Picture Posting Thread

[Ol-blue]

I thought I would change this from just a scenery picture thread to just pictures. Lets see your pictures of your kids, grandkids or just a great picture.

So lets see your best shots!

Sunset on the beach at Fort Flagler, Washington State
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/FortFlagler658.jpg

Waterfall near White Pass, Washington State

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/Rimrocktrip2004080.jpg

Mt. Rainier, Washington State

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/MtRainier8-2-08037-1.jpg

[lilylove]

Pretty pretty!!

[joec]

I simply paint my favorite spots which you can see here.
http://www.dizteq.com/joestuff/gallery.html

[lilylove]

Wow Joe! Those are pretty cool!

[Deelady]

Great pic Blue!

these are of a park/lake close to my house

[Deelady]

Gorgeous Joe!!

[chowhound]

Beautiful pic of Mt Ranier, Debbie!

OMG, Joe! Those are fantastic paintings! I see some new wallpaper on my computers coming up. Thanks for sharing.

God I miss green grass, trees with leaves, open water.... Thanks, Dee. I need some of that with this weather, to remind that it won't always be like this.

[joec]

Help yourself guys as I doubt I'll being doing more anytime soon. These where all done some time ago and the urge hits me every few years or so. Oh and if you are using higher resolution screens let me know as I have the originals which I can save in what ever format and resolution you need.

[cara]

here I can post pictures, here I feel at home ;)

last spring near Hannover

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2363/2435984775_2e488787cc_o.jpg

autumn at the Marienberg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/2961793481_645ec9bb4d.jpg

last sunday at the Herrenhaeuser Gaerten here in Hannover

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/3229420224_f898251ffd_o.jpg

[Ol-blue]

Thanks lilylove and chowhound.


Just beautiful joec. I put one of the winter ones as my background. Thanks for sharing!


I loved the second picture Deelady. I love seeing fall colors. We really don't get that much color here.

Just beautiful cara.

[lilylove]

Beautiful as always!

[Deelady]

sooooo pretty cara! and welcome by the way!!

[RobsanX]

These are a few from last winter...

Eagle watching on the Wisconsin River

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/4381/nc017771ca0.jpg

Ducks and geese below the Lake Wisconsin dam.

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1183/nc017861qh7.jpg

And a closeup...

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4465/nc017971xu5.jpg

[Calicolady]

Joec. I opened yours up to see.
Everyone, there all beautious!

[joec]

Here is one from my place just taken this afternoon.

[Maverick2272]

Does this count? LOL:

[cara]

Mave, are they related???

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3204/2946592777_c75c9dbcfe.jpg?v=0

seen in Poland, Puszcza Romincka

[Ol-blue]

Pictures from our drive to see Mt. St. Helens last summer. I haven't been there in a few years. The first time I saw it after the eruption the landscape looked like you were on the moon, all gray and full of ash.

Today after the eruption in 1980 you are seeing some green directly around the mountain and most of the blast area has trees growing now. It's a great place to visit if you ever come to Washington State. We saw and talked to many tourist from all over the world on the day we were there.

I hope you enjoy the slide show.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=ujxge3e.18wui99m&Uy=wjt97a&Ux=0&UV=283883272136_85579880714 (http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=ujxge3e.18wui99m&Uy=wjt97a&Ux=0&UV=283883272136_85579880714)

[Maverick2272]

Cara, just might be! LOL.

[cara]

I hope you enjoy the slide show.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=ujxge3e.18wui99m&Uy=wjt97a&Ux=0&UV=283883272136_85579880714 (http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=ujxge3e.18wui99m&Uy=wjt97a&Ux=0&UV=283883272136_85579880714)


Ol-Blue, I did... great pictures of a magnificent mountain!

[Ol-blue]

Ol-Blue, I did... great pictures of a magnificent mountain!

Thanks cara. It is a must see place if you ever come this way.

[cara]

First I have to work my way through Europe... then.. but only then I'll think about crossing the ocean ;o)

show you some more of europe..

Prague - the Petrin Tower

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/3071009778_962539cd58.jpg?v=0

Prague - View to the Hradschin

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3071/3071008938_4b10331969.jpg

Prague TV Tower

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/3070169195_a39e5deb0f.jpg?v=0

[Deadly Sushi]

What a great post! I would give you Rep Points but I reached my limit. Ill give ya some tomorrow.

