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The year 0 is that in which one supposes that Jesus Christ was born, which several chronologists mark 1 before the birth of Jesus Christ and which we marked 0, so that the sum of the years before and after Jesus Christ gives the interval which is between these years, and where numbers divisible by 4 mark the leap years as so many before or after Jesus Christ.
—Jacques Cassini, Tables astronomiques (Astronomical Tables), 1740, p. 5, translated from French
Shot wide open with a manual focus, Pentax Super Takumar 70-200 f/4.0 on a Canon 20D with a Pentax k-mount to Eos adapter.
On a tree down by the water at Lake Como. It reads (as best I can make it out):
This is the kingdom of
Doora
"Two Towers"
Visitors welcome, but please be respectful and do not litter, smoke, or defile in any way this property.
Thank You,
(can't read the name)
I managed to get hold of a nice old russian made manual prime lens, the thing weighs half a ton, decided to test it out on the moon as it was such a clear night, here is the result.
Northern Shovelers and Cinnamon Teal
Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, AZ
Nikon D200 Sakar 75-300mm f/5.6
1/200 sec f/11 ISO 220 300mm
I managed to get his shot. He was quite a distance away, so it's not as good as it could be. I'm still uploading it as an action shot though.