snowfan Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 If you have the time, you should head down to blackwater nwr near cambridge. The resident eagle pop is really good. And in the spring there are osprey everywhere you look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 If you have the time, you should head down to blackwater nwr near cambridge. The resident eagle pop is really good. And in the spring there are osprey everywhere you look. Thanks. We wanted to stop in there on the way back from the beach a couple of weeks ago, but the breweries took precedence. Just yesterday, a friend of ours told us that she is going to St. Michaels over the long Valentine's weekend and invited us to go to Blackwater with her on that Sunday. Maybe it'll work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. August Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Great shots nw baltimore. Beautiful Redhead and Ring-necked Duck! (I'm terrible at ID'ing hawks, but that looks like a Red-shouldered) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Thanks. We wanted to stop in there on the way back from the beach a couple of weeks ago, but the breweries took precedence. Just yesterday, a friend of ours told us that she is going to St. Michaels over the long Valentine's weekend and invited us to go to Blackwater with her on that Sunday. Maybe it'll work out. Blackwater is great. When you are that way, head towards Hoopers Island. Last January when I was there, there were a ton of Bald Eagles along the route. Pretty cool area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Earlier this week they conducted their annual mid-winter eagle pop survey at Blackwater. Between morning and evening, they counted 334 Eagles. No doubt there are some duplicates in there, but that's still a really healthy number. They also counted 3 golden eagles. You can also get relatively close to the eagles there. Closer than at Conowingo during their big eagle run in the fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 No snow or ice or anything remotely wintry, but it sure was cold this morning. DCA was reporting WCs in the single digits at about the time I took this. Wasn't planning on a plane getting in the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVsnowlover Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Those are some awesome snow pics. Out of curiosity, how far east did you get before you were out of the snow? East of Mt. Storm? I've been thinking of head back out there for some winter pics, but won't have the time until the middle of the month. Here's a recent pic from Elakala Falls in Blackwater Falls State Park that I came across on flickr. Not my pic. https://flic.kr/p/q23vu2 Thanks! Awesome pic, I've never seen Elakala falls. Will have to visit it sometime! As soon as I came down the mountain just to the east of Bismark and Mt Storm lake the roads were fine. The pics were just cell phone pics I took while snowboarding. Today would be the day to get some amazing pics with the blue sky contrast as a background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I like the memorial picture. Nice work snowfan! Also, thanks to everyone that commented and advised on the birds. You all take some outstanding photos and I'm curious as to what post photo editor you all use (if any). I've been looking at Photoshop but I don't understand the difference between the full suite and Lightroom. Also, is that only an online monthly subscription service? No discs? I'm starting a basic photo class tomorrow, but hoping to do an editing class before too long, so any tips would be good to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 A year or two ago adobe took photoshop to the online world. Sure didn't make it any cheaper. I think you can still get elements (dumbed down version of photoshop) and lightroom over the counter. I use lightroom. It's a good basic editor (lots of presets that you can add) and its a really good organizer. You can also directly export pictures directly from it to flickr, facebook, etc. You can also get various plug-ins for it that assist with the editing. Some are free, some not so much. I have a plugin for OnOne Software's 'Perfect Effects 8'. It does a few things that you can't do in lightroom. Topaz Labs, DXO and Nik software also make some good plugins. You can pick up lots of tips from folks on photo sites like dpreview or fredmiranda. I like the memorial picture. Nice work snowfan! Also, thanks to everyone that commented and advised on the birds. You all take some outstanding photos and I'm curious as to what post photo editor you all use (if any). I've been looking at Photoshop but I don't understand the difference between the full suite and Lightroom. Also, is that only an online monthly subscription service? No discs? I'm starting a basic photo class tomorrow, but hoping to do an editing class before too long, so any tips would be good to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 It was an awesome sunset on Saturday. No edits except for cropping. Just an amazing sky. If you click on picture you will see more pictures that I took. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 2015 NOAA Photo Contest, deadline 3/31: http://www.weather.gov/photocontest/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Bump for the storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 How's this for a pic? 1km resolution from GOES-E. And, even closer, 250M resolution from MOCIS Aqua. I love the ice on the Potomac and upper Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 And here's one a little closer still at our altitude. Fast moving streams are almost frozen over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 And here's one a little closer still at our altitude. Fast moving streams are almost frozen over. image.jpg Pretty shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 That sat image confirms what I saw today wrt ice on the bay. North of the bridge there was a lot of ice. South of the bridge...especially in the shipping lane...was largely wide open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Tonight's frozen snowy sunset... Snowy Frozen Sunset 2.17.15 036 by By The Bay Photos, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Nice shot. I love seeing the bays and tribs frozen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodhi Cove Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 One if the few times a year when Curtis Bay is kind of pretty.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Mike Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 A look towards the pond from my garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Fire crew reporting to what appeared to be a carbon monoxide detector going off in my neighborhood. Close to 7" of new snow on the ground at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 One from sunrise this morning on the bay and a few pics from Monday night's storm in DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 ^top pic is STUNNING snowfan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 One from sunrise this morning on the bay and a few pics from Monday night's storm in DC. WoW! Great photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Thanks guys. Had never been to north beach before. Always nice to find a new sunrise spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Scenic Monocacy River during the 1-day torch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Nice photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Not sure about these, I'm guessing a beaver (?) They do live around this spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 A couple from Sandy Point State Park yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 A couple from Sandy Point State Park yesterday. Bay Bridge Sandy Pt.JPG Sandy Pt LH.JPG Great Shots! I was North of you along the Bay yesterday. Just an amazing sight. Thick ice out on the bay and pretty cool to see "piles" of ice out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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