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Mushroom Fungus Of Oregon Video I have not made it any secrete that I have many photographs of mushroom or fungus of Oregon. From wikipedia, "A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. Mushrooms are not plants: they are a fungus. They eat organic matter, they do not photosynthesize like plants do." Mushrooms are unique. They grow most everywhere, if one just looks. Some can be eaten, though really I do not have this kind of experience to put such things in my mouth. Though many do!! This is some of my photographs of mushrooms I just happen to come across. I do not go looking for them, they just happen to be where I am. Be it on trees, growing on the ground, or like one species it was hanging within the trees! Like that species just fell from the sky! Now some have been eaten by wildlife, some have wildlife in the photo! Some mushrooms are very big. Bigger then Guy's hand! Some species are very little. Some species do not even look like it should be a living thing! Nature is pretty neat!

I pay a lot of attention to Ravens. Some of my best photographs came to be because of the ravens. Ravens are really just a big crow. They are a very intelligent bird, which I guess some can argue with. They work as a team. As a family unit and are very bold creature. More than one raven is called "An unkindness of ravens", I can see why because wow can they drive off the biggest of creatures! There are ten species of the Raven with two more that are said to be extinct. The Magpie appears to be tolerated by the Raven, though they too are finally ran off by the bigger Raven. The Magpie we have here are very smart birds, though I really do not "listen" to them as I do the Raven. After seeing the all the Ravens in a small clearing it did not take Guy long to stop the truck and off I went into the brush. Guy seen a little of what the Ravens were doing, this was running off the eagles. There were two eagles. One was a big Golden Eagle, the other was a young smaller Bald Eagle. Many of these two species of eagles are showing up together these days. I have not noticed this in years past, but this year WOW has this been obvious! The Golden Eagle standing on the prey is the first thing we noticed after the Ravens. The prey I could not identify. Did I want to identify it, not really!! It was white and it appeared to have died some time ago. One thing people do not understand about Eagles, the Golden Eagle and the Bald Eagle is, they will take a meal whether they themselves hunted it down, or if it died by some other means. Eagles will do their best to steal prey as well. The species of eagles are opportunists. They can be scavengers. The Raven were doing the best they could to run off the Eagles, but the Golden Eagle was having no part of being ran off by Ravens! The young Bald Eagle was trying to grab some of the meal when I was getting close, but took off up into a tree to watch. These are the photographs of this event.

Some days the Mule Deer show themselves, while other days they do not. Saturday was a day to show themselves, and it just happened to be a snowy day here in the high desert. The buck was funny, he did hide his head, or tried the best he could at first. After some time of just watching him, snapping some photographs he must of figured I was ok and not there to hurt him for he came out in the open long enough for me to get quite a few shots, adjusting my lens as I went. With his breath seen and the one antler looking like it does.... he is unique looking! The does and the older fawn stopped long enough for me to snap some photographs as well. For those new to Mule Deer. The Mule Deer are very big deer. They are called Mule Deer due to their very large ears.

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.

Perfect timing pictures are most popular at net. Photographers try to get perfect moment in their camera. Some time this effort is deliberate and some time spontaneous. Here we have choose some perfect timing pictures for your feast.

Know Modeling and Fasion Photography Tips - This article contains some of the source and the simple steps that can help you enter the world of modeling and fashion photography. you must have been reading the past article on 'The Role of Social Media For Business Photography is not it? Well to success in any type of photography include modeling and fashion, necessarily need a network of friends or networking. Step 1: you need to get started somewhere. in fact no model agency moved to hire you, if you do not have a portfolio at all about this field of photography. you have to get started somewhere, meet a friend or colleague who often struggled in the modeling world and ask them to provide some models photo shoot, practice your photography skills with them. you may initially pass through a lot of shooting for free for them, but do not think the commercial first, focus on how to produce good photographs as soon as possible, trust your hard work will pay off at this stage. If your friend is happy for the work, they would show their friends the other and attach the photos to various social media such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Nature photography have many dimension and some photographers have given it a new angle.Here are some selection from these amazing nature pictures.

World is full of wonders and roads are one of them. There are amazing and dangerous roads in the world .Here are some examples of world,s most dangerous and amazing roads.

Photography is a graphic with light and it is very tough to choose best pictures. Initially photogrphs were taken on film which is a strip coated with light sensitive chemicals . It was costly and slow process. Now a days digital sensor is used instead of film to record the light. That has revolutionized the process of photography. With the onset of net it is now also very easy to share photography.On web there are many big websites hosting shred photographs from the community members. These are a kind of social media for the photographers. Flickr, photoshelter, photocommunity are some examples.500px is a recent stunner in this field. But among all these photo.net stands out. This website hosted the most creative work and during the last decade and here are some examples of best pictures from that work.

Here are some unique and rare pictures of the holy place of Islam and the Muslims known as Kaaba.According to hajjinformation.com "The Kaaba, a large stone structure constituting a single room with a marble floor, lies at the heart of the Holy Mosque (al Masjid al Haram) in the Holy City of Makkah. The Kaaba is Islam's holiest building. It now stands some 60 feet high and each side is approximately 60 feet in length. The Kaaba is the focal point around which the Holy Mosque is built." There are many eras of kaaba building and extension of al Masjid al Haram. In this post you can see different stages of extension of Kaaba and the Masjid.

Free fall is now a popular sport.Jumpers may fall from a high building or mountain top cliff. they use parachutes or gliders to get balance. Some time jumpers use motor bikes and slides and jump while skiing. Free fall is now becoming more and more popular in the world.

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

to shoot at night with software available to enhance the effect.In night photography ,photographers use long exposures to shoot the twilight properly and getting images of the stars and star trails on the sensor.Toby Harriman from Art University in San Francisco, California has produced some stunning images of the colors at night with stars and galaxies. Here are some examples from his work.Please enjoy.

Framing a picture is an art and some time photo artists frame their pictures within a natural frame like a window, door,arch or a bending tree.

Big cats including loins, cheetahs and tigers are popular subjects for photographers. Following are some examples of stunning images of big cats which can be used as free wallpapers.

Winter pictures are always remain popular among the viewers. Winter days having fog and snow are amazing for photography lovers. Photo artists from around the world wait for this season and some time they travel far long distances to shoot. Following are some Best Winter Pictures selected by photo.net- editors.

Baby pictures are loved by every one. Smiling innocent faces of cute babies with bright dress and dancing eyes are enough to attract any heart. In this post we are presenting some wonderful pictures of baby from facebook which is the most popular social media website.

Here we are presenting some heart touching pictures ever from StumbleUpon. These pictures are amazing and showing the timing and skill of the photographers which are mostly unknown. Some of these pictures are so moving that make you sob and sad. These pictures are the true representation of the old saying that " a picture is worth a thousand words".

Water have amazing life forms and here are some best underwater pictures which were taken during this year. These are the winner pictures of underwater photography contest 2013 which was hosted by University of Miami. Top photographers from 23 countries take part in the contest with more than 650 entries. Here are some winner images from the contest which are representing best underwater pictures of 2013.

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.