tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28141445282176545182024-02-07T16:42:08.155-08:00The Smith's of Western North CarolinaChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-22609475433007122152017-12-23T08:44:00.001-08:002017-12-23T08:54:21.618-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The happy couple at Caroline's nephew Jason's wedding April 2004.</span><br />
ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-70854014744645352092017-12-07T11:06:00.001-08:002017-12-07T12:07:24.389-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Caroline J Smith, my wife of 27 and a half years passed on November 26, 2017 from complications from surgery she underwent for a aorta aneurysm at the end of August.<br />
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She was honored at a memorial service on December 2, 2017.<br />
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Her memorial page can be viewed here:<br />
<a href="https://www.yanceyfuneralservice.com/notices/Caroline-Smith">https://www.yanceyfuneralservice.com/notices/Caroline-Smith</a><br />
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ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-42061798927608638612013-10-21T15:12:00.001-07:002013-10-21T15:12:14.826-07:00Certified a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elected and certified as a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots on June 3, 3013.</span>ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-87357901630153650842013-03-31T17:42:00.000-07:002013-04-14T17:42:49.264-07:00Test of the GoPro Hero 3 Black<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is admittedly a crude video that is an experiment on how to control the GoPro camera and the use of Sony's Movie Studio Platinum 12 video editing software. I can control the camera with either my Samsung Galaxy S3 o<span style="font-size: small;">r</span> iPod via bluetooth and WiFi. The Major problem I am having is the size of the files created on the camera that are <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">extremely</span> </span>large. The camera file used to create this video recorded at 1080p/60 is 190.3 MB. The resulting Sony Movie Studio file when rendered for Windows was 32.7 MB.</span></span><br />
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The three photos were shot handheld using the Nikon D7000 and the Bower 8mm Fish-eye lens. Initial processing was accomplished using Photomatix selecting one of the many presets provided by the program. For this photo I selected B&W Artistic.<br />
Don't forget to click on the photo to enlarge to fill your screen.ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-16162280227359276632012-12-22T17:46:00.000-08:002012-12-22T17:46:30.934-08:00Bower 11 mm f3.5 Lens for Nikon, <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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These three photos were shot handheld in HDR with my new Bower 11 mm f3.5 fish-eye lens purchased on sale from B&H Photo on sale for $229.00 during a Christmas sale. I checked out all of the reviews and it turns out the lens performs better on Nikon cameras than Nikon's own fish-eye lenses. Read the review that convinced me to go for this lens <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/8mm-f35.htm">here</a>.<br />
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<br />ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-6807618294115304332012-12-22T17:44:00.000-08:002012-12-22T17:44:39.011-08:00Our 2012 Christmas Tree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Because of health problems this was a total effort by my lovely wife, Caroline with the help of Luis Toro a kindly neighbor who helped Caroline set the tree up in its stand, lugged the boxes of decorations off of garage shelves.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As usual the tree was purchased from Billy Wilson off his tree farm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A HDR photo of his spread can be seen at earlier posts. For some reason photos of Christmas trees at night are difficult for me to photograph. This one required some Photoshop tricks to make it pop off the screen. Click on the photo to enlarge.