Loch Ness Monster...

30 yrs old. 47 million rides. 1 million miles travled! Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
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Coming In For a Landing...

Coming In For a Landing..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I saw the bee on the bloom and wanted to get a photo of it. I was not able to get he camera in place fast enough so i was able to get him trying to land on another bloom on the plant.

Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 400

DSC05557

DSC05557, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I woke up this morning and look what i saw. I was amazed to find this Lilly blooming in my yard. We had a little rain yesterday, but not much. I guess what we did get made this bloom. I have a rose bush that is back in bloom as well. I wonder if all the dry weather has something to do with the blooms this summer.

Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 400

The Blog...

Over the next week i will be in transition to a new location. I will have several photos posted till the 9th of July and then my Co-Author, Jimmy Freeman, will be taking the blog over for a few days till i get settled. I will be able to post photos from my LGVX8600 Cam Phone but no big posts or photos from Flickr till i get settled and have internet service. So from July 9 till July 14, i will not be posting any big photos.

See you soon!



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Spider Crop

Spider Crop, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This spider lives by our front door. I watched him last night repairing his web. I took a series of photos and then i decided to crop this one. I used a flash on this photo as it was near dark when i took the original photo.

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 400

DSC05340

DSC05340, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I took all of these with my new lens. I was trying different settings on the lens and i also used a UV Filter on it as well. I used the zoom feature on the new lens to get this photo. I love the bright light catching her fur and her eyes with all of the gray around them. The brown floor and her shadow were caught well by the new lens. I also used a UV filter on this photo as well. Her paw by her face looks like she was about to clean herself.

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 280 mm
ISO Speed: 400

DSC05311

DSC05311, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I took all of these with my new lens. I was trying different settings on the lens and i also used a UV Filter on it as well. I just happened to see her laying on the floor in the sun and had my camera handy! She is very photogenic!

Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 400

July 3

Today I turned 37! I had a very nice birthday party at work and then me and my wife went to Busch Gardens and rode roller coaster and watched a spectacular fireworks show that lasted for 10 minutes! I was very impressed!

Tomorrow for the 4^th of July, we are going to Washington DC to watch the fireworks in the Nation’s Capital! They will be shot behind the Washington Monument! I will be bringing my camera and will be taking lots of photos!!

Have a happy July 4!

RMStringer

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After The Meltdown 1

After The Meltdown 1, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

We had some storms that came through our area on Sunday. They went to the South of us and we only received a little bit of rain. As they were blowing through, this is a Sunset that i was able to catch with my new lens. I was inside the house and shooting through the windows to get this photo.

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Some More Photos...

All were taken on Sunday with the new Quantaray LD 70-300mm Super Macro lens and a UV Filter.


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DSC05095

DSC05095, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I took this on Sunday after i got my new lens. It is a beautiful bloom and i cant remember the name of it. I love the colors! So VIVID and Bright! Had i known what the lens was capable of i would have taken this much better. I was just blown away by the magnification and 180-300mm Macro Setting.

Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 180 mm
ISO Speed: 100

DSC05195

DSC05195, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This was taken yesterday. It is a very late season rose. I do not understand why is bloomed as we have not had any rain for the last 2.5 months. It is really dry. I guess that is why it is very small in size although, the color is very nice. If you look at the top, you can see a fly and in the bottom, you can see the Chinese attack beetle.

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 210 mm
ISO Speed: 400

DSC05015

DSC05015, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This is the first photo that i took using the Opteka Timer Remote for my a200. There were clouds moving across the sky and it gave a neat effect.

Exposure: 139 sec (139)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 200

DSC05034

DSC05034, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

About my 5th attempt to use the wired Opteka Timer Remote Control to do rotation of earth. I was able to get a little rotation and i will try more soon with longer times. I am not sure what the doted line is that goes along the picture as it might be a satellite or a plane, i am just not sure.

Exposure: 103 sec (103)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 200

DSC05111

DSC05111, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I did a little DOF shot on this photo using the new lens with the UV Filter on it. This is a Butterfly Bush that is in my neighbor's yard. She was kind enough to let me have access to all of her flowers. I love the Bee in all of the set of photos.

Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100

DSC05103

DSC05103, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I went over to a neighbor's yard because she is the only person that still have nice flowers blooming. I wanted to try out the new lens on the camera. WOW!! IS ALL I CAN SAY! The Macro function that operates between 180-300mm is AMAZING! I was standing about 2.5-3 feet away from this flower!! I was not expecting results like this. I am also using a UV Filter on the lens as well.

Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 230 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Apollo's Chariot at sunset...

Busch Gardens!
Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone. From RMStringer

BG in the afternoon...

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
From RMStringer

Richmond club owner sentenced to 60 days in jail

Richmond club owner sentenced to 60 days in jail

Posted: June 26, 2008 07:53 AM

Updated: June 26, 2008 05:45 PM

	Sentencing scheduled for club owner

Richmond night club owner Samuel Moore was sentenced Thursday to 60 days in jail with no work release. Moore was taken away in handcuffs.

Sam Moore agreed to an alford plea earlier this month. That means he doesn't admit guilt but, agrees prosecutors have enough evidence to convict him.

Moore is accused of having sex with a minor and videotaping a sex act with an 18-year-old woman without her knowledge.

Commonwealth Attorney Michael Herring says now there will be a federal investigation regarding Sam Moore and his strip club in Shockoe Bottom, he says the club has many ABC violations.

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Black Ants ( Trumpet 3 Crop)

Black Ants ( Trumpet Crop), originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This photo is Cropped from Trumpet Vine 3. I wanted to show all the black ants that were on these blooms. I see a little softness in the photo at the crop size, but i am really impressed with it at the same time. I do not understand why they were all over this unopened bloom.

Here is the Original EXIF Data:
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Single Trumpet Crop

Single Trumpet Crop, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Here is the cropped photo of one bloom i shot yesterday. It has an amazing amount of detail and i cropped it from the Trumpet Vine 5 photograph. Look at the bottom left center and see the fuzz, also look at the veins on the inside illuminated from the sun. I always loved these as a child growing up in Texas.

Here is the original EXIF data from the photo:
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Afternoon Clouds...

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
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Trumpet Vine...

I drive by the lake every day and love the Trumpet Vines and flowers that are blooming. I had time today and i stopped to get several photos of them. They were loaded with black ants getting nerctar from inside the blooms. If you look at the photos, you will see the ants.


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Day Lilly

Day Lilly, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I did this Macro a few days ago. I was just having fun!! It was really hot that day but the flower looked very amazing in the bright day sun. I love the detail in the center of the bloom.

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 100