Picture of the Day!

[DeadBishop]

Okay, okay. I should probably let the cat out of the bag....

Many close guesses.  It is a burnt out bulb from a track lighting unit.  Normally it looks like a silver reflector, but it's dichroic glass being back lit, so the colors show up.

Thanks for playing!

[Mandrake Von Sets]

One of my pictures is advertising for a Ren Festival in California next weekend.

Ad:  http://newspaperads.sanluisobispo.com/ROP/ads.aspx?advid=1316748&adid=9528179&cat=14553

Original:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildabeast71/3781888227/in/set-72157621828580584/

[Lady Lil]

That is just way to cool!

[dbaldock]

I went and took some pictures at the 2010 McDade Watermelon Festival & Parade on Saturday morning, 10-Jul-10.

They've been uploaded to some Sets on my Flickr account:
Festival & Parade (130 shots)
Sherwood Forest Faire Folks in Parade (12 shots)
Classic Cars on display at Festival (46 shots)


A couple of participants in the 62nd McDade Watermelon Festival Parade on 10-Jul-10.
(Click the image to see the full size 4288x2848 photo)



Take Care,
David Baldock

[Rani Zemirah]

Awwww... how sweet is that? 

[SleepyArcher]

My daughter in the yard.

[Merlin the Elder]

Talk about your Pixie Princess.... Very cute, Sleepy!

[renfairephotog]

From the KY Highland Renaissance Festival.

[Merlin the Elder]

Great shot. Makes me want to be at a faire...any faire.

[Poldugarian Warrior]

That shot of the cows is cool, and the grey sky reminds me of when I was a child and lived in the village of Carleton outside of Monroe here in Michigan, and we'd watch the thunderstorms roll in.

[Xanthenes The Unbalanced]

Back in British Columbia for the third time this year.  Thankfully, this time is all vacation.  Found an out-of-the-way auto museum up by Salmon Arm today:

[renfairephotog]

Love the cars in HDR.

[Rani Zemirah]

Everything seems amazing in HDR. Even the road under the cars in that last photo looks like it's made of... Skittles!!! 

[Xanthenes The Unbalanced]

Thanks, RF. 

If I go back, I'll check the gravel for Skittles-like consistency or taste.

Sticking with the High Dynamic Vacation theme, British Columbia boasts a burgeoning wine industry
and lots of mom and pop wineries:

[Rani Zemirah]

Save your teeth!  I'm betting there is neither...   

Incredible skyscape, and the lighting on the baby grapes is rather... sublime!  (uhhh, and no, that was NOT a terrible color pun... at least, not on purpose, anyway)  More Skittles by the barrels, but the textures there just seem to be almost touchable.  Beautiful work!

RFP, the girl with the drums is beautifully lit, also!  Very nice timing... 

SA, your daughter is so lovely, and what a treasure that portrait is!