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Random Photo thread

Went downtown tonight to see if I could catch any Saharan dust; no joy but a couple of nice sunset pictures I think

Downtown Sunset River Reflections by Scott Baker, on Flickr

Man Pushing Bike by Scott Baker, on Flickr

I missed getting a picture of these water cannons by a couple of one-way roads as they were shooting off when I crossed the river one bridge up the way. I'll need to do some reading on their times and try to get down there again later. But in the meantime, here's another of their highlights; they change colors every minute or two

Purple and Blue Water Cannon by Scott Baker, on Flickr
 
Stunningly sharp reflection Cowboy ...love it.

Here's a nearby early evening shot of buttercups and interesting sky. Groan, cell phone shot again. Note to self, leave the damn camera in the truck. LOL.



Wycliffe Praire by soates50, on Flickr
 
Nice sky....I'd put that and save for another photo someday....Pretty....
 
Well that is one way to make time stand still.........
 
Scott, that's amazing! What camera did you use?

My moon pics always look like a soft white lightbulb in the sky.
 
Burque73 said:
Scott, that's amazing! What camera did you use?

My moon pics always look like a soft white lightbulb in the sky.
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My Nikon D3000 on a tripod with my 55-200mm zoom lens then cleaned up in Lightroom. And yes, all of mine usually show up as light bulbs too
 
Scott, very nice!

f/8 @ 1/320 - Daylight exposure, perfect.

Took me a long time to get some decent moon shots. I find working manual mode is easiest. Low ISO, F/8 or f/11, on a tripod, and go from there.
 
Been scanning old negatives this week. My wife test driving my first home-built boat, sometime in the mid 90s.

 
Love the lilies...We have a bunch up right now. Need to take some photos.

But now, I'm gonna throw this at y'all....right down the road from me. The station also has a great craft beer selection, which is nice.

 
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Camping firewood at gas stations around here generally costs $6-9 for a few shrink wrapped sticks. I never buy it. This is the free split and dried birch last week at Duck Mountain Provincial Park. (on the Sk.-Manitoba border) Awesome.

 
Must be rough! Look what we have to do to get ethanol-free fuel. The airport has quite a few (understandable) rules, with a minimum 5 gallon purchase, and can only be dispensed into approved fuel containers. Riding your motorcycle out there to the refuel station is pretty much out of the question... and then there's the price. This receipt is for their 91 octane. I can also get 100 octane low-lead; not sure what I'd use it for. And, of course, no craft beer.


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Baatfam said:
Love the lilies...We have a bunch up right now. Need to take some photos.

But now, I'm gonna throw this at y'all....right down the road from me. The station also has a great craft beer selection, which is nice.

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DaveR said:
Camping firewood at gas stations around here generally costs $6-9 for a few shrink wrapped sticks. I never buy it. This is the free split and dried birch last week at Duck Mountain Provincial Park. (on the Sk.-Manitoba border) Awesome.

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Now that's an oxymoron. LOL. 1/2 cord per campsite and please conserve firewood. We could heat our whole house for the winter up here with 6 cords.
 
robertbarr said:
Must be rough! Look what we have to do to get ethanol-free fuel. The airport has quite a few (understandable) rules, with a minimum 5 gallon purchase, and can only be dispensed into approved fuel containers. Riding your motorcycle out there to the refuel station is pretty much out of the question... and then there's the price. This receipt is for their 91 octane. I can also get 100 octane low-lead; not sure what I'd use it for. And, of course, no craft beer.
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When we got to use auto or Mogas for light aircraft instead of the 100LL there were restrictions due to Mogas having higher vapour pressure.
No uplift in temperatures above 20C and an altitude limit of 5000ft amsl.
 
Sandy said:
Now that's an oxymoron. LOL. 1/2 cord per campsite and please conserve firewood. We could heat our whole house for the winter up here with 6 cords.
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Not only an oxymoron but also absurd. The volume of wood consumed in 300 sites over a summer must be immense.

6 cords? My back hurts just thinking about handling (several times) that amount.
 
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