tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146903962024-03-14T00:32:16.939-04:00Bob Simrak PhotographyBob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.comBlogger728125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-18272214674151809562024-03-03T00:14:00.001-05:002024-03-03T00:14:19.730-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXrnLXHKpKcc54x5JA3HIqT0OXyPqRyNZw1BVHeJZlWmFKQ5jujbWZPeEK8ys1GEy8ZHFuDvoDR6ddq8I4msqi6IANl_6FaJDeqEVpttV-dparVLaZhQ5OQD1bnynwm3IWZm9wQaAA-loN_F-QfZRrUehstF2KRb_9F1_2A-oTi4XrAtsl13SUQ/s1920/Sunflower_2024_3-2-2024_19816-topaz-denoiseraw-sharpen_hdr-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXrnLXHKpKcc54x5JA3HIqT0OXyPqRyNZw1BVHeJZlWmFKQ5jujbWZPeEK8ys1GEy8ZHFuDvoDR6ddq8I4msqi6IANl_6FaJDeqEVpttV-dparVLaZhQ5OQD1bnynwm3IWZm9wQaAA-loN_F-QfZRrUehstF2KRb_9F1_2A-oTi4XrAtsl13SUQ/w509-h286/Sunflower_2024_3-2-2024_19816-topaz-denoiseraw-sharpen_hdr-2.jpg" width="509" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3PXK63Lu7uaKrM-2D1CILw1uJIBchKSTJzTNuGZMTOkqugh1-_OWKwWMZSRhLLvn0BjRCPBSMRqswe2HBNipG4Ws7W-gs_Q77Rhd-0gOrxLISr4JJS47QNUix8HtXnQE_Ya7kgV3vJy-Az2H5PIReSdgwLWmK3BRa64olZn-J82CocKoJZF2YQ/s1920/Sunflower_2024_3-2-2024_19816-topaz-denoiseraw-sharpen_hdr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3PXK63Lu7uaKrM-2D1CILw1uJIBchKSTJzTNuGZMTOkqugh1-_OWKwWMZSRhLLvn0BjRCPBSMRqswe2HBNipG4Ws7W-gs_Q77Rhd-0gOrxLISr4JJS47QNUix8HtXnQE_Ya7kgV3vJy-Az2H5PIReSdgwLWmK3BRa64olZn-J82CocKoJZF2YQ/w517-h291/Sunflower_2024_3-2-2024_19816-topaz-denoiseraw-sharpen_hdr.jpg" width="517" /></a></div><br /> Today it rained on my sunflower. Two treatments. One in color and one without. Soon there won't be anything left of my sunflower. Just a new bloom in the Spring.<p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-35749615617029110912024-02-23T22:35:00.000-05:002024-02-23T22:35:02.794-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ldcjow3WL368lM6B-grFjWVBLLS0XnibdBALt8Sn_Rj7wxk5OzhTBTQdMLDqBR2ODoEjMZJTPQPUdcKDZB4xhMNIzo6WsTxU6ogOJKv9yJ_UUMjUN-5AQvwqtSBfGZY8KDcxhFBmAPOXIiS4y6BYX9bRVfmMowwnO3f-wUizhGLh2wBcEjnajg/s1920/Sunflower_2024_2-23-2024_19797-topaz-denoiseraw-sharpen-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ldcjow3WL368lM6B-grFjWVBLLS0XnibdBALt8Sn_Rj7wxk5OzhTBTQdMLDqBR2ODoEjMZJTPQPUdcKDZB4xhMNIzo6WsTxU6ogOJKv9yJ_UUMjUN-5AQvwqtSBfGZY8KDcxhFBmAPOXIiS4y6BYX9bRVfmMowwnO3f-wUizhGLh2wBcEjnajg/w591-h333/Sunflower_2024_2-23-2024_19797-topaz-denoiseraw-sharpen-Edit.jpg" width="591" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> This sunflower has been a willing subject since it was a little bloom. Now it is winter and it is a source of food for birds that have remained with us in this season.</div><p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-84041292510536206752024-01-28T21:11:00.004-05:002024-01-28T21:11:32.787-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgva9IxjrOzEo6SMNpS8a5cIjo5eYu5WCtbfCItlmkJLvSR2G4KZ7V-1FZMEkxYyubaMT6HIlbMfxWKK6sPN5ijwweXoRy8h_eiDIDjxMQolWcfBxeyEwaT1feUpNBCZktxBd319PDG7zl5__W9GeTnDZeSDckSLO8XwWLmjDTCcLDn2zYH7lAVEQ/s1620/Marie%20Ann_1-28-2024_19595-topaz-denoise-sharpen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgva9IxjrOzEo6SMNpS8a5cIjo5eYu5WCtbfCItlmkJLvSR2G4KZ7V-1FZMEkxYyubaMT6HIlbMfxWKK6sPN5ijwweXoRy8h_eiDIDjxMQolWcfBxeyEwaT1feUpNBCZktxBd319PDG7zl5__W9GeTnDZeSDckSLO8XwWLmjDTCcLDn2zYH7lAVEQ/w524-h349/Marie%20Ann_1-28-2024_19595-topaz-denoise-sharpen.