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I've given some sunset shots from the place we stayed on our honeymoon, but this morning I'll bring you a sunrise shot from that location. Hacienda Puerta del Cielo... and I'm literally standing in the doorway of our casita as I took this. What a glorious place this was! :)
A hand-held high-resolution shot looking into the woods on the Ringle Segment of the IAT. A perfect day to be out.
CO (Lake County)
Before 'hitting the trail' I usually figure it is a good idea to acclimate for a couple of days. The Leadville area is a perfect spot to do just that. Leadville itself is located at over 10,000 feet, and there are no shortage of camping possibilities, even at higher elevations. Dayhiking opportunities are plentiful as well.
Dayhike from Wurtz Ditch Rd to Holy Cross Wilderness Area, Segment 9
After camping at Clear Creek Reservoir Campground, I got up early and drove to Leadville (about 20 miles). It was 38f in the morning but I slept well.
Wurtz Ditch Rd is accessed via a dirt road. A very small parking area is here. The hike was about 8 miles roundtrip and fairly easy. Went over 2 bridges and finally made it to the edge of meadow, which I followed for 1/2 mile or more before seeing sign for Wilderness Area. This was all below treeling but it looked like trail may go above for a little while.
I took a short break and then headed back. Saw several other hikers. Also couldn't help but notice that some of the higher peaks had 'fresh' snow on them. I hoped it wasn't a foreshadowing of things to come.
My thought was to hike back to Wilderness Area sign from other trailhead tomorrow. I scouted it out and discovered that the road was very steep and narrow but also well maintained. My car did very well up steep grade but I don't think I want to do it again tomorrow.
Overall a good day. Maybe low 60s and breezy. Mostly cloudy but no rain yet. I camped at MayQueen Campground around Torquoise Lake. My site was near a stream. A nice sunset to end the day.
Since it had been about six months since I did the first collage, I thought to make an update. Move your cursor over the cameras to see their model name.
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Just like the last collage, the figure is divided into different market segments. From the top of the figure to the first line is where I feel the entry-level part of the camera market is. From the first line to the second is where I feel the mid-range part of the camera market is. From the second line to the third line is where I feel the high-end part of the camera market is. Below the third line is the "ultra high-end" part of the camera market. Some cameras overlap because they are trying to target the market differently, for example I put the Nikon D90 inbetween entry-level and mid-range because it has some higer-end features like its pentaprism but doesn't quite make the full cut because of its feature list.
Not every camera in my figure is a D-SLR, but I included them because they are targeting buyers in the same market. These cameras are; Leica M9, Leica X1, Olympus PEN E-PL1, Olympus PEN E-P2, Samsung GX10, Sigma DP1x, Sigma DP2s, Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10, Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2, Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1, and the Ricoh GXR A12. The Leica M9 is a rangefinder, the Leica X1, Sigma DP1x, and Sigma DP2s and fixed lens cameras. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10, Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2, Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1, Olympus PEN E-P2, and the Olympus PEN E-PL1 are mirror-less, interchangable lens 4/3 sensor cameras. The Samsung NX10 is also a mirror-less camera with interchangble lenses but has a larger APS-C sized sensor. The Ricoh GXR A12 is a completely new breed of camera offering interchangable lens + sensor units. All of these cameras have an optional accessory shoe, RAW file format, and a sensor of atleast 2.43cm in area, therefore indicating that they are targeting a more "Professional" market.
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Entry-Level: $500-$950 USD (Body Only)
The cameras that I classified as entry-level are available to the consumer market for "affordable" prices. These cameras usually have bodies made of strong engineering plastic and have very basic environmental sealing, with the exception of the Pentax K-x which has weather sealing as good as a mid-range camera. The lowest of the entry-level cameras usually have a few missing features which are usually considered standard across the market, this is to entice new photographers to upgrade eventually. For example, Canon does not offer spot metering in their Rebel XS (1000D) and Nikon does not offer exposure bracketing in their D3000. The more pricey cameras in this entry-level segment usually have some features of their mid-range siblings, for example, the Canon Rebel T2i has 18.0 megapixels and 14 bit files, the Nikon D90 has a pentaprism, the Pentax K-x has weather sealing, the Sony A550 has 7 frames per second continuous shooting. It is standard of the entry-level cameras to offer a shutter life of 100,000 actuations.
