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May 15, 2012 15:22:44   #
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iPhone Art
The camera is a brush-the photographer is the artist.
Great art,sir.
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May 6, 2012 12:22:58   #
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First Moon
Great first effort! Lens and settings?
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May 5, 2012 12:44:09   #
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Howdy Do from Texas
Welcome fellow Texan!Great shots!I love to shoot the old buildings too!
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Apr 25, 2012 22:44:35   #
(General Chit-Chat (non-photography talk))
As true as it gets!
jasman wrote:
ngc1514 wrote:
jasman wrote:
Relax... everything is "just fine" and the Administration is doing a great job. Doubt it? Just consider the following analogy of the US Federal financial position (including the negotiated bi-partisan spending cuts) restated as a family budget and you'll see that all is going well.


When Reagan took office, the national debt was a bit under $1 trillion. At the end of Bush II, the national debt was a bit over $10 trillion. Most of the national debt was incurred under Republican administrations. Clinton was responsible for about $1.5 trillion of that amount.

Where do you think the nation MIGHT have been without the free-spending policies of Reagan, Bush I and Bush II?

Cutting taxes while taking the nation to several wars has driven us to the edge of bankruptcy. And no, Obama has not helped matters, but the Republicans bear at least as much blame for the present situation as Obama.
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Bush did add over 4 trillion to the national debt over a period of 8 years.

The wars you mention totaled less than the recent "economic stimulus" programs and a great deal of the remaining increase came from historic investments in public education and a number of other social programs.

Regarding Clinton, the net debt increase was reduced by his near 20% defense cuts that later turned out to have been ill-advised and, necessarily, reappeared under the Bush years as a debt increase.

Obama has added 5 trillion in three years and we are on-track for that to increase to more than 10 trillion in just over 8 years (assuming no new spending, no unexpected added costs in enacting recent legislation and with no further decrease in the GDP). That is a doubling of our debt and takes our finances to a state similar to Greece and Italy.

If you're seriously going to defend that economic policy going forward, then you and I are not seeing the same fiscal ballpark. Heck, we're not even playing the same sport.
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Very well stated,sir.
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Apr 25, 2012 22:41:46   #
(General Chit-Chat (non-photography talk))
As true as it gets!
Roger Hicks wrote:
bbboomer wrote:
As opposed to left wing broadcasting telling us everything is just fine?

Really? Can you name any 'left wing' broadcaster who says this?

Or am I misunderstanding you?

Cheers,

R.


Take your pick of the three major non cable network news departments. Oh they DO report bad news... EXCEPT when it concerns the present administration.Then they get very creative with their editing (Remember the NBC debacle?) Fair and balanced is a concept in news reporting that many in the business(right or left wing) cannot grasp,and I don't see that happening anytime soon

Cheers 2
J.
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Apr 25, 2012 16:49:01   #
(General Chit-Chat (non-photography talk))
As true as it gets!
ngc1514 wrote:
I suspect much of the United State's problems come from 24 hour a day right wing broadcasting telling people how bad things are.

It's turning into a self-fulfilling prophecy.


As opposed to left wing broadcasting telling us everything is just fine?
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Apr 25, 2012 16:07:29   #
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Las Vegas Photo Ops?
llindstrand wrote:
cybermomm wrote:
Could any of you give me some suggestions for photo ops in and around Las Vegas? Not the strip, but outlying scenic areas within an hour or two driving distance. We'll be spending a lot of time around the Rio Secco Golf Club watching the college teams compete for the WAC Championship. Could you point me in a direction to get some nice scenic shots, maybe around sunrise/sunset? Also tell me what kind of lens you would use in whatever specific locale you are suggesting. (I have a 50mm, a super-telephoto 500mm, a macro, and a wide angle for a Nikon D300.) Thanks!
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I would put Valley of Fire number one. Red Rock Canyon is the closest to Vegas. Death Valley will take a day to see parts of it. We got so interested that we went back the second day. Pahrump on the way to Death Valley has Nevada's only Winery. They also have an excellent restaurant. Mojave Desert also is a short distance out of Vegas. The other sites that are referenced are interesting also. I have pictures of most of these areas on my website http://www.photosbyswede.com Have a good trip
Swede
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All of the places mentioned above are great-I JUST got back from a day in the Valley of Fire-(4-22-2012) and it was awesome..and HOT.Went in on the I-15 side,went thru the park,then back to Vegas on Hwy 169 aka Northshore Rd,which skirts Lake Mead.The already mentioned Red Rock Canyon,Pahrump Valley,Hoover Dam,and the Utah parks are all awesome-Good Luck...Send pictures!

Valley of Fire


Pharump Valley

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Apr 17, 2012 00:49:19   #
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Lonestar Roundup
Oh, you mean this one?

A beautiful Merc


And another


And another

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Apr 15, 2012 15:35:38   #
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Lonestar Roundup
No, the Cad was not there. neither was the 54 Ford featured on the cover of his "Jimmy Reed Highway" CD.The Chevy was there..... and some of Gary Howard's cars.He built almost all of Jimmy's customs.

The Chevy


A 57 Caddy


The other Chevy

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Apr 15, 2012 02:25:07   #
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Lonestar Roundup
Drove up to Austin yesterday for the yearly event known as the Lonestar Roundup-Cars from all over the US and even one from Australia!Lots of cars,stars,food and music-another great Texas party!

Jimmy Vaughn's Buick


50's/60's Hot Rods


Austin Speed Shop Co-Owner Jesse James


Something different


And even MORE different

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Apr 10, 2012 20:50:47   #
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A rare sighting
Thanks for the comments-Wingspan looked to be approx 5 inches
Taken in our front yard in Kingwood, Tx - a heavily wooded area with lots of "critters"!
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Apr 10, 2012 20:11:05   #
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A rare sighting
Doing some yard work yesterday and ran across this beauty-
A Luna Moth, which is an endangered species-Googled for info and found out seeing one is rare- another of God's fantastic creatures!


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Apr 10, 2012 19:54:13   #
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New from Houston, TX
Welcome to the Hog-Native Texan living in Kingwood(N Hou).
H-town rocks....the humidity does not!
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Apr 7, 2012 14:45:55   #
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Car Show Photos
Here are a few shots taken at Laguna Seca Raceway(Ca.) during the Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion -part of Monterey Car Week last August(2011).These shots were taken with my first dslr camera,a Canon T3 set on "auto". Headed back this year with more equipment and and what I have learned here on UHH-Hoping for better results!

Ferrari GTO


Cobras


Trans Am Mustang

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Apr 5, 2012 15:29:03   #
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My Big Bend Trip
10-4 on the Frio river-the crystal clear and VERY cold Frio river!
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