[quote=halman]That's called a pedo (paytho) or more colloquilly a "trouser cough!"
That's a new one on me - I grew up with the "Barking Spider" comment...

I see one in the back giving a high wing - some just have to be different when a camera is out ;)

When I had a store I paid for utilities - I've not heard of a place where taxpayers pay for water, waste disposal, etc... those are generally paid for by the users where I come from...

What dangers lurk in the thick, soupy, fog - bwhaaahaaahaa...

Good cover page for a book :)

Great reminder at "out of the mouth of babes"
Sure made my day - thanks :) :) :)

Excellent site for side by side comparisons - thank you for posting :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Too funny -
That's what wore out my cat - I was wondering...

Hang in there Bob - life's too short to sweat the small stuff ;)

The problem with the written word - it can be meant as a joke but with out the glint in the eye and the smile on the face to see, it can also be taken as a negative...
I used to teach email writing skills for customer service - it is extremely difficult as the reader might be in a bad mood and no matter how "warm and fuzzy" you think you make it, they perceive it as a slam against them. Of course this addresses comments that can be taken two ways - IMHO there are some comments that should not be posted at all :) :)

A colleague sent me this from his wife who is anti-gun and was doing a presentation for a college class -

He was shocked that she presented this but he said that she is open minded about life and facts and just changed it from banning guns to cleaning up the AMA. (she is still anti-gun, but is more upset about the physicians)

Results from the CDC after much analysis - statistics through 2010...
Number of physicians in the US: 700,000.

Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year: 120,000.

Accidental deaths per physician: 0.171 (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)

Number of gun owners in the US: 80,000,000.

Number of accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups) 1,500.

Accidental deaths per gun owner: 0.0000188

Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.

"FACT: Not everyone has a gun, but most everyone has at least one Doctor."

*** I HAVE NOT VERIFIED THIS DATA ****

In fact, I think the gun death count is up around 4000...
I don't have the time to wade through all of the CDC databases and analyze the numbers...

Even though this is not current data, the premises is the same - there are more deaths caused by medical mistakes than by guns.

And, looking at the numbers - I would venture to say that the doctors outnumber the automobiles -

So - let's ban doctors and automobiles... ;)

Adorama has a learning site that has tons of info and tutorials - http://www.adorama.com/alc/

You can pick and choose as needed...

Tom, I agree with your method for the sense of movement -

To find your sweet spots - go out in the country and have hubby drive down a dirt road - take your shots with various ISO's / Speeds / Apertures until you find the combo's that you like. I would do this on a bright sunny day and a cloudy day - program them into your user defined settings so you can quickly change them as needed.

Will be looking for your shots - Good Luck :) :)

Excellent idea - will do - and thanks ;)

If you have an area that you want to shoot - think about where you want the sun in relation to the scene - lighting from the side, from the back or from the front. I have frustrated myself by not remembering that a particle scene I want to shoot has the best light early morning and I schedule that spot in the afternoon...

One thing to remember about small towns is the politics as they can be worse that in DC. And all towns have the lower 10%...
To some people, headlines, prestige and the almighty $$$ rule above anything else - even friendship.

Tread lightly on this one...

It's fitting that we have a blood moon on tax day :)
Canon 40D
f11
ISO 1600
1 sec
20 degree's outside so this was shot through my storm door