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Posted: 5/21/2022 1:36:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NorthPolar: Man, life has been stressful. I busted the gear out for the first real project since the SO was up here 8 months ago. Work is just kicking my butt.  Gotta stop being lazy and take more photos.https://scontent.fmri1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/283167849_10158229327086504_6274750403294202362_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5cd70e&_nc_ohc=WYG836XUR4oAX8PTtPH&tn=jwlAwUIkbg7Uruae&_nc_ht=scontent.fmri1-1.fna&oh=00_AT_VaXO7UjemoLJaMhk3pJT2jNxuqk8sAHpj05Pw7DLu2Q&oe=628DFE4E Details? Interesting looking setups. |
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Posted: 5/21/2022 2:28:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Details? Interesting looking setups. Both are Glock 19x with PMM barrels. The right has a PMM micro comp, the left has their JTTC comp. Right is my edc and is the size and capacity of a G17, the other is my in progress Fauxland Special. It still needs a light and both need optics and cuts still. Weirdly enough, the 19X is the only Glock I’ve handled that feels good in the hand. |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 4:39:38 PM EDT
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This young lady's name is "Snow". She enjoys long walks in the park, fishing and general outdoorsy stuff.
 20210521_006 by Carl Peters, on Flickr 20210521_005 by Carl Peters, on Flickr 20210521_003 by Carl Peters, on Flickr
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Posted: 5/28/2022 10:40:48 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/29/2022 3:25:44 PM EDT
[Last Edit: tknogeek]
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Posted: 5/29/2022 7:06:46 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/29/2022 7:36:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/29/2022 7:57:31 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/29/2022 8:18:23 PM EDT
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Those humming bird shots are great. Awesome job geek!
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Posted: 5/30/2022 9:50:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tknogeek: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/216762/Tabor_20220529_080453-Edit_jpg-2401271.JPG Presentation Pass niiiiiiiice, these fellas are too small and fast for me. I am assuming you setup some kind of focus trap around a feeder? Or you're just a ninja? |
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Posted: 5/30/2022 9:34:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheAmaazingCarl: niiiiiiiice, these fellas are too small and fast for me. I am assuming you setup some kind of focus trap around a feeder? Or you're just a ninja? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheAmaazingCarl: niiiiiiiice, these fellas are too small and fast for me. I am assuming you setup some kind of focus trap around a feeder? Or you're just a ninja? Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Those humming bird shots are great. Awesome job geek!  I'm just glad I don't use film any more. My keeper ratio for hummingbird shots is abysmal.  I was standing about 4 feet from one of my mom's feeders. They've calculated they have several hundred hummingbirds visiting them - and these birds will feed from one of these feeders while I'm holding it. My parents have been hosting hummingbirds for decades now.  Positioning Flight  Flaps Deployed  Stabilized Approach  Short Final |
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Posted: 5/31/2022 1:25:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By EBR666: I'm very jealous!!! Was all set up to take pictures. Got to photo location set camera up and just then the clouds came in and it started to rain. SOAB Waited almost an hour but no let up. At least I saw it with my eyes. I had to calm down this morning so the hummer gave me a chance for his portrait. EBR https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/231737/Hummer_on_twig-2386062.jpg Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By EBR666: Originally Posted By TLF: Blood moon. Nikon D750, Nikon 70-300 ED at 300, F5.6 at ISO 400. Shot raw and a quick edit in Lightroom. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/103177/DSC_0821-2385603.jpg I'm very jealous!!! Was all set up to take pictures. Got to photo location set camera up and just then the clouds came in and it started to rain. SOAB Waited almost an hour but no let up. At least I saw it with my eyes. I had to calm down this morning so the hummer gave me a chance for his portrait. EBR https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/231737/Hummer_on_twig-2386062.jpg Thank you! I actually took a ton of pics that night. Need to get them on my computer to see if I have a better one. I was super lucky to have a perfectly clear sky that night to grab the pics. I just wished I had something like a 500 or so grab it.  But I kinda like the black space around it all.
