Just a thought on a bright sunny morning with the scent of spring in the air. Best wishes and God’s blessing to all you Hoggers out there.

LittleRed (Ron)

Found this article posted in website petapixel.com. Tis an interesting one fer sure. This is a portion of a letter sent out to their freelance staff. Guess in certain circumstances jpegs still rule!
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I’d like to pass on a note of request to our freelance contributors due to a worldwide policy change.. In future, please don’t send photos to Reuters that were processed from RAW or CR2 files. If you want to shoot raw images that’s fine, just take JPEGs at the same time. Only send us the photos that were originally JPEGs, with minimal processing (cropping, correcting levels, etc).

LittleRed (Ron)

Very true that a person’s allergies can change as they age. I was 70 years of age when diagnosed with an allergy to gluten. This created a totally different world for me. No more regular breads, pastries, pastas as all contain wheat. Happily I am not totally celiac but only have a strong intolerance to gluten. Will not kill me but just sick to the stomach and not straying too far from the porcelain throne if I accidentally ingest some. Also no more beer (👹👹) or American coolers, no more fast food visits like MacDonalds (no gluten free products including fries as they are cooked in the same oil as breaded nuggets etc). Even regular restaurants are troublesome as a lot of items contains some form of gluten. Grocery shopping is interesting as one has to read the ingredients list on everything. Also the increased cost of gluten free products are becoming an issue especially if a senior with a fixed income. A edible loaf of bread costs me 10 bucks or more! No choice either pay up or do without
So from personal experience I can attest that an allergy can catch you at any age.

LittleRed (Ron)

Apple air tags appear to work pretty good. My daughter (whom is an Apple nut, has everything possible) recently travelled from Chicago to London England. She arrived safely but without her luggage which happily contained a tag. She was able to locate her luggage and called the airlines to advise them exactly where it was at O’hare airport. Within 3 days her missing bags were delivered to her hotel in England. Pretty good service from British Airways. She also has a tag attached to her dogs collar in case it wanders off. (Dog cost more than a iPhone)
I have a set like Jerry is talking about. Only good for about a range of 100 feet and is self contained. ( needs no phone etc. ) Good enough for this old bugger as my keys accidentally finds it way into a piece of my wardrobe that I swear I never wear 😜😜

LittleRed (Ron)

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In our city in Northern Ontario Canada the posted speed limit on all school zones is 40 km/hr (approx 24 mph). This speed limit is in effect 24 hrs per day, 365 days of the year (that means all the time!!) They go on the theory that the younger folk not only are there for schooling but also other activities like sports etc outside of regular school time. Thus this is true even when school is out during the summer or Christmas breaks. Not sure what the fines are up here and also not sure if the local constabulary strictly enforces these limits especially during the breaks but I ain’t gonna try and find out personally while behind my steering wheel 😜😜

LittleRed (Ron)

Up here in the Great White North (Canada that is) we had very few problems catching the KC vs Miami game. It was carried nationally on one of our main carriers CTV for basically all to view. It was also carried nationally by three of our Sports Channels (TSN-1, TSN-3, and RSD) . At ieast one of the first two is part of most of the TV packages that most Canadians have. The third Sports Channel is broadcast in French only. As for myself I did not have the time to watch the whole game so l opted to catch the miniaturized version on Da-Tube. Roughly 15 minutes after the game ended I spent about 20 minutes watching all the good parts that were worthy. That’s all I needed 😃😃😃

LittleRed (Ron)

I think that one of the most controversial seller of photographic equipment and one of the most disliked by basically all our members is one who advertises here on this blog!! Go figure, but guess money does talk as UHH needs sustenance to survive 😱

LittleRed (Ron)

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Come on Paul, ya gotta do better than that. Tis the exact same phrase you used bout 4 months ago. Considering your the “Master of Quips” I would expect an original, not a poor repeat.

I wonder how you would feel and if a new young photographer did purchase a camera from Abe’s using your apparent recommendation and got screwed. Not a nice thought, right.

LittleRed (Ron)

Whoops, gotta take the 0 off. Although just finished cutting my 2 lawns so at this moment I kinda feel like old Methuselah. But a wee shot of single malt should fix everything.

LittleRed (Ron)

PS -twasn’t available fer the Magna but was there with the Bonny King when fortied south from the Highlands.

[quote=CHG_CANON]The EOS R5 changed how we think about mirrorless cameras, how we think about photography, how we think about life. The others, not so much.

Yes, probably most of us amateurs drool when we think about mirrorless. To me doesn’t much care what system, be it Canon, Nikon, Sony or others. It’s the system that is most important. I have a good friend who has one of the latest Canon’s and what he does with it and his results are unbelievable. But not all us joes out here can or will ever go mirrorless due to costs ( especially high here in Canada ). For example I’m into my 80th decade on a fixed income ( fixed by the Government ). No way in hell l can afford a mirrorless, even the most low cost one. I presently operate a Canon 90D with a 100-400 mk2 lens. Other than a kit 50 tis my only lens. Outfit cost me over 5 grand a copla years ago. Took me 10 years of painful scrounging to get it. Fraid I don’t have another 10 years to do it all over again.

I truly enjoy your postings Paul, both in pictures and word. Your a damn fine photographer (picture taker 😬😬) and story teller. However like I said in my original post be careful that some of your satirical comments may be taken seriously by new members on the Hog. Just saying!!!

LittlrRed (Ron)

From a online website called LiveScience. At that price gotta do it 👹👹.
This is for Paul as at times he appears to promote this company in some of his posts. We all whom are knowledgeable about Abe’s know that Paul is being basically satirical. However I often wonder how a newbie to the Hog will look at it???
I think one should be careful of what they post, even the ample use of emojis to illustrate the true meaning would be helpful. Just my thought 😜😘😘.

“The EOS R5 features in our list of best cameras for wildlife photography and its lower-megapixel brother, the EOS R8, made our best camera for astrophotography guide. The EOS R5 is powerful but easy to use and you'd be hard pressed to go wrong with it, especially at this price. It's currently down to just $2,845 at Abes of Maine.”

LittleRed (Ron)

Excellent shots, especially the Flycatcher family. Just a copla correction s. The second bird is actually a Common Grackle not a Starling. Also the correct name for the last two is “Canada Goose”, not Canadian. Welcome to the world of Bird (Nature) photography.

LittleRed (Ron)

Just curious. If the fenced strip of land has been done so for more than 10 years can the landowner in Indiana claim adverse possession on that portion of land even if it’s a public road? If so would he not be able to post the signage you describe? Also how do you determine whether the waterway under the bridge is navigable. From where I come from there are different rules/regulations on whether a waterway is navigable or non-navigable. The location Property limits on either of these waterways are usually quite different. As to the location of the high water mark of a stream it is in most times questionable with a whole slew of requirements. There is no simple answer and In a lot of cases the true determination is left up to the courts to decide. In fact a lot of the times this location can be clarified to some extent by speaking to the adjacent land owner especially if they have been in the area for a extended period of time.
Like I said, am just curious as to what is what in your neck of the woods. I know what is what where I live.

LittleRed (Ron)

Sadly, hardly what one would call a tribute. Just listen to the words. This was written as a anti-war ballad by Eric in 1972. According to Bogle it was ostensibly about Gallipoli but was in fact intended as a “veiled attack on Australian participation in the Vietnam War (which he strongly opposed)” I don’t think Bogle ever meant it to be considered/known as a tribute song, but rather a warning as to the consequences of war.

LittleRed (Ron)