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Title: Favourite picture you ever took
Post by: DynamoHum on July 14, 2018, 04:29:57 PM: Venice 2017 6.30 am
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Post by: WeinerInHand on July 14, 2018, 04:38:44 PM: 1.) The Big Rock Candy Mountain in Utah
2.) I-70 westbound through Aspen, Colorado
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Post by: WeinerInHand on July 14, 2018, 04:44:04 PM: Quote from: DynamoHum on July 14, 2018, 04:29:57 PM
Venice 2017 6.30 am

I like how the sun seems almost alien. Set apart.
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Post by: DynamoHum on July 14, 2018, 04:48:24 PM: Quote from: WeinerInHand on July 14, 2018, 04:38:44 PM
1.) The Big Rock Candy Mountain in Utah
2.) I-70 westbound through Aspen, Colorado

Beautiful pics! Reminds me of the area around Taos, NM.
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Post by: albrecht on July 14, 2018, 04:51:06 PM: I forget but think Garmisch-Partenkirchen the first and Northern Idaho or far East Washington for the second.

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Post by: WeinerInHand on July 14, 2018, 04:54:16 PM: Quote from: albrecht on July 14, 2018, 04:51:06 PM
I forget but think Garmisch-Partenkirchen the first and Northern Idaho or far East Washington for the second.

I really like the bottom one. It has a real Donners Pass "Quiet Before the Storm" vibe.
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Post by: Tony Clifton on July 14, 2018, 05:40:14 PM: May 2012 solar eclipse in northern California.

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Post by: twistedlogic on July 14, 2018, 06:00:53 PM: Love the solar eclipse pictures. That was such a magical day.
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Post by: twistedlogic on July 14, 2018, 06:24:54 PM: Here are 2 of my favorites from a trip to Colorado.
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Post by: tootsie_wootsy on July 14, 2018, 07:46:04 PM: Quote from: twistedlogic on July 14, 2018, 06:24:54 PM
Here are 2 of my favorites from a trip to Colorado.
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beautiful pics :)
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Post by: tootsie_wootsy on July 14, 2018, 07:47:03 PM: Quote from: WeinerInHand on July 14, 2018, 04:38:44 PM
1.) The Big Rock Candy Mountain in Utah
2.) I-70 westbound through Aspen, Colorado

great pics, weiner :)
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Post by: brig on July 14, 2018, 07:56:21 PM: Quote from: Tony Clifton on July 14, 2018, 05:40:14 PM
May 2012 solar eclipse in northern California.

Magical!
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Post by: brig on July 14, 2018, 07:59:52 PM: UFO's seen in the sky over Niagara Falls this summer.
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Post by: wr250 on July 14, 2018, 08:07:02 PM: a male roadrunner
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a tree squash. yep the vines went up a tree about 15' ...
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Post by: Walks_At_Night on July 14, 2018, 08:52:37 PM: Quote from: brig on July 14, 2018, 07:59:52 PM
UFO's seen in the sky over Niagara Falls this summer.

Sweet! A C-47, a B-17, a P-51 and I guess we'd need Uncle Duke to Id the other two. Maybe a P-40 and a rare P-39
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Post by: brig on July 14, 2018, 08:56:22 PM: Quote from: Walks_At_Night on July 14, 2018, 08:52:37 PM
Sweet! A C-47, a B-17, a P-51 and I guess we'd need Uncle Duke to Id the other two. Maybe a P-40 and a rare P-39

THANK YOU!! :-*
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Post by: PB on July 14, 2018, 09:11:47 PM: Pt Reyes elk
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Post by: Spookcat on July 15, 2018, 04:05:03 AM: I'm sorry. I have trouble picking favorites. :'(

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Post by: tootsie_wootsy on July 15, 2018, 04:46:51 AM: Quote from: Spookcat on July 15, 2018, 04:05:03 AM
I'm sorry. I have trouble picking favorites. :'(

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I love these :)
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Post by: Metron on July 15, 2018, 08:50:05 AM: visitors can't see pics , please register or login

Grand Prismatic - Yellowstone, Wyo.
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Devil's Tower, Wyo.
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Post by: Metron on July 15, 2018, 08:55:17 AM: Quote from: Tony Clifton on July 14, 2018, 05:40:14 PM
May 2012 solar eclipse in northern California.

Damned cool! ;)
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Post by: Metron on July 15, 2018, 08:56:16 AM: In fact you ALL posted awesome pics!