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Posted: 5/31/2022 6:56:11 PM EDT
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While good gear helps, any camera will do in a pinch. Shot with my 2nd Gen iPhone SE.
The 105 Macro would have helped (mo betta bokeh), and more control over shutter and aperture wouldn't have hurt, and Lawdy I'd like the noise performance of a bigger sensor, but frankly I'm pretty surprised at the capability. Particularly the DoF. I took about 10 frames to get one in focus. I'm not 100% sure, but I think the bokeh in this one is actual bokeh, and not a "filter" that the camera code used. Note in particular the "dandruff" on this Forest Tent Caterpillar's hairs; this is actually fluff that he's scraped off the emerging white oak as he's traveled to his feeding spot.  Forest Tent Caterpillar by FredMan, on Flickr
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Posted: 6/1/2022 11:12:16 AM EDT
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Reflecting on the crate of film photos I have, my regret is that I just didn't take enough photos. And, instead of the majestic mountain landscapes, or action photos of climbers, the memories I wish I had captured on film were more like this one here.
I could never be this spontaneous with film. There was simply never enough of it. I love this photo for so many reasons. The commentary on film versus digital. The shenanigans of the simians at the crags. And the idea that this guy just walked up to this rock and thought, "Hey, I wonder if I can pick this thing up with my toes?" Move over, Jane Goodall. 
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Posted: 6/1/2022 7:31:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By L_JE: Reflecting on the crate of film photos I have, my regret is that I just didn't take enough photos. And, instead of the majestic mountain landscapes, or action photos of climbers, the memories I wish I had captured on film were more like this one here. I could never be this spontaneous with film. There was simply never enough of it. I love this photo for so many reasons. The commentary on film versus digital. The shenanigans of the simians at the crags. And the idea that this guy just walked up to this rock and thought, "Hey, I wonder if I can pick this thing up with my toes?" Move over, Jane Goodall. https://photos.smugmug.com/Climbing-Outings/20220530-Somewhere-Alabama/i-GsJt3sx/0/59037a5d/X3/DSC_1255Cz%20-%202160-X3.jpg 
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Posted: 6/1/2022 8:21:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Originally Posted By L_JE: Reflecting on the crate of film photos I have, my regret is that I just didn't take enough photos. And, instead of the majestic mountain landscapes, or action photos of climbers, the memories I wish I had captured on film were more like this one here. I could never be this spontaneous with film. There was simply never enough of it. I love this photo for so many reasons. The commentary on film versus digital. The shenanigans of the simians at the crags. And the idea that this guy just walked up to this rock and thought, "Hey, I wonder if I can pick this thing up with my toes?" Move over, Jane Goodall. https://photos.smugmug.com/Climbing-Outings/20220530-Somewhere-Alabama/i-GsJt3sx/0/59037a5d/X3/DSC_1255Cz%20-%202160-X3.jpg You drop down into these grottos, you don't know what you gonna find.  |
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Posted: 6/2/2022 2:10:29 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/5/2022 8:46:30 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/7/2022 1:17:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By L_JE: Reflecting on the crate of film photos I have, my regret is that I just didn't take enough photos. And, instead of the majestic mountain landscapes, or action photos of climbers, the memories I wish I had captured on film were more like this one here. I could never be this spontaneous with film. There was simply never enough of it. I love this photo for so many reasons. The commentary on film versus digital. The shenanigans of the simians at the crags. And the idea that this guy just walked up to this rock and thought, "Hey, I wonder if I can pick this thing up with my toes?" Move over, Jane Goodall. https://photos.smugmug.com/Climbing-Outings/20220530-Somewhere-Alabama/i-GsJt3sx/0/59037a5d/X3/DSC_1255Cz%20-%202160-X3.jpg @eatsbananasinasafe is that you? 
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Posted: 6/7/2022 6:51:18 AM EDT
[Last Edit: EBR666]
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A paeonia in our yard and we have no idea from where it came cause we didn't plant it. A pretty gift non the less.
