@OnWithTheHunt"What settings are you using? A few tweaks and you'll be there."
LOL The automatic setting.
Yeah, I know, not the best setting.
All of my photos on this site, coins or otherwise were taken with an old cheap 6.0mp point & shoot camera. I'm not kidding and I hope it doesn't make everyone here hate me more than they do already.
It is time for me to shoot the lock off my wallet and buy a better camera, it's on my list of things to do.
I'm sure my photo quality would improve with better equipment.
Many years ago I had a nice camera and even a dark room, the camera was stolen and I got busy with other things.
My current camera is 20 years old but over time I have learned to get the most from it.
I don't have a stand or light box for coin photos, I just throw them on the kitchen counter with a couple of lights and rarely use a tripod.
I take the term "point & shoot" quite literally.
Yeah, I know, not the best setting.
All of my photos on this site, coins or otherwise were taken with an old cheap 6.0mp point & shoot camera. I'm not kidding and I hope it doesn't make everyone here hate me more than they do already.
It is time for me to shoot the lock off my wallet and buy a better camera, it's on my list of things to do.
I'm sure my photo quality would improve with better equipment.
Many years ago I had a nice camera and even a dark room, the camera was stolen and I got busy with other things.
My current camera is 20 years old but over time I have learned to get the most from it.
I don't have a stand or light box for coin photos, I just throw them on the kitchen counter with a couple of lights and rarely use a tripod.
I take the term "point & shoot" quite literally.
That batch of photos looks good but for fireworks you're going to need a tripod and a camera that you can set ISO, aperture and shutter speed. Don't need to spend big bucks on the latest and greatest, I've been getting away for years with buying gently used equipment. Lots of nice DSLRs on the market now that many people are switching to mirrorless systems. Good luck.
Proud recipient of the coveted "You Suck Award" (9/3/10).
Father, daughter Army National Guard pilots fly together
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Warrant Officer Meghan Polis, a UH-60 pilot in the New York Army National Guard, doesn't remember it, but she logged her first three hours of helicopter flight time when she was only 3 months old.
Her father, New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen Polis, and her mother were going to a barbecue in Albany. They lived on Long Island, and they decided to make the trip north by air instead of driving.
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@1northcoin said:
As Air Force Fighter Jets currently roar overhead, here are some photos from yesterday when the clouds were as dramatic as their thunder:
Jeez - with "those" why are "they" worried about AR15's? Are those the F35's?
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
@1northcoin said:
As Air Force Fighter Jets currently roar overhead, here are some photos from yesterday when the clouds were as dramatic as their thunder:
Jeez - with "those" why are "they" worried about AR15's? Are those the F35's?
Most likely the photographed Air Force Jets are the F-22s stationed here on the coast with a primary mission to intercept Russian aircraft that intrude into U.S. Airspace. The newer and more technologically advanced F-35s currently in the state fly out of an Air Force Base in the center of the state. Of course those pictured could be F-35s here for a visit. There are currently 25 F35s in the state with the number expected to reach 54 sometime in 2022. We have only had F35s for a year now.
@1northcoin said:
As Air Force Fighter Jets currently roar overhead, here are some photos from yesterday when the clouds were as dramatic as their thunder:
Jeez - with "those" why are "they" worried about AR15's? Are those the F35's?
Most likely the photographed Air Force Jets are the F-22s stationed here on the coast with a primary mission to intercept Russian aircraft that intrude into U.S. Airspace. The newer and more technologically advanced F-35s currently in the state fly out of an Air Force Base in the center of the state. Of course those pictured could be F-35s here for a visit. There are currently 25 F35s in the state with the number expected to reach 54 sometime in 2022. We have only had F35s for a year now.
