BikerBabe's photos

[DBII]

nice work. Any more you can share?

DBII

[BikerBabe]

Sure, I'll dig out some more pics. I've got approx. 65 Gb's worth of my photos stored on my 'pooter, there ought to be something worth looking at in between.

[Wayne Little]

Some fantastic shots there BB!

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

[Geedee]

That macro shot is superb. ...and I love the curves on the Merc's rear view mirror / spotlight

[BikerBabe]

Hi guys, and thanks for the nice words about my photos.

Here's some of my fave pics from my holiday in Austria some years ago...gotta love that country, mountains and all. What a nature, what a country!
The pics may not be so great composition-wise, but they'll give you an idea of some of the incredibly beautiful places in Austria.

1.: Baldie, shot at Burg Hohenwerfen, where they've got all kinds of predator birds - owls, eagles, vultures, falcons, you name it. They fly with the birds to show people how the birds hunt and fly - a very spectacular view, I promise you.

2.: Burg Hohenwerfen, seen from the road to the castle.

3.: The view from the terrace at Kehlsteinhaus - Eagle's Nest.
The lake is as far as I remember, Königssee in southern Germany.

4.: The view from one of the vantage points near the mountain range that houses - among others - Grossglockner.

5.: Burg Hohenwerfen, shot from the outer courtyard. If you've got leg-, foot-, or back problems, don't go there, as it takes full mobility to move about. There is no level place, except in the rooms inside the castle!

6.: The state room at Kehlsteinhaus, now a restaurant.

7.: Entrance to the elevator shaft at Kehlsteinhaus - broad enough for a car to go through the gates.
Btw, there's still an old WW2 germann submarine diesel engine as emergency backup for the elevator. It works perfectly.

8.: Old garages at Kehlstein. Actually, my then-boyfriend and I went down this little path in the forest to see what was there. We found these old garages that were barred for public entrance, and so we didn't really get a proper look inside, as there was all kinds of fallen stones, trees and stuff in front of the garages.
We continued down the little forest path, and got to a road block with a sign that stated that this area was closed to the public. Hm, how about closing off the other end of the path as well then?
As far as I know, these old garages was used by the elite troops who guarded Adolf Hitler's mountain retreat of Kehlsteinhaus. Fascinating stuff, when you're into historical things.

9.: View from Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse.

10.: Obersee with Fischunkelalm [spelling?], shot from the Königssee side.

[vikingBerserker]

Wow BB, those are pretty dam excellent!!

[ontos]

Great shots BB, love the old castle shots.

[evangilder]

Nice. Austria is so picturesque.

[Gnomey]

Lovely shots! Austria is a great country for photography.

[BikerBabe]

Thanks guys *curtsies* - and yes, Austria is pretty darned nigh impossible not to get some nice pics of, no matter what the season!
I sure did enjoy our stay there - two weeks during the summer of '02, we had a great time and nice weather, roaming about in the Salzburg/southern Germany area, which I can recommend visiting, should you ever drop by.
And Ontos - if Schloss Hohenwerfen seems somewhat familiar, it might not be so strange. It was used as a location, posing as Schloss Adler, for "Where Eagles Dare", the old war movie with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood.
Please see link: http://www.mindspring.com/~nisus/200...ml/Werfen.html

I'll see if I can find some more motorcycle shots...that shouldn't be entirely impossible... *digs*

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

WHOA!!!! BB, those are spectacular!! Thanks for sharing! :

[GrauGeist]

Great photos, BB!

I was thinking some of those alpine photos looked like scenes from "Sound of Music" or "Heidi"...but the Alps are amazng for it's scenery!

[BikerBabe]

Hi again guys.

Here's a few pics from yesterday's motorcycle trip to Roskilde Airport with best buddy Jørn.
I wanted to go and check out the locations before the airshow in a few weeks, and so we did.
We experienced a few things out there, even though it was a lazy day with not much going on.

1.: The local sea rescue helicopter - unfortunately I had the sun a little to the right of me and in the face, so details are hid in the shadow. *growls*

2.: The 'copter zooming off - it returned a little while later with a lot of pitch black smoke billowing from the lower rear end.
Now - I don't know whether it was exhaust smoke or what, but it looked wrong, and apparently it was. More later on in the pic series.

3.: The locally based DC-3 landing. You can read about her history and the danish group, The DC-3 Friends, here: http://www.dc3vennerne.dk/english.htm

4.: She sure looks pretty in my eyes.

5.: There were actually three fire trucks approaching the helicopter, when it landed. Two large ones and the tiny one there - dunno what they're called in english.
At first the trucks stopped quite a distance away, then - prolly after having a talk with the pilot - they approached the helicopter and did a check-up on the fly thingy.

6.: ...and the local fire department guys and the police arrived as well.
It could have been a drill, but I'm not sure whether it was or not.
Anyway, all ended well, and that's the good thing.

[evangilder]