Buddhist ceremony inside the Bongeunsa Temple in Seoul:
I spend quite a bit of time in Seoul and have been to that temple many times. I have a free morning tomorrow and may wander down there in the morning...
December 10th - I originally meant to go 16 miles further to Culvers Gap and to arrive there by the next day, but instead I decided I was moving fast enough to aim for High Point, NJ by the next day, the 11th. This meant going 15 miles further, and this all wound up being finished before midnight on the 10th. Every time I reached a shelter or other decent stopping point, I decided to keep moving. I was in that magic zone where nothing matters except continuing to walk. Also, it was cold enough that I didn't want to stay still. Ultimately I reached High Point and hitchhiked down to Port Jervis with the only car going down the road, then stayed in a cheap hotel in town. I had hiked 31 miles on one of the shortest days of the year, through ice and snow.
Here was one of my possible stopping points early in the night, Sunrise Mountain. This pavilion was built by the CCC back in the 30s.
Appalachian Trail class of 2013, Georgia to Maine Continuing adventures at shepherdadventures.wordpress.com
If some of you wonder, why you don't see me quite often on the forum. Below is the answer @adamz, looking at that photograph and cute little subject I think we should be seeing more of your work, not less! Wonderful portrait!
The resident Blue Herring (Max) at Big Lagoon State Park, FL. While I shot this Blue Herring and kept him entertained, Dredden85 shot him from the front. We just got back from vacation and once I edit down the pictures will be uploading more pictures of Max.
D7100 +70-200 F2.8 in 1.3 crop mode
D750 & D7100 | 24-70 F2.8 G AF-S ED, 70-200 F2.8 AF VR, TC-14E III, TC-1.7EII, 35 F2 AF D, 50mm F1.8G, 105mm G AF-S VR | Backup & Wife's Gear: D5500 & Sony HX50V | 18-140 AF-S ED VR DX, 55-300 AF-S G VR DX | |SB-800, Amaran Halo LED Ring light | MB-D16 grip| Gitzo GT3541 + RRS BH-55LR, Gitzo GM2942 + Sirui L-10 | RRS gear | Lowepro, ThinkTank, & Hoodman gear | BosStrap | Vello Freewave Plus wireless Remote, Leica Lens Cleaning Cloth |
This little guy was posing while I took his picture-- he did several different poses during this time. I have never seen a wild animal do this--it was so cool.... This is his muscle pose -- check the front paws as he hangs.
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Nikon D-800E 105 macro f/2.8
Here was one of my possible stopping points early in the night, Sunrise Mountain. This pavilion was built by the CCC back in the 30s.
Continuing adventures at shepherdadventures.wordpress.com
They are taking over....
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And another pose
D3100 | 70-200mm 2.8 | F3.5 | ISO 200 | 200mm | 1/400
D7100 +70-200 F2.8 in 1.3 crop mode
|SB-800, Amaran Halo LED Ring light | MB-D16 grip| Gitzo GT3541 + RRS BH-55LR, Gitzo GM2942 + Sirui L-10 | RRS gear | Lowepro, ThinkTank, & Hoodman gear | BosStrap | Vello Freewave Plus wireless Remote, Leica Lens Cleaning Cloth |
Here's a yellow Winged Blackbird.
Seems annoyed with me...
D800 • ZF.2 100mm f2 @ f2.5 • 1/250 • ISO 200
D3 • D750 • 14-24mm f2.8 • 35mm f1.4A • PC-E 45mm f2.8 • 50mm f1.8G • AF-D 85mm f1.4 • ZF.2 100mm f2 • 200mm f2 VR2
p.s. - Congrats to the adamz family. It's in the blood; I think the young one is checking out the lighting for you.
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D800; Nikon 14-24mm @ 14mm ; f/6.3 ; 1/500 ; ISO 100
D800 | 300mm + TC2.0 | f/5.6 | 1/320s | ISO 1250