Especially as well-built as these structures were. Anything made with stick framing would have long been gone.
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Photo Of The Day July 2020
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Not necessarily, there are some 150 year old structures with the walls essentially made from local trees still standing in some of the more arid areas in Oz! Think timber cabins, but made from tree trunks, with them running in an upright manner, having plenty of ventilation and no weatherproofing! Because of the particular oils in those trees used, they are devoid of any white-ant damage! 😳
I haven't been here for a couple of weeks because of work (very busy). Anyway, I went on a long drive to a place where I usually take photos of Arctic Ground Squirrels, and was lucky enough for this one to greet me, but only after waiting near it's house for over two hours! It was quite friendly, and I am certain that it wanted some "food handouts," something that I never engage on because it does more harm than good to the wildlife. It got quite close to the camera, and stood on hind legs by the tripod staring at me. I ignored it for a couple of minutes, so it left and never came back. However, I took quite a lot of pictures of it 
Branch House
Pixel 3a - Moment 18mm
Pixel 3a - Moment 18mm
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That thing needs a manicureI haven't been here for a couple of weeks because of work (very busy). Anyway, I went on a long drive to a place where I usually take photos of Arctic Ground Squirrels, and was lucky enough for this one to greet me, but only after waiting near it's house for over two hours! It was quite friendly, and I am certain that it wanted some "food handouts," something that I never engage on because it does more harm than good to the wildlife. It got quite close to the camera, and stood on hind legs by the tripod staring at me. I ignored it for a couple of minutes, so it left and never came back. However, I took quite a lot of pictures of it
I remember being at Glacier National Park as a kid, and at the visitor center near the summit of Going to the Sun Road, they had these tame ground squirrels. Clearly they were used to handouts, but even without food, they were quite playful. One even climbed my pant leg. Such a fond memory of something from what is becoming a rather long time ago. Mid-80s.I haven't been here for a couple of weeks because of work (very busy). Anyway, I went on a long drive to a place where I usually take photos of Arctic Ground Squirrels, and was lucky enough for this one to greet me, but only after waiting near it's house for over two hours! It was quite friendly, and I am certain that it wanted some "food handouts," something that I never engage on because it does more harm than good to the wildlife. It got quite close to the camera, and stood on hind legs by the tripod staring at me. I ignored it for a couple of minutes, so it left and never came back. However, I took quite a lot of pictures of it
My kids are getting around that age now, and the hope was to do a family road trip like that this year. We all know how that has been going.Reminds me when I was at a park, walking on a concrete path, and one his/her squirrel cousins was sitting upright with his/her front feet close to their chest on the grass - then it ran towards me, and I thought - Oh No, Rabies, Fleas - I continued on and he/she followed along side for a bit.I remember being at Glacier National Park as a kid, and at the visitor center near the summit of Going to the Sun Road, they had these tame ground squirrels. Clearly they were used to handouts, but even without food, they were quite playful. One even climbed my pant leg. Such a fond memory of something from what is becoming a rather long time ago. Mid-80s.
(*trying to do my best for political correctness on squirrel gender)
Yes. A wildlife official told me told me that some of them can carry rabies, so I am quite cautious when they get so close. I am certain that people camping nearby feed these ground squirrels, because they usually move close to me as soon as they leave their hideouts.
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They are quite friendly, but those claws scare me a little. I imagine that their bite can be quite tough, probably more than the bite of a common squirrel. I was watching a Netflix show about several people surviving without food for several weeks in the Canadian Yukon, and one of the ladies shot and injured a squirrel with an arrow. The squirrel was much alive when the lady grabbed it with her hand to them try to finish it, but the squirrel bit her instead. The lady was bleeding profusely from the wound on her hand.I remember being at Glacier National Park as a kid, and at the visitor center near the summit of Going to the Sun Road, they had these tame ground squirrels. Clearly they were used to handouts, but even without food, they were quite playful. One even climbed my pant leg. Such a fond memory of something from what is becoming a rather long time ago. Mid-80s.
I will post more photos of them in the near future.
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EM5.3 with 40-150 pro
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Decided to experiment a little in post-processing:
More old stuff...
Taken with one of my favourite manual lenses, the Samyang (Rokinon) 300mm f/6.3 mirror lens.
I have enjoyed it so much that when I switched from M4/3 I repurchased it in Nikon fit.
Cheers
Hugh
Taken with one of my favourite manual lenses, the Samyang (Rokinon) 300mm f/6.3 mirror lens.
I have enjoyed it so much that when I switched from M4/3 I repurchased it in Nikon fit.
Cheers
Hugh
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Another one of a bunch of shots taken last week on a 'field trip' to NYC . Wanted to get an idea of how my 15/1.7 and 14-140 would work out , plus get an idea as to battery life on my G9 . Sooner or later travel will be practical again and no one wants to take unfamiliar gear along . Serious trips are not the place to find camera issues .
G9 , 14-140@46 , f4.9@1/2000 , ISO 200
G9 , 14-140@46 , f4.9@1/2000 , ISO 200
this is a six image panorama
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I've done that in the past a couple of times: bought new gear shortly before taking off on a trip. Once many years ago a purchase was an impulse buy literally a day before leaving -- I more-or-less studied the manual while on the plane and once arrived at the destination had a baptism of fire using the thing -- a film camera, an Olympus, I think. Whew! Came home and was relieved to find that I had managed to get some decent photos.
The second time was back in the summer of 2018 when I realized a week or so prior to going on a weekend trip at an unfamiliar beach area that I didn't have a long enough lens for one of the major situations I'd be shooting and that I was reluctant to deal with swapping lenses on the beach with sand, salty air, etc., etc. -- we were going to be outside all day, I'd have to carry everything with me everywhere as well, which was another consideration. I started looking at potential options, stumbled across mention of the Sony RX10 M4, thought, "hm...." looked at images, read reviews, read user comments.... and two days before heading off on that trip to the beach I went to my local Best Buy, where they had a display model, handled it for a few moments, then bought myself one. Hurriedly charged up the battery while I perused the manual and then spent the next day and a half wandering around the neighborhood shooting with it, getting a feel for it. I didn't have high expectations of it but it was perfect for what I intended to do and indeed I was quite happy with the results afterward, it did exactly what I needed in that particular situation.
So sometimes things do work out well when buying new gear at the last moment, but yeah, it's really not recommended!
Plas Power by another scotsman, on Flickr
When I worked in Africa came across this sign, good advice. The sign maker needed to improve his skills!
No chance. Completely different photo!AFB isn't that the same photo as yesterday's?
Cheers
Hugh
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Must be an age thing! Sometimes I don't know if I'm coming or going!