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Good-bye dear. See you later.</div><p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-57192523978830225862024-01-28T20:18:00.004-05:002024-01-28T20:18:42.562-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvG9twaQ6GOtrA2Cp8qjF5AJYb_K8Q0ZUTgROfjrJsQidtmBkhGnqhe4ufOaIFGWp3yctI7OQmnK04Fv4sH3L5Am0rlId_HFXBARr9yVyls2ptp7_NMSVY1FHAc_5xGIN2l-k3Vp2ksyh2DPzD2_4XvyvMM62hqv5_C7NJDWXRw1QFehL-0or5EQ/s1618/Marie%20Ann_1-26-2024_19605-topaz-denoiseraw-sharpen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1618" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvG9twaQ6GOtrA2Cp8qjF5AJYb_K8Q0ZUTgROfjrJsQidtmBkhGnqhe4ufOaIFGWp3yctI7OQmnK04Fv4sH3L5Am0rlId_HFXBARr9yVyls2ptp7_NMSVY1FHAc_5xGIN2l-k3Vp2ksyh2DPzD2_4XvyvMM62hqv5_C7NJDWXRw1QFehL-0or5EQ/w525-h351/Marie%20Ann_1-26-2024_19605-topaz-denoiseraw-sharpen.jpg" width="525" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Female House Finch shaking off the rain. How fast she turns her head...</div><p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-51258797455907172562024-01-23T23:26:00.003-05:002024-01-23T23:26:32.039-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Cr-AFQmXyOxwYSa1vnQSYbDiRhyphenhyphenY9MZAhglXt63Q0P7_TUrzWQE7mE8urDWJOsyWdM3_45mfi113Pvv1YCHpdRhu3nXVEaTUOhmbIHETgoTGar_lnWZmyJqhQWD7L6xETluT0u3Hkvmj5ACwIY0QMcKYaHCTc7YxQg9ntaz9j2V1scpF3bFe1g/s1426/Gabe_Recital_1-20-2024_19411-topaz-faceai-denoiseraw-sharpen_hdr-topaz-standard%20v2-2x-faceai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1080" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Cr-AFQmXyOxwYSa1vnQSYbDiRhyphenhyphenY9MZAhglXt63Q0P7_TUrzWQE7mE8urDWJOsyWdM3_45mfi113Pvv1YCHpdRhu3nXVEaTUOhmbIHETgoTGar_lnWZmyJqhQWD7L6xETluT0u3Hkvmj5ACwIY0QMcKYaHCTc7YxQg9ntaz9j2V1scpF3bFe1g/w436-h576/Gabe_Recital_1-20-2024_19411-topaz-faceai-denoiseraw-sharpen_hdr-topaz-standard%20v2-2x-faceai.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-d6L5VdAdNv8GZctkkwrQmlIwZ8tVJ7P3UeHZymXB8Jx9AkK_f8rVfEoJyl13jIOv9woQZH-SgWNIHpL8C-mffwi-OZIKb6PVJCLKKpyDfqy2ui9AGZtCKWzH5gl7zGVtIUxyDPzK_S_jj1nUD1w14NHj58N98EVCW5poa34rBu8pdEvaK6Fxw/s1426/Gabe_Recital_1-20-2024_19413-topaz-faceai-denoiseraw-sharpen_hdr-topaz-standard%20v2-2x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1080" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-d6L5VdAdNv8GZctkkwrQmlIwZ8tVJ7P3UeHZymXB8Jx9AkK_f8rVfEoJyl13jIOv9woQZH-SgWNIHpL8C-mffwi-OZIKb6PVJCLKKpyDfqy2ui9AGZtCKWzH5gl7zGVtIUxyDPzK_S_jj1nUD1w14NHj58N98EVCW5poa34rBu8pdEvaK6Fxw/w433-h572/Gabe_Recital_1-20-2024_19413-topaz-faceai-denoiseraw-sharpen_hdr-topaz-standard%20v2-2x.jpg" width="433" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Duet. And congratulations for a job well done!</div><p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-50441994749456087732024-01-20T19:59:00.001-05:002024-01-23T23:34:04.615-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEFWVztSH4GaEzN53wiFA-lt6g9qGyqYYghkNDMAbWXinmJzprTGhe6jyWYh46oExaWlOdG0Dj5n520-YqTM9rf1EFHNyH1uGXcTV97EFAG7Q0oWZnf7tY1cUN4Vp0yljsT6bWHezAiCAt47zPELJ5u0PFLmYKOidhpcmwjkvW5Qop7fz428CVA/s1620/Gabe_Recital_1-20-2024_19520-topaz-faceai-denoiseraw-sharpen_hdr-topaz-standard%20v2-2x-faceai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1080" height="645" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEFWVztSH4GaEzN53wiFA-lt6g9qGyqYYghkNDMAbWXinmJzprTGhe6jyWYh46oExaWlOdG0Dj5n520-YqTM9rf1EFHNyH1uGXcTV97EFAG7Q0oWZnf7tY1cUN4Vp0yljsT6bWHezAiCAt47zPELJ5u0PFLmYKOidhpcmwjkvW5Qop7fz428CVA/w429-h645/Gabe_Recital_1-20-2024_19520-topaz-faceai-denoiseraw-sharpen_hdr-topaz-standard%20v2-2x-faceai.jpg" width="429" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Gabe's piano recital. Not much light. Monopod lent a measure of stability.