Photos of Wonderment (Page 1 of 7)

Kewl!

I think that was Mars before . . . well, you know . . .

Oh man! That's too bad. It is a cool pic, but it was played off as real when someone emailed it to me. Shows how much I know about astronomy.

Those are great photos on antwrp. Thanks for the tip. I've already looked at a bunch of them. Did you know the moon is really made of green cheese?
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060401.html
They say it's out of date. I wonder if that means it's half off?

Some neat macro shots from in front of our apartment (taken with digital camera):

Bolded words my own emphasis:

I want to let people know that this is NOT TRUE.   NOT "any" white wild mushrooms are edible.  I have the National Audoban Society Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic States open in front of me to page 79, looking at a picture of a white wild mushroom called a "Destroying Angel", with a description that reads:

Destroying Angel - Entirely white.  Cap umbrella-shaped, with ragged edges....Habitat:  Broad leaf forests, pastures.....Caution:  Deadly poisonous;  can be mistaken for edible Agaricus species..."

I don't mean to sound like a nitpicker....dork/nerd would be a more accurate word,   because I bought this book after we moved to Virginia, and I actually read this thing...for fun.  And surprisingly, remembered a lot of it.   When I read what you wrote Thook I immediately remembered reading this and remembered the picture, and so pulled out my book to double check and see if maybe I was remembering something wrong.  I wasn't....so, the moral of the story is.....don't eat wild white mushrooms unless you know your stuff!  And NEVER just take somebody's word for anything.......ALWAYS double check the facts you're being told.  Especially if it could result in your death, and even worse, when you're passing on incorrect information that could lead to somebody else's death.

At this point it's safe to say that his advise may not be so reliable, and that he may not be as gifted as you originally thought.  I'd seriously question and double check everything he's told you or does tell you.   

Now, back to the beautiful pictures..........

Not a photo per se, but live streaming cam of a bald eagle nesting.

http://www.infotecbusinesssystems.com/w … efault.asp

Thanks Lyra,
I should have remembered that about mushrooms and being sure of what you find. Too little, too late I'm afraid. I suppose it serves me right for listening to my hippie friends. Darn! And I was going to post a new mushroom gravy recipe. Well, looks like I'll have to modify it a bit now. You all can find the modified recipe in my new and upcoming book "Thook Speaks: Mushroom Messages From Beyond". I already have an idea for a title for the next one,"The Nature of Gullibility". What do you y'all think? Is it catchy? Anyway, I'm looking for a channelling volunteer if anyone thinks they might be interested. My dog is a pretty good one for now. He can atleast type fairly well, but I don't think he could get the knack for a digital camera. Otherwise, I'd go ahead and post some pics. This place is really nice. Funny, though, it's not what I expected. And it's real big.
Well, I'm gonna go haunt my hippie friend now. More later! Peace y'all!
Oh, and that pic looks like alot like what I had had for lunch yesterday. Those ones are little bland. I prefer shittakes.

Glad to help!
More tips:

When taking photos always set the sharpness, contrast and saturation to
low because this stuff can be much better adjusted with Photoshop or any
image manipulation software.

When taking a portrait, do not apply USM/sharpness on the model skin, apply
only on the eyes, hair, lips, jewelry and cloths, applying on the skin will make
the skin imperfections much more evident.

You do not need to always apply USM/sharpness in the whole picture, applying
only in the object of attention like the flower or the insect in the Tom’s pictures
is a good idea.

If the digicam has RAW prefer it than JPG, when manipulated well the
results are *much* better than JPG, also with RAW you do not have to
worry about white balance, this is a GREAT PLUS !

A few but *excellent* tutorials(do not miss the Pleasing Skin Tone tutorial)
http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1100284
Good tutorials too http://www.russellbrown.com/tips_tech.html
Millions of tutorials www.good-tutorials.com
Good Photoshop actions http://www.atncentral.com/

When the image is to display in the WEB use sRGB without profile
look at these 2 good links for a good explanation.

Adobe RGB x sRGB
http://www.anandtech.com/digitalcameras … 80&p=8
http://www.nulab.com.au/newsletter/nove … aAdobe.htm