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Day 146

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Niagara Falls from the Canadian side, right before they turned out the lights for the night. (1/4, f5.6, 28mm, ISO 1600, stitched together in MS ICE from three photos, handheld.  Aren’t Image Stabilization lenses wonderful???)) Click to enlarge, BACK to return! Curtis in Niagara Falls, Ontario! {!-{>

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Day 145

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

The Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory. (1/125, f8, 41mm, ISO 200) (1/90, f8, 135mm, ISO 400) Hitchhiker 1. (1/250, f8, 85mm, ISO 400) (1/60, f8, 95mm, ISO 400) (1/90, f8, 135mm, ISO 400) Flowers, too. (1/125, f8, 125mm, ISO 400) (1/45, f8, 105mm, ISO 400) (1/45, f8, 100mm, ISO 400) (1/200, f8, 50mm, ISO 400) Hitchhiker […]

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Day 144: The Argus Camera Museum pt2!

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Argus cameras were very influential in getting 35mm accepted as a film format, possibly second only to Leica, definitely in the United States, but also around the world.  There were over a million C3’s made! A precision machine made of inexpensive Bakelite. They are still in use today: There was a C3 Matchmatic used in […]

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Day 143: The Argus Camera Museum pt1!

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Thursday morning in Ann Arbor was a bit of fun for me… I collect Argus cameras, and Ann Arbor was home to the Argus Camera Company! There is a wonderful little free museum of Argus cameras housed in one of the old Argus factory buildings, now owned by the University of Michigan.  There are lots […]

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Day 142

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

A couple out-the-windshield shots while driving from Des Moines to Ann Arbor…both in Davenport, Iowa, BTW. Approaching Davenport.  We didn’t get the rain we had on Monday (ALL DAY!!!) or for the last half hour yesterday.  A few sprinkles and lots of sun, mixed with these: The bridge over the Mighty Mississip! (Mississippi River, that […]

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Day 141

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Badlands National Park, south of Wall, SD: (Leslee’s Canon SX100) *** *** (Three and four shot panoramas stitched in MS ICE) Click to enlarge, BACK to return! Curtis in the Badlands! {!-{>

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Day 140: Sunrise in Wall

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

(1/20, f3.5, 28mm, ISO 800) Curtis in Wall??!! {!-{>

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Day 139: Wall, SD 4:25am

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

(1 second, f9.5, 28mm, ISO 800) Curtis in Wall??!! {!-{>

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Day 138:On the Road Again!!!

Monday, May 24, 2010

I am taking Leslee back to Ontario to finish up stuff left from her Mother’s passing.  Taking the indirect route, we drove the first 500 miles in the rain.  Then the sun came out in the Black Hills! (1/45, f16, 28mm, ISO 400, heavily edited…) (1/750, f8, 28mm, ISO 400) (1/350, f8, 44mm, ISO 400) […]

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Day 137 (12 Apr 10 part 2) More Rain!

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Yup.  It rained more.  Here is that pesky whale eating everyone insight again… We went on the Mad Hatter’s Teaparty Ride again… … About two caterpillers after our’s they shut it down due to the rain. … Toots is back looking at that house again. … I think Leslee was interested too. … I don’t […]

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