Tim, Yellow and Green pops right off the page. Liking it. JIMBO

Thanks,your misty flow and eagle are wonderful images as well.

blackcloudbrew wrote:
I find this creature most intriguing. I love the camouflage image of a snake head on the tips of its wings. This is one of the largest moths in the world found in Southeast Asia called the Atlas Moth. Here is a bit more on this clever fellow.

Thanks for looking that up. I knew it was special and BIG but I didn't know the rest of that.

Couple from this morning. Interesting light omn the stream which I also shot yesterday. 24 hours left boys and girls. JIM

wow, killer light on that first one Jimbo!


last contribution from me...i took my kids up to Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands to watch the moon rise and it was a spectacular sight. Pretty tricky shooting this since a fast shutter is required to keep the moon from blurring, so I had to compromise ISO and aperture a bit to get a 2 sec shutter for the moon. This is a single exposure and I did nothing to make the moon red...it actually came up that way...must be the toxic air in Nevada...did i just say that?

Moon Rise



here is the pano version

Wow! That is very 'other worldly' Mike!

I love it!

Keep that up and you may be hosting next week Mike. Beutifully captured. Thqt takes some skill. JIM

Nice work both Jim and Mike. I'm going to have to take you up on your next shooting proposal. I woulda loved to have shot that one Mike. Very nice.

blackcloudbrew wrote:

thanks all!
@Tim, i am actually talking to Darv right now about shooting sunset at Muir beach and then heading back to pt cavallo for the moonrise at 9:16...tonight! wanna come??

Yes, I wanna come...but I can't. Darn.

blackcloudbrew wrote:
i didnt go...but watching the giant moon come up at the end of our street.

Turns out we have the flu, not a cold

Yesterday evening my wife and I were both feeling pretty ill. But I picked up the camera anyways because sunsets like these happen very, very rarely. This was a good opportunity to play with my new Sigma 100-300mm F4 lens. But I probably would've been better off with a lighter lens... I was really tired after just a few shots. Also, I should've used a tripod, but I wasn't up to taking it out.

Sunset Silhouette


End Of Times


Post processing: practically none. I straightened one of those pictures, but otherwise that's exactly what the camera captured.

Red moon - red sky!
Yikes, I'm heading for the hills!

Great picture Frank.

Frank, sorry to hear about the flu bug. Hand held, WOW, nicely done. I might see a sky like that here once a year. Beautiful. Cheers JIMBO