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Post by pontiac1940 on Oct 29, 2023 2:51:09 GMT
Thanks to Lillias for her invisible text tip here. I took the text from my post in that thread and added it to a chickadee photo I took today in the river valley. The wrong text for a such a dainty bird, but it still looks cool.  |
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Post by BuckSkin on Oct 29, 2023 5:04:37 GMT
I discovered that with a telephoto lens its possible to shoot through the wire fence. The fence is so out of focus that it does not appear in the final image. My experience is, the closer the camera is to the fence, and, the farther the point of focus is away from the fence, the more likely the fence is to disappear. If you step back a bit or your target is closer, then the fence will probably be visible. The problem with this fence business, and likewise close foliage and limbs, is when the fence shows up all thick and blurry. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Oct 29, 2023 15:22:12 GMT
Some pics of the Werribee river from today’s walk.
and, you capture it all so well. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Oct 29, 2023 18:13:47 GMT
Yesterday I almost set the garden alight, threw some ashes from the fire pit onto the garden bed, (they were 6 days old), but unbeknownst to me, they were still smoldering. That is a lesson every ash-dumper will sooner or later learn. Back about 25 years ago, I did the same thing. The ashes had been sitting in a metal five-gallon bucket for weeks. I dumped them in the edge of the woods beside the driveway. A few hours later, we were watching Gunsmoke; when, Katie, a 6-month-old Border Collie (the smartest creature known to man and the ONLY type of dog that will ever get any sympathy from me), bailed off the couch and started frantically barking at the outside door. .45 Long Colt in hand, I jerked open the door to see what had her attention = the whole place seemed ablaze. We sprang into action and soon had things under control without involving anyone else. Now, I have a 55-gallon drum w/lid. I stack the buckets of ashes in the barrel and dump the oldest first. Two weeks after putting a bucket in the barrel, the sides of the barrel will be too warm to touch. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Oct 30, 2023 3:58:07 GMT
YAY. Looks like we will get a good snow goose week this year. (We were cheated last year by record cold!!) They have arrived to our region on their way south. Even though there is snow on the ground the weather will be great this week and the birds should stick around. We saw about 50,000 today and I think there will far more than that within 3 or 4 days. There goes my week. Everything is on hold now for a few days.    |
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Post by jackscrap on Oct 30, 2023 4:08:15 GMT
Happy shooting Clive, hope the weather is kind.
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Post by pontiac1940 on Oct 30, 2023 4:19:27 GMT
Happy shooting Clive, hope the weather is kind. Thanks Jackie. I am optimistic it will be an epic snow goose week. |
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Post by Howard on Oct 30, 2023 7:28:45 GMT
Sticky. Please ignore the filthy window.  |
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Post by Howard on Oct 30, 2023 8:14:13 GMT
The jacaranda are out and I think look their best isolated amongst the greenery.  |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 30, 2023 11:24:29 GMT
YAY. Looks like we will get a good snow goose week this year. (We were cheated last year by record cold!!) They have arrived to our region on their way south. Even though there is snow on the ground the weather will be great this week and the birds should stick around. We saw about 50,000 today and I think there will far more than that within 3 or 4 days. There goes my week. Everything is on hold now for a few days. WOW!!! |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Oct 30, 2023 13:59:42 GMT
The jacaranda are out and I think look their best isolated amongst the greenery. Ah, lovely blossoms. |
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Post by whippet on Oct 30, 2023 16:16:39 GMT
Meet 'No more dogs' number 6. This is Molly, a 7 years old greyhound. I have had her for six weeks. She has a wonderful temperament. It is so long since I have been around, that I have forgotten how to 'pretty' pictures up.    |
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Post by hmca on Oct 30, 2023 17:43:26 GMT
Molly is beautiful whippet! Happy for her and you. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Oct 30, 2023 17:51:48 GMT
Visiting in Wisconsin i.ibb.co/WkMfhzG/IMG-1201.jpgWe went looking for colors at the Richard Bong State Recreation Area in SE Wisconsin Along the Nature Walk, the benches have these tags. Thought you might find it interesting? cjt
Is there another sign warning to not actually sit on the rotten bench ?
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Post by hmca on Oct 30, 2023 22:38:15 GMT
We had a new family with young children move in across the street..........they spent a lot of time decorating.  |
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