Reptile Garden
Reptile Garden by Ken R. Sheide

PHOTO GALLERY 2:

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0407_0006.jpg 87K 600x800 image. Eltz Castle near the Mosel River in Germany. Exposed with the D60 in Tv at f/4.5 and 1/180 second and Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L handheld. 07/04. 0407_0006
0407_0026 0407_0026.jpg 85K 800x600 image. View of the village of Cochem and the Mosel River from the Reichsburg Cochem Castle in Germany. D60 in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/180 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, and Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol). 07/04.
0408_0026 0408_0026.jpg 75K 800x600 image. The ferry dock of Interlaken, Switzerland, with the train station and snow-covered Jungfrau peak in the background. D60 in Tv at f/4.5 and 1/180 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, and Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol) handheld. 08/04.
0408_0059.jpg 91K 600x800 image. The landing stage on the Aare River as seen from the Nydegg Bridge in Bern, Switzerland. D60 in Tv at f/6.7 and 1/180 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L handheld. 08/04. 0408_0059
0408_0117.jpg 93K 600x800 image. View of the center of Bern, Switzerland, from the path that leads to the Rose Garden. D60 in M at f/4.5 and 1/125 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), & Tiffen Grad-ND 0.9 handheld. 08/04. 0408_0117
0408_0120.jpg 102K 600x800 image. One of the bears in the Bear Pits of Bern, Switzerland. When I leaned over the railing to take this picture he looked toward me as if hoping I would fall! D60 in M at f/4.5 and 1/125 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L handheld. 08/04. 0408_0120
0408_0121 0408_0121.jpg 87K 800x600 image. The cathedral terrace and Aare River of Bern, Switzerland, seen from the cathedral's tower. D60 in M at f/4.5 and 1/90 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, and Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol) handheld. 08/04.
0408_0123.jpg 109K 600x800 image. A view of the clock tower and streets of Bern, Switzerland with the Aare River in the background. Photographed from the cathedral tower with the D60 in M at f/4.5 and 1/180 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, & Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol) handheld. 08/04. 0408_0123
0408_0155.jpg 113K 600x800 image. Two young girls play in the water of the Italian Cascade. Photographed in the gardens of Mainau Island on Lake Constance/Bodensee with the D60 in Tv at f/4.5 and 1/125 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, and Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol) handheld. 08/04. 0408_0155
0408_0161.jpg 92K 600x800 image. A cascade in the butterfly house of Mainau Island on Lake Constance/Bodensee. D60 in M at f/3.5 and 1/60 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L handheld. 08/04. 0408_0161
0408_0185 0408_0185.jpg 85K 800x600 image. Half-timbered houses in the town of Stein am Rhein, Switzerland. D60 in M at f/4.5 and 1/180 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, and Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol) handheld. 08/04.
0409_0013.jpg 74K 600x800 image. The Ritter Hotel in Heidelberg, Germany; made from stones taken from the ruined city castle. D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/45 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol) handheld. 09/04. 0409_0013
0409_0020.jpg 71K 600x800 image. Tower entrance to the Karl Theodor (Old) Bridge in Heidelberg, Germany. D60 in Av at f/5.6 and 1/180 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol) handheld. 09/04. 0409_0020
0409_0027 0409_0027.jpg 94K 800x600 image. The Corn Market plaza of Heidelberg, Germany, with the castle in the background. Supposedly Mark Twain stayed here when he visited Heidelberg. D60 in Av at f/5.6 and 1/90 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol) handheld. 09/04.
0409_0049.jpg 80K 600x800 image. The large wine barrel housed within the castle of Heidelberg, Germany. D60 in Av at f/2.8 and 1/4 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L handheld but braced against a wall. 09/04. 0409_0049
0409_0071 0409_0071.jpg 78K 800x600 image. The front of a farmhouse at the Vogtsbauernhof open air museum in the Black Forest of Germany. D60 in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/90 second (-.5 compensation), Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L handheld. 09/04.
