carlysue Loc: Columbus

I never,ever, think that you're rambling,Regis. Its like we're having a nice yet educational and instructive little chat with each other!

Regis Loc: Coeur d' Alene, Idaho

I appreciate your compliment, Flyerace. Thank you very much.

Regis Loc: Coeur d' Alene, Idaho

I appreciate your good reply. Carly Sue. Sometimes I get carried away. Some of our lake parking lots are half-flooded with the rising lake and river
run-offs due to the rain and snow melt. Some of the roads in the Spokane area are washed out and in Sandpoint, Idaho (45 miles north of here), they had a
mudslide that engulfed a home, etc. We had a dry day today with more rain on the way.
I hope your area in Ohio is non-flooding. We live on a ridge with no flooding problems. I feel bad for those families who are stranded in the isolated flood areas.
Looks like the geese and ducks will be having a good time.
I hope your brother here in Spokane lives in a dry area.

piaffe_passage Loc: Westport, MA

Great shots!!

Regis Loc: Coeur d' Alene, Idaho

Thank you very much, piaffe.

carlysue Loc: Columbus

I know what you mean, Regis. It can be so dry at one time of the year that the land is parched and cracked and wildlife is starving and then,like now, houses and towns are washed away in floods and mudslides. The Columbus area only gets flooding on occasion and those are homes that are usually very near the rivers (several run through the city).
For the most part,Columbus doesn't have extremes, rare tornado, moderate snow, rare minor earthquake. Mostly electrical storms with lots of lightening. Summers can get hot (90's) winters can be below freezing for weeks. A lot of gray cloudy days and any of these things can change from one day to the next.

My brother lives up on the higher elevation, actually not far from Comstock Park and Manito Park. He owned King's Veterinary Hospital, just retired!

Regis Loc: Coeur d' Alene, Idaho

Where your brother lives is a great area and, and as you said, is a higher elevation. Spokane averages only 16" of rain and about 45" of snow. Coeur d' Alene averages 26" of rain and about 65" of snow even though
Spokane and Coeur d' Alene only 35 miles apart and Coeur d' Alene is 100-200 higher in elevation (2125'). No Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Earthquakes or extreme weather except for snowstorms which are normally mild.
It is a lot drier here than Ohio or Pennsylvania (where I grew up), so ear-muffs or gloves are not used very much here. Summers are very dry with very low humidity (forest fire danger). You can still buy a 1600 s.f. new home
for $200,000-$240,000. Good place to retire to. Lot of things to see and do. 4th cleanest fresh air in the USA. All is well, except we miss our children who live in Phoenix, Arizona.
Last year we had a mild Winter with about 55" of snow. Some years it won't frost until November 5, but each year is different.

lansardi Loc: Louisiana

800mm at 1/200 handheld, I think they are pretty darn good!

Regis Loc: Coeur d' Alene, Idaho

A combination of a 400mm lens using a 2x extender = 800mm plus having a Barska pistol grip attached to the prime lens
which is shorter and lighter than most prime lenses. The lens has a great stability control mechanism making it easy to get the
hand held shots. My camera has a special mirror set-up that helps with the stability of the shot.
So, if you you have this photo set-up, you will be able to achieve non-blurry photos as I do. There is no magic to it. If I can get a good
hand held sharp photo at 73, then you can to.

Thank you very much, lansardi.

topcat Loc: Alameda, CA

Very nice, as usual

Regis Loc: Coeur d' Alene, Idaho

Thank you, topcat.