My lunch not yours!

Osprey with luch off Lyons bridge

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Cruzin

Down at Newport Park for a picture

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clemitis

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Impact

Heavy cream and food coloring

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Female Hoodie

Female hoodie viaing for some attention

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Sunrise at the Pier

Captured at MP1 pier

Boats at rest

waiting for the next mornings fishing 6/1

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I see you

LIttle owl 6/2

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Aerator

For Judy's "A" challenge. I have had not net for the last 2 days. we had a line cur and not tv, phone or internet since 10 am friday They got us back late Sat but we went out ro the evening with friends. Amazing how much you miss the connection

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The Fern

I am leaning over the bridge to capture this shot and I used f/2.8 on purpose to seperate the fern from the background and to isolate as much as possiable. Thank you to every one who comment on my daily challenge yesterday

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Iris

Captured this shot right after the rain stopped 6/5

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Crown ring

crown with acrylic paint 6/6

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splash of color

crown with acrylic paint 6/8

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Butterfly

6/9

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Buble shot "B"

for the alaphobet challenge 6/10

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Iris

From lesis ginter 6/12

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Hitching a ride

Colision shot that looked like a hitchiker on top 6/15

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Point of Impact

From my training class on Tuesday. Demonstrating the actual impact point of a drop on a 3"screw 6/18

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Textures

I like the textures and the tone varations in this shot 6/20

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Triple decker

4 drops impacting in one image one from the bottom 3 up top 6/26

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From Below

drops colision with a jet from below. The red is the jet from below and the green is from above 6/28

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multiple collision

Double from above and single from below 6/30

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Sunrise on the river

Captured at the dandy marina 7/2

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July 4th

July 4th Crown shot

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Golden hour

Dandy sunrise 7/5

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Shot from Below

Dual valves shooting from below 7/6

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Coming for a landing

Feet wet taking a landing on the lake 7./7

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Falls in motion

Great Falls 7/9

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From Below

Dual from below shots 7/11

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G is for Gymbal

My new Promaster GH-25 Gymbal for my long lens. I just replaced my side mount with this bottom mount. HAGD Folks

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Janelle

captured at Swannona 7/17

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Morning sunrise

Captured early in the morning on the river 7/19

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H is for Heron Great blue heron

Great blue heron Captiured on Wormely Pond at the parkway 7/22

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In Flight

Captured off the cuff in action 7/24

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Lunch Time

Captured with a 500mm lens while chasing birds :) 7/26 Zebra butterfly

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"I" Iced Coffee

My Daughter gave me this idea as I would not though this stuff. I drink it hot 7/29

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Below

Dual impact from below 7/30

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Ray of sunshine

From my backyard garden 8/1 Taken ~ Sat when the sun peeked out

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Zinia in the yard

Out in my back yard between rain storms 8/2

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I went for multiples this time. Do you know how hard it is to cut round cup jello? LOL I ate it after the shot and drank the Jameson :) HAGD!
PS my giant water drop rig is sitting right behind this shot hence the small amount of room in the shot

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the bowl

onion shape with a bowl on top acrylic paint 8/6

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can I have this dance?

single valve shots with acrylic paint 8/9

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K knife collection

Part of my knife collection. I have collected pocket knives over the years. The one in the top left I carred for years and the blad is 1/2 gone 30 years old. The big one my daughter gave me last year

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egg on top!

Looks like an egg ballanced on top. Single valve with 3 drops 8/13

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Coopers Hawk

About 4 PM last night 8/13 this C hawk bounces off 3 of our back windows. We weree not sure what it was. I go up and could see it on the fence between the yards. I go my camera and it flew to the neighbor's house and was sitting on the roof where I captured these shots. 8/14

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Morning on the river

Sunrise on the York River 8/15

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"L" Challenge

Lighter, Lazer, lighthouse, lenscleaner, Lens (105 macro) LED Light, Level, Lens 8/19
Just got back and going to the beach at the end of the week. This is going to be a long week with all the thing my wife wants me to do before we leave

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Boats on the water

The marina on the water at Ft Monroe on an overcast afternoon 8/120

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