Photo a Day 365 X 12/20223…

[Lugs]

Is that a European Blackbird, Jimmy?

Last egg I posted was Ostrich, this is the Emu

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[Joe (SoCal)]

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[Jim Bow]

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[Lugs]

Takeoff, Sydney Airport runway 34L if I remember correctly

[L.W. Baxter]

"you should come down from there penny, it's not safe."

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[Jimmy W]

That one cattle egret was standing on the cow's back and flew just as I took the photo.

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[Tom from Rubicon]

"you should come down from there penny, it's not safe."


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Might have a litter in the twine box. That NH baler is slightly newer than me.

Tom

[L.W. Baxter]

the 270 was made from '61 to '63. practically new! i did pull a half dozen aromatic eggs out of there. shouldn't be any kittens, per payment to the vet...

jimmy, i have thought to do a cows and birds thread, but my cell camera is not up to it. always birds with the cows. they like the bugs that the cows stir up. and also, who doesn't like hanging out with cows?

[Lugs]

Testing my (pretty good if I say so myself) memory here.... 13 years ago in another couple of months. Shot at 400mm on a Nikon D100. No cropping. Memory not good enough, these days, to recall ISO setting or exposure.

edited to add - ISO 200 at f5.6. Yes, shot at 400mm which is 600mm 35mm equivalent on that camera.

[Tom from Rubicon]

We got Cow birds round here. How they make a living where dairy cows are not pastured.

Lee, your 270 had bright shiny paint when I first hoisted bales from the chute. Bringing back memories.

Tom

[Jimmy W]

My father had what was probably a Massey-Harris like this baler when I was a teen. We pulled it with an Case tractor. Both the baler and the tractor were old then in the 1960s. I remember baling and stacking a huge pile of hay that was soybean stubble left after farmers around here harvested their soy beans. He sold the bales for 50¢ each. The baler was powered by an Wisconsin engine. I remember pulling that thing on a windy day and getting covered with ground up soy bean stubble. One of the happiest days of my life was when my father sold that hay baler. There is still a part roll of baling wire here 50+ years later.
Photo from the web.

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[pkrone]

South Padre. Nicer than expected. Good seafood too.

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[Yeadon]

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[Lugs]

Perfume River

[Jack Loudon]

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Here’s what a 103 year old person looks like. I’m in NorCal for a month of mom sitting.

[L.W. Baxter]

103!

what a good humoured and charming smile.

[Jack Loudon]

103!

what a good humoured and charming smile.

Thanks. She’s a genuine sweetie, never a mean bone in her body.

[Tom from Rubicon]

I can take my eyes off your Mothers gaze. There is a strong life force in her eyes. Tell you Mum we love her.
Her light shines bright.

Tom

[Jack Loudon]

Thank you Tom, I will be sure to tell her.

[Garret]

Wow! I base my initial opinion of a person on their smile. Your mom's a winner & her light does indeed shine bright.

[Jack Loudon]

Thanks Garret. Mom really appreciated all the comments.

[Joe (SoCal)]

Just wait until I get back on dry land

[Yeadon]

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[L.W. Baxter]

wow, somebody forgot their camera at the beach? score!

[Priscilla]

wow, somebody forgot their camera at the beach? score!

Looks like a old school film camera best to walk on by…
I remember taking my F3 kit in for a service when digital first surfaced in the shop , speaking to the salesman I ask the question about their future he replied “ gonna be a bit of a fad not durable nor reliable.”
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[L.W. Baxter]

oof, that's a lovely photograph, worthy of a good long look. i mean, what a great hat. did you take that priscilla?

this afternoon:

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[gypsie]

Lone surfer at Coalcliff Beach.
Son #1 seeing the day out to its very last drop.

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28 May 2023

[John B]

Yesterday, before the next squalls. Nasty little front went over last night.
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[L.W. Baxter]

another day, another pot of gold.

[Ralphie Boy]

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L.A. Arboretum, Arcadia, CA.

[John B]

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[L.W. Baxter]

another in my series of wildlife photography: the invisible world around us.

spot the western bluebird nesting on the side of the stock barn.

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[Jimmy W]

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[Joe (SoCal)]

This is Louie the beautifully, crazy charismatic Frenchman, sailor, artist raconteur that I had the pleasure of sailing San Francisco Masters Mariner race with.

The stories he shared in his impenetrable French accent aboard his stunning 1920's sailboat Vectis had all of us wheezing with laughter. I think Paul might have pulled something.

I must have shot 300 frames with my "REAL" camera and hours of video most of them are in this thread. Yet the BEST photo in my opinion was this photo taken in the moment with once again my iPhone.

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This photo of Louie's hands on the tiller of Vectis is pretty good and was taken with the "REAL" Fuji X100 V in Velvia simulation.

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[L.W. Baxter]

great stuff, joe.