0409_0094.jpg 99K 600x800 image. A mother shows her young son one of the cascades of the Triberg waterfall in Triberg, Germany. D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/45 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol) handheld. 09/04. 0409_0094
0400713.jpg 59K 600x800 image. A silhouette of trees with the dawn sky in the background. Photographed in France with the E3 in Av, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, HiTech CC20M, Gitzo G1348. RDF. 09/04. 0400713
0409_0104 0409_0104.jpg 95K 800x600 image. Half-timbered houses lining an intersection of Hunspach, France. D60 in Av at f/8.0 and 1/20 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 09/04.
0409_0107.jpg 55K 600x800 image. A window and grape-laden wall of a building in Hunspach, France. D60 in Av at f/8.0 and 1/15 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 09/04. 0409_0107
0409_0116.jpg 61K 600x800 image. A colorful coral mushroom I come across on occasion in the forests near my home in Germany. Exposed with the D60 in Av at f/16 and 1/3 second (+.5 compensation), Canon 180mm f/3.5L, and Gitzo G1348. 09/04. 0409_0116
0400809 0400809.jpg 99K 800x600 image. Glacial runoff and autumn scenery near Myrdal, Norway. Shot with the E3 in Av, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Tiffen Grad-ND 0.6, Gitzo G1348. RVP. 10/04.
0400811 0400811.jpg 107K 800x600 image. Brilliant fall ground cover at the higher elevations of Myrdal, Norway. E3 in Av, Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, Gitzo G1348. RVP. 10/04.
0400836.jpg 99K 600x800 image. One of many smaller (in Norwegian terms) cataracts on the 22km road down from Myrdal to Flam, Norway. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/180 second (+.5 compensation), Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), and Gitzo G1348. RVP. 10/04. 0400836
0410_0054.jpg 96K 600x800 image. Near the summit of the pass road between Aurland and Laerdalsoyri, Norway. D60 in Av at f/22 and 1/20 second (+1 compensation), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, and Gitzo G1348. 10/04. 0410_0054
0410_0070 0410_0070.jpg 87K 800x600 image. Old buildings near the pass road between Aurland and Laerdalsoyri, Norway with snow-covered mountains in the background. D60 in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 10/04.
0410_0076.jpg 87K 600x800 image. Houses and fall colors near Laerdalsoyri, Norway. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/180 second (+.5 compensation), Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), and Gitzo G1348. 10/04. 0410_0076
0410_0094 0410_0094.jpg 91K 800x600 image. An old wooden boat on a lake north of Sogndal, Norway. D60 in Av at f/11 and 1/3 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), & Gitzo G1348. 10/04.
0410_0107 0410_0107.jpg 90K 800x600 image. Traditional sod-covered buildings photographed near Vik, Norway. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/10 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 10/04.
0410_0134 0410_0134.jpg 118K 800x600 image. An old bus found in the valley at the end of the Eidfjorden in Norway. D60 in Av at f/11 and 1/6 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 10/04.
0410_0140.jpg 105K 600x800 image. One of the smaller side falls of the Voringfossen reflecting a spectrum from the sun's light. Shot in Norway with the D60 in Av at f/4 and 1/1000 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 10/04. 0410_0140
0410_0150 0410_0150.jpg 71K 800x600 image. Waterfall just outside Kinsarvik, Norway, photographed in the last light of the evening. D60 in Av at f/11 and 2/3 second (+.5 compensation), Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 10/04.
0410_0156.jpg 30K 600x800 image. The morning ferry departing from Kinsarvik, Norway and sailing across the Sorfjorden. D60 in Av at f/5.6 and 1/6 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 10/04. 0410_0156
0410_0167 0410_0167.jpg 67K 800x600 image. Morning view across the Sorfjorden near Borve, Norway in autumn. D60 in Av at f/9.5 and 1/30 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Tiffen 0.9 Grad-ND, Gitzo G1348. 10/04.
