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[Gary A.]

Sometimes 8mm is too close.

 

[Gary A.]

Regarding the above image. That is Derek Bordeaux, a jazz singer. I was shooting the Brea Jazz Festival and Bourdeaux starts his performance in the middle of the very crowded dance area. I start weaving towards him, camera to my eye ... he spots me and starts weaving my way. We don't stop weaving until he bumps his face against my fisheye ... I was shooting the entire time ... and he was singing the entire time. We both had a good laugh and a fist-bump.

 

[snowbear99]

Making a late breakfast for my sweetheart - eggs and scrapple.

 

[bribrius]

sometimes 600mm is TOO CLOSE
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scoping tail numbers for the dea?

 

[limr15]

Making a late breakfast for my sweetheart - eggs and scrapple.

Scrapple makes it as far as Maryland?

I like the part about the making breakfast and eggs, but sorry, I can't support the scrapple

 

[snowbear99]

Oh, yes. I don't think it gets much further south, though. We're kind of a cross-roads, culturally.

 

[snowbear99]

And if you were here, we'd have a fruit bowl or something. Grits OK?

 

[limr15]

And if you were here, we'd have a fruit bowl or something. Grits OK?

I made my peace with grits after a few years in Florida. I kind of like them with sugar and they nearly threw me out of the South for it

 

[astroNikon]

scrapple ?

I thought scrapple was a board game ?
Oh that's scrabble.

 

[astroNikon]

anyone know what kind of birds these are ?

 

[limr15]

I'm gonna go with fluffy birds.

Sorry, I gots nothing.

 

[snowbear99]

I made my peace with grits after a few years in Florida. I kind of like them with sugar and they nearly threw me out of the South for it

Yeah - butter, salt & pepper. One of the few things I'll sat at the table.

scrapple ?

I thought scrapple was a board game ?
Oh that's scrabble.

After you've taken the bacon, ham, chops, roasts and sausage, you have two things left - scrapple and the oink.

It's a Mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, MD, DE, PA) thing.

 

[snowbear99]

Look like common starlings to me

 

[Derrel]

Introduced in the early 1890’s, the European Starling has become a pest bird in many areas of North America. They appear black, but will shimmer green and purple, and are about 8-9 inches long with a wingspan of 12-16 inches. They will take over nests of other bird species. The calls of this bird are loud with a wide variety of sounds, often imitating calls of other birds. Starlings will invade blueberry plantings in large numbers and feed on fruit by eating them whole and will puncture the fruit with their claws. These birds thrive in areas with dairy and blueberry operations nearby which offer them year round food.

 

[snowbear99]

Introduced in the early 1890’s, the European Starling has become a pest bird in many areas of North America. They appear black, but will shimmer green and purple, and are about 8-9 inches long with a wingspan of 12-16 inches. They will take over nests of other bird species. The calls of this bird are loud with a wide variety of sounds, often imitating calls of other birds. Starlings will invade blueberry plantings in large numbers and feed on fruit by eating them whole and will puncture the fruit with their claws. These birds thrive in areas with dairy and blueberry operations nearby which offer them year round food.

They are also fond of cities where they hang out in dark alleys with pigeons (rock doves), smoking pot and drinking cheap liquor.