Non-Jeep Photography

[RAT]

Snow? What snow?

While some of you live in the Arctic Circle, some of us still live in warmer climbs... Right out my front door



I could watch this guy fish all day



But then again...




OK so theres a Jeep in this one Snowed really hard and the wind was howling

Had to light me one of these

[FishPOET]

[FishPOET]

Winslow, AZ


Carlsbad Caverns, NM


This little guy shared lunch with us in a rest area near El Paso, TX


Aguirre Springs Campground, NM


A "Chollauro"


Sitting on top of a Saguaro Cactus


Saguaro Cactus


Shot Glass with a bite!

[RAT]

Doug,
Looks like a good trip. I grew up in El Paso, and spend a lot of time around Carlsbad. There is another cave system close by called Lechagilla, but it was closed to the general public a long time ago (late 80's)due to the fragile nature of the crystal formations that are only found in that cave system. You have to be a scientistor expert to get in there now. When I was growing up we could still get in there. It's amazing. So what did you think of EP? Great place to drive through, huh?
Here is a link to the cave: http://www.extremescience.com/Lechuigillainfo.htm

[nwoods]

Joshua Tree:

[NAILER341]

here are a few:
these were all taken in huntington lake ca.

[RAT]

More random pics from all over

Abalone Cove in the morning (New Years Day)

Chip






Not sure if this is a fossil or mineral deposits


This is a fossil


Morning dew




Look close at the water drops and you can see the reflection of the plant behind the one I'm photographing

[Mitch]

Doug,

I haven't seen a post from you for a little while and my first thought was I wonder where Doug and Tracy are vacationing this time! Great pic's.

Mitch

[jkcrazyjim2]

Took a picture of the moon tonight on it's brightest day of 2009, tweaked it a little bit to come up with something different.

[RAT]

Once in a Blue Moon... Very nice!

[NAILER341]

here are a couple.
these are from the new {renovated} Riviera in Palm Springs. what a beautiful place that is.

[dirtman13]

Took a picture of the moon tonight on it's brightest day of 2009, tweaked it a little bit to come up with something different.

The moon was huge this morning. It would have been a awesome shot. I wish I had my camera. Nice picture

[sarah]

Wow to both moon and fancy place! How'd you get that moon pic? I haven't figured out the right settings to get any detail outta that big bright circle thing

[RAT]

Definitely non Jeep photography

Had a little time between jobs in SD today so stopped to take pics at Cardiff by the Sea.



















Lenticular clouds over Mt. Baldy on Saturday afternoon. Very rare formation in southern CA




Plenty more here-http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/?start=0

[jkcrazyjim2]

Wow to both moon and fancy place! How'd you get that moon pic? I haven't figured out the right settings to get any detail outta that big bright circle thing

I use manual setting, and adjust the shutter speed as needed. The settings for this shot was: 1/125 shutter speed, F8.0 aperture, and 100 ISO speed. If you let the camera pick the exposure, it will be just a round light. Keep the ISO speed down, I don't think the aperture matters(I picked where the lens is sharpest), and adjust the shutter speed as needed. I then post process in photoshop CS3. It didn't turn out as well as some of my other moon pictures, but oh well.