I put the finishing tweaks on my new stabilizer rig this afternoon and tomorrow it goes off to the custom firearm shop for coating. The mind is an amazing thing, there have been several components of the design the worked fine, but just weren't exactly what I wanted them to be. I've thought about them and thought about them but couldn't come up with alternatives, then this afternoon in the span of a couple of hours it all fell into place. I took the whole thing apart, rounded some corners and rough edges on my belt sander, put all of the nuts, bolts, and allen screws in labeled ziplock bags, and tomorrow morning .
Jim, Iowa could be on the return leg too. Just saying.........
Dan
Photo add for Anwar Haven't shot anything that is flying for a long time, you'll have to accept Home Coming photo's - My "Baby" Annie is a freshman, growing up into a wonderful young lady and went off to the dance this year with some of her friends. She brought them all over for photo's before the dance and Dad got to play some. The girls really had fun this afternoon and I won't bore you with the 100's of photo's, just 2 to tease you all. Dan
nickjohnson wrote:
Thea and I went for a gentle stroll along the beach yesterday. No wind so the cold was not so bad. Stokes Bay is one of many shingle beaches here on the UK south coast. Many where used as launch points for the D Day invasion force. In particular, Stokes Bay was used as an assembly point for the floating concrete harbour sections known as Mulberry.
Here is a view and a pic of a commemorative plaque. Don't pay any attention to the poor quality - they are just work in progress with the nifty fifty. Instead, you may like to reflect upon the bravery of all who took part in that mammoth undertaking.
Known that spot since I went to Alverstoke Infant School (was by the Italianate Church in Anglesey Road near where Stephenson Close is now) where my late mother taught, and then to Alverstoke C of E Junior School where Sherwin Walk is now (named after the headmaster). We used to walk to school from our house in Bury Crescent either along the old railway line that ended at the former pier station at Stokes Bay (also long gone) or down Green Lane. In those days you could lie on your back on the parkland behind Stokes Bay Sailing Club and see and hear all the skylarks above you - not any more!! Good days that I didn't really appreciate at the time
HMS Dolphin and Southsea (naval memorial visible) beyond in about 1963
nrferguson wrote:
Known that spot since I went to Alverstoke Infant School (was by the Italianate Church in Anglesey Road near where Stephenson Close is now) where my late mother taught, and then to Alverstoke C of E Junior School where Sherwin Walk is now (named after the headmaster). We used to walk to school from our house in Bury Crescent either along the old railway line that ended at the former pier station at Stokes Bay (also long gone) or down Green Lane. In those days you could lie on your back on the parkland behind Stokes Bay Sailing Club and see and hear all the skylarks above you - not any more!! Good days that I didn't really appreciate at the time...Show more →
If I have time I will try and do a modern version of that view - don't hold your breath!
I was doing some reading this evening, on commercial architectural photography, and I happened across this article. Jan Arie most likely knows of this gentleman. Very interesting, and mildly depressing all at once. This 36 year old guy is, it seems, the most sought after architectural photographer of the decade. He knows nothing about architecture (his own admission), really doesn't care for architects in general because they are too much about money shots of their projects and he is leans toward documentary type images of buildings in their environment and how people fit into their use. He uses a 35mm, sometimes a point and shoot, no lighting, doesn't scout projects just shows up and starts shooting. I'm at once fascinated by his approach and technique, and on the other hand the whole story makes me want to step into oncoming traffic. Impressive and unfathomable.............
DanNehmer wrote:
Jim, Iowa could be on the return leg too. Just saying.........
Dan
Photo add for Anwar Haven't shot anything that is flying for a long time, you'll have to accept Home Coming photo's - My "Baby" Annie is a freshman, growing up into a wonderful young lady and went off to the dance this year with some of her friends. She brought them all over for photo's before the dance and Dad got to play some. The girls really had fun this afternoon and I won't bore you with the 100's of photo's, just 2 to tease you all. Dan
Beautiful Dan! Anybody can shoot airplanes..........
Went to a Victorian Christmas Fair at the weekend with a bunch of re-enactors who call themselves The Ragged Victorians and dress as working class Victorians ie poor and dirty Will definitely go and see them again
Ratchatcher (note rats on sash)
Dog faeces collector (you could sell it for a penny a bucket for use in the tanning industry)
Here's something you might get a laugh out of. Halle asked me for a camera about six months ago and I gave her a Canon SureShot. I don't think she has taken that camera off her wrist since I gave it to her, except for school. She shoots stills, she shoots video, she pretends she is Vlogging, she just loves it. They do "Elf on the shelf" at their house and have since it came out. The elf showed up a week or so ago and apparently Halle decided that she was going to solve the mystery of how the elf gets into all the predicaments it does around their home during the month of December. Last night the whole group was heading to the mall to Christmas shop for a group of needy families they help. Halle, without mentioning it to anyone, had devised a plan where she will conceal her SureShot, point it at the elf, and start rolling video. She apparently made sure her memory card was formatted and her battery was fully charged. Before they leave the house, Halle implements her plan because the elf always gets into some type of trouble when they are gone, or sleeping. They're shopping away at the mall and Halle confides in Faith that she is going to find out just exactly how their elf gets in all this trouble, and that she has set her plan in motion. Faith is like her Grandmother and couldn't stray from the straight and narrow if her life depended on it, and she is horrified. She decided to discreetly tell Jennifer about Halle's plan because she is is afraid that, if the elf finds out, he'll leave and never come back, plus she couldn't keep a secret for love nor money.
Jennifer chews on this whole scenario for a bit and texts us to help advise her on a course of action. Halle's Grandfather thinks she should get an A+ for creativity and stealth, but that is voted down immediately. Obviously there are some intricacies here that need to be protected for a few more years, but I have to say I'm darned impressed Ultimately Jennifer sat down with Halle and explained that Faith felt she needed to breach that confidence for the good of all involved. She applauded her ingenuity, but encouraged her to clue her Mom in on this kind of stuff so they could consider the ramifications together, before it is too late.
I've been breaking out in laughter the whole day imagining Halle devising and implementing her plan, that little gal is going to go far in life, and the A+ still stands as far as I'm concerned.