</span>ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-13790358506677802112012-11-12T04:05:00.000-08:002012-11-12T04:16:49.759-08:00Solstice Cycle Shop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This log building has had a number of business types since we have been living in Burnsville, NC. The owners have turned it into a bicycle shop. They asked me to photograph the building. This High Dynamic Range (HDR) was shot at f22 with a 18-200 mm lens on a Nikon D7000 camera. I used Photomatix HDR software and rendered the three exposures with the installed default called <i>Painter. </i>The sky was clear so I made a selection of the sky using Photoshop select command color range. With the selection loaded I opened the file containing the sky and selected the whole file. Switching back to the building file I used the Paste Into command. The sky file was then transformed to fill the entire area of the sky. Click on the thumbnail to fill your screen.</span><br />
<br />ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-72748213392512938352012-08-04T07:49:00.000-07:002012-08-04T07:49:43.866-07:00Raven Whitley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I captured this image of Raven at the annual Mt Mitchell Craft Fair held each year in Burnsville, NC. Her mothers camera battery died while she was snapping photos during the performance of some of the tunes from the local production of Big River that was done at the Parkway Playhouse.</span></div>ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-56573502842794745112012-07-25T05:37:00.000-07:002012-07-25T05:37:45.460-07:00Mary Catherine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is Mary Catherine (Erine) that I was asked to photograph by her mother and stepfather, Jan and Ric Hunter for her resume. Erine sings with some opera company in Italy and wanted an updated photo. The camera certainly loves her. This is my second retouch of the photo shot with my Nikon D7000 with a 50 mm f1.8 FX format lens that is equivalent to a 75 mm lens on a DX camera. The exposure was f2.0, 1/200 with a single SB-800 flash through a 48 inch umbrella.</div>
<br />ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-39021187909381334212012-03-11T16:34:00.003-07:002012-03-11T16:41:06.447-07:00My Current Self Portrait<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dRpgOvBe1bwHrsOSNim4ePhpAxYbDhj2o8fLja-l830ZcPK7QXpcGXwTnoHXKqrfZdkF1EyfVwzHCL2akbFe1xxt-Uwj7L_ZqS9HdQPUKS28CMLtyk-fv3572L6z9w3rrucMO3Gtc9h6/s1600/_DSC6290+Edit+1-+5X7+Flat.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 143px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dRpgOvBe1bwHrsOSNim4ePhpAxYbDhj2o8fLja-l830ZcPK7QXpcGXwTnoHXKqrfZdkF1EyfVwzHCL2akbFe1xxt-Uwj7L_ZqS9HdQPUKS28CMLtyk-fv3572L6z9w3rrucMO3Gtc9h6/s200/_DSC6290+Edit+1-+5X7+Flat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718787469538180322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">This is my current self portrait (with major Photoshop editing). Hell, if you know how to do it then you must. It keeps me out of bars - except the one that I have at home.</span><br style="font-family: arial;">ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-44108267832141323922011-12-25T13:46:00.001-08:002011-12-25T14:05:04.617-08:00Christmas Day Dinner<div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBUo3wrlWruK54gIADhwzNhpPxnPNgxcg68v6C545Mqd3LYvZUY6R9NSgujxo3SrUyF71tMoO0kUCQAE4oWC9a2WjTunhtKUHuXh1Gw9fnyyJs-vVmig6xon6wQ81xQqm9TfRr1tYvAHW/s1600/DSCN2031+Edit+1100x880+pix.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBUo3wrlWruK54gIADhwzNhpPxnPNgxcg68v6C545Mqd3LYvZUY6R9NSgujxo3SrUyF71tMoO0kUCQAE4oWC9a2WjTunhtKUHuXh1Gw9fnyyJs-vVmig6xon6wQ81xQqm9TfRr1tYvAHW/s200/DSCN2031+Edit+1100x880+pix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690185898741649602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZj-fYtBCJY7sjJ1nHWIMmjkFom1TYri86CEHPjBf_Ln0YL2hL6Qjr6Xd2l094aVWF2vzSM-EHv_i2IyhVA1fM4NDQQgDwr4GpPql0vnoq8WE4bTq0tkQ8J1zf-Dkq-_x3zarS0ncV6g6/s1600/_DSC6244+Flat+WP+Set+880x1440+pix.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 111px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZj-fYtBCJY7sjJ1nHWIMmjkFom1TYri86CEHPjBf_Ln0YL2hL6Qjr6Xd2l094aVWF2vzSM-EHv_i2IyhVA1fM4NDQQgDwr4GpPql0vnoq8WE4bTq0tkQ8J1zf-Dkq-_x3zarS0ncV6g6/s200/_DSC6244+Flat+WP+Set+880x1440+pix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690187272870548642" border="0" /></a></span></div>ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-31986967787346198062011-12-19T15:30:00.000-08:002011-12-19T15:47:49.642-08:00Gloucester Cathedral Choir - In the Bleak MidwinterIf this does not reach you -- then you are unreachable!