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Thread: An Old Farts Outdoor Thread
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05-17-2024, 06:16 AM #841
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05-17-2024, 06:20 AM #842
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05-17-2024, 07:09 AM #843
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05-17-2024, 11:46 AM #844
Great shots Steffo, loving them. Mark still dealing with the rain.. That's a lot of water. Some crazy winds in some parts too I hear.
Spent most of the week on the houseboat. A few years ago I took a couple of members of the media in the bush to do a story on winter camping, later on I took them in for a week long canoe trip. Since then we have become good friends, they were total green horns to the outdoors and now go canoeing, fishing, camping, snowshoeing etc.. with their families and friends.
Occasionally, they will text me to see what's going on which usually ends up in us getting together and they make the long drive to spend a few days. That’s what happened this week, they only came up for a couple of days but kept extending their stay, The hiking, fishing and kayaking has been great. Amazing weather.
It was fun but looking forward to a visit free summer doing the free spirit thing without any commitments. We kept this summer open for that specific reason.
My buddy dropped by and stayed for a night and I got to try his new kayak. What a rig.
It's like the one in the video below. Old Town Sportsman BigWater ePDL+™ 132
Way too much of a Kayak for me but damn that thing is fun and it has pedal power and e powered so you know that sh!t intrigues me.
Ok enough goofing around, I got to do the rest of the unpacking (the not so fun part)
Keep smilin fukkers...𝓐𝓲𝓻 𝓕𝓸𝓻𝓬𝓮 𝓥𝓮𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓷 1976 - 1999 - 𝓒𝓪𝓷𝓷𝓪𝓫𝓲𝓼 𝓔𝓷𝓽𝓱𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓪𝓼𝓽 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 1960'𝓼
ᖇᗴ丅Ꭵᖇᗴᗪ ᗩ丅 40 ᑕᖇᗴᗯ - ᔕᗝᑕᎥᗩᒪ ᗪᎥᔕ丅ᗩᑎᑕᎥᑎǤ ᗴ᙭ᑭᗴᖇ丅 - ᒪᎥᐯᎥᑎǤ 丅ᕼᗴ ᗪᖇᗴᗩᗰ
ƚo| ɒ ꙅɿɘʞʞuꟻ bᴎɒ ɿɘʞʞuꟻ ꙅᴎuoᴎoɿq ɿɘbᴎɘǫ ɘʜƚ ɘꙅu I
𝕀 𝕕𝕠𝕟'𝕥 𝕒𝕝𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕒𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕤 𝕀 𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕥
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05-17-2024, 05:22 PM #845
MT, your houseboat sounds amazing. Especially up where you are. That is a super kayak. About $6000, but very nice and cool propulsion system. I'm going with the Pelican
Took this today. Two young Black Bellied Whistling Ducks. They got very close to me and they didn't flinch. 30 feet. Their first human and since I moved slowly, they knew they were safe. They are gorgeous and orange.
Little Raccoon curious about my trail cam. Animals including deer can hear it snap pics, but humans cannot.
Last edited by Mark1T; 05-18-2024 at 07:00 AM.
Helping one person may not change the world, but it could change the world for one person.
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05-19-2024, 04:57 AM #846
Mark those ducks look big, great shot, I have never saw one of those. That coon is keeping an eye on you LOL
Lazy Sunday here, sitting on the dock having a coffee, with a line in the water listening to the world wake up. Peaceful, even the fish aren't bothering me ha ha...