I think ALL of these are worthy of wallpaper on my computer.
Im going to have to dig some up myself! :bounce:

[High Cheese]

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n248/Jeekinz/Wildwood/IMG_7160.jpg



http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n248/Jeekinz/Wildwood/IMG_7195.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n248/Jeekinz/Wildwood/IMG_7186.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n248/Jeekinz/OldHouse002-1.jpg

[cara]

Jay, I have a feeling I've seen that before ;o)
but it is still great!!

[Ol-blue]

This photo was taken while snowmobiling. The clouds just started to lift.

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/cloudslifting.jpg

Sunset on Fort Worden State Park Lighthouse
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/sunsetonlighthouse001.jpg


Sunset Fort Worden State Park
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/sunsetftwarden010.jpg


http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/sunsetftwarden064.jpg


Moon
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/sunset057.jpg

[cara]

your snowmobiling photo looks almost like a painting...

[Maverick2272]

Beautiful!!

[Ol-blue]

It does look like a painting. It has always been my favorite photo.

[Maverick2272]

I wish I could take pictures like that!

[cara]

I've got another autumn picture.. that's one of my Favs.. not really scenery.. but I Like it ;o)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/2961793491_57576ac81c_o.jpg

[Ol-blue]

I've got another autumn picture.. that's one of my Favs.. not really scenery.. but I Like it ;o)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/2961793491_57576ac81c_o.jpg

That is pretty. You have a good eye. I would have never thought to take a picture like that. Good Job!

[cara]

the leaves at the bottom are a bit annoying.. but I must admit I've never really seen them until now... :huh:

just go out and follow the light.. and you'll find motives like that ;o)

[Ol-blue]

I never noticed the leaves. My eyes went right to the relection of the light on the ivy.

[cara]

I think that's what most eyes do - so did mine until right now.... :D

[heb1976]

Great pic Blue!

these are of a park/lake close to my house

Dee, that first one looks like Concord Woods and the last one looks like the same view we have from the lake where we live - altho I am sure they aren't. Where in Ohio are you?

[heb1976]

This is a little pond I found on my way to an Amish outlet store in Orwell/Windsor.
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q60/smedlie/322orwell.jpg

Harpersfield Bridge - I am making a scrapbook of all the covered bridges in Ohio.
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q60/smedlie/harpersfieldbridge.jpg

I pass this barn on my way to my parents house. I love it!
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q60/smedlie/favoritebarn.jpg

My husband took this when he was fishing early one morning. The dark part is the island on our lake.
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q60/smedlie/island-lake.jpg

The beach by our house.
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q60/smedlie/beach-lake.jpg

View from Fairport Harbor beach.
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q60/smedlie/fairportlighthouse.jpg

The lighthouse at Fairport Harbor.
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q60/smedlie/fairportlighthouse2.jpg

Another barn I pass on my way into town.
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q60/smedlie/mailpouchbarn.jpg

[cara]

so here we go... Courland Spit, Lithuania..

seen at the Parnidder Dune

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/3070053773_31a8d3b476_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3249/2947452528_e3ff4c41a1_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2947452690_166ff256b8_o.jpg

that view shows you the Russian part of the Spit..

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2946594153_6299ac5960_o.jpg

[Ol-blue]

My husband and I like to take drives on the weekend. Here are a couple pictures from this drive to the East side of our State.

Hard snow
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/Drive2-1-09021.jpg

Neat ice formation
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/Drive2-1-09033.jpg

Old house
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/Drive2-1-09049.jpg

Old red barn
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/Drive2-1-09051.jpg

Wild turkey
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/Drive2-1-09052.jpg

I thought this was a cool picture. The snow was so frozen, when the sun was shinny it looked like water from the distance.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/Drive2-1-09061.jpg

Eagle
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/Drive2-1-09065.jpg

[lilylove]

Ol-blue...thanks for reminding me that we live in such a pretty place!

[Ol-blue]

Yes we do lilylove. I love this area.

[buzzard767]

Taken from my old hang out, the Sunset Beach Bar in St. Maarten. The layover hotel is on the left in the background if you boys can take your eyes off the foreground.... :yum:

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc215/buzzard767/SunsetBeachBar.jpg

[Calicolady]

10 minutes and none of you guys have ask, "what layover hotel?" yet? LOL!

[buzzard767]

10 minutes and none of you guys have ask, "what layover hotel?" yet? LOL!

