since I haven't posted enough pics in the past

here are some more from last weekend in the Black Forrest, Germany. Enjoy

Land of my ancestors (some of them, anyways).
I LOVE the one with the woman and the cat! :)

and the cat comes to her whenever she is outside stitting in the sun or standing there. She demands to get petted. It is fun to watch.

The last one and the one with the snow fence kind of remind me of "All Quiet on the Western Front." The desolation is striking.

You have a good eye, MissH. What kind of camera do you use?

I use a Canon EOS 300 and I shot those pics with my new zoom :)

I'm not familiar with that one. Perhaps it's a European designation.

Okay, I just looked at the Canon Europe site. That camera's not available in the U.S.

Which zoom did you get?

and I used a 70-300mm zoom

I was looking at the 300V. This is the first time I've heard of the 300 series.

I'd love to have the lens that's on the one in the photo. I have a similar one — a 35-105 that I use as the main lens instead of the standard 50mm.

this is the zoom I use now

AF 70-300mm F/4-5,6 LD Macro 1:2


and here is me using it :)

Photography Lesson No. 9: Always support the lens, particularly longer lenses. Turn your wrist the other way so you hold the lens as you would the back of a baby's head, but more in the web between your thumb and forefinger than in your palm. And hold it more toward the end of the lens. This will help prevent shake.

Also, try to keep your gear bag on your hip, too. If it hangs like that, it'll sway a bit, and the weight of it being forward won't help you stand steadily. It's also bad for your back. Same goes for your foot position; the left foot should be in front, not the right.

Oh... Tamron is one of the best of the aftermarket lenses. Good choice. :thumbsup:

And don't change that bum one bit. :evilgrin:

and I was stomping through deep snow, you try to look grazeful then :)

But thanks for the tips, I sure will take thenm in consideration next time I am out with the whole equipment :)

Views over wide valleys with some mist hanging over the snow....almost as beautiful as you are.

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I too love the one with the cat. Is that a gravestone in the fourth one down?

it is not a gravestone but a landmark (boundary stone). They are common in Germany.

pics as you want. I never tire of looking at them. :hi:

:hi:

but do you ever go to the Photography Group and see what pictures are posted there?

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You never cease to amaze me, Miss Honey! Thank you for sharing them with us!

and you are more than welcome :)

your pics MissHoneychurch, they are just marvelous. And the mountains, just beautiful.
Nothing like that here in Wisconsin!

and thank you.

Wisconsin is beautiful, but mountains? Well, not anything like yours. I'll have to post some Wisconsin pics one day.

I have no idea whatsoever what Winconsin looks like

You take nice pictures. :)

I still haven't shown you the pics I took in Austin, did I?

I'll look forward to seeing them.

I will send them to you.

Can you pm you email adress. I don't think those pics are worth the Lounge :)

I especially like the "abstract" landscape details towards the end... such talent AND charm!

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G

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Hey gmoney, good to see you :hi:

and stop making me :blush:

the fence posts and the last two I like especially. :)

Thank you for posting. What a gift!

and you are welcome. You could say, I enjoy posting my pictures :)

stunning and breathtaking....where is the smiley for awed and hushed?

:hug:

We're not having much of a winter here this year... It's
nice to see some winter weather pictures.

except in the mountains :)

Very cool! I especially like the last one- it's just amazing! Thanks for sharing.:hi:

I like the last one a lot also. It looks so mystic :hi:

If you look hard enough, you can almost make out the Nazis STILL hiding in the trees!

j/k

:)

:hi:

regrettfully never visted the "Black Forrest" region. I could live there again myself...."aber Meinen Frau sagen nein".

in case you want to come without your wife .... :evilgrin:















j/k

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:evilgrin:
Kidding :) "Ich habe gelebt dar im Hoechst 1982 - 1984"

:hi:

:hi:

:thumbsup: Thanks for sharing!

:hi:

I enjoy sharing them

but it looks like you were aerial when taking that shot. I tried to climb some hunting stands when I was tromping through the Siegwald but I never really got a decent shot. It was gloomy/foggy when I visited Durchhausen too so the views were not as spectacular.