graytrekker wrote:
Leighton - Thanks!
Of all those various social media things, I only have Flickr and Instagram, and the Flickr link works for me. Here is what I have in my profile:
What's wrong here? (probably something too obvious for e to see)
Doug
Hey Doug, if you look at what you have on your Instagram link, you just have the @name listed. Try putting in the whole URL, like you did with Flickr.
James Markus wrote:
Serge,
I do have the f2.8 version of the 16mm, but I only post the f3.5 ai in this thread? The change in Malaga and Torremolinos since 1970 is astonishing. The La Colina Hotel in Torremolinos was surrounded by sugar cane fields and navel orange orchards. I could walk to Malaga, and a nearby plaza. Decades later I told a co-worker about how pastoral or rural it seemed (not withstanding the cathedral in Malaga), and the beautiful landscapes. She came back with photos of the coast featuring high rise buildings as far as the eye could see. I didn't even recognize it anymore. These two are from an Argus C3 my first camera - thought you might find it interesting.
James, thanks for the links and nice photos for a beginner. Those are great views.
That is an amazing difference from present day Costa Del Sol. The waterfront area of Malaga is a tad over developed and modern for my taste and suspect the same applies to Marbella and Torremolinos. I much prefer the old world historical cities of Spain which have a more relaxed feel.
graytrekker wrote:
Leighton - Thanks!
Of all those various social media things, I only have Flickr and Instagram, and the Flickr link works for me. Here is what I have in my profile:
serge07 wrote:
James, thanks for the links and nice photos for a beginner. Those are great views.
That is an amazing difference from present day Costa Brava. The waterfront area of Malaga is a tad over developed and modern for my taste and suspect the same applies to Marbella and Torremolinos. I much prefer the old world historical cities of Spain which have a more relaxed feel.
Serge
Going from those two scenes to high rises as far as you can see may be economic progress but is so destructive at the same time. Andy, its not just the English, other folks are as guilty around the world.
Not sure what grocery prices are in comparison, but that seems reasonable to me. Plus, whenever we get our veg from the farmers market it tastes better.
leighton w wrote:
This really is a banal image, but it gives you some idea of prices in this area. 55/1.2 SC.
Not sure if it is destructive, but change is a force that can not be altered. My mom at 103 use to complain about everyone she knew was gone, but i think a part of is that the world she grew up in was gone as well. It's like multiple kids in the same family get slightly altered parents, and not the same upbringing. But, i miss some of the past.
saph wrote:
Going from those two scenes to high rises as far as you can see may be economic progress but is so destructive at the same time. Andy, its not just the English, other folks are as guilty around the world.
graytrekker wrote:
OK - so here is one of the oddest wildflowers I have seen recently. I don't recall seeing these before, - maybe I haven't been out when they are in bloom, or they are more prevalent in the area I have been hiking this week (instead of my usual haunt). Apart from the striking fuscia-colored petals, the flowers each have little white flowers inside. For scale, those white flowers are less than 1/4 inch across and the whole plant was about 3" tall.
This is called "Clakia pulchella", with various common names of pinkfairies, ragged robin, and deerhorn clarkia.
Just exploring the website looking for something more contemporary. My first post was on a thread in deep hibernation. Previous post ten years before! The 'small flowers you refer to are actually part of the innermost whorl of the whole flower. The female stigma of the flower which is connected to the ovary by the style. Pollen from the male stamen which surround the stigma is deposited on the four petal like stigmatic lobes. The successful male gamete will grow down the style tube and unite with the female ovum within the ovary. The flower is now fertilised and multiple new zygotes will develop within seeds. For later dispersal and hopefully germination. The outer whorls sepals and petals originally make up the bud prior to the flower opening. The colourful petals and nectar secreted at the base of the flower attract pollinating insects....Show more →
Rafael, excellent capture of your little red Corvette. I once had a similar mechanical symptom that you described, it turned out to the fuel pump.. Replaced the part and filter and it ran like a champ afterwards.
Leighton, great to see your photos from the market. The produce prices look reasonable at least compared to NYC.
I am getting ahead of myself posting these but wanted to share something different.
Mirador del Valle Toledo:
Background reflections caused by a thick glass panel. @ f/2
The view below, thought George would like this one. That looks like fun! @f/5.6
serge07 wrote:
Rafael, excellent capture of your little red Corvette. I once had a similar mechanical symptom that you described, it turned out to the fuel pump.. Replaced the part and filter and it ran like a champ afterwards.
Leighton, great to see your photos from the market. The produce prices look reasonable at least compared to NYC.
I am getting ahead of myself posting these but wanted to share something different.
Those are great views.
