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2021

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.” — Diane Arbus

Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.

Enjoy this week’s rambling mind of a mechanical engineer and photographer.

Sunday, 08/01/2021: Posted photo — Calibrachoa.

Settings: Samsung SM-G930V (Galaxy S7), ISO 50, f/1.7, 1/258 s, 4 mm

Calibrachoa, commonly called million bells or trailing petunia, is a tender perennial that produces mounds of foliage, growing only 3 to 9 inches (7.5-23 cm.) tall, along trailing stems and flowers in shades of violet, blue, pink, red, magenta, yellow, bronze and white.

Read more at Gardening Know How: Growing Calibrachoa Million Bells: Growing Information and Calibrachoa Care https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/million-bells/calibrachoa-million-bells.htm

Today when I went shopping, I saw these flowers and took this photo. As always, I take many photos as I can during the day, so I have a photo for this project.

Monday, 08/02/2021: Posted photo — Hiking Group.

Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 3200, f/7.1, 1/50 s, 44 mm.

Monday night hike. I joined a Monday night hiking group a few months ago and like this group. They are a group of hikers of different abilities, yet the hikes are safe and challenging. I have tried other hiking groups during the week. I like this one the best, so I plan on hiking with them every week.

I am one of the faster hikers in this group. I hiked ahead of the group to take this photo as they were hiking done the Pine Hill Trail on Wachusett Mountain.

Tuesday, 08/03/2021: Posted photo — Boat.

Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 1600, f/14, 1/800 s, 79 mm.

Pontoon boats are a type of recreational boat that relies on structures called “pontoons” to float. A pontoon is a type of floating device used to add buoyancy to a structure. These tubes are airtight and hollow, making them water resistant and virtually unsinkable. Pontoon boats utilize two or more pontoon tubes to float effortlessly on the water.

This pontoon boat belongs to the neighbor at my in-law’s cottage. They go out in it every evening to watch the sunset from the lake. The neighbor has had many different style boats over the years and now have this one to leisurely float in the lake.

Wednesday, 08/04/2021: Posted photo — Flight.

Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 100, f/5, 1/400 s, 50 mm.

I was taking photos of purple loosestrife today. When I was taking photos, this bumble bee flew into the loosestrife giving me the opportunity to capture it in flight. I am always glad when a bee flies into my flower photos. Most of the time the bee is too quick for my camera settings. I was very happy with this photo.

I was going to title this photo The Flight of the Bumble Bee towards the Purple Loosestrife, but that would be too long.

Thursday, 08/05/2021: Posted photo — Mammoth Hot Springs.

Settings: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS, ISO 100, f/10, 1/200 s, 55 mm.

“Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park adjacent to Fort Yellowstone and the Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District. It was created over thousands of years as hot water from the spring cooled and deposited calcium carbonate.” (Wikipedia) The springs are incredible to see. Hot springs in volcanic areas are often at or near the boiling point. People have been seriously scalded and even killed by accidentally or intentionally entering these springs.

This photo was taken a few years ago during one of our National Park tours. Yellowstone is a great National Park with many different features. One day my family will get back to the park and visit the less know areas of the park and more of the lesser visited geysers.

Friday, 08/06/2021: Post photo — Wych Elm.

Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/80 s, 60 mm.

“The Wych Elm tree is a hardy specimen that has evolved into a popular landscaping addition over the years. Its towering appearance, pretty purple flowers and winged fruit are just some of its many attributes. In addition to its natural beauty, the Wych Elm is not terribly challenging to propagate, which is why growers of varying experience choose to plant the tree on their property.” Wych Elm Tree | LoveToKnow

Some of you may recognize this location and this tree. It is the cemetery near my house that I photograph a few times a year. I just like the majesty of this tree. I always wanted to know what type of tree it was, so I took out my Seek app and the app identified the tree as a Wych Elm.

If you know it by another name, let me know in the comments.

Saturday, 08/07/2021: Post photo — Milky Way in Light Pollution.

Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 1600, f/3.5, 15 s, 18 mm.

Photographing the Milky Way is not easy. I live in an area were there is some light pollution from the surrounding towns and the rehab place down the street.

I came home from my wife’s family reunion and took this shot. The moon was low, and the stars were bright. Besides the light pollution in the area, I may have forgotten to take the image stabilization off on my lens when it was on my tripod when taking this photo.

After 4237 days in a row of taking photos, I still make rookie mistakes occasionally.

That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.

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Photographic Thoughts — 07/25/2021 to 07/31/2021

“If you see something that moves you, and then snap it, you keep a moment.” — Linda McCartney

Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.

Enjoy this week’s rambling mind of a mechanical engineer and photographer.

Sunday, 07/25/2021: Posted photo — Flower from Bouquet.

Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/40 s, 67 mm.

These flowers are from the bouquet of flowers given to me from my employer. I have been very grateful at the flexibility and support the people at work have given me during the last few months as I cared for my mother three nights a week.

Monday, 07/26/2021: Posted photo — Mushroom.

Settings: FUGIFILM FinePix XP70, ISO 1600, f/4.9, 1/25 s, 15 mm.

The mushroom is growing at the junction of Bicentennial Trail and the Pine Hill Trail on Wachusett Mountain.

I went on my weekly hike with the Monday Meetup group and descended Pine Hill before the group, so I stopped and took this photo. The hike was wet due to all the rain we have been having in the area over the last few days, weeks, and months. I do not know my mushrooms very well. I am guessing that these are not edible because of the ring along the stem.

Tuesday, 07/27/2021: Posted photo — Quick Morning Moon.

Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/125 s, 300 mm.

Driving into work this morning, I saw the moon. I was not expecting this. Maybe because of all the cloud cover we have been having lately. Since I took such a terrible photo of the moon last week, I decided to take out one of my smaller lenses to take this photo.

Wednesday, 07/28/2021: Posted photo — Owl.

Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 400, f/7.1, 1/25 s, 60 mm.

There was a tree on the street next to ours that fell during a storm. The people had the tree removed leaving the stump. Instead of having the stump removed, they had an artisan turn the stump into a work of art.

Thursday, 07/29/2021: Posted photo — Morning Run.

Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/30 s, 135 mm.

On my way into work this morning, I saw a family of deer on the side if the driveway. They just looked at me and I looked at them. I stopped and reached for my camera, and they still just looked at me. Shortly after I lowered my window to take a photo, the family of deer ran away stopping occasionally to look at me. This fawn was very interesting in me. I took this photo as the family was running into the woods. I was happy about how focused the fawn was in this photo. I cropped it some to isolate it.

Friday, 07/30/2021: Post photo — Mount Baker.

Settings: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS, ISO 160, f/8, 1/500 s, 250 mm.

Mount Baker, also known as Koma Kulshan or simply Kulshan, is a 10,781 ft active glacier-covered andesitic stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington in the United States. Mount Baker has the second-most thermally active crater in the Cascade Range after Mount St. Helens. This photo was taken in a park a few years ago.

Saturday, 07/31/2021: Post photo — Chris Sale.

Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/250 s, 300 mm.

Chris Sale is a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. He had Tommy John surgery last year. Tommy John Surgery, more formally known as ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction, is used to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament inside the elbow. A UCL is a ligament on the inner side of your elbow that helps secure your elbow joint. Some people, typically athletes who play throwing sports, may experience UCL tears that may need surgical repair. A UCL reconstruction surgery involves harvesting a tendon from your own body, or from a donor, and attaching it to act as a new UCL. It may take overhead athletes more than a year or longer to return to their prior level of play after a UCL reconstruction. Tommy John didn’t invent this procedure—he was a baseball pitcher who was the first to undergo it and successfully return to his sport.

Today he had a rehab start for the Worcester Red Sox, the AAA team for the Boston Red Sox. The AAA level of baseball is a step below the major league level.