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alenika
Georgia
 
1833 days with LL
4410 posts in Forum
1097 days ago
21 Mar 2007 04:02
 for Pacifism |
 tree in blossom on the way home |
 
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alenika
Georgia
1833 days with LL
4410 posts in Forum
1097 days ago
21 Mar 2007 04:03
for Pacifism |
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Sailorsong
USA-Tennessee
316 posts in Forum
1095 days ago
23 Mar 2007 12:52
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 Well they have all grown up and bloomed (tulips that is). |
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Sailorsong
USA-Tennessee
316 posts in Forum
1095 days ago
23 Mar 2007 12:54
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 And here is the tulips on the other side of the front steps. |
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Sailorsong
USA-Tennessee
316 posts in Forum
1095 days ago
23 Mar 2007 12:56
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 And the flowers along the walk acting like bloomin' idiots.  |
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Sailorsong
USA-Tennessee
316 posts in Forum
1095 days ago
23 Mar 2007 13:05
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 And now for something entirely different! I had ordered a new kayak on March 11th and it finally arrived yesterday afternoon about 3:30. So after quickly removing the packaging my neighbor and I haeded down to the local river (Buffalo River) for a quick tryout. The water level in the river is still a little to low to make a good trip, but what a joy anyway. The trip we made took about 1.5 hours to do 8 miles. Got stuck a couple of times in really shallow spots but nothing we could not handle as we have done the trip before when the river was even lower. I did almost capsize once when I didn't see a submerged branch in the water. The Kayak hit it just right which almost tipped me over. Anyway here is apicture of my kayak in the back of my pickup truck. |
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Shadow-off
USA-North Carolina
1393 days with LL
5384 posts in Forum
1095 days ago
23 Mar 2007 17:29
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Sailor:
I like those tulips, they look great; healthy too. Where in TN do you live?. I might be going that way in a few days. I told Elvis I might come visit on my way back from Washington DC. Look on the LL advertising topic my contact info is there.
What kind of camera do you have ? what make ? Digital or Film ?. The flowers look great; really. That's a small boat I'd never fit in it. I'm 6 ft 3 inches tall. |
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Sailorsong
USA-Tennessee
316 posts in Forum
1095 days ago
23 Mar 2007 20:23
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Shadow-off:
I am about 4 hours East of Elvis in Hohenwald,TN. You would have to go all the way to Nashville and then it is almost 2 hours south from there.
I habe a Nikon D80 Digital SLR camera. But since my zoom lens is for film it has a 1.5 magnification factor. So my 400mm setting is really like having a 450mm lens.
I am 5'10 and fit in my kayak with plenty of room to spare. In fact I can almost lay down in it. It is 10'6" long with 3/4 of that length for the c0ckpit. The real constraint is not a person height, but weight and waist size. It can hold 255 pounds and the c0ckpit width is 18.5 inches. It took me forever to find a small kayak that I could fit into. If I hadn't found this one I would have ended up needing to get a 16 footer which is not that great for paddling in small twisty rivers. Though I do plan on getting a larger one some day so that I can go on camping trips that last about a week. That will probably be next year once I have saved up enough money to buy one. |
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Shadow-off
USA-North Carolina
1393 days with LL
5384 posts in Forum
1095 days ago
23 Mar 2007 23:48
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| Sailor: Thanks for telling me this. You understand what Macro photography is ? I'm sure you do. Go to the Photoshop and get a Canon or Kenko extension tube set . This goes these go between the lens and the body of the camera. The extemsion tube set comes with a 12mm, 20mm and 36mm extennsions . I put them all on a Phoenix 400mm zoom lens close up photography. The Kenko tube set I have cost me about $45.00 new. You'll need a good tripod when using it though. I have a Canon D-30 with Canon EFS 17-85mm AF lens that I shoot portrait and model photography with. |
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Sailorsong
USA-Tennessee
316 posts in Forum
1094 days ago
24 Mar 2007 07:49
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 Yes I know what macro photogray is. With my old film nikon camera I had a macro lens which I used quite a bit, but when I got my divorce I must have left it with my ex by accident or lost it some other way during my move to Florida.
I currently have 2 lens for my Nikon. 1 Nikon AF 70 - 300 mm that I use for landscape type photos. The other is a Quantary 15 - 50mm AF that I use for portraits. I also have a very good tripod. My understanding is that the mounts for Canon and Nikon lens are different so those extention tubes you mentioned will not work with my camera. Nikon does have a macro lens available but it costs $500. I have been wanting to set up a photo studio in part of my garage that is separte from my home and not used at all in order to do portraits. But as I am sure you know that takes money for lights, backdrops, etc. BTW Elvis had my email at one time. No sure if he still has it or not. If he still it ask him for it if you want.