<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRobryliBLQ&feature=player_embedded">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRobryliBLQ&feature=player_embedded</a><br /><strong><br />In the bleak midwinter,</strong> frosty wind made moan,<br />Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;<br />Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,<br />In the bleak midwinter, long ago. <p>Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;<br />Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.<br />In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed<br />The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.</p> <p>Enough for Him, whom cherubim, worship night and day,<br />Breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay;<br />Enough for Him, whom angels fall before,<br />The ox and ass and camel which adore.</p> <p>Angels and archangels may have gathered there,<br />Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;<br />But His mother only, in her maiden bliss,<br />Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.</p> <p>What can I give Him, poor as I am?<br />If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;<br />If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;<br />Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.</p><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRobryliBLQ&feature=player_embedded"></a>ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-62337724448590761632011-12-19T09:45:00.000-08:002011-12-19T09:53:26.406-08:00Celebrating Freedom<span style="font-family:arial;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklc-_Ahy4X5f8JJimHV_F_7Zfd9ESUzGURdC4PTSS0tX8QTqArqMy27KKeA8q_DC9pkN8bxF5Im__OP-QKM2L5-DpQm_88nAP9WMy7C33WPnzTdzjNI3fkgvPnLQq5UrUmbhBDwZ6mLdT/s1600/BOOK+COVER_DSC2374+CR+WITH+Text+8x10.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklc-_Ahy4X5f8JJimHV_F_7Zfd9ESUzGURdC4PTSS0tX8QTqArqMy27KKeA8q_DC9pkN8bxF5Im__OP-QKM2L5-DpQm_88nAP9WMy7C33WPnzTdzjNI3fkgvPnLQq5UrUmbhBDwZ6mLdT/s200/BOOK+COVER_DSC2374+CR+WITH+Text+8x10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687897250179869058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">My first book published on blurb.com was a book containing photos of fireworks of the display by the elite Burnsville development called Mountainair. The book can be viewed in its entirety on blurb at: <a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/768170">http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/768170</a>. </span>Just click on the preceeding link.ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-25671238942459368762011-12-19T09:12:00.000-08:002011-12-19T11:20:06.291-08:00Wildflowers of Wildwood Acres<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEWCvryfvi9H77Jhn0JKQuMYAzL9fKAoukcWFFk1vD7D-OqkdPergYKphHzqqRnUXi3cFDQcXefyPrpPtC6Hq-ZTCeRdMlQ4l2WN513iBa4ZYiA5Hdf7Qx9ZCDu-wnZK3KjejgEHY7-mV/s1600/01_DSC2069+CR+Edit+10x8+Wildflower+Book+Cover+with+Textr.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEWCvryfvi9H77Jhn0JKQuMYAzL9fKAoukcWFFk1vD7D-OqkdPergYKphHzqqRnUXi3cFDQcXefyPrpPtC6Hq-ZTCeRdMlQ4l2WN513iBa4ZYiA5Hdf7Qx9ZCDu-wnZK3KjejgEHY7-mV/s200/01_DSC2069+CR+Edit+10x8+Wildflower+Book+Cover+with+Textr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687920352384894610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I recently published a 74 page book of my wildflowers. The entire book can be viewed on line at the blurb website: </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2791936">http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2791936</a><span style="font-family:arial;">. A photo of the cover is shown here with the printed text as it appears on the book cover.<br /></span>ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-88075306396502328492011-09-02T04:14:00.000-07:002011-09-02T04:21:35.152-07:00Old Home In The Mountains - HDR<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMa3aW5FgjlrKZTSNHgpmpj13iSnN-NzGapBEBbJtJrp9qFXtyuIdRXCSkflZxC-CAu3g4rPFQ58G1YO1J0SpH683zUd-EMD3AJ9Ewod41870m9Q5Tx-MLngwure2AXeaubY_Bd1-W4XYU/s1600/_DSC6048_49_50_tone+Edit+1+1000x960.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMa3aW5FgjlrKZTSNHgpmpj13iSnN-NzGapBEBbJtJrp9qFXtyuIdRXCSkflZxC-CAu3g4rPFQ58G1YO1J0SpH683zUd-EMD3AJ9Ewod41870m9Q5Tx-MLngwure2AXeaubY_Bd1-W4XYU/s200/_DSC6048_49_50_tone+Edit+1+1000x960.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647719931154622322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">It was a beautiful day and I managed to find an overgrown driveway up to the house that has long been abandoned. Three shots hand-held combined tone-mapped in Photomatix </span>and tweaked in Photoshop CS5.
