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gmax137 · Nov 7, 2023

DennisN said:

A shot taken from the road leading up to the tower:

I like this one!

berkeman · Nov 7, 2023

So I've seen this advertisement at the CNN news website a few times now. It just seems really bizzare to me, since it is advertising a practice exam for entering the US military...

Advertisement photo of a woman in camouflage uniform and cap saluting in front of an American flag, with the caption 'Test Your Knowledge With The ASVAB Practice Test (Questions here)' and the source 'SmartConsumerInsider'.

Unless her right arm is disabled, she is supposed to be saluting with her right arm.

fresh_42 · Nov 7, 2023

berkeman said:

So I've seen this advertisement at the CNN news website a few times now. It just seems really bizzare to me, since it is advertising a practice exam for entering the US military...

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Unless her right arm is disabled, she is supposed to be saluting with her right arm.

Isn't the flag in the background mirrored, too? You cannot rotate it so that the stars are in the upper left corner.

BillTre · Nov 7, 2023

fresh_42 said:

Isn't the flag in the background mirrored, too? You cannot rotate it so that the stars are in the upper left corner.

Flip it over (topologically speaking).
That would be like mirroring it.

berkeman · Nov 7, 2023

fresh_42 said:

Isn't the flag in the background mirrored, too? You cannot rotate it so that the stars are in the upper left corner.

Good question about the mirroring, but the flag can't help. As Bill says, you just look at it from the other side.

Unless there is a preferred orientation for displaying US flags. I'm off to Google...

berkeman · Nov 7, 2023

Hmm, nope, that looks like the preferred orientation:

Three large American flags hang side by side from a domed, white marble hall, with a worker on a ladder adjusting the left flag and a second man in white standing below.

https://www.defense.gov/News/Featur...92936/dos-and-donts-for-displaying-old-glory/

Ibix · Nov 7, 2023

berkeman said:

advertising a practice exam for entering the US military...

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Unless her right arm is disabled, she is supposed to be saluting with her right arm.

Congratulations, you've got 1 mark so far...

berkeman · Nov 7, 2023

Ibix said:

Congratulations, you've got 1 mark so far...

LOL. Of course I took the practice test for fun the first time I saw the ad, and aced the test. Guess what I saw in my FaceBook feed for the next month...

fresh_42 · Nov 7, 2023

berkeman said:

LOL. Of course I took the practice test for fun the first time I saw the ad, and aced the test. Guess what I saw in my FaceBook feed for the next month...

Swamp Thing · Nov 8, 2023

A couple of rather halloweeny but oddly adorable thunder eggs...

https://www.geologypage.com/2016/10/thunderegg.html

Polished cross-section of a thunder egg, a rock nodule with banded blue and white chalcedony rim around a hollow cavity lined with white crystals, set in brown and grey host rock.

Cut and polished thunder egg, a rock with orange-brown outer rind and a hollow interior of blue and dark banded agate that looks like a face with two dark eyes.

phinds · Nov 8, 2023

That second one is obviously Casper the Friendly Ghost's retarded uncle

collinsmark · Nov 9, 2023

berkeman said:

she is supposed to be saluting with her right arm.

It's a mirror image.

WHY IS THE FLAG BACKWARDS ON MILITARY UNIFORMS?

https://mybaseguide.com/backwards-flag

Back in the days of the Civil War, flag bearers were common military positions within the greater infantry and cavalry units. As the flag bearers stormed into battle, the American flag would sway behind them with the momentum, making it look like the flag was backwards as it flew.Okay, so what? Why is the flag backwards on a military uniform?When the star field is first and foremost, it looks like the flag itself is storming into battle, much like our brave service men and women. If the flag were not mirrored on the Y axis, the star field would be on the left, making it look like the flag was retreating from battle instead of facing it head-on. This backwards American flag is called the Assaulting Forward.

Point Conception · Nov 14, 2023

Sea bass and vegetables at the seafood market

A woman in a black mask and dark shirt stands at a market stall of iced fish fillets and crab meat, with Thai price labels reading 80B and 120B.

A woman in a black mask and black dress points at a stall of fresh produce in a covered market, with bunches of green herbs, green chilies and limes in pink and green baskets, and shoppers and vendors behind her.

DennisN · Nov 16, 2023

Here's a lovely clownfish resting in a sea anemone (I think, @BillTre would probably know if it's correct

),
shot today at the local aquarium:

Orange and white clownfish with black edge and blue-green marking resting among pink tentacles of a sea anemone in an aquarium.

(shot with Sony A7R + Commlite EF-NEX adapter + Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II in a very, very dark
environment, so I pumped up the ISO to 2000. Other settings: f/3.5, 1/100 s exposure.)

nsaspook · Nov 16, 2023

When Samantha smiles.

Screenshot of a Reel Power slot machine screen showing a Raven bonus win: credit 47410, bet 50, win 45450, with a column of three red Raven symbols on the middle reel and blue Raven symbols on other reels.

nsaspook · Nov 16, 2023

Workbench with a large monitor displaying an oscilloscope waveform view with multiple colored digital channels, plus two benchtop oscilloscopes and a Coors beer can on the bench.

