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I made this a couple months ago in a day or 2 just to start dabbling with wing angles (in preparation for this and all that follows). It's nothing special, but was a fun project and I'm really happy with the inner frame in particular.
I find it fun to take apart and put back together small builds like this too.
Just managed to capture this Green Fritillary before it flew off near Birling Gap, East Sussex - July 2015.
How quick does the new Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF ED VR focus? I was shooting this guy head on....stopped and spun as he went by. One frame on him as he approached the runway. Kill % with this lens is 95%.
this Quick Change freighter is showing active, but doesn't look like she's flown recently?!
(RP-C9110 of PSI Air 2007 as of Oct 2019)
Lots of Leading Edge Aviation Services Fokker F50s in storage, among them RP-C9458, RP-C9273, and RP-C9981
Quick couple of photo shots at work.
A fellow photography friend who is also a rep for one of the companies we deal with came to visit me at work.
We had a brief conversation about a couple of photography stuff. He showed me his new lens that he is "borrowing" from his daughter, a Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR lens. What a great lens that is.
I had a few minutes testing the lens (see the one photo) I also demonstrated my old "vintage" Helios lens to him. Hence this photo.
Using the Helios 44-2 2/58 Soviet lens (from 1975).
Critique is welcomed.
Thank you all very much for your visits, favs and comments.
solanum mauritianum
This is an alien invasive plant and it is growing everywhere. Yet nobody seems to care to take it out anymore. It used to be controlled but not anymore.
Sources say this plant could also be hazardous to your health and that some people even goes so far as to smoke the leafs of this plant.
More information on this plant I photographed. (look at the Bugweed)
www.invasives.org.za/component/k2/item/351-bugweed-solanu...
southcoastherald.co.za/135676/10-worst-alien-invasive-pla...
Also from the website:
"These IAPs may no longer be grown anywhere in South Africa. If they are in your garden, they should be removed and destroyed immediately. Trade in these plants is prohibited."
Alternative common names:
bugtree, flannel weed, woolly nightshade (English); luisboom, groot bitterappel (Afrikaans); uBhoqo, umbanga banga (isiZulu)
A shrub or small tree up to 4m high covered with whitish-felty hairs. Dull green leaves that are velvety above and white-felty beneath which emit a strong smell when bruised. Purple flowers in compact, terminal clusters on densely felty stalks up to 10cm long all year round. Spherical berries which start off green and turn yellow, in compact terminal clusters. Hairy leaves and stems are a respiratory tract and skin irritant. Unripe fruits are poisonous.
“You can find your way across this country using burger joints the way a navigator uses stars.” ~ Charles Kuralt
quick little sketch, not sure bout the k and rekon the arrows should be symetrical, other than that am as happy as glimour. crits welcome..
A quick trip to the beach between showers and chores at home this morning , There is still a lot of mess left over from the storms of a few weeks back .
The sand has been washed away to expose this old pipe,,,,, Hmm I wonder what flowed through that .
BOGART: "Quick Paddy! Quick Scout! Quick Cousin Paddington! Look what I found!"
PADDY: "What is it Bogart?"
CABBAGE: "Woof! Woof-woof!"
LETTUCE: "Woof! Woof! Woof!"
BOGART: "It's a giant chocolate Easter Egg!"
SCOUT: "Wow!"
COUSIN PADDINGTON: "Goodness! It's bigger than you are Bogart!"
PADDY: "Then this one must be for you, Bogart!"
BOGART: "But what about you Paddy? Where is there an Easter treat for you?
And for you Cousin Paddington?"
PADDY: "There will be something yet for us to find, Scout. Don't worry."
My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his mackintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his mackintosh.
He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my small family.
Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.
Travelling all the way from London, Cousin Paddington was caught in transit thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic, so it looks like he is stopping with us for a long while. That makes me happy, as the more I look into his happy, smiling face, the more attached I am becoming to him.
Bogart has only arrived in the last few weeks. He has travelled all the way from Georgia, via Alabama as a gift to me from a friend. I look forward to getting to know his character, but I can already say that he has lovely Southern manners and seems to be a fun and gentle soul with an inquisitive nature.
Cabbage is Paddy's Pug Dog. He was a gift to Paddy from a friend who also likes Pugs. He is fiercely loyal to Paddy, Scout, Cousin Paddington and Bogart, but seldom stays around long enough to have his picture taken, as there are always new adventures to sniff out.
Lettuce, is also very recent arrival. She was a present from my two goddaughters to me to keep Cabbage company. My eldest Goddaughter, Polly, wisely suggested the name Lettuce since we already have Cabbage. She is very soft and sweet natured. She likes cuddles and warm laps a lot and like her older brother Cabbage she likes to sniff out adventures.