Maggie’s Funny & awesome pics, vids and memes thread (work safe, no nudity)

[LegioX]

Did a lot of flying in a single turbine Otter on floats.
I remember flying low through a canyon on a crap weather day making a series of deliveries to a backcountry lodge you could only access by float plane in the summer and hitting a monster downdraft. We were below the mountains on either side, unsure of elevation above the bottom, but we lost dang near half before Charlie got to the throttle and pulled us up.
It was a bit spooky, but having flown every day through the AK range and Talkeetna's, I was getting pretty used to it.....

I still have a huge passion for AK flying and the cool planes I was able to fly in up there.

I like the turbines but nothing beats the sound of the rotaries.

 

[apmech]

I like the turbines but nothing beats the sound of the rotaries.

I think you mean radials not rotaries.

 

[Arc Light]

I think some people would appreciate this..
Hubby talks about his work laborers often. I could not imagine trying to get that many people to actually do something right flawlessly.
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I don't know about that. NASA did a pretty damn good job of faking the moon landing

 

[Arc Light]

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How long before we start seeing this look at matches? Tactical beards definitely give you an edge

 

[BullGear]

Heard a report on TV that a man was stung near the eye and he died. Don't know anymore than that.

 

[LegioX]

I think you mean radials not rotaries.

Roger, and thanks.

 

[Sgt47]

 

[Maser]

 

[Zorrosdens]

thanks, I’ve started to experiment with the manual mode on my wife’s Nikon (I bought it for her for Christmas a few years ago) and am really having some fun with it!

Manual will teach you light, how to deal with what you see and how you use your “rifle” to hit your intended visualized “bullseye”. It will.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

 

[sirhrmechanic]

And in the end... it all comes down to squirrels....

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[sirhrmechanic]

 

[GUN NUT in IA]

NOPE

I could do that, but

- it would not look that graceful

- I would not survive

- it would take a whole bunch of really big guys to get me started.

Otherwise . . . it would look just like that.

 

[timesublime]

Heard a report on TV that a man was stung near the eye and he died. Don't know anymore than that.

https://www.foxnews.com/science/murder-hornet-kills-spain-man-report-says

 

[Lawless]

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As the grandpa of a 5 month old boy, this is truth!

 

[Lawless]

thanks, I’ve started to experiment with the manual mode on my wife’s Nikon (I bought it for her for Christmas a few years ago) and am really having some fun with it!

You have 200 years of photo know how built in your camera, use it

I usually shoot in aperture priority so all I’m choosing is my DOF. I let the camera set the exposure.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

 

[sirhrmechanic]

You have 200 years of photo know how built in your camera, use it

I usually shoot in aperture priority so all I’m choosing is my DOF. I let the camera set the exposure.

True, but you have 200 years of "Average" photo experience all rolled into get the best possible "Average" photo.

One nice thing about digital is that pictures are free! Not like the old film days where you paid for every exposure. Now, if you have the time, you can take 20 shots... varying the aperture and the speed and then picking the best image out for either printing or post-processing.

Camera doing the job for you is good for snapshots. But digital lets you do things 'in' the camera that were hardly cost-effective back in film days.

Cheers,

Sirhr

P.S. Here's a few from my road trips. Leica M8 digital with a variety of lenses. No post-processing or photoshop.

Pictou Nova Scotia, Oct 2010.

Crazy Horse Monument c. 2011

24 Hours of Daytona, 2011

Near the Nevada Test Site/Pahrump c. 2011

Yellowstone falls, 2009.

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[sirhrmechanic]

 

[Lawless]

One nice thing about digital is that pictures are free! Not like the old film days where you paid for every exposure. Now, if you have the time, you can take 20 shots... varying the aperture and the speed and then picking the best image out for either printing or post-processing.

If you shoot in RAW you can take one as long as the focus is sharp and the aperture is where you want. That’s what I was saying, there are very few situations I would shoot in manual mode.

 

[Lawless]

 

[Lawless]

 

[Lawless]

 

[Lawless]

 

[Lawless]

 

[Lawless]

 

[Lawless]

 

[Lawless]

 

[Conaso]

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Bears, Hornets, bats, etc., you won't truly know fear until you've experienced an....

ATTACK OF THE KILLER SCREWS!!!!

 

[4065HW]

Dont know what it is,buddy said dont touch,it will light you up

 

[timesublime]

The Io moth caterpillar is also fairly showy and has a green body with a red and white stripe down its side. On the body in rings, you can find the protruding hairs. They are about 2 inches in length and can be found outside now on many broadleaf plants.

 

[4065HW]

The Io moth caterpillar is also fairly showy and has a green body with a red and white stripe down its side. On the body in rings, you can find the protruding hairs. They are about 2 inches in length and can be found outside now on many broadleaf plants.

Thanks just looked it up

 

[nealm66]

Ha ha chainsaw bears. That’s fricking funny

 

[LeftyJason]

True, but you have 200 years of "Average" photo experience all rolled into get the best possible "Average" photo.

One nice thing about digital is that pictures are free! Not like the old film days where you paid for every exposure. Now, if you have the time, you can take 20 shots... varying the aperture and the speed and then picking the best image out for either printing or post-processing.

Camera doing the job for you is good for snapshots. But digital lets you do things 'in' the camera that were hardly cost-effective back in film days.

Cheers,

Sirhr

P.S. Here's a few from my road trips. Leica M8 digital with a variety of lenses. No post-processing or photoshop.
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Pictou Nova Scotia, Oct 2010.

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Crazy Horse Monument c. 2011


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24 Hours of Daytona, 2011

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Near the Nevada Test Site/Pahrump c. 2011

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Yellowstone falls, 2009.

Cheers,

Sirhr

Did the Monument pic have a polarizer on the lens? Sky looks too blue to not have one.

 

[LeftyJason]

Another method that works sometimes is taking a picture with some sort of automatic setting and then playing from there. Occasionally it's easier to play with long exposures with more of a manual mode. Then you've got the time.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Did the Monument pic have a polarizer on the lens? Sky looks too blue to not have one.

Nope... it was likely the contrast against the white.

Did nothing to those photos...

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[geek65]

Looks like a sea monster

 

[ubettcha]

 

[12Bravo]

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I brushed up against one of these a few years ago. Definitely don't want to do it again!

 

[Mike Casselton]

Nope... it was likely the contrast against the white.

Did nothing to those photos...

Cheers,

Sirhr

I lived in Rapid City for 12 years. When the sky is blue, it's really blue.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

 

[MadDuner]

I believe a majority of Americans would give up all their rights for free WiFi.....

 

[theLBC]

 

[armorpl8chikn]

In your rem sleep wet fantasies.

 

[Twitchy]

Jacarandas in Australia?

 

[armorpl8chikn]

It's been a while since I played with my exposure. When I do, I have no control over my shudder speed.

 

[Rthur]

R

 

[Sgt47]

Macro photography by Vyacheslav Mishchenko

 

[ZiaHunter]

I could do that, but

- it would not look that graceful

- I would not survive

- it would take a whole bunch of really big guys to get me started.

Otherwise . . . it would look just like that.

Hold my beer!

 

[ZiaHunter]

Sunset on the headwaters of the Rio Grande above Silverton