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Day 117: Spring has sprung!

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Buds on the trees out back this weekend.  I was testing my new Canon 100mm macro lens a bit. (1/1000, f8, 100mm, ISO 320, -1.2 stop) (1/500, f8, 100mm, ISO 320, -1/2 stop) Now, back to our regularly schedule Hawai’i adventure! ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 116: A brief interlude…

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

The Dailydaughter #1 called: the Northern Lights forecast was Extreme++ for Great Falls!  I rushed out… (Click to enlarge; BACK to return!) (Two photo panorama stitched together in PS Elements) It wasn’t normal northern lights.  They didn’t really move.  It looked more like the lights were illuminating the clouds.  It also wasn’t this bright.  I […]

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Day 73

Sunday, March 11, 2012

“Well, hello there!” (1/500, f8, 400mm,ISO 400, -1/2 or 1 stop) “You are sure one fine looking goose…” (1/1000, f5.6, 400mm, ISO 400, -1/2 or 1 stop) “How ’bout you give me a little kiss, hey Sugar?  Pucker up!” (1/1000, f5.6, 400mm, ISO 400, -1/2 or 1 stop) “I see Irving is at it again.” […]

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Day 72

Sunday, March 11, 2012

This day of the great sunrise was not yet over!  I wandered down to Giant Springs and found got some pretty good bird shots, too! (1/350, f8, 400mm, ISO 400, -1/2 or 1 stop) (1/750, f5.6, 400mm, ISO 400, -1/2 or 1 stop) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 71

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Birds over Fife… (1/2000, f8, 400mm, ISO 640, -1 or 2 stops)  (1/1500, f8, 400mm, ISO 640, -1 or 2 stops) ~Curtis in Fife, /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 70

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Fife in the morning… (1/350, f5.6, 00mm, ISO 640, -1 to 2 stops) (1/500, f8, 400mm, ISO 640, -1 or 2 stops) ~Curtis in Fife, /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 69

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Another view of the Moon this morning… (1/750, f5.6, 400mm, ISO 800, -1 or 2 stops) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 68

Saturday, March 10, 2012

This was an unusual moon shot.  I took it this morning through some unstable air, so it was not terribly sharp, but if is an acceptable texture in this workup. (1/1000, f5.6, 400mm, ISO 400, -1 to 2 stops) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 67: Another Glorious Start to the Day!

Saturday, March 10, 2012

I got up early just to take this pho…errrr…I took the Dailylife Wife to work so I could have the car, then saw this sunrise!  It is rather large, even though I reduced the size; it is a panorama from seven photos, stitched together in PS Elements. (Click a couple times to enlarge; BACK to […]

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Day 66

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

That same Moon from the middle of the street! (1/90, f9.5, 100mm, ISO 1000, and possibly -1/2 to 2 stops) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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