Too many to comment, keep it up gang! :)
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Post by: WeinerInHand on July 15, 2018, 09:10:50 AM: Quote from: tootsie_wootsy on July 14, 2018, 07:47:03 PM
great pics, weiner :)

Another picture of N.Y.C. for you!
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Post by: WeinerInHand on July 15, 2018, 09:13:38 AM: Quote from: Metron on July 15, 2018, 08:56:16 AM
In fact you ALL posted awesome pics!

Too many to comment, keep it up gang! :)

I found a better pic of the Ethyl burger.
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Post by: WeinerInHand on July 15, 2018, 09:14:43 AM: Quote from: Metron on July 15, 2018, 08:53:49 AM
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Devil's Tower, Wyo.

Amazing!
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Post by: yorkshire pud on July 15, 2018, 09:22:33 AM: Taken from back yard at our old house...trace of airliner cutting across the haze, out of Sac Intl.

Santa Cruz, looking eastish across the bay.
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Post by: yorkshire pud on July 15, 2018, 09:23:39 AM: Yosemite...Truly spectacular.

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Post by: Bart Ell on July 15, 2018, 09:40:19 AM: This UFO landed in front of me and asked me if I wanted to go to a Whitley key party.
Kiev, 2016

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Post by: tootsie_wootsy on July 15, 2018, 09:45:31 AM: Quote from: Bart Ell on July 15, 2018, 09:40:19 AM
This UFO landed in front of me and asked me if I wanted to go to a Whitley key party.
Kiev, 2016

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wow
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Post by: tootsie_wootsy on July 15, 2018, 09:46:07 AM: Quote from: Metron on July 15, 2018, 08:56:16 AM
In fact you ALL posted awesome pics!

Too many to comment, keep it up gang! :)

that's true :)
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Post by: albrecht on July 15, 2018, 11:21:34 AM: Quote from: Bart Ell on July 15, 2018, 09:40:19 AM
This UFO landed in front of me and asked me if I wanted to go to a Whitley key party.
Kiev, 2016

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I have some pictures but these were taken by others.

Reminds me of the Evoluon a conference building build by Phillps in Eindhoven. A weird building but cool.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evoluon
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Post by: Metron on July 15, 2018, 11:29:19 AM: The original "Sleeper" house on I-70 west of Denver:

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And a bank designed by the same cat in Englewood:

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(grabs from the inter web)
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Post by: WeinerInHand on July 15, 2018, 12:41:27 PM: Quote from: Bart Ell on July 15, 2018, 09:40:19 AM
This UFO landed in front of me and asked me if I wanted to go to a Whitley key party.
Kiev, 2016

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The blue really sets off that building.
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Post by: Gd5150 on July 16, 2018, 08:51:09 PM: Love a good martini, and good photo of a martini. This is from Joe Martyâ€™s in Sacramento, CA.

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Post by: ShayP on July 16, 2018, 08:59:18 PM: One of my favs...

From Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond, VA.

As I came through the eastern entrance...

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Post by: Walks_At_Night on July 16, 2018, 09:08:47 PM: Quote from: ShayP on July 16, 2018, 08:59:18 PM
One of my favs...

From Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond, VA.

As I came through the eastern entrance...

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Nice. All I've seen of Richmond is the Phillip Morris smokes factory when driving by on 95.
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Post by: Darth Maul on July 16, 2018, 09:13:59 PM: Quote from: wr250 on July 14, 2018, 08:07:02 PM
a male roadrunner
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BEEP BEEP

a tree squash. yep the vines went up a tree about 15' ...
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Post by: zeebo on July 16, 2018, 11:54:37 PM: Storm clouds rolling in towards Ocean Beach, San Francisco.

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Post by: crawdad on July 17, 2018, 01:31:37 AM: The Giant Dipper roller coaster, viewed from the Sky Glide, on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. June 2018.
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Post by: whoozit on July 17, 2018, 06:11:38 AM: Cape Anguilla, Newfoundland.
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Post by: Bobs Your Uncle on July 17, 2018, 07:00:14 AM: A few years back. With an iPhone.
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Post by: Dyna-X on July 17, 2018, 07:23:53 AM: March Twilight (March 16, 2016)
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Post by: 2Lord2Grantham on July 17, 2018, 01:29:53 PM: Quote from: Metron on July 15, 2018, 08:53:49 AM
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Devil's Tower, Wyo.

Devil's Tower blew me away when I was out there last summer. Way better than over-hyped Mt. Rushmore.
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Post by: Walks_At_Night on July 17, 2018, 09:09:31 PM: Quote from: Lord Grantham on July 17, 2018, 01:29:53 PM
Devil's Tower blew me away when I was out there last summer. Way better than over-hyped Mt. Rushmore.