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<br />ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-84536459551517251962011-07-13T16:39:00.000-07:002011-07-29T13:12:44.310-07:00Dance With Me To The End Of Love<div style="text-align: center;"><b>"Dance Me To The End Of Love"</b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin<br />Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in<br />Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove<br />Dance me to the end of love<br />Dance me to the end of love<br />Oh let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone<br />Let me feel you moving like they do in Babylon<br />Show me slowly what I only know the limits of<br />Dance me to the end of love<br />Dance me to the end of love<br /><br />Dance me to the wedding now, dance me on and on<br />Dance me very tenderly and dance me very long<br />We're both of us beneath our love, we're both of us above<br />Dance me to the end of love<br />Dance me to the end of love<br /><br />Dance me to the children who are asking to be born<br />Dance me through the curtains that our kisses have outworn<br />Raise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is torn<br />Dance me to the end of love<br /><br />Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin<br />Dance me through the panic till I'm gathered safely in<br />Touch me with your naked hand or touch me with your glove<br />Dance me to the end of love<br />Dance me to the end of love<br />Dance me to the end of love<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye6JssTdnvw"><b>"Dance Me To The End Of Love"</b></a><br /><br />Per a request from Jewel<br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H2XvYj-zj4&feature=youtu.be">See Eleanor Powell Dance To The End Of Love</a><br /></div><br /><br /></div>ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-39540998823379361742011-07-12T05:49:00.000-07:002011-07-12T12:37:07.682-07:00Birdfeeder Action<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='392' height='325' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwHl28Nhrdo8uZIlt86rnb9YpnYl6z5NPo9Vyqw89OkGGXQbvbFcd1ktdEhn8YwvUzMEyMbKPp_yEgfBK7IsA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-33122073477037471832011-07-05T15:38:00.000-07:002011-07-05T15:58:12.228-07:00More Redbellied Woodpecker On Birdfeeder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooyIEx76zu5Y4AYjyzvcruWWyRIeUMDtFjwqEG9ajpZDCuUvSzFF88ftbTLkAmsblLUa47eEa_98wiHrtIiQd1Guz74mXa04C4fjaKpWr7kxx_tO_H95LxX1e68ZKxW7Bw6Z0a-n2zWgz/s1600/_DSC5833+Edit+1+960X1200.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 68px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooyIEx76zu5Y4AYjyzvcruWWyRIeUMDtFjwqEG9ajpZDCuUvSzFF88ftbTLkAmsblLUa47eEa_98wiHrtIiQd1Guz74mXa04C4fjaKpWr7kxx_tO_H95LxX1e68ZKxW7Bw6Z0a-n2zWgz/s200/_DSC5833+Edit+1+960X1200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626001701666030098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XbUCa4PDyQlEv2UNjMSNdlL2ylz1FLh2F_ZbwJpCzyaW4i31k4nhlwwcJHV8iPhzQ0jBy9f0AGlk-EK5Xfcpr5c1TBKKTTyZqvwOJA3jRxeUTVvrE7j-FDbO9oqJu4QRd5Tvo5cw2cmc/s1600/_DSC5836+Edit+1+960X1200.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 70px; height: 87px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XbUCa4PDyQlEv2UNjMSNdlL2ylz1FLh2F_ZbwJpCzyaW4i31k4nhlwwcJHV8iPhzQ0jBy9f0AGlk-EK5Xfcpr5c1TBKKTTyZqvwOJA3jRxeUTVvrE7j-FDbO9oqJu4QRd5Tvo5cw2cmc/s200/_DSC5836+Edit+1+960X1200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626002053667318802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayxPLn6QNnzvYcflEB91aanl8s2hPBDppKJYo99xcoivBJJ3L6PIFjk0erpGDuf4dgM4ji3cmo9nkn5DwgSJvIyfC0-M7t_h_xIcrSbSxkT-FKDSeXPrUbtDkwVD_ynu6IKup2G5XCREJ/s1600/_DSC5838+Edit+1+960X1200.