Probably a smart phone camera.

Thanks, ebbote.

Thanks, that's where I live, out in Rural America, south central Illinois

I've never seen a sunset shot quite like that one. Very good!

Here in Rural America photo opportunities abound.

Feel free to post your own Rural America Photos

That's Amore


Winter of its Discontent


The One That got Away

Thanks, Doddy. I look forward to seeing your work also.

Thanks, Gary. It's been quite a while since I posted anything on the Hog. Almost forgot how to do it. I've been posting most of my photos on Facebook.com/gizzy.whicker (an AKA). Anyway, maybe I'll post more here. There are an awful lot of good photographers here that I enjoy learning from.

I remember doing the same, as well as putting a penny on a rail then trying to find it after a train passed. Never did find those pennies.

If you're hard of hearing or near sighted you'd need to be more careful taking a shot like this one. Discretion is advised that a Choo Choo doesn't sneak up behind you

On The Right Track

Behind old doors are often treasures of history. I wonder what's behind this one. A sign said No Trespassing. I didn't open it and go inside.

Do you have a photo of Door #2, or Door #3?

In Mt. Vernon Illinois there's a little eatery just off the town square called "The 9th Street Grill; rather a high-dollar sort of place serving 1/2 lb buffalo burgers at $11 a pop, or a cup of black bean chili served in a small scooped-out piece of crusty bread for about the same amount, $2 coffee, or a Cesar Salad for $17 if you want a few bits of grilled salmon tossed in. But the ambiance is what I suspect runs the prices up due to the huge paintings hung all around on the walls. This particular painting was about 2 ft x 4 ft and after considerable consideration I came to the conclusion it is of a man running toward the right, viewed from ground level straight up between his legs into the sky. On the leg to the left you can see the bottom of his foot... and that's about all you have to go on. The buffalo burger was delicious, and worth every bit of $11.

Thanks for the info. I love learning new things.

Yep, it's that time of year again. There's nothing much unusual about this photo except for where and how it was taken. A couple of years ago about this time we were in Savanna Georgia walking around the "Old Town" section (one of the oldest and most beautiful maintained anywhere in the country). So many photo opportunities a person could literally wear the camera clicker plumb out before getting to the end of the first block. Anyway in one particular display window were Christmas ornaments of all descriptions, but there really wasn't any way to get good pictures of them except by removing the lens hood and pressing the lens firmly against the glass to eliminate reflections. The lighting was dim and using a flash wasn't possible, so I set the function to full automatic and let the camera decide how long the shutter needed to be open to get a good exposure. Of course since I was pressing the camera firmly against the window glass and it wasn't difficult holding the camera steady for the long exposure. The result was a pretty darn good photo of a Santa Doll's face.

Hey, Guy... don't be afraid to post your first shot. This was my first post of the inside of my lens cap. It got rave reviews.

my first "oops" shot

Thanks for the information regarding removing the "s" after http. I'd done a simple copy/paste, and in facebook's URL the "s" is included. Do you know why this is?