First off, I'm not particularly interested in turning my hobby into a job. I haven't sold any photos since I was freelancing more than forty odd years ago. I'm not in a photography club, and am not into photo competitions. I entered one big Contest many years ago, placed second, won a bit of cash. That I could win, was enough, haven't done it since.
What I did start to do last year was take the absolutely best shots I am capable of and give them away.
Last year, to a local theatre group, and a Rodeo organizer. This year again to the theatre group, the VFD, the Shidoni Foundry and 3 Faces of Jazz in Santa Fe. Costs me very little to get contact info, burn a DVD and mail the shots off. Though I'm not planning on a huge number of events, I do intend to keep doing it now and then. Seems like a way to pass around a little enjoyment. What do you think of the idea?

The weather has been very cloudy and wet lately so I haven't had a chance to do any Moon shots...
I dug into my archives and came up with a Moon closeup that I took about a year ago...
this image was previously posted but this photo has been enlarged more than it's previous posting...

The Moon shot was taken with my Canon 60D using my Tamron 150-600mm lens with two teleconverters attached...
I'll also included a photo of my camera setup that I use when photographing the Moon...

...it was an all night pursuit...

But he didn't get away.
Zeus, the God of the skies, tried to shield him, but the lens is relentless.

Lens set at 10mm
Shot a 4 frames per minute, 10 seconds of open shutter at an ISO of 3200. 15 second cycles.
One battery pair change around 02:00 Hrs. Almost 12 hours of run time.
2,777 frames shot, 195 tossed (daylight, and a flare to mark where the battery change took place).
Refining my method, I found this shutter burner to have smoother results than previous attempts.
The camera catches what we miss.
At times there were clouds moving in two directions as lower ones moved West, while higher ones moved North above them.
I suggest it be viewed full screen, and speakers on.
ENJOY! ;)

http://youtu.be/stdAnpl33_Y

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2170/2145838921_2713b281ff.jpg

Pain in my legs has been keeping me awake for a few weeks now. And the sudden flashes of pain during the day—shooting from my knee to my hip and down to my ankle— have me crawling up the walls.
I finally made an appointment for a physical so I could address that and other issues.
So I got an email from my doctor and she told me that I had early osteoarthritis in my right knee. I also had my hip x-rayed because the pain there is unbearable at times. But nothing showed on the x-rays.

When my son heard the news, his response was “No offense, but some of my teachers who are really old are always complaining about that.



My doctor offered me steroid shots, but I’m not sure about that. She also offered to put in a consult for ortho—that made me recall the 2 months of disability I had in my 20’s for an issue with my right knee. The doctor told me I’d be in a wheelchair before I hit 60.
I don’t know about that, but considering the difficulty I’m having getting around most days, I’d say a cane is a certainty.

And to add insult to injury, the kids were playing with an app that takes your picture and predicts your age. It guessed 81 for my picture.

Relief, it's here.
I did encounter one problem...

After I put the batteries in (Thought I was going to be forced to look in the manual for the receiver), set the timer functions, mounted the receiver on my camera and plugged it in...
I switched it on and had blinky Lights, Timer function, Countdown.....
No shutter release.... :hunf:
:lol: Had to laugh at myself...
After a while I found that the receiver was on Ch 1...
Hummm, the sender on Ch 4...
Switched it and like Jackie Gleason use to say, "Away we goooo..."
:lol: :lol: :lol:

It works now and I think I should go play...

If I get stuck, I can always read the manual, right? :lol: :roll:

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=pLgJ7pk0X-s


I posted this over a couple of years ago and no apologies for repeat posting, for new members and those who missed it, but mostly for people like me who think it is fantastic and would love to see and hear it again it again.............Enjoy
this wonderful performance

Graham\098A Must Watch and Listen. Fantastic


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Ever wonder how they did the music for The Good, the Bad & the Ugly?
It is cool to see how it was made after all these years.
Some of you may not be old enough to remember this classic from the '60 's. Here it is anyway.
This is fantastic. Turn it up nice and loud and enjoy.
For those still caught in the '60s groove -- this is the answer to how that magnificent signature tune came about...
Superb....wait till the guy whistles!!!

THE UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN - THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY!!


Comments please

098

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