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"I always thought that there is little merit in virtue and very little fault in error." "Also because I still have not understood what exactly the virtue and what exactly is the error. "

"Why just move the latitude and see how the values become disvalues and vice versa"

Fabrizio De André

 

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Still Life

The Indian pangolin, thick-tailed pangolin, or scaly anteater (Manis crassicaudata) is a pangolin found on the Indian subcontinent. It is not common anywhere in its range. Like other pangolins, it has large, overlapping scales on its body which act as armour. It can also curl itself into a ball as self-defence against predators such as the tiger. The colour of its scales varies depending on the colour of the earth in its surroundings.

 

It is an insectivore, feeding on ants and termites, digging them out of mounds and logs using its long claws, which are as long as its fore limbs. It is nocturnal and rests in deep burrows during the day.

 

The Indian pangolin is threatened by hunting for its meat and for various body parts used in traditional medicine.

 

The Indian pangolin is a solitary, shy, slow-moving, nocturnal mammal. It is about 84–122 centimetres (33–48 in) long from head to tail, the tail usually being 33–47 cm long, and weighs 10–16 kg. Females are generally smaller than the males and have one pair of mammae. The pangolin possesses a cone-shaped head with small, dark eyes, and a long muzzle with a nose pad similar in color, or darker than, its pinkish-brown skin. It has powerful limbs, tipped with sharp, clawed digits. It is an almost exclusive insectivore and principally subsists on ants and termites, which it catches with a specially adapted long, sticky tongue.The pangolin has no teeth, but has strong stomach muscles to aid in digestion. The most noticeable characteristic of the pangolin is its massive, scaled armour, which covers its upper face and its whole body with the exception of the belly and the inside of the legs. These protective scales are rigid and made of keratin. It has 160–200 scales in total, about 40–46% of which are located on the tail. Scales can be 6.5–7 cm long, 8.5 cm wide, and weigh 7–10 grams. The skin and scales make up about one-fourth to one-third of the total body mass of this species.

 

The Indian pangolin has been recorded from various forest types, including Sri Lankan rainforest and plains to middle hill levels. The animal can be found in grasslands and secondary forests, and is well adapted to desert regions as it is believed to have a tolerance to dry areas, but prefers more barren, hilly regions. This pangolin species may also sometimes reach high elevations, and has been sighted in Sri Lanka at 1100 meters and in the Nilgiri mountains in India at 2300 meters. It prefers soft and semi-sandy soil conditions suitable for digging burrows.

 

Pangolin burrows fall into one of two categories: feeding and living burrows. Feeding burrows are smaller than living burrows (though their sizes vary depending on the abundance of prey) and are created more frequently during the spring, when there is a greater availability of prey. Living burrows are wider, deeper, and more circular, and are occupied for a longer time than feeding burrows, as they are mainly used to sleep and rest during the day. After a few months, the pangolin abandons the burrow and digs a new one close to a food source. However, it is not uncommon for the pangolin to shift back to an old burrow.

 

Unlike its African counterpart, the Indian pangolin does not climb trees, but it does value the presence of trees, herbs, and shrubs in its habitat because it is easier to dig burrows around them. Features that promote an abundance of ants and termites (grasses, bare grounds, bases of trees, shrubs, roots, leaf litter, fallen logs and elephant feces) are often present in pangolin habitats.

 

Few details are known about the breeding behaviour of the Indian pangolin. During the animal's mating period, females and males may share the same burrow and show some diurnal activities. Males have testes in a fold of the skin located in their groin areas. The female's embryo develops in one of the uterine horns. The gestation period lasts 65–70 days; the placenta is diffuse and not deciduate. Usually, a single young is born, but twins have been reported in this species. The young weigh 235–400 g at birth and measure roughly 30 cm. The newborn animals have open eyes, and soft scales with protruding hairs between them. The mother pangolin carries her young on her tail. When the mother and young are disturbed, the young pangolin is held against its mother's belly and protected by the mother's tail.

 

ISO 500

26 mm

 

S10 - full auto mode

 

low light scenery

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Brightness Value - 1.15

Exposure Bias - 0 EV

Max Aperture Value - 2.4

Metering Mode - Center-weighted average

 

vom Muttertags Strauß für Karin

 

-Dr. Suess

 

Blog Post

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A person, who values ​​the beauty of nature and ambient in the world, for richer and happier than those, who did not notices this.

