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Looking over the past few pages, I must say that this place has never been better in the time I've been visiting. Colin, that monochrome from Scotland is simply magnificent; Huss, your monochrome abstract is equally excellent; Ken B., your botanical photo is superb; and Chris, your turtle series is heartwarming for anyone who loves wildlife and knows something of what mother turtles have been through in their quest to perpetuate their species. And not only have the image posts been great, so has the conversation. This thread is one of the consistent factors in my life that bring me real enjoyment and a wonderful sense of community.
For my part, I have been actively redeveloping my lapsed musical hobby, and I have now pulled together my ideal "guitarsenal." I have traded out the not-so-well-Chinese-made Dobro (don't get me started on what Gibson via Epiphone has done to sully the legendary Dobro name!), whose photo I posted previously, for a Gold Tone Paul Beard Signature resonator guitar. I still have the beatiful Taylor that is the flagship of my little fleet, along with the Recording King metal-bodied resonator. And I have added a National El Trovador resonator to my collection. The Gold Tone and the National are in the hands of my local luthier having their action set properly for my needs.
Like any good MFNG enthusiast, we guitar lovers have a rationale for each instrument in our collection. In my case, the Taylor and the National are for fingerstyle while the Gold Tone and the Recording King are for bottleneck slide in open tunings. Like lenses, each guitar has a special character. Thus, the Taylor is the subtle, complex and beautiful urban sophisticate-with-a-warm-heart, while the National is the more brash rural lad of less immediately obvious, but no less present, sophistication; the Recording King is the uncomplicated, deeply bluesy, richly-metallic-like-a-bell (being made of bell brass) introvert-with-an-extroverted-attitude, while the Gold Tone is the expressive, multi-hued mesmerizer that can do everything from high-treble screams through sizzling howls to warm mid-tones or deeply harmonious note-pairings, all within a brief phrase if desired.
While the Gold Tone and the National are busy at the luthier's shop, I was just sitting on my sofa when I happened to glance over at the Recording King's reflective visual beauty, and I thought "I can't keep this beautiful vision to myself." It wasn't enough just to call my long-suffering wife into the room to appreciate it, though she did enjoy it; I decided I needed to share it with you fine folks as well. Unfortunately, the photo can't quite replicate the in-person experience, but it comes close to expressing the mood. This image is brought to you by the 50 f/1.4 SC. (Once the Gold Tone and the National are back from the shop, my Fuji and I will make some photos of them to post as well.)
 The Recording King Reflects - 06 13 19 by Glen Rowe, on Flickr
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