Bringing the New Plane Home

It's not mine but I do have pictures of a CJ1 jet being brought home by its new owner from England. Weather wasn't cooperative in the Iceland area but the rest of the flight went well. In a nutshell it went from England to Iceland with a lay-over. Then it went to Narsaruaq, Greenland, Bangor, ME, Manassas, VA, Ocala, FL. I was able to track in on my computer as it traveled in speed and elevation. One of these days we'll be able to watch the flight in flight like we can watch a race from in the car. Hello technology.

  Securing his plane in Reykjavik Iceland at the end of the first leg of flight home from England. Earlier this day the plane had left Robin Hood Airport, UK.

  On the ground in Iceland with 50KT winds. Looking at towards the terminal out of the cockpit. People were having a hard time standing in the wind.

  Next day, 3/16/11 looking out the nose towards Narsaruaq, Greenland's airport. It is to the far left, hard to see. Iceberg floating on the right side.

Time change

Well, the good old time change got me as well as the clouds. I was hoping that on the first and 15th of every month I would get a nice clear day to take the same old shot and see how time and the months of the year go by light wise. Only in the beginning did I get sunshine and then maybe once in February. As spring approaches the cloudy rainy days are still ahead of us. It's normal to be cloudy in the winter but I was still hoping to see the suns transition across the sky.

From the direction that the camera is setup in we should have seen light from the right moving to the left. Using the same time every time it is taken only shows the up or down of the horizon and light. Normally one would see the light behind the tree line on the right in the deepest or darkest months and through the trees on the left in June/July. It seems to rise quicker but I'm sure it doesn't.

A Dreary Day But, To The Meat Market We Go

On Friday we made the trip.

This is about thirteen miles north of us now. Use to be only three and a half miles south east of us when we lived in Phillipsburg, OH. There are quite a few people I know that go there but it is during hunting season for the processing of there bounties.

I can only name three establishments that are around now, there were more. Today you go to Cubs, Kogers or Meijer.

It was dreary, hence some more effects added in. Also, as you can see they are back a long lane. Use to be a single car gravel drive. Now it is a double wide drive that is some where in the neighborhood of a thrid of a mile in length.

I have a friend that just loves their smoked pork chops. I like the bakery myself along with the steaks and everything else. You can keep the beef tongue and hearts. If you like egg noodles then you will surely like the Amish noodles they make on site as is everything else.

Feeding at Night

Caught this Blue Heron feeding at last night just before mid-night.

Shot with the Rebel EOS XTi using a Tamron 18-270mm DiII 72mm VCD lens. ISO of 1600, f 4.0 set at +1 f-stop with focal plane of 42mm and the white balance set at auto. Smudges are rain drops on the window. Sump pump has ran for 24 hrs. straight with no breaks.

Rain Makes Images Shine

A few days ago I posted a partial picture of a mural on the side of a building while driving through an intersection. Birdman, a blogger from Maine, asked to see a closer shot. Well, as you can see I did get the whole thing but it was raining and I didn't want to set my gear up for any period of time so I took this quickie. I have three more where I zoomed in and will post them soon. In the meantime, enjoy.

March. It's Finally Here

What has seemed like a very long winter, at least here in the mid-west, is finally starting to come to and end.

Normally around here we will have some cold days before Thanksgiving, maybe even as early as Halloween (I've seen snow) but it tends to go up and down all the way to the first of the year. We've had temps in the 70's in December but not many.

This year it got cold before Thanksgiving and snowed right after in the next week. Then it seemed to snow, not much maybe and inch or so, every day or two. It got cold and stayed cold. It even got bitterly cold for a couple of weeks in a row. We have a pond and the rule of thumb in these parts is if it isn't frozen by the second week of December then more than likely it won't be safe enough to get on all winter. No problem this year. It just thawed out a week ago and was six inches or more in thickness.

Now the weather is changing and the rains are the issue. North of here, above the I-70 line it has been even more miserable. Not twenty-five miles to the north they still have large snow banks. Not many, they got the rains too and everything is flooded. Three feet of whater in downtown Findley, OH. Schools are closed due to flooded roadways.

This is a color picture but in someways it more resembles a b/w. Not much color yet. There was a pretty good frost this morning and some haze/fog in the air. This is what this series is suppose to be though, show the changes in the same scene a minimum of twelve times if not twenty four. I would imagine some color should be showing up next month.

There is a fine time line to be picked when taking these images. I choose 8 AM. Much earlier I the lighting would have to be played with and any later the morning lighting affect would be gone. I am trying to get the pictures as natural as possible, no playing around, keeping the ISO etc the same. The sun will start to move right to left before long eventually being more to the left side of the tower in the distance.

Paintings on the Wall

All are advertisements. One is for goods, one is for services rendered and the one is for good times showing a more simple life. Click 'em to increase 'em.

A mural in Englewood, OH.



An add for clothing on N. Main St., Dayton, OH.


 
At a nail salon on N. Main St, Dayton, OH. Barbie must be the owner.