 

Credits

 

the family portrait and family album quietly assume a significant place as a witness to our eyes :-)

Bill Thompson

 

The Environment Matters! Resist the Despicable Ignorant Orange Cockroach and his Cabinet of Stooges and Buffoons!!

 

saguaro cacti, saguaro national park, tucson, arizona

Wikipedia: The city of Nan's most famous wat is renowned for its cruciform ubosot which was constructed in 1596 and restored during the reign of Phra Chao Anantaworritthidet (Chao Nakhon Nan No.62nd) (1852-1892).

 

It is the only temple which was built as if it were on the back of two immense snakes (or Nagas). Each of the four entrances is preceded by a small corridor topped by a finely decorated, point-shaped structure (underlining the royal origin of the temple) and is equipped with smoothly carved doors; with Chinese demon guards in the east, flowers in the north and forest life motives in the Lanna style in the west and south.

 

The wat's interior is impressive. It is also a good example of Thai Lue architecture. The structure of the roof is supported by twelve teak pillars decorated with gold on black and red lacquer and elephants' motives. The ceiling is also finely decorated. The flowered altar resting in the center of the bôt supports four Buddhas of the Sukhothai style in the pose of Bhūmisparsa mudrā

 

Well preserved murals of great value illustrating the Khattana Kumara Jataka on the Northern wall and the Nimi Jatakas on the Western wall as well as scenes of the local life of the time when they were painted by Thai Lue artists during the restoration of the temple at the end of the 19th century. Europeans can even be noticed: a reference to the arrival of the French to whom the East of the Nan valley area was yielded in 1893. The style is rather distinctive and quite removed from the traditional style of temple paintings in Thailand.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Phumin

Luminance HDR 2.6.0

 

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The first increases the second.

Streets of Philadelphia.

Experts believe that the modern-day hippo evolved in Africa around 8 million years ago. While they bear a resemblance to horses and pigs, these semi-aquatic mammals are in fact most closely related to whales, dolphins and porpoises – no wonder they’re so good at holding their breath underwater! These days there are only two types, the bog-standard hippopotamus and the smaller pygmy hippopotamus, but a few other now extinct species could be found across Europe and in Madagascar as little as 1,000 years ago. Hippos are now most common in countries such as Zambia and Tanzania.

 

In Africa hippo numbers are sadly declining. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed them as a vulnerable species in 2006 after establishing that the hippo population had declined by as much as 20% within the previous two decades. Drought has led to habitat loss, and the hunting and poaching of hippos, both for their meat and ivory teeth, is also a major threat.

 

Hippo Day reminds us to celebrate and value these mud-loving mammals, in the hope that they’ll be around for many more years to come.

 

Baby Hippos with 'legal guardian' / Flusspferde (Hippopotamus amphibius)

on a little island in Oliphant's River, Kruger N.P., South Africa

(from deep down in my archives :-))^

 

Thanks to my friend Johann de Jager (Mzansi) for telling me about this day!

On a rather unremarkable sunset, with an unusually high temperature for this time of year, 66°F or 19°C at 6:20 pm (today´s highest was around 75ºF or 24ºC in the capital), this is the view of the Five Towers from the northern part of Madrid.

 

A gradual decrease in temperatures is expected over the next few days, reaching more typical values for the second half of autumn.

 

How's your autumn going? How's your spring going?

 

I wish all those who have the opportunity to enjoy this magical spectacle a happy aurora borealis viewing.

 

Press "L" to enlarge the image if you wish.

 

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Las Cinco Torres en el anochecer del miércoles, Madrid, España

 

En un atardecer no demasiado vistoso, con una temperatura anormalmente elevada para la fecha, de 19ºC a las 6:20 pm (la máxima hoy en la capital fue del alrededor de 24ºC), en uno de los primeros atardeceres antes de las 6:00 pm, esta es la vista de las Cinco Torres desde la zona norte de Madrid.

 

Los próximos días se espera un descenso paulatino de las temperaturas hasta llegar a valores más normales para la segunda mitad del Otoño.

 

¿Cómo va vuestro Otoño? ¿Cómo va vuestra Primavera?

 

Os deseo un feliz avistamiento de auroras boreales a todos aquellos que tengáis la oportunidad de disfrutar de tan mágico espectáculo.

 

Pulsa "L" para ampliar la imagen si deseas.

  

Ink wash and masking tape on 2 9x12” watercolor sheets

The west side adjacent to the palace of Exaltation of the Cross church, built in Byzantine style. Above the entrance - the archangel Gabriel. As the original frame adds even greater value of precious stones, and Livadia Park, emphasizes the beauty of the palace.