My wife of going on 24 years odd thing is many had bet we wouldn't last 3 yrs (that was my own family by the way who said that) and yet no matter what the world throws at us we still stand beside each other she is 5 yrs old then me
officially it will be 24 yrs on Aug 11th and yes i'm quite proud of proving people wrong about me and my wife,
in this photo my wife is about 26 she had it made and sent to me as a token of her love for me
when this was made we were engaged
my wife is a filipina Loyal, family first and caring what more can a man ask for in a wife?but she has a temper and will let loose if mad
odd thing despite my flaws which are many she sees past those and sees the man she fell for back in 1997
My dad bought a picture frame at a thrift store in Florida (about 7 years ago). He got home and took the frame apart and found this little sketch (about 4” x 6”) between pieces of cardboard backing.
I tried searching on what looks like “EH” initials but could never find anything that matched in artist forums and databases.
The first automobile assembly plant I visited was watching Ford Mustangs being assembled in 1964. Our train stopped in Michigan enroute to the Boy Scout Jamboree in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. I don't recall any stamping operations at that location so the panels may well have come from the Chicago Stamping Plant. My impression at the time was how amazing it was that a car could be put together from what looked like big pieces of a tin can. Unibody construction has been a major departure from the historical solid frame car manufacturing model.
In recent years I have had the opportunity to visit the Toyota plant in Nagoya, Japan where "Just in Time" and "Anyone can Stop the Line" concepts were first introduced. Other auto plants have included the Mercedes facility in Sindelfingen, Germany just outside of Stuttgart and BMW plants in Regensburg and Munich. Those facilities in Germany have their stamping plants on the same sites as the auto assembly factories. It is amazing how robots have all but taken over the stamping and body assembly operations.
A neighbor said she forgot something in her house when she was going somewhere. So she put her truck in park and went back into her house. When she came back outside her truck had slipped out of park and rolled across the street and into my back door.
I woke up the next morning and went out to my car to go to work and saw my back door. Found a note under the windshield wiper. Her insurance took care of everything and it’s already fixed and they repainted the whole side of the car and waxed and detailed the whole car. Now my old car that I won 16 years ago looks brand new again. 🌞
OK, have been saving these photos taken from my office balcony earlier this week for Friday's posting:
Denali f/k/a Mount McKinley looming above the local small boat harbor. The mountain is 130 miles distant from where I stood.
A USAF Aircraft positioned between Mount Foraker and Denali:
The aircraft continues Eastward with only Denali still in view:
Westward is positioned the 80 mile distant range of Volcanic Mountains including Mt. Spurr which has erupted three times in my lifetime (1953 and twice in 1992). Each time the ash cloud traveled the 80 mile distance to deposit on us at least a quarter inch of ash. Street lights came on midday and the city became as dark as at night.
@1northcoin said:
OK, have been saving these photos taken from my office balcony earlier this week for Friday's posting:
Denali f/k/a Mount McKinley looming above the local small boat harbor. The mountain is 130 miles distant from where I stood.
A USAF Aircraft positioned between Mount Foraker and Denali:
The aircraft continues Eastward with only Denali still in view:
Here are some prior historical views of the same airspace.
Pictured first, is the black helicopter checking for security threats in advance of Air Force One's imminent arrival. It is positioned directly above then named Mt. McKinley.
The black helicopter swoops down to check out the camera gear positioned on my office balcony:
Air Force One makes its appearance:
Air Force One flies past Mount Foraker and on toward then named Mt. McKinley:
With landing gear extending, Air Force One prepares for landing:
The sequence of photos are historic as they capture the occasion of the President as he peered out from Air Force One to look at Mt. McKinley, took a photo of the mountain with a borrowed cell phone, and subsequently announced his renaming of the mountain as Denali.
On ground activities included a visit to Exit Glacier where the President took a selfie with Bear Grylls in a shared appearance on his TV show:
At the end of his stay, The President rides in "The Beast" as it heads back to Air Force One. From the rear side window he waved to those of us gathered to bid him farewell although my camera only caught the images of his security detail in the front seats.
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@OnWithTheHunt "What settings are you using? A few tweaks and you'll be there."
LOL
The automatic setting.
Yeah, I know, not the best setting.
All of my photos on this site, coins or otherwise were taken with an old cheap 6.0mp point & shoot camera.
