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Monthly Archives: April 2011

Day 108…a couple from Idaho Falls…

Friday, April 29, 2011

I spent most of the last three weeks in Idaho Falls, Idaho.  They have windmills! (1/1000, f8, 50mm, ISO 125) (1/1000, f9.5, 50mm, ISO 125, -1/2 stop) ~Curtis in Idaho! {!-{>

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Not your Grandmother’s French Footbath…

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Kohler is pulling out all the stops. ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 107

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

A brief interlude… (1/250, f11, 130mm, ISO 500) Curtis, soon to be back in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 106: Skagway part 7

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Out of the final tunnel and into a world of cloud…. An interested observer: the Dailylife Wife! Snow and water… …Right of Way Storage… …rocks and cloud… Details of the train: At last!  We’re at the top of White Pass! Next:  Switching ends! Curtis in Alaska! {!-{>

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How to clean…

Sunday, April 17, 2011

…your lenses and digital cameras. From Nikon and Lifehacker, a video on how to clean your lenses.  So-so english subtitles; pretty good jazz background music! *** A tutorial on how to clean your digital camera, including the sensor, of the dreaded sensor dust.  It probably voids any warranty you have left on your camera, but […]

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The State of Franklin

Sunday, April 17, 2011

A short article about a new documentary on the State of Franklin, 1784 to 1788. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/apr/17/short-lived-state-retold-in-documentary/ Curtis in Idaho! {!-{>

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Day 105: Skagway part 6

Friday, April 15, 2011

Back to Skagway, the White Pass and Yukon Railway, and the fog… The View. Into the soup. More View. There seems to be something different here… The fog is above and beside… Oh.  The fog is below, too. Tunnel. *** ~Curtis in Alaska! {!-{>

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Day 104

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Last weekend the Dailylife Wife and I took a run up to the Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge north of Great Falls. A Western Meadowlark in full song. (1/500, f9.5, 500mm, ISO 500) A Redwinged Blackbird attempting song. (1/1000, f11, 500mm, ISO 500) One for Oma… *** ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 103: Moosing around in the archives…

Sunday, April 10, 2011

I was searching for a photo for Dailylife Daughter #2 when I came across just about my only Moose photos.  We found this critter on the West side of Roger’s Pass on MT200 on 18 May 2007.  I have looked diligently since then near that spot and have not seen another one. (1/400. f7.1, 300mm, […]

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Day 102: Skagway part 5

Saturday, April 9, 2011

(EXIF data on request, or check it yourself: it is still attached to each photo…) OHBOYOHBOYOHBOY!  A trestle AND a tunnel! *** *** Here is part of what the trestle is over… Meanwhile, back at the tunnel! *** Whosh!  Right into the dark! On the other side, it is still gloomy.  Great scenery, but gloomy. […]

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