Stock Photo Showcase

Cormorant

Joe — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:04:37 +0000

A cormorant in the outdoor flight cage at the National Zoo. I guess it is a cormorant from its beak but I do not know exactly what bird this is.
Shot with a Nikon D80 and a 135mm AIS lens.

Wattled Crane at the National Zoo

Joe — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:04:17 +0000

A wattled crane (burgeranus carunculatus) digging for snails, root and other food in an enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington DC. The wattled crane is the largest African crane. It lives south of the Sahara.
Shot with a Nikon D80 and a 50mm AIS lens.

Water lily blossom and seed head

Joe — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:22:27 +0000

The just opening blossom of a water lily, whit with pink edges, next to a water lily seed head from the same plant. Large green water lily leaves dominate the lower portion of the photo.
Shot with a Nikon D80 and a 135mm AIS lens.

Wattled Crane Digging for Food

Joe — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:22:09 +0000

Bud of a water lily flower

Joe — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:21:52 +0000

The bud of a water lily flower, just before opening. The straight, smooth lines speak to the perfection of beauty in nature. Open yellow water lilies and water lily leaves are seen in the background.
Shot with a Nikon D80 and a 135mm AIS lens.

White wildflower

Joe — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:21:29 +0000

A white wildflower seen in June on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia. This variety of flower was blooming extensively along the trail in the Shenandoah National Park. It has a complex flower with many blossoms, like a hyacinth and grassy leaves.
Shot with a Nikon D80 and a 55mm Micro Nikkor macro lens.

Unconquered Statue at Florida State

Joe — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:21:08 +0000

The statue entitled Unconquered at the stadium complex at Florida State University. The statue shows a representation of the mascot who rides onto the field before each football game.
Shot with a Nikon D80 and a 50mm AIS lens.

Two young women smile at each other

Joe — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:37 +0000

Two young women sitting back to back, turning their heads to each other, and smiling. The two are Stephanie and Janelle, models with portfolios on Model Mayhem. Janelle wears a green sweater top and Stephanie a violet sweater top.
Shot with a Nikon D80 and a 55mm Micro Nikkor AIS lens.

AC-47D Spooky Ground Support Gunship

Joe — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:17 +0000

Spooky, the first side firing gunship aircraft deployed in the Viet Nam War. Due to the need of heavier ground support fire from aircraft, a modified C-47 Skytrain was developed with three 7.62mm miniguns mounted to fire sideways from the plane. Nicknamed Puff the Magic Dragon, the aircraft met the needs of the battlefield admirably, but its aging airframe made it susceptible to ground fire. It was replaced by models build on newer airframes, notably a model build on the C-130 Hercules frame.
This example is on display at the US Air Force Armaments Museum in Shalimar, Florida.
Shot with a Nikon D80 and a 50mm AIS lens.

Przewalski Horse Stallion

Joe — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:19:59 +0000

One of two Przewalski horses at the National Zoo in Washington DC, this one a stallion. Przewalski horses (Equus ferus przewalskii) are the last truly wild horses, they were never successfully domesticated. They became extinct in the wild in 1966 but have been reintroduced to the wild through conservation programs in Mongolia and China.
Shot with a Nikon D80 and a 135mm AIS lens.