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Posted: 6/11/2022 9:12:02 AM EDT
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Spent the last 3 days working in the People's Republic of Marylandistan; hate the politics and government, but my fucking God, they have some timber. I've been knocking around the woods for 32 years now, seen more than my fair share of fine wood, and this tract is in the top 5 of the best timber I've ever seen.
This patch was pure yellow-poplar. Basal area was 360 sq. ft/acre, which is at the upper limit of what's biologically possible. The SMALLEST tree in this shot was 16" in diameter. Haven't worked up the volume yet but I imagine it's running about 35,000 board feet per acre. That's about 8.5 log truck loads of wood per acre. Outside the Pacific Northwest, and some deep lower Mississippi bottoms, this level of stocking just doesn't exist. Except here.  360 BA YP Canopy by FredMan, on Flickr 360 BA YP by FredMan, on Flickr
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Posted: 6/12/2022 8:07:22 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/12/2022 9:02:14 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/15/2022 5:06:51 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/15/2022 7:53:49 PM EDT
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Can you explain more about that tape measure?
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Posted: 6/15/2022 9:10:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheAmaazingCarl: Littering is not cool kids https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52138665162_5859096c77_o.jpg20220611_001 by Carl Peters, on Flickr Kids will put anything in their mouths.
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Posted: 6/15/2022 9:14:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By villageidiot: Can you explain more about that tape measure? Doesn't know how a tape measure works...username is fitting.
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Posted: 6/15/2022 9:39:17 PM EDT
[Last Edit: FredMan]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By villageidiot: Can you explain more about that tape measure? It’s what we call a D-tape, or diameter tape. Marked in pi units of inches, to convert tree circumference to diameter in inches. That’s a 39” yellow-poplar, overb3 feet through. That’s a big fucking tree for eastern forests. We’re interested in how much volume the tree has, so we can figure it’s value. To calculate volume we need two measurements, diameter and height. We get height by eyeballing it (surprisingly accurate, when you’re good like I am), or use instruments such as a clinometer, or more recently a laser hypsometer like this:  YK1614 Nikon Laser Hypsometer by FredMan, on FlickrIf you’re interested in watching a plot get sampled, watch this video. Starts out moving to my next plot, marking, and measuring. I’ll sample about 50 plots on a normal day.  Counting Trees ETA, here’s my personal best on big trees, 71” 6-foot diameter cypress on the Blackwater River in VA.  Cypress on The Blackwater by FredMan, on Flickr |
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Posted: 6/15/2022 10:49:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Doesn't know how a tape measure works...username is fitting. Maybe if you can't look at both his thumb and the tape measure and see an anomaly, maybe we should trade usernames. 
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Posted: 6/15/2022 10:54:46 PM EDT
[Last Edit: villageidiot]
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Didn't know such a thing existed. So each 1" marking is essentially 3.14"?
