Warren Mary Ellen
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It is pouring down rain finally. On the other hand, the shrubs are gonna grow now.
Morning Cup Of Coffee And Weather
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A unique Hummingbird Clearwing Moth and a Monarch butterfly from Peg's garden this morning. I started out taking the pic of the Monarch since they've been so scarce (maybe due to the cicadas)
Then the Moth caught my eye - I actually thought it was a Hummingbird at first. A very unique and beautiful Moth.
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Then the Moth caught my eye - I actually thought it was a Hummingbird at first. A very unique and beautiful Moth.
Sweeney
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A unique Hummingbird Clearwing Moth and a Monarch butterfly from Peg's garden this morning. I started out taking the pic of the Monarch since they've been so scarce (maybe due to the cicadas)
Then the Moth caught my eye - I actually thought it was a Hummingbird at first. A very unique and beautiful Moth.
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NICE! I REALLY need to upgrade my camera...I've got a Canon DSLR, I need to get some better optics. But what I really want is a GPS to encode the geo-locatdion in the photos like the iPhone does. Thats really helpful for my notes and workflows...
Thanks Sweeney, it sounds like you've got the necessities covered. Geo location would be a nice add-on for sure.
Sweeney
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The geo location is just a nice to have --- the optics are what makes the biggest difference. The body I have is a Canon, with consumer lenses, not terrible just not great. The telephoto vignettes, especially as the focal length increases.
I've taken a couple of photos that I'm proud of. Night time city stapes with river and water. I just love the way the water acts, and the unusual colors you get due to artificial lights in the city.
My best work has always been at the enlarger. I ran a Noritsu and Fuji for years. The Noritsu did 5x7s and smaller, and the Fuji did from 4x6 up to poster size—mostly 8x12s and occasionally slightly larger. I think what I really liked was the setup—the calibration was a mystery to my coworkers, but I understood it well. Noritsu was definitely the "quantity" machine.
The real problem is that I just don't have the 'eye' to pick a subject well and compose it. I can surely train for this, but it's a question of time, a commodity I have little of, though that may be changing. We'll see.
.....but then, so is the weather!
Time is precious that's for sure. Never enough of it it seems.
I did a bit of darkroom work in the late 70's and enjoyed it. Worked with a 4X5 view camera and the Adam's zone system. Incredible fun, but then grown-up life changed that. Still a hobby I'm glad to say, being practiced in a way I could not have imagined 50+ years ago.
Hopefully you soon have the time to enjoy your hobbies more
The Postman
Ranger
Happy Independence Day!
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Sweeney
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Time is precious that's for sure. Never enough of it it seems.
I did a bit of darkroom work in the late 70's and enjoyed it. Worked with a 4X5 view camera and the Adam's zone system. Incredible fun, but then grown-up life changed that. Still a hobby I'm glad to say, being practiced in a way I could not have imagined 50+ years ago.
Hopefully you soon have the time to enjoy your hobbies more
I did all of my best work in the 90's with emulsion & paper. I loved those days. Just a shame that a good medium level lab guy, at the time, made $5.75 an hour
Of course, a taco bell soft taco supreme cost $0.79Sorry to be a dougie downer....the last year has been ROUGH. Since January, lost mom & dad , a job, a business partnership, and....hey, where's the darned dog.
Oh, there she is...whew.
....put it to music, and you might have a hit!I did all of my best work in the 90's with emulsion & paper. I loved those days. Just a shame that a good medium level lab guy, at the time, made $5.75 an hour
Sorry to be a dougie downer....the last year has been ROUGH. Since January, lost mom & dad , a job, a business partnership, and....hey, where's the darned dog.
Oh, there she is...whew.
Sweeney
Administrator
No kidding. Feeling better this morning. I have 10 days, I think I’m going to visit Knobles and possible a boardwalk perhaps ocean city? I need to find campgrounds…knobels wont be a problem, ocean city may be…especially for a state park type experience
Sweeney
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I think my biggest blessing has been that I was born in the USA. We watched the fireworks at Rib Lake , WI.
SOmething about fireworks over the water! When I grew up, we never had the option. In my late teens though, my girlfriend lived near and on them. Have to admit, it was pretty special to see fireworks that way.
The Postman
Ranger
+1 grateful to be Born in the USA!I think my biggest blessing has been that I was born in the USA. We watched the fireworks at Rib Lake , WI.
Is that a song title?
Tour 931
Ranger
Yes.
...look quick! It's bound to change soon.
Got the plane out this morning for the first time since I did my Biannual Flight Review about 10 days ago.
Warren Mary Ellen
Ranger
Been in Beaufort, SC since Tuesday. Spent a couple of days on the beach at Hunting Island State Park. Had a pretty lazy trip. Not camping this time. Heading home tomorrow.