Mid-Range: $1,100-$2,700 USD (Body Only)
The mid-range market is characterized by better build quality and longer shutter life. These cameras are made from magnesium alloy and usually have a shutter life of 150,000 actuations (the original EOS 1D of 2001 had a shutter life of only 150,000 actuations). These cameras also have brighter viewfinder images thanks to the use of a proper pentaprism instead of a pentamirror used in the entry level models. Many of these mid-range models now offer 100% viewfinder coverage; Nikon D300s, Canon EOS 7D, Olympus E-3, Pentax K7, and the Sony Alpha D-SLR A900. Cameras at this level begin to differentiate a bit more as to what purpose they would be used for, for example, the Canon EOS 7D might be used more for sports and wildlife (8fps and crop factor) while the Canon EOS 5D Mark II might be used more for studio work, weddings, products, and landscapes (lenses give wider feild of view, larger pixels, higher resolution). Autofocus is also better with these models, because they usually have more cross type autofocus points than the entry-level cameras. These cameras also tend to have a high continuous shooting speed of 5-8 frames per second. Overall this group of cameras is best suited to enthusiasts and working professionals.
High-End: $5,000-$13,000 USD (Body Only)
These cameras have shutter lives of 300,000 actuations and have the highest degree of weather sealing available. They utilize the best autofocus systems available on the Canon and Nikon bodies. The new Canon EOS 1D Mark IV has 39 cross type autofocus sensors and a total of 45 autofocus sensors. It may seem strange at first to see that I included the Mamiya DM22 and Hasselblad 503CWD in this class, but they are at a similar price point and resolution. The Mamiya has an MSRP of $9,999 USD and the Nikon D3X has an MSRP of $7,999 USD, so they are fairly close and they might be used for similar purposes; high-end portraiture and studio work. The Hasselblad 503CWD is very interesting as it is the only "old" body I include here, it is an old "V-system" camera and uses its lenses, but Hasselblad still offers it with a 16 megapixel digital back. The Leica M9 is also listed here because of its price point of $6,999 USD which is pretty well in line with this group. The Canon EOS 5D Mark II is nudged into this section a bit because it offers nearly the same sensor as the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, which makes it a bargain.
"Ultra High-End:" $20,000-$42,000 USD (Body Only)
These cameras are very expensive mainly because of their digital backs which offer as much as 60.5 megapixels. None of these cameras are actually "true" medium format cameras because they don't offer a sensor size of atleast 27cm squared, which would be equivalent to 6X4.5cm film size. The largest sensor available for these bodies (as far as I know) is Phase One's P65+ digital back which has a sensor size of 21.8 cm squared. Many Mamiyas and Hasselblads have the same sensor size of 17.28cm squared which (ironaically) is exactly 2X the size of a full frame sensor of 8.64cm squared. The Leica S2 has a much smaller sensor of only 13.5cm squared. The Hasselblad H4D-40, Mamiya DM40, and Pentax 645D have a sensor of about 14.5cm squared. In reality this group of cameras is only affordable to large companies, studios, and people with extreamly deep pockets.
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The Idea for this collage was originally from Derek K. Miller: www.flickr.com/photos/95601478@N00/
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EXPLORED! Highest Position #4
Our Daily Challenge 26 November - 2 December : Thirteen
On a beautiful wooden board of spalted Beech
366 Day 165: Radial patterns are symbolic: webs, wheels, rays of light, segments, clocks, choices ...
A segmented pie-chart is often used to represent areas of our lives ... Which areas are we neglecting? Where are we truly content? Which demand too much attention?
Close-up of an old log cabin at Mono Pass, Yosemite. The NPS website says that the cabins were abandoned in 1890.
