Praying Mantis 1.4

Praying Mantis 1.4, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I was out at an Aspen tree in our cutting some limbs and i saw this little dude on the trunk. I ran inside to get my camera and shoot some photos of him. I love the color scheme that he has going. Brown and Green go well with the Aspen. I used the back flash on several of these photos and this was one of them.

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Flash: Flash fired

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DSC08116, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Nickname "Devils in Baggy Pants." The nickname was taken from an entry made in a German officer's diary.

I would have loved to have gotten a full frontal photo of him.

Exposure: 1/3200 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Mountain Bike Ride

I went and meet a new group to ride with last night.  The trails were located in Edwardsville Il and we got in a 10.3 mile ride.  There were 6 of us on the ride including the lease owner of the trail system. Most of the trails were like Lake View 1-3 in Pocahontas State Park in Virginia that I rode many times.  The group affiliated with the trail system is called

 

I made some great contacts and got some numbers to call if I want to try to get a ride going.  More later and pics to follow.

 

 

 

 

 

RMStringer

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Darkseid: The Anti-Life Equation here is revealed to be

loneliness + alienation + fear + despair +

self-worth ÷ mockery ÷ condemantion ÷

misunderstanding x guilt x shame x failure x

judgment n=y where y=hope and

n=folly love=lies life=death self=dark side

 

1 Soldier...

DSC08157, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Nickname "Devils in Baggy Pants." The nickname was taken from an entry made in a German officer's diary.

I walked up to the soldier and asked him if he would mind me getting a photo and he said, " It would be my pleasure." I took the photo and then i shook his hand and thanked him for the photo op.

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 400

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DSC08266, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Free falling...

Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/9
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 100

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DSC08271, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Floating Down To Earth! This was after the 1st pass of the C130. Each aircraft made 3 passes over the field. I love how they are just suspended in the air by the photograph.

Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/9
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 100

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DSC08261, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Still Jumping!!

62nd reunion in St Louis. 82nd Airborne Division
"All American" / "America's Guard of Honor" C130 was held at the Mid-America on 8-14-2008

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO Speed: 100

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DSC08232, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

First One out! Another waiting...

62nd reunion in St Louis. 82nd Airborne Division
"All American" / "America's Guard of Honor" C130 was held at the Mid-America on 8-14-2008

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO Speed: 100

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DSC08239, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

62nd reunion in St Louis. 82nd Airborne Division
"All American" / "America's Guard of Honor" C130 was held at the Mid-America on 8-14-2008

Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO Speed: 100

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DSC08260, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO Speed: 100

82nd Airborne Division "All American" "America's Guard of Honor"

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rmstringer/sets/72157606725078292/

I attended this today and took over 480 photos! I used my Quantaray LD af 70-300mm lens and i took most in "Action Program"

Please feel free to go and look at them. I only posted 46 of the photos. What i did post is a complete action set of the troops jumping out of the aircraft, a C130.


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