 

Построенная из итальянского мрамора в византийском стиле, Крестовоздвиженская церковь видела за свою двухсотлетнюю историю много знаковых событий. Здесь отпевали императора Александра III. Здесь приняла православие будущая жена Николая II Александра Федоровна. В Крестовоздвиженской церкви новый император присягнул на верность российскому престолу.

This beautiful dirt road lined with poplars, still partially bare in the early Spring, leads to the farmstead called Mugnaga (which in the Milanese dialect is the word for "apricot"), a large farmstead producing milk, cheese, honey, corn, wheat, and other agricultural products (and hosting a nursery). It was still lockdown time, and I allowed myself a brief sunrise session while going to work. I was lucky enough to find a man and his dog strolling along the dirt road towards the farmstead, in the distance, bathed in the golden light.

 

In this area there are several traditional Padan farmsteads, which are still inhabited and active - in the Padan plain there are so many dead relics of our rural history... - some of them are fairly ancient, dating back from the 19. or even the 17. century and they are often protected as they have historical and/or artistic value. Italy is quite rich in cultural heritage but well, protection often means, say, that a building of interest cannot be demolished, but can be abandoned to its own (sad) fate. The people who are still living and working in these farmsteads are preserving the memory of generations upon generations of peasants who were the workforce of what had long been the most advanced agricultural region in Europe. They lived in the landowners' farmsteads and worked in the attached fields - families upon families who were payed-in-kind (milk, butter, corn, flour...) and were so poor that when they transferred from one farmstead to another the whole (and quite often numerous) family plus their scant belongings could easily fit in a cart.

 

I have obtained this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-2.0/-1.0/0/+1.0/+2.0 EV] by luminosity masks with the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal" exposure shot), then I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4. Raw files processed with Darktable.

My good old Hanhel tripod caused much trouble on that morning - I had to painstakingly offset against slight horizontal deviations between the five shots of the exposure bracketing, ranging from 3 up to 7 pixels. Luckily it was just a simple horizontal deviation, and I was able to compensate for it. I have just grabbed my new tripod (Rollei C6i carbon), can't wait for trying it! (Incidentally, I have just confirmed the rule that we talk about our poor tripods only when they cause trouble ;-))

The Peugeot 404 is a large family car produced by French automobile manufacturer Peugeot from 1960 to 1975.

 

A truck body style variant was marketed until 1988.

 

Styled by Pininfarina, the 404 was offered initially as a saloon, estate, and pickup. A convertible was added in 1962, and a coupé in 1963. The 404 was fitted with a 1.6 litre petrol engine, with either a Solex carburetor or Kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection or a 1.9 litre diesel engine available as options. Introduced at the Paris Motor Show as an option was the inclusion of a 3-speed ZF automatic transmission, similar to the unit already offered on certain BMW models, as an alternative to the standard column-mounted manual unit.

 

Popular as a taxicab, the 404 enjoyed a reputation for durability and value.

 

The 404 was manufactured under licence in various African countries until 1991 (in Kenya) and was manufactured in Argentina by Safrar/Sevel in El Palomar; in Québec, Canada at the St-Bruno-de-Montarville Sociéte de Montage Automobile (SoMA) Ltd. plant (1965–1968); in New Zealand by Campbell Industries; in Australia by Renault Australia Pty. Ltd.; and in Chile by Automotores Franco Chilena S.A. in Los Andes. Peugeot's French production run of 1,847,568 404s ended in 1975.

 

A total of 2,885,374 units had been produced worldwide at the end of production.

 

As the model was designed by Pininfarina, the bodyshell is very similarly styled to the one used in the 1959 Austin Westminster.

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"The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values."

-Norman Thomas-

 

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[TURN]

Anson Seabra - Trying My Best

 

youtu.be/S1i7Ws3rhEo

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I know you think I got it all figured out

내가 당신의 모든 걸 이해할 수 있을 거라 생각했다는 것을 알아요

 

'Cause I walk around like my head's in the clouds

나는 공상에 빠진 듯 걸어가니까

 

But I'm just a boy with his heart pouring out of his head

하지만 저는 그저 머릿속 생각들을 풀어놓는 소년인 걸요

 

I wish that you could see the pain that I've seen

내가 겪은 이 고통을 알아줬으면 해요

 

And all of the times I spent being not me

내가 아닌 모습으로 살았던 모든 시간들을

 