Edit - Okay, watched a 6 minute video of a guy measuring trees and learned nothing. I don't want to hijack the thread so I'll try to read up on the subject. One question though, what's the little angled piece of plastic/glass? |
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Posted: 6/16/2022 8:15:56 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/16/2022 5:07:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By villageidiot: Didn't know such a thing existed. So each 1" marking is essentially 3.14"? Edit - Okay, watched a 6 minute video of a guy measuring trees and learned nothing. I don't want to hijack the thread so I'll try to read up on the subject. One question though, what's the little angled piece of plastic/glass? It's what we call a prism. It allows us to quickly determine if a tree is "in" and therefore needs tallying. We call it "point sampling" as opposed to "plot sampling". We can also use the prism to rapidly determine basal area, which is the primary number we use to evaluate stocking level (how many trees out there vs. how many the site can support). I usually use a 20-factor prism, which means every "in" tree represents 20 square feet of basal area. If you go out on an acre of forest, cut down every tree at 4.5 feet off the ground, and measure the surface area of all those stumps, that's basal area. It lets us get a good statistically valid sample while tallying the minimum number of trees. It costs money to count trees, so we want to count the absolute minimum we need to achieve the target level of accuracy. The standard is +/- 10% at the 95% confidence level for total tons; what that means is with the sample we collected, we're 95% sure that the total tons of wood is within 10% of the sample estimate. Here's me in some ginormous white pine. These trees are 110-120 feet tall, and 18"-28" in diameter. Big wood.  White Pine Canopy Selfie by FredMan, on Flickr
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Posted: 6/16/2022 6:10:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI really like this one. I'm curious if the highlights around the sun could be blown out a bit more, a bit more of a radius, and a bit more in the water, maybe? I didn't have the time to do photos of the Narragansett power station in Rhode Island this past winter. It was that, or NYC, one or the other. |
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Posted: 6/16/2022 7:20:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By villageidiot: Maybe if you can't look at both his thumb and the tape measure and see an anomaly, maybe we should trade usernames. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By villageidiot: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Doesn't know how a tape measure works...username is fitting. Maybe if you can't look at both his thumb and the tape measure and see an anomaly, maybe we should trade usernames. Methinks you need to have your sarcasm meter recalibrated. |
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Posted: 6/16/2022 7:31:12 PM EDT
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Just had a MAJOR thunderboomer pass over the farm.
We rarely get hail  Hail In Hand 2022-06-16 by FredMan, on Flickr
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Posted: 6/17/2022 7:55:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/20/2022 5:21:48 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/20/2022 10:20:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NorthPolar: @eatsbananasinasafe is that you? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NorthPolar: Originally Posted By L_JE: Reflecting on the crate of film photos I have, my regret is that I just didn't take enough photos. And, instead of the majestic mountain landscapes, or action photos of climbers, the memories I wish I had captured on film were more like this one here. I could never be this spontaneous with film. There was simply never enough of it. I love this photo for so many reasons. The commentary on film versus digital. The shenanigans of the simians at the crags. And the idea that this guy just walked up to this rock and thought, "Hey, I wonder if I can pick this thing up with my toes?" Move over, Jane Goodall. @eatsbananasinasafe is that you? |
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Posted: 6/20/2022 11:14:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/21/2022 7:52:29 AM EDT
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Another of the paeonia after it fully opened.
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Posted: 6/21/2022 7:22:52 PM EDT
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I don't think he likes his picture taken.
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Posted: 6/21/2022 10:26:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By EBR666: I don't think he likes his picture taken. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/231737/DSC_1004Robin_AR15-2426212.jpg They’re all like that. Bastards  DSC_8951-Robin Peer by FredMan, on Flickr
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Posted: 6/24/2022 1:04:59 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/26/2022 6:05:10 AM EDT
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There is a parade of the planets going on right now. Seven planets in all with the crescent noon riding along. Can't get them all in a single shot as they to far apart on their orbits. Got this shot of the moon and Venus just before the sun light blotted them out. Not a good shot as I hand held. I hadn't prepped the camera for this as it was supposed to be cloudy and raining. Damn weather man.
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Posted: 7/1/2022 7:20:41 AM EDT
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On vacation in NH. A couple of visitors to our part of the bay.
 And our breeding pair of loone. They had a hatch last year. First successful one in 40 years on our bay.  EBR |
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Posted: 7/1/2022 3:17:26 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/3/2022 6:45:46 AM EDT
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I've been waiting a week for this. Today it didn't disappoint. Sun rise from the NH summer cottage dock.
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Posted: 7/3/2022 8:44:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheAmaazingCarl: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52138434744_36c98247a7_o.jpg20220610_001IR_Rushmore by Carl Peters, on Flickr Oh man. You NAILED that one. |
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Posted: 7/5/2022 8:44:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/6/2022 6:14:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FredMan: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52196895391_2a724526a1_h.jpgRainbow 2022-07-05 by FredMan, on Flickr Now that's an interesting shot there. A rainbow sunrise/set combo. EBR |
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