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8mOJI4CqRFFOCWBZafaeL-Q70zSaIh0VqIuPxfdrLBbAUnsIrkmxabW-wCQ7zkGPHfepUe8ODqT7VnZxCcQr_wpxcKOxawuzdydc8Qj8qevumdKX8GU9R-qfoGbNCNuUxIoJVaVpSnNrZ0mFibADP_pU0al8Ylx0clbqgomrwdeBttz1U5uy5g/s1920/Gabe_Recital_1-20-2024_19553-topaz-faceai-denoiseraw-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8mOJI4CqRFFOCWBZafaeL-Q70zSaIh0VqIuPxfdrLBbAUnsIrkmxabW-wCQ7zkGPHfepUe8ODqT7VnZxCcQr_wpxcKOxawuzdydc8Qj8qevumdKX8GU9R-qfoGbNCNuUxIoJVaVpSnNrZ0mFibADP_pU0al8Ylx0clbqgomrwdeBttz1U5uy5g/w580-h325/Gabe_Recital_1-20-2024_19553-topaz-faceai-denoiseraw-Edit.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> The last performer. </div><p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-39748129559057759182024-01-17T23:25:00.003-05:002024-01-17T23:25:52.653-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicM6h46YF4iZKKgCP2MlS5mwiAl_xbaK2avpXUgeUd2AEZ-0d6tuLt77l9lC-kCmmJYZdvu2rrQTJVIbRu41My0R6DWGZRlsdmteqqKXLWDha6DVxxFjTsvUCZcjjLbRj4SifR2U1EzA39kQJ5qKn__hSSjR7F2pqkCucP4eEtT2IABBznTVldKg/s1920/Winter_Storm_1-17-2024_19379-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicM6h46YF4iZKKgCP2MlS5mwiAl_xbaK2avpXUgeUd2AEZ-0d6tuLt77l9lC-kCmmJYZdvu2rrQTJVIbRu41My0R6DWGZRlsdmteqqKXLWDha6DVxxFjTsvUCZcjjLbRj4SifR2U1EzA39kQJ5qKn__hSSjR7F2pqkCucP4eEtT2IABBznTVldKg/w578-h325/Winter_Storm_1-17-2024_19379-Edit.jpg" width="578" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Sunflower after the 1st winter snow. </div><p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-19756257289617203022024-01-17T23:23:00.004-05:002024-01-17T23:26:28.413-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR33z5cfVGBouGtYfn14BE97HhNRjUj78Ff8qURCfksW5BSFk5lTD4u8pmnvBIx8_olXlwU25turYCbO1GCyv6xgeN2DEuG3qgT28MSuNJ_zz_9eszDwMr7c093Yqj2oARTUq6F8I7F0VGczz0WqXcaBRiz5MRlR3Uk_-DV0Hvsy14ZKkCVwnhHw/s1920/Winter_Storm_1-12-2024_19392-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR33z5cfVGBouGtYfn14BE97HhNRjUj78Ff8qURCfksW5BSFk5lTD4u8pmnvBIx8_olXlwU25turYCbO1GCyv6xgeN2DEuG3qgT28MSuNJ_zz_9eszDwMr7c093Yqj2oARTUq6F8I7F0VGczz0WqXcaBRiz5MRlR3Uk_-DV0Hvsy14ZKkCVwnhHw/w521-h293/Winter_Storm_1-12-2024_19392-Edit.jpg" width="521" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Sunflower at the end of the season. Filled with treats for our winter visitors.</div><p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-57952626444681280662024-01-09T00:12:00.002-05:002024-01-09T00:13:40.454-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTpEa81KPwcAptuWs8PzUvcMUF0oKDO6TZcRDyS90pPcw6WIplo7Wn950yDxQrxcNGZPXZ1HPPClZd0DiRA7PEklY5_QB8oJzaw3wjPxfK7U9l6YULvHvq_P6l3NLNUmMEi2jtVqikjnBvEa3iHiQuKrnc-28ezF1QEDwGO0lpwQvpuh0_h5IFw/s1618/Greenery_1-8-2024_19032-topaz-denoiseraw-sharpen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1618" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTpEa81KPwcAptuWs8PzUvcMUF0oKDO6TZcRDyS90pPcw6WIplo7Wn950yDxQrxcNGZPXZ1HPPClZd0DiRA7PEklY5_QB8oJzaw3wjPxfK7U9l6YULvHvq_P6l3NLNUmMEi2jtVqikjnBvEa3iHiQuKrnc-28ezF1QEDwGO0lpwQvpuh0_h5IFw/w508-h340/Greenery_1-8-2024_19032-topaz-denoiseraw-sharpen.