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 68px; height: 87px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayxPLn6QNnzvYcflEB91aanl8s2hPBDppKJYo99xcoivBJJ3L6PIFjk0erpGDuf4dgM4ji3cmo9nkn5DwgSJvIyfC0-M7t_h_xIcrSbSxkT-FKDSeXPrUbtDkwVD_ynu6IKup2G5XCREJ/s200/_DSC5838+Edit+1+960X1200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626002533752613186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I actually shot a group of ten photos while on the phone with a salesman from the NRA trying to sell me a 5 year subscription/membership. I am about to turn 79 and suffer from COPD, suck on oxygen anytime I am in motion and sleep with a CPAP machine. When he first started his sales pitch I asked him if the NRA was giving out free ammo. No they are not giving out free ammo. After I agreed to a one year membership subscription and we were about to conclude the call, I asked him to bring the free ammo suggestion up at the next sales meeting. That he agreed to do with a low chuckle in the background.<br />Who says gun owners don't have a sense of humor!<br /></span>ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-47286243246473433062011-07-04T16:50:00.001-07:002011-07-04T16:56:01.078-07:00House Finch Feeding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBAcu71Rcr0UNiFDLZDY0CbPfVUze2Lm8aMe0dyOtszGaZoSNfuNwBwwyJD4Jf2K-giIOV4aGaIlEA3aPqQwDh4P3dOJTTFw0tPMPCxTxA20daNOaBHJm_7punnUTOrBIgQOc6qk1-gD2/s1600/_DSC5816+House+Finch+Edit+1+960x1200+Flat.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 70px; height: 88px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBAcu71Rcr0UNiFDLZDY0CbPfVUze2Lm8aMe0dyOtszGaZoSNfuNwBwwyJD4Jf2K-giIOV4aGaIlEA3aPqQwDh4P3dOJTTFw0tPMPCxTxA20daNOaBHJm_7punnUTOrBIgQOc6qk1-gD2/s200/_DSC5816+House+Finch+Edit+1+960x1200+Flat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625649152019625730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBXQCae4ytdjWNCZLfcTQm0pfFWgy0mIY0GcQdyIprfG4DtHO2CQRX1gTmlNZUyMC-IBOgGI-HKBreJ6HGdPBURkhFxyvDMp-tph4G13FbRTLEXGwKLq5kStnxVKigYIx65IZ4rdxs3GB/s1600/_DSC5806+-+House+Finch+960x1200+Edit+1+Flat.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 69px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBXQCae4ytdjWNCZLfcTQm0pfFWgy0mIY0GcQdyIprfG4DtHO2CQRX1gTmlNZUyMC-IBOgGI-HKBreJ6HGdPBURkhFxyvDMp-tph4G13FbRTLEXGwKLq5kStnxVKigYIx65IZ4rdxs3GB/s200/_DSC5806+-+House+Finch+960x1200+Edit+1+Flat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625648981432468130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Just the males showed up this time. They look better in these photos than those I Googled on the web. Apparently their coloration depends on the type of food they eat. Click each image to fill your screen.</span>ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-83380808066470062892011-06-30T15:26:00.000-07:002011-07-04T16:57:32.164-07:00Goldfinch and Indigo Bunting Sharing With Both Male and Female House Finch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhja8WGFkSepHBKDtCdy14ipYgn69mvPjLVzjpAuGImOUxfNJvimm-TyCjcAJby-smuHO_yd-Nacs4SKBAbcmU8PoiTFUk26eNTFycYnbpRmQmudgMCPpaeaDsU-BAaPSkmdMz2ntJZt3lB/s1600/_DSC5744+Edit+1+8x10+Flat+960x1200+pix.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 41px; height: 52px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhja8WGFkSepHBKDtCdy14ipYgn69mvPjLVzjpAuGImOUxfNJvimm-TyCjcAJby-smuHO_yd-Nacs4SKBAbcmU8PoiTFUk26eNTFycYnbpRmQmudgMCPpaeaDsU-BAaPSkmdMz2ntJZt3lB/s200/_DSC5744+Edit+1+8x10+Flat+960x1200+pix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624143203548675842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QptiCQOpPYUhWqFsTpZD7d5hPlS_PnUXRzOXeK2De6-4_4av9Lt-cXFOSIR9Zh0Ug81d9FLfDOII7w3mi9u9ArzTkTw_IpgvZRZ-vb-nNdCHkdulaO0msqRFOuBqbztcrEnoohR06Xw2/s1600/_DSC5781+Edit+1+1200x960.