Calling All Photographers - 2008

[Leo Hadley Jr]

In my spare time when I am not shooting pictures of optical equipment, I love to shoot Harley Davidson motorcycles. It started out with just my bike, but then all my friends wanted pictures, etc....etc...

The hardest part is finding places to shoot without having unwanted reflections on the gloss paint and chrome. If I can get the right photo, I then play with it in photoshop to make portraits for my friends.......







And here are a couple photos I took this morning before editing. This is my favorite place to shoot because I can get low and have nothing but sky in the backround. There is also another angle where I can have ocean and sky. This is perfect to limit reflections.

[Leo Hadley Jr]

Look what this guy is having for lunch.

[Andrew Weiss]

Not so fancy, but here's our female Tibetan Spaniel in a favorite spot.

[Snitgirl]

Here is little Miss Siena enjoying her amazing day of weather this past weekend in Vancouver. You can't see them but she is sitting right next to 3 lamb's that were born 2 weeks ago at the Maplewood Farm here in North Vancouver.

Little pucker on the lips cause she just had her first taste of an orange.

[Grubendol]

Snit, I LOVE that pic of her. That’s so adorable.

Here is my little one doing her Evita pose:

[Snitgirl]

awww, she is so cute and so big already....keep the pictures coming... thanks for sharing..

M.I.C,.....K.E.Y...... M...O....U....S...E

[Snitgirl]

Siena and I went downtown to see MLM. As always, MLM had that wonderful smile on her face that never disappears.



Siena and Myra (MLM)



Siena is wondering if she should try a 2nd adjustment.



Hummm, lets see how they look on you. These look PERFECT Myra, no adjustment needed!!



WOW, yes!!!! They R PERFECT!!! You Rock Myra!!



Ok, time to go. My work is done here. lol Thank you for the Sunglasses Myra!!!

[HarryChiling]

I was so desperately trying to get a pair of custom made frames done before VEE, but alas it wasn't in the cards, but I got very close, I completed the frame front and drilled the lenses and thought what better place to share then here. I fired the temples too fast and the metal didn't set properly so when fabricateing the temples they broke, when I finish them i will post them as well in the form of a completed pair, untill then here's a teaser.

Frames are made from .999 fine silver (not sterling).

[Leo Hadley Jr]

I was so desperately trying to get a pair of custom made frames done before VEE, but alas it wasn't in the cards, but I got very close, I completed the frame front and drilled the lenses and thought what better place to share then here. I fired the temples too fast and the metal didn't set properly so when fabricateing the temples they broke, when I finish them i will post them as well in the form of a completed pair, untill then here's a teaser.

Frames are made from .999 fine silver (not sterling).

I like it Harry, when could I order a pair?

[Steve Machol]

Speaking of Harley's. I took this at the 2007 Silver City Blues Festival.

[Leo Hadley Jr]

Speaking of Harley's. I took this at the 2007 Silver City Blues Festival.

Very Nice!!!
I love blues festivals too.

I attended a little party this past weekend.
Check out these V8 motors.

[DragonLensmanWV]

In my spare time when I am not shooting pictures of optical equipment, I love to shoot Harley Davidson motorcycles. It started out with just my bike, but then all my friends wanted pictures, etc....etc...

The hardest part is finding places to shoot without having unwanted reflections on the gloss paint and chrome. If I can get the right photo, I then play with it in photoshop to make portraits for my friends.......







And here are a couple photos I took this morning before editing. This is my favorite place to shoot because I can get low and have nothing but sky in the backround. There is also another angle where I can have ocean and sky. This is perfect to limit reflections.

That looks like a wallpaper from digitalblasphemy.com He makes some very pretty digital art.

[Leo Hadley Jr]

That looks like a wallpaper from digitalblasphemy.com He makes some very pretty digital art.

WOW, There is some nice stuff there.

[Grubendol]

My Eliza with my Grandmother during our visit to Sacramento this past weekend.

Also my stepdad with Eliza:

[DragonLensmanWV]

Went wandering about my small plot and took a few shots of some yard nuisances before I mow 'em over.
I use a Canon PowerShot A540 point & shoot for these shots. How I get my closeups is I use a 5X achromat and hold it over the lens. I included a shot of it against the sky.
Also have shot of what appears to be some eggs laid on my planter.

[Leo Hadley Jr]

Nice Shots Dragon!!!
I love closeup stuff like that.

I took a few shots this morning from our parking lot. I am using a sony cybershot with a 10x zoom on these pictures at quite a distance.

I couldnt really see this with my eyes but I got a big suprise when I downloaded the pics.

Mama Osprey eggs have hatched!!!!!!!

[Leo Hadley Jr]

Here are some more shots from our parking lot.
Across the street live these creatures that for years we called "squonkies"
They were named that because they look like some kind of half squirrel half monkey hybrid. Some of these squonkies stand about three feet tall.
After we finally got some good pictures I did a little research to find that they are actually called "Sherman Fox Squirrels" or "Southern Fox Squirrels". We will always call them Squonkies.

The first shot is a nice closeup of the face.
The second and third are a low quality cell phone shots, but you can get an idea of the actual size from his tail.

[Grubendol]

Nice Shots Dragon!!!
I love closeup stuff like that.

I took a few shots this morning from our parking lot. I am using a sony cybershot with a 10x zoom on these pictures at quite a distance.

I couldnt really see this with my eyes but I got a big suprise when I downloaded the pics.

Mama Osprey eggs have hatched!!!!!!!

I always love bird shots.

My flickr site has some California condors we saw in the Grand Canyon, as well as Stellar Jays, mountain bluebirds, and a few other misc birds.

[obxeyeguy]

This is out behind my wifes office. Another osprey pic!

[Leo Hadley Jr]

I love Ospreys!!!!!

They are always flying by carrying huge fish.

Its hard to get the shot!!!

[Leo Hadley Jr]

At this weekends event there was an estimated 250,000 - 300,000 Bikes.

http://leesburgbikefest.com/Bikefest/index.htm

[Snitgirl]

My little Siena turned 13 months a few days ago and we celebrated, lol.

Where's the BaBy????

[Leo Hadley Jr]

AAAWWWWWWWWW

Look at those eyes!!!

[braheem24]

At this weekends event there was an estimated 250,000 - 300,000 Bikes.

Good Lawd, that's a lotta leather! :D

[optifocus]

Such a great gallery you all have created, i like that baby sleeping the most.

It's really looks cool.