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Surprising visitor today. Haven't seen a blue heron in our yard before.</div><p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-20386500003224171222023-12-30T22:33:00.002-05:002023-12-30T22:33:09.015-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQCMFDajcTDPT74FDoz7HD57LEUGS6KYgSET686P8fMkdVV-4cQSTho6osxmB3BaHVe0O2kHunxExiNRxDNjM53mlnuNkpUMQAuafz1GQPZbgt0uTwAb_mHsiQoj-uHzeAM088dgUbzCMx-DTSKfyiK0ZG7AhHJ_rn-Zxs_4FXhhuHNaDMJZocg/s1485/Greenery_12-30-2023_19026-topaz-denoiseraw-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1485" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQCMFDajcTDPT74FDoz7HD57LEUGS6KYgSET686P8fMkdVV-4cQSTho6osxmB3BaHVe0O2kHunxExiNRxDNjM53mlnuNkpUMQAuafz1GQPZbgt0uTwAb_mHsiQoj-uHzeAM088dgUbzCMx-DTSKfyiK0ZG7AhHJ_rn-Zxs_4FXhhuHNaDMJZocg/w532-h388/Greenery_12-30-2023_19026-topaz-denoiseraw-Edit.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Winter Rhododendron.</div><p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-68939203762873773582023-12-30T20:41:00.002-05:002023-12-30T20:41:10.632-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglM9kymaxZ2D05dpFHWEM0e-WWMLhx46QcMxxH_4a8CQ29-A-ieobJoSvGDoY1zY-T2YN1mrf68itSxFH5J0V-uYjVOpkyv_h7Dft-Kooa8pEVkOyzbSt1qpG0Xc-EKmk5SROxrmycBZs_uW-wEevrZ2sXBb482xe6XPoXk_65XgJDbfzFjPnFZg/s1620/Greenery_12-30-2023_19025-topaz-denoiseraw-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1080" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglM9kymaxZ2D05dpFHWEM0e-WWMLhx46QcMxxH_4a8CQ29-A-ieobJoSvGDoY1zY-T2YN1mrf68itSxFH5J0V-uYjVOpkyv_h7Dft-Kooa8pEVkOyzbSt1qpG0Xc-EKmk5SROxrmycBZs_uW-wEevrZ2sXBb482xe6XPoXk_65XgJDbfzFjPnFZg/w354-h532/Greenery_12-30-2023_19025-topaz-denoiseraw-Edit.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Butterfly bush heading into winter.</div><p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-17311840615479467482023-12-30T20:18:00.004-05:002023-12-30T20:18:41.180-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLu0ZOcBAEra3BZvl0HCFVvDNQH354FgC28EP8Q1pjsOZxIRJvwwHwiEuJbg5Fl2HHADorjSgz4TWmRDHQFrkQKrEAMv-hL0pP-VoZfMvgOlJadyl4gZ9oJ7oBPSRotXTT_smkf4nRjMatkJa5tL3snnW0QP8wx5p1OB2nuolKhBGgXPzFBn8MWw/s1920/Greenery_12-30-2023_19030-topaz-denoiseraw-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLu0ZOcBAEra3BZvl0HCFVvDNQH354FgC28EP8Q1pjsOZxIRJvwwHwiEuJbg5Fl2HHADorjSgz4TWmRDHQFrkQKrEAMv-hL0pP-VoZfMvgOlJadyl4gZ9oJ7oBPSRotXTT_smkf4nRjMatkJa5tL3snnW0QP8wx5p1OB2nuolKhBGgXPzFBn8MWw/w449-h253/Greenery_12-30-2023_19030-topaz-denoiseraw-Edit.jpg" width="449" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Winter view of our petunia.</div><p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-18462569906228873382023-12-18T01:22:00.000-05:002023-12-18T01:22:01.081-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1_j_Ui5fTNrbuvYY3BogzHPpF7V2dbWgFv9_o2XfmJ8WUS8iDDhTzA_ykKjJdl0OgbamAAVwpi3mNK_OtLqYNosV0fiZZbLbXkXDq3H60XaPmvy2EPK1tazdAJ4J0C4n6s1gFlGoDkyd1tjgiJrHIGy8lA_u1ZMsyzMrGXS1EmV_ZWjjwQbaQg/s1341/Sun%20Flower_12-17-2023_18919-topaz-denoiseraw-sharpen-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1341" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1_j_Ui5fTNrbuvYY3BogzHPpF7V2dbWgFv9_o2XfmJ8WUS8iDDhTzA_ykKjJdl0OgbamAAVwpi3mNK_OtLqYNosV0fiZZbLbXkXDq3H60XaPmvy2EPK1tazdAJ4J0C4n6s1gFlGoDkyd1tjgiJrHIGy8lA_u1ZMsyzMrGXS1EmV_ZWjjwQbaQg/w404-h326/Sun%20Flower_12-17-2023_18919-topaz-denoiseraw-sharpen-Edit.