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Frowning John Blackburn
I took this picture of John in his house before the walk, and we discovered that he was frowning. Who knew?
Date: 01/29/2006
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Smiling John Blackburn
The replacement picture.
Date: 01/29/2006
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A Boy and His Dog
Date: 01/29/2006
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Sometimes a Telephoto Lens is Too Much
I had my 70-300mm lens on the camera, and just couldn't fit the whole gate in.
Date: 01/29/2006
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Looking up the incline
At the second dead-end, looking up to the right.
Date: 01/29/2006
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Looking down the incline
Same place, looking down to the left, where we're about to walk.
Date: 01/29/2006
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Looking down the incline from street level
Same shot from street level. I thought that I'd like this, but I think the other version is better.
Date: 01/29/2006
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Lion!
They're bitey.
Date: 01/29/2006
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Pasadena Steet Signage
John lives in an extremely nice part of Pasadena that has all these nice old touches.
Date: 01/29/2006
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Archery Signage
At first I was a little surprised to see a dozen rules just for archery, but on the other hand, they're deadly weapons.
Date: 01/29/2006
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Bridge Vaguely SouthEast
My camera and lens are both new, and I'm still learning. I forgot to bring the lens hood, and many of the pictures aimed in this direction had a fatal flare.
Date: 01/29/2006
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Horses of Unusual Trim (HOUTs)
"Why?"
Date: 01/29/2006
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Hilltop House #1
Date: 01/29/2006
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Hilltop House #1 (Zoomed)
Date: 01/29/2006
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Hilltop House #2
Date: 01/29/2006
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Hilltop House #2 (Zoomed)
Date: 01/29/2006
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Burnt-Out House
Date: 01/29/2006
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Burnt-Out House (Zoomed)
Date: 01/29/2006
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Archery Target #28
Date: 01/29/2006
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Archery Target #7
Date: 01/29/2006
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Archer #1 Releasing
The zoom lens was useful for this shot and the next few shots, for not disturbing the archers.
Date: 01/29/2006
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Archer #2 Releasing
Date: 01/29/2006
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Archer #2 Finished
Date: 01/29/2006
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The Gang of Six Archery Targets
Date: 01/29/2006
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Bridge Vaguely NorthWest
Date: 01/29/2006
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Bridge Vaguely NorthWest (Zoomed)
Date: 01/29/2006
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Greenery
Something that you don't see all that often in Southern California...
Date: 01/29/2006
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Greenery
...and which I miss from Georgia.
Date: 01/29/2006
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Interesting Tree
Date: 01/29/2006
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Too Much Clutter in Background
Even if the man and his dog weren't there, John has a tree growing out of his head, which is impossible not to see, now that I've pointed it out to you.
Date: 01/29/2006
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"You Will Kneel Down Before Me!"
John suggested this. I thought that it would look Too Regal, but it's nice.
Date: 01/29/2006
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Before we got Scientific
One nice thing about a telephoto lens is that it sofens the background. But what distance would be ideal for portraits?
Date: 01/29/2006
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5 Paces
At this point, John suggested that we try various distances with the telephoto lens. "Science! Data!"
Date: 01/29/2006
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10 Paces
Date: 01/29/2006
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15 Paces
Date: 01/29/2006
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15 Paces Again
Date: 01/29/2006
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15 Paces, Together
The matching shot from John's camera is here. (It's a little smaller!)
Date: 01/29/2006
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20 Paces
Never speak when people are taking pictures For Science that are going to be posted on the Internet.
Date: 01/29/2006
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25 Paces
Everything from 5 paces to 25 paces is completely pleasing.
Date: 01/29/2006
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30 Paces
The camera decided that the bushes in the background were more interesting.
Date: 01/29/2006
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35 Paces
This one's OK again, though John is clearly not as sharp here as the one taken at 25 paces. Compare the EarthLink lettering on John's shirt, for example.
Date: 01/29/2006
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40 Paces
The focus looks a little soft here, but I don't see that the camera was obsessed on something else. [More...]
Date: 01/29/2006
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Possible WPA Path
Date: 01/29/2006
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On Top of That First Bridge
Date: 01/29/2006
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Possible Drain
I'm fairly sure that's what these things are. They're pointy upstream, and then have a hole on the downstream side. I pretty much had to have the zoom lens to get this shot, which was taken from up on the bridge.
Date: 01/29/2006
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On Top of the Horrible Hill
It's horrible to ride up on a bike, and it's semi-horrible to walk up, too.
Date: 01/29/2006
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