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This was a shoot from my first air show put on by the Navy Blue Angels. A fantastic show. These planes (for the show) are flying at speeds ranging from 150-450 mph, so high shutter speed is important to get sharp images and is not really difficult to achieve on sunny days like this one. The Blue Angels have a predetermined spot at which they perform some of their maneuvers like this one in which they pass by one another at a very close distance (remarkable) so here, shutter speed, aperture, steady camera and knowing that sweet spot where they pass is important to get sharp images. Here, I didn't know where that center point was so I panned with the number six plane and shot at 5 frames a second hoping to get the image I got, but because of my panning the number five plane became blurred (traveling the opposite direction of the pan). The show was wonderful and I learned a lot.
This image was shot with a 70-200VR lens at 5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/2500 sec.
Was given a lesson today about camera care.
Rushing to get a few shots in before the tide finally receded too far to be of any use, I placed my tripod down, loaded the camera and was just grabbing my filters when the wind made the most of me not taking greater care in placing the tripod. I had to watch on helplessly as it launched forward, my lens heading first into the sand. Several curse words later I inspected the damage and it didn't occur to me immediately that the large scratch the fall had created was actually on the UV filter not the lens itself. A few people told me early on to fit a UV filter to protect the lens - I'm thankful for that advice.
As it happens by the time I'd recovered my composure what tide there was had left the subjects I hoped to photograph. So as not to feel a total waste I moved back to the car and took this, partly as a reminder that I need to go back and visit. I really like this as a subject and unusually I've decided to retain the colour. I've also had a go at merging two exposures to recover some of the details on the post.
Definitely a place I'll revisit - with a bit more care.
The second lesson was to adjust the levels on an image (I didn't know how to do this!!) and to add text, changing the opacity and type of layer. Kim Klassen also asked us to work on a light image and a dark image. Here's my lighter one, complete with a rainbow from the other night! (And also with textures from Distressed Jewell/Cheryl Tarrant and Kim Klassen.)
I was a lifeguard as a teenager, and was actually teaching swim lessons at a summer camp when a beautiful young counselor (and my future wife-to-be) walked in with a group of kids. So when it came time for me to teach my own young daughter how to swim, it was a rite of passage filled with meaning, love, happiness, and beauty. We've been going in the water with her since she was only three months old, and by now (age 2) she looks forward to her weekly swim lesson more than almost anything else.
In another new project, I'm planning to document her progress learning to swim over the course of the next few years. We'll see where it leads...
The province is now in Stage 3 with COVID rules so it was nice to see people enjoy one of the only in person festivals this year. It was a lot of fun for everyone.
This little girl was so enthusiastic about learning the dance steps.
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Not the best design of an easel with no room for the jars of paint and the jar of washing water.
High chance of kicking the jar over.
St Ann's Well Road
Skull drawing. Its amazing how we all look like this on the inside no matter if we are ugly, pretty, have different color skin, maybe have a mental problems, etc. God made each of us the same on the inside, we are made in his own image.
I've been going through some images, and this is one of my all-time favorites.
Chase was about five months old when we went to visit our friend Christie. The retrievers were delighted to visit the swimming hole, but Chase wasn't so sure. The water was a tad chilly, which didn't slow the 'trievers, but sure dampened Chase's enthusiasm for swimming lessons from Ben.
Chase is in a new home now, where they love him very much. Sadly, his new dad died of a heart attack recently -- at 47! At the funeral last week, his new mom told me how much her husband loved Chase, and how much of a comfort Chase has been to his new family since their loss. It made me feel good to know what a wonderful dog he is to them, and how much they love him.
I'm guessing they don't make him go swimming.
In memory of Leon Turner, 1957-2005. A wonderful man, who will be much missed.
A sailboat gets towed in after a sailing lesson goes longer than planned in Oswego harbor as the Sun sets on Lake Ontario.
Lesson in monastery school. One of the most important subjects is learning to read tibetan script - as all religious texts are written in this language, which is unfamiliar to Monpas of Tawang.
27th of June 2024 at the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Delta BC. The Sandhill Crane pair are taking their two colts on a swim from their nest island over to a nearby trail of the Sanctuary. One of the colts hatched yesterday, the other two days before that. Lots of encouraging purring noises from the parents!!
for "116 pictures in 2016": #71 High Vantage Point
early in he morning a teacher preparing his next lesson
These are the chollas cacti.
The pieces should not be handled, as the spines are barbed and can cause painful, very slow-healing wounds if the barbs become embedded in the skin.
some things you have to learn the hard way
CRIM3S - still goin (OFFICIAL)
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Jazmin Bean - Saccharine
Lonely golf course parking lot. Cold and rainy week. Seasonal painting. What to do???? So I drove around looking for something seasonal. Just a few miles from home what could be more NY February wintery than an empty golf course? I actually did enjoy sitting there for 45 min and capturing the scene. However. No still feel like I'm kinda cheating as while I'm in public, I'm insulated in my car. Progress not perfection!