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Sunflower at the end of fall heading into winter. Enjoying a late fall rain.</div><p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-72872424432049107452023-12-15T22:02:00.005-05:002023-12-16T00:23:01.633-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Souderton Area High School Holiday Concert - December 15, 2023</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These photos were an experiment of using an older "all in one" camera with a long lens and a small sensor to capture images from a distance. The camera is a Nikon P900 with a zoom range from 24mm to 2000 mm. The camera was stabilized on a monopod. Post processing was in Topaz Photo AI for noise reduction, Lightroom for general adjustments and Luminar Neo for enhanced resolution.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUAzLiIYOLZxzrbjCtl3UmhF7AqwoUyMoQREwUiIRklfMUIXCfA6zIPcXNObMK0D0-s6KCcTSLhan6ZBq1f9-8HWtgVb-dCDQRfVB9nn-ZWc1V4Z7T2qcgwI-rFvZDp4km4Grv2xDrwrYf_lHckGL_jVl0bllPHtn5iV4G5B3W2rHCWQg3PqXSQ/s1920/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18887-topaz-faceai-sharpen-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="1920" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUAzLiIYOLZxzrbjCtl3UmhF7AqwoUyMoQREwUiIRklfMUIXCfA6zIPcXNObMK0D0-s6KCcTSLhan6ZBq1f9-8HWtgVb-dCDQRfVB9nn-ZWc1V4Z7T2qcgwI-rFvZDp4km4Grv2xDrwrYf_lHckGL_jVl0bllPHtn5iV4G5B3W2rHCWQg3PqXSQ/w531-h126/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18887-topaz-faceai-sharpen-Edit.jpg" width="531" /></a></div></div>Chordination & Soudertones</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEkIMMDTDzvu7i7TBThmIYPgXk-INkitTG2foTDlyiM6FqsKVC1aRn0lI_Mvt6U-_Bt8X4Qj8xq7-omN39qmjdfroiB4hETqqMoEypX85quSCxjn5RknjXZFvYo1zGm9qCGTl9W8I9lMfKDHfmraRVBFJwZhW_QuDpKsWaVVE0_ecaUQmK8TJHQ/s1920/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18858-topaz-denoise-faceai-sharpen-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="1920" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEkIMMDTDzvu7i7TBThmIYPgXk-INkitTG2foTDlyiM6FqsKVC1aRn0lI_Mvt6U-_Bt8X4Qj8xq7-omN39qmjdfroiB4hETqqMoEypX85quSCxjn5RknjXZFvYo1zGm9qCGTl9W8I9lMfKDHfmraRVBFJwZhW_QuDpKsWaVVE0_ecaUQmK8TJHQ/w538-h169/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18858-topaz-denoise-faceai-sharpen-Edit.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Soudertones introducing "the intermission."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhowaSvlwCfjOlJscliZs3EbpZ9zWIvgxqZb-DkdAafbWe6CRHq9-_OWEAc4gyr2JzfcWCS64nrd-ybxnQ-ssnPsD9qSzaVe6r3-ES4TMOpxyG7N0TSONa9RZBiaiO0-yjZ9IgCDk8alMsN2_RMYCz_89kL0P2R9TIA4su7K6DggELmKpBAdWsHg/s1920/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18867-topaz-faceai-sharpen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="1920" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhowaSvlwCfjOlJscliZs3EbpZ9zWIvgxqZb-DkdAafbWe6CRHq9-_OWEAc4gyr2JzfcWCS64nrd-ybxnQ-ssnPsD9qSzaVe6r3-ES4TMOpxyG7N0TSONa9RZBiaiO0-yjZ9IgCDk8alMsN2_RMYCz_89kL0P2R9TIA4su7K6DggELmKpBAdWsHg/w550-h149/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18867-topaz-faceai-sharpen.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Soudertones & Chordination.