tqa | February 7, 2010
Misty morning.NAS Pensacola, Florida31 July 20081/350 sec @ f/5.6; 148 mm focal length
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tqa | February 6, 2010
Rainbow over Kalihi valleyOahu, Hawaii28 May 2005HP Camera
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tqa | February 6, 2010
The things Zuska has to say often make me uncomfortable, and the way she says them often irritates the hell out of me. But I still read her blog, because she almost always makes me think about things in ways I hadn't before. Her post about the recent Lindsey Vonn Sports Illustrated cover is a great example of all of that.
Rudeness makes me want to stop reading. The "d00dz", "ladybraned ladeez", "mansplaining", and generalized sarcasm and condescension that littered Zuska's post irritated the hell out of me. But after spending just a small amount of time on actually looking at the issue, I'…
tqa | February 4, 2010
Sometimes "No Swimming" is a really good idea.Warning sign, highway rest area, I-10, Louisiana8 May 20081/250 sec @ f/11; 18mm focal length
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tqa | February 3, 2010
This one's a quiz. What's special about the airplane that has the NK on the tail?
1/750 sec @ f/9.8; 180mm focal length
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tqa | February 3, 2010
A little late today.
Royal ObservatoryGreenwich, England12 January 20071/180 sec @ f/8; 55mm focal length
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tqa | February 1, 2010
There's no such thing as an ugly ecosystem.
Salt marsh.Near Big Lagoon, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL1 May 20091/160 sec @ f/8.0; Canon EOS Xsi; 20mm focal length
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tqa | January 31, 2010
I don't know why, but this just feels like a Monday picture.
A cold gargoyleBasillique du Sacre Coeur, Montmartre, Paris, France27 December 20101/45 sec @ f/5.6; Pentax *ist DS; 300 mm focal length
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tqa | January 30, 2010
CH-47D Chinook in flight.Oahu, Hawaii24 February 20071/750 sec @ f/8.0; Pentax *ist DS; 300mm focal length
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tqa | January 29, 2010
Dragon Boat RaceWaikiki Beach, Oahu, HawaiiUnknown Date, ~2002HP Camera
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tqa | January 28, 2010
Actually, we've got two pictures for today - it's a before and after shot. Here's the before:
People standing way, way too close to a Hawaiian Monk Seal.Oahu, Hawaii29 January 2006, 12:05:581/350 sec @ f/11; Pentax *ist DS; 70mm focal length
Here's the "after":
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Hawaiian Monk Seal lounging on his beach.Oahu, Hawaii29 January 2006, 12:06:181/350 sec @ f/9.5; Pentax *ist DS; 70mm focal length
The event that separated the "before" and "after" shots was the seal's very clear and very definitive declaration of ownership of that…
tqa | January 27, 2010
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)Hudson River, near Glenmont, NY26 December 20071/80 sec @ f/8.0; Pentax *ist DS; 300mm focal length
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tqa | January 26, 2010
Have you seen the writing on the rocks?
PetroglyphHawaii Volcanoes National Park28 May 20071/125 sec @ f/9.5; Pentax *ist DS;
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tqa | January 25, 2010
There's never enough light.
Statue of William ShakespeareLeicester Square, London, England11 January 20071/125 @ f/9; Pentax *ist DS; 55mm focal length
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tqa | January 24, 2010
Don't ---- off the alpacas.
Warning SignCentral Park Zoo, New York, New York31 Dec 2004HP Camera
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tqa | January 23, 2010
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)Epcot Center, Walt Disney World, Florida8 April 20091/200 sec @ f/10; Canon Xsi; 55mm focal length
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tqa | January 22, 2010
Patience - or, possibly, FortitudeNew York Public Library, New York20 August 20071/90 sec @ f/5.6; Pentax *istDS
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tqa | January 21, 2010
Looking at telescopes from a long way away.
Mauna Kea, as seen from Haleakala. If you click for the full size view, the observatory is just visible.Maui, Hawaii30 October 20051/500 sec @ f/9.5; Pentax *ist DS; 150mm focal length, cropped.
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tqa | January 20, 2010
That's no moon...
Hayden PlanetariumNew York, NY1 August 20061/15sec @ f/3.5; Pentax *ist DS; 18mm focal length
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tqa | January 19, 2010
Pont Alexandre III, with Eiffel Tower (unlit) in background.Paris, France26 December, 20061/30 sec @ f/8; Pentax *ist DS; 55mm focal length
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