Out and About
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Out and About
Well, I went out this afternoon with the intention of capturing a sunset. Its not often i get to go out and today we had no sunset! I did get some shots of the scenery near wherre I live though.
Soon there will be spring flowers and insects around here-practice for my macro lens!
10D + Vivitar series 1 19-35 zoom
Oh I bought a polarizer from ebay, and then left it at home!
Soon there will be spring flowers and insects around here-practice for my macro lens!
10D + Vivitar series 1 19-35 zoom
Oh I bought a polarizer from ebay, and then left it at home!
Canon 5D and 30D | Canon IXUS 265HS | Cosina 100mm f3.5 macro | EF 75-300 f4.5-5.6 USM III | EF 50 f1.8 II | Slik 88 tripod | Apex Practicioner monocular microscope
Yea it does look like I'm out in the boonies in these shots and well it is only 10 minutes from my house. And i'm only a bus ride away from a busy town.
Canon 5D and 30D | Canon IXUS 265HS | Cosina 100mm f3.5 macro | EF 75-300 f4.5-5.6 USM III | EF 50 f1.8 II | Slik 88 tripod | Apex Practicioner monocular microscope
fungi haunt!
Heres another spot. A possible haunt for fungi!
And that water looks cold!
And that water looks cold!
Canon 5D and 30D | Canon IXUS 265HS | Cosina 100mm f3.5 macro | EF 75-300 f4.5-5.6 USM III | EF 50 f1.8 II | Slik 88 tripod | Apex Practicioner monocular microscope
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Larry,
I'm surprised by just how green the grass is under all that snow. (is this snow or a heavy frost?)
30°C at 10:45pm here in Australia as I write this.
Is there a story behind the design/arrangement of the bench/table in the first shot of your most recent post?
Craig
I'm surprised by just how green the grass is under all that snow. (is this snow or a heavy frost?)
30°C at 10:45pm here in Australia as I write this.
Is there a story behind the design/arrangement of the bench/table in the first shot of your most recent post?
Craig
To use a classic quote from 'Antz' - "I almost know exactly what I'm doing!"
Definitely snow-we had about 3 inches. I guess the grass is pretty tough,plus its still very bright under all the snow. Haven't a clue about the bench tho.augusthouse wrote:Larry,
I'm surprised by just how green the grass is under all that snow. (is this snow or a heavy frost?)
30°C at 10:45pm here in Australia as I write this.
Is there a story behind the design/arrangement of the bench/table in the first shot of your most recent post?
Craig
Canon 5D and 30D | Canon IXUS 265HS | Cosina 100mm f3.5 macro | EF 75-300 f4.5-5.6 USM III | EF 50 f1.8 II | Slik 88 tripod | Apex Practicioner monocular microscope
Is there a story behind the design/arrangement of the bench/table in the first shot of your most recent post?
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Haven't a clue about the bench tho.
Used to have one of these here in Central NJ. It's part of an exercise trail. One is supposed to do certain things such as situps at the various station, then run on to the next... You can see another in the distance.
Joe P.
Hopewell, NJ
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Haven't a clue about the bench tho.
Used to have one of these here in Central NJ. It's part of an exercise trail. One is supposed to do certain things such as situps at the various station, then run on to the next... You can see another in the distance.
Joe P.
Hopewell, NJ
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Hi Joe,
Welcome to the forum!
Thankyou for the information provided regarding the bench/table/exercise station in Larry's photograph.
There is something about the design and functionality of the piece that appeals to me; maybe because it is unusual and not predictable as such, but still practical; (you could also use it to sit and read a paper/book and have a coffee) anyway for some reason it caught my eye.
Larry, do you have any other images with the item in shot?
Craig
Welcome to the forum!
Thankyou for the information provided regarding the bench/table/exercise station in Larry's photograph.
There is something about the design and functionality of the piece that appeals to me; maybe because it is unusual and not predictable as such, but still practical; (you could also use it to sit and read a paper/book and have a coffee) anyway for some reason it caught my eye.
Larry, do you have any other images with the item in shot?
Craig
To use a classic quote from 'Antz' - "I almost know exactly what I'm doing!"
Oh yea there are various items of old exercise gear all over the field. Used to be somewhere for people to work out,get fit,but its been out of use a long time.
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Re: Out and About
It wouldn't have helped on that shot as you were facing the sun.Cyclops wrote:Oh I bought a polarizer from ebay, and then left it at home!
Your very first shot, of the track and hedgerow reminds me of many farm field experiments in my days testing pesticides. The ones checking effects on birds or rats were in the depths of winter. A hot lunch and some antifreeze (aka beer) were life-savers.
Harold
My images are a medium for sharing some of my experiences: they are not me.
Re: Out and About
Harold Gough wrote"The ones checking effects on birds or rats were in the depths of winter. A hot lunch and some antifreeze (aka beer) were life-savers."
Harold, was this in the south? Depths of Winter in England, must have been in the 32F range- yikes!!
Harold, was this in the south? Depths of Winter in England, must have been in the 32F range- yikes!!
NU.
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student of entomology
Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.
Nikon camera, lenses and objectives
Olympus microscope and objectives
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Yes, South-Central. One of the furthest places from the sea (OK only 50 miles or so to the south) so we tend to get the extremes in summer or winter (coldest weather from the east or north). We have been relatively fortunate in the current cold spell. As usual, the deepest snow fell elsewhere. (There is a thaw on now, and it took about half an hour, at the weekend, to find a patch of ice for my learner-driver sister-in-law to experience wheel spin under acceleration).
Harold
Harold
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