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Birddogman said:

Wild skies and it's not even Montana! I like the bright light on the field.

This IS Montana. "I have seen it rainin' fire in the sky" - John Denver.

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This is also Montana







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abiquiuense said:

abiquiuense said:

. . . don't be modest.

https://www.dpreview.com/challenges/Entry.aspx?ID=1083018&View=MyVotes&Rows=25

I should've placed it "5.0" instead of "4.5"

Your "tocayo", David, the abiquiuense

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Your blazing speed bursts, would help settle whether a horse is actually airborne when it gallops. I think that you can handle that, I don't know, I could be wrong.

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Tocayo indeed, all the best people are called David.

And that link is giving me an error 404 message whatever that might be.

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David
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hwvlover said:

abiquiuense said:

abiquiuense said:

. . . don't be modest.

https://www.dpreview.com/challenges/Entry.aspx?ID=1083018&View=MyVotes&Rows=25

I should've placed it "5.0" instead of "4.5"

Your "tocayo", David, the abiquiuense

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Your blazing speed bursts, would help settle whether a horse is actually airborne when it gallops. I think that you can handle that, I don't know, I could be wrong.

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Tocayo indeed, all the best people are called David.

And that link is giving me an error 404 message whatever that might be.

Regards,
David
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Big oops!

I visited your challenge entry from memory. I viewed it from "myVotes". If, I'd only voted on one entry, then navigated to the entry, the action would have been recorded as the entry having been viewed by each individual member's "votes" record. BTW; as members continue their skills, the "myVotes" record will show how they voted, in a neat screen format. So, on the day that I voted my highest vote, in that challenge, I also voted for quite a few others. I don't vote less than "3.0" because, well, it just about matches how I'd design a grading structure for student papers, but, I'd use a "rubric." A screenshot of how you voted, from "myVotes", is a great way to start a discussion on photographic conventions. It's use exponentially locks in "altruism."

Anywho, I copied what I thought was a direct link to your outstanding capture and pasted you a link available only to me. And, I had just finished a reply post to SoCalWill telling him that I'd forgotten to boil the water (for coffee.) Silly me, now I've learned to make sure that I'm in "public view," (not a menu item) before I share links. It's a little like getting a second call on the phone and leaving your first listener, listening in on the other caller's communication.

If we don't talk, we won't find out that we are related.

Here's the new link.


The former "My Best Photo of the Week," run by Member barb_s, is very difficult. I gave your entry my best vote. The title has been changed by removing "My . . ." It's interesting because with that single word, no one could possibly give a low vote to deride what one thinks is "one's best photo." I mean to ask; who could argue with that and give it a "0.5?"

I prefer to lock in "altruism," here, and in the "mini-challenges." You're a great host.

Birddogman said:

Amazing shot! Is that for real or photoshopped?

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These things can't be invented. One simply has to be at the center of the action. I know, cuz, it happened to me at night, except that the jet transited the moon. Yea, all I got was three red lights, and a cloudy contrail. Oh, well, I'll need to look up more often.

By your post, I don't know to whether to compliment SoCalWill on "Post Production" or simply being in the trenches. But, it's too late. I already bought the photo. I'll have to look for some pretty rocks, with which to pay, and I hear tell there's an expert on those in these here neck of the snowy woods, far from palm trees, swaying breezy, long grasses, wisps of hair brushing on rosie cheeks, . . . . . .

Eagle Who Keeps Ten Crows Fed

abiquiuense said:

Birddogman said:

Amazing shot! Is that for real or photoshopped?

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These things can't be invented. One simply has to be at the center of the action. I know, cuz, it happened to me at night, except that the jet transited the moon. Yea, all I got was three red lights, and a cloudy contrail. Oh, well, I'll need to look up more often.

By your post, I don't know to whether to compliment SoCalWill on "Post Production" or simply being in the trenches. But, it's too late. I already bought the photo. I'll have to look for some pretty rocks, with which to pay, and I hear tell there's an expert on those in these here neck of the snowy woods, far from palm trees, swaying breezy, long grasses, wisps of hair brushing on rosie cheeks, . . . . . .

Eagle Who Keeps Ten Crows Fed

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I accidentally erased Photoshop on this computer some time ago and never bothered to reinstall it, I only used it a few times a year so it might make more sense to only install it when I need it. No shortage of airplanes though..







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SoCalWill said:

abiquiuense said:

Birddogman said:

Amazing shot! Is that for real or photoshopped?

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These things can't be invented. One simply has to be at the center of the action. I know, cuz, it happened to me at night, except that the jet transited the moon. Yea, all I got was three red lights, and a cloudy contrail. Oh, well, I'll need to look up more often.

By your post, I don't know to whether to compliment SoCalWill on "Post Production" or simply being in the trenches. But, it's too late. I already bought the photo. I'll have to look for some pretty rocks, with which to pay, and I hear tell there's an expert on those in these here neck of the snowy woods, far from palm trees, swaying breezy, long grasses, wisps of hair brushing on rosie cheeks, . . . . . .

Eagle Who Keeps Ten Crows Fed

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I accidentally erased Photoshop on this computer some time ago and never bothered to reinstall it, I only used it a few times a year so it might make more sense to only install it when I need it. No shortage of airplanes though..

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It's notable that you've picked the sweet spot of your lens, which brings to mind, infinity. Precisely, where does that begin in your photo? If the moon is in focus at f/8, and so too is the Southwest flight, is there a need to consider setting your lens at f/16?

I may have just answered my own question. I'll have to wait for the upgrade in firmware. Just hope it doesn't happen in midair.

