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Modern Urban Sword RigRecently I was asked to show some pictures of my sword rig, that can be worn in several modes. At my side, on my back or concealed. I have carried this sword for over 10 years in this “rig”, with minor variations. It is ~26 inches long total, with a 6 inch handle. Stainless spring […] |
F Troupe VideoThe other nite, I shot some video. The Feral Felines, AKA, the F-Troupe helped me shoot it. FTroupe |
New Osprey nest building, and a pheasant.About a week ago, I went out to check on the osprey mating pair. They have a nest! And a pheasant! |
Lubitel Universal 166, 645 maskI recently finished the first roll of film through my new Lubitel Universal 166. When I first got it, I checked the focus with a ground glass through the film lens, and it checked good at infinity, and at 1.3 meters. Yay. Unfortunately what I did not do, was check the focus registration of the […] |
Osprey nest building. ( and a goof-off)Today I went out to see if the osprey are nest building yet. They ARE, or at least one of them is. The other one seemed to be more interested in having a lunch break. The other one seemed a bit annoyed. The lunch eating osprey had no idea what was coming. We might imagine […] |
Simon is a girl kitty.I named this feral cat Simon, last year. However, recently Mom mentioned that Simon seems to be pregnant. Today I noticed that she is no longer pregnant, which means that she has a litter of kittens somewhere. I am designating their birthday as 4/20/19. I have not been able to get closer than about 10 […] |
2 new photosFrom Yesterday, raven in the walnut tree And the birdsbeak in sunlight. |
Digital image, manual vs autoI have read various articles from people who advocate for using full manual on your camera. What they say is true. By using and learning about the various controls available in full manual mode, it is possible to see a scene, and then use the various settings to create an image of that scene that […] |
A Friday road trip to OdessaMy mother has been working furiously to finish quilts for the annual quilt show In Odessa, WA. Friday was the day to gather up all her work, and that of her friends and deliver them for the show Next weekend 4-26 thru 4-28. This is one of her quilts, (not in the show), I took […] |
OspreyShort story, with some pictures. A mating pair of osprey built a nest on top of a power pole near my home, (a few miles). They raised some young, and then left the nest last fall, to head south for the winter. The power company then went up, and removed the nest. It was a […] |