The Calm
Sunset at the bay Finally got all my files on my big NAS drive. Now I should have access to the last 18 years of picture. Transferring from USB 1.1 drives was really SLOWWWWW 10/26
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Sting Bee
I liked this artwork under the hood of the car at the show 10/25
The road
The long road ahead. Taken while my wife watched that I did not get run over as I composed and managed this shot 10/24\
High Flying
Family doing kit flying on the bay as we were taking a ferry ride. 500mm @ f/5.6. This is how I felt yesterday. My NAS server came in yesterday. I had to run cat 6 cable trhough my vaulted celinigs by walking on my trusses. Getting old for that. Now to move all my pictures to this new 10 TB raid server. 10/23
"U" USCG
USCG scooner entering the bay. Captured passing Ft Monroe. I u sed my long lens and D500 to capture this. I was cold and blustery that morning . 10/21
Ocracoke Light
The small Ocracoke light in OBX 10/20
Evening Light
Cape Hatterous in the setting sun. Getting readu for Trunk or Treat car show tonight, Need to go buy some candy for the kids and workout a little more incase I eat some candy. HAGD Folks] 10/19
HMT Bedfordshire
In memory of the HMT bedfordshire sunk off the outter banks (OBX) durring WWII 10/18
Morning sun
Sunrise at Jeanettes Pier early one morning. Thank you to everyone who commented and offered kind words while my system was down!! I am 95% back now. Just the little thing that we never remember we bought till we need that App LOL. HAGD & week!! 10/15
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"T" Taylor
A pair of Taylor guitars. Left a Taylor 614 CE and Right my pride & joy a Taylor T5 Custom. Just a quick shot from my iPhone. I loaded all my pictures yesterday just shy of 6TB with only 1 old drive from 99/98 bad. ~200,000 pictures. Now I get to review these for the "Good, the bad and the ugly" :). HAGD
Breakfast time
Little sand piper looking for food in the surf 10/9
The Lens.
Bodie Island lens shown at 200mm taken at night 10/8
"S" Screwdrivers
These are the screwdrivers that are in my toolbox in the garage #2 0f 2 10/7
"S" Sensor and Shutter
Continuning with my camera theme here are the Shutter and 38mp sensor in my D800. This was a real challene to capture by myself. I can see it great with my sensor cleaner but not photo it ..... #1 of 2 10/7
Sunrise on the water
Sunrise at MP1 down in OBX 10/6
The light
Bodie Island in the late afternoon light 10/1
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R Really Right Stuff
Judy gave me a challenge to find some photography stuff so I did. Here is some of my RRS equiptment. Center column for my tripod wihic is RRS, pano mount, Macro small mount ( flash) L bracker D800, Macro Rail, flash bracket, Larg macro mount and Pano rail.
Mr Jellie
Up close of a jelliefish. in a tank The day after class and everything is back to normal HAGD Folks9/29
Lion fish
Lion fish (Thanks Terry) in the tank shot at ver low light I was teaching class yesterday on water drops and got so involved I lost track of time I did not have time to post. We had a gret time and I made a heck of a mess LOL 9/28
In flight
Balloon in flight witht he burner lite 9/27
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The evening Sun
The evening sun light the bodie Island lighthouse 9/26
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buttonbush
Captured at one of the lakes I was visiting 9/25 Installed speakers in my daughters car. This is not as easy as they make ti out to be.... Hot, tight locations and wires so short you want to grumble big time. But it all works very well now except my old body :)
the Lamp
Shot across the yard with a 500mm lens 9/24
Q Quick Release
Quick release clamp on my tripod
Balloon colors
Balloon colors as they take flight 9/22
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Dr Bob
Dr Bob the dentist in his rig. He is basically sitting on a modified lawn chair with a propane tank as tall as him strapped to his back 9/21
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Colors
All the ballons getting air waiting to fly 9/20
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The Chamberlin
LE shot of the chamberlin hotel out on Ft Monroe. 13 stops of LE. 9/19
awaiting flight
All grouped together waiting to go 9/18
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High flying
From the air show 9/15
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Double hat
Single valve with 3 drops lit from behind 9/13
Morning has Broken
"Morning has Broken like the first morning" Cat Stevens that is what this reminded me of. 9/10
Take off
Biplane lined up for take off at the balloon evemt 9/7
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dragonfly
Unkonwn type of dragon flu I captured 9/6
Fire in the hole!
Filling the balloon with hot air using a propane cylinder. This is how I feel! HOT, spent the last 2 days detailing cars from the beach. Yesterday was 92 feels like 102... I think I done now turn me over and do the other side please. LOL 9/5
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The View
This is the view across Lake Fung. Long Exposure shot takien just after the rain stopped 9/3
"N" for Nikon
Pictured is some of my Nikon gear. I have been at this a while so my bag is a bit full. No this is not all of it. Thanks to everyone for the kind comments while I was away with my family on vacation! Thanks Judy for the posting!! Just home in time to post, now have to do my cleanups from the beach. You know the seasalt that gets on everything and the sand that is everywhere. 3 cars to detail.... HAGD Folks. 9/2
