A flying Bee...

I went to take a few pictures today and saw a Bee flying around the rose blooms. I took several photos of it and then watched it fly around and then decided to take a few of that as well. They turned out amazing. This was taken in my backyard.





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Rose at Night...

Rose at Night..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I took this the other night using the "Back Flash" It turned out well and did not wash out the color. The color looks so vibrant to me, so deep.

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Flash: Flash fired

Thought for the day...

The older you get, the stronger the wind gets-and its always in your face: Golfer Jack Nicklaus





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GW Masonic Memorial.

Taken with my LGVX8600 phone.
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One last rose...

Taken with my LGVX8600 phone.
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Amethyst...

Amethyst, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This was a big piece of Amethyst that was in the Smithsonian National Museum Of Natural History in Washington DC. I thought that it would be a neat photo. They have a great section on Geology as well as many other exibit halls. This rock weighed well over 500 pounds and is one of the few items that can be touched in the museum.

Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Before The Fire...

I took this at 8.46pm. We were going to have a fire in the pit and make Smores. The photo was a 4 second exposure. I like the colors that the deck and the little Citronella flare pots give off onto the side of the house. The fires give off enough light to make the chairs have big shadows on the wall as well. We also have little lights that are bordering the deck that give off neat circular light pattern. I used f/5.6, Iso400 at an 18mm focal length to shoot this photo.

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Fire Pit...

I was just messing around having some fun taking random night pictures. We had a fire in our little burning pit and i wanted to see what it would look like.


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5 Years...

On May 15, 2008 I celebrated my 5th year of continuous Soberity. It was a very strange and reflective day for me while i was at work. Looking back at what i was and then where i am now and where i am going to be soon had a strange effect on me that day.

The blog has taken a new direction in that I am wildly into Photography as many can tell from the posts as of late. Because i am Clean and Sober i can do the things that i love. I still ride my mountain bike and work out, but this is the direction that i need to go now. Please continue to read and i will continue to publish...

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Big Dipper...

Big Dipper..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This was my first attempt at shooting the night sky. I was hoping to get some rotational effects but i got a good clear sky shot. At the lower left, you can see a streak that is from a jet. The orange glow is from the fire that we had making Smores tonight. It turned out very good, better than i expected. I bought a tri-pod today so i will be able to take better photos at night due to not having to find a steady surface to place the camera on.

Exposure: 15 sec (15)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 400

A Cross...

A Cross..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

These were all taken at Arlington National Cemetery on my trip to Washington DC last weekend. Single Cross on a hill. I saw this lonely cross on the hill with the blue sky and wondered who he was and what he died for. What war was he in? How did he get such a big and profound gravestone?

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 400, 400