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Old 07-12-2014, 01:05 PM   #2881
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full moon last night....

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Old 07-12-2014, 07:47 PM   #2882
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This book is free to download currently. "The Art of Photography"

Not sure how good the info is, haven't read it, just skimmed but might be useful to some. Some of the photos don't really strike me as being book worthy...

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Photograph...5192024&sr=1-4

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Old 07-13-2014, 07:52 PM   #2883
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Overseer by Xelstyle, on Flickr

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Old 07-15-2014, 11:29 AM   #2884
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Old 07-17-2014, 09:26 PM   #2885
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Old 07-19-2014, 08:14 PM   #2886
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For whatever silly reason, bird photography really excites me. Some of the recent shots:



American coots:




Nesting ospreys - this is from about 200 m:




Blue heron:

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Old 07-20-2014, 12:31 AM   #2887
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That's some strange bokeh on the heron - what lens is that?
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Ah, good for you to notice. That was 1000mm f/11 Nikkor Reflex cata-dioptric lens. Invented by the Russian genius lens designer Maksutov in th 1800's, the light going through this lens is reflected by a parabolic mirror into a small mirror in the center of the lens and back to the sensor, this lens was a prototype of the first telescope. Its donut-like bokeh is a signature of all mirror lenses known as "poor-man's long lens".
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Old 07-20-2014, 09:22 AM   #2889
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Our Lily's are coming in nicely.


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Blooming Lily's
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Old 07-21-2014, 08:15 PM   #2890
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Old 07-23-2014, 06:33 PM   #2891
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another crazy storm rolled thru kelowna this afternoon...



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Old 07-26-2014, 04:17 PM   #2892
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Just returned from a trip to Hoover Dam. For an engineer, seeing this enormous structure in the middle of the desert up close was one thing. But knowing that it was built in 1930's in only 4 years was simply unbelievable and mind boggling. 42 degrees of scorching heat was something else, of course. I used the widest lens I had in the bag (14-24), but it's still difficult to have a true perception of its size from the photographs. Trucks at the bottom are somewhat helpful. BTW, the power towers are built at a 45-degree angle to the rocks.









A few more here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/516934...7645538992049/
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Water drops on a Lily petal


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Old 07-27-2014, 11:34 PM   #2894
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Playhouse I built (from Costco). My wife had bought a used play kitchen of kijiji last year before we even thought of getting a playhouse. It couldn't have fit better!



Shilo loves it, pool in the front yard and everything.



Shilo



Little Soul. Such a happy boy and he loves his grandpa!



Soul and his dire shepherd.



Fairy door. Iv'e since smoothed out the cement and it's weathered so looks much better now. Turned out perfect.

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Large-ish image - a little friend of mine from Thailand.

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On the way back from a storm chase last week

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Memorial Park Library

1.9 second exposure @ 14mm and f/9.
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I like it. Well-done.
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I so don't have the technical chops of so many of you but it was a gorgeous sunset tonight - tried my best to get a snap.

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^^^ awesome pic!!!
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