Have a great day all
𝓐𝓲𝓻 𝓕𝓸𝓻𝓬𝓮 𝓥𝓮𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓷 1976 - 1999 - 𝓒𝓪𝓷𝓷𝓪𝓫𝓲𝓼 𝓔𝓷𝓽𝓱𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓪𝓼𝓽 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 1960'𝓼
ᖇᗴ丅Ꭵᖇᗴᗪ ᗩ丅 40 ᑕᖇᗴᗯ - ᔕᗝᑕᎥᗩᒪ ᗪᎥᔕ丅ᗩᑎᑕᎥᑎǤ ᗴ᙭ᑭᗴᖇ丅 - ᒪᎥᐯᎥᑎǤ 丅ᕼᗴ ᗪᖇᗴᗩᗰ
ƚo| ɒ ꙅɿɘʞʞuꟻ bᴎɒ ɿɘʞʞuꟻ ꙅᴎuoᴎoɿq ɿɘbᴎɘǫ ɘʜƚ ɘꙅu I
𝕀 𝕕𝕠𝕟'𝕥 𝕒𝕝𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕒𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕤 𝕀 𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕥
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05-20-2024, 04:48 AM #847
Another beauty morning in my neck of the woods. Almost a shame to put the kayak in and make ripples, but I'm gonna.
You fukkers have an awesome day it's time for me to wet some paddles and dunk some lures.
Keep smilin𝓐𝓲𝓻 𝓕𝓸𝓻𝓬𝓮 𝓥𝓮𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓷 1976 - 1999 - 𝓒𝓪𝓷𝓷𝓪𝓫𝓲𝓼 𝓔𝓷𝓽𝓱𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓪𝓼𝓽 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 1960'𝓼
ᖇᗴ丅Ꭵᖇᗴᗪ ᗩ丅 40 ᑕᖇᗴᗯ - ᔕᗝᑕᎥᗩᒪ ᗪᎥᔕ丅ᗩᑎᑕᎥᑎǤ ᗴ᙭ᑭᗴᖇ丅 - ᒪᎥᐯᎥᑎǤ 丅ᕼᗴ ᗪᖇᗴᗩᗰ
ƚo| ɒ ꙅɿɘʞʞuꟻ bᴎɒ ɿɘʞʞuꟻ ꙅᴎuoᴎoɿq ɿɘbᴎɘǫ ɘʜƚ ɘꙅu I
𝕀 𝕕𝕠𝕟'𝕥 𝕒𝕝𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕒𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕤 𝕀 𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕥
🄸 🅃🄴🄻🄻 🄸🅃 🄻🄸🄺🄴 🄸🅃 🄸🅂, 🄸🄵 🅈🄾🅄 🅆🄰🄽🅃 🅂🄼🄾🄺🄴 🄱🄻🄾🅆🄽 🅄🄿 🅈🄾🅄🅁 🄰🅂🅂 🄾🅁 🅂🄾🄼🄴🅃🄷🄸🄽🄶 🅂🅄🄶🄰🅁 🄲🄾🄰🅃🄴🄳. 🄸 🅂🅄🄶🄶🄴🅂🅃 🅈🄾🅄 🄶🄴🅃 🄰 🄷🄾🄾🄺🄴🅁 🄰🄽🄳 🄰 🄿🄾🅆🄳🄴🅁🄴🄳 🄳🄾🄽🅄🅃
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05-21-2024, 09:12 AM #848
MT, amazing shots and the water is so pristine.
The water was so high early last week I had at least 20, 10+ pound Grass Carp swimming in my front yard trying to get away from the current. Water level is way down finally and to be truthful, I would rather have rain than a drought. Last 2 years in a row we had droughts and heat waves. La Nino stuck around that long.
Yes, those ducks are big and those are very young. Full grown Black Bellied Whistling Ducks are probably about 1.5X bigger than Mallards.Helping one person may not change the world, but it could change the world for one person.
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05-21-2024, 01:01 PM #849
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05-21-2024, 01:36 PM #850
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05-22-2024, 01:22 PM #851
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05-23-2024, 07:29 AM #852
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05-23-2024, 11:42 AM #853
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05-23-2024, 11:59 PM #854
Wow that is crazy hot, still forecast to stay warm for you.
More than happy to swap next week weather with you, send it over this way!