No shit! First time I saw Rushmore it was like. "Oh. Can we go now?"
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Post by: albrecht on July 17, 2018, 11:06:28 PM: Quote from: Walks_At_Night on July 17, 2018, 09:09:31 PM
No shit! First time I saw Rushmore it was like. "Oh. Can we go now?"

Get free ice water at Wall Drug on the way! The "Bad Lands" are also awesome.
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Post by: 2Lord2Grantham on July 18, 2018, 05:28:08 AM: Quote from: albrecht on July 17, 2018, 11:06:28 PM
Get free ice water at Wall Drug on the way! The "Bad Lands" are also awesome.

Yup, went to Wall Drug, but never did find the free water.

Had to skip the badlands, it'll be a reason to eventually go back.
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Post by: Metron on July 18, 2018, 08:44:37 AM: Quote from: 2Lord2Grantham on July 17, 2018, 01:29:53 PM
Devil's Tower blew me away when I was out there last summer. Way better than over-hyped Mt. Rushmore.

Didja do the hikes around the tower and to the visitor center?

Kickass good workout!
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Post by: Lob Bazare on July 18, 2018, 12:37:56 PM: If you like trippy effects check out the Deep Dream Generator. No app, works online. Many crazy effects and a real time killer.

https://deepdreamgenerator.com (https://deepdreamgenerator.com)

This is a cat, sinking and frozen in muskeg. Very mild effects applied compared to what's available.
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Post by: Metron on July 18, 2018, 12:48:14 PM: Very cool link, reminds me of:

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Bummer on the Cat. :(
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Post by: 2Lord2Grantham on July 18, 2018, 12:53:13 PM: Quote from: Metron on July 18, 2018, 08:44:37 AM
Didja do the hikes around the tower and to the visitor center?

Kickass good workout!

Sure did. Had to double back quite a ways too when a companion dropped their debit card. (Why it was out I'll never know)
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Post by: Gd5150 on July 18, 2018, 12:56:07 PM: Quote from: 2Lord2Grantham on July 17, 2018, 01:29:53 PM
Devil's Tower blew me away when I was out there last summer. Way better than over-hyped Mt. Rushmore.

Agreed. I was lucky enough to visit it in 2000, and again in 2004. Thereâ€™s a weird feeling of connection there. Love that whole area.

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Shot with a Bronica 6x7 Fuji Velvia 50. 2004.
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Post by: 2Lord2Grantham on July 18, 2018, 12:58:48 PM: Quote from: Gd5150 on July 18, 2018, 12:56:07 PM
Agreed. I was lucky enough to visit it in 2000, and again in 2004. Thereâ€™s a weird feeling of connection there. Love that whole area.

Excellent lighting. I was there at high noon, more or less, so all my photos ended up washed out.
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Post by: Metron on July 18, 2018, 01:00:50 PM: Quote from: 2Lord2Grantham on July 18, 2018, 12:53:13 PM
Sure did. Had to double back quite a ways too when a companion dropped their debit card. (Why it was out I'll never know)

That had to suck.

It was about 90F the day I did it and steamy from thunderstorms the night before.
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Post by: Metron on July 18, 2018, 01:19:12 PM: Quote from: Gd5150 on July 18, 2018, 12:56:07 PM
Agreed. I was lucky enough to visit it in 2000, and again in 2004. Thereâ€™s a weird feeling of connection there. Love that whole area.

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Shot with a Bronica 6x7 Fuji Velvia 50. 2004.

That's got stunning color saturation!

That KOA campground there is a good one too.

http://devilstowerkoa.com
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Post by: Lob Bazare on July 18, 2018, 05:58:29 PM: Quote from: Metron on July 15, 2018, 08:53:49 AM
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Devil's Tower, Wyo.

Family went when they were showing Close Encounter on the 40th anniversary. They don't let me in to the States so all I got was this hat. That's about as close as I'll ever get (until we get some major cross-border marihuana reforms anyways).
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Post by: PB on July 18, 2018, 08:24:42 PM: Fox in the yard this morning. There were two but one got spooked and ran off before I could get the picture. They almost have to have been two of the three that were playing on my back fence and chasing each other around last week.

