DailyPhotos > popular today > Rebel, Eye to Eye - Dec 4 2009

Still not in shape to take new shots... even got the flu now :-) So have to throw in a shot of our border collie Rebel, a real sweetheart!
DailyPhotos > popular today > 12.05.2009  Defining Moment
DailyPhotos > popular today > Maeve stopped by to visit me at work today -- and was enjoying the view.  (December 4, 2009)


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DailyPhotos > popular today > 4.12.09 - Rhapsody in Sepia

I took this at the Christmas Market last night. I'd hoped to go back there this evening, but it has been a very long day and my cracked rib (it's a long story) is giving me some serious grief. So I had a play with the shots from last night instead, and sepia seemed to work on this one. Photos can't convey the true atmosphere of the Christmas Market, the sounds and smells, the pushing and shoving :)

Roast chestnuts, wild boar sausages, mulled wine, yummy! I'm putting together a gallery of the Market here   http://www.lightanddreamsphotography.com/Travel/LINCOLN-CHRISTMAS-MARKET-2009/10526553_uJU9o#731057440_yNTeM    

Huge thanks to everyone who has taken the time to comment on my photos while I've been busy elsewhere again. Especially those of you who take the time to visit my other galleries.
DailyPhotos > popular today > Tea (Pic 312 2nd year - 5 Dec 2009)

Shot at a stall in Chatu Chat, a day market in Bangkok. 

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DailyPhotos > popular today > "Ocean Boulevard"
Day 277, Saturday, December 5

This was my Friday.

It was still cloudy, but I had to get a Daily.  I decided to go to the local Amtrak Station, about 5 miles away and maybe capture a train.  I took a few photos while I waited for a train to arrive.  I was soon approached by a security guard and asked if I had permission to take pictures.  I said no, and was asked to leave.  I said something about America not being what it used to be and if I looked like a terrorist.  He said something in response, but his English was so bad I couldn't understand.  And I'm the one being asked to leave.

So I decided to drive along Ocean Boulevard toward Palm Beach. That's where I passed this tree.  The Atlantic Ocean is on the right and this "average" West Palm Beach mansion of the left. Ocean Boulevard is two narrow lanes with no room to stop..... so I drove around the block a couple of times to catch this.... As you can see, they need a scaffold to decorate the tree in their front yard.

I drove the 4 miles to Worth Avenue... behind someone talking on the phone and doing 25 in a 35 zone, turned left away from the Ocean, passed the yachts and crossed the bridge to West Palm. Traffic was slow, I nearly got sideswiped.. and I was getting a headache because I haven't had any Mountain Dew in three days.  Caffeine withdrawal.......

I know.. not the worst day by any means, but this cloudy day would be enjoyed best..... at home.  

No terrorist there....

Norm

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DailyPhotos > popular today > December 5, 2009 - "Saturday Night"

SOOC from a point and shoot with some cropping.
DailyPhotos > popular today > December 5, 2009

The James R Barker...a self unloading Bulk Freighter.  Built by the American Ship 
Building Co in Loraine, Ohio at a cost of 43 million dollars.  It was chistened in August 1976.  I am standing on the bank of the St. Clair River looking across to Sarnia, Ontario.
DailyPhotos > popular today > 12/05/2009
Devil’s Den
So far, this is my gem. If it looks familiar, it is because it is the location of one of the most famous Matthew Brady photos from the Civil War.  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwpcam/cw00171.jpg I was kind of sad when we started to drive away from Devil’s Den because I was looking for this spot. But as we drove around the back, I saw it. This is one of those spots where it seems like you can hear the voices of the soldiers carried on the wind. I walked into this little cubby to peak over the wall and see what this soldier’s view was like. As I stood in that corner and looked over the wall, I thought I heard a man moan. It was pretty spooky and made me really sad. So as I looked over the wall toward Little Round Top, I laid my eyes on what was probably the last thing this soldier ever saw. It wasn’t a life changing or defining moment for me. But it was certainly a profound moment that I will never forget. 

If you are looking for the photo info, it is absent because I used an HDR program to align 3 exposures. When I saved the resulting image, the photo info disappeared. :(
The 3 images: focal length 35mm
f/4.0 at 1/80 sec, 1.76 exposure bias and 200 ISO
f 5.6, 1/125 sec, 0.00 exposure bias and 200 ISO
f 9.0, 1/250 sec, 2.00 exposure bias and 200 ISO
Rebel, Eye to Eye - Dec 4 2009

Still not in shape to take new shots... even got the flu now :-) So have to throw in a shot of our border collie Rebel, a real sweetheart!
 > Rebel, Eye to Eye - Dec 4 2009

Still not in shape to take new shots... even got the flu now :-) So have to throw in a shot of our border collie Rebel, a real sweetheart!
Rebel, Eye to Eye - Dec 4 2009

Still not in shape to take new shots... even got the flu now :-) So have to throw in a shot of our border collie Rebel, a real sweetheart!
Photo by: agilitypics • see photo in gallery

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