Feb

22

2012

Nice Houses Photos

Author: Ivan

A few nice Houses images I found:

House Finch AM 2
Houses

Image by THE Holy Hand Grenade!
(House Sparrow female?) and 2 House Finches Carpodacus mexicanus (right to left) sit on the fence at Albany Bulb, Albany, CA. Taken by a Nikon F4s with a Pro-Optic 500mm f/6.3 mirror lens on Kodak Max 800. Exposure unrecorded.

Housing
Houses

Image by james.thompson
Possible housing option at OBI

184_2545 Parliament House
Houses

Image by Kate’s Photo Diary
Parliament House is situated on Capital Hill just South of Lake Burley Griffin. It can be seen by its flag raised upon 4 legs towering over the building, and is a recent extension of Burley Griffin’s vision for Canberra. It was designed by Romaldo Gieurgola, an Italian, and built in 1988 costing .1 billion. In order to preserve the shape of the hill, on which it is built, it was constructed into the top of the hill with the roof being grassed over.
The building axis runs from North to East and South to West, and is situated perfectly inline with Old Parliament House, the Australian War Memorial and Mt. Ainslie.
www.australianexplorer.com/canberra_parliament_house.htm

Old Parliament House is situated between Parliament House and Lake Burley Griffin. Although it was initially built as a temporary parliament house, government stayed there from 1927 right up until 1988.
www.australianexplorer.com/canberra_old_parliament_house.htm

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35 Responses to “Nice Houses Photos”

  1. Leo Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 11:28 am

    Nice shot, really cool DOF.

  2. Scott Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 11:50 am

    Yeah, with a 500mm at F/6.3, DOF is going to be measured in inches at this range (about 20-30 feet…)

  3. Andre Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 12:15 pm

    The first 2 birds are purple finches. The 3rd bird is not a goldfinch.

  4. Ralph Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    @Richora: Purple Finches are not common at this location; and House Finches are! Purple Finches are typically un-streaked, these two (slightly out of focus, see my earlier comment re: Depth of Field) appear to me to be streaked, like House Finches.

    As far as the "American Goldfinch" – I was unsure, that is why I phrased the caption that way – do you have any suggestions as to what the bird actually is? Goldfinches were certainly in the area – see the prior shot in the photostream! Another possibility is a House Sparrow female – an unusually pale-yellowish one.

    –
    Seen on my Flickr home page. (?)

  5. Rick Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 1:22 pm

    lol…It doesn’t take a genius to know where house sparrows are common. THEY LIVE EVERYWHERE.

    Show me a photo of a house sparrow with with a purple head. Unlike you, I show proof. identify.whatbird.com/obj/199/overview/Purple_Finch.aspx

    The first two birds are purple finches.
    The last bird is probably a female house sparrow.
    And once again, american goldfinches are yellow. Females are too, just a dull yellow. s3.amazonaws.com/estock/fspid11/16/34/35/7/american-goldf…

    You might wanna study up on your birds.

  6. Perry Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    @Richora: I suggest you re-READ my response: You seem to think I’m calling your "Purple Finch(es)" as House Sparrows – I’m not, I’m Calling them House Finches! I’m doing this based on both habitat (Purple Finches tend to be more rural than this location – just north of Golden Gate Fields, the regional horse racing facility…) and my personal observations in the 20+ years I’ve lived in Albany, CA ( a grand total of 0 Purple Finches seen – and yes, a Purple Finch is on my life list, so I know the difference…) If you think the heads on the center two birds are purple, I suggest you get your monitor and/or eyes checked.

    House sparrows have nested in the house next door to me for most of those 20+ years – but that doesn’t mean that I can ID every female I see!

    I’ve been birding for 35+ years: I can ID the House Finch (and most other common Bay Area birds…) by voice alone – and know when what I hear isn’t a HF! (To some extent, I can place myself, geographically within the Bay Area, just by hearing the local White-Crowned Sparrow dialect!)

