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I was watching and photographing the birds at my bird feeders this morning when they all bolted. I kept looking to see what frightened them away when I saw a small hawk in the bushes. I think it may be a Sharp-shinned Hawk.
Sharp PC-1475 pocket computer from the late 1980's - 2 line display and high accuracy for scientific and engineering applications.
Production stills from the Grady produced music video Sharp. Filmed by University of Georgia students in Athens, GA.
le "bloc tombant de Sharp a été clairement du côté de L'union pendant la guerre de secession avec les Sharpshooters du colonel Berdan(regt de tireurs d'elites de l'union équipés en Sharp en partie qui pourtant était plutôt une arme de Cavalier - fait d'arme le plus connu Gettysburg) . Hélas, c'est aussi le tueur de Bison (buffalo killing) par exellence et donc de la guerre indirecte ou economique faite aux amerindiens (en tuant les bisons on tuait "volontairement" et parqué aussi ces derniers).
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Weekdays come and go. My last work week consisted of exactly one day - Friday. Wouldn't it be nice if Friday was the only work day? You could go to work in the morning knowing that when you clock in you are beginning your week and when you clock out, it's the weekend again. Pay might be a problem, however. I'm working on a plan to live without money. If I get it worked out, I'll let you know.
And following my one-day work week came Glorious Dive Day! I had nobody going out on Faded Glory this week, so I skipped all of that boat loading and unloading and just went out with Richard Jones on Sanguma. I have to admit, I really like getting picked up at my front door. It's quite a treat compared to my usual Saturday routine.
The dive was quite nice. The Eel Garden was putting on a fine show. I got some very nice underwater shots. However, as it sometimes happens, my favourite shot of the day has nothing to do with fish. Ush is one of my favourite photographic subjects, at least when she is not too shy. I kept seeing wonderful reflections in her cheeky red sunglasses. A little coaxing Got her into the mood to pose for me:
When I first saw the result on my computer screen I was not overjoyed. Though Ush gave me just what I wanted, my exposure skills were not up to snuff. It took me the better part of an hour to massage the image into what my original vision demanded. I wanted the sharpness of the sunglasses and the reflections, but I needed Ush's skin to be as soft and smooth as a baby's bottom. Well, it pretty much is in reality, but cameras are harsh to skin, as we all know. I'm happy with the finished product. It's the most fun I've gotten from a single image for quite a while.
Now this one . . . this one is a mistake. It was so bad that I nearly deleted it. However, I sometimes like to play the photographic savior and redeem otherwise worthless frames:
The Soldierfish was swimming away, it was too distant, and the light was all wrong. On top of that, I had my flash turned on, which threw off the colour balance. I know! I'll call it "Art'.
Richard Jones came over to me with a rock and seemed quite excited about it. It took me a moment to realise that on that rock was a nudibranch which I had never seen before. Of course, I took its picture. It's a Phyllidia ocellata:
I have to say that it is probably the most humorously patterned nudibranch which I have seen. Some nudis are ethereal in their beauty. This one is wearing a clown suit.
I should know the name of this Planaria, more commonly called a flatworm. I got this shot standing on my head, because it was under a ledge. I've turned it right-side-up for you:
It's Sunday afternoon, and I'm not going to look it up. Somebody out there help me. It's very common here.
I'll finish up with a couple of "Deep Focus" reef scenes. As several readers have pointed out, there is nothing special about these high depth of field shots. It's just a matter of setting your camera right and having favourable shooting conditions:
However, I have noted that few underwater photographers actually do it. It seems as if nearly everybody either shoots macro shots of little things or big, gaudy scenes shot with super-wide angle lenses and multiple flashes.
I don't see many shots such as these which use a cheap camera and a normal lens stopped down to achieve maximum depth of field:
I find them pleasing, because when I seen them I can honestly say, "That's just the way it looked to me."
Someday, that is going to come in very handy for me.
This picture and the previous three have been posted before in some form or another. The crane studies are mainly enlargements of previous postings.
This photo however is an enlargement of only a portion of the photo.This is quite a significant photo, as this was the first time Walter Woolfenden had rigged a crane with 100ft of boom.
The focus of the picture is on the fabulous Sharps lorry,which is being used to support the jib of the Lorain crane out of view. I assume the boom support on the lorry is being used because the Lorain crane is unable to lift the boom straight from the ground
This is almost certainly the same bird that I photographed at my home a few days ago. I have seen sharp-shinned hawks around my home for several years, but this is the first one that will allow me to stand 30 feet from it and not fly. Through a window it will allow me to get within about 10 feet. IMG_1329
The view up to the start of Sharp Edge, a grade 1 scramble in the Lake District. It's a route that should only be attempted if you have a good head for heights.
Sharpes Plaxton Supreme IV bodied Volvo B58-61, STM 238W displayed at the 2021 buses Festrival held at the East of England Showground. Sun 08.08.2021.
RGB led driven by an Arduino. IR proximity sensor is used to increase speed of color cycling. More on www.equinoxefr.org
Sharp Memorial Hospital first opened it doors in 1955 with the vision of offering the best that clinical knowledge and technology had to offer. Today, the new Sharp Memorial Hospital, which opened in January 2009, continues to be at the forefront of medical technology and patient satisfaction.
Sharpes Coaches VWA 290L
AEC Reliance / Plaxton Supreme
Showbus 2018, Donnington
30th September 2018
The disused trackbed of part of the Sharpness Docks internal railway system. This section of line crossed the high level swing bridge over the entrance to the dock basing from the Gloucester & Shapness Canal. 20th July 2008.
Sharpes of Nottingham Vanhool TX11 Alicron on tradeplates at the 2021 Buses festival. Sun 08.08.2021.
My old Sharp student's scientific calculator, it has been working on original batteries (shown) for an incredible period since 1983 !
An advertisement of Sharps VC 7300 Model video cassette recorder. So easy to operate even a ten year old could use it.