Light Trails and Fog, a Sunday Shutterbugs photo diary

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Sunday September 21, 2014 · 12:01 PM PDT

2014/09/21 · 12:01

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Photography has been my hobby for many years but one thing I've never tried is light trail photography. So on a whim one night this past week I decided to drive to a nearby bridge that I thought would provide a nice accent and give it a try. Unfortunately the notion hit me a bit late in the evening and by the time I drove to the site and got all set up, traffic was not very active. Below are my results, such that they are... Read More

Raindrops on Roses... (a photo diary)

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Saturday May 24, 2014 · 10:54 AM PDT

2014/05/24 · 10:54

A rainy day here in K.C. Thought I'd share a few shots of our roses. I'm a sucker for water drops...

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Sunday November 17, 2013 · 3:43 PM PST

2013/11/17 · 15:43

I've always loved black and white photography but never really experimented with it too much, though I have been trying to do more this year. I'd like to really pull back and take some time composing some still shots in black and white, playing with lighting, as well as doing some serious black and white street photography. I have much to learn, but will start with just trying to train my eye.

Here are a couple I took earlier this year on a rainy day...

Granted, the above photos didn't look much different in color, as the chair was black and water is usually, well, colorless. lol.

My plan last week was to set my camera to black and white and shoot in nothing but that. I intended to get around town and do some nature shots, some street photography...just do a little bit of everything and mess around with the in camera black and white settings. Unfortunately, I messed up my ankle somehow and couldn't really get around very well. The one day my ankle did feel better was spent raking up the many many leaves blanketing our yard and the next day said ankle was screaming in protest. So I ended up taking some pictures of things around the homestead for the most part. Follow me below the pretty orange squiggle for some things that caught my eye.

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Chilly day on the lake (photo diary)

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Monday November 11, 2013 · 2:57 PM PST

2013/11/11 · 14:57

I bought myself a new lens (Sigma 120-400mm) last month for my birthday but had not really had a chance to test it out much. The husband was off today so we decided to take hit the nearby lake to see if there were any interesting waterfowl.

I also grabbed a tripod to maybe take some long exposures with a different lens but stupidly left the quick release mount on another camera that I left at home. D'oh! I usually carry both so I can take wider shots with one and zoom in with the other without having to constantly switch out lenses.

So switching back and forth it was...

As it turned out, no long exposures necessary. The water was quite pretty without. Subtle waves rippling across the surface.

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Thursday November 07, 2013 · 8:14 AM PST

2013/11/07 · 08:14

A few shots from this chilly midwest morning.

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Wednesday October 02, 2013 · 5:23 AM PDT

2013/10/02 · 05:23

Just wanted to encourage some good thoughts and positive energy to Timaeus as he goes through a lengthy surgery today. I know a diary mentioned that he and his wife were to be there by 5:30 a.m. and that the surgery would last for 6 to 8 hours. That's a long surgery to endure and a long wait for a loved one. So, here's to a successful surgery, a speedy recovery and an end to the pain he's had to endure all of these years.

For some background, here is the diary by joedemocrat that brought it to my attention the other day:

Vigil For Timaeus

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Saturday September 07, 2013 · 7:51 AM PDT

2013/09/07 · 07:51

My husband and I stopped by a local rose garden and I thought I'd share a few photos. These are from Loose Park in Kansas City.

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Saturday August 17, 2013 · 9:01 AM PDT

2013/08/17 · 09:01

First garden diary. I keep thinking of doing one, but never do. So today I decided to actually take a little time and do a quick one.

Some nasty moth caterpillars have invaded our iris bed. They've probably been feasting on the rhizomes for years but we only just now realized that was why they weren't flowering much in recent years. We had assumed they were just too crowded, which I'm sure has also been a problem.

more below the squiggle-de-gibbet

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Tuesday February 07, 2012 · 2:14 PM PST

2012/02/07 · 14:14

Just a little silliness that spewed forth as I was writing an email joking about the Handel fiasco.

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Friday December 10, 2010 · 5:27 PM PST

2010/12/10 · 17:27

Just staking my claim in the inevitable dailykos cycle.

Opposing views on President Obama in the great tax cut debate.

I know, not a diary, but what the shit...

Let me have it...

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Friday June 04, 2010 · 12:29 PM PDT

2010/06/04 · 12:29

This isn't going to be much of a diary and for that I apologize. I just wanted to bring attention back to this morning's ShelterBox diary

Only $125 shy of closing out box #133.

Update: Just $50 needed to close it out, thanks to donations from sherijr and lp3161

Update 2: Well, hell. Guess we hit a wall at $950. Tried to pimp in an open thread but no takers. Close but no cigar. Yet. We'll get it next week;)

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Wednesday September 16, 2009 · 12:17 PM PDT

2009/09/16 · 12:17

I was channel surfing a little while ago and passed by Fox "news" showing a press conference of some sort and something possessed me to stop and see what it was and it turned out to be a group of Republicans bemoaning the number of Czars in President Obama's administration. Senator after Senator stepped up to the mic and wrung their hands over the number of Czars there are in this administration and how they should be brought before Congress and questioned so that we could know who they were and what they were doing. I didn't really listen very well, seeing as I tend to get a strange buzzing noise in my ears after a while when watching Fox, or listening to any republican speak for that matter.

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Good thoughts for Timaeus

Everything's Coming Up Roses (flower photo diary)

What a bore(r)...(garden diary)

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Brother can you spare a dime for ShelterBox?

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