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While I like dogs the only experience I've had with what I assume is in the pic was not a good experience. If those packages disappeared I'd blame the dog. ;)BillTre said:
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This week in pics.
We start out at the usual place I've been going every week. As usual, I'm only sharing the relatively nondescript images from these weekly occasions.
Figure 1. <Untitled> You may remember pics of this little guy from previous posts. These pics are new though.
Figure 2. <Untitled>
This Great Dane is a photographic newcomer. I'm not sure which I like better (Fig. 2 or 3), so I included them both.
Figure 3. <Untitled>
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Figure 5. <Untitled>
These puppies (Figs. 5-8) you may have seen before. I giggle every time I look at these two.
Figure 6. <Untitled>
Figure 7. <Untitled>
To be continued. ...
We start out at the usual place I've been going every week. As usual, I'm only sharing the relatively nondescript images from these weekly occasions.
Figure 1. <Untitled> You may remember pics of this little guy from previous posts. These pics are new though.
Figure 2. <Untitled>
This Great Dane is a photographic newcomer. I'm not sure which I like better (Fig. 2 or 3), so I included them both.
Figure 3. <Untitled>
Figure 4. <Untitled>
Figure 5. <Untitled>
These puppies (Figs. 5-8) you may have seen before. I giggle every time I look at these two.
Figure 6. <Untitled>
Figure 7. <Untitled>
To be continued. ...
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... Continued from previous post.
Figure 8. <Untitled>
Figure 9. <Untitled> He seems to be sheltering this camera from the sun. Camera conscientious. I can dig that.
Figure 10. "City worker on W Broadway"
Figure 11. "No discernible subject or purpose" I don't really like this photo much, but I decided to delve into the abstract for a quick moment.
Figure 12. "Trolley reflection study #4."
So now we move on to a friend's going away party during the weekend. Someone brought a puppy, so of course I insisted on taking a photo.
Figure 13. <Untitled>
After the party I took the bus home. Well, not quite. I missed the last bus at my transfer point. So I decided to walk the rest of the way.
Figure 14. <Untitled> Taken on my walk home. It involves traversing a canyon (there is a road at least).
Figure 15. <Untitled>
When I got back to my own neighborhood (see Fig. 15), I passed a family of neighbors out with their adorable, yet thirsty puppy. I was pretty thirsty myself after hiking up that canyon (I'm still out of shape). I decided against waiting to drink the puppy's leftovers (I've had worse), and instead continued a few doors down to the neighborhood pub.
Figure 8. <Untitled>
Figure 9. <Untitled> He seems to be sheltering this camera from the sun. Camera conscientious. I can dig that.
Figure 10. "City worker on W Broadway"
Figure 11. "No discernible subject or purpose" I don't really like this photo much, but I decided to delve into the abstract for a quick moment.
Figure 12. "Trolley reflection study #4."
So now we move on to a friend's going away party during the weekend. Someone brought a puppy, so of course I insisted on taking a photo.
Figure 13. <Untitled>
After the party I took the bus home. Well, not quite. I missed the last bus at my transfer point. So I decided to walk the rest of the way.
Figure 14. <Untitled> Taken on my walk home. It involves traversing a canyon (there is a road at least).
Figure 15. <Untitled>
When I got back to my own neighborhood (see Fig. 15), I passed a family of neighbors out with their adorable, yet thirsty puppy. I was pretty thirsty myself after hiking up that canyon (I'm still out of shape). I decided against waiting to drink the puppy's leftovers (I've had worse), and instead continued a few doors down to the neighborhood pub.
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Meteorite impacts the moon:
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A lot of comments calling it fake/AI-generated and asking for a source.
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A couple from a Balboa Park visit about a week ago.
Figure 1. <Untitled> A couple of cuties enjoying Balboa Park.
Figure 2. <Untitled> A shot from one of my more frequented bus/trolley stations. I like the tones. It's good for B&W pics.
Figure 1. <Untitled> A couple of cuties enjoying Balboa Park.
Figure 2. <Untitled> A shot from one of my more frequented bus/trolley stations. I like the tones. It's good for B&W pics.
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Most fast-food places have a drive-thru. This one outside Washington DC has a moo-thru.
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Playing in Dumfries tonight.
J.M Barrie's birth place.
His school
J.M Barrie's birth place.
His school
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Outside the LEGO Discovery Center at the Springfield [VA] Mall near Washington DC:
However, no trail of yellow bricks.