I hope you know that it's not always happy in my head

나의 머릿속에서 난 항상 행복하지 않다는 것을 알아줬으면 해요

 

'Cause I don't know

모르겠으니까

 

The perfect road to go down

완벽한 길이 어딘지 모르겠으니까

 

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But I know

하지만 난 알아요

 

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I'm trying my best

난 최선을 다했다는 걸

 

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I'm trying my best to be okay

쓰러지지 않기 위해 최선을 다했다는 걸

  

I'm trying my best but every day it's so hard

난 최선을 다하고 있어요, 하지만 하루하루가 너무 힘드네요

 

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And I'm holding my breath

난 숨을 죽일 거예요

 

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I'm holding my breath 'til I can say

내가 말할 수 있을 때까지 숨을 죽일 거예요

 

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All of the words I wanna say from my heart

내가 진심으로 하고 싶은 모든 말들

 

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If you really wanted I could ley you inside

당신이 진심으로 원한다면 난 당신을 받아들일 거예요

  

It's been so long and I've got nothing left to hide

한참이 지났고 난 이제 숨길 것이 없어요

 

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Would you believe me if I told you that I've got flaws

내게 결점이 있다면 믿어줄래요?

 

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Now it's time to let the curtains unfold

이제 커튼을 걷어 젖히고

 

And tell all the stories that I didn't want told

내가 하기 싫었던 말들을 해야 할 때가 됐군요

  

I let it out so I unburden my soul I won't stop

난 내 속마음을 털어놓을 거예요, 멈추지 않을 거예요

 

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'Cause I don't know

모르겠으니까

  

The perfect road to go down

완벽한 길이 어딘지 모르겠으니까

 

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But I know

하지만 난 알아요

 

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I'm trying my best

난 최선을 다했다는 걸

 

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I'm trying my best to be okay

쓰러지지 않기 위해 최선을 다했다는 걸

 

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I'm trying my best but every day it's so hard

난 최선을 다하고 있어요, 하지만 하루하루가 너무 힘드네요

 

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And I'm holding my breath

난 숨을 죽이고 있어요

 

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I'm holding my breath 'til I can say

내가 말할 수 있을 때까지 숨을 죽일 거예요

 

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All of the words I wanna say from my heart

내가 진심으로 하고 싶은 모든 말들

 

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I'm trying my best

난 최선을 다하고 있어요

 

​

 

I'm trying my best to be okay

쓰러지지 않기 위해 최선을 다하고 있어요

 

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I'm trying my best but every day it's so hard

난 최선을 다하고 있지만 하루하루가 너무 힘드네요

 

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And I'm holding my breath

난 숨을 죽이고 있어요

 

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I'm holding my breath 'til I can say

내가 말할 수 있을 때까지 숨을 죽일 거예요

 

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All of the words I wanna say from my heart

내가 진심으로 하고 싶은 모든 말들

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This is a "hand-crafted" HDR made out of three hand-held shots with exposure values of -4/3, -1/3 and +2/3.

 

We were on the approach to the via ferrata Häntzschelstiege in Saxon Switzerland when I found this spot. Unfortunately I had to make my shots during the noon sun.. :/

This is a technical exercise - making a wet plate collodion negative, redeveloping it to obtain a VERY contrasty negative appropriate for Salt Printing. Its got a rich tonal scale, thanks to the light quality, but the shadows are quite open and the brightest values are very dense. I will print it on salted paper and see how it does.

(This is from a scan, not a print. I haven't yet printed it)

 

Burke & James 5x7 camera with the f3.5 Voigtlander Petzval lens, wide open.

2.3 minutes exposure on Quinn's recipe for negatives. Redeveloped for 5 minutes with the Pyro redeveloper.

"The value of a life does not depend on the place we occupy;

it depends on the way we occupy that place." ~ Therese of Lisieux

 

This is Lost Lake (yes, I found it) up atop Kebler Pass.

  

Thank you for viewing,

Bev

 

Kebler Pass

Colorado

USA

    

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Moon and Back Photography & Graphics

  

Moon and Back Photography

                  

“Remain true to your values. If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.”

― Frank Sonnenberg

 

Location: Green story

A person, who values ​​the beauty of nature and ambient in the world, for richer and happier than those, who did not notices this.

 

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France (Alpes Maritimes)

Your value doesn't decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth

© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved

 

Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.

 

Colour re-edit of a shot from July 2017. Enjoy.