Here's what I can send you in return
https://imgur.com/a/CJ7K2Tz
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05-27-2024, 09:19 AM #855
Great way to buy anything you are shopping for and have it shipped near to you. I have not done it but I know how it works. My brother has done it and it is pretty easy.
Great cloud shots. 81F is not hot, silly Last 2 Summers here it got to 112+F.
Does the Sun exist in London?
This is steffonoli having fun going through fast food drve-throughs:
https://x.com/AmericaReal3/status/1749871135364173998Helping one person may not change the world, but it could change the world for one person.
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05-27-2024, 11:05 AM #856
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05-27-2024, 11:07 AM #857
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05-27-2024, 11:10 AM #858
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05-27-2024, 11:14 AM #859
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05-27-2024, 02:19 PM #860
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05-27-2024, 02:50 PM #861
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05-27-2024, 03:21 PM #862
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05-30-2024, 01:19 PM #863
Went today with just the 300 mm/f4, wanted to see the difference in look from the 90 mm clinical look of the macro lens. I like the telephoto lens look a lot more for just normal walk around shots – blowing out the background and making it look more artistic. Then I will shoot macro more at home I think, in a more controlled place for details etc. But will pass on macro in the field..
This pic from today is not macro, 0.3X with the 300 mm and cropped in.
Rained alot today, but was prepared.
More soon....
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06-01-2024, 05:44 AM #864
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06-01-2024, 09:18 AM #865
Got a few decent ones, but failed a lot as well this last time around. Will have to work on getting better at the compositions as well – perhaps not hurry as much and look things over more carefully before shooting. I guess as with anything, it's a matter of getting the reps in a way. Hopefully I can share some animal pics soonish again, but these macro/flower pics have been a good practice I think.
Have a good evening/day all.
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06-01-2024, 02:39 PM #866
steffonoli, nice shots. Looks like you might have made some adjustments in the settings. These last plant shots are super clear.
Your girlfriend found your dog and she is just doing a bit of nail clipping before she brings him over. How I know all this? Don't get me started
https://x.com/gunsnrosesgirl3/status...gRy0lWPiyEePkgHelping one person may not change the world, but it could change the world for one person.
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Yesterday, 02:22 PM #867
Jesus Christ, this was the most incredible feeling. Always had heat sensitive feet (like mom) and in this current heat I have the fan close to my extremities. But it's not enough atm, so tried throwing a wet towel over them, and jesus....that was so nice. God bless towels.
Edit: Thanks, Mark.Last edited by steffo99; Yesterday at 02:32 PM.
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Yesterday, 02:37 PM #868
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Today, 04:26 AM #869
Some good stuff posted in here...
Nothing from me. I am on a road trip since last thursday (Motorcycle) Heading home soon, having a blast but tired of hotels already ha ha.
Keep on keepin on fukkers
Talk to ya when I am older.𝓐𝓲𝓻 𝓕𝓸𝓻𝓬𝓮 𝓥𝓮𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓷 1976 - 1999 - 𝓒𝓪𝓷𝓷𝓪𝓫𝓲𝓼 𝓔𝓷𝓽𝓱𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓪𝓼𝓽 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 1960'𝓼
ᖇᗴ丅Ꭵᖇᗴᗪ ᗩ丅 40 ᑕᖇᗴᗯ - ᔕᗝᑕᎥᗩᒪ ᗪᎥᔕ丅ᗩᑎᑕᎥᑎǤ ᗴ᙭ᑭᗴᖇ丅 - ᒪᎥᐯᎥᑎǤ 丅ᕼᗴ ᗪᖇᗴᗩᗰ
ƚo| ɒ ꙅɿɘʞʞuꟻ bᴎɒ ɿɘʞʞuꟻ ꙅᴎuoᴎoɿq ɿɘbᴎɘǫ ɘʜƚ ɘꙅu I
𝕀 𝕕𝕠𝕟'𝕥 𝕒𝕝𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕒𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕤 𝕀 𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕥
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