random pics that YOU have taken.......

[Joe Bob]

He doan luk Svedeesch....

[WPOZZZ]

Originally Posted by tevake

Yumm, mountain apples, great to find on a hike. Tasty and refreshing. Good ballance to guavas, which are much more common to find hiking.

Brian, have you ever tried to dry some?

Cheers Richard

Never tried to dry them. You let them sun dry or use a dehydrator? I wish it was in someone else's yard as it makes a giant mess when they fall. I swear I dump a couple hundred pounds of dropped fruit every season.

[daepp]

Originally Posted by GothingNC

Our mating pair of CA Desert Tortoises

[daepp]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

Huntington Library - American art gallery:

Looks like a rock in one hand and a lizard in the other? Is he gonna kill it?

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by daepp

Our mating pair of CA Desert Tortoises

Those are freaking cool. A lifetime commitment since they can easily reach the age of 100. Had an Eastern Box turtle that was an escape artist. Lost count how many times he was returned after going on a walkabout through the neighborhood as a kid. Guess my summer outdoor habitat wasn't turtle proof.

Someday, I would like to visit the Galápagos Islands to see the tortoises there, dive there too.




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[Craig T]

When California get some rain, even the weeds are beautiful...

[bugstrider]

Opening ceremony










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[rcooled]

Originally Posted by Craig T

When California get some rain, even the weeds are beautiful...

You bet! These were taken earlier this month at the Carrizo Plain National Monument, south east of Paso Robles, CA.

[Baz]

Love the flower pics, guys!

Today I replaced some Oak Trees that were damaged from last year's hurricane.

This is at a local Episcopal church. One of the guys who helps out there is a big Bama fan, and in fact went to school there during the Bear Bryant era. He's a really great guy and we chat football every time we run into each other. Today I asked him to smile for the camera and here's what I got! Rammer Jammer!




There were 5 Oaks all together. Here are 3 of them. I had to lean the old root balls against them due to all the wind and will stake them up tomorrow morning when it is less windy...

[CurtEgerer]

Originally Posted by daepp

Our mating pair of CA Desert Tortoises

Hey David - how big/old are they? I bought my daughter a 2-year old Leopard Tortoise about 15 years ago. I took care of it for about 5-6 years while she was away at school and starting her career. It's back with her now in Louisville. This is Dave The funniest thing is I would set up a small ramp with a stack of books and a piece of plywood - Dave would climb that thing, fall off the end, and circle around and do it again. 10 times in row!

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[Aragorn]

SVRA 2016 Mid Ohio with wheel in the air out of turn six.
Camera: Canon 7d
Lens: Tamron 70-200 f2.8 non Optical Stabilized
F Stop: F14 ISO: 100 Exposure: 1/125sec Focal Length: 188mm

Lens is non-OS version of Tamron 70-200 and I was using spot metering which made some of the photos over/underexposed in this group. This Tamron lens is an excellent portrait and landscape lens but kind of slow for sports unless you bump the shutter speed up. I like to pan, so the capture rate with this lens on this camera was around one out of five. Not bad but not Canon L series IS level. Will either take my dust pump or borrow a 55-250 stm lens if I go to the SVRA race this year.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Aragorn

SVRA 2016 Mid Ohio with wheel in the air out of turn six.
Camera: Canon 7d
Lens: Tamron 70-200 f2.8 non Optical Stabilized
F Stop: F14 ISO: 100 Exposure: 1/125sec Focal Length: 188mm

Lens is non-OS version of Tamron 70-200 and I was using spot metering which made some of the photos over/underexposed in this group. This Tamron lens is an excellent portrait and landscape lens but kind of slow for sports unless you bump the shutter speed up. I like to pan, so the capture rate with this lens on this camera was around one out of five. Not bad but not Canon L series IS level. Will either take my dust pump or borrow a 55-250 stm lens if I go to the SVRA race this year.

Assuming the light conditions aren't changing from minute to minute, you can manually lock in the good exposure and then they'll almost all come out good.

[techweenie]

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by daepp

Looks like a rock in one hand and a lizard in the other? Is he gonna kill it?

Beetle in the other hand, description said it is a character for a midsummer night dream.

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