0410_0175 0410_0175.jpg 90K 800x600 image. A house on the Sorfjorden near Fresvik, Norway. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/15 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 10/04.
0410_0182 0410_0182.jpg 92K 800x600 image. Houses in Odda, Norway reflected in the fjord. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/45 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 10/04.
0410_0194.jpg 114K 600x800 image. Photographing from a rock above the path that leads to the Folgefonn Glacier at Buer, Norway. D60 in Av at f/16 and 1/6 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Tiffen 0.6 Grad-ND, Tiffen 0.9 Grad-ND, Gitzo G1348. 10/04. 0410_0194
0410_0202.jpg 114K 600x800 image. The foot of the Folgefonn Glacier at Buer, Norway. D60 in Av at f/11 and 1/20 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 10/04. 0410_0202
0410_0210.jpg 74K 600x800 image. View down the valley from the base of the Folgefonn Glacier at Buer, Norway. D60 in Av at f/11 and 1/30 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Tiffen 0.9 Grad-ND, Gitzo G1348. 10/04. 0410_0210
0410_0222.jpg 108K 600x800 image. A waterfall and autumn foliage near Odda, Norway. Could it be Norway's version of Devil's Tower above the falls? D60 in Av at f/11 and 1/8 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 10/04. 0410_0222
0410_0230 0410_0230.jpg 107K 800x600 image. Boathouses near Hjelmeland, Norway. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/15 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 10/04.
0410_0246 0410_0246.jpg 45K 800x600 image. Morning mist rising from a lake by Ardalsosen, Norway. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/350 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 10/04.
0410_0255 0410_0255.jpg 123K 800x600 image. Autumn scenic next to the Fisterfjorden in Norway. D60 in Av at f/11 and 1/8 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 10/04.
0410_0262.jpg 80K 600x800 image. The Preikestolen in Norway; 600m above the Lysefjorden (shrouded in mist but visible in the distance). D60 in M at f/11 and 1/180 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 10/04. 0410_0262
0410_0297 0410_0297.jpg 60K 800x600 image. Kelp trapped by rough seas in a seaside pool near Ogna, Norway. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/3 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 10/04.
0410_0309 0410_0309.jpg 115K 800x600 image. Red berries and an old fence above the beach at Ogna, Norway, with a fishing boat visible in the distance. D60 in Av at f/13 and 1/90 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 10/04.
0401025.jpg 124K 600x800 image. Typical autumn scenery within the woods of the Pfalzer-Wald region of Germany. E3 in Av, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. RVP. 10/04. 0401025
0412_0004 0412_0004.jpg 87K 800x600 image. A frost-covered foggy forest near the Luitpold Turm in Germany. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/4 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 12/04.
0412_0031 0412_0031.jpg 69K 800x600 image. A different section of frost-covered forest by the Luitpold Turm in the Pfalzer-wald, Germany. D60 in Av at f/11 and 1/20 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 12/04.
0501_0004 0501_0004.jpg 105K 800x600 image. People enjoying a winter afternoon walk in the woods. Exposed near Einsiedlerhof, Germany. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/30 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 01/05.
0501_0057.jpg 90K 600x800 image. Interior of the Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France. Note to visitors: you can walk under the traffic circle to reach the arch so don't be insane and try to dodge the traffic! D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/60 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L handheld. 01/05. 0501_0057
0501_0080.jpg 67K 600x800 image. A cross within Notre Dame, Paris. D60 in Av at f/2.8 and 1/6 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L handheld (seriously). 01/05. 0501_0080
0502_0004 0502_0004.jpg 117K 800x600 image. A colorful tree twig on vibrant green moss in the woods near Hohenecken, Germany. D60 in Av at f/16 and 2/3 second (+.5 compensation), Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, gold reflector to brighten shadows, Gitzo G1348. 02/05.
0503_0007 0503_0007.jpg 90K 800x600 image. The last snow of the winter on rocks near Dahn, Germany. D60 in Av at f/9.5 & 1/60 second (-.5 compensation), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Canon 550EX flash, Canon Off-shoe Camera Cord 2, Gitzo G1348. 03/05.
