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Joy (Pioneer Woman) - Council Crest, Portland, OR USA, May 2013

Placed 51^st in the challenge. Bald eagle becomes airborne at Alki Point, West Seattle

I was using Aperture priority with low ISO and max zoom to get a couple portrait shots and noticed the bird was fidgeting and perhaps set to take flight.  I pulled back on the zoom but did not have...

Spring has arrived at Alki Point, West Seattle and the bald eagles have been active. Although sequence shots can be somewhat tedious, I submit these to emphasize my pleasure with the SLT and fairly...

You have some great images of eagles doing what eagles do - I can never get enough.  As for folks that aren't impressed with their depicted behavior, perhaps it's relevant to remember that John...

Placed 5^th in the challenge. Messerschmitt Bf-109 E-3 and Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc, part of the Flying Heritage Collection, together over Everett, WA at the Battle of Britain Fly Day in August 2011.

Winged antagonists trying to dislodge an intruder at Alki Point, West Seattle.  They were not successful.

Depending on mode of transportation available to you...  If you have a car or can tolerate the bus system, check out the various eclectic sculpture art in the Fremont area - the troll under the...

Members of several resident Salish Sea orca pods headed south past Alki Point in West Seattle in search of salmon a couple of days over the past two weeks.My Tamron 200-500mm on an alpha 55 lets me...

Great shots from a beautiful day in Everett!This turned out to be a much more successful Fly Day for the Flying Heritage Collection. Luftwaffe Day a few weeks ago was a bust when neither the...

I made it up to Paine Field today for the Fly Day debut of the IL-2 with my trusty Tamron 200-500mm lens attached to the Sony a55. The "Black Death" to many Wehrmacht Panzers. With a mission...

It was the US public debut of the latest addition to Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection in Everett, Washington.The Ilyushin Il-2M3 Shturmovik - reputed to be the only flying example of the...

200-500mm Tamron - that's my favorite lens, too!

Thanks for the clarification. Clearly you want only head shots and not full body portraits - maybe next time you can be clearer in your challenge topic and rules since nothing there states...

I have had my Sony a55 for about 18 months with no significant problems until yesterday. While taking some shots, the camera suddenly went dead, completely without power. Changing out the battery...

The weather cooperated but the gremlins were busy at the Flying Heritage Collection 2012 Luftwaffe Day in Everett, WA - Aug. 11, 2012.The Messerschmitt Bf 109 did not even start its engine.The...

Osprey with catch over Alki Point, West Seattle.

I really like the house finch. Great color in bird and background as well as nice feather detail.