I'm not kidding and I hope it doesn't make everyone here hate me more than they do already.
It is time for me to shoot the lock off my wallet and buy a better camera, it's on my list of things to do.
I'm sure my photo quality would improve with better equipment.
Many years ago I had a nice camera and even a dark room, the camera was stolen and I got busy with other things.
My current camera is 20 years old but over time I have learned to get the most from it.
I don't have a stand or light box for coin photos, I just throw them on the kitchen counter with a couple of lights and rarely use a tripod.
I take the term "point & shoot" quite literally.
All photos taken with the same POS camera.
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kayla Bowers, a 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot
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That batch of photos looks good but for fireworks you're going to need a tripod and a camera that you can set ISO, aperture and shutter speed. Don't need to spend big bucks on the latest and greatest, I've been getting away for years with buying gently used equipment. Lots of nice DSLRs on the market now that many people are switching to mirrorless systems. Good luck.
B4 and after pics of my newly restored 1966 9’ 6” Weber Performer Super Scoop designed to compliment my 1948 Mercury.
Father, daughter Army National Guard pilots fly together
.
Warrant Officer Meghan Polis, a UH-60 pilot in the New York Army National Guard, doesn't remember it, but she logged her first three hours of helicopter flight time when she was only 3 months old.
Her father, New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen Polis, and her mother were going to a barbecue in Albany. They lived on Long Island, and they decided to make the trip north by air instead of driving.
.
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb
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Is that a master piece ? What was the medium ?
Metalic paint ? COOL !
Sorry for all the questions, but It just blew me away.
The sky was ablaze earlier this week. Photos were taken at 11:30 PM.
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The time we incubated a crapload of quail for a friend of ours..........
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
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Bad transactions with : nobody to date
Window Art
Captured while sitting and waiting in the offices of a local business yesterday and the day prior.
….forgetaboutit!
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Strange bird at the feeders today - LOL!!!!!!!!!!!
EDIT: That's my Pekin duck - usually she just stays in the backyard
This is her with her buddy the runner duck. They just like to hang out together...........they make quite the funny pair.......
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
As Air Force Fighter Jets currently roar overhead, here are some photos from yesterday when the clouds were as dramatic as their thunder:
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Most likely the photographed Air Force Jets are the F-22s stationed here on the coast with a primary mission to intercept Russian aircraft that intrude into U.S. Airspace. The newer and more technologically advanced F-35s currently in the state fly out of an Air Force Base in the center of the state. Of course those pictured could be F-35s here for a visit. There are currently 25 F35s in the state with the number expected to reach 54 sometime in 2022. We have only had F35s for a year now.
Even with the Fancy Smancy jets the grounders still want to see A10's - a BRRRRRT here and a BRRRRRT there to clean up the landscape!
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
My wife of going on 24 years odd thing is many had bet we wouldn't last 3 yrs (that was my own family by the way who said that) and yet no matter what the world throws at us we still stand beside each other she is 5 yrs old then me
officially it will be 24 yrs on Aug 11th and yes i'm quite proud of proving people wrong about me and my wife,
in this photo my wife is about 26 she had it made and sent to me as a token of her love for me
when this was made we were engaged
my wife is a filipina Loyal, family first and caring what more can a man ask for in a wife?but she has a temper and will let loose if mad
odd thing despite my flaws which are many she sees past those and sees the man she fell for back in 1997
https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipOUWLCq1DHVOE1dtWbm86R-ENI3n7iAppsJHWGf
Then and Now:
(As the Olympics in Japan begin, the challenges to traveling to Japan continue to challenge.)
In person volunteer teaching in Japan just before COVID-19:
Virtual participation in the same classroom this past week:
My dad bought a picture frame at a thrift store in Florida (about 7 years ago). He got home and took the frame apart and found this little sketch (about 4” x 6”) between pieces of cardboard backing.
I tried searching on what looks like “EH” initials but could never find anything that matched in artist forums and databases.
