I have taken pictures with two lenses I have. A Tamron 17 to 50 2.8 without image stabilization and a 18 to 50 Canon kit lens with stabilization. I have two pictures of the same fall leaf and find the image from the Canon to have more detail than the one from Tamron. There is a major difference in price in these lenses and I thought the Tamron would produce better results. Both images at AV 4.0.

Does the image stabilization produce the better results. Here are the images. I am not sure why the EXIF data is not with the image.

Humor for the day!! Enjoy!!

The Stolen Car

The proud owner of a magnificent 1956 Chevrolet convertible, wrote to say he had restored the car to perfection over the last few years, and sent this:

On a very warm summer afternoon he decided to take his car to town. It needed gas, as the gauge was practically on empty, but he wanted ice cream, so he headed first to his favourite ice cream shop.

He had trouble finding a parking space and had to park the car down a side street.

He noticed a group of young guys standing around smoking cigarettes and eyeing the car rather covetously. He was a bit uneasy leaving it there, but people often take interest in such an old and well-preserved car, so he went off to enjoy his ice cream.
The line at the ice cream shop was long and it took him quite a while to return to his car. When he did, his worst fears were realized... his car was gone.
He called the police and reported the theft.
About ten minutes later the police called him to say they had found the car abandoned near a gas station a few miles out of town.
It was unharmed and he was relieved. It seems just before he called, the police had received a call from a young woman who was an employee at a self-service gas station. She told them that three young men had driven in with this beautiful old convertible. One of them came to the window and prepaid for 20 dollars worth of gas.
Then all three of them walked around the car. Then they all got in the car and drove off, without filling the tank.

The question is, why would anybody steal a car, pay for gas that they never pumped and then abandon the car later and walk away?
NO FAIR PEEKING ! !
IF YOU GIVE UP----
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Hi Folks, well I've been away for awhile. Haven't had much of anything interesting to post. But, my luck has changed. I ran across this old General Store way out in the country about 50 miles south of Nashville. Looks like it's been vacant for some time. The sign above say's "Cheatum Springs General Store", I wonder if they did "Cheat-um", maybe that why they went out of business. I also noticed a horseshoe over the door. This is an old tradition that's supposed to bring good luck. Hope you enjoy my lastest find. Since the lighting was awful. Very bright and sunny, I tried my hand at processing this as an HDR to bring out the drama and detail a bit more.