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November 28, 2011 at 2:54 pm
(November 28, 2011 at 2:48 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: Sweet! I'll have to ask him how he does it - there are more caverns all over the Blue Ridge that wouldn't be hard for me to get to, and I wouldn't mind going on a few explorations.
I know how he does it, because I've been with him many times when he was taking photographs. He uses a lot of different lenses, but what makes his photos so special is that he insists on using slide film (i.e., kodachrome) instead of digital cameras, and he uses a lot of rare, hard to obtain high power flash bulbs. He rarely uses an electronic flash unit, and even when he does, it is almost always only for close ups (relatively speaking).
As you may know, Kentucky is cave country, and so there are a lot of very large caves here, many within an hour's drive of my home.
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November 28, 2011 at 4:43 pm
Hmm...well, as photography will only be a secondary hobby I'm afraid once I get a dslr that'll be the closest I get.
Also, quit giving me more reasons to visit Kentucky.
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November 28, 2011 at 6:27 pm
(November 27, 2011 at 2:14 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: (November 26, 2011 at 11:15 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: Snuggles after a long day
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That is one contented looking cat.
Wouldn't you be? I'd swap with the cat, anyday 
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November 28, 2011 at 7:24 pm
(November 28, 2011 at 4:43 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: Hmm...well, as photography will only be a secondary hobby I'm afraid once I get a dslr that'll be the closest I get.
Also, quit giving me more reasons to visit Kentucky.
'The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and seal. It could not be expressed better.'
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November 28, 2011 at 7:38 pm
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November 29, 2011 at 9:41 am
Stop rubbing it in, Rhythm
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November 30, 2011 at 11:14 am
As some of you know, I spent Thanksgiving with my son, Kai, in Charleston. I hadn't seen him since he was 2 weeks old, anyway, here's a picture I took while I was there:
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He is a little genius too! Has my exact hair color, and gorgeous hazel-green eyes like his father.
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November 30, 2011 at 2:13 pm
Wow, I bet that was an amazing experience to meet him if not seeing since he was 2 weeks old. Wow. That's awesome. He's so adorable!!!!
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November 30, 2011 at 3:38 pm
He looks like he is devising some master plan to dominate the human race.
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