Isn't it the Maho? :wub:

[chowhound]

I figured Buzz was having technical difficulties.
And he had me more interested in the foreground anyway :wink:

Some of you have seen these. And they were only taken with my point-n-shoot out the windows, but I like 'em.

A fall sky last year and a tree a few hundred yards away after an ice storm. I really wish the pic had captured the way the sun was hitting all the ice.

[chowhound]

OK. That does it, Buzz. I'm pulling my pics.
They certainly can't compete with that shot you got of, errrr, the hotel.

[Ol-blue]

I loved your tree picture chowhound.

[Calicolady]

Chow, that ice one IS cool. The sky too.
I like 'em all. Well, except buzzard's. You could have at least done equal time.

[sattie]

Wow... all of them are beautiful pics... along with a few humorus ones!! Very nice everyone!

[buzzard767]

What do you think happened to the Air France's Captain's license (not the plane pictured) when they landed a teeny bit short and took out the fence at the edge of the road?

[chowhound]

Thanks. I wish I had been more into picture taking. They might have been wall hangers like the ones I am seeing here.
My picture taking skill was more of the fast and furious style :smile:

[buckytom]

this past new years day!


leave me alone, it was a long night...

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/610/hercnewyearsdayrn0.jpg

[buzzard767]

I would never jump out of a perfectly good airplane. :confused:

[buzzard767]

I took this with my iPhone about three weeks ago at an art fair. She looked so real I did a double take.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc215/buzzard767/ArtFair.jpg

[chowhound]

I would never jump out of a perfectly good airplane. :confused:

Well, since most airplane crashes happen upon landing, I eliminate that part of my flight :smile:
And any skydiver knows, there is no such thing as a perfectly good jump plane!

[Ol-blue]

This is from a couple years ago. It was spring time and the snow was starting to get soft and we took our nephew snowmobiling with us and he stepped into some soft snow and sank to the bottom. My son was helping him out.

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/ORRCREEK2006051.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/ORRCREEK2006052.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/ORRCREEK2006053.jpg

Some tired boys. My son is wearing the yellow coat.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/ORRCREEK2006001.jpg

We had the place to ourselves for the whole weekend.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/ORRCREEK2006028.jpg

[buckytom]

i just heard something on the news that a guy survived but the instructor died when they were in a tandem jump.

that must be the definition of dead weight.

[Maverick2272]

Taken from my old hang out, the Sunset Beach Bar in St. Maarten. The layover hotel is on the left in the background if you boys can take your eyes off the foreground.... :yum:

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc215/buzzard767/SunsetBeachBar.jpg

What airplane.....:blush:

[buckytom]

cool pics, ol-blue!!!

i fell into a snow hole when skiing once, trying to retrieve a lost pole. it's fun until you realize that you can't breathe. :ohmy:

[joec]

Here is another of those types of pictures Buzz. My second oldest son and my oldest son's oldest son with a life size figure of Dale Earnhardt Jr. I actually walked by it the first time thinking it was just someone standing there.

[chowhound]

Holy crap! Debbie. Walking around in the snow there looks like something you don't want to do alone.

[buzzard767]

Looks like Dale to me. Did you ask for an autograph? :wink:

[Ol-blue]

Holy crap! Debbie. Walking around in the snow there looks like something you don't want to do alone.

Yes! My nephew didn't know to stay away from the tree wells in the spring time. He does now though.

[Maverick2272]

Yup, that's Jr. Shoulda stuck a pen and notebook in his hand to make it look like he was signing an autograph LOL.

[joec]

Actually they have him set up between the Men's and Ladies restrooms. As I walked up due to other people walking by I bumped it to him and said excuse me before I realized what it was. Talk about feeling stupid.

[buckytom]

i'm sure he didn't feel anything, joe...

[buzzard767]

Here's a fun one. I didn't take it because I'm the shooter. It's a water balloon slingshot we used to fire at boats out on Lake Mendota in Madison from the top of our fraternity boathouse.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc215/buzzard767/boathouse.jpg

[joec]

I'm just glad I didn't knock him over and have to replace him. I hit a gas pump once and that was when I was in high school. That cost me $1200 then which was real money in those days.

[Wart]

What can I say. Fat Cat got too rambunctious with a toy and broke it.

[Ol-blue]

What can I say. Fat Cat got too rambunctious with a toy and broke it.

Funny! They are almost the same color.

[smoke king]

Grandson Sammy, age 6 (at the time) throwin down some attitude in his new bibs!!

