*** This Week Through Your M4/3 2016.10.01 ***

Thanks Geoffrey,

Obviously I don't want to run into one but living out here means that every now and then you do. Heck I've had them in my own yard. I've taken a few courses that our local Game and Fish put on to teach you what to do in an encounter with large predators like bears, wolves, mountain lions etc.

You just really have to be very aware of your surroundings. My main defense weapon is bear spray. It's different than a normal can of pepper spray in as that it's a more powerful chemical, shoots a larger and wider pattern, and holds a lot more. Some people feel carrying a gun is better but the Game and Fish say that the spray is a better option as most people aren't as good a shot as they think they are, and where you need to hit the animal is pretty specific. The spray you don't need to be as accurate just aim it low towards them and the fog it creates will take care of any inaccuracies. The spray will work on any animal with nostrils even a charging Moose.

If I'm hiking with the wife and looking to avoid any contact you just make lots of noise and try not to sneak up them. Don't get between a mom and her cubs or between them and their food. The reality is that they really don't want to run into you either. They don't really see you as a food source.

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The first is a touch over? I really like the 2nd - a peephole into the past, and maybe seen the 3rd before?

I admit, portraits usually don't do much of anything for me. I did really like the monorail, though. And even the cat picture.

What an interesting set - I love them all.

Finally getting the chance to travel again...

Visited the Byward Market in Ottawa and it's an interesting place. A few fun ones from the visit.




Baby Squash.




Baby Pineapples, never seen such small pineapples before !




Coffee infused cheese !




Erotic Art specifically for the British




Pizza Man...




...and the Pizza

Cheers,

--C

I took a shot one morning. The subject was very far away. Maybe 300mm would have helped...




Wind turbines installation on Lake Huron

C&C

Interesting subject in #1. Was the sun really bright?

Pizza man is my choice. Very well caught.

Stone Circle, Isle of Lewis







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1 was shot under 90+F sun in mid afternoon

Not your best lighting condiitons

I like that first shot - totally different from the more usual landscapes we often see. I like the simplicity of it. I think you could experiment with a more horizontal crop that leaves equal amounts of sky, wall and water. Stick the bank right in the middle - the symmetry will work with the simplicity and the concrete structure provides a 'break'.

Bit of water flowing through Adelaide in the last few days.

I must say, Adelaide is very "brown" in comparison to 60-66ºN.

Like it. The turbines seem to be floating in air. I think you could try an even wider (say 3:1) crop to eliminate some of the foreground water.

Good stuff. I was going to head up there on Friday, but it was shut.

Interesting structure. Conceptually very good. There's not much going on over on the right. I think a bit of cropping, pulling down from the top right corner would help the balance of the composition.

You have some sharpening halos too.

I like the compo and mood here

Some very nice pics. I think my favorites are the first - the building frames the tower nicely - and the last two, where the interior space is twisted interestingly.

Probably my least favorite (and that's only relative!) is 'Side view camera pointed up' - having the lighted skyscrapers loom over the Calatrava hub is an interesting effect, but not as satisfying as the relatively straight view with level camera.