Fav ranger at a nearby park reported a couple had been coming regularly acting rather odd, he asked what they were looking for they replied "sasquatch" they had spotted one and wanted to document the sighting. I seriously contemplated wearing a ghillie suit to spoof em but in August here in Florida I decided NOT me thanks. In a wildlife management area i might end up with an "ought 6" through my chest tied to the fender of a pickup truck!

That possibility was in the back of my mind it was after all a quasi private affair. When she spotted me her expression was not too happy. She was constantly surrounded by makeup artists dabbing at her body, fluffing her hair. I wondered how many warts could she possibly have to require that much work! They were there for 2 days I was told, about a dozen people, three new vans, SCUBA pros, etc. some one was spending lots of $$$$ and I suspected would be protecting their investment. I didn't go close enough to ask, there was a chilly wind blowing (notice the parkas) and I wanted to get back to the warm car. LOL

There has been a bit more noise than I am comfortable with but everything in photography (in my experience) has its trade offs. Coulda run em through Topaz Denoise but didn't.

This last year my camera gear has seemed a bit heavy and unsteady. My son & two daughters gave me a great Christmas gift, a SONY RX10 iv. Trying it out I wasn't so sure I was ready to trade my "heavies" for it, when I tried to get my favored result in the same way I always have it just wasn'tquite the same. Consulting other owners I was persuaded to let the SONY do its own thing. I'M SOLD! I'm enjoying this amazing gift to the max.
Here is a shot I took at the beach. This group were quite distant but when I got the image home I was able to crop in on the main action. It works for me!

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Container (very old) for shaving soap. Used to employ a wet shaving brush to scrub up some lather to soften the whiskers. Long time ago..

I'd like to get closer to the broomsedge to see more detail.

Such a magical fence!

Words of wisdom and fact! Thanks.

Couple months ago I went to "Circle B Reserve" in Polk County, Florida looking for photo ops. In the past we have been pleased to find Great horned and Barred owls near the visitors center parking lot. Great challenge to see them in the moss draped trees and hear them chatting early and late. Saw no owls this time. Heard no owls either. Wandered over to the building (closed Mondays) looking for macro subjects. There to my horror were numerous rat poison bait boxes all round the foundation and one decomposing rat! No wonder "our" owls are gone! Sad to find that such places allow our wonderful wild things to be poisoned. Common sense is awfully uncommon these days.

Birds seem so joyful at dawn, perhaps we would benefit from a similar view!

Well done!!

Starting in 2016 the amount of screen time occupied by commercials increased dramatically. I strongly suspect that since this was limited/governed by the FCC there has been an executive order (remember them?) removing the limits.

GREAT laugh material! And best of all you caught it!