 years ago. Time for more! It's fast approaching 5 feet dbh!

[RobArb]

Awesome pics:thumbup:

 

Can't wait to go visit America and Canada in the fall:biggrin:

[Paul Barton]

Looovely pictures. Thanks for sharing.

[rbtree]

I climbed a pine, then pulled up a pack loaded with water, two camera, and my big 6 pound 300 m lens, in order to look down at the ospreys, that I've been following since April 18, when I started this set with a bang...well, birds don't actualy copulate as do mammals..but they appeared to be having fun....

 

the latest shots in the show are from yesterday's climb...Ballard Ospreys - a set on Flickr

 

Dad bringing dinner!

 

Coming back in for a visit.

 

The older and more robust of the two chicks flexing

[skyhuck]

WOW!!!!!!!!!

 

Thanks for sharing, those pic's are truly awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Graham]

Stunning:thumbup1:

[Mark Bolam]

Great pics RB, very impressive creatures.

 

Fair play to you for putting in the effort.