Now that they've found the cat food I need to start chasing them away.
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Post by: PB on July 18, 2018, 09:02:08 PM: Baby opossum got in the house awhile back. Took forever, but finally caught him let him go outside.
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Post by: 2Lord2Grantham on July 19, 2018, 11:07:02 AM: A few years ago I picked up one of these cheapo 120 film cameras, because it was the hip thing to do at the time. https://www.amazon.com/Holga-144120-120N-Plastic-Camera/dp/B000AL8JKW
The idea being that you get distortion and analog interference in the images from the film, the construction of the camera letting light in, the lens creating a vignette around the images, and the fact that the eyepiece is just a little offset.
I got a few good pictures over the years it took me to use up the film. But, the price tag on getting 120 film developed and then scanned just makes it not worth it to use it ever again.

These were taken in Michigan.
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Post by: 2Lord2Grantham on July 19, 2018, 11:15:24 AM: The Netherlands
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^I especially like this one.
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Post by: 2Lord2Grantham on July 19, 2018, 11:23:32 AM: Chile
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Some of these in this batch had a neat 3d effect.
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Post by: StarrMountain on July 19, 2018, 11:42:27 AM: I shot this on Thanksgiving, 2012 at Log Hill, Colorado. This is my favorite of all the sunsets I've ever Photographed.
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Post by: StarrMountain on July 19, 2018, 11:48:29 AM: Quote from: 2Lord2Grantham on July 19, 2018, 11:23:32 AM
Chile
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Some of these in this batch had a neat 3d effect.

Nice work, Grantham. We had a hibiscus tree like that, in front of our house, when I was a kid.
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Post by: 2Lord2Grantham on July 19, 2018, 11:53:31 AM: Quote from: StarrMountain on July 19, 2018, 11:42:27 AM
I shot this on Thanksgiving, 2012 at Log Hill, Colorado. This is my favorite of all the sunsets I've ever Photographed.

That's exceptionally red. Is that common up in the mountains?
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Post by: StarrMountain on July 19, 2018, 11:58:22 AM: Quote from: 2Lord2Grantham on July 19, 2018, 11:53:31 AM
That's exceptionally red. Is that common up in the mountains?
It was from a pretty intense thunderstorm. The setting sun was at an angle that everything was red. You should have seen the real sunset. This pic doesn't do it justice.
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Post by: Metron on July 19, 2018, 01:23:05 PM: Quote from: Lob Bazare on July 18, 2018, 05:58:29 PM
Family went when they were showing Close Encounter on the 40th anniversary. They don't let me in to the States so all I got was this hat. That's about as close as I'll ever get (until we get some major cross-border marihuana reforms anyways).
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Post by: Metron on July 19, 2018, 01:25:49 PM: Quote from: 2Lord2Grantham on July 19, 2018, 11:23:32 AM
Chile

Some of these in this batch had a neat 3d effect.

Not loading, image address takes me to a google log in screen. :o
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Post by: Lob Bazare on July 19, 2018, 02:07:00 PM: Quote from: Metron on July 19, 2018, 01:23:05 PM
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Q: What is the best way to post an inline picture in EllGab? I tried using the Insert Image button & using the URL of the picture. I guess it didn't work (although the preview worked for me). The attachment button works fine, but I see a lot of people posting inline images. Thanks for any help.
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Post by: Gd5150 on July 19, 2018, 02:45:30 PM: Quote from: 2Lord2Grantham on July 18, 2018, 12:58:48 PM
Excellent lighting. I was there at high noon, more or less, so all my photos ended up washed out.

Thanks man. Yeah high noon is hard to work with. Best bet is use a red filter, and acquire a b&w image. You end up with the blue skies that look almost black. Makes for a very cool â€œAnsel Adamsâ€ look.

These days that result can be achieved with the â€œnoirâ€ filter thatâ€™s built in to the iPhone. Or the â€œsilveredâ€ filter on the photoshop app.

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That's got stunning color saturation!

That KOA campground there is a good one too.

Fuji Velvia 50 was the s back in the day. Professional color posstive (slide) film that popped. ISO 50, you pretty much had to use a tripod. But when shooting nature it was the best. The 6x7 film size makes for a huge image. Could easily yield 100mpxl image. Miss shooting film. It was a real challenge and much more rewarding than digital.
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Post by: Metron on July 19, 2018, 03:52:25 PM: Quote from: Lob Bazare on July 19, 2018, 02:07:00 PM
Q: What is the best way to post an inline picture in EllGab? I tried using the Insert Image button & using the URL of the picture. I guess it didn't work (although the preview worked for me). The attachment button works fine, but I see a lot of people posting inline images. Thanks for any help.

That's the right way, just make sure the [ ]'s are on each end and the last one contains the text "/img", minus my quotation marks.

