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  1. K

    Vintage gas station............

    While driving home from Devine, Texas this past Saturday, I saw a highway sign for Natalia, Texas. I was running late to get home, but decided to take the exit and make a quick tour of the little town. I had been experiencing rain showers all afternoon, and had not taken very many pictures and...
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    Ice House in Devine, Texas............

    After a visit to Devine, Texas this past Saturday, while taking a short cut to the highway leading home, I spotted this bright lime green colored Ice House. I quickly pulled off the road and took this picture. Picture was taken using a Sony A300 DSLR camera with a Minolta 28-85mm lens at F8...
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    How & when a monopod can be used to take sharper photos............

    In the past, folks have asked questions about using a monopod...what, if any advantage they offered as an aid of getting good pictures. This morning I found this article on the Internet and thought that some would find it helpful. Kelley (Texas) :)...
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    Green leaves...........

    Winter is just around the corner, few plants will have any green leaves. Picture taken with a Sony A200 DSLR camera using a Sony 18-70mm kit lens, F7.1, 1/15, ISO 100, Manual Mode, good lighting conditions. Kelley (Texas) :) [attachment 276605 011edited10-17-13_4pc.jpg]
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    Beautiful Bay colored horse.............

    Spotted this beautiful horse at the private horse stable yesterday. Kelley (Texas) :) [attachment 275769 006edited10-6-13forumsoftyapplied.jpg]
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    Old horse wanting some attention....................

    Picture of an old grey horse that just wants some attention. She is confined to that stall in the barn, watching her friends out in the pens eating some hay. I used a Sony A300 DSLR camera with a Minolta 28-85mm lens, F7.1, 1/500, ISO 100, Manual Mode. Kelley (Texas) :) [attachment 275488...
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    A Simple Flower............

    I took this picture a few days ago. Picture taken with a Sony A200 DSLR camera using a Sony 75-300mm kit lens, F7.1, 1/500, ISO 100, Manual Mode, Histogram. Kelley (Texas) :) [attachment 275312 008whiteflower9-27-13.jpg]
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    Something about this horse caught my eye............

    This past weekend a friend of mine asked me if I would meet him at a private horse stable to check out a horse that they had bought for their daughter. While at the horse stable, I spotted this horse, just something about it caught my eye, so I took a picture of it. Kelley (Texas) :) Picture...
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    Does this ring represent a Cult? Does anyone know what it is? ..............

    It is large and heavy, may be silver, but not sure, and it will not stick to a magnet. Skull and Bones, rooster or chicken on both sides appears to be made of copper. It was found on a farm in South Texas that was once owned by a man with a German last name, was in his family from the mid...
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    Observation Tower.................

    This rock observation tower at the entrance to a housing development has always fascinated me, and I finally took a picture of it yesterday. I used a Sony A200 DSLR camera with a Sony 18-70mm kit lens, F7.1, 1/200, ISO 100, Manual Mode, Histogram, good lighting conditions. I have never really...
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    Red, White, and Blue with Bokeh...............

    I was messing around, experimenting in obtaining different types of Bokeh, when I took this picture using my Sony A200 DSLR with a Sony 75-300mm kit lens, F 6.3, 1/80, ISO 100, Aperture Priority Mode, used a tripod. Kelley (Texas) :) [attachment 274267 017edited9-7-13pcentry.jpg]
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    Roscue2 and Detector Man, are those giant trees only found in California? :)

    n/t
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    Flower with bee.............

    Picture of some Monkey Grass flowers that is in a pot on the patio deck. Kelley (Texas) :) [attachment 274172 010edited9-11-13.jpg]
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    Old Barn on a back road in South Texas............

    This old barn is located in Bexar County, Texas and is 150 years old. You can see the old cedar shingles under the metal roof when entering the barn. Kelley (Texas) :) [attachment 273480 040barntest9-3-13.jpg]
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    Monkey Grass Flower...........

    Took this picture earlier today using a Sony A200 DSLR with a Sony 75-300mm Kit Lens. The actual flowers are a tab smaller than they are in this picture, and the stems are about 24" long. Kelley (Texas) :) [attachment 273464 fadedbokeh005.jpg]
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    Vintage film camera lenses used on a DSLR camera............

    If you want to have some inexpensive fun, you might want to think about buying an old lens or two and doing some experimenting. You might be surprised at the quality of the pictures produced using the old, vintage lens. Below is a picture of a telephone pole that is my testing pole when I get a...
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    The Alligator Man, a South Texas Killer........

    The Forum appears to be a little slow at the moment, so I figured I would tell you the story about Joe Ball, known as the Alligator Man in South Texas. Back in the 1930's, Joe Ball opened a bar over in Elemendorf, Texas, a few miles South of San Antonio. Now this was not a normal bar as folks...
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    Flying Tigers in Burma - 1942 Life Magazine...........

    I came across this old story about the famous P-40 Flying Tigers that operated in Burma (China) at the beginning of WW II. This is the exact story as published in Life Magazine in 1942. While this story was not written by me, I do feel that it qualifies to be posted on this Forum. I do hope...
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    Young bird drinking water..............

    Took this picture a little while ago of a young Grackle Bird drinking water from a pan that I keep on the rail of our patio deck. It is getting late evening and this picture was taken in the shade. These old Minolta lenses are capable of producing some good pictures and are fun to use. Picture...
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    Gold macro picture...........

    Picture taken with a Canon PowerShot A720is point & shoot camera using the macro mode. I bought this camera several years ago, but have not used it very much. I had a few minutes of free time earlier today and took this picture with it. This is an excellent camera for family & vacation...
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