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Day 98: Off on another adventure!

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Tuesday morning (by a few minutes still) saw Toots, Leslee and me off on another adventure: cheap flights to LA…and Disneyland!  We just had to drive to Billings (220 miles) to get on the plane! I had my usual sterling conversationalists as company while I drove…DVD Girl… …!!!… … The Windmills of Judith Gap! Click […]

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Day 97: snow geese in the morning light

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

East of Great Falls… (1/1000, f8, 600mm, ISO 400, Handheld) (1/1000, f8, 600mm, ISO 400, Handheld) (1/500, f8, 600mm, ISO 400, Handheld) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 96: The Weekly TEA Party Protest!

Monday, April 5, 2010

There were again about 18-20 of us out on Tenth Avenue South Saturday afternoon.  There were also about five on the corner where I took this photo from, and five or six back on 9th Avenue South on the detour for west-bound 10th Avenue South traffic. Today was a little unusual, however.  The Cops on […]

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Day 95, Part 2

Monday, April 5, 2010

This is Part 2.  To read them in order go to Part 1, post below.  As always, click to enlarge, BACK to return! I’m not so sure about this hill thing… It isn’t in the manual… I’ll go with Plan 3a: Just like the stairs, the un-tea kettle part goes first.  Back ‘er down slowly. […]

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Day 95, Part 1

Monday, April 5, 2010

Easter continued…don’t forget, click to enlarge, BACK to return! After the Saturday brunch we had the egg hunt. I was sure I saw one around here somewhere… There it is! There’s another! . . . . . . . Down we go. I’ll get it… !!! Every year it is the same thing: pick up […]

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Day 94: Happy Easter!

Sunday, April 4, 2010

An early Easter Brunch…on Saturday…too many of the group are working Sunday… I am so ready for this: just give me a menu! Aarrgghhh!  No menus at Golden Corral? This’ll do. Yes, I know what silverware is…what’s your point? Here, Nana, you can have my fork.  It’s still clean… You should try some of this […]

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Day 93

Saturday, April 3, 2010

A comparison of effectively the same photo in black and white and in color. * (On the left: 1/2000, f8, 28mm, ISO 400, polarizing filter) (On the right: 1/3000, f8, 38mm, ISO 400, polarizing filter) Be sure to click on them to enlarge them.  BACK to return! Last year’s leaves as wallpaper! (1/350, f5.6, 135mm, […]

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Day 92: 99 years old

Saturday, April 3, 2010

This tunnel is 99 years old this year.  Maybe we should get a party together next year, balloons, cakes, steam engines… (1/90, f16, 35mm, ISO 400, black and white in the camera, polarizing filter) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 91

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Old school…black and white digital… (1/1000, f8, 17mm, ISO 200, Red filter in software on the camera, Polarizing filter) (1/350, f8, 17mm, ISO 200, Red filter in software on the camera, Polarizing filter) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 90

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Robyn clued me in on a railroad tunnel not too far out of town.  I have been going all around it for years, but never took the side road out to where it is. Back towards Great Falls… (1/180, f8, 17mm, ISO 100, Polarizing filter) (1/359, f8, 32mm, ISO 200, Polarizing filter) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! […]

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