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Daily Photos Jan - Mar 2010

"The color of springtime is in the flowers, the color of winter is in the imagination". ~Ward Elliot Hour

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Strollers<br /> 1/22/2010<br /> Best viewed XL<br /> I returned to Lake Quannapowitt to test a Nikon N80 SLR I picked up for my son to use in his Photography 101 course at college. The camera was used and looked a little rough so I took some test shots. Film is very different from digital, if you've forgotten, as I had. In color, this actually came out pretty well but trouble with my scanner resulted in muddy scans, and hence I PP'd it into this B&W image, which I think still looks Ok. The camera is a keeper and after his course, I just may shoot some more with it. <br /> <br /> Tip: Pay attention to this film thing - I think it's going to be big!
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Strollers
1/22/2010
Best viewed XL
I returned to Lake Quannapowitt to test a Nikon N80 SLR I picked up for my son to use in his Photography 101 course at college. The camera was used and looked a little rough so I took some test shots. Film is very different from digital, if you've forgotten, as I had. In color, this actually came out pretty well but trouble with my scanner resulted in muddy scans, and hence I PP'd it into this B&W image, which I think still looks Ok. The camera is a keeper and after his course, I just may shoot some more with it.

Tip: Pay attention to this film thing - I think it's going to be big!

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  • Faneuil Hall & the Test of the Gilded Grasshopper (View X2)<br /> 1/30/2010<br /> <br /> Faneuil Hall, located near the waterfront and today's Government Center, in Boston, Massachusetts, has been a marketplace and a meeting hall since 1742. It was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and others encouraging independence from Great Britain, and is now part of Boston National Historical Park and a well known stop on the Freedom Trail. It is sometimes referred to as "the Cradle of Liberty".<br /> <br /> The gilded grasshopper weather vane on top of the building was created by silversmith Shem Drowne in 1742. Gilded with gold leaf the copper weather vane weighs eighty pounds and is four feet long.<br /> <br /> Knowledge of the grasshopper was used as a test to determine if people were spies during the Revolution period. The people would ask suspected spies the identity of the object on the top of Faneuil Hall; if they answered correctly, then they were free; if not, they were convicted as British spies. (Wikipedia)
  • All in a day's work<br /> 1/29/2010<br /> via iPhone
  • Knock twice and ask for Lenny<br /> 1/28/2010
  • Antiques & Collectibles<br /> 1/27/2010<br /> <br /> Thanks for all the comments on yesterday's sunset. <br /> Joda - that was taken from my office window. I have some interesting vistas except for the 4 high tension wires and poles that traverse the views. But one must make do, so I tried to integrate them into the scene as best I could. Thanks for asking.
  • “Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” Rabindranath Tagore<br /> 1/26/2010
  • ...and then, he was gone.<br /> 1/25/2010
  • "I think therefore I am... a bookend"<br /> 1/24/2010<br /> Another taken with the Nikon N80 SLR
  • In hibernation<br /> 1/23/2010
  • Strollers<br /> 1/22/2010<br /> Best viewed XL<br /> I returned to Lake Quannapowitt to test a Nikon N80 SLR I picked up for my son to use in his Photography 101 course at college. The camera was used and looked a little rough so I took some test shots. Film is very different from digital, if you've forgotten, as I had. In color, this actually came out pretty well but trouble with my scanner resulted in muddy scans, and hence I PP'd it into this B&W image, which I think still looks Ok. The camera is a keeper and after his course, I just may shoot some more with it. <br /> <br /> Tip: Pay attention to this film thing - I think it's going to be big!
  • Let's hope so<br /> 1/20/2010
  • Dad's Crosley 51<br /> 1/19/2010<br /> According to Jim's Antique Radio Page, the Crosley 51 radio sold between 1924 and 1926 for a retail price of $18.50. It was guaranteed to bring in stations from one thousand miles away except during the day or when conditions were bad!<br /> Two other views can be seen here: <a href="http://bit.ly/8UvSYB">http://bit.ly/8UvSYB</a>
  • "Men will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all." Voltaire<br /> 1/21/2010
  • Hamilton<br /> 1/18/2010<br /> More flash off the camera work today and in the next few days.
  • “There is still vitality under the winter snow, even though to the casual eye it seems to be dead” <br /> Agnes Sligh Turnbull<br /> 1/16/2010<br /> Lake Quannapowitt
  • "Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you." Walt Whitman <br /> 1/15/10<br /> Along Lake Quannapowitt's shores
  • "Good morning sunshine!"<br /> 1/17/10
  • “The person determined to achieve maximum success learns the principle that progress is made one step at a time. A house is built one brick at a time. Football games are won a play at a time. A department store grows bigger one customer at a time. Every big accomplishment is a series of little accomplishments.” David Joseph Schwartz<br /> 1/13/2010<br /> Taken with iPhone
  • The gazebo on the town common<br /> 1/12/2010
  • Another view of our town hall, at night. Previously seen here <a href="http://bit.ly/7UCCOD">http://bit.ly/7UCCOD</a> and here <a href="http://bit.ly/7mUsII">http://bit.ly/7mUsII</a>. An imposing building, I keep thinking "there's a picture to be made here".<br /> 1-14-2010
  • Pine cone<br /> 1/10/2010

  • pointandshoot

    on January 26, 2010

    It turned out great!

  • TinaMarie Gardner

    on January 23, 2010

    film? What's that?

  • WildeLifePhotography

    on January 23, 2010

    Very nice. Thanks for the tip about the film think. My mother-in-law gave me hers, so I think I'll hang on to it.

  • Pearls

    on January 23, 2010

    Way better than ok. Great comp, light and dof in this. I have a N80 and have always loved it.

  • The Curious Camel aka gail

    on January 23, 2010

    great point of focus

  • joda

    on January 23, 2010

    what can i add to the comments already made...? i am completely in line with the blurry, dreamy, tree framey comments.. which makes the strollers stand out even more...

    you're being way too hard on yourself.. this is much, much better than okay...

  • Chuck Beehner

    on January 23, 2010

    very impressive! love the softness and comp....well done!!
    paula

  • Sandizphotos-SeascapeS

    on January 23, 2010

    I really like this - love the blur on the edges and the trees framing the shot!

  • 310343normvz

    on January 22, 2010

    Exceptional Composition. ... Not only the strollers, but the church, light and shadow. Good choice with the B&W and softness on the edges. Good Work......

  • fotoeffects

    on January 22, 2010

    Very moody shot.

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