Random Photos

[Point Conception]

My dynamic girlfriend this Wednesday night: ** And this should conclude the girlfriend party photo series after a few glasses of wine.

 

[DennisN]

Some shots of a skateboarder in action...

This skateboarder was performing tricks in a square and I asked him if I could take some photos, and he said yes. It seemed to me he was pretty good at skateboarding. And it was fun because I had never tried shooting skateboarding. I set the camera to extremely short exposure (1/4000 s) to "freeze" the action and also used fast burst mode (I call it "machine gun mode" ) and took some shots.

 

[jack action]

The following is a montage for a joke, but you have to admire the work:

And for those who find it too difficult to squint, I scaled it down to obtain the same effect:

 

[jtbell]

Sculptures of folk musicians at the Swannanoa Valley Museum in Black Mountain NC, led by a local legend, fiddler Marcus Martin.

 

[berkeman]

Wow, incredible airshow picture of an F-22 Raptor showing off...

 

[jtbell]

Kudzu conquers all...

This is a former section of highway US-70 between Black Mountain and Old Fort NC. After it was superseded by the nearby I-40 expressway, it was converted to a bike/hike trail.

I hiked part of it on Saturday, about a mile out and then back. On the outward trip, I thought, "gee, what an easy walk." After I turned around, I realized I had been going downhill... and now I was going uphill!

A sign at Point Lookout, where I turned around, notes that the trail is 3.6 miles long, with a total climb of about 900 feet going west, up the edge of the Blue Ridge. That's an average grade of about 4.7%.

 

[jack action]

 

[Tom.G]

A perfect example of being "wall-eyed.'

 

[Point Conception]

The infamous Soi 6 in Pattaya

 

[jtbell]

Halloween is approaching... this is about a block down the street from our house.

"Dear departed Brother Dave / He chased a bear into a cave"
"Here lies Good Old Fred / A great big rock fell on his head"

 

[DennisN]

Close-up shots of the eyes of my two cats:

Not easy to do for a number of reasons , but fun. They were resting, which made it easier.

(shot with Canon nFD 50mm Macro + 2x teleconverter = 100mm macro lens)

 

[jtbell]

On Main Street in Greenville SC, man's best friend with two of his friends.

 

[phinds]

Love it.

 

[Point Conception]

The Thai Ministry of Health legalized cannabis in the country June of last year. Now everywhere you look there is a new place. From little kiosks to large establishments. The colors on this place made it worth photos.

 

[Point Conception]

Taken from bus along Jomtien beach

 

[berkeman]

Love it.

Of course you do!

 

[phinds]

Of course you do!

ARF ARF

 

[berkeman]

ARF ARF

Sorry, I'm not familiar with that acronym...

ARF ARC (Australian Research Council) Research Fellow
ARF Advertising Research Foundation
ARF ASEAN Regional Forum
ARF Acute Renal Failure
ARF Animal Rescue Foundation
ARF Almost Ready to Fly
ARF ADP Ribosylation Factor
ARF Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Armenian political party)
ARF Acute Respiratory Failure
ARF Approved Retirement Fund (UK)
ARF Area Resource File
ARF Additional Registration Fee
ARF Absolute Return Fund (investing)
<snip>

 

[phinds]

Sorry, I'm not familiar with that acronym...

Oh, dammit, I'll translate for you.

BOW WOW !!!

 

[Swamp Thing]

Acoustic Radiation Force
Argon Fluoride (ArF)
Angular Response Functions
Arf invariants

 

[pinball1970]

Stockport market center

 

[jtbell]

ARF ARF

How do senior dogs get their discounts?
By belonging to AARF - American Association of Retired Fidos.

 

[Borg]

How do senior dogs get their discounts?
By belonging to AARF - American Association of Retired Fidos.

I guess that the acronym for American Association of Retired Pooches was already taken.

 

[jtbell]

"Now accepting applications"? I don't think so... Movie Gallery went bankrupt in 2010.

 

[Point Conception]

Along South/Na Jomtien today

 

[berkeman]

Along South/Na Jomtien today

What is that?

 

[Point Conception]

Yesterday the 13th was a royal holiday in the kingdom. So I assume this was made to honor one of the past kings. There are many many holidays in Thailand: royal family, government, religious ...

 

[phinds]

Ran across a long set of photos on "architectural wonders of the past" from around the world. Really has some amazing stuff that people / civilizations have done. This was not the most impressive, but jumped out at me for sheer weirdness. The dot circled in blue is a person. I can only think that the tower was populated by Sir Thigh the Strong

Access to the top is only through a circular internal staircase.

The whole thread is here

 

[Point Conception]

Indeed. This is a temple entrance, Thailand , Wat Chai Mongkhron , 1851

 

[Rive]

Workshop

I suspect a woodpecker.
They don't have the right anatomy to hold anything with their legs, so some external tools are required.
And, of course, only a fool would abandon a proven tool

Waiting for season

Usually this time that patch of forest is full with these classics... This year, so far only some babies - and this lone 'young adult' looking for prospect

Ps.: the meaning of 'full' above (older photo):