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22GCk5Ju5rWpggj0UNAvTKzveTaD_Dk7wzxCMcAn5WV6mXarEM1D2DzAqxv8-yl4k_SRRn7pr_fnsv5WvEW4Er3-lf4AIuC7KnLbjc3I0OE9mZ902q9_BPGmSnNFoJwa8mwGgdlgc1xOXlc0q97COEOV1NtXzuDo22Q5CXobaJR5IsinRIKUTuA/s1920/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18913-topaz-faceai-sharpen-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1920" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22GCk5Ju5rWpggj0UNAvTKzveTaD_Dk7wzxCMcAn5WV6mXarEM1D2DzAqxv8-yl4k_SRRn7pr_fnsv5WvEW4Er3-lf4AIuC7KnLbjc3I0OE9mZ902q9_BPGmSnNFoJwa8mwGgdlgc1xOXlc0q97COEOV1NtXzuDo22Q5CXobaJR5IsinRIKUTuA/w559-h234/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18913-topaz-faceai-sharpen-Edit.jpg" width="559" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Combined Choirs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgN-bD9CdkoGHrqJHZufF5BHgXWRZWALiL5VyvDmAW_rJAMPv2_hMVWiwNV6urneWPAxIiG_Zlk8SOvlD15ARVGu-gZ-qabqmrp98w_NoGVrIJUfmVxvhV4ruHtXeptk5BKzXmj6igeHj3OECB23CmFrlDUjwTa3FcRNjxfqAiokqXRlIgNF9Ig/s1440/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18843-topaz-faceai-sharpen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgN-bD9CdkoGHrqJHZufF5BHgXWRZWALiL5VyvDmAW_rJAMPv2_hMVWiwNV6urneWPAxIiG_Zlk8SOvlD15ARVGu-gZ-qabqmrp98w_NoGVrIJUfmVxvhV4ruHtXeptk5BKzXmj6igeHj3OECB23CmFrlDUjwTa3FcRNjxfqAiokqXRlIgNF9Ig/s320/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18843-topaz-faceai-sharpen.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>At the Souderton Area Senior High Winter Concert, the light temperature varied quite a bit with the background. For some images, full color worked. For others, there were too many colors to show natural complexions. So... black and white. Vignetting helps the eye focus on the subjects.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKSkpAIUct9fKpgGeXgdJpAFjeGelcTcgSZXOD1ZE6HW6myBE6FfWZ6wUQj6M2LUDvDmWiEAZTofYIs0YPiPA9xKdSx_-XPb5kxQM8NenFJHXBOC3Y3QjVOF1C6IhZEflU4tnV3YPrEUmx1ehtNdg4X3tj7H-9mTaLW76PWZEoPoMUmcS60VXcQ/s1080/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18850-topaz-denoise-sharpen-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKSkpAIUct9fKpgGeXgdJpAFjeGelcTcgSZXOD1ZE6HW6myBE6FfWZ6wUQj6M2LUDvDmWiEAZTofYIs0YPiPA9xKdSx_-XPb5kxQM8NenFJHXBOC3Y3QjVOF1C6IhZEflU4tnV3YPrEUmx1ehtNdg4X3tj7H-9mTaLW76PWZEoPoMUmcS60VXcQ/s320/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18850-topaz-denoise-sharpen-Edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The stage light varied from one part of the stage to another. Since the light sources were close and directional, they produced some unflattering nose highlights.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzRTTxOQQyR9cOS7Tyi6fj5VllS2cZfD_mQstsNsgvu3mukfFHAR794DF1xtwyr0sfye-qkZAhyphenhyphen6uU2bY8i0xDlFbYsvD1rFMehuu9P4fbkOJ0pDmfGme08XqAtU5ZEiEB_Tdo_gZVULrFs3JtPeFZCHqSwXmhaF-cgkjY2Qjmm4n9iqibPpfgA/s1728/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18915-topaz-faceai-sharpen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1728" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzRTTxOQQyR9cOS7Tyi6fj5VllS2cZfD_mQstsNsgvu3mukfFHAR794DF1xtwyr0sfye-qkZAhyphenhyphen6uU2bY8i0xDlFbYsvD1rFMehuu9P4fbkOJ0pDmfGme08XqAtU5ZEiEB_Tdo_gZVULrFs3JtPeFZCHqSwXmhaF-cgkjY2Qjmm4n9iqibPpfgA/s320/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18915-topaz-faceai-sharpen.