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[samueltcogley]

Friday Flora and Fungi

[radioradio]

Dawn and Golden Hour

This is what I set out to do two weeks ago, but the fog had other ideas.

I got to Downtown and the West End Overlook about an hour before sunrise, or the start of dawn. TIL there's three different dawns. I'm starting to take photos at the beginning of 'astronomical dawn.'

This one is wallpapered for your enjoyment.

And a few more. I swapped out between the 28-70mm f/2.8D and the 80-200mm f/2.8D here. I decided today's challenge would be to level the camera, keep the fountain center of the shot, and compose just wit the zoom.

Moving on to the Duquesne Incline overlook as dawn shifts to sunrise and the beginning of the Golden Hour. The 80-200mm lens isn't all that viable if I want to get the traditional DOWNTOWN shot. These are all the 28-70mm.

Again, camera is level, composing with just zoom and pan.

As previously, the autofocus started misbehaving again. I may need to have that lens serviced. So this last one at this spot is with the nifty 50mm f/1.8D.

FYI: everything to this point has been on the tripod at aperture priority f/5.6, ISO 200.

And finally, I move to the Grandview Ave. overlook. I've got the 80-200mm back on, and gone freehand at f/2.8, auto ISO with a minimum shutter speed of 1/125. That's about as slow as my 55 year old hands can do without camera shake. We're now well into Golden Hour.

The hardest part is it's an hour's drive each way to get here. So I spend more time traveling than I do taking the shots.

And the traditional shoutout to @sirfrogsworth for the inspiration.

[kurotaurus17]

[peachpety]

Seven Minutes in Heaven

The bottle rotates to a halt, and students cheer.

“Into the cabinet, lads.” Pansy cracks her gum behind a toothy smile.

Harry opens the door and gestures, his heart a wild beast in his chest. “Be my guest, Malfoy.”

“My pleasure, Potter.” Draco grabs Harry’s tie and tugs him inside.

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19 january prompt: guest

a part of my Microfic, I Love You collection written for @drarrymicrofic - 50 words, tue/fri/sun prompts

[digitalbhumi]

Nifty, Sensex end deep in red amid weak global cues; markets to remain volatile in near-term

Nifty, Sensex end deep in red amid weak global cues; markets to remain volatile in near-term

Domestic equity markets ended in red after a two-day rally, as lack of triggers erased momentum. The BSE Sensex index slumped 709 points, or 1.35 per cent, to end at 51,823 with 28 of the 30 index constituents settling in the red. The Nifty 50 closed at 15,413, down 226 points or 1.44 per cent. Sectorally, all the key indices closed in the red with the Nifty Metal index down 5 per cent, and Nifty…

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[angeleyes933]

Retro motels 📷

[boy-warbler]

Sweet Bob.

[24elliottwaves]

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