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 65px; height: 52px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QptiCQOpPYUhWqFsTpZD7d5hPlS_PnUXRzOXeK2De6-4_4av9Lt-cXFOSIR9Zh0Ug81d9FLfDOII7w3mi9u9ArzTkTw_IpgvZRZ-vb-nNdCHkdulaO0msqRFOuBqbztcrEnoohR06Xw2/s200/_DSC5781+Edit+1+1200x960.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625077397887830594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">It is not often that you find both these birds sharing. They are however, sharing together more so than other species that visit our bird feeders.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The second photo was captured with both the male and female House Finch's eating with the Goldfinch and Indigo Bunting. Click on each image to fill your screen.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-49890215586717489222011-06-30T13:30:00.000-07:002011-07-05T16:04:38.348-07:00Redbellied Woodpecker On Birdfeeder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8sjxDmnJejfhT4f0hMCfDFLHZmPssg-Uzrj76UjWZTW1BDmbePADRpff-wVwQx2O6D1x48DTJ6XZjLBz-1KAHZ6odRdiXwLda3CKP_7fMzIDrPaFDVaMmHMZxaDr6K-elbUr6Pk45VdZ/s1600/_DSC5685+Woodpecker+960x1200+pix.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8sjxDmnJejfhT4f0hMCfDFLHZmPssg-Uzrj76UjWZTW1BDmbePADRpff-wVwQx2O6D1x48DTJ6XZjLBz-1KAHZ6odRdiXwLda3CKP_7fMzIDrPaFDVaMmHMZxaDr6K-elbUr6Pk45VdZ/s200/_DSC5685+Woodpecker+960x1200+pix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624113331908753458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">The Red-Bellied Woodpecker visited once in the last month and we were lucky to have camera in hand. It spooked easily as do the Cardinals. With camera set on continuous low I managed to get this half-decent photo. Click to enlarge.</span>ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-38604765906139931732011-05-21T17:34:00.001-07:002011-05-23T07:54:56.070-07:00A Colt Was Born on May 4, 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZkx2F9LLnMhwDqDcMncRj9nsKdK9-lUeZAmhPjK9KiBZCY0SMM5zcGAfch08ZhIpafkGjQvvozXUcUo_fxeNsdCuwrYGv8VafIZYhYJ6XMB68uj8PyZXVge53dOGFsm-ltoovs0BfdAQ/s1600/_DSC5368+Edit+1+960x1200+pix.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZkx2F9LLnMhwDqDcMncRj9nsKdK9-lUeZAmhPjK9KiBZCY0SMM5zcGAfch08ZhIpafkGjQvvozXUcUo_fxeNsdCuwrYGv8VafIZYhYJ6XMB68uj8PyZXVge53dOGFsm-ltoovs0BfdAQ/s200/_DSC5368+Edit+1+960x1200+pix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609332649111617698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I photographed this beautiful colt this afternoon after talking to Karen Cooper the owner. She noted that this newborn has one blue eye and the other is brown. Look closely at the colt's right eye.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">It was a struggle to capture the shot because for the last two days I have had difficulty breathing. I actually had to climb up a steep slope beyond Karen's house to get both mother and child.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">They kept moving and with the new Tamron 70-300 mm lens (actually 105-450mm on an APS sensor Niko D7000) it was difficult for me to fame both mother and child.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Be sure to click on the thumnail to fill your screen.</span>ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-73210867224386119652011-05-05T07:38:00.000-07:002011-06-05T15:57:58.520-07:00Birds On The Birdfeeders<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOG1WfudNTI3k-dZAiFNlnoNV-BTjWdLdaiiCPICYOKzfnmQmSJjjgEc7NWteG4xQqlznMOhkZc-8rNh6DviJz2aqxAD0_ZQlcPpUnh0d0Me0s2VEb-jRVc5fDBlz7bX_wAIgweWDekNTs/s1600/_DSC0752+Edit+1+7x5+Male+Goldfinch.