Random Object Photographs
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Still loaded with coal. 
What happened ?
Trailers fall down go BOOM.
Indian Paintbrush. One of my favorite wild flowers.
I was lucky enough to run into this small herd of 16 elk.
HEY!!!!! Are you looking at me??
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Just a few pictures from today's ride.
Strangely enough, they're actually not bad. Fresh is better like with everything, but if you're in a hurry they'll fill the need.
I took this shot in front of a grotto on a walking trail on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. It was raining with a heavy wind there. I think it turned out well. You can click on it for a larger image - then click on the plus sign to resize it to computer wallpaper (1920 x 1200 pixels) size.
John
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bigwheelzip
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Greenville PD were making friends at today's Farmers Market. First time I'd seen any electric motorcycle, much less one setup as a police motor unit. Must be exceptionally stealthy.
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Required Reading
From the year 2001, an actual film image. Processed and printed in the darkroom by me. This is a digital copy, of course. I even ended up selling ten prints of this to different people. None of the people, by the way, had the slightest interest in guns, other than as plot devices or props in noir fiction and films.
I hardly ever title my photographs, but "Required Reading" just popped into my mind as I was shooting it, and it stuck.
From the year 2001, an actual film image. Processed and printed in the darkroom by me. This is a digital copy, of course. I even ended up selling ten prints of this to different people. None of the people, by the way, had the slightest interest in guns, other than as plot devices or props in noir fiction and films.
I hardly ever title my photographs, but "Required Reading" just popped into my mind as I was shooting it, and it stuck.
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I took this shot in front of a grotto on a walking trail on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.
Fantastic. Marvelous color work.
"Turned out well"? Yes, I'd say so. Probably the biggest understatement I've heard today. Incredibly well done shallow depth of field. Whatever lens you were using, you had to have had it wide open.
From the year 2001, an actual film image. Processed and printed in the darkroom by me. This is a digital copy, of course. I even ended up selling ten prints of this to different people. None of the people, by the way, had the slightest interest in guns, other than as plot devices or props in noir fiction and films.
I hardly ever title my photographs, but "Required Reading" just popped into my mind as I was shooting it, and it stuck.
Excellent photo! I did the darkroom bit from a kid to middle age. I don't miss it a bit - digital is so easy and versatile. With color pictures, it was a pain to wait until they were developed and then choose those that warranted further manipulation. I took this photo way back in the '80s, late at night when all the tourists had gone home, placing the camera on a parking lot barrier to steady it for the time exposure, which was by guess and by gosh. The lighting is simply the security lights that were played on the Alamo. The darkness obliterated the background of modern buildings. Today that would be a snap, but back then it was quite a challenge to get it right. The picture is just as it came from the camera.
John
It was actually taken at f/5.6 @ 1/200 of a second, ISO 3200. The shallow depth of field was also contributed to by the focal length of the lens - 135 mm. On my camera at the time, an ASP-C Pentax K5, that would be equivalent to a 202 mm lens on a full-framer. Thanks for the compliment!
John
I went for another ride today and this is where it ended. We have more snow than I ever remember having here. Its both good and bad.
Indian Paintbrush.
I guess this is what's meant by having your ducks in a row.
mike from st pete
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Back when they wanted to be Americans.
I’ve started taking photos of flowers on my morning walks:
I took this one on a November day in the afternoon - it's Squaw Peak (later politically correctly renamed Piestewa Peak), north of Phoenix. The late day sun and spotty clouds gave the peak some interesting shadow patterns. Historically, my future mother and father hiked to the top of it around 1936 when they were still dating. Dad said if she was game for that, she'd be good to go for almost anything...
John
John
Rifle sight notch about 100 yrs ago and again about 5 years ago
West side of Rollins/Corona pass.
West side of Rollins/Corona pass.
