I saw an employee pull the shades back from one of the windows and stare at me. A few minutes later, a cruiser pulled to an abrupt stop at the curb next to me to ask what I was doing.

It turned out amiably, though. He asked for ID, I told him I didn’t…Read more

I’m really interested in how our tiny mountain town policemen are going to react to me showing up with a tripod and camera outside of our new police station.

I know several of them are curious about the camera bag they see over my shoulder whenever I go walking, and I’ve spoken…Read more

One thing you can do is look at the Hoppered Themes (look in the Themes forum) so you can be shooting for any of those when you are out and about. If I see something that relates to a hoppered contest, I’ll shoot it, even if it hasn’t been scheduled yet. That way I’m not in the position you’re in.

Ah! That’s helpful (I saw the topic area, but…Read more

Same with the 2-wheelers last week (Grats Pope, loved the shot) — About the only two-wheelers I saw in all the rain was trash bins, and I didn’t think that would add much.

People erect signs and art on their property to garner attention and make people look, then get defensive when you take a picture of it.

I’ve had a few grumpy encounters over taking shots of those kinds of displays — although some folks are really happy I noticed the effort they’ve put into it.

Technically, the description just says they have to be taken during the golden hour, not that they have to be golden (though the title suggests it). I think you’d be in the letter of the law posting anything from that general time period, though it might not do as well with voters as photos that are more golden. Of course, voters have surprised…

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Is it me or has the contest not posted

It’s on TF. It goes live in a couple of hours. See Elsinore’s link or the Contest Tab.

Also also wik, that is an impressive collection of Bible tracts!

I’ve collected them since I was in college. It became easier in the 90s when I was contracting for BP Exploration — someone there knew I was a heretic and would leave the Jack Chick tracts in my desk drawers for me to find. We never learned the identity of my benefactor.

(Oddly, Fark threw away the image *after* I successfully previewed — I don’t know why, I just saw a blip of red text go by when I hit “post” from the preview screen.)

I use an XTi I bought a few years ago for industrial photography (e.g., take one shot of a motor control center, valve assembly, or the like for training programs, etc.), but mostly sat in the closet.