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While deep in the Ochoco Mountains we ran across a nice flowing creek. I love running water and just had to stop!! Upon inspection of where we were it was obvious this spot had been used as a hunting camp. The legs of the elk and the "meat hangers" (we laughed for I am sure there is a real name for them ha) , that were nailed to the trees. The feathers laying around looked as if maybe a turkey was in the mix with the elk? Even a spot for a bathroom. Gave us this impression. Guy wondered further down the creek then I for things happen to catch my eye. So I was wondering around on my own taking shots of the ice that was found where the water was not running fast. As I was doing my thing I heard some racket that was obviously coming from the trees and from birds. As you can imagine wild creatures do not just sit still so one can snap off photographs, so off I went to get this loud birds photographs! There were at least 3 of these birds, however non of them were all that impressed with any of us there! From the information I gathered of this bird, these must of been truly wild Gray Jays!! Not yet ingrained with human presents. I first thought this was a nutcracker. We have many of those around so it seams. Same family as these Gray Jays, but so is the steller's jay,blue jay and the western scrub jay , the crows, the ravens there is a lot of species in the Corvidae family!! From the sub species of the Gray Jay and getting these photographs in the Ochoco mountains this determined these to be the Bicolored Gray Jay. One thing all these birds have in common is, they are very smart!! Smarter then humans give them credit for! Over the Cascade Mountains there is yet another sub species of the Gray Jay over there with different needs and habits. That Gray Jay does not like snow, the ones here better like snow! Like all birds of the Corvidae family, they are pretty much scavengers, however it appears all the species of the Gray Jay have different food s

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 High Zoom Digital Camera has ultra-fast, 10-shots-per-second speed.

I got hooked on digital photography when our owner gave us his digital camera to use after he saw that we could add actual food pictures to our menus and promotional materials instead of just cliparts. The first round of pictures was really simple, real novice looking. The knob on the camera had this letters that was strange to me. Slowly but surely I learned how to use this different settings. Now my pictures look better, not great but better. Presently I have two cameras one a point and shoot type. And another slightly professional, a Sony. Our company has since changed the company camera which is in my care now. Its a Canon EOS 1000D and its great especially for closeup shots. I still do food shots for our menus and promotional materials but now I always bring my cameras around everywhere go.

Tips For Photographing Newborns - Did you ever feel that photographing newborns is photographic activity that feels so pleasant? Capture a new life with a plain face is so adorable. Photographing newborns can become an arena to practice your photography. Find a friend or relative who just had children, and offer them to get a shot, and hopefully they are happy with the results of the photo and you get the commercial side of the activity. One tips that can be applied when photographing newborns is photographed at 'eye-level' baby. There are many baby pictures are taken from the angle, about 2-3 meters above the baby, if we may say, angle shooting from above will make cute babies are smaller and look like toys. enter the world of them and get them to interact, thus will facilitate capturing the tiny baby. photographing Newborns Newborns can be said a little difficult to photograph because they stationary in one place and always moving his arms, legs and head. One of the best ways to get a good photo when photographing them is by putting them on the carpet and your baby is lying right next to them with your camera just above the floor, this way you can see first hand a large and beautiful eyes, and are not the audience will instantly put a photo on a perspective of 'eye to eye' unique.

Most of the time photographers use their camera by keeping its angle just at an eye level of the subject. It may be the landscape, documentary shots or portraits. The result is static lifeless routine images. By just changing your angle of view of your camera you can produce stunning results. Both a lower angle and a high angle work very well.

Know Histogram In Photography - you may have asked when the exploring the camera or are reviewing your shots and find a screen labeled 'Histogram'. Are Histogram and why should I pay attention? Is there an ideal shape of the histogram graph? What is the purpose of the histogram?

This time we will discuss some basic shooting modes are owned by the digital cameras in general (be it a DSLR or compact cameras). This information can be said is the basic techniques in photography in particular the use of a camera, but we hope this article is useful for those of you who are starting photography world, and began to eksplore shooting modes other than auto. AUTO mode We think not need to talk about the AUTO mode setting (automatic), considering almost all digital cameras have this feature. AUTO Mode instruct the camera to use the 'judgment' in deciding the best Shutter Speed??, Aperture, ISO, White Balance, Focus and flash to get the best results. Some digital cameras still provide control of the flash and Red Eye Reduction in the AUTO setting. Mode settings would provide relatively good results in most circumstances, but keep in mind you need to tell the camera additional information about the type of shots to be taken, so that the images can be in accordance with what you want. Referring to the statement, the following are some modes the automatic camera settings on the camera can give instructions about the photo you want.

An amazing Conceptual Shot

According to Ansel Adams, an environmentalist and photographer, we don't capture photos, we make them. Indeed, as photographers we don't just take photo we create moments, which makes each shot timeless. Here are some timeless photos from the experts.

This swallowtail was coming in for a drink when I captured this shot with his shadow happily following.

Here we are presenting ultimate landscape photography by Simon Butterworth. he is basically professional musician who is fond of photography. his landscapes have creative touch, romance and depth. Technically he is very strong and handle tricky exposures very successfully. He is interested in all type of photography but mostly shot landscape due to lack of time. here is an example of his landscape photography.

Today we are presenting some incredible shots by LarsVanDeGoor in the hoistory of Landscape photography. He was born in Netherland. He was initially interested in music and then shited to photography and editing.

Horses are agile and graceful animal and people love to see horses in action in different sports. There are a number of games being played world over on the back of the horses and among these horse races like Derby and Melbourne Club race are at the top. Sports like Polo and Buzkushi are also among the top games in which riders of horses show their skill. In Asian countries specially in India and Pakistan another popular game is tenet pegging. A horse rider try to pull the peg of less than an inch width in by a lance in a speed of bullet. Some time a team of four horses run together and pull the peg. Razaq Vance is one the world renowned photographer who specialized in culture of Asia. Following are some shots of horses in action from his album.

Valerio Trabanco is a fashion photographer who lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was born in 1965 and entered the field of theater when he was 16. In 1986 he moved to Madrid and started working with the English photographer Michael Wray. When he backs to the Brazil, he continued with photography. Till today he shot lots of pictures of Brazilian actresses and worked for major fashion magazines and advertising campaigns

Can You See The Trout, Life Depends On You Not Seeing It! I have better shots of this trout, though I wanted to make a point, and easy for people to see the trout. Life depends on camouflage for many creatures.

Smile Big For The Camera. This is a red dragonfly that comes to our backyard pond. He was paying attention to what I was doing, looking straight at me in this shot.

Birds On Horseback. Now could I pass this shot up??

Cascade Mountain Sunset. A wall calendar is coming out of my mountain shots. This may or may not make the cut. I will let everyone know when it is available.

Bald Eagle, Wild and Free As It Should Be. I found this eagle sitting high up on the hill in this tree watching down at the lake. I started to climb, stopping every other step or so to take shots. When I got to close, this bald eagle took flight, sorry to say in the other direction! The canyon is steep, so I made my way down to the truck where Guy and the dogs were waiting.

Just a few hours ago Guy took me around the block. Oh probably ten miles or so?? It was nice to get out of the house! I do not know about other places, but here this species of falcon are not real..... they take off as soon as attention is directed at them. In other words I have tried to get some shots of the sparrow hawk and finally I did. This American Kestrel is the smallest falcon in North America. Used in falconry so they must be pretty smart! I think they are pretty little birds! Eating grasshoppers, other small birds, and rodents so they are good to have around. Oh I believe they eat the lizards we have here too. It looks like we are in for more bad weather here in central oregon but the wildlife need to eat and I was happy we seen what we did on our short drive.