DSC07239

DSC07239, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This is a Camellia bloom that i saw while in Texas last week. It had rained and i used my F58AM flash with the Omin-Bounce 580 diffuser to get the photo. It was taken at night. I love the Vivid Colors that are brought out in the flower from the flash. Using this lens at f/10 really made the photo crisp!! It is very sharp and yet it still has some Bokeh in it.

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/10.0
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Spooky Home!

Located off of Milburn School Road close to Hwy 159.
Taken in 16:9 Aspect Ratio





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Near Atlanta Texas

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
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8am Sun

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone. Linden TX
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Evening Sky...

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone. Sam Rayburn TX
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Bail Bonds...

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone. My mother does this in Jasper TX.
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Old House...

They were taken in 16:9 Aspect Ratio.

Two Photos:
1. Black and White


2. Color



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Very Hot!!

Slag from a Burn Table cutting some thick metal.




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Ospre

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone. From the 2008 air show at Scott AFB.
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Rebar.

I took this at work last week. IT is a pile of different types of Rebar that we sometimes use.



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Boo!

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone. Beaumont TX
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Not Much Left...

Sunrise over a field where the snow is almost melted...
Taken off of Milburn School Road close to Hwy 159.




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Plasma Cut!

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
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Sun Through Clouds

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
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Storm Clouds

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
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MIG Welding

One of the craftsmen working on some metal using a MIG Welding unit.
Taken in 16:9 Aspect Ratio.






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Cold Feet!

Geese standing on an iced over lake located in O Fallon Illinois. Taken in a 16:9 Aspect Ratio.





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Crosses...

Taken at the O Fallon City Cemetery on Saturday, 2/7/2009

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Waiting For Rain...

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
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Going Up

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
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The Bokeh on this photo is just amazing! It is a Blue Spruce tree that is in my yard. I used the Kit Lens (18-70) to take this photo. The focal point is the little cones at the top of the limb.

Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 200

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All But Gone...

This is what remains from the 6 inch snow that we had last week. IT is all but gon from the yards and roads. The ground is all soggy and wet from it and we now are expecting rain for the next few days...

Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 200



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Work in Black and White.

I work here as an IT Manager. I am able to go out and take photos of the Craftsmen while they weld and cut on various pieces of metal and during the fabrication process.


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Air Weld.

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
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TIG Welding 1.0

TIG Welding 1.0, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I used a 2x Tele Converter to take this photo today in conjunction with the 18-70 Kit Lens. The craftsman was using a TIG welder to weld on Aluminum.

Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 90 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Geode Rock

Geode Rock, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This is a photo of a Geode rock that i have had for many years. I do not remember where i got it from. I love the dark photo and the texture that i got from using the Componon lens to take this photo. It has a very shallow Depth Of Field and good Bokeh as well.

Componon 40mm f/4
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Mack: 100 Things...

Thanks to Mac Hall for letting me post this.

Mack Hall

 

100 Things to Ignore Before You Die

 

A recent visit to the book store reveals that there are only about two kinds of books for sale just now: those with pictures of the President on the cover and those telling you of 100 movies, songs, places, meals, adventures you must see, hear, visit, eat, or experience before you die.

 

Just what death has to do with any given 100 experience eludes the thoughtful person.  You see Plan Nine From Outer Space because you want to laugh at a cheesy film with pie plates doubling as flying saucers, not because your physician has given you a thumbs-down.  You listen to Wagner because of some atavistic impulse to listen to people yelling at each other in German with Nibelungsomethings beating on kettledrums in the background.  You eat a taco because you're hungry.  You jump out of an airplane because against all logic you really, really feel that some cloth and a few lengths of string will keep you from terminal planet-hugging.

 

Life should be lived on one's own terms, as far as is possible (God seems to have His own plans in the matter), not on some other human's schedule.  Perhaps part of the scheme is not doing all that other people tell you.  Following are some things that can well be ignored in living a meaningful life:

 

1.  Numerology, horoscopes, and global warming
2.  Art that must be explained
3.  Poetry that doesn't scan
4.  Bottled water
5.  Batman movies
6.  Coffee with adjectives
7.  National Public Radio on Saturday morning
8.  That quiet young man who collects Nazi memorabilia
9.  Activists
10.  1968
11.  Fat-free potato chips
12.  Newark, New Jersey
13.  Wedding receptions
14.  Golf-as-life metaphors
15.  Meetings
16.  Movie remakes
17.  Afghanistan
18.  Margarine
19.  Eateries that serve margarine
20.  Holding hands with total strangers in church
21.  Cell 'phones
22.  Sea salt
23.  Air Canada
24.  Belgium
25.  Lists!

 

-30-

 

I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.

-- Bob Newhart

Good Morning!

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
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Ficus Bonsai Macro

Ficus Bonsai Macro, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Looking at Air Roots on a Ficus Bonsai plant that i have had for close to 4 years.


Componon 40mm f/4
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Across The Field...

Across The Field..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Farmhouse viewed across a snow filled field.

Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 200

DSC06374: Country Road

DSC06374: Country Road, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This is a road located about 2-3 miles from my home. I love how the trees grow on both side and almost come together at the top. With the big hill to the side, you get a real sense of the time of day that i took it. It was very gold this day and just three days later, we had a 6 inch snow.

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Golden Morning

Golden Morning, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

If i would have not said where this photo was taken, one could assume that it is anywhere in the world. The snow gives it a desolate look. The sun glowing off the snow looks like it could be in the tundra or some other location like that.

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Snow Covered Sunrise...

Snow Covered Sunrise..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

With the hint of civilization in the background and a little fog at 7.15am this morning, i saw this beautiful sunrise over the snow covered field. It took my breath away so i had to get several photos this morning of it. I love the blurriness of the photo because of the fog in the air and the sun's reflection on the snow.

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Home Snow 1.1

Home Snow 1.1, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

About 6 inches of snow fell between Monday and Tuesday night hanging on till early Wednesday morning. I used my flash for this photo. I was about so 20+ feet inf ront of my home.

Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 200

45deg Angles

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
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DSC06675

DSC06675, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Taken in Portrait Mode in a 16:9 HD Aspect Ratio.

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200