However, no trail of yellow bricks.
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Forget about green thumbs, my gardener has green hair. Ship offshore Jomtien with the endless sand replacement project
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Time to scare @Andy Resnick with some lens servicing photos... 
Servicing a lens in bed while listening to Neil DeGrasse Tyson:
(The lens that was serviced was the vintage Soviet* Industar-26m 50mm f/2.8, which had a lot of old, sticky grease on the focusing helicoid. Now it is clean and newly lubricated, which is nice.)
Opening a vintage Tokina 35mm f/2.8 outdoors:
* PS. The Soviet lenses I've got are comparatively easy to service; they tend to be mechanically quite simple.
Servicing a lens in bed while listening to Neil DeGrasse Tyson:
(The lens that was serviced was the vintage Soviet* Industar-26m 50mm f/2.8, which had a lot of old, sticky grease on the focusing helicoid. Now it is clean and newly lubricated, which is nice.)
Opening a vintage Tokina 35mm f/2.8 outdoors:
* PS. The Soviet lenses I've got are comparatively easy to service; they tend to be mechanically quite simple.
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Where are all these people going?
Down to the Tidal Basin in Washington DC, to see the cherry blossoms!
Down to the Tidal Basin in Washington DC, to see the cherry blossoms!
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One night in Glasgow and one in Dumfries.
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A single shot of the Moon, shot from a city street earlier this evening at about 19:35 (7:35 pm)...
Original:
Cropped and edited:
Gear: Sony A6000 + Tokina 400mm f/5.6.
Original:
Cropped and edited:
Gear: Sony A6000 + Tokina 400mm f/5.6.
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The first spring photos taken today...
A small bush branch:
Close-up of moss (1) (focus stacked):
Close-up of moss (2) (focus stacked):
A fresh stinking hellebore:
And another stinking hellebore:
(Gear: Sony A6500 + Canon nFD 50mm f/1.4 + CPL filter)
A small bush branch:
Close-up of moss (1) (focus stacked):
Close-up of moss (2) (focus stacked):
A fresh stinking hellebore:
And another stinking hellebore:
(Gear: Sony A6500 + Canon nFD 50mm f/1.4 + CPL filter)
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Fossils like this are uncommon because of the unusual conditions required for soft tissue preservation.
I saw this in a downtown community bulletin board today (small community in the Santa Cruz mountains). What is wrong with this picture, and what is especially funny/ironic? 
Beyond the irony of posting tearoff contact tabs behind a locked glass enclosure, note the standard "always tear off one tab yourself when posting to make it look like there is interest in the post".
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Amazing!BillTre said:
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A couple of more spring shots:
Siberian squill (1):
Siberian squill (2):
Some plant:
Dew (I think) on a leaf:
(all shot with Canon nFD 50mm f/1.4, for photo 3 and 4 I used an extension tube)
Siberian squill (1):
Siberian squill (2):
Some plant:
Dew (I think) on a leaf:
(all shot with Canon nFD 50mm f/1.4, for photo 3 and 4 I used an extension tube)
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I look at pictures of the Artemis II launch taken up close, like this one:
and I'm amazed by how much energy and resources have to be spent to lift that huge piece of machinery in the air.
And then I see this other picture from @BillTre 's post and realize that, in the greater scheme of things, it is basically like a flea jumping off a dog ... at best.
and I'm amazed by how much energy and resources have to be spent to lift that huge piece of machinery in the air.
And then I see this other picture from @BillTre 's post and realize that, in the greater scheme of things, it is basically like a flea jumping off a dog ... at best.
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No it isn't. That looks like a launch from complex 40 (Falcon 9) not 39B, but in any case that picture is quoted in a post by Chris Hadfield from 2024.
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And some spring flowers shot today (it was a lovely, sunny day today ):
Pericallis × hybrida (1):
Pericallis × hybrida (2):
Persian buttercups (Ranunculus) (1):
- I thought they were roses, but Google said Ranunculus, and I trust Google more than myself.
Persian buttercups (Ranunculus) (2):
(Lens: Canon nFD 28mm f/2.8, no CPL filter this time)
):Pericallis × hybrida (1):
Pericallis × hybrida (2):
Persian buttercups (Ranunculus) (1):
- I thought they were roses, but Google said Ranunculus, and I trust Google more than myself.
Persian buttercups (Ranunculus) (2):
(Lens: Canon nFD 28mm f/2.8, no CPL filter this time)