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Fifty years ago I started learning how to type on one of these. I failed. I hated it. Mistakes couldn't be fixed, and I made many mistakes. Correction tape was invented. I used it liberally. Eventually, a high-tech typewriter was invented-- one that displayed text before it hit the page, giving the typist a chance to backtrack-- if she caught the mistake in time. I bought one of these expensive machines immediately. I persevered. Eventually I learned to type, but never well and never fast, until I bought my first computer in the year 2000. Wow! Such speed! Such corrective actions so easily taken! I got fast at typing and fast at correcting. Now I am actually good at it. Better late than never.
Girl practices throwing a tomahawk before the knife and tomahawk throwing competition at the General Sam Houston Folk Festival in Huntsville Texas
This owlet wasn't quite ready to leave the nest. Here he is exploring the top of the dead tree which contains the nest, and practicing for his first flight, which would occur two days after this image was taken. Eagle Creek Park. You can see his first flight with mom supervising here: flic.kr/p/HkHhng and this is what he looked like after crash landing: flic.kr/p/HiiJL9
in preparation for a session with a 3.5 lb. (~1.6 kilos) Yorkie. if only the real pup could hold a stay like this. :)
"Practice makes perfect". When not deployed, Tier 1 operators from the Special Operations Group spend countless hours on the range to perfect their shooting.
I got to catch a bit of rehearsal while touring the historic Teatro La Fenice opera house in Venice. I think the director was the woman in the hooded jacket standing close to the stage. She moved around the theater a lot and seemed very intense and passionate. The performers preserved their voices for the show and sang quietly.
Young athletes of Canoe-Kayak Sprint ( Larnaka Nautical Club) followed by their coach while practicing.
This is dedicated to my son Harry, a member of the team, now in the U.K. for his studies.
Just a bit more Harry.......
I'm still practicing on my focusing, especially on film. I haven't played with these lenses for ages
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I'm not much for the crowds around an air show anymore, probably never have been. But the coolness of military jets is too strong to miss so I go to practice on the afternoon before. This year the Cleveland Air Show has the USAF Thundbirds. They flew directly in from Nellis and practiced a few maneuvers including several of these opposing passes. That gave me a chance to practice too. They're moving just a little bit faster than the trains that are usually in my viewfinder. I was real impressed with the camera's speed especially focusing; the photographer isn't as quick as he used to be. But got a few with planes in the frame. You see almost as much high end photography gear around planes as a railfan event, with a surprising number of crossover fans.
Ashtanga Yoga Practice during the 200 hour yoga teacher training at AYM Yoga School in Rishikesh, India
#India #Yoga #Rishikesh
Sears Building
2650 E. Olympic Blvd.
Boyle Heights
East Los Angeles, CA
Pentax Spotmatic, Super Takumar 35mm, Kentmere PAN (ASA 100), Nikon Coolscan V
It took me about a week. A couple of hours a day, sometimes twice a day. Watching and studying this Kingfisher. Learning its routine. Where does it perch? How often does it dive for fish? (Sometimes only once an hour.) How far does it dive from its perch? Which direction does it fly? I processed all the behavioral information, now it was time to work on technique. Which focus mode? How do I time the shutter release? What settings, and much, much more. Then it was trial and error and error and error. A couple of "almost got it". Finally, late in the afternoon, on the last day of July, success. Belted Kingfisher coming out of the water with a fish.
I'm not sure if you all are aware of Zoe's magical skills - she almost never allows me to take pictures of her in action, because I supposedly distract her. This time she made an exception, because the practice was easy enough that my presence didn't bother her. Zoe also told me that she's curently training for something really complex that she's never tried before... I'm really curious what it is, because her skills are quite advanced and I thought she could do all the tricks already!
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I'm not 100% satisfied with how this photo came out but I'm not sure what's wrong, either, so I just left it this way. Any constructive criticism is welcome lol, I still have a lot to improve!
EXPLORED - Best Position #471
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Chicks
This is 26 of the 58 photos that were removed from Flickr. Since I use Flickr to store my favorite photos I am reposting them.
...for their Cirque de Soleil act next week... Aubrey and Rocky seem oblivious as to who has wandered up behind them... ~*~
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Young man practicing his basketball skills, presumably after he'd hung the washing. Bacolod City, Philippines.