Finewest's Artsy Fartsy Seastoc Pics

[Finewest]

Here's a few of my artsy fartsy Seastoc Salton Sea photographs. I hope you enjoy them. You can see how fantastically surreal the Salton Sea is for photographers! And it's a migratory bird sanctuary! See the rare White Snowy Pelican!? The Mexican Monarch butterfly were there too on their thousands of miles migration. It's a no-brainer!

[Raven]

Those are gorgeous! Sure wish I'd been there.

[motomac]

Nice job Fred, +1 on the wish I could have been there!!!

[Trekker]

Awesome photos Fred !!! Simply beautiful!

[Finewest]

Thanks guys! It sure is a very beautiful and interesting place! I'll do a photographer's tour next time.

We missed you all! NEXT YEAR!!!

[Mark]

Nice shots Fred.

Jack was sitting behind me and commented "He takes really good pictures".
I think he has a good eye; kind of like the photographer of these shots!

Mark

[Finewest]

Nice shots Fred.

Jack was sitting behind me and commented "He takes really good pictures".
I think he has a good eye; kind of like the photographer of these shots!

Mark

Jack, I could tell, is a sensitive person! The first step to being a artist! LOL. Also he displayed a real interest in nature! Excellent! Get him his own camera and offer advice and set him loose. If he would like to ask me questions feel free to give him my email address.

Nice family you got there Mark!!! Yeah, and I guess you're OK too, even if you are a Mod. LOL. :rolleyes: ;) :D

[ccryder]

Fred:

Nice shots! Timing is EVERYTHING! Oh yeah, composition helps too ;+}

Neil S.

[AgSTreak]

At the risk of encouraging more of this wishy-washy display of one's feminine side, great shots Fred. You show a real talent with a camera.

[Eric]

Great pictures! Thank you for the reminder that the sky is in fact blue.

[Skywriter]

Well done, Fred...

[Finewest]

At the risk of encouraging more of this wishy-washy display of one's feminine side, great shots Fred. You show a real talent with a camera.

What a odd observation dude? But in some way you are right. About the great shots I mean... Thanks. I think... :eek: :rolleyes: :D

[Trekker]

Actually, as I was looking at those photos wishing I could take shots as good as these I had a thought (it kind of echoed around in my skull). I need to take a 3 credit art course to satisfy my BBA degree program and I'm thinkin' a photography class might just be the ticket! Thanks for the inperspiration Fred! :D

[AgSTreak]

Fred you're absolutely correct, great shots. I almost made a comment about, "How come your bike isn't in the photo set?", but isn't that what everyone else does? Congratulations on being an individual.

[therider]

very nice shots, great compositions. looking fwd to seeing more from you, Fred.

[Louie Louie]

Great pictures and great to meet you Fred!

Louis

[Mark]

Get him his own camera and offer advice and set him loose. If he would like to ask me questions feel free to give him my email address.


Thanks. Great minds... it is scheduled for Christmas this year. :)

Mark

[Finewest]

Actually, as I was looking at those photos wishing I could take shots as good as these I had a thought (it kind of echoed around in my skull). I need to take a 3 credit art course to satisfy my BBA degree program and I'm thinkin' a photography class might just be the ticket! Thanks for the inperspiration Fred! :D

Tell you what. You send me the $50,000 for tutition, and ask me a bunch of questions, I'll then test you, and when you pass I'll print out a 3 credits certificate! Then you're in! Think about it! Seriously! :eek: ;) :crackup


Fred you're absolutely correct, great shots. I almost made a comment about, "How come your bike isn't in the photo set?", but isn't that what everyone else does? Congratulations on being an individual.

Bike (Veronica) not in photos because she wasn't there! I took my car instead. I had too much Stuff to carry to the event. But! I'm still a "individual"! I just got my fringed leather chaps and vest! :D

very nice shots, great compositions. looking fwd to seeing more from you, Fred.

Thank you! You will! ;) :cool:

Great pictures and great to meet you Fred!

Louis

Great to finally meet you too Louis! Sorry you missed the guys. Next time I hope. :)

[Finewest]

Thanks. Great minds... it is scheduled for Christmas this year. :)

Mark

Thought so! LOL. But! I don't think it's a surprise Xmas present now dude! :( ;) :D

[Mark]

Thought so! LOL. But! I don't think it's a surprise Xmas present now dude! :( ;) :D

Oh... he'll be surprised... otherwise I'll take it back! :D

He has been using my old 10x optical 1.2meg for about a year... he's pretty good with that one too.

Mark

[sirepair]

Fred,
You obviously have a wonderful talent, thanks for sharing! :yr1:

But you COULD make it a bit more MANLY; I'm sure there are several beaches that feature "nearly nekid" girlies runnin about... ;) Oh wait, wrong forum....:doh1: (BikiniSTOC?!? - wife would HURT me!)