[Fisher's Mom]

SK, I love Sammy's 'tude!!! He was a big guy for 6, wasn't he!

[BamsBBQ]

this is our salt water tank.... two clown fish, two domino damsels, and another damsel i cant remember the name off hand..lol

http://i39.tinypic.com/fuxhdl.jpg

[QSis]

Breathtaking dune shots, cara! How do you post them so big?

I would like to post really large photos like you and Jeekins do!

Lee

[joec]

It is not so much the size in pixels but the file size that limits you. For that you need a good graphics program like Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Corels or even MS Photo Editor and then simple use the compress features. Just be aware that you compress a copy into a new location or different file name as you might not want to lose the original. I personally use Paint Shop Pro ver. 9 or MS Photo Editor depending on what I'm doing.

[Ol-blue]

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/ol-blue/rimrock2005101.jpg
Rimrock Lake

[BamsBBQ]

It is not so much the size in pixels but the file size that limits you. For that you need a good graphics program like Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Corels or even MS Photo Editor and then simple use the compress features. Just be aware that you compress a copy into a new location or different file name as you might not want to lose the original. I personally use Paint Shop Pro ver. 9 or MS Photo Editor depending on what I'm doing.

or u can upload it to somewhere like www.tinypic.com (http://www.tinypic.com) and it does it for you...

http://i39.tinypic.com/f55zlf.jpg

[joec]

Not as much control but yes it will do it for you. MS Photo Editor is probably on most MS systems as it comes on 99% of them and even Vista comes with a version.

[Wart]

Or you could do something like:

Click the pic to see a larger version:

http://dc.stang2.com/photo_challange/0/1_1.jpg (http://dc.stang2.com/photo_challange/0/1.jpg)

NOTE: I rarely put 'full size' pictures on the web and usually compress them a bit.

Way back when I use to put all sorts of stuff out there then along came some kid who took a whole bunch of pictures and esoteric data from a group I belonged to and built a web site. Refused to pull what was known to be stolen. Since then nothing goes out 'native resolution".

[QSis]

Lemme try. Okay, the tinypic site is VERY easy to use, and this size is pretty good!

I couldn't get the MS Photo Editor thing you suggested, joe.

I'll keep looking.

Lee

http://i40.tinypic.com/4uw65f.jpg

[buzzard767]

Or you could do something like:

Click the pic to see a larger version:

http://dc.stang2.com/photo_challange/0/1_1.jpg (http://dc.stang2.com/photo_challange/0/1.jpg)

Aaaarrrgggg! The last thing a veggie sees before getting hacked by the disposal unit.

[Wart]

Actually it's the exhaust bell, combustion chamber nozzel and combustion chamber, and injector head, to a TitanII ICBM engine.

[Wart]

Lee,

Try Gimp, http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html

I've heard good things about it and it's free.

[buzzard767]

Actually it's the exhaust bell, combustion chamber nozzel and combustion chamber, and injector head, to a TitanII ICBM engine.

Oh, even worse for a veggie.... 3, 2, 1, fire, lift off, we have lift off, and scorched carrots...

[Fisher's Mom]

Lee,

Try Gimp, http://www.gimp.org/

I've heard good things about it and it's free.That's what I use. My son loves it!

[joec]

Try this it might help you find it on your computer. Go to any graphic image and right click on it which should give you a menu. Now from there pick Open With and if you don't see it listed then click on More which will pull up all files capable of reading that file type and look for it there. It will be named Microsoft Photo Editor. If you don't find it do a google search for it as it is a free download.

[cara]

Breathtaking dune shots, cara! How do you post them so big?

I would like to post really large photos like you and Jeekins do!

Lee

thanks ;o)
I have them uploaded at flickr and just post the link from there....

another nice too to resize:
http://www.bluescreen.de/imgresize/de/download.php

[PanchoHambre]

Disclaimer 2 dogs on leash makes it hard to compose a photo...

here are some pics of an old cemetery nearby. It is one of my favorite spots in the hood. Today was a really beautiful day so I took the doggies for a nice long walk. Its a cool space and a nice oasis in a dense city neighborhood.... stayed at the periphery because I did not want to go in there with the doggies could have got better shots if I did.

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l222/tbone4739/random/P1010001.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l222/tbone4739/random/P1010003.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l222/tbone4739/random/P1010007.jpg

Supposedly you can get buried here for free if you live in the hood but I think it's pretty much full.

[chowhound]

Looks like they have some old headstones.