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| Chat - Saturday, March 21, 2009; Spring = Cruzer Party Season | |
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| ElaineRuth | Mar 21 2009, 07:39 PM Post #151 |
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Oh, Jill. I love this. Thanks so much for posting it! |
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| Patti119 | Mar 21 2009, 07:44 PM Post #152 |
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I'm glad Lori let you all know of Aline's passing. She will be GREATLY missed on the Maine Forum. I learned a lot from her. She kept us all up to date on the Panda's this year! She never missed an update! Rest in peace Aline.
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| Jillers | Mar 21 2009, 07:45 PM Post #153 |
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Welcome! Received it in an e-mail today!
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| Tiger | Mar 21 2009, 07:47 PM Post #154 |
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There is nothing sadder than watching a good wolf go hungry. MIB |
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| LeicaEagle | Mar 21 2009, 08:04 PM Post #155 |
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I think several months ago we did lose one gorilla but if memory serves me they managed to get another one so that its partner would not be heartbroken. I have been looking on local philly tv sites for footage of the zoo birthday party in hope that they have footage of the University of Pennsylvania Band playing the Star Spangled Banner in front of the eagle enclosure in hopes of being able to share the eagle comming out and taking a bow when the band finished. No such luck so far but perhaps tomorrow morning after the sunday morning local news shows they may have footage of this on their sites. Pardon my jumping in after supposedly retiring for the night but i guess i am somnambulating or something. or thinking of eagles in my sleep?
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| LeicaEagle | Mar 21 2009, 08:11 PM Post #156 |
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I love those classic antique gasoline pumps in teh background of this shot!! I have a friend who owns a Sunoco station who has alot of the old style pumps includign the early ones where the gasoline was pumped up into a glass cylinder at the top and then poured into the car. Those clear glass pumps were what made gasoline companies add a dye pellet to teh gasoline when it was delivered to the stations. Even into the early 60s when the truck came they would drop a dye pellet into the undeground tank. Sunoco or i think they were also DX in the west used a blue coloring and sunoco gas was called blue pee. I think Atlantic/richfield was red. In the old days with the glass cylinder there were suspicious motorists who thought water was added or crooked station owners who did add it to the gasoline and thus pay for less than they actually got from the pump. |
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| harpo516 | Mar 21 2009, 08:20 PM Post #157 |
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just back from long day out and about sorry to hear about Aline ER how did you get that photo of my office! we strolled around SD a bit in the AM - had a wonderful lunch at a local brewery - well Phil Jr did anyway! then hoofed it back to Padre's home for a 2 hour insider tour of the stadium - awesome! well worth it even if you're not a Padre fan - then over to see Hotel Coronado (sp?) - somehow we ended up in Old SD so did a little shopping and had dinner there and now back here to rest up a bit (yawn) what great fun - wanted to go to Chula Vista - should have done it first thing in the AM cause it just never seemed to fit into the scheme of things as the day progressed - oh well - next trip! (and the Marines where having a big fancy dinner at HC - WOW - they looked hot! )maybe we can post a photo or 2 before hitting the hay .... we'll see |
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| LeicaEagle | Mar 21 2009, 08:24 PM Post #158 |
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yes your shots did improve!! Eventually, things will just happen to click and you will find what works best for you. Panning is not that easy to do when shooting for example race cars on a track as you have to sort of be in synch with the motion of the car with the right shutter speed etc perhaps focusing manually if your birds are not literally up close and in your proximity would work. IF you know the approximate distance they are away from you or where you intend to have them in the frame of your viewfinder you can use the depth of field of whatever the apeture may be to manually focus to that range. Alas with birds, you can not use your depth of field preview button to stop down the lens at whatever you have it set for to see the area in frame and in focus. With all SLR's you are viewing thru the lens wide open and dont see the depth of field youre getting when shooting stopped down . you can test this feature out with the fence post example i have used in the past focus on one post at a mid range distance then just change the apeture and hit the preview button and see how the areas in focus change. this is a good learning tool of course an object at 1000yards away will be in focus no matte what f stop you use as youd be focusing at infinity |
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| LeicaEagle | Mar 21 2009, 08:26 PM Post #159 |
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now i am gonna try to get some sleep. I am anxious to see if Ma Norfolk has her second eaglett when the camera comes on tomorrow morning |
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| Bee | Mar 21 2009, 08:33 PM Post #160 |
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The Lancaster gathering to meet Barb was a huge success. We had a ball! Barb, Margie, Robin, Bee, Kathie. Click on picture and click on album at top right to see all four pics.
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| Tiger | Mar 21 2009, 08:45 PM Post #161 |
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I knew Aline from the beginning of my involvement with the Bald Eagle web cams. I will miss her very much. MIB |
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| Tiger | Mar 21 2009, 09:09 PM Post #162 |
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Some wonderful ladies at Lancaster tonight. I'm glad you had a good time. MIB |
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| momkat523 | Mar 21 2009, 09:23 PM Post #163 |
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Yes - I will take some tomorrow!!!! |
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| SheilaSB | Mar 21 2009, 11:34 PM Post #164 |
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What a great group meeting at Lancaster today - looks like a great time was had by all - wonderful pics. Jill - Glad you and your DH had a great time with Penny and Allen today - two Cruzer events today - how special is that. Deb - like your office pic Elaine posted. Glad you and Gary are having a great time - guess you have more places to add to your next visit to CA. Elaine - thanks for the pics of the Pentagon Memorial - We must never forget. |
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| Bea | Mar 22 2009, 12:29 AM Post #165 |
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So very sorry to hear of Aline's passing. Rest in peace Aline, and fly with the eagles. We will miss you very much!!
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No, George and I were talking about the Philadelphia zoo. That is one handsome Momma you posted. Thanks.


Eventually, things will just happen to click and you will find what works best for you. 
4:25 PM Jul 10