I think your image requires a google login which none of us would have.
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Post by: Metron on July 19, 2018, 03:53:34 PM: Quote from: Gd5150 on July 19, 2018, 02:45:30 PM
Thanks man. Yeah high noon is hard to work with. Best bet is use a red filter, and acquire a b&w image. You end up with the blue skies that look almost black. Makes for a very cool â€œAnsel Adamsâ€ look.

These days that result can be achieved with the â€œnoirâ€ filter thatâ€™s built in to the iPhone. Or the â€œsilveredâ€ filter on the photoshop app.

Fuji Velvia 50 was the s back in the day. Professional color posstive (slide) film that popped. ISO 50, you pretty much had to use a tripod. But when shooting nature it was the best. The 6x7 film size makes for a huge image. Could easily yield 100mpxl image. Miss shooting film. It was a real challenge and much more rewarding than digital.

Way back when I did a lot of film with a Minolta SRT 101.

I miss the F stop and shutter speed settings and all the filters too.
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Post by: 2Lord2Grantham on July 20, 2018, 05:10:35 AM: Quote from: Metron on July 19, 2018, 01:25:49 PM
Not loading, image address takes me to a google log in screen. :o

Lame. Guess google photos isn't going to be the way to host images.
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Post by: 2Lord2Grantham on July 20, 2018, 05:33:33 AM: I didn't want to murder Bart's bandwidth, but here goes.

Michigan
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Post by: 2Lord2Grantham on July 20, 2018, 05:34:30 AM: The Netherlands
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Post by: 2Lord2Grantham on July 20, 2018, 05:35:18 AM: Chile
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Post by: Bart Ell on July 20, 2018, 05:55:05 AM: Quote from: 2Lord2Grantham on July 20, 2018, 05:10:35 AM
Lame. Guess google photos isn't going to be the way to host images.

You can attach them here or use https://postimages.org/ and grab the direct link
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Post by: Lob Bazare on July 20, 2018, 05:43:24 PM: Quote from: 2Lord2Grantham on July 20, 2018, 05:34:30 AM
The Netherlands
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Love the Fairytale Sculpture! I thought it was a giant eating a man until I zoomed in.
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Post by: Lob Bazare on July 20, 2018, 05:48:02 PM: Quote from: Bart Ell on July 20, 2018, 05:55:05 AM
You can attach them here or use https://postimages.org/ and grab the direct link

This!
Thank you for this. PostImages works great. Needs to be in the how to use EllGab section.
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Post by: PB on July 20, 2018, 09:09:29 PM: Shanghai Zoo, 1986

Everyone was still wearing drab clothes, but not some of the kids
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Post by: PB on July 20, 2018, 09:14:59 PM: The parks had some great playground equipment
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Post by: PB on July 20, 2018, 09:28:10 PM: In the Tian Shan Mountains, Chinese Central Asia
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Post by: PB on July 20, 2018, 09:30:51 PM: A cup of tea with the neighbors
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Post by: PB on July 20, 2018, 09:44:37 PM: Kashgar, Silk Road. Food is prepared outdoors
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Post by: PB on July 20, 2018, 09:48:01 PM: The Great Mosque
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Post by: albrecht on July 20, 2018, 09:52:26 PM: Quote from: PB on July 20, 2018, 09:48:01 PM
The Great Mosque
Is that a melon on the guy's head? He is better than the women in Africa hauling goods or water or Mr.Fidget with a cup of coffee or something on a ten-speed (wasn't that one pic?)
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Post by: PB on July 20, 2018, 09:59:41 PM: Sidewalk dentist
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Post by: PB on July 20, 2018, 10:00:48 PM: Quote from: albrecht on July 20, 2018, 09:52:26 PM
Is that a melon on the guy's head? He is better than the women in Africa hauling goods or water or Mr.Fidget with a cup of coffee or something on a ten-speed (wasn't that one pic?)

Yeah, three watermelons. It was the first time I'd seen the smaller round ones. It was a good thing I like lamb and watermelon, it's about all they had at the market sometimes.

The people around were looking at him and smiling, I think he enjoyed showing off.
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Post by: Spookcat on July 20, 2018, 10:19:38 PM: Quote from: PB on July 20, 2018, 09:09:29 PM
Shanghai Zoo, 1986

Everyone was still wearing drab clothes, but not some of the kids

That is a beautiful peacock.
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Post by: 2Lord2Grantham on July 23, 2018, 10:37:11 AM: Shanghai 1986 and Shanghai 2018 would probably be like completely different worlds. That's a cool time to have been there.
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Post by: PB on July 23, 2018, 12:26:54 PM: Quote from: 2Lord2Grantham on July 23, 2018, 10:37:11 AM
Shanghai 1986 and Shanghai 2018 would probably be like completely different worlds. That's a cool time to have been there.

