Random Pictures Thread

I saw that article about that guy in Rio. The only difference there is he could plan when the moon would be full and in the correct position, and he could pick his location to get the best angle. With that bird photo, there was no telling when the bird would land there, just had to wait and be ready the entire time. A lot of really cool photos are just lucky, being in the right spot at the right time with a camera. Of course, the more time one spends out there in nature or wherever, the more chances they hit it right.

I read somewhere that Ansel Adams sat on a windy, cold rocky peak for days waiting for the light and clouds to be just right for photos of El Capitan and Half Dome. And he had to schlep 35 lbs of camera gear and tripod up those hills.
 
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My 12 year old son who is into photography, submitted a photo that he took at a military air show, that will be in Nevada Magazine in a couple of months. I will share it once the magazine actually hits the book shelves.
 
This bench was from “The High Line” in NYC Meat Packing District and this is from post 2011 section 2 opening. The wood slats started out as “ipe” species from the Amazon rainforest & was certified by The Forest Stewardship Council that occurred in 2009 for section 1 opening. There was a huge backlash from “Environmental Organizations” regardless of it’s certification as the ipe was harvested from the old growth rainforest in the Amazon. So in keeping with preservation spirit of “The Highline”, ipe was replaced by reclaimed Teak from “old industrial building’s in Asia”. If you are familiar with genuine teak (tectonic grande) aged in this particular instance could be determined by the color of the heartwood which is dark brown typically exhibits old growth and the newer growth tends to be more yellowish-tan.

I have a terrible habit of analyzing construction detail and orientation lay-outs (boards) when I stumble into any buildings, bridges, park fixtures, decking, post, benches, etc. composed of wood sections, probably because it is the nature in the trade that I am in. In any case just like any exterior application of exterior teak, mahogany, cumaru, ipe and the like, they tend to weather and this silvery patina develops.

A little water will bring out the rich color underneath the weathering. What were they thinking when they installed a piece that was figured?

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Don't know the sizes of these houses, but some are huge. There are three different houses in the pictures. The middle two photos are the same house and the house in the first picture is the same house on the left side in the last photo.

This is at Rice Lake, a 55 acre private lake at the Soangetaha Country Club in Galesburg IL. A very old CC established in 1895.

The pictures were taken from our clients yard. Perfect conditions of late afternoon lighting and glass smooth water.
 
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Grass carp are a very under rated fly rod target (regular carp are okay, but grass carp will pull you around the lake a few times). Used to be some in a golf course lake near us when I lived in Missouri and I'd go fish for them sometimes in the evening after the golfers were gone. Especially mid-summer when they'd get under the mulberry tree - use a simple fly of purple deer hair spun and clipped in the shape of a mulberry.
 
Looks like it's time to get a handle on that ivy along the fence. We had that at one house and it ate the fence, rotted the posts, etc. Plus the roof rats lived in it.
 
Mike1950 said:
You can. Begonias of yesteryear are not like begonias of today.
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My biggest problem with begonias is I don't start them early enough. Everytime I see your pictures I swear I'm going to get them going before Christmas, but never seem to get them going before Valentine's day...
 
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