0504_0060.jpg 75K 600x800 image. A colorful building in Lucerne, Switzerland. D60 in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/180 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, handheld. 04/05. 0504_0060
0504_0063 0504_0063.jpg 89K 800x600 image. A half-timbered building near the Hof Church in Lucerne, Switzerland. D60 in Tv at f/9.5 and 1/180 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, handheld. 04/05.
0504_0076 0504_0076.jpg 70K 800x600 image. View towards the Seebrucke of Lucerne, Switzerland. D60 in Tv at f/6.7 and 1/180 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), handheld. 04/05.
0504_0118 0504_0118.jpg 88K 800x600 image. Blooming vines and weathered shutters on a building next to the Nolliturm in Lucerne, Switzerland. D60 in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/125 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, handheld. 04/05.
0505_0025.jpg 110K 600x800 image. The bridge over a waterfall along a trail in the Gersbachtal of Germany. D60 in Av at f/11 and 1/2 second (-1 compensation), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), and Gitzo G1348. 05/05. 0505_0025
0505_0049 0505_0049.jpg 45K 800x600 image. A Great Tit that kept flying around & singing while I photographed waterfowl. I decided he wanted me to take his picture so turned around & spent some time shooting him. D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/60 second, Canon 500mm f/4.5L, Gitzo G1348. 05/05.
0505_0088 0505_0088.jpg 90K 800x600 image. A Leopard Frog hunting at the edge of a pond near Ramstein, Germany. D60 in Av at f/11 and 1/2 second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Gitzo G1348. 05/05.
0505_0122 0505_0122.jpg 81K 800x600 image. Two hares groom themselves early on a Saturday morning. Shot near my house in Ramstein, Germany with the D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/90 second, Canon 500mm f/4.5L, Gitzo G1348. 05/05.
0505_0143 0505_0143.jpg 67K 800x600 image. A hare praying on a Sunday morning near Rodenbach, Germany. What do hares pray for anyway? D60 in Av at f/4 and 1/180 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4X TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/05.
0505_0206 0505_0206.jpg 48K 800x600 image. A skink warming itself in the afternoon sun on the Neuscharfeneck ruin above Ramberg, Germany. D60 in Av at f/5.6 and 1/60 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, Gitzo G1348. 05/05.
0505_0224.jpg 88K 600x800 image. A window of the Neuscharfeneck ruin with the town of Ramberg, Germany in the distance. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/60 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 05/05. 0505_0224
0506_0026 0506_0026.jpg 101K 800x600 image. A field of flowering grass near Rodenbach, Germany aglow in late afternoon sun. D60 in Av at f/11 and 1/125 second (-.5 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 06/05.
0506_0094 0506_0094.jpg 49K 800x600 image. A field mouse peeking out of his house. Photographed near Rodenbach, Germany. D60 in Av at f/2.8 and 1/125 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, Gitzo G1348. 06/05.
0507_0085.jpg 55K 600x800 image. A Great Egret hunting on the edge of a lake at Sandy Bottom Nature Park in Hampton, Virginia. D60 in Av at f/5.6 and 1/350 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4X TC, Gitzo G1348. 07/05. 0507_0085
0508_0009 0508_0009.jpg 38K 800x600 image. A juvenile Little Blue Heron photographed at the Greensprings Greenway Trail near Williamsburg, Virginia. D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/1000 second (-.5 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4.5L, Gitzo G1348. 08/05.
0509_0017.jpg 94K 600x800 image. Moss-covered trees beside the Skykomish River near Monroe, Washington in late morning light. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/20 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 09/05. 0509_0017
0509_0077 0509_0077.jpg 64K 800x600 image. Kelp waving in the current caused by the tides. Shot at Deception Pass in Washington State. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/20 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 09/05.