Really, keep posting the work. It's great! Have you published any (other than on the web)?? Thanks again!

[dteel]

Great pictures and great to meet you Fred!

Louis

Louis, that must have been you John Diego and I passed as we were leaving SeaSTOC! At the fist stop we came to, John asked me who that was we passed, I guessed it was Louie Louie since it sure looked like a silver ('07) STeed to me.

I hope to get to meet you at an event soon.

[Louie Louie]

Louis, that must have been you John Diego and I passed as we were leaving SeaSTOC! At the fist stop we came to, John asked me who that was we passed, I guessed it was Louie Louie since it sure looked like a silver ('07) STeed to me.

I hope to get to meet you at an event soon.


Yup...That was me!! Hope to meet you guys as well. Bikes looked great from the road and I made a V sign.

Louis

[AzDesertRider]

Very Artsy Fartsy Fred. Nice work sir!

[Finewest]

Very Artsy Fartsy Fred. Nice work sir!

Thanks Bob! Couldn't of done it without you... OK OK I did it without ya, but it's the thought that counts! It was great hangin' with ya bud!

[Finewest]

Fred,
You obviously have a wonderful talent, thanks for sharing! :yr1:

But you COULD make it a bit more MANLY; I'm sure there are several beaches that feature "nearly nekid" girlies runnin about... ;) Oh wait, wrong forum....:doh1: (BikiniSTOC?!? - wife would HURT me!)

Really, keep posting the work. It's great! Have you published any (other than on the web)?? Thanks again!

How would you know what "manly" is? LOL. Nope. Not published yet. You guys are my only audience. ;)

[Mandel]

Gorgeous pics Fred! Sorry I missed the fun.

Mandel

[Keith_UK]

Well done Fred - Clearly you and a camera are a dangerous combination!

Fred, sometimes you can tell the make and model of a camera by viewing its picture's properties; but sadly not on this occasion.

As I'm currently thinking of an upgrade from a pocket-sized 'point-and-shoot' digital camera to a compact 'general-use' mid-range with some SLR like performance - I would like to know what sort of camera you used for these shots. Can you let me know?

Thanks

KEITH

[Finewest]

Well done Fred - Clearly you and a camera are a dangerous combination!

Fred, sometimes you can tell the make and model of a camera by viewing its picture's properties; but sadly not on this occasion.

As I'm currently thinking of an upgrade from a pocket-sized 'point-and-shoot' digital camera to a compact 'general-use' mid-range with some SLR like performance - I would like to know what sort of camera you used for these shots. Can you let me know?

Thanks

KEITH

Thanks Keith! I knew the Brits would appeciate my work!

The camera I use is a Olympus C-8080 digital SLR with built-in zoom. It has a wonderful ED lens that just does a beautiful job of enhancing color. It is a mid-size camera. I only carry two filters: a polarizer and a grey graduated filter. Great for landscape and sky shots!

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514S9ZVCHBL._SS400_.jpg Discontiued model.

Your thinking on a mid-size camera is on the button! I use to have tons and tons of camera bodies and lens I would carry with me, but it just got to be too much! So I went light and handy and it works.

Keep in mind Keith it is often not the camera that makes for good pictures, but the photographer's knowledge of his gear and imagination.

[SupraSabre]

You guys do realize that if Fred starts showing off his pics of the Salton Sea, people are going to be flocking there to see these sights themselves and there goes the great secret of SoCal! :p:

We need to make sure that these pics stay in this forum! Otherwise when Fred has his next SeaSTOC it will be so crowded out there, you won't be able to find a campsite! :cool:

Sorry I missed it, but I had to take the wife up to Roy Utah to see my son before he ships off for training and then to Iraq the 9th of November. :o:

:usflag1:

[Mark]

Plenty of room at the site... lots, and lots of empty sites...
And we were not crowded in the site we used either...

I suspect that is one of the beST reasons I've heard (well except for Alicia's excuse!) for not being there...

Mark

[dteel]

Remember the camera is just the tool; for example a simple carving knife, in the hands of a sculptor produces beautiful artwork, in the hands of an amateur it's a tool for severing fingers.

In Fred's case, it's beauty in motion, the boy has talent says I.

[uptoblackwood]

Great images. I've been on the road on the opposite side of the country. Wish I could have joined the gang on the "left" coast. Next year for certain!

Forest

[Finewest]

Great images. I've been on the road on the opposite side of the country. Wish I could have joined the gang on the "left" coast. Next year for certain!

Forest

OR ELSE!!! ;) :crackup