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These are a few of my favorite shots, for varying reasons...

Landing Gull

As The Sun Rises

Summertime!

Journal Entry: Mon Jun 22, 2009, 10:01 PM
Hi Everyone!
Well, I guess we could say we've slid right into Summer! It's been brutally hot and humid here in Kansas, (which is the REAL "Land of Oz" you Aussies! :giggle:) Anyways I hope all the Dads out there had a great Father's Day! :clap::clap::clap:
Speaking of Father's Day, =LadyAliceofOz ordered a Nikkor f/2.8, 80~200mm Zoom lens for me, alnog with a 2X Tamron SP converter. Fortunately this is a 6 months same as cash deal! :nod: The oddest thing is the converter works on all my Nikkor Lenses, but not the only Tamron lens that I have... :O_o:

Like everyone else, our financial situation is still messed up a bit, but we do know it will definately get better! :nod: This next month we'll be doing a new show in an area that we had quite a bit of success several years ago, and =LadyAliceofOz and I have been doing some other things to improve our situatiuon, as well. So we will be okay... We just have to hold on another couple weeks. :nod:

As I mentioned, Summer is upon us here in the Northern Hemisphere. So, I decided to work a bit on my devwatch tonight and pluck out some shots that made me think of Summer. You know, the flowers blooming, butterflies fluttering, warm sea air, and beautiful sun drenched landscapes.

Enjoy the Features!





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Summertime!


























Just for laughs...


Once upon a time in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self-assured princess happened upon a frog as she sat contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a verdant meadow near her castle.

The frog hopped into the princess' lap and said: Elegant Lady, I was once a handsome prince, until an evil witch cast a spell upon me. One kiss from you, however, and I will turn back into the dapper young prince that I am, and then, my sweet, we can marry and set up housekeeping in your castle with my mother, where you can prepare my meals, clean my clothes, bear my children, and feel forever grateful doing so.

That night, as the princess dined sumptuously on a repast of lightly sautied frogs legs seasoned in a wine and onion cream sauce she chuckled to herself and thought:
I don't fucking think so!

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A man is telling a story... "I was playing golf, and even though I am usually a pretty good player, I was playing horribly that day. As I was about to tee off at the fourth hole I heard a voice say, "three wood." I looked around and no one was behind me so I took my stance. Then once again I heard "three wood." I looked down and there was a frog at the corner of the tee box, and he was telling me to use my three wood. I thought it was stupid but I was playing so badly that I thought nothing could hurt me so I took out my three wood. It was a long par four, and I hit the ball straight 250 yards with that three wood. Since the frog seemed to be lucky I picked him up and took him along with me. At the next whole he told me to use my five iron. It was a par three and I got my first hole in one ever. I made a least a birdie on all the rest of the holes, and all I had to do was listen to that frog.

That night I took the frog to the casino in my hotel. We played Roulette. I put my money where the frog said and won on every spin of the wheel. After that I was tired so I went up to bed. I took the frog out of my pocket and put it on the dresser. Suddenly it looked at me and said, "kiss me." Now I wasn't about to kiss a frog, but he said it again. So I kissed the frog and he turned into the most beautiful fourteen year old girl you have ever seen in your entire life. And that your honor is how that fourteen year old girl ended up in my hotel room.

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An old lady is rocking away the last of her days on her front porch, reflecting on her long life, when, all of a sudden, a fairy godmother appears in front of her and informs her that she will be granted three wishes.

"Well, now," says the old lady, "I guess I would like to be really, really rich." ***POOF*** her rocking chair turns to solid gold. She smiles and says, "Gee, I guess I wouldn't mind being a young, beautiful princess." ***POOF*** she turns into a beautiful young woman.

"Your third wish?" asked the fairy godmother. Just then the old woman's cat wanders across the porch in front of them. "Ooh...can you change him into a handsome prince?" she asks. ***POOF*** there before her stands a young man more handsome than anyone could possibly imagine.

She stares at him, smitten. With a smile that makes her knees weak. He saunters across the porch and whispers in her ear: "Bet you're sorry you had me neutered!"

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Late at night this guy runs into a pub and demands a glass of water from the landlord. The guy drinks it in one gulp then asks for a second glass. Six pints later, and he has recovered enough to speak.
"Thanks," he croaks.
"That's one hell of a thirst you've got," says the landlord.

The guy says: "Any man would be as bad, if they'd just had sex with the woman in my car. She's insatiable. She wants me to go right back out there and do it all again, but I can't."
"Where's your car?" the landlord asks.
"At the roadside," the guy gasps.

"Tell you what," says the landlord, "you watch the bar for me while I nip out and take your place."
"Be my guest," the guy says.
So the landlord goes outside and gets in the car. It's totally dark, so the woman doesn't realize she's with a different man. And they get right down to it, humping away.

Five minutes later there's a knock on the window. It's a cop, and he shines his flashlight on the naked couple.
"What's going on here?" he asks.
"It's all right, officer," explains the landlord, "She's my wife."
The officer replies apologetically, "Oh, sorry sir, I didn't realize."

Looking at the woman the landlord says, "Neither did I till you switched on that damned light."

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I think that's enough for one journal..... :rofl:



A tiny bit about me...

Just in case anybody wants to know. I'm 53 years old. I have no illusions regarding photography as a career. I was a professional wedding and portrait shooter many many years ago. I was trained by a PPAA award winning Professional Photographer. I now shoot primarily for fun, and enjoy helping others as I can. To dispel any misunderstandings, I've never referred to myself as an "artist".
To me, that is a professional designation.
I am a shooter, that's what I am.

I am a professional craftsperson, and so is my wife. My wife and I have run our own business for the past 31 years, and we manage to keep our heads afloat. :nod: I also do not discuss what I do for a living on DA, as this is my pleasure, and I prefer not to mix my profession with my pleasure.

My wife is: =LadyAliceofOz:iconladyaliceofoz:
My daughter is =LadyBlacksword:iconladyblacksword:
My son, (my daughter's husband) is *FlipWardDragon :iconflipwarddragon:

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thank you for the :+fav:s on fire in the sky and canada day.:)
lol, okay well I'm confused now. Though I do see the one you linked me is a diff brand... while it shouldn't make a difference... The one I bought originally was the sigma 2x teleconverter (that's the only brand they had for pentax) fit on the camera but lenses didn't fit on it... (sorry I know I keep repeating myself lol) May just have to order me one of those kenko ones. :)
Kenko has a website. Brand does make a difference. :nod: There's also a K mount to Pentax screw mount adapter is it possible that the sales person got one of those?

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Don't take life too seriously... Nobody comes out of it alive, anyway! :nod:
All in all that is a possibility. Was little surprised all the sales people there really don't like to sell the converters... "its a pain to use, you have to manual focus" my gosh, has the world forgotten that we at one time only had MF. :) Heh this pentax digital was my first and only auto focus. :)

<sigh> need more choice locally for equipment stores. :)
Well, the auto-focus issue has to do with the largest aperture of the lens you're using. So, it's not actually a fore gone conclusion that you have to manual focus with a converter. If you're in bright daylight, many will auto focus even at f/5.6.
I have to admit, that many local Camera stores really can't afford to hire great knowledgeable sales personnel. Some do, some don't, it's best to do your own research, then buy what you need. :nod:

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