In 1986 I spent 6 months traveling around Asia - 4.5 months in China, and a week or two each in Tibet, Nepal, India, Thailand, and British Hong Kong.

I recently scanned my slides, I plan to post a few more - especially Tibet
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Post by: GravitySucks on July 23, 2018, 12:41:49 PM: Quote from: PB on July 23, 2018, 12:26:54 PM
In 1986 I spent 6 months traveling around Asia - 4.5 months in China, and a week or two each in Tibet, Nepal, India, Thailand, and British Hong Kong.

I recently scanned my slides, I plan to post a few more - especially Tibet

Looking forward to those
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Post by: ShayP on July 25, 2018, 01:00:03 PM: Quote from: GravitySucks on July 23, 2018, 12:41:49 PM

Looking forward to those

Ditto.
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Post by: GravitySucks on July 25, 2018, 01:15:45 PM: Quote from: ShayP on July 25, 2018, 01:00:03 PM
Ditto.

Quit sneaking up behind me like that!
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Post by: PB on July 25, 2018, 09:27:28 PM: Flying from Chengdu, Szechwan, China to Lhasa Tibet over the eastern Himalayas in a plastic Soviet plane from the 1960s

Is that 24,790 foot Minya Konka (Gongga Shan)?
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Post by: PB on July 25, 2018, 09:29:07 PM: Couple more. I'm surprised I was allowed to take these from the plane
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Post by: PB on July 25, 2018, 09:47:36 PM: The Jokhang Temple on the town square. Pilgrims from all over Tibet end their journey here, prostrating themselves circling it multiple times. The huge jars are burning incense.
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Post by: PB on July 25, 2018, 09:52:16 PM: Vendors take their places along the path around the Jokhang. Yak meat, yak cheese
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Post by: PB on July 25, 2018, 10:01:47 PM: Veggie stand - look at the size of the radishes and some of the other items - and a pilgrim
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Post by: PB on July 25, 2018, 10:11:15 PM: The mosque, and sitting on the front step
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Post by: 21st Century Man on July 25, 2018, 10:29:57 PM: Cool pics, PB!! :D
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Post by: PB on July 25, 2018, 10:36:36 PM: Quote from: 21st Century Man on July 25, 2018, 10:29:57 PM
Cool pics, PB!! :D

Thanks. I'll post some more later. Here are more pilgrims from rural Tibet in Lhasa. I think other Tibetans would know where they were from by their clothes, as I saw recurring colors, patterns, and styles.
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Post by: PB on July 25, 2018, 10:49:39 PM: I'm pretty sure these two guys are Khampas, warriors from southeastern Tibet. the CIA considered funding their rebellion in the early 60s if I recall correctly.

Tibet is a desolate colorless plain most of the time, the people make up for it with brightly painted buildings and clothes. I'm not sure what was going on with the two in the second photo and their elaborate red hats - the townsfolk wore everyday clothes, while the pilgrims wore their best.

It was interesting looking back at these photos after I got home. The bus from Lhasa to the border was a three day adventure, and looking at the Lhasa pix I recognized quite a few of the people in the background who would later be on that bus - like the woman in the off-white sweater on the right
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Post by: auklet on July 26, 2018, 05:42:23 AM: Quote from: PB on July 25, 2018, 10:11:15 PM
The mosque, and sitting on the front step
Great pictures PB!
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Post by: albrecht on July 26, 2018, 12:28:10 PM: Quote from: PB on July 25, 2018, 09:29:07 PM
Couple more. I'm surprised I was allowed to take these from the plane

Cool pictures. I'm also surprised they came out so well considering the glass in the plane etc. Spooky looking also considering some old Soviet plane and the desolate region.
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Post by: auklet on July 29, 2018, 01:48:31 PM: Photography is one of my favorite things. Here is one from the Appalachian trail in NJ - I did not do the Appalachian just a short portion thru NJ :)

