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I have been doing some online research on this stalking rifle and thought you folks might enjoy taking a look too. :elkgrin: My father brought this back from Germany after WWII. Firearms were being turned in after the war as new town governments were being set up. This rifle was turned in by a...

When planning trips and wanting to understand the best time of day for landscape photography I ran across this awesome program. It shows you on either satellite or topo maps when and in what direction the sun and moon will rise and set for any given day at any given location. :wings...

I found this guy in my rock wall in my front yard under a black light. :Wow1:

This is my first attempt at a star mountain night landscape following Ron Coscorrosa's excellent tutorial. http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/13098771_t6ehR Please feel free to help me learn more with your CC. Obviously I did not trek into the wilderness for this first attempt. I captured this...

This guy was sneaking around in my front yard today. He wasn't very happy when I stuck my camera into the bushes where he thought he was hiding.:D 1. 2. 3. 4.

This beefcake landed on my truck's roof this morning while I was having coffee on the porch. Wonder if he will blow off while I'm driving? 1. 2.

Last weekend my son and I went camping at one of our favorite spots. It's called Grand View at the end of an old timber road off the main road to Riggs lake on Mt Graham, AZ. Luckily another member here warned me that the heavy snows this winter brought down a lot of trees and the FS had a...

Having read so many threads recently on improving our photography skills I decided I better get out there and practice a bit of what I have been reading. I went to a local park this morning here in Tucson called Agua Caliente Park and spent some time practicing shooting the landscape. Here's...

I saw this over on Dgrin and thought it was well done. I'm currently wallowing in the "HDR Hole". :elkgrin:

Yesterday afternoon they demo fired a Civil War cannon for the elementary school kids across from my house. They first fired a light load that got my attention so I had time to get my camera for the second shot. They gave it a full load on the second shot that shook the whole neighborhood. I...

I have put hours into trying different HDR processing options on this image for printing but I am still not satisfied. My last attempt processed the RAW images into 16 bit tiff images, then processed with Photomatix, output as 16 bit tiff, brought back into CS4 for curves/contrast and a pass...

A friend of mine here in Tucson found this for sale in his neighborhood and bought it last weekend before the guy ever advertised it. It's a 92 Toyota 4X4 with a FlipPac on it. 200K miles, one owner, service records including having the head gasket problem repaired by Toyota. The FlipPac is...

My Son and two friends were headed to backpack Paria canyon so I planned to drop them off at the trail head and then spend 4 days relaxing and taking pictures in the area around Page Arizona then pick them up at Lee's Ferry on the Colorado river where they would end up. Nature threw in a little...

I have been looking for a backpack that will carry my equipment and some extra personal gear, food and water when hiking. Right now the best I have found are these two: http://www.clikelite.com/shop/large-hiker/ Or this one if you want to stay a little more compact...

When I was in the Air Force we used a self fusing silicon tape for wraping wire bundles or sealing cable splices. I was great stuff. It was nick named F4 Tape. I just found a public source for this tape and I order a couple rolls. http://www.f4tape.com If you were in any of military...

I have three Sceptor 5gal fuel containers and all three of mine have the gasket retention rings broken from over tightening. Since the gaskets are now not captured in the cap, I have lost 2 of the 3. I am not looking to replace the enitre cap assembly, I am just looking for a source for the...

Well after 4 1/2 years of off road abuse my Waeco CF-80 choked this last weekend. When I got to camp I noticed the temp was raising and the green power and temp lights would flash off and on about every 8 seconds and the compressor was not running. Other LED lights on the same circuit would...

I just picked up a new S&W .460 Magnum XVR. The motivation was primarily to have something with me in the back country that could stop about any large animal threat. But I have to admit; just being able to play with this hand howitzer is going to be a blast to say the least. :wings: Here's a...

After reading about SmugMug I checked it out. I am now a new convert. I used to use the free Photobucket hosting site but SmugMug's significantly improved quality and functions swung me over. Posted from Photobucket: Same posted from SmugMug:

Every few months this subject comes up. Sorry to bring it up again but I finally got into a position where I can invest in my first real DSLR. I want this new set up to last me awhile. I need something with good optics and a camera that will do well in low light conditions. I also have to...