Ode To The Cucumber

[smoke665]

We humans have come far, thanks to our infinite ingenuity, but I have to question the level of sanity of the first human to try the cucumber with it's spiny exterior. What person in their right mind would think that something like this oversize burr could be good??? LOL

Playing with the old Pentax 135mm f/2.8 today. Still difficult for me to hand hold and focus, but when you get it right, it can be scary sharp. I guess you could say I was using a modified rocking motion to catch it in focus.....I was sitting in a rocking chair on the deck rocking back and forth. LOL This was all natural shade, with a little bit of light coming through the trees in just the right spot. Shot at ISO 400, 1/200, f/5.6.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

In the words of a comedian whose name I cannot remember : Who was the person that looked at a cow and thought " I am going to squeeze those dangly things and drink whatever comes out!"

 

[smoke665]

In the words of a comedian whose name I cannot remember : Who was the person that looked at a cow and thought " I am going to squeeze those dangly things and drink whatever comes out!"

Yup, obviously they didn't pull the tail first!!!

 

[SouthernGent5983]

Beautiful photo. Now the bigger question is who thought up the idea of eating a raw oyster?

 

[smoke665]

Beautiful photo. Now the bigger question is who thought up the idea of eating a raw oyster?

I don't know, but I'm pretty sure the person who first did it probably said "Hold my beer and watch this" right before he did.

 

[K9Kirk]

Nice pic, nice shades of green! It's chef's salad tonight!

 

[smoke665]

Nice pic, nice shades of green! It's chef's salad tonight!

Thank you! I really like how well this old lens renders. Being a full manual lens makes it less appealing because of the extra time involved in getting the shot, but when time isn't an issue, it's a great option.

 

[K9Kirk]

Nice pic, nice shades of green! It's chef's salad tonight!

Thank you! I really like how well this old lens renders. Being a full manual lens makes it less appealing because of the extra time involved in getting the shot, but when time isn't an issue, it's a great option.

I learned on an older Canon AE-1 where I did nothing but manual focus so when I have to do it it kinda feels like I'm saying hello to an old friend. I don't mind doing it when the camera can't focus on something critical like an eye but I definitely don't want to have to do that too often.

 

[Derrel]

Pigs refuse to eat cucumbers.

 

[TreeofLifeStairs]

Pigs refuse to eat cucumbers.

Is that right? I thought pigs would eat anything.

 

[K9Kirk]

Pigs refuse to eat cucumbers.

Is that right? I thought pigs would eat anything.

I thought that was billy goats where as pigs just eat a lot.

 

[Derrel]

I remember as a kid my grandfather used to absolutely hate cucumbers, and he used to say,"I will not eat anything a pig refuses to eat".I thought he was exaggerating, but one summer I dumped a bucket and a half of cucumbers over the fence and into the pigpen. The pigs came up excited, but refused to eat any of the cukes.I learned right then that my grandfather was not exaggerating. That would be the only food I have ever seen pigs refuse to eat.

 

[Derrel]

Last weekend I bought a 200 mm f/4 Pentax M-series manual focus lens. It was in extremely fine condition mechanically,with ultra clean glass.

 

[smoke665]

Last weekend I bought a 200 mm f/4 Pentax M-series manual focus lens. It was in extremely fine condition mechanically,with ultra clean glass.

Cool, like a lot of the old Pentax glass, unless you treated it really bad, it just keeps on performing. Looks like it got pretty good reviews SMC Pentax-M 200mm F4 Reviews - M Prime Lenses - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database

I don't really mind the fact that a manual lens slows me down, makes me concentrate more on the shot, but without contacts, it's a little aggravating to have to manually reset the focal length in camera every time I turn off the camera and turn it back on.

 

[smoke665]

I thought I should update the thread to advise that the subject of my image has gone on to greener fields, having met his/her demise as a fresh addition to the salad we had for supper this evening. He/she lived a long life (in cucumber days), filled with sunshine, he/she never wanted for much during it's short time here on earth.