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Post by: Sofia on July 30, 2018, 12:45:56 PM: Quote from: Lob Bazare on July 19, 2018, 02:07:00 PM
Q: What is the best way to post an inline picture in EllGab? I tried using the Insert Image button & using the URL of the picture. I guess it didn't work (although the preview worked for me). The attachment button works fine, but I see a lot of people posting inline images. Thanks for any help.
I constantly fuss over "syntax" when inserting images. Jackstar helped me by telling me to "Quote" someone else who posted an image (just for the sake of analysis, not to actually really post - You can always back out or switch out by changing screens). Then, I would compare their exact characters with mine (sometimes in a new tab, or just glancing then backing out, a few times). Once in a while, writing their syntax down for comparison to mine. i discovered I make the following errors:
- Not putting the URL exactly betwee the brackets, like mising the exact spot. So, I enkarge my screen now, before even trying.
- Sometimes I ha a duplicate https://www, so I wukd backspace ocer it to fix the line.
- Not inserting AFTER the final word [/quote], or accidently erasing part of the word [/quote]. This can also happen with the first
Quote
, which you see does not have a "/" in it.

You probably got this down, but maybe this list can help new people.

I still struggle with posting videos, but people have tried to help me. I use the video post syntax of others, by "quoting" just to examine thie syntax to see how thy did it, but am still struggling.
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Post by: Lob Bazare on July 30, 2018, 02:36:21 PM: @14 Thanks for all that, but I was trying to post am image from from a google drive/drop share link. It doesn't work like that. @Bart Ell clued me into postimages.org & all is good. Praise BE.
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Post by: Sofia on July 30, 2018, 04:07:38 PM: Quote from: Lob Bazare on July 30, 2018, 02:36:21 PM
@14 Thanks for all that, but I was trying to post am image from from a google drive/drop share link. It doesn't work like that. @Bart Ell clued me into postimages.org & all is good. Praise BE.
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Post by: Dyna-X on July 30, 2018, 05:19:12 PM: Quote from: 14 on July 30, 2018, 04:07:38 PM
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Baby chipmunk? Adorable.
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Post by: mrroscoe08 on July 30, 2018, 06:17:49 PM: This is when I first brought him home in 2008. RIP Roscoe. visitors can't see pics , please register or login
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Post by: Rikki Gins on July 30, 2018, 06:21:40 PM: Quote from: mrroscoe08 on July 30, 2018, 06:17:49 PM
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What a sweetheart!
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Post by: mrroscoe08 on July 30, 2018, 06:31:45 PM: Quote from: Rikki Gins on July 30, 2018, 06:21:40 PM
What a sweetheart!
Thanks so much, he was my best friend for 8 years.
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Post by: Enard P Farkwark on July 30, 2018, 07:09:36 PM: Quote from: mrroscoe08 on July 30, 2018, 06:31:45 PM
Thanks so much, he was my best friend for 8 years.

dogs are awesome! Always tough to see them go. On my third of my adult life now but heâ€™s still doing really well at 8 years old. Three legged fellow.
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Post by: Enard P Farkwark on July 30, 2018, 07:21:59 PM: Giving the image posting a try. I think my favorite is probably the one I took of a castle in Scotland a few years back while traveling for work. If you have the opportunity to visit do so, and I was fortunate enough to be there to see the Lonach Highland games. If you can pick your time go and see it. The men march the mountain a number of times and you can hear the footsteps before they come out of the trees to the clearing. Very cool.

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Post by: Sofia on July 30, 2018, 11:49:14 PM: Quote from: Dyna-X on July 30, 2018, 05:19:12 PM
Baby chipmunk? Adorable.
Yes, chipmunk.
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Post by: whoozit on July 31, 2018, 10:32:56 AM: Quote from: Enard P Farkwark on July 30, 2018, 07:21:59 PM
Giving the image posting a try. I think my favorite is probably the one I took of a castle in Scotland a few years back while traveling for work. If you have the opportunity to visit do so, and I was fortunate enough to be there to see the Lonach Highland games. If you can pick your time go and see it. The men march the mountain a number of times and you can hear the footsteps before they come out of the trees to the clearing. Very cool.

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Nice photo.
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Post by: comaphobe on October 24, 2018, 10:05:45 AM: Not sure if it is my favorite or not. This pic was taken on the sidewalk in the middle of the night. A pigeon with 2 shadows at Yonge and Wellesley about six months before the gentrification process began.
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Post by: PB on May 03, 2019, 06:55:30 PM: From my after-work bike ride the other day..