  7. Don Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 1:40 pm

    The first 2 birds are either house finches or purple finches. If you were actually a birder, anyone with eyes would know the third bird is a female house sparrow since it looks nothing like a goldfinch. But I see your realized your mistake and changed it, but its not "I think!"

  8. Douglas Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    james.thompson,

    I want to let you know that I included this photo in a blog post. Here is the link:

    http://www.positivewavesbaby.com/?p=1019

    Thanks!
    Greg Blencoe
    Positive Waves Baby blog

  9. Vincent Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    Hi – Just wanted to let you know that I used this gorgeous photo in my blog post about healthy home improvements. What a great photo!

    Here’s a link to see it: groovygreenlivin.com/2010/09/healthy-home-improvements-br…

    Many thanks – Lori
    lori@groovygreenlivin.com

  10. Kenneth Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 4:21 pm

    Here at GoBankingRates, we love your photography and have used this picture to accompany an article about second mortgages

  11. Edward Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    Thanks for letting me use your image. I used it for the banner at http://www.handymanoremut.com/ (still under construction)

  12. Brett Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 5:11 pm

    i love it too. http://www.impactchristianministries.org

  13. Fernando Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    Great shot – using it in a blog post at phoenixareahomes.blogspot.com
    Tom

  14. Ronnie Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 6:23 pm

    Awesome photo, Letting you know that I am using it for my website

  15. Randall Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 6:29 pm

    great photo! we would like to use it on our website if you don’t mind, you can check it out at: insuranceprofessionalstn.wordpress.com/new-customers/home/

  16. ArnoldWalsh Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 6:53 pm

    Great Photo. We would like to use this photo on our article. http://www.squidoo.com/characteristics-of-a-good-house

  17. Russell Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 6:54 pm

    Great photo. Using it on a presentation on cldr.unicode.org

  18. Bruce Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 7:00 pm

    used the photo for my real estate industry blog post at Pre Listing Appraisal and Pricing it Right – Listings Up

    thanks for a great image!

  19. Clarence Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 7:10 pm

    Sweet!

  20. Tom Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 7:53 pm

    Thanks for the great picture, just what I was looking for. Used it in my blog post Best Day to List Your Home

  21. Warren Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    DO U HAVE SUPPLIERS IN middle east???
    Mona

  22. Troy Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 9:08 pm

    Great image, I might use it in my visual novel!

  23. Chester Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    We used your photo on our Video.

    You can find it here: My Home Decor Blog

    Thank you very much.

  24. Christian Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 9:51 pm

    Beautifully taken!

    I INVITE YOU to CONSIDER (and ask to join?):
    " Hi town (invited members only)"
    "photos/creations/art"

    please READ the RULES and the DEFINITION

  25. Isaac Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 10:42 pm

    Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Newbiggin Photography Group , and we’d love to have this added to the group!

    Saw this on Billy Connolys tour of Australia –whizz looking building

  26. Virgil Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 10:58 pm

    Thanks at_44.

    Thanks bills-photos.

  27. LewisCarpenter Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 10:58 pm

    I saw this GREAT SHOT in
    " Hi town (invited members only)"
    "photos/creations/art"

  28. Martin Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 11:36 pm

    Super composition…very impressive looking buildings!

  29. Kelly Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 11:40 pm

    Amazing!!

  30. Mathew Says:
    February 23rd, 2012 at 12:04 am

    I saw this GREAT SHOT in
    " Hi town (invited members only)"
    "photos/creations/art"

  31. morgan Says:
    February 23rd, 2012 at 12:34 am

    I saw this GREAT SHOT in
    " Hi town (invited members only)"
    "photos/creations/art"

  32. Virgil Says:
    February 23rd, 2012 at 12:35 am

    Thanks France53.

    Thanks foxje51.

    Thanks pamw2009.

    Thanks at_44.

    Thanks marinela 2008.

  33. Clifford Says:
    February 23rd, 2012 at 12:57 am

    This is a good composition of the old and new parliament houses :)

  34. Perry Says:
    February 23rd, 2012 at 1:53 am

    Thanks Chooks!

  35. JosephMartinez Says:
    February 23rd, 2012 at 1:59 am

    Lovely Parliament House.
    Thanks for sharing.