One Great Shot

This photo in and of its self is not a great shot. Not even average really. No not great, average nor for that fact much of a shot at all. So why the title “One Great Shot”? You see I took it with my Canon PowerShot SX260 that has been in deep rice for a week and two days. Yes the one that went swimming with the fishes is back! A big Thank You to the person who did not listen to the naysayers when said person proclaimed ” I wonder if I covered with rice this electronic do- hickey that I dropped in the fish bowl       if it would dry it out?” Yes my brilliant friend it will!

Old Tech / New Tech

I have a PowerShot G3 that had some damaged pins on its built-in card reader. I was able to repair it with a cheap 10x loupe,  plus a small l.e.d. flash light and a small eye-glass screw driver. With the loupe I was able to see the pins that where bent and straighten them up.

Out I went and took a series of shots around our place this evening before the sun went down and choose a few to post. I move one to the desk top so I could add text and opened it so I could do so. A puzzled expression arose in my mind as I noticed this one already had text.  Though similar to the one I took today I knew it was not because it already had text added.  I indeed had opened the wrong one. I am just a genius smart that way. The photo I had opened was one that I took with my now-soaking-in-rice-becasue-it-took-a-swim-with-the-fishes PowerShot SX260 that I posted several post ago.

Here are those two photos:One taken with Old Tech and one with New Tech. Can you guess which tech is old and which one is new?

As Autumn Approaches

As Autumn approaches us here in the Northern hemisphere things fade in the season I called once The Season That Falls Into Night. So I expect those who are now in their spring and soon to come summer seasons to keeps us splashed with colors and blue skies till next year. Here are two pictures of things on their way out till next Spring. Enjoy!

This Monarch Butterfly is getting some fuel for it’s incredible journey to it’s Winter home. The New England Asters seem to be hanging on just for this reason.
These small White Wood Asters are hanging out on a fence roll on our place. I have several spots where they are plentiful and they draw a lovely variety of pollinators. Even as their petals start to fade there is usually, in the warm part of the day, several varieties of bees, moths and such around these beautiful flowers.

Another One Bites The Dust

I am not afraid of extra long post titles nor for that matter run on sentences. As the last one proves that point very nicely. The title is about my recent cameras possible demise. You see my PowerShot S3is had a critical lens error because the motor for the lens burnt out. My PowerShot G3 died last week due to the camera’s card reader pins breaking/bending so the card will not go in all the way. Lastly but the not lest is the fact my PowerShot SX260 HS took a swim with the fishes. Well not really the fishes but in the cats water bowl. What is tragic funny about this is it was one of my the cats who did the deed. It is on rice right at this moment and I will let you know if it truly is dead. So you see it seems another one bites the dust!

Till the next time here is a few from the past week. Enjoy!

A Red Admiral Butterfly on the Hummingbird feeder.
The wind was gusting, as it does here in October, as I took this picture. Wind makes taking pictures of Wildflowers and foliage a challenge but not impossible. I simply timed the shot as the flower reached its greatest flex point. I took this right before it “bounced” back to where it stood before the wind blew.
I have a rough time with the color Red as far as my photo skills go. I hope I get to tackle that issues still again with this camera!