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_iqyH2C4u61d_FtIJGp6CjSeFsQdJARDsLdtQyESk37tzuSSbOBPJcrmu4PvUEUpVUxPRlG13KoAIIdVt6Sx-QsBqR1wjfF3L7AAIE-ui4Y911Q_IgKzw97I_CwLOqgOIF8nPHeTwoLsc5F_rc13YDjdxkwM8uK2R8HN8_i2oO097xsbMWqBrA/s1920/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18853-topaz-denoise-faceai-sharpen-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="1920" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_iqyH2C4u61d_FtIJGp6CjSeFsQdJARDsLdtQyESk37tzuSSbOBPJcrmu4PvUEUpVUxPRlG13KoAIIdVt6Sx-QsBqR1wjfF3L7AAIE-ui4Y911Q_IgKzw97I_CwLOqgOIF8nPHeTwoLsc5F_rc13YDjdxkwM8uK2R8HN8_i2oO097xsbMWqBrA/w559-h170/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18853-topaz-denoise-faceai-sharpen-Edit.jpg" width="559" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Soudertones</div></div><br /> <p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-45631055776070896102023-12-14T22:28:00.005-05:002023-12-15T00:23:10.660-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcU8_JHMkjNzlqF1h7FLazt5xYmnwoMxfjyz3cSUOkLMLRwM5F4i2xXTcmHcVCNzxL6pDxDezeJxgowGflxAerUS7-9Zjo8wTysEWqNte8gyqKvc3K2xV0RTz4ubye5odBf_Pmr_Tg5m3WRxOlb0jEJbPgO6qG_9I4JdkhzDdSXvcWLtE6XR3QOw/s1080/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18837-topaz-denoise-sharpen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcU8_JHMkjNzlqF1h7FLazt5xYmnwoMxfjyz3cSUOkLMLRwM5F4i2xXTcmHcVCNzxL6pDxDezeJxgowGflxAerUS7-9Zjo8wTysEWqNte8gyqKvc3K2xV0RTz4ubye5odBf_Pmr_Tg5m3WRxOlb0jEJbPgO6qG_9I4JdkhzDdSXvcWLtE6XR3QOw/s320/Souderton_Holiday_Concert_12-14-2023_18837-topaz-denoise-sharpen.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Portrait of our artist - Grandson who thinks and feels deeply. Caught during a pensive moment.<p></p><div><b>Details: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Another</span><span data-offset-key="9h86a-1-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> experiment. Took our Nikon P900 with its 83x zoom (24mm-2000mm equivalent). Of course, this range is only possible by using a small sensor with a wide zoom range. </span></div><div><span data-offset-key="9h86a-1-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" data-block="true" data-editor="b1664" data-offset-key="anltb-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="anltb-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="anltb-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Souderton Area Senior High School Winter Concert.</span></div></div><div class="x1e56ztr" data-block="true" data-editor="b1664" data-offset-key="50jrs-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="50jrs-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="50jrs-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Sat in the balcony with the camera mounted on a monopod. 1/60 @ 6.3mm, ISO 1100. Equivalent to 35mm shooting at 1458mm.</span></div></div><div class="x1e56ztr" data-block="true" data-editor="b1664" data-offset-key="6ptjh-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6ptjh-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="6ptjh-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">The question was, "can I get "good" images in these conditions?" Does "good" technique overcome mediocre equipment?</span></div></div><div class="x1e56ztr" data-block="true" data-editor="b1664" data-offset-key="dl6n9-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="dl6n9-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="dl6n9-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Post processing Topaz Photo AI, Luminar Neo.