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The National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic is a world leader in adaptive winter sports instruction for U.S. military Veterans and active-duty service men and women with disabilities. This annual event is hosted in Snowmass, Colorado, by the Department of Veterans Affairs and DAV (Disabled American Veterans).
My son gets a letter of appreciation (LOA) from my Skipper and the Navy.
20 years Active Duty, May 1988 - May 2008. Ceremony held at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, NAS Pensacola, Florida, on 23 April 2008.
Active Assignment Weekly: Monthly assignment - outdoor clocks.
What it took: I added a vignette, cropped the photo and also added a filter that gave the clock face a bit of an old-fashioned colour.
All New Scavenger Hunt #94: 13. A shape within a different shape.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonah Smith, a defender with the 169th Security Forces Squadron, detains Master Sgt. Ismael Fierro Jr., 169 SFS fire team member acting as the opposing force during an active shooter exercise at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, June 13, 2024. The goal of the exercise was to assess and improve base personnel and security forces actions and response to an active shooter incident. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Caycee Watson)
Active Assignment Weekly: Creative photography
What it took: I just had to wait for someone to walk past in that area. I was in the cafe downstairs. I've just changed the contrast a little.
The Royal Conservatory's TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning.
I don't know if anyone ever reads my descriptions, but I write them anyway, so there!!
Was out today (August 20th 2021) on a forced vacation day, from 9:30AM til' almost 4PM. 80F today but it felt like 100F. This is a very active line and I probably flicked 20 freights today. 750+ flicks. By the time I get rid of a few duplicates, and bad ones, I'm guessing it'll be about 700 +/-. 700 to straighten, fix any color issues, upload, and also ID the writers. It's lots of time and as you can imagine, it's a lot of work, but so far it's been fun. I'm trying to not rush myself to post before I'm ready. I already have the flicks, and they're timeless. So getting them posted ASAP!!!!!! is not really my concern. Duh..
Had an interesting interaction with a guy while out there. Guy with backpack had walked back and forth across the tracks a few times. The lat time I saw him he was on the other side of a set, about 100 yards away. Next thing you know he's coming closer..... Closer..... And I'm like WTF? I'm way out here minding my own business. He walks within' like 10 ft. of me and I say "How ya' doin'?" he says something, and then says "Trains?" and I say "Yep." and he says "Oh.." and walks away. I think he was feelin' me out, as there's a small population of people who's homes are shall I say, mobile. I've talked to a few of them, and have never had a bad interaction, I just don't like people walkin' up on me when I'm trying to get away from the rest of the world out by the tracks. I go out there to get away from people, not to interact.
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I follow some other amazing photographers on flickr, but for this I will talk about the ones who flick the freights. There are a few that I really love. Some it's because of the great locations they shoot at, and others it's the amazing little details they manage to capture. For me (right now) I don't have the luxury of walking the lines and seeing pieces static. 99.999% of my flicks the freight is rolling by at 10-50 mph and sometimes I don't really even know what I have until I get home, dump the memory cards and go through the photos. Because of this, most of my flicks are just straight on shots and documenting what I saw and where. I saw this freight here, on this date, here's what was on it, and i captured it. Buffed or scraped next week, well I have it on "film" for future generations (sounds corny, I know). There are times when a freight will stop in-front of me, and I'll walk up and get some shots of monikers, but it's rare.
Obviously in any area there are sidings where freights park for extended periods, I know a few spots, but as I get older, and older, do I really want to leave my car parked on the side of the road and walk 2 miles to capture some little details I might normally miss? I'd love to, but it's just not practical for me at this time, any many other people do it better than I could. Retirement is getting closer every day, maybe then, when my weekdays are free. :-)
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During the Covid lockdown, I was working from home, and I was getting out benching like 2 & 3 times a month. Back at work, I'm lucky to have the energy to get out once a month. Every time I do manage to get out, I come home and my batteries feel re-charged. It's been so f-ing hot here in SoCal though, I can't wait for cooler weather and some clouds in the sky.
As always, thanks to the writers!
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Active Assignment Weekly: April 18 - April 25: Pour Me a Drank!
(No it's not a typo...read it with a "ghetto" twang ;-)
The assignment is to take a photo of a drink. Alcoholic, non-alcoholic, hot, cold, shaken, or stirred, just make it pretty! I have had a few submissions lately that have really given me a love for this type of photography, and I hope to spread that love!
Restriction: Keep it simple, with no distracting elements that don't tie in with your drink. This means NO human element (not even a hand!)
Dare: Make it ad worthy!
WIT: This is the end of the second batch of home brew... White muslin backdrop, natural light to the right, slave front and left, second slave overhead to light the backdrop (f/2.8, 1/60 sec, ISO 100). CS4 adjustments to blur the non-ironed muslin, curves for contrast, noise reduction, sharpened, resized. DRANK THE SUBJECT.
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, South Carolina National Guard, partnered with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers to conduct jump training from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter over North Carolina, March 19, 2019. The training served as an opportunity for the South Carolina National Guard to partner with active duty Air Force and Army units to build relationships and maintain proficiency in conducting the operations (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. David Erskine, South Carolina National Guard)
The Active C Pro Charcoal Face Mask has earned a cult status by being the ultimate blackhead-remover. Specially designed to unblock clogged pores by peeling blackheads, Activated Charcoal fights deep rooted impurities. It helps to remove dirt, pollution completely from the skin. Enriches skin by absorbing pores of blackheads, helps reduce wrinkles and sagging by great deal.
.Mount Sibayak - Karo Highland - North Sumatera - Indonesia
actually i wanted to go down there ... but, the time was out for us, have to catch the bus and have to go to sulfur hot spring...and get a bath. Man! It was like in heaven :D
Active Assignment Weekly Jan 3-Jan 10: Wheels
Assignment:
Wheels make the world go ‘round. For this assignment you are to capture the essence of this wonder of invention and seek out the wheels that make your world turn.
Restriction: To add some challenge, NO wheels that are intended to carry vehicles (cars, trucks, bikes, wagons, trains, etc.) are allowed.
WIT: camera on the tripod , staged the mouse on my kitchen table with a book behind to add a background, SB600 on the right splashed off the wall. A bit of balancing in gimp
I think we take the mouse scroll wheel for granted, imagine a world without it....