Here is a picture I took last June while down at the Buffalo River. |
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Rusanna00
Russian Federation
1208 posts in Forum| got: |  | 674 |  | 36 |
1094 days ago
24 Mar 2007 10:09
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 It's too early even for snow-drops in our parts.But we can admire tulips at the florist's.  |
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QueenOlga
Russian Federation
13 posts in Forum
1094 days ago
24 Mar 2007 10:31
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QueenOlga
Russian Federation
13 posts in Forum
1094 days ago
24 Mar 2007 10:34
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And the Queen of flowers.
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Shadow-off
USA-North Carolina
1393 days with LL
5384 posts in Forum
1093 days ago
25 Mar 2007 21:44
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| Sailor That Kenko stack extension tube for $45.00 is what I use for Macro. It will save you alot of money. |
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Sailorsong
USA-Tennessee
316 posts in Forum
1092 days ago
26 Mar 2007 12:44
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 Ok here is a close up of the tulips...Boy are they fading fast. I've already had to cut the flowers of of 5 plants. |
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Sailorsong
USA-Tennessee
316 posts in Forum
1092 days ago
26 Mar 2007 12:46
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 Argggg... A bird has been driving me crazy for the last 3 hours. It has been at my kitchen door peckon the glass. I have tried many times to shoo it away but it keeps coming back immediately. Here is a picture of it. |
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Sailorsong
USA-Tennessee
316 posts in Forum
1091 days ago
27 Mar 2007 10:25
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| Well that bird stuck around until around dusk yesterday, despite both my attempts to shoo it away and that of my neighbor. Then first thing this morning at first light it showed up again to start pecking on the glass again and has been at it for hours. DOes anyone know of a way to get the brid to stop this without killing it? That is one thing I could never do. |
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Shadow-off
USA-North Carolina
1393 days with LL
5384 posts in Forum
1084 days ago
3 Apr 2007 16:10
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| That bird is trying to say something to you. See you're doctor for check-up. |
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Sailorsong
USA-Tennessee
316 posts in Forum
1084 days ago
3 Apr 2007 20:33
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Shadow-off:
That bird is trying to say something to you. See you're doctor for check-up.
I don't beleive in things like that, besides it finally left. I think it was just a lost bird, it seems like a young one. I think it was born this spring inside my cement mixer drum as I found a nest in it the other day. |
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Shadow-off
USA-North Carolina
1393 days with LL
5384 posts in Forum
1084 days ago
3 Apr 2007 20:48
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| I'm a little superstitious. I wouldn't let it worry you. How have you been doing ? I'm taking lots of photos here and waiting for butterflys and hummingbirds. I'm going to try to get some good shots of them. |
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MacFatum
Sweden
2157 days with LL
5795 posts in Forum
1084 days ago
3 Apr 2007 21:35
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God bless you, all, who've poster their "spring" here. Makes me feel soooooooooooo good.  |
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MISS_LIPS
Ukraine
1747 posts in Forum
1084 days ago
3 Apr 2007 21:36
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Юльчик,привет.
 Вижу тебя 
Как ты поживаешь?
 Сто лет тебя не видела,соскучилась  |
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alenika
Georgia
1833 days with LL
4410 posts in Forum
1083 days ago
4 Apr 2007 02:03
for Pacifism |
 I think it's cherry-tree... |
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Sailorsong
USA-Tennessee
316 posts in Forum
1083 days ago
4 Apr 2007 07:35
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Shadow-off:
I'm a little superstitious. I wouldn't let it worry you. How have you been doing ? I'm taking lots of photos here and waiting for butterflys and hummingbirds. I'm going to try to get some good shots of them.
I have been doing pretty good. Working hard around here. I had planed to go out and do some Kayaking this weekend, but instead I will be doing some work for my neighbor. The work I am doing for my neighbor will be paying for me to make a trip down to the Florida Keys where I want to do some Kayaking and Photography. |
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Shadow-off
USA-North Carolina
1393 days with LL
5384 posts in Forum
1082 days ago
5 Apr 2007 20:22
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Sounds like a great plan enjoy yourself.  |
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whynotme
Russian Federation
121 posts in Forum
1081 days ago
6 Apr 2007 01:53
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 :) snow-drops from Far East ... |
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whynotme
Russian Federation
121 posts in Forum
1081 days ago
6 Apr 2007 01:59
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 rododendron ... waiting end of april |
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Leo-kolibri
Russian Federation
1569 days with LL
141 posts in Forum
1079 days ago
8 Apr 2007 07:19
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Leo-kolibri
Russian Federation
1569 days with LL
141 posts in Forum
1079 days ago
8 Apr 2007 07:22
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Leo-kolibri
Russian Federation
1569 days with LL
141 posts in Forum
1079 days ago
8 Apr 2007 07:24
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