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 25px; height: 33px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PiLYYsA3lPF4MLUgb61gsNOmN_M4GMCTRsk6BqG6yv5T47cUG8hf5gGFdMfxCYHipEu0yDi9MWtLo2qQGhHUqDLx0X-W7S1NNBg7xx_KFs56kPlMLToRLV09smpLMvNSzXTVfW8w3hiC/s200/_DSC5320+Edit+1+Indiago+Bunting+920x1150+Pix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609927969270473618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL77QZoqyXbATxoDWdUVxU_8q3t0esQlP9JrUUWw_fI6YvzkkshIv7OJTZOvkZ1Hnb3bcVxsRe_OLRlip3WzOwaab3q71zzd8uJUG_LhQU_y3K0UbeQesLfQ6NkZ02Y3xZEChXy4I2xOld/s1600/_DSC5461+Female+Indigo+Bunting+8x10.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 24px; height: 32px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL77QZoqyXbATxoDWdUVxU_8q3t0esQlP9JrUUWw_fI6YvzkkshIv7OJTZOvkZ1Hnb3bcVxsRe_OLRlip3WzOwaab3q71zzd8uJUG_LhQU_y3K0UbeQesLfQ6NkZ02Y3xZEChXy4I2xOld/s200/_DSC5461+Female+Indigo+Bunting+8x10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611918094614868658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0K0faGAk0Cw7G45OIEPkdcr1XKEOXAbR3GEhWhBu3stvFfKVgBrk4n_20sjoYovzF4cJhhYTtxK1qwMdIqiH11VArrnDwNj_Ndqj1ZQPvBSgMmnmxndbVTFIKuy2Jd8zACQGMk0TZwXRn/s1600/_DSC5470+Cardinal+-+Male+920X1150+PX.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 23px; height: 31px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0K0faGAk0Cw7G45OIEPkdcr1XKEOXAbR3GEhWhBu3stvFfKVgBrk4n_20sjoYovzF4cJhhYTtxK1qwMdIqiH11VArrnDwNj_Ndqj1ZQPvBSgMmnmxndbVTFIKuy2Jd8zACQGMk0TZwXRn/s200/_DSC5470+Cardinal+-+Male+920X1150+PX.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611914730444409410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-family: arial;"><br />Anyone checking my postings (I have grave doubts that I am the only one checking my postings) will have to had noticed that I keep adding photos to this post. The reason I have been adding photos is do to the acquisition of a new lens -- the Tamron 70-300 mm (4.0 - 5.6). This lens mounted on the new D7000 allows it to function as a 105--450mm lens. The lens was designed as a full-frame lens for 35mm or FX digital format DSLR's. A note about the Indigo Buntings -- the first three are males and the last is the female. She actually looks a little more grungy in nature -- but I could not resist in dressing her up to compete with the male.<br />I will keep adding as new species of bird wildlife expose themselves to this new lens. I am especially looking for the female Cardinal to sit for a photo. Be sure to click on a photo to fill your screen. Try clicking again and be overwhelmed with the detail of the photo.<br /></div>ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814144528217654518.post-81068769564392987322011-04-23T16:21:00.000-07:002011-04-23T16:30:22.614-07:00Sunrise Photo Shot With New Nikon D7000<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiGtWe7qoUwnHw9Dsg98781J6R9GhShPUqcqr5agJhIiThrANci9qD1OKFNCZ1WS-_7NOXWFDC7zfhC0-dWbjl2P75SpxQOXeaRbhSuK_9TA8fGYziuIwDSn9sSa1dGIOoe9UlFRLMnnO/s1600/_DSC0337+as+Smart+Object-1+Topaz.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiGtWe7qoUwnHw9Dsg98781J6R9GhShPUqcqr5agJhIiThrANci9qD1OKFNCZ1WS-_7NOXWFDC7zfhC0-dWbjl2P75SpxQOXeaRbhSuK_9TA8fGYziuIwDSn9sSa1dGIOoe9UlFRLMnnO/s200/_DSC0337+as+Smart+Object-1+Topaz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598923337909289234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">This photograph was edited using both Camera Raw and Topaz new plug-in bundle that is free for one month. With discounts from NAPP you can purchase the whole suite for about $149.oo.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I used the noise program and the Adjust filter and this is the result. Click on the thumbnail to fill your screen.</span> Enjoy!ChiefTestPilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222309729204482887noreply@blogger.com1