Wednesday, 3 January 2024

[Dave]

Well, my 2024 is off to an eventful start:

1) Today is my wife's birthday. I'd best not divulge her age - let's just say it's a milestone birthday.
2) Yesterday morning's early walk in the dark included a hard fall. My vision in the dark has slipped a bit; without clear visual cues my depth perception isn't what it used to be. I caught the toe om my boot on a raised portion and went down hard on the sidewalk, twisting my body in an effort to protect the camera (my back-up Canon, not my Nikon D7500 - more on that below). The Canon appears undamaged, but the mono-pod cracked and no longer secures the camera.
3) Regarding the Nikon, I've mentioned before that I've been having problems with it, and yesterday I took it down to the local camera shop. They determined that the lens is the faulty component and needs to be sent in for repair. It doesn't look like the glass itself has been damaged. They couldn't give me an accurate cost estimate or a time frame, but warned that it could be $200 to $300 and take 2 to 3 weeks.

So I'm back to using the Canon, on a second mono-pod. And I woke quite stiff and hurting in a couple of places, but without serious injury. Still, today's walk(s) will be challenging.

Here's one shot taken yesterday on my walk back from the camera store. A rather blah subject, but I need to reacquaint myself with how to use the Canon...

   

I hope the early days of 2024 have been less problematic for you all.

[Rich]

Ohh Dave...ouch! Glad you didn't break anything except the monopod! Will take a while to lose the soreness but walking will help keep you limber.

I think your photo is interesting. The paint drips and rusting really add interest. Good composition!

Here is a spring time shot of the Carnegie Building. Built in the early 1900's by Andrew Carnegie as a library. I went there a lot during my school years. It now houses the Historical Society. The dome on the inside has Native American art work of the Thunderbird symbol. Painted by Oscar Howe who also designed murals for the Corn Palace in the 50's. Oscar Howe I am a volunteer for the society. I developed and maintain the web site. If you want to view some early  photos of MItchell take a look at it. Carnegie

[Adamphotoman]

Dave,
Your image is subtle and interesting.
Hi Rich,
A clean town....

I have been locating and scanning my old negatives.
Here are some samples of when the kids were young.     [attachment=3951]            

[Dave]

Thanks Rich. As you noted, nothing important got broken. Today my left shoulder is hurting; I think I twisted while falling to protect the camera (which was in my right hand), and landed on that shoulder. Could have been worse, but I'm kicking myself for being so careless.

I appreciate your comments of the Hinge photo.

What a neat building, and well photographed as always. Including Native American symbology was a nice touch. I agree with Grant's observation about "A clean town..."

Thank you, Grant. I don't do "subtle" often or well, so I appreciate you noting that.

I have little experience in photographing people, but I think I can recognize top-notch people photos when I see them. All 4 of yours strike me as being technically excellent (composition, values, sharpness, etc.) as well as engaging and appealing.

[Rich]

Thanks Dave and Grant!
Grant, you have a knack with posing! Awesome! Your children very cooperative. I've done a few of the slide/moving subject photos back in the film days. Fun effect!

[Adamphotoman]

Thanks Rich, & Dave, The day after. How is Dave today?