It’s still a mystery…
"selfie" in local mountians
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This is for 1630Boston
Tinley Park, IL.
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Yesterday's Sky Views:
My Workplace Ford Motor Company
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Cool - I worked at the Avon Lake Ford Assembly Plant (Ohio) many moons ago. 12 hour days were so monotonous - but the moolah was great back then!
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Cool!
The first automobile assembly plant I visited was watching Ford Mustangs being assembled in 1964. Our train stopped in Michigan enroute to the Boy Scout Jamboree in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. I don't recall any stamping operations at that location so the panels may well have come from the Chicago Stamping Plant. My impression at the time was how amazing it was that a car could be put together from what looked like big pieces of a tin can. Unibody construction has been a major departure from the historical solid frame car manufacturing model.
In recent years I have had the opportunity to visit the Toyota plant in Nagoya, Japan where "Just in Time" and "Anyone can Stop the Line" concepts were first introduced. Other auto plants have included the Mercedes facility in Sindelfingen, Germany just outside of Stuttgart and BMW plants in Regensburg and Munich. Those facilities in Germany have their stamping plants on the same sites as the auto assembly factories. It is amazing how robots have all but taken over the stamping and body assembly operations.
Here are some floral shots from this week:
Adding to the auto assembly plants discussion, here are some photos of vehicles picked up in conjunction with visiting said factories:
Do you so happen to know a gentleman named, Rick Ross?
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Ya gotta look ?
Are you gonna eat that, Uncle Chris?
Collector of randomness. Photographer at PCGS. Lover of Harry Potter.
A neighbor said she forgot something in her house when she was going somewhere. So she put her truck in park and went back into her house. When she came back outside her truck had slipped out of park and rolled across the street and into my back door.
I woke up the next morning and went out to my car to go to work and saw my back door. Found a note under the windshield wiper. Her insurance took care of everything and it’s already fixed and they repainted the whole side of the car and waxed and detailed the whole car. Now my old car that I won 16 years ago looks brand new again. 🌞
Mr_Spud
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Happy Friday!
My YouTube Channel
Could be for me too?
Skiing with the kids...
Doesn't ring a bell.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Lunch time under the feeders.....
And the Blue Jay turned into a Cardinal,,,,,,,
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Just some more randomness
Hawaii a few years back from a helicopter
Grand Canyon from an airplane
New York Museum
New York
Mr_Spud
OK, have been saving these photos taken from my office balcony earlier this week for Friday's posting:
Denali f/k/a Mount McKinley looming above the local small boat harbor. The mountain is 130 miles distant from where I stood.
A USAF Aircraft positioned between Mount Foraker and Denali:
The aircraft continues Eastward with only Denali still in view:
Westward is positioned the 80 mile distant range of Volcanic Mountains including Mt. Spurr which has erupted three times in my lifetime (1953 and twice in 1992). Each time the ash cloud traveled the 80 mile distance to deposit on us at least a quarter inch of ash. Street lights came on midday and the city became as dark as at night.
Here are some prior historical views of the same airspace.
Pictured first, is the black helicopter checking for security threats in advance of Air Force One's imminent arrival. It is positioned directly above then named Mt. McKinley.
The black helicopter swoops down to check out the camera gear positioned on my office balcony:
Air Force One makes its appearance:
Air Force One flies past Mount Foraker and on toward then named Mt. McKinley:
With landing gear extending, Air Force One prepares for landing:
The sequence of photos are historic as they capture the occasion of the President as he peered out from Air Force One to look at Mt. McKinley, took a photo of the mountain with a borrowed cell phone, and subsequently announced his renaming of the mountain as Denali.
On ground activities included a visit to Exit Glacier where the President took a selfie with Bear Grylls in a shared appearance on his TV show:
At the end of his stay, The President rides in "The Beast" as it heads back to Air Force One. From the rear side window he waved to those of us gathered to bid him farewell although my camera only caught the images of his security detail in the front seats.
Looks like the engines that were used to ride on the narrow gauge track that was layed for the building of the Panama Canal.