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Post by: 26 horses on May 04, 2019, 09:26:45 AM: +1 - pastoral... 8)
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Post by: PB on May 04, 2019, 10:13:43 AM: Quote from: 26 horses on May 04, 2019, 09:26:45 AM
+1 - pastoral... 8)

It's nice pedaling up the hill and out along the ridge after work. Here's what it looks like coming back (I live in the small town in the valley to the left)

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Post by: Bart Ell on May 04, 2019, 10:30:06 AM: Quote from: PB on May 04, 2019, 10:13:43 AM
It's nice pedaling up the hill and out along the ridge after work. Here's what it looks like coming back (I live in the small town in the valley to the left)

Looks like a great filming location for Coors Man II

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Post by: 26 horses on May 04, 2019, 11:19:57 AM: "Oh shit...a bee!"

::)
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Post by: 26 horses on May 04, 2019, 11:21:25 AM: Quote from: PB on May 04, 2019, 10:13:43 AM
It's nice pedaling up the hill and out along the ridge after work. Here's what it looks like coming back (I live in the small town in the valley to the left)

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That's a lifestyle to lust over. 8)
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Post by: PB on May 04, 2019, 03:36:46 PM: Quote from: Bart Ell on May 04, 2019, 10:30:06 AM
Looks like a great filming location for Coors Man II

I don't think tubby could make it up the hill - but there s plenty of room for that in the Art Bell Thunderdome
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Post by: 26 horses on May 04, 2019, 05:32:53 PM: Quote from: PB on May 04, 2019, 03:36:46 PM
I don't think tubby could make it up the hill - but there s plenty of room for that in the Art Bell Thunderdome

The leggy half of Master Blaster?

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Post by: PB on June 11, 2019, 06:34:16 AM: I've been scanned

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Post by: PB on June 11, 2019, 06:34:53 AM: Visitor to my yard yesterday late afternoon

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Post by: PB on June 11, 2019, 06:35:39 AM: These things have retractable claws, like cats, and can climb fences in a flash

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Post by: Spookcat on June 11, 2019, 06:46:44 PM: Quote from: PB on June 11, 2019, 06:34:53 AM
Visitor to my yard yesterday late afternoon

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Aww cute lil thing
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Post by: Dancing queen on August 14, 2019, 04:57:22 PM: Quote from: PB on June 11, 2019, 06:34:16 AM
I've been scanned

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Are they docile or do you have to keep out of their path?
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Post by: PB on August 14, 2019, 05:02:52 PM: Quote from: Dancing queen on August 14, 2019, 04:57:22 PM
Are they docile or do you have to keep out of their path?

They start out being pretty shy, but quickly get used to being around people if they live in the neighborhood.

They aren't at all aggressive, their diet is mostly berries, rodents, small birds, etc.
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Post by: Dancing queen on August 14, 2019, 05:06:07 PM: Quote from: PB on August 14, 2019, 05:02:52 PM
They start out being pretty shy, but quickly get used to being around people if they live in the neighborhood.

They aren't at all aggressive, their diet is mostly berries, rodents, small birds, etc.

do they fight with cats or dogs?
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Post by: PB on August 14, 2019, 10:30:30 PM: Quote from: Dancing queen on August 14, 2019, 05:06:07 PM
do they fight with cats or dogs?

I'd say any dog barking would scare them off, they aren't very big so they'd have to be pretty hungry to mess with a cat.
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Post by: Dancing queen on August 17, 2019, 08:04:42 PM: Quote from: PB on August 14, 2019, 10:30:30 PM
I'd say any dog barking would scare them off, they aren't very big so they'd have to be pretty hungry to mess with a cat.

Ok thanks
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Post by: PB on May 06, 2020, 02:58:42 PM: From my backyard the other day

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Post by: PB on May 07, 2020, 05:42:21 AM: Quote from: anniem on May 06, 2020, 03:05:32 PM
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Half Dome from Glacier Point?
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Post by: anniem on May 07, 2020, 01:09:55 PM: Quote from: PB on May 07, 2020, 05:42:21 AM
Half Dome from Glacier Point?

Half dome, but not at Glacier Point. On the way to Glacier Point we stepped off of the trail.
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Post by: Dancing queen on September 19, 2020, 08:18:12 PM: Quote from: anniem on May 06, 2020, 03:05:32 PM
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I love the framing of this picture.
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Post by: anniem on September 19, 2020, 08:38:53 PM: Quote from: Dancing queen on September 19, 2020, 08:18:12 PM
I love the framing of this picture.

:)
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Post by: Spookcat on April 19, 2021, 07:21:22 PM: Quote from: whoozit on April 18, 2021, 05:07:05 PM
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MOOSE!!!
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Post by: Uncle Duke on April 19, 2021, 07:51:45 PM: A triangular shaped craft I photographed one night several years ago.