Driving up from the Bay Area to the Sierras a couple years ago. No warnings on my dashboard about overheating, but when I got up to the cabin I was staying at, altitude ~ 6,000 feet above sea level, and got out of the car I noticed a smell. Basically all the coolant had leaked out on the way up into the mountains. Making a long story short, the engine needed a complete rebuild, which would have cost more than the car was worth.
@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
.
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.
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Monumental stair going in.
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‘One of our eighty-five flower pots on our deck. I took this one at sunset with my macro lens.
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What happened to the subaru?
It's all about what the people want...
The Ernest Hemingway Monument in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Updated views from today, Friday:
And summer flowers at the same location:
And finally for this week's flyover ....
A guardian in the skies.
Driving up from the Bay Area to the Sierras a couple years ago. No warnings on my dashboard about overheating, but when I got up to the cabin I was staying at, altitude ~ 6,000 feet above sea level, and got out of the car I noticed a smell. Basically all the coolant had leaked out on the way up into the mountains. Making a long story short, the engine needed a complete rebuild, which would have cost more than the car was worth.
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Some exceptional rainbow toning last night.
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That is a Classic!
Both the photo and The Woody.
Garden flowers at my sister's (Hollyhocks)
I did a bunch of Balloon jumps back in the day, Of the 15 different instructors I had all died skydiving or in plane crashes.
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Flowers found growing in the front and back yards this afternoon.
What settings are you using? A few tweaks and you'll be there.
@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.
.
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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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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
List of Coins for sale at link (no photos)
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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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Tinley Park, IL.
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