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Sep 12, 2018 16:46:55   #
I'd say your outlook is a bit simplistic. There are many, many reasons why people live where they do. Incidents of foul weather are often few and far between. Sometimes it's for economic reasons - available work is of primary importance. Sometimes it's because families need to be close to available healthcare of one type or another. Authorities can't move masses of people away from areas because there might be a hurricane or a flood. Where are they going to put them? I expect others can think of a lot more reasons to support staying put.
G Brown wrote:
I live in the UK. A natural disaster, here, usually involves flooding to the ground floor of your property. Occasionally, should you live close to a river or on a cliff top close to the edge, your house will be totally destroyed by extreme Rainstorms or coastal erosion.

Information about Flood risk areas is available from The Environment Agency website.(UKGOV) Flood is rated as Once in 3, 5, or fifty years. After several recent floods, Insurance companies now refuse to insure certain properties that THEY consider to be at risk.(Known, has no time limit, nor has frequency any bearing. Many homes simply cannot get insurance cover.)

We have no volcanoes now in the UK, though we do occasionally experience tremours as the 'plates' grind due to uplift or lateral shift of our bedrocks. I do, however appreciate that people like volcanic areas for their increased soil nutrients. As agricultural areas they offer a place of work and abundance of crops.

Two areas of the US intrigue me - Why would you live in a known tornado area. Why would you live in a known Hurricane area. Neither bring any benefit to where you live. In fact, the increase in both of these 'natural disasters' within a 'lifetime' would be a major factor to decide not to.

In a country that is quite sparcely populated, there are many areas that 'as an alternative' would be a safer option for those able to move. Yet people persist in rebuilding in the same place. What am I not understanding. What is so important that you put your lives at risk.

In a modern world, many people 'work from home' with no necessary connection to their environment. We have less connection to our birthplace and are much more 'mobile by choice' than our forefathers.

As there seems to be another storm about to hit an area that has not recovered from a previous disaster. I am curious as to how people (or a government) can rationalise non - permanent evacuation. At what point do you think ' you would call it a day' and allow nature to reclaim those parts of the country that it seems intent upon attacking.

I am not being 'defeatist' but as an Environmental Science graduate 'I do not understand'.
We quote King Cannute who showed that 'God Given Royalty' could not command the tide to turn back.

For those affected my hopes are that you keep safe.
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Sep 10, 2018 17:55:56   #
That first shot is wonderful.
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Sep 10, 2018 17:43:35   #
Do you mean that the photos in the continuous shoot on the same card were in colour except for this one? Doesn't that suggest that you did something in-camera to make this one black and white? Cow Birds are black with brown heads (male) or all brown (female).
vonzip wrote:
I wondered about that too but all the photos before and more importantly after are in perfect color. vz
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Sep 10, 2018 17:39:39   #
I like them both a lot but I don't really think they needed the vignette.
kpmac wrote:
He's back. Caught him eating spilled bird seed. This was between rain showers, thus the "wet look".
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Sep 9, 2018 11:40:01   #
What a great shot. The grain is not at all problematic.
Vienna74 wrote:
This was at the falconry show at Hohenwerfen Castle (south of Salzburg), September 2016. A vulture landed on the lawn about 30 feet from me and was headed my way. I was glad I was not a mouse.

I was shooting at ISO 1000 due to all the motion, so it is a little grainy. Plus it was on my old D7200.
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Sep 9, 2018 11:31:48   #
Pretty puppy indeed. I like the last one best.
pmsc70d wrote:
Our house is being painted. This morning I opened the living room window blinds to find that the painter had masked the window with brown paper. Such nice soft light. And there on the couch lay Pretty Puppy Penny. The rest is history.
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Sep 9, 2018 11:27:57   #
Beautiful country, beautiful shots.
Stevieboy wrote:
Hi Folks,
We recently were on the best trip we have ever been on. Started in Jackson Wyoming and then to the Tetons and Mormon Row. Then to Yellowstone and to Glacier National Park and finishing up at Lake Louise. Used the Olympus omd 1 mark 2 with the 12-100 pro and the 7-14 pro. Captured perhaps 5000 images, deleted 3000 at night while reviewing and culled the rest. These are just a small example of the results. Hope you enjoy.

Best,
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Sep 8, 2018 10:55:55   #
It's really quite unusual and I like it very much.
mikeroetex wrote:
with a thunderstorm rolling in!
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Sep 6, 2018 11:01:27   #
The colour version says it for me.
jaymatt wrote:
Take your choice.
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Sep 6, 2018 11:00:48   #
Great shots - and really interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Cany143 wrote:
Stepping back in time slightly, all the way back to last Friday.

Several days I posted some shots, one of which was what I considered 'the better' of a number of views I'd shot looking into Long Canyon. Wouldn't ordinarily do this, but hey, why not? Attached are four additional 'views' of essentially the same place, short distances from one to the next. I'm posting them for the purpose of showing how clouds and light and sky and rock can change appreciably in the space --quite literally-- of twenty minutes. Nothing anybody hasn't seen elsewhere, or realized for themselves, of course, but thought some might like to see what happens in canyon country on a windy, cloudy, occasionally rainy evening.
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Sep 6, 2018 10:50:06   #
That's a cool idea. Good on you.
ccook2004 wrote:
This is the first time I have included a photo sorry if it is wrong.
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Sep 6, 2018 08:05:02   #
Thanks Angler. Always good to learn something new (or this case something old!).
angler wrote:
Morning DebAnn and thank you very much for looking in .Glad you liked them and i've aded a link about the history of the Black and Tan Jack Russel.I didnt know the history myself and was most surprised when i read this link
www.aislingebray.com/history.cfm
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Sep 5, 2018 18:24:49   #
Nice dogs. But to my knowledge Jack Russells are white with black & tan markings. I've never seen black ones with b&t markings.
angler wrote:
...our daughters Black and Tan Jack Russels who we have been looking after whilst our Daughter ,Son in Law and grandchildren have been on holiday.They are home tomorrow and the dogs have been great fun and a treat to look after and i'm adding some photos of them for you to look at.Hope you like them.Sammi is the Smooth haired one and Digger is the Rough haired one and the very mischevious one.
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Sep 4, 2018 14:35:30   #
Oh, what gorgeous colour!
tbhyde wrote:
Truro, Massachusetts...Cape Cod
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Sep 4, 2018 14:33:00   #
Very nice!
swartfort wrote:
It was later evening when this GBH flew in to where we were fishing. I was hesitant to even shoot, but thought I'd try. This is ISO 12,800 with exposure compensation set at +0.7. Shot on Shutter priority at 160/sec. He was close, so not much crop needed. I realize these are a bit "soft" as the aperture had to be at 5.6 and not at the sweet spot of 7.1-9....
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