0509_0108 0509_0108.jpg 110K 800x600 image. Fall colors on Mazama Ridge in Mt. Rainier National Park. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/45 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 09/05.
0509_0135 0509_0135.jpg 100K 800x600 image. Christine Falls at Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington. D60 in Av at f/13 and 1/3 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 09/05.
0509_0157 0509_0157.jpg 48K 800x600 image. Mt. Rainier photographed just after sunset from near the National Park Inn. D60 in Av at f/5.6 and 1/3 second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Cokin #173, Gitzo G1348. 09/05.
0509_0203.jpg 43K 600x800 image. A female Northern Flicker rests on a branch in Seattle, WA. D60 in Av at f/4 and 1/45 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4X TC, Gitzo G1348. 09/05. 0509_0203
0509_0220.jpg 38K 600x800 image. A male Anna's Hummingbird searching for food in Seattle, WA. D60 in Av at f/4 and 1/45 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4X TC, Gitzo G1348. 09/05. 0509_0220
0509_0241 0509_0241.jpg 50K 800x600 image. A Steller's Jay resting momentarily on a branch. Shot in Seattle, WA with the D60 in Av at f/4 and 1/30 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4X TC, Gitzo G1348. 09/05.
0509_0249 0509_0249.jpg 66K 800x600 image. A Red Squirrel in Seattle, WA caught peeking around a tree to see what I was up to. D60 in Av at f/4 and 1/30 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4X TC, Gitzo G1348. 09/05.
0509_0282.jpg 75K 600x800 image. Northern River Otters rest on a lazy day in Woodland Park Zoo; Seattle, WA. D60 in Av at f/2.8 and 1/750 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, handheld. 09/05. 0509_0282
0510_0058.jpg 45K 600x800 image. Virginia Meadow Beauty blooms covered with dewdrops from the rain. Shot at Sandy Bottom Nature Park, VA with the D60 in Av at f/11 and 1/10 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, Gitzo G1348. 10/05. 0510_0058
0510_0070 0510_0070.jpg 64K 800x600 image. Washed up sealife on the beach at Grandview Nature Preserve, VA. D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/60 second, Canon 500mm f/4.5L, Gitzo G1348. 10/05.
0510_0235 0510_0235.jpg 68K 800x600 image. A racoon exploring the water at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News, VA. D60 in Av at f/4 and 1/60 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, handheld. 10/05.
0602_0011 0602_0011.jpg 96K 800x600 image. Some Turkey Tail Polypores growing alongside a trail at the Sandy Bottom Nature Park in Newport News, VA. D60 in Av at f/11 and 1/10th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Gitzo G1348. 02/06.
0604_0026 0604_0026.jpg 75K 800x600 image. Scene from Paradise on Mount Rainier in Washington State. No, those clouds aren't painted in there and are as photographed! D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/350th second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0039 0604_0039.jpg 30K 800x600 image. A Clark's Nutcracker which landed on the roof of our car at Paradise, Mt. Rainier in WA. D60 in Av at f/4 and 1/500th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0052 0604_0052.jpg 28K 800x600 image. The inside of a tulip in my grandmother's yard in Seattle, WA. D60 in Av at f/2.8 and 1/45th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon EF-12, Canon EF-25, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0065.jpg 129K 600x800 image. Near the end of the path to Marymere Falls in Olympic N. P., WA. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1.5 seconds (-.5 compensation), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 04/06. 0604_0065
0604_0095 0604_0095.jpg 107K 800x600 image. The runoff below Sol Duc Falls in Olympic N. P., WA. D60 in Av at f/11 and 2/3 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0096 0604_0096.jpg 137K 800x600 image. An unknown stream that crosses the path to Sol Duc Falls in Olympic N. P., WA. D60 in Av at f/9.5 and 3 seconds, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0101.jpg 78K 600x800 image. A Black-tailed Deer nimbly working its way through the brush near the Sol Duc River in Olympic N. P., WA. D60 in Av at f/2.8 and 1/350th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, handheld. 04/06. 0604_0101
0604_0128 0604_0128.jpg 93K 800x600 image. Late afernoon View of Cape Flattery on the Makah Indian Reservation at the tip of the Olympic Peninsula, WA. D60 in Av at f/9.5 and 1/8th second (-1 compensation), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Tiffen Grad-ND 0.9, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0135.jpg 83K 600x800 image. The base of a cliff on Ruby Beach colored by iron seeping out and covering the beach pebbles. Olympic National Park, WA. D60 in Av at f/16 and 1/3 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon EF12, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 04/06. 0604_0135
0604_0185 0604_0185.jpg 43K 800x600 image. A male Californa Quail standing guard for his mate in my mom's garden in Richland, WA. D60 in Av at f/4 and 1/750th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4x TC, handheld (but braced against the ground). 04/06.
