Calling All OptiBoard Photographers! (Fall 2003)

[Joann Raytar]

Thread split due to popularity!

Calling All OptiBoard Photographers! has become so popular that it began to take awhile for the thread to load. We have decided to split the original thread into new threads for each season.

You can find all of the great OptiBoard member photographs at these links:

• Calling All OptiBoard Photographers! (Fall 2002) - the start of it all
• Calling All OptiBoard Photographers! (Summer 2003)
• Calling All OptiBoard Photographers! (Fall 2003)
• Calling All OptiBoard Photographers! (Winter 2003/2004)

You will only be able to post new pictures to the current thread; however, the others will all be available for viewing.

[Thomas]

Latest Macro Shot

I like taking these close-up shots.
Bumblebee doing his thing.

[Mikef]

I got this out of my home town paper! This is the small town in Vermont where i grew up! What I found interesting is that in the top left of the picture is a family owned Hardware store and at the bottom of the street a family owned lumber yard! You don't see that too much any more!!!

[Thomas]

Nice pics everybody!

That is the cutest little dog. :D

This is a seagull waiting for a
" free handout".

[bandk]

Our new puppy Goocher

[Mikef]

I love the fall

I will try to take the same shots in a few days so you can see more color.

One more

[Laurie]

OK Mikef,

that is absolutely gorgeous.

Even though I say that Florida has seasons (hot, not so hot...),

Your photography reminds me of New England at its best.

: )

Laurie

[Mikef]

Morning Moon

Also today!

[Mikef]

10/13/03 8:00AM

Fall in New England! You can't beat it!

[PAkev]

Sorry,

After posting, I realized my picture is inappropriate. Delete option indicates I do not have permission to delete post. Steve or moderator, please delete.

Kevin

[hcjilson]

I've climbed that mountain a couple of times

For those of you who haven't seen it, Mt Washington is the highest mountain this side of the continental divide north of the Mason Dixon line,at 6288 feet.(Mt Mitchell NC is higher by 300 ft or so. The first time I climbed it the temperature at the AMC base lodge was 87 degrees with 85% humidity. When we got to the weather station at the top, the temperature was 52 degrees. Up to a couple of years ago the weather station boasted recording the highest wind velocity ever recorded at 231 mph in the 1934. My recollection is that that record was broken during a tropical storm a couple of years ago.

We spent the night at the AMC hut at Lake of the Clouds where the temperature dropped to 33 degrees! (this was the last weekend in June and there was still enough snow to ski on in Tuckermans Ravine.The weather on top of this mountain is about the worst in the US. On a clear day you can see NY VT NH MA ME and some say CT.You rarely get a clear day. A most impressive place.

To learn a bit more go here.

http://www.mountwashington.com/weather/index.html

[Mikef]

Mount Washington last friday

[Cindy Hamlin]

Jo said:
Thomas,

Wow! :)

Ditto, WOW!

[Joann Raytar]

Thomas,

Wow! :)

[Thomas]

One of my bird shots

Shot was taken on the salt marsh behind the lighthouse in St. Marks.
I really liked the warm tone of the late afternoon light with the contrast of the stained water in the background.