DennisN · Nov 17, 2023

I was editing old photos and found this one of a dragonfly, which I think is a "lesser emperor" (Anax parthenope). Not a particularly good photo (and heavily cropped), but it was the only one I got

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They are very uncommon here.

Dragonfly in flight above dark water, with green head and thorax, blue and black striped abdomen, and fallen yellowed leaves and green leaf pieces floating on the surface.

DennisN · Nov 21, 2023

A cool toy on a Swedish auction site:

KO YOSHIYA. "Nasa UFO", spaceship, tin toy, battery operated.

BillTre · Nov 21, 2023

DennisN said:

A cool toy on a Swedish auction site:

KO YOSHIYA. "Nasa UFO", spaceship, tin toy, battery operated.
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To Infinity and Beyond!

Point Conception · Nov 22, 2023

Beach scene with sandy shore, palm trees and parasols on the left, two women in swimwear walking at the water's edge, a man seated in the foreground, a jet ski on the sand, and tall high-rise towers in the hazy background.

Two women in black bikinis and red caps walk along a sandy beach at the water's edge, with yellow buoys in the sea, colourful umbrellas and a third woman in a blue bikini to the right.

Sandy beach with gentle waves washing ashore under a hazy blue sky, yellow buoys floating offshore, and a row of high-rise hotel towers along the coastline.

These months the visitors 40%/60% Scandinavian/Russian stay in Jomtien. Nice warm dry Northerly. Air/Water , 32C/30C

Point Conception · Nov 23, 2023

Dusk view of an elevated rail line curving through a Bangkok cityscape, with tall glass towers lit up under a pink and blue sky and traffic on a road below.

nsaspook · Nov 23, 2023

Two cooked meats on a grill grate inside a smoker: a dark, seasoned brisket-style cut on the left and a whole roasted chicken on a small wire rack on the right.

berkeman · Nov 23, 2023

Ribs on the left? How is it seasoned/marinated?

EDIT -- Nevermind, I see now that it's the shadow that makes it look like 2 different seasonings...

Arjan82 · Nov 23, 2023

Brilliant :)

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Some examples:

Young grey fox kit lying on its side on dry leaves in dark woodland, chewing on a small stick and looking toward the camera.

A grey long-tailed macaque lying on its back on a moss-covered stone step, holding its own long tail up to its mouth, with green moss on the stone wall behind.

Photo of a bright yellow-green adult greenfinch on a weathered branch, facing a fledgling with mottled brown plumage that has its beak open and wings spread; a second greenfinch sits partly visible at left against a blurred green background.

Great grey owl perched on a bare branch against a blurred green forest background, its feathers fluffed and head turned toward the camera.

DennisN · Nov 23, 2023

A couple of plants from earlier this year and last year...

Yellow rose(s) (shot on a cemetery*)

Yellow rose in full bloom beside a smaller yellow rose bud on a stem, with dark glossy green leaves against a black background.

Yellow lilies reaching for sunlight (also shot on a cemetery*)

Several yellow daylily flowers with dark brown-red buds on tall green stems, backlit by sunlight against a blurred green background with a path on the left.

Papaver (a big pink poppy, also shot on a cemetery*)

Close-up of a single pale salmon-pink poppy bloom with crinkled, papery petals and dark bases, on a green hairy stem against a dark blurred background.

Japanese cherry tree (Prunus serrulata):

Branches of a pink flowering cherry tree with dense clusters of pink blossoms and reddish-brown new leaves against a clear blue sky.

Japanese cherry tree, detail:

Branch of a Japanese cherry tree against a clear blue sky, with clusters of double pink blossoms, pink buds and reddish-bronze young leaves.

* I've probably said before that cemeteries can be excellent places to shoot a variety of flowers

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DennisN · Nov 23, 2023

Arjan82 said:

Brilliant :)

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Some examples:

Very funny!

nsaspook · Nov 23, 2023

A whole roasted turkey with dark, crisp skin resting on a wire rack over foil on a wooden table, with a cutting board, a pork shoulder in a foil pan, and a bag of rolls nearby.

Happy Thanksgiving Day to all.

Point Conception · Nov 24, 2023

Nice to get in the water but not cooling off @30C. I know it's cold where ya all are: No Schadenfreude intended.

Calm blue sea under a pale sky, with shallow clear water over sandy bottom in the foreground and a low hilly coastline on the horizon.

Point Conception · Nov 24, 2023

Macy's 5th Ave Thanksgiving Parade

Large inflatable balloon of a white rabbit in a blue jacket and top hat, playing a red horn, floating above bare trees on a city street.

Large pink inflatable balloon of a cartoon character floating above bare trees at a city street parade, with a grey base labeled 'GUARD' in part.

Point Conception · Nov 24, 2023

The Puerto Rican families had Sunday afternoon picnics on the hood & trunk of my car. 8av. & 20th

Two photographs stacked vertically: top, a snowy city street with traffic lights and parked taxis; bottom, a woman in a red skirt and dark hat reclining on the hood of a white 1960s Cadillac on a city street, dated 7 8'92 in the corner.

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