Grasshopper: Old Photo

Grasshopper, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I was at the hotel in Orland and i saw him on the back of a car. I thought that it was a good shot. I took this with the DSC-H1 Sony Cybershot 5.1 megapixel. IT was in the early morning before were going to go and visit Epcot.

Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 21.1 mm
ISO Speed: 64

F-16 Thunderbirds

F-16 Thunderbirds, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

F-16 Thunderbirds: taking off and afterburner is on!

I use the surround land and trees to give you a sense of perspective. You cant tell how fast he was going, but i hope that the land gives you a sense of urgency that he was taking off in a big hurry! You can see the fire shooting out of the exhaust and the heat trail behind that. He is only about 30 feet off the ground and is giving it some major power to take off at that pitch.

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 160 mm
ISO Speed: 200

F-16 Thunderbirds

F-16 Thunderbirds, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Classic formation. Looking at the belly of the F-16.

Exposure: 1/4000 sec
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 200

F-16 Thunderbirds

F-16 Thunderbirds, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

F-16 Thunderbirds: Artistic blur 1.1

The flight crews were lined up to assist the pilot. I thought that an out of focus shot would be nice or interesting. By Me placing them out of focus, i tried to divert the attention and seriousness of the act that was happening and also to make it more surreal about what was going to happen.

Exposure: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 90 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Evening Sky.

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
From RMStringer

DSC00835: Almost There!

DSC00835: Almost There!, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

F-15 taking off at Scott AFB on 9.20.2008. I love the after burner and the heat stream that is behind the jet as it is building power to do a vertical climb.

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Freezing Cold?

People always talk about wanting to conserve energy and some try to do it and green. That is a good thing. What I have noticed is that lots of things can and could be changed to help conserve energy but never gets mentioned.

Take for instance, Going to the grocery store. We all do it and have to. We might get some bread, milk, cereal, and milk or cheese. But wait, how is the mike and cheese kept cold? In a freezer, an open face freezer. All that cold is just falling to the floor. It keeps the products cold, but also the people, the floor and most of the stuff surrounding that isle. Talk about WASTEFUL!! Not to mention the energy costs and refrigerant that is used in the process of cooling.

Hey, I know, let’s open the door of our home and cool the neighborhood! The open faced freezer is the same suggestion. Very inefficient and inadequate for what is needed. I went to the store last night and it just hit me like a ton of bricks. What is the energy cost of this unit while it is running 24/7 and also on the environment? My daughter always complains about how cold it is in that area. No wonder! They are cooling the whole back on the store with the open faced freezers and coolers.

Can people offer suggestion on this topic? Perhaps we can and should close all of the open face freezers and coolers and this would save a tremendous amount of energy and cut down on the store’s electric bill. In my opinion, it is an antiquated way of keeping food products cold and fresh. This is just my thoughts on the energy crisis that we are having…

What is your opinion?
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