0604_0199 0604_0199.jpg 35K 800x600 image. A male American Goldfinch in my mom's backyard in Richland, WA. D60 in Av at f/4 and 1/1500th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0214 0604_0220.jpg 128K 800x600 image. A colony of Red Ants massing on their mound in Ione, WA. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/20th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon EF12, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0220 0604_0220.jpg 41K 800x600 image. A male Dark-eyed Junco perched on an old pole in Ione, WA. D60 in Av at f/4 and 1/250th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0233 0604_0233.jpg 106K 800x600 image. What I believe to be a Cabbage Lungwort lichen (thanks www.lichen.com) I found and photographed in Ione, WA. D60 in Av at f/11 and 1/2 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0266 0604_0266.jpg 122K 800x600 image. Brilliant spring growth illuminated by afternoon sun in Ione, WA. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/250th second (+.5 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0286 0604_0286.jpg 22K 800x600 image. A tulip in my mom's garden in Richland, WA. D60 in Av at f/4 and 1/250th second (+.5 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon EF25, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0339 0604_0339.jpg 83K 800x600 image. The base of Merriman Falls on the Olympic Peninsula, WA. D60 in Av at f/9.5 and 2/3rd second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0352 0604_0352.jpg 120K 800x600 image. Moss and fern-covered tree trunks in the Quinault River Valley, WA. D60 in Av at f/5.6 and 1/10th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0371 0604_0371.jpg 120K 800x600 image. Moss-covered trees in the Quinault River Valley, WA. Amazingly, these mosses aren't parasitic to the trees. D60 in Av at f/13 and 1/4th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0391 0604_0391.jpg 68K 800x600 image. A section of the series of cascades that make up Bunch Falls right at the border of Olympic N. P., WA. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/4th second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), GitzoG1348. 04/06.
0604_0394 0604_0394.jpg 118K 800x600 image. Group of Alder trees photographed from across the Quinault River, WA. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/60th second (+.5 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0402 0604_0402.jpg 88K 800x600 image. Roosevelt Elk buck partially hiding behind the rotten remains of a tree in the Quinault River Valley, WA. D60 in Av at f/4 and 1/180th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0406 0604_0406.jpg 111K 800x600 image. A tree branch heavily-laden with moss and lichen in the Quinault River Valley, WA. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/6th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0419 0604_0419.jpg 66K 800x600 image. Two female Roosevelt Elk enjoying the fresh grass in the Queets River Valley, WA. D60 in Av at f/4 and 1/90th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0438 0604_0438.jpg 131K 800x600 image. A bunch of Trilium growing in the forest near the Quileute Indian Reservation, WA. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1 second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0443 0604_0443.jpg 46K 800x600 image. A Douglas' Squirrel enjoying some of the fresh conifer growth of spring. Photographed on the trail to Third Beach in Olympic N.P., WA. D60 in Av at f/4 and 1/15th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0453 0604_0453.jpg 43K 800x600 image. Unknown plants that thrived along the trail to Third Beach, Olympic N. P., WA. D60 in Av at f/13 and 2 seconds, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon EF25, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0465 0604_0465.jpg 51K 800x600 image. View down Third Beach. Olympic N. P., WA. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/180th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0473 0604_0473.jpg 48K 800x600 image. A sea star precariously hangs on to a rock to keep from being swept away by the water motion on Third Beach. Shot in Olympic National Park, WA. D60 in Av at f/11 and 1/3 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0475 0604_0475.jpg 85K 800x600 image. Sea star half-buried by the shifting sands on Third Beach, Olympic N. P., WA. D60 in Av at f/11 and 1/3 second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0533 0604_0533.jpg 83K 800x600 image. A brown bear searching for fish at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, WA. D60 in Av at f/2.8 and 1/750th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, handheld. 04/06.
