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on: December 09, 2013 11:30
Are those birds waiting for the snow to melt?
Here's a tree broken in half by the storm. I hope it grows back. I thought it looked like a green dragon.
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on: December 09, 2013 04:50
It does look like a green dragon, tarc! Nice picture!
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on: December 12, 2013 09:23
Oh, tarcolan, that is a great photo. I can see the dragon. You have quite the imagination!
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on: December 12, 2013 12:09
Mareth, what a cute picture of those birds! What kind are they? I think they're juncos. We used to see them a lot in the wintertime, but we don't see them much anymore.

I don't know if any of you have ever seen pics of our newest kitten Maisy... Here she is, doing what she loves best: hugging pumpkins. She'll just sit in the bay window leaning on the pumpkins and will watch the cars go by.

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on: December 12, 2013 12:17
Oh, and here's some more photos from when we visited an antique toy shop in a small town in NY. The first surprised me. I actually got the camera to focus in on the inside of the kaleidoscope! It's a little off-centered, though :/ The next is some pretty glass ornaments hanging with the Christmas decorations

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on: December 12, 2013 04:20
Thanks guys. I don't know what kind of bird they are...

Great shot, Tarc.

Aw, adorable kitty! Love the pictures!
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on: December 12, 2013 08:50
lotrelesar94, your beautiful Maisy is perfect for Cat Lovers Unite. Share her with us there. Your photos at the antique shop are wonderful and show a lot of imagination. I love them.
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on: December 13, 2013 09:36
Here's the spider I told you about, Lindarielwen:
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He's probably the coolest spider I've seen.

I think he's a Araneus Marmoreus, commonly known as Orb Weaver Spider. Google is very helpful.

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on: December 13, 2013 09:48
Oh, Mareth, I am stunned by it! I have truly never seen anything like that before. It is beautiful! A wonderful photo.
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on: December 13, 2013 10:25
Thank you, Lindarielwen!
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on: December 14, 2013 10:45
Great shots lotrelessar, especially the kaliedoscope one.
Mareth, that spider would be great as a cushion.
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on: December 14, 2013 02:18
I love all of these pictures!


lotrelessar, I do not have a TinyPic account, but will you share that picture of all of us when we were little at Christmas on my behalf? It's up on Google+ or I can email it to you if you lost it.
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on: December 15, 2013 01:31
Lol, Tarc. That spider has a beautiful pattern! And Findemaxa, I don't have that picture. I don't know where Rodwen got that from, but you'd have to get that from her

And Lindarielwen, where is the Cat Lovers Unite forum?? I can't seem to find it anywhere!
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on: December 16, 2013 10:48
Suuuure Tarc. Thanks guys!

I think it's in the Prancing Pony...let me look...

Here we are: http://www.councilofelrond.com/forum/thread/36196/page/7/

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on: December 16, 2013 11:35
Here's the River Aire overflowing the weir. Noisy. Lots of things came down the river, all of them beginning with B! Bottles, balls, buckets and branches. Even a big blue bucket.

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Here's another nice cushion- a bedbug called Morgellan

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on: December 18, 2013 10:57
Wonderful pictures, Tarc! Especially the second one. How in the world did you get so close to it? Amazing.
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on: December 18, 2013 11:26
Thanks Mar. That one's not mine, it's an electron micrograph. They are very small indeed.
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on: December 18, 2013 12:13
Ah...well, it's amazing anyway.
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on: December 18, 2013 12:26
Those things are kinda creepy. It sorta looks like a potato with spider legs
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on: December 18, 2013 05:31
^^ Ha ha, potato with spider legs. Yeah, it's creepy, but it's still cool. There's so much detail. It looks squishy.

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on: December 18, 2013 06:43
"I..want...to...touch...it." -Dori (from Finding Nemo)
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on: December 19, 2013 08:37
I have an announcement: I now own my first film camera!!! My mom found one at a thrift store. The camera body was in one section of the store, and the lens was in another. Together, they were only $15!!! It's a 1988 Minolta Maxxum 3000i with a 100-300mm Vivitar lens The thrift store said we could return it within 7 days if it didn't work properly. I was nervous that it wasn't going to work, but we got a battery in it and I'm going out today to shoot my FIRST EVER roll of film!!! Wish me luck I dunno how I will be able to post any pictures of the shots once they get developed, though... one of the shortcomings of film, I guess.
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on: December 19, 2013 12:31
Nice one lotrelessar. You can get the film developed and scanned to disc at most processing places, quite cheap too (a random example is www.thedarkroom.com). Black and white film is really easy to develop at home. Have fun with it. A manual is available at www,butkus.org. I would recommend using it in manual focus mode to get more control over your shots. If you enjoy using it, and the excitement of not knowing what you've got until the film gets developed, I strongly suggest getting a fully manual camera.

I just got a lovely Nikkormat FT3 (cheap Nikon) for the price of the lens (which can be used with digital cameras). Use the auto cameras for snaps and the real cameras for creative photography. Nikon D3 for me (as if).
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on: December 20, 2013 04:44
lotrelessar, the pic was lurking on my computer. I'll email it to you.
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on: December 20, 2013 05:48
Ok, bad news guys The Minolta's viewfinder went dark as I was shooting my very first roll of film outside. It was sort of dim when I first got it...but i could still see through it decently if I was outside. But then it just went dark. The camera still turns on and tries to focus, but the viewfinder is completely black... I tried removing the battery and the lens a couple times, just to see if that had anything to do with it...Any suggestions? I only have a couple days to decide whether I'm going to return it to the thrift store... I'm scouring Google in the meantime
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on: December 21, 2013 12:11
You should get your money back.
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on: December 21, 2013 02:13
That's what I'm hoping to do
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on: December 21, 2013 02:59
Did Google offer any solutions?
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on: December 23, 2013 07:31
It didn't help very much... something about the issue maybe being with the lenses...but it differs with every lens so I can't just search the lens and the camera together... I'm taking it to a camera store this week hopefully because it's past the one-week deadline to get my money back at the thrift store So I'm kinda stuck with it...
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on: December 24, 2013 09:35
Great pictures everyone! Mareth_Ravenlock - Very cool spider picture, lotrelessar94 I had exactly the same response when I saw that picture, glad to see I'm not the only one whom often uses Dori's phrase.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. - Psalm 23
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on: December 26, 2013 01:24
lol Aragorn16Estel, Dori is one of the smartest fish I know
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on: December 31, 2013 02:53
I love Dori too. Always quoting her.

A boring moss picture I took awhile back:
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on: January 01, 2014 01:57
Boring? I think it's cool I love the texture of moss
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on: January 07, 2014 11:25
...Pretty...
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on: January 07, 2014 12:48
I still have about five thumbs per hand in the way of picture processing (Photoshop was recommended, is on the to-buy list). Morwinyoniel was kind enough to help me getting some pics in the Gallery (compressing them, most importantly).
They can be found in the Gallery, Members Gallery, Member's Surroundings; critters from the forest about 100 feet to the left of our balcony (which is why I originally titled them “some neighbors” when downloading them from my digital camera).
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