You know that it's possible to locate your camera's position, at the time of the photo, from the information available given your posts? I called it an "algorithyme." Guess work. Think about it; plane altitude, attitude, moon's pretention, exif data for gps, . . . hmmm?

hwvlover said:

No mist spray used here David, just a fast shutter, 24fps high speed burst, good light and a lot of luck. I look forward to their return.



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David
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Fantastic shot. Must give it a try...

Birddogman said:

Oh my. You are WAY ahead of us. A few snow drops are just beginning to peak out.

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yes, but you guys have *real* weather. I spent a winter in Boston once. Quite a different experience from here in the UK.

Jerry045 said:

Excellent details Rachael. Looks like the camera is performing well. Congrats on getting it back in fine shape.

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Well, it was an entirely new lens assembly, but still cheaper than even a good second hand copy... As the person at the shop said, because it was a repair, it probably got more individualised attention than one on the assembly line would have.

Birddogman said:

Looks good for a small sensor camera to my untrained eye, Rachel.

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I think it's amazing! But also an object lesson -- I had more or less given up on getting this level of performance, despite many others on this forum demonstrating it can be done. It just takes practice to get better. I shudder to think what my shutter count is already...

Rachael P said:

Rachael P said:

No mist spray used here David, just a fast shutter, 24fps high speed burst, good light and a lot of luck. I look forward to their return.



Regards,
David
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And I have opted out.

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Fantastic shot. Must give it a try...

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Thank you Rachael.

Regards,
David
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Rachael P said:

Birddogman said:

Oh my. You are WAY ahead of us. A few snow drops are just beginning to peak out.

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yes, but you guys have *real* weather. I spent a winter in Boston once. Quite a different experience from here in the UK.

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Well, I went crazy today - removed my plow and stored it in the barn until next winter. Got my little two-seater out, dusted her off, and took Nancy for a short ride. Mother Nature will probably hit us a blizzard now for thumbing our noses at her.







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abiquiuense said:

Birddogman said:

Amazing shot! Is that for real or photoshopped?

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These things can't be invented. One simply has to be at the center of the action.

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Right.









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People are amazing critters!

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Using Rx10 IV at Present

abiquiuense said:

You know that it's possible to locate your camera's position, at the time of the photo, from the information available given your posts? I called it an "algorithyme." Guess work. Think about it; plane altitude, attitude, moon's pretention, exif data for gps, . . . hmmm?

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The D810 doesn't have GPS and it's a set-it-yourself clock, so it's probably ~10 minutes of being correct; a pretty solid calculation would put the plane over the Inland Empire, so that narrows it down to 4.5 million people, or 11% of California's population..




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Birddogman said:

.....I've never photographed the birds on our feeders (seems like shooting fish in a bbl), but maybe I will make the effort.



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Thank you Greg, it isn't my preferred type of photograph but a chance to get a shot of this shy bird proved irresistible.
Regards,
David
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I wasn't too sure how well this little chap was as I was able to get very close to him. However, he was quick to fly off when I got too close, under three feet, so perhaps he just wanted his photograph taken.













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David
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A cutie...

Bill Borne said:

Winslow Arizona

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Teepees made their way to California during the 1849 Gold Rush, but, not before some of them passed through Abiquiu. Most of the 1849 crowd took the Yuma route, but in many cases, those on the Santa Fe Trail, opted to skip the Colorado route, (see about Donner), given the snows on the passes, they swung down to Las Vegas, Santa Fe, thence, instead of going to Las Cruces (your route) they swung through Abiquiu, aided by opportunists (names withheld to build suspense) they embarked on the "Pueblo Trail" to California. (The "Old Spanish Trail" people would have you think this misnomer. But, it was really Pueblo Indians who blazed the trails to California, and then we became guides for the Spaniards. Funny thing, I discovered as I studied; the Spaniards, like the American forces later, didn't keep names of guides or others, close to the ground, you know the ones who get down and smell the spoor, and then follow it.)

The earlier crowd, lead by Brigadier General and Brevet Major General Stephen Watts Kearney, in their 1846 "manifest destiny rush" to build the wall, camped out in our Pueblo, a nation in itself, and began a campaign to conquer California. It is this section of history that brought out the best in "Kit Carson," a major bigoted "Indian Fighter," who decimated the peach trees of the Hopis, the Apache, and the Navajo. These folks didn't use teepees.

Teepees are more the mobile home style of the Plains, where they learned to chafe buffalo hide, given its abundance.

The pictured teepees are way, way, way, out of place. They exist on the opportunity, that while the tourist is still thinking about the "Indian Motiff," the tired ones will fall for the trap.

This photo would stand to improve, if it had five teepees. No it doesn't have anything to do with counting "ten little ones." "Five" brings to mind an oddity, and, a new Mini-Challenge; "Oddities."

Oddities; submit a photograph composed with odd, not even numbered, subjects. That's a hint for those of you considering flowers, hummingbirds, deer, stamps, rocks?, well, the list is inexhaustible, as are tourist traps. Some things really do look better as an odd couple, IMHO. (Insert winkie little dingie, here.)

Well, Mr. Borne, I'm assuming that I'm the "David" in mind, since your photo has a 1957 Chevy Dually. Now, that's something into which I could sink my teeth. Nice, truck. A little closer to your age youngster. And, so the saving grace on your photo is; five, count them, five oldies, and four trailers.

Thanks for sharing your Odd photo.

ah ha ha ha ha

David, the abiquiuense

And, if I assumed something, well, I guess I just now made an . . . out of you and me. Thanks, Buddy, I got your back.

Did you know that Puebloensii raided the Plains to refresh the gene pool?