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Independence Day 2018

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Plano, Texas 2018.07.04

The City celebrated the Fourth of July with a parade in the morning and fireworks in the evening.

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Oak Point Park this Fourth of July. The temperature was in the mid to upper 80’s. The light wind blowing from the Southwest was welcome.

While we were a good distance away from the festivities, but we had a really good view of the site.

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Happy Birthday America!

 

Pody

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Carlsbad Caverns NM

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Over the Memorial day weekend we took a road trip to West Texas and decided to go even further west to Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico. It has been 20+ years since we have been there.

Of course the Caverns have not changed much, but still fun to walk the 2.5 miles to and around the very bottom. Then I decided to try to beat the 1 hour elevator ride back to the top. I got my workout for sure.

I have never taken pictures in such low light, but flash was allowed and some areas are lighted. It was hard to focus the camera, but here are a few of the better pictures.

 

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Desert roadside out the front window
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I would like to go all the way out there for close up.

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Look close and the people appear tiny!

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A friendly reminder, We are in the desert!

Here is a link to some other pictures.

Pody

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Picture a Day – Rose

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I decided to try something a little different, for me anyway.

Take a picture a day for a week of the same subject in the same location with the same camera settings. These were taken in my home office/studio (I wish) at about the same time of day. The differences being the ambient light coming in through the 4×6 ft window on the east side. The other lighting is from a single 40 watt spot light in the ceiling.

What once started out as a pretty pink rose, became a pretty decaying rose as they always do. I suppose beauty IS really in the eye of the beholder.

Photographed: 2018.05-17 thru 2018.05.24

Pody

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