A long exposure creates an almost segmented appearance as clouds streak on an autumn evening over the beautiful mountains ringing the Vermilion Lakes, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
A cotton boll is a segmented pod containing 32 immature seeds from which the cotton fibers will grow. This boll is considered a fruit because it contains seeds. An average boll will contain nearly 500,000 fibers of cotton.
The cotton industry generates over $60 billion of business in the US, the greatest of any U.S. crop
I never knew it, but New Mexico is a cotton producer although cotton growing here seems to be in decline.
Sarah Island Historic Site, Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania
Sarah Island is Tasmania's oldest convict settlement and reputedly one of the severest penal establishments in the history of transportation to Australia. Flogging was frequently used as a punishment and more than 180 escape attempts were made.
Remotely located, the island sits in the southern part of Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania's west coast. Despite its isolation and grim function, Sarah Island was for a time the largest shipbuilding yard in the colonies. Convicts were also put to work in the thriving pining trade.
Towards the end of the 19th century the haunting ruins and natural beauty of Sarah Island became popular with tourists. The island was gazetted as a tourist reserve in 1926 and nearly 50 years later as an historic site. Today it is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and Macquarie Harbour Historic Site. Cruise boats depart from Strahan and operate guided tours of the island. Visitors can use a map to navigate among the many ruins to locate the 'new' penitentiary, the commandant's slipway, the bakehouse and tannery.
Translation: Security services in the luxury segment, doorman services, administrative protection, armed property and escort protection.
Frankfurt, Goethestr.
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Subject: Segment of a treeline at the edge of a bluff, as viewed from below the bluff.
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Locale: North lakefront - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Sub-Locale: Lake Park treeline at top of eastern bluffs, as viewed from below on Multi-Purpose Field.
Year & Season: 2018 ; Mid-spring
Time of Day: Sunset
Illumination Aids: (none)
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Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Mirrorless
Sensor: Micro 4/3
IBIS: ON OIS: n/a
Support: Hand-held
Lens: Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/2.8
Filters: (none)
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Exposure Program: Aperture priority
Metering Mode: Spot
Drive/Focus Mode: Single-shot/Auto focus
Focus Region: Spot
Exposure Quality: Raw (Lightroom DNG)
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Processing: Lightroom 6.12 (CR 9.12)
Lightroom Presets: (none) ; Processing Plug-Ins: (none)
Original File Aspect & Size: 4:3 ; 15.9MP (4608 x 3456)
Cropped Aspect & **Size: 4:3 ; 14.6MP (4413 x 3306)
**Size is prior to downsizing and JPG conversion using Lightroom.
JPG Size: 3.14MP (2048 x 1534)
File ID: Tree6Fore Deep(Clr)V01R00 Milw.Lakfrnt.N.20180509-01 StdShrp.jpg
CO (Lake County)
Day 3
Segment 10
random spot to Segment 11 Interlaken Trailhead
Twin Lakes reservoir comprises two lakes. The trail crosses a dam at the far side of the larger lake. There are numerous recreation activities here. Camping possibilities are also abundant. Interlaken Historic Resort is located on the far side.
Phone battery was almost dead but just enough to reserve a room for Friday night at Inn the Clouds hostel in Leadville. Tonight I camped near Mount Massive Trailhead. Camping is allowed almost everywhere on Halfmoon Creek Road. The night before I climbed Elbert a few years ago, I camped along the road so I had a spot in mind that overlooked the creek. Unfortunately, someone turned in there just as I drove up. Oh well, I found another spot.
14.8 trail miles for the day; +1 to hike back to my car.
Beautiful Judy in the swimsuit segment of the 2011-12 Washington Redskins Cheerleaders Audition Finals Show at the State Theatre in Falls Church, VA.
Photo by Bruce Adler
(BEA_1788B)
- Segmentos.....
Compartimentos estancos dentro de mi propia mente......
Sin puertas...., sin ventanas..., tan sólo el espacio........
- Segments .....
Compartments within my own mind ..........
No doors, no windows ... just space ......
