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Day 257

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

This is a five photo panorama of Rainbow Dam and Falls, with the trestle in the background.  They are replacing the rubber barriers they use on half of the dam.  On the left side you can see the walkway across, with little space below it.  On the right side there is a big space.  That […]

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Day 256

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Just another Double-crested Cormorant in silhouette! (1/4000s f/8.0 ISO320 400mm -1/2 stop Canon 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 255

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

The river is way down while they work on Rainbow Dam.  Here are two two-photo panoramas of Pelicans down on the sand bar that is exposed.  Can you find the weird looking pelican in the top photo?  It may be an artifact of the photo-merging process, or it could be a weird pelican or two! […]

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Day 254

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Dailylife Daughter #1 and the crew of grandkritters was over yesterday.  Lugnut was getting adventurous in Tante Knic Knac’s room, but ‘Stache got to wear her Special Disney World Hat! (1/30s f/2.8 ISO200 6mm (35mm eq:28mm) on-camera flash Nikon Coolpix P7100) I think he looks pretty good, too. (1/40s f/2.8 ISO200 6mm (35mm eq:28mm)  on-camera flash […]

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Day 253: The strange things you see…

Sunday, September 8, 2013

I was out and about a few days ago, and I saw the strangest thing: a train of nothing but windmill blades!  This was taken down where the tracks go behind Applebee’s on River Road and 4th Avenue South. (All photos: Nikon Coolpix P7100) One of the blades is longer than two locomotives! They ran […]

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Day 252

Sunday, September 8, 2013

One more rising star in the morning! (1/250s f/32.0 ISO160 105mm -1.5 stops Canon 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 251

Friday, September 6, 2013

You don’t often see Double Crested Cormorants swimming together.  Sunning perhaps, but not swimming.  The top photo is the master one; the other two are cropped from it. Three. (1/500s f/8.0 ISO125 400mm -1/2 stop Canon 7D) Two. One. ~Curtis, back down by Giant Springs, in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 250

Friday, September 6, 2013

A return to the Pelicans down by Giant Springs…close up this time! (1/1500s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm Canon 7D) (1/1500s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm -1/2 stop 7D) (1/1500s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm -1/2 stop 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 249

Friday, September 6, 2013

It isn’t all water fowl all the time.  Here is a Grouse from Benton Lake NWR. (1/500s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm Canon 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 248: Benton Lake NWR, part 3

Monday, September 2, 2013

A Whitefaced Ibis. (1/750s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm Canon 7D) (1/750s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm 7D) (1/750s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm 7D) “Awwwhhh, got an itch!” (1/750s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm 7D) “Oh, Pardon me!”” (1/750s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm 7D) (1/750s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm 7D) (1/750s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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