The Nature Photography Thread

[mustang]

if it was me id use my godly powers to make it the bread and wine purchase (id be the envy of all the other minors hahaha kdding)

[ConcinusMan]

More pics from my trip through Oregon last month:




These ferns are the coolest. They are turning yellow because they do die back and go dormant in the summer. They are a type of temperate air fern known as a "licorice fern". They draw their nutrients from the air and grow on trees, rocks, etc, and do not require soil, but they seem to only grow where there is heavy moss growth. The rhizomes can be dried and eaten, and are sweet and taste like licorice. It wouldn't surprise me one bit, if all those ferns on that branch are actually ONE plant with ONE rhizome. It happens. Just to give you an idea of the scale, that branch is about 25 feet long. Everything is bigger than it appears. You might notice some maple leaves in the pic. They are dang near big enough to use as an umbrella. (Large leaf maple)

[Nir]

Spent the whole weekend hiking in the mountains near where I live. It was an amphibian weekend and I wanted to share these three photos.

Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)



Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)



Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus)

[Mommy2many]

Bread and water? I don't think I need to stoop that low. With the case, 8gb SD card, and AC adapter, I only spent $275. No bread and water. I'll be fine dining on ramen noodles!

And mac'n cheese.
And spaghetti.
Oh yeah, and eggs!

[ConcinusMan]

Wow. Those photos are like something out of a book. Very good.

I know this one is a bit blurry, but take a look at all that moss Le Ann

[Mommy2many]

My snakes would just love to snuggle in that!!! That is awesome!

[guidofatherof5]

Very nice photos, Nir.

[mustang]

amazin photos

[CelestiHel]

I bought a Nikon Coolpix S6000 online today. 720p HD video, 14.2 megapixels. Look forward to vastly improved youtube videos and pics from me very soon!

That's great! I was given a new camera for my birthday (w00t! 30!), which is an excellent upgrade from the craptastic point and shoot I have been using. We'll see how well the pictures turn out! I'd love to see the videos you shoot! Mine doesn't have video, it's a Nikon D3000, a very nice entry level DSLR!

I just took a bunch of the Milk Snake I found in my living room, winding around my TV. The cats were a fan until I picked it up and it musked one of them on it's way out the door!

[CelestiHel]

Nice pictures, Nir! I can't wait to get out and take some of the frogs myself. We have so many different kinds!