0604_0562 0604_0562.jpg 61K 800x600 image. A Woodhouse's Toad soaking up the last rays of afternoon sunlight at Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/6th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0566 0604_0566.jpg 87K 800x600 image. A Six-spotted Green Tiger Beetle resting on a fallen tree. Taken at Sandy Botton Nature Park, Hampton, VA. D60 in Av at f/13 and 2/3 second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0581.jpg 50K 600x800 image. Poison Ivy, an attractive vine but not something you want to walk through in shorts. Sandy Bottom Nature Park, VA. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/4th second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 04/06. 0604_0581
0604_0615.jpg 65K 600x800 image. Female Red-winged Blackbird doing afternoon warm-up stretches in the reeds. Newport News Park, VA. D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4.5L, Gitzo G1348. 04/06. 0604_0615
0604_0630.jpg 66K 600x800 image. European Starling comes in for a landing bringing food for her young. Newport News Park, VA. D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4.5L, Gitzo G1348. 04/06. 0604_0630
0604_0670.jpg 62K 600x800 image. Red-tailed Hawk who swooped into the trees directly above me. He moved quickly from branch to branch before taking off but I was able to get off a few shots. Newport News Park, VA. D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/250th second, Canon 500mm f/4.5L, Gitzo G1348. 04/06. 0604_0670
0604_0691.jpg 42K 600x800 image. Willet searching for its evening meal at Grandview Nature Preserve, VA. D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/250th second (+.5 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4.5L, Gitzo G1348. 04/06. 0604_0691
0604_0697 0604_0697.jpg 44K 800x600 image. Scene at sunset of snags in Grundland Creek Park, VA. There's an osprey out there but it's hard to see at this resolution. D60 in Av at f/8 and 1/45th second, Canon 500mm f/4.5L, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0699 0604_0699.jpg 27K 800x600 image. Four American Oystercatchers flying along the beach at sunset in Grandview Nature Preserve, VA. D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/750th second, Canon 500mm f/4.5L, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0604_0709 0604_0709.jpg 44K 800x600 image. A male Black-bellied Plover scavenging in the tidal flats at Grandview Nature Preserve, VA. D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/125th second, Canon 500mm f/4.5L, Gitzo G1348. 04/06.
0605_0017 0605_0017.jpg 69K 800x600 image. An Osprey calling out while perched above Lee Hall Reservoir, VA. D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/250th second, Canon 500mm f/4.5L, Gitzo G1348. 05/06.
0605_0031 0605_0031.jpg 42K 800x600 image. A Common Yellowthroat searching for insects in thick cover. This guy wouldn't sit still which made photographing him very difficult! D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/125th second, Canon 500mm f/4.5L, Gitzo G1348. 05/06.
0605_0057.jpg 87K 600x800 image. A male and female mallard duck taking off from the shore of Lee's Mill Reservoir, VA. D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/500th second, Canon 500mm f/4.5L, Gitzo G1348. 05/06. 0605_0057
0605_0095.jpg 59K 600x800 image. A Green Heron which I spied in the swamp and then followed for about 15 minutes before getting to a spot where I could get a decent photo. Taken at Newport News Park, VA about 30 minutes before sunset. D60 in Av at f/4.5 and 1/20th second (-1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4.5L, Gitzo G1348. 05/06. 0605_0095