Another shot with the 80-200 followed by two shots taken yesterday with the 200 f/4 AI-s with a PN-11 mounted. That smaller lens doesn't handle nearly as well as the zoom.
Sorry about the baseball season all you fans... this baseball has been sitting on the top of that stone wall for a few days. I guess no one wants to touch it!
CGrindahl wrote:
Another shot with the 80-200 followed by two shots taken yesterday with the 200 f/4 AI-s with a PN-11 mounted. That smaller lens doesn't handle nearly as well as the zoom.
Sorry about the baseball season all you fans... this baseball has been sitting on the top of that stone wall for a few days. I guess no one wants to touch it!
Spend yesterday evening watching the replay of the 2017 World Baseball Classic on MLB Network. Just not the same. Pace of play was faster though (edited for 2 hour time slots)
Hate it for my nephew in Virginia. They just canceled the remainder of the school year. He is a Senior and a pretty darn good pitcher. State Champions last year. Hope it doesn't mess up his college plans.
CGrindahl wrote:
Rafael, is GMC truck your next "project?" I've watched a few videos on YouTube of barn finds. I don't think this truck would get much notice from a serious hunter. Do you by any chance ever watch what Chip Foose creates?
Look what he did to a brand new Corvette...
Hi Curtis! no, that GMC is too common for a project and I am not looking for one. I love cars but they don't last forever, Nikkors do.
I like what he did to the Corvette, C6s are nice but not classics, now he made it a classic.
Oosty wrote:
If GAS and MFNG fever hadn't afflicted you, you would be in Del Mar - but then we wouldn't have had the pleasure of your company for all these years
rafaelcasd wrote:
Love this one, including the process Luc, guessing the blue bike is yours.
Thanks Rafael. That blue one is not mine but I do have a blue bike of the same Koga Myata brand (made in Holland using a Japanese Myata frame and Shimano parts). My bike which is about 25 years old has the same classic (with lugs) frame made of Reynolds steel. These frames are famous for offering a very good combination of light weight, sturdiness and comfort. When I was younger I used to ride a lot, also abroad especially in the hills and mountains of Spain. Happy memories ... Being Dutch I still have a few bicycles, it used to be five now reduced to three
CGrindahl wrote:
Another shot with the 80-200 followed by two shots taken yesterday with the 200 f/4 AI-s with a PN-11 mounted. That smaller lens doesn't handle nearly as well as the zoom.
Sorry about the baseball season all you fans... this baseball has been sitting on the top of that stone wall for a few days. I guess no one wants to touch it!
If I want, I can pop in the DVDs of the 2004 ALCS and World Series that my kids got me for Christmas. Definitely a fine ALCS!
CGrindahl wrote:
Another shot with the 80-200 followed by two shots taken yesterday with the 200 f/4 AI-s with a PN-11 mounted. That smaller lens doesn't handle nearly as well as the zoom.
Sorry about the baseball season all you fans... this baseball has been sitting on the top of that stone wall for a few days. I guess no one wants to touch it!
gbohannon wrote:
Spend yesterday evening watching the replay of the 2017 World Baseball Classic on MLB Network. Just not the same. Pace of play was faster though (edited for 2 hour time slots)
Hate it for my nephew in Virginia. They just canceled the remainder of the school year. He is a Senior and a pretty darn good pitcher. State Champions last year. Hope it doesn't mess up his college plans.
G
Definitely a bummer... imagine spending years to prepare for the Olympics and then being told it is canceled... yes, rescheduled for next year but whether that works for individual athletes is an unknown. So many uncertainties at the moment.
I've noted on YouTube that old football and basketball games are showing up. The powers that be really need to do something to keep us interested and there is only so much interest in talking heads on ESPN. You can only listen to Stephen A for so long...
You have a devious mind Peter... funny how getting older changes one. I've always pinched a penny pretty hard. A free baseball would have meant something at some point in my life but right now I'm more interested in staying safe. My friend Sue sent me a photo from Whole Foods Market this morning, showing her with an N-95 mask on as she shopped. We went round and round whether there were more risks inherent in having a shopper and home delivery, or protecting oneself and going to the store. Part of that equation is the matter of how specific your needs are and how much trust you have in a stranger buying your produce, for example. Definitely uncharted territory! Stay well my friend...
CGrindahl wrote:
You have a devious mind Peter... funny how getting older changes one. I've always pinched a penny pretty hard. A free baseball would have meant something at some point in my life but right now I'm more interested in staying safe. My friend Sue sent me a photo from Whole Foods Market this morning, showing her with an N-95 mask on as she shopped. We went round and round whether there were more risks inherent in having a shopper and home delivery, or protecting oneself and going to the store. Part of that equation is the matter of how specific your needs are and how much trust you have in a stranger buying your produce, for example. Definitely uncharted territory! Stay well my friend... ...Show more →
This is a problem.
Kristina is allergic to pretty muc everything common in modern day food. Due to her limited diet, she has become quite moddy, craving for this or that. Mostly things she can't eat. In the current situation, wher eonly one person from a family is allowed into a shop at a time, I have to try and cater her needs/desires best as I can manage.
With her anxiety, she is by no means able to go into a shop all by herself. Even though the social isolation thing is a non-issue for us, limited freedom of movement really is bringing along new challenges.
I'm back at work, and with that, can't prevent getting near strangers. I can pretend they are not there and still do my job, but I'm still surrounded by folks who were somewhere, and I have no means controlling that much.
I don't worry about my own health, but Kristinas grandmother and my mother both have health issues making them more vulnerable. Kristinas grandmother celebrated her birthday alone today. We went by to bring a gift, and Anouk sang a few birthday songs. I stayed in the car, knowing that getting out would potentially be harmful. Not a nice thought at all.
CGrindahl wrote:
Another shot with the 80-200 followed by two shots taken yesterday with the 200 f/4 AI-s with a PN-11 mounted. That smaller lens doesn't handle nearly as well as the zoom.
Sorry about the baseball season all you fans... this baseball has been sitting on the top of that stone wall for a few days. I guess no one wants to touch it!
Chuong what a great goal and not unlike what we did with our daughters. Trips across country and across eastern Canada plus 14 other countries. The gift of travel to someone young seeing the sameness and the differences in people will make a difference in his whole life. One funny story was that the spending money they had could only be spent at local stores etc. using the native language of the country we were in. Worked well until they found out saying chocolate got them chocolate in France. Ces’t la vie!
raboof wrote:
Laura,
Yup, just a blink. We made a goal to visit all states' capitols with him by the end of high school. 27 down. 23 more to go.
Ken - That’s awesome. I take the whole gang with me, not just him I hope this will make a difference in their lives. It changed mine in a good way. I would love to continue to travel with them as they grow older. Maybe all continents or something similar.
Ken Hill wrote:
Chuong what a great goal and not unlike what we did with our daughters. Trips across country and across eastern Canada plus 14 other countries. The gift of travel to someone young seeing the sameness and the differences in people will make a difference in his whole life. One funny story was that the spending money they had could only be spent at local stores etc. using the native language of the country we were in. Worked well until they found out saying chocolate got them chocolate in France. Ces’t la vie!
