My part of the world

[Fangtasia]

Just to show i DO enjoy taking pics of other stuff than just my critters *LOL*

I took the new camera out tonight and experimented with the night option....once i found it that is LOL

Anyway heres some of the results

Queens Park

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/QueensPark16thSept07d.jpg

Looking up into the tree ~ same one pictured in above pic
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/QueensPark16thSept07a.jpg

Looking towards the cannon...there is a security guard stationed there at present....to protect the garden beds ready for the carnival of flowers
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/QueensPark16thSept07.jpg

[Fangtasia]

Picnic Point...

The water tower
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/PicnicPoint16thSept07b.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/PicnicPoint16thSept07c.jpg

This one was taken using just auto normal settings
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/PicnicPoint16thSept07.jpg

This one using the night setting
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/PicnicPoint16thSept07a.jpg

[Fangtasia]

Hope ya enjoy...i'll take and add more as time goes on....give you at least a wee peek into some of OZ :D

[jseal]

OrliFanatic,

Pretty neat! Thank you. :)

[dicksbro]

Nice picture Orli girl. Looks terrific. :thumbs:

[Oldfart]

Was that taken with a tripod and the timer?

My best night pics, some taken in almost total darkness, were with tripod, night setting and timer.

[LixyChick]

Oh so pretty Shar!

Keep on sharing. I'm loving the little peek into your world!

[Lilith]

Beautiful!

[Fangtasia]

Was that taken with a tripod and the timer?

My best night pics, some taken in almost total darkness, were with tripod, night setting and timer.
No tripod as such....i did have to sit the camera on something though to keep it still while the camera took the pic. No timer, well that i know of *L* I just pressed the button, the flash goes off and it sits and thinks about it for a bit and then processes the photo :D

There was some light around when i took these pics....will try the total darkness thing though OF. Sounds neat

[Fangtasia]

Thanx all.....i'm really enjoying taking them, wish i just had more time to do it *L*

I'm really pleased how these came out, will take the tripod with me next time though....there were other things i'd have loved pics of, but i just couldn't keep the camera still enough and there wasnt anything i could sit it on

[IowaMan]

Those pics are great Sharni! Love 'em! :thumb:

[Irezumi Kiss]

Wish I was there right now. Ahhh, someday, when money and time meet properly. *sigh*

That gazebo looks like a great place to indulge in some naughty, hand-under-the-skirt kinda indulgings, ya think? :blink:

[osuche]

Lovely location...and very artistic photos!

[sodaklostsoul]

Very cool!!!!! Thanks Sharni!!!!

[jay-t]

Very nice pics !

[Oldfart]

No tripod as such....i did have to sit the camera on something though to keep it still while the camera took the pic. No timer, well that i know of *L* I just pressed the button, the flash goes off and it sits and thinks about it for a bit and then processes the photo :D

There was some light around when i took these pics....will try the total darkness thing though OF. Sounds neat

Timer takes any of the shake away, and is even more importand in low light, not dark.

[PantyFanatic]

Do those giant Australian mushrooms only come up at night? :confused:









Really great pics. Looks like your new cam is performing well for you. The close-ups in your critter thread came out very nice and now these low light look great. Good on ya. :cheerlead

[gekkogecko]

Beautiful gardens, but why are those alien spaceships being stored there?

[Mae]

Beautiful pics, Sharni!

[Teddy Bear]

Someday I'd love to get over there.

TY Sharni, beautiful!

[Fangtasia]

Thanx all.....really pleased you are enjoying them

The Orliclan (family *L*) are gonna head out to the parks for a looksee tomorrow, will take some more pics to share with ya's

[Fangtasia]

Some of the gorgeous flower gardens (Garden beds were taken by both Bilbo and myself)

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Gardens23rdSept07.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Gardens23rdSept07b.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Gardens23rdSept07d.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Gardens23rdSept07g.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Gardens23rdSept07i.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Gardens23rdSept07l.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Gardens23rdSept07m.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Gardens23rdSept07o.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Gardens23rdSept07r.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Gardens23rdSept07s.jpg

[Fangtasia]

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Gardens23rdSept07k.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Gardens23rdSept07n.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Gardens23rdSept07u.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Gardens23rdSept07v.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Gardens23rdSept07t.jpg

[Fangtasia]

Some of the park trees
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Gardens23rdSept07w.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Park23rdSept07.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Park23rdSept07a.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Park23rdSept07b.jpg

[Fangtasia]

Looking out over the Range
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Range23rdSept07.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Range23rdSept07a.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Range23rdSept07b.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Range23rdSept07c.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Range23rdSept07e.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Range23rdSept07f.jpg

[Fangtasia]

My son wanted me to take this pic *L*
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Moon23rdSept07.jpg

Now some close ups of some of the flowers
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/Singleflower1.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/SingleFlower2.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/SingleFlower3.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/SingleFlower5.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/SingleFlower4.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/SingleFlower6.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/SingleFlower7.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/SingleFlower8.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/OrliFanatic/Snapshots/SingleFlower9.jpg

[Lilith]

gorgeous! You captured one of my faves, wisteria. I think your son was correct in suggesting you take that pic!

[Lilith]

Just curious... what does it smell like there?

[LixyChick]

OH MY WORD! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I miss spring soooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!

Thank you for sharing those gorgeous pics Shar! Stunning....absolutely stunning!

Did you get there really early or really late? Doesn't seem to be many people. Which is nice...don't get me wrong. But if we had a place like that around here it'd be wall to wall peeps!

[Oldfart]

Just curious... what does it smell like there?

What's invisible and smells of dogfood?

[Fangtasia]

Just curious... what does it smell like there?
Like Spring :)

Mostly i could smell the Port Wine Magnolias...absolutely gorgeous. There is a scented garden for the visually impaired, oh man it is heaven!

[Fangtasia]

Did you get there really early or really late? Doesn't seem to be many people. Which is nice...don't get me wrong. But if we had a place like that around here it'd be wall to wall peeps!
Before lunch...most of the crowds were at the Wine & Cheese festival. And we snapped the pics between people where possible, gotta be careful in the day of sue-age :rolleyes2 , specially where kids maybe nearby. There were a lot of pics i wanted to get but the traffic volume was too high. I'll go again when the terrorist (tourists) have gone home *LOL*

[Oldfart]

Magnolias, damn shame they won't grow up here.

[Lilith]

We have two types of magnolias here. We have the large traditional lemon-scented white ones with leathery leaves and the pretty pink Japanese variety which heralds in the spring with it's flowers long before the new leaf buds appear.

[LixyChick]

Ahhhhhh...Magnolia Blossoms...Yum!

Loved driving down to Fla. from Pa. and when we got to Georgia we started seeing/smelling the magnolia's.

Closest thing we have to your gardens Shar is a place called Longwood Gardens. Open year round but I haven't been there in years. You might have inspired me to make a day trip.

[scotzoidman]

"Magnolia, you sweet thang, you're drivin' me mad,
Gotta get back to you, babe, you're the best I've ever had..."

- J.J. Cale