Part of a stretch on the Harwood Lakes Segment where the Chippewa County Forest encourages fast-growing aspens for later harvest.
Ice Age National Scenic Trail.
Common Brown Click Beetle, Athous haemorrhoidalis.
Length 10 – 15mm.
Common throughout Britain and widespread across Europe and Asia. Found in grassland, meadows, hedgerows and woodland on various types of vegetation, it is predominantly a lowland species, being entirely absent above 600 m elevation, and becoming steadily scarcer from sea level up to 500 m.
A very distinctive species which is easily recognized in the field. Shiny, the head and pronotum are black, the wing cases contrastingly dark brown. The whole body is covered with greyish-brown hairs. The head is densely punctured and has prominent eyes. The antennae have 11segments, the first broad and curved, the second distinctly shorter than the third which is slightly shorter than the fourth. The legs are a pale brown, (paler than the wing cases), often with darker tibiae, (the fourth segment of the leg). Like other click beetles, the joint between thorax and abdomen forms a flexible hinge and there is a central knob at the back of the thorax. The males are smaller than females.
Like all click beetles, it can flick itself into the air when laid on its back, an action which makes a click sound. The adults ‘click’ readily when handled and are strong fliers.
They are active early in the year, from March or April, when they can be seen basking on low foliage in hedgerows. They soon become abundant and feed on pollen, nectar and emerging foliage. Eggs are laid in late spring in open, well-vegetated soils where the larvae will develop, feeding on plant roots and also other insects. They are known to predate larvae of the Winter moth, Operophtera brumata, and consume dead insects and their larvae.
On agricultural land they can be a serious pests to a range of crops including potatoes, tomatoes and all kinds of cereals.
This is a close-up of a male Dendrosoter protuberans Braconid wasp that I found on the wall in my front room a few days ago. It almost certainly emerged from one of the Ash log that I had in the room for the woodburner. Earlier I posted a photo of the galleries made in the logs by Bark Beetles. This species of Braconid (unlike many others) is easy to recognise from wing venation and especially the ornamented reddish bulges on the top of its head and the swollen segment in its maxillary palps. The wasp was identified by Gavin Broad, Senior Curator of Hymenoptera at the Natural History Museum.
I didn't think I was going to be able to see any of this occultation. It had been cloudy most of the day, but the clouds started to thin in the evening. Because of the forecast, I hadn't planned to go to campus to try to photograph it from there. Instead, as I saw I might be able to get something, I got my Coulter Optical 10" Dobsonian out of the garage and held my Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra up to the eyepiece. The eyepiece was a 14 mm ultra-wide FOV from Meade. I started taking video, trying to hold my phone in place while nudging the scope along.
There were plenty of parts of that video that were unusable, and there were still a lot of high clouds. After chopping up the video to get segments to run through AutoStakkert, I settled on these four times. From left to right, these represent the view at 2023-01-31 043346 UT, 043505 UT, 043600 UT, and 043601 UT. The first two are stacks of about 100 frames, while the last two images are stacks of about 10 frames. That makes the longer stacks a bit over 3 times less noisy than the shorter ones. Compare the details in the craters and mountains in the first two images with the last two.
The two most prominent craters in the image are Copernicus in the south (toward the bottom) and Plato in the north. We also get about half of Mare Imbrium and half of Mare Serenitatis. One thing that stood out to me is the one illuminated mountain beyond the terminator. It looks like this is Promontorium Laplace, a 2.6 km high peak at the edge of Sinus Iridum.
After stacking, I did sharpening in PixInsight, then used Photoshop to align the images in this arrangement.
Lunation: 9.32 days
Illumination: 74.5%
Distance: 393300 km
Altitude: 75°
He's pretty stable considering.
So, he's a bat faced evil dude with accordion limbs.
This was an experimental moc to use up over half of my grey CCBS bones. It turned out pretty well.
The next two stack levels (+42 cm) for my tower under construction. Folded from 180 A4 sheets.
Paper design: Minecraft birch and spruce