October 24, 200915 yr Yeah, I'm with Sherman. These photos are freaking gorgeous C-Dawg! And Rob, there is never a dull moment on your block is there? That sucks, I just noticed that car was a new Charger. :oops:
October 24, 200915 yr C-Dawg, that's a gorgeous shot and incredibly clear water; the only places I've seen water like that are some spots in the Northeast, like New York's Finger Lakes (specifically Skaneateles) and Massachusetts' Quabbin Reservoir. Jeff, maybe the driver was out celebrating and showing off his new car. It maybe was new a few minutes before I took the photo, but by that time it looked pretty well used up.
October 25, 200915 yr No, Bruce Peninsula is in Ontario, Canada. It's that southern part of the strip of land that makes it look like Lake Huron has a parasitic conjoined twin.
October 29, 200915 yr These dogs apparently live in this vacant house in Detroit: I count six cats hovering around this Toledo house:
October 31, 200915 yr Speaking of cats: Took this with my friend's EF 50mm f/1.8. For a 90 dollar prime, that little lens is SWEET. Image quality is superb. Getting it soon.
October 31, 200915 yr Today (is) was such a cloudy, overcast day in Cleveland... here's last Sunday's sunrise
November 1, 200915 yr ^No; I used Advanced GIF Animator. It's really easy to get started with the software's wizard. I set the camera on a tripod and waited until I heard the train, and then started pushing the shutter manually. After a couple of introductory attempts, I need to read up on my camera's interval timer and set up some time-lapse sequences with the exposure and focus set to manual to keep them from shifting. I kicked up the pace on the rendering to at least twice what actually happened. A nice thing happened; just as events were about to unfold, someone in a car pulled up to the crossing gates. Then, he saw my camera and backed up out of the field of view. Totally unexpected, and appreciated. I shot a couple more sequences. Here's one.
November 2, 200915 yr Clifty Falls surrounded by colorful trees in autumn. It was only 20 minutes till dusk when I took this, so I was scrambling all over the park for the last images.
November 2, 200915 yr Great shot... I remember going to Clifty Falls State Park as a kid. At that time, there was a fairly easy hike down to the bottom of Big Clifty Falls from the canyon rim, but that trail has since been closed due to erosion. Clifty Creek must have a fairly small watershed, as its flow really varies depending on the weather... Last time I was there, the waterfall was barely a trickle, but I've seen it as a raging muddy torrent other times. Looks like you caught it at a good time. I'll have to upload some of my Oregon waterfall photos to UO when I have a chance.
November 2, 200915 yr ^Neat stuff! I'd probably be a ship nerd if I had grown up closer to navigable waterways; those have always fascinated me. One of my favorite books is End of an Era - The Last of the Great Lakes Steamboats, by David Plowden. He documented those ships, inside and out, and the men who worked them, when most Great Lakes shipping still was powered by coal-fired reciprocating steam. 150 pages of gorgeous black-and-white.
November 2, 200915 yr Not my picture, but I think this pic is way cool! http://www.nycfoto.com/twitter/ussny_1.jpg
November 3, 200915 yr My friend from school who writes for Navy Times was on that when that photo was taken. I know because he likes to announce whatever submarine or ship he's on to all of his Facebook friends.
November 5, 200915 yr Hughes High School This is the McMillan side of the building, where construction has wrapped up.
November 5, 200915 yr >EF 50mm f/1.8. For a 90 dollar prime, that little lens is SWEET The 50mm f/1.8's are usually the best performing lenses in a camera maker's lineup. The reason is that they're the simplest to make, and because they're the simplest, they have the best contrast and zero curvilinear distortion. This is a photo I took last night of Cincinnati mayor Mark Mallory & his date:
November 5, 200915 yr The 50 f/1.8 is a fine lens. I purchased it as part of my equipment replacement (when it was all stolen), and it is fast. I almost opted for the f/1.4, but it was considerably more expensive and I can always bump up the ISO on the D700/D3 with little consequence (until it goes past 3200). The 20 f/2.8 is also in my bag and is a really great lens. Too bad the -D version is the only one Nikon produces. It is $350 more expensive than the non-D lens, which was retired last year. I purchased my non-D lens only a year-and-a-half ago and it was $250 from Midwest Photo Exchange. In comparison, the D lens, which is really no different, commands over $600. :(
November 5, 200915 yr Nice night for Mallory. He wins re-election, Issue 9 goes down, and he's got a hot date for the occasion.
November 5, 200915 yr Nice night for Mallory. He wins re-election, Issue 9 goes down, and he's got a hot date for the occasion. "hot" is subjective. But at least he's Cinci's Mayor.
November 5, 200915 yr Touching the buttons on that belt buckle activates her super powers. A Casual Corner tragedy in the making!
November 8, 200915 yr >EF 50mm f/1.8. For a 90 dollar prime, that little lens is SWEET The 50mm f/1.8's are usually the best performing lenses in a camera maker's lineup. The reason is that they're the simplest to make, and because they're the simplest, they have the best contrast and zero curvilinear distortion. This is a photo I took last night of Cincinnati mayor Mark Mallory & his date: Heh, surprising company for Mayor Mallory... ;) Also share the feelings for the f1.8 50mm lenses. The "Thrifty-Fifty" should be owned by everyone with a camera.
November 8, 200915 yr What's great is knowing that photo is going to start to pop up on local blogs. I always get a kick out of how blogs rerun the same photos again and again.
November 9, 200915 yr Evergrey, love that cemetery shot! Here's a photo from yesterday. A gondola seemed like an unusual sight around here.
November 10, 200915 yr Evergrey, love that cemetery shot! Here's a photo from yesterday. A gondola seemed like an unusual sight around here. Striking shot! The Citgo sign adds a surreal element in an otherwise monochrome scene.
November 10, 200915 yr that's an incredible shot, PigBoy... the golden sky/water... the Citgo sign in full colour... the silhouettes of the gondola and the buildings...
November 10, 200915 yr All I have to say about the mayor and his "date": The Money Pit clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
November 10, 200915 yr All I have to say about the mayor and his "date": The Money Pit He reminds me of Zach Reed on soooo many levels. ;)
November 10, 200915 yr I didn't even want to take my camera to this event, and only took about 10 photos, but here are two more: Real bad reflection in the glasses:
November 10, 200915 yr I didn't even want to take my camera to this event, and only took about 10 photos, but here are two more: Real bad reflection in the glasses: The expression on her face is classic. Boy the captions I'm going to give the above photo. Like, "oh yeah baby", "ummmm, that feels good" or "lets make a movie". Ms. thing looks straight drunk! His eyebrows scare me.
November 10, 200915 yr I didn't even notice the expression or the brows. Now I can't stop from noticing. :laugh:
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