Peire wrote:
Beautiful shots from the Ginko biloba grove,as I call it.I like very much these magnificent,dioecious trees with fan-like leaves.Alas, despite of having many of them around,here and there,sometimes in rows,I haven't heard of any place like this in my region,where a large group of such trees grow together.So autumn walk on the carpet made of fallen,yellow ginko leaves still remains an unattainable dream for me.
Thank you Peire. There are some gingko trees near me too but like yours, there were not grown together like this glove. This gingko glove with over 300 trees is part of a botanical garden in Virginia, about 1.5 hours drive from my house. Some interesting fact: "Dr. Orland E. White, Blandy Experimental Farm’s first Director, wanted to know what proportion of a ginkgo’s seeds will develop into male vs. female trees. To test this question, Dr. White and his students planted an experimental ginkgo orchard at Blandy using seeds collected from a tree on the Grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Because ginkgoes can take 20 years to reach sexual maturity, Dr. White did not live long enough to see the “fruits” of his labor and discover the answer to his question. When the final tally was made in the 1980s, 157 trees were female and 144 were male"
I have seen some amazing photographs from Asia where ginkgo trees hang over temples, old farm house with smoke coming out of chimneys, so "Zen". It's on my bucket list. Actually in parts of Asia people (including me) eat gingko seeds.
BillinTexas wrote:
What a great capture of an opportunistic Osprey stealing from the Pelican. Who won?
The Osprey got this one. There seems to be a new crop of juveniles in town, and they haven't quite mastered the catch and run as proven in several exchanges earlier this week.
Ed
^^ Great shots, Ed, Joshua!!
Thanks Douglas. Fantastic light play on your recent images.
Several more images from my niece’s wedding. I was limited by having to stay out of the way of the official photographers. Almost got run over! All with 50/1.2GM.
mudlake wrote:
Several more images from my niece’s wedding. I was limited by having to stay out of the way of the official photographers. Almost got run over! All with 50/1.2GM.
Wonderful images from your niece's wedding and what a lovely couple, Eric! You did a great job capturing that event, possibly rivaling those of the official photographers!
The pier in the second pic is a protected, but creosote impregnated (pun) nursery for thousands of Yuma bats each year, who commute 8 miles each day to feed at Capitol Lake in Olympia
ILCE-7CM2FE 20-70mm F4 G lens20mmf/11.01/60s100 ISO-0.3 EV
ILCE-7CM2FE 20-70mm F4 G lens20mmf/11.01/200s100 ISO-0.3 EV
Some great shots as usual : ) I stop by a bit to rarely.
Here are a few autumny shots from last fall and a couple from a walk today and two of churches and a mine shaft pool I've shown pictures of before I think. Will try to visit it in winter.
This is my last set from the mighty 5s, Bryce National Park. We arrived in the morning with overcast skies. Just when I thought all hopes of a sunrise over the canyons were lost, sun peeked outside the clouds and treated us with gorgeous golden light bathing the entire canyons. Fluffy white clouds provided perfect backdrops for our visit. It was a perfect end for our whirlwind 4 national park tour. All shot with Tamron 28-75 2.8, polarized
mudlake wrote:
Several more images from my niece’s wedding. I was limited by having to stay out of the way of the official photographers. Almost got run over! All with 50/1.2GM.
Love how you made great use of the 50 f1.2, Eric. My daughter is getting marry next year, I may just get the Tamron 35-150 for that. I don't have the talent using a prime for event.
as proven in several exchanges earlier this week.