Uhauuuu !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today I am 86 years old.

 

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Birthplace of Dr. John Rae, Arctic explorer.

With some difficulty I found the crumbling remains of the Hall of Clestrain, the birthplace of Dr. John Rae, one of the Canadian Arctic's most famous explorers. The Hudson Bay Company (est. 1670) employed Orkney men starting in the 1700s and at their peak in 1800, 80% of the HBC labour force were Orkney men, valued for their sea going skills and hard working nature. It's a shame that it hasn't be better preserved. Orkney, Scotland.

18/01/2024 www.allenfotowild.com

The Merganser tried unsuccessfully for over 20 minutes to try to swallow its catch but eventually had to give up..... a little too big

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Take a moment from time to time to remember that you are alive.

I know this sounds a trifle obvious, but it is amazing how little time

we take to remark upon this singular and gratifying fact.

By the most astounding stroke of luck an infinitesimal portion

of all the matter in the universe came together to create you

and for the tiniest moment in the great span of eternity

you have the incomparable privilege to exist ...

 

Bill Bryson

 

English ten pound note.

 

If you are familiar with this banknote then this image may strike you as being a little odd. You’ll know the iridescent holograms on the left, but you may not have seen the large yellow figures ‘10’ formed in the pattern at the top.

 

That’s because this image was taken in UV light. There are patches of fluorescent ink printed on the note that just look like white paper in ordinary light. The five-pound note has a 5 in the same place. I couldn’t afford a £20 note to check it out for consistency (or should that be cheque?) ;)

 

The British pound sterling is the oldest currency in the world that has been in constant circulation. It was adopted around 800AD being modelled on the currency of the French kingdom of Charles the Great (Charlemagne) which was established a few years before. Italian, Spanish and Portuguese currency had the same roots.

 

The French livre (pound) had 20 sous each of 12 deniers, like the 20 shillings and 12 pennies of sterling. Interestingly although the small denomination was called a penny its symbol was the ‘d’, just like the French denier, the Spanish Dinero and the Portuguese Dinheiro. All the names derive from the Roman denarius coin.

 

Sterling was decimalised in 1971 which caused all the prices to go up and the parking meters to stop working :) The pound now has 100 new pennies (p or pence).

 

Originally one French livre was worth a pound weight of silver (equivalent to 14.6 Troy ounces), but by 850 the pound sterling was only worth eleven and a quarter Troy ounces of silver. Looking at tonight’s spot price for silver my note should be redeemable for £1868.62 of the shiny metal… times change.

 

This image measures under 3 inches across as per the rules.

 

One thing that photographers should be aware of is that it is illegal to reproduce a digital picture of more than 50% of one side of the note without an overstamp, and the Queen’s head must not be distorted. There are the normal copyright issues as well and these can be rigorously prosecuted. See the Bank of England website for more details.

 

Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image. Happy Macro Mondays :)

Minolta X700 Minolta MD 28mm 1:2.8 Tri-X EcoPro 1:1 01/19/2022

I Tasted the Sweet Nectar of Sunlight on a Morning Day

The wind sang a symphony through the leaves of a forest nearby

The mountains stood to give an ovation for those attending

And the birds gave their flight formation in the skies above.

 

Another work of short poetry or prose to complement the image captured one morning looking from an overlook into Chugach State Park. That morning was definitely the start to a day I love. Well, other than the few hours sleep after landing in Anchorage, but to be in the mountains again with a forest of green and yellow all around was a true delight! This was on a hike along Thunderbird Falls Trail in Chugach State Park not far driving out of Anchorage. This was a point along the trail with a small wooden outcropping to take in a view…and what a view it was! Morning sunlight with distant peaks of mountains! So that’s the story of this image and my poetry to describe the experience.

 

In capturing this image, I just had to find that opening through some nearby trees and set up my tripod and Nikon SLR camera to compose an image with the nearby ridgeline cutting across and the distant peaks of Western Chugach Mountains (a compass azimuth and peakbagger web site show them to be Gold Star Peak, East Twin Peak, Pepper Peak, Mount POW/MIA, Goat Rock, West Twin Peak). Metering took a little more involvement. Yes, I had a new camera remote Arsenal device, but the more detailed part of me wanted to use more control over exposure to get that right shutter speed with the aperture selected. I just had to find that “mean value” and adjust from there. I later worked with control points and color control points in Capture NX2 to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted. I then added a Foliage and Polarization CEP filter to give that little bit extra for the final image.