Alton Illinois 1.21

Alton Illinois 1.21, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Another photo taken using the kit lens for a wide angle showing the bridge and moon over it. You can see the light being projected from the top of the support piers. That is a very neat effect and it can be seen in several of the photos that i took in this set. This was taken from the Illinois side of the bridge. In the upper left you can see another jet flying in a line.

Exposure: 19 sec (19)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Alton Illinois 1.8

Alton Illinois 1.8, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

We are standing in Downtown Alton close to the water front. To the lest of my location is the Mississippi River and the Clark Bridge. I was set up at an intersection and i was using my 70-300mm for this photo. It was really neat as i was able to capture several directions of traffic trails at once. I love how the light bends when a car ot truck turns in a different directions. It is just amazing to me!!

Exposure: 30 sec (30)
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Alton Illinois 1.10

Alton Illinois 1.10, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

"Sony 18-70mm"

This was a good photo of the bridge from the East side in the city of Alton. I was using the kit lens so i could get a wide angle shot of the center portion of the bridge. In the upper right corner you can see a jet flying. I love the crisp, bright feel that this photo has.

Exposure: 12 sec (12)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 20 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Alton Illinois 1.12

Alton Illinois 1.12, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

"Sony 18-70mm"

We were standing the a levee near the beginning of the bridge on the East side of the Clark Bridge. I was using the kit lens as i wanted to get a wide photo of the structure looking from East to West. It is a very interesting bridge in its construction and style. You can see the Moon over the top of the bridge with the light being projected from the top as well.

Exposure: 19 sec (19)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 50 mm

Alton Illinois 1.13

Alton Illinois 1.13, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

"Sony 18-70mm"

I love the light that is being projected from the top of the bridge. There was so much light with several cars traveling West on the bridge that it got washed out but it creates an interesting effect no the less.

Exposure: 11 sec (11)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 400

26 cheerleaders get stuck ...

26 cheerleaders get stuck in elevator at UT's Jester Residence Hall

AUSTIN -- Forget Aggie jokes.

Cheerleaders attending camp at the University of Texas have provided
more than enough funny fodder for the state this summer.

Ever wondered how many cheerleaders can fit onto an elevator? We’ll give you a hint: Not 26.

But a group of peppy campers found this out the hard way at UT’s Jester Residence Hall.

Twenty-six cheerleaders packed into an elevator there, but it got stuck
and stayed that way for about 30 minutes.

Some of the girls passed out.

Others used their cell phones to call for help.

One girl was treated and released at a hospital and two others were
treated at the scene after the Tuesday night prank, officials said.

UT officials didn’t think the prank was all that funny.

“It’s dangerous, actually,” said UT police spokeswoman Rhonda Weldon.
“They’re lucky that that’s all that happened.”

Just a few
weeks ago, teens at another campus cheerleading camp had an entire
dormitory evacuated after they smelled an unidentifiable odor.

Hazmat crews descended on the scene and discovered the culprit: burnt popcorn.

But the benign source of the smell didn’t stop dozens of cheerleaders
from complaining of respiratory problems.

TSA to Allow Laptops in Approved Bags: Time

(WASHINGTON) — There's a new option for people annoyed at having to
take their laptops out of their bags at airport security. The
Transportation Security Administration will now allow travelers to
leave their computers inside "checkpoint friendly" cases.

The new rules, announced Tuesday and set to take effect Aug. 16, are intended to help streamline the X-ray inspection lines.

TSA said it reached out to bag manufacturers this year to design
laptop cases that would provide a clear, unobstructed image of the
computer as it passed through an X-ray machine. The agency said the new
bags will be available for purchase this month.

To qualify as "checkpoint friendly," a bag must have a designated
laptop-only section that unfolds to lie flat on the X-ray machine belt
and contains no metal snaps, zippers or buckles and no pockets.

Among the manufacturers selling TSA-approved laptop bags are Mobile Edge, Skooba Design and Targus Inc.