</span></div></div>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-18190435614269542222023-12-14T14:04:00.000-05:002023-12-14T14:04:58.436-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TkjQsWE0znUmwZuCce78u88buo7kKQH1yBDcIrUglTfx03_vtjbaK60jTTSQ7mS9nSNcpz7wteyFAMQM2ttd28muzhUnHTWNiJCFFsy6nf6al-x5CHb8oJqX6xXNDKSMXbHIBLPsIX81GQRC792mo-hIe89Xhq5Abbx-Tg3JKBCfHR4nvWHQmw/s1920/Sun%20Flower_12-8-2023_18705-topaz-denoiseraw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TkjQsWE0znUmwZuCce78u88buo7kKQH1yBDcIrUglTfx03_vtjbaK60jTTSQ7mS9nSNcpz7wteyFAMQM2ttd28muzhUnHTWNiJCFFsy6nf6al-x5CHb8oJqX6xXNDKSMXbHIBLPsIX81GQRC792mo-hIe89Xhq5Abbx-Tg3JKBCfHR4nvWHQmw/s320/Sun%20Flower_12-8-2023_18705-topaz-denoiseraw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Sunflower at the end of the season. Fading away, like we all do. Filled with seeds that will bring a new generation in the Spring.<p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-36881202254682310142023-12-14T13:58:00.002-05:002023-12-14T13:58:34.512-05:00It's been a year since I've updated my blog. I'll be more consistent as I move my posts from Facebook to here. Too much noise on FB. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNViIQgz5nvDfEJc8kTgd9Wt41coCKZiLN1uPzK-MdatritXtdeoksLFEITJlwKxw225wY28wFis1NzMET6ddIYmLJ6_q6nXZ07RMkFgJE2s9NbExIr1LBVW-_QUnp41utIoKlMpSS8tNxULIH8u63vR1RvWgc2vTZHlBmHndNDBnYPcLOei6tA/s1920/Home_6-25-2023_%2016477-topaz-denoiseraw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNViIQgz5nvDfEJc8kTgd9Wt41coCKZiLN1uPzK-MdatritXtdeoksLFEITJlwKxw225wY28wFis1NzMET6ddIYmLJ6_q6nXZ07RMkFgJE2s9NbExIr1LBVW-_QUnp41utIoKlMpSS8tNxULIH8u63vR1RvWgc2vTZHlBmHndNDBnYPcLOei6tA/s320/Home_6-25-2023_%2016477-topaz-denoiseraw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I've followed this sunflow through the summer and fall. Was enjoyable and fascinating. Sometimes pretty, sometimes - just a plant life.<p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-88230834213790226882022-12-06T01:28:00.001-05:002022-12-06T01:28:14.069-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VzKfBzvFaGePmdj9mDvpvQh0E6qq-QRZ_MM5G71y2t1AMdVtDy1GokuQOu6V29tqsQ5YX9P8VPoDW0Z2QX3PzDs0T6-C8vd6a5nGGRNcZ9hzyZ5BN48fmzdG0RBiTP4-udhzHgE_1I0VOYNcwfTPtArQIAdcE1fJhtLBhR_LLul0dlcbWSs/s1920/Peddler_Village_12-5-2022_%2015451-Edit-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VzKfBzvFaGePmdj9mDvpvQh0E6qq-QRZ_MM5G71y2t1AMdVtDy1GokuQOu6V29tqsQ5YX9P8VPoDW0Z2QX3PzDs0T6-C8vd6a5nGGRNcZ9hzyZ5BN48fmzdG0RBiTP4-udhzHgE_1I0VOYNcwfTPtArQIAdcE1fJhtLBhR_LLul0dlcbWSs/s320/Peddler_Village_12-5-2022_%2015451-Edit-Edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_jvfF4ggtCY1LTgOfFIO2kh6SKHhJDn49dI68QGhPU5NMS7KMSqiri6heoYJgX4t7mbhr6dAMV2IH2DyHkQjd02HmCINfiuypo2msMMo8rQR4bYPqaqX7B8BGlvxL2wpnmHFJw3eZfrYjuTmlnjCbc5cvWxqJkubGoakmSpMMzzpWpBTQT4/s1920/Peddler_Village_12-5-2022_%2015514-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_jvfF4ggtCY1LTgOfFIO2kh6SKHhJDn49dI68QGhPU5NMS7KMSqiri6heoYJgX4t7mbhr6dAMV2IH2DyHkQjd02HmCINfiuypo2msMMo8rQR4bYPqaqX7B8BGlvxL2wpnmHFJw3eZfrYjuTmlnjCbc5cvWxqJkubGoakmSpMMzzpWpBTQT4/s320/Peddler_Village_12-5-2022_%2015514-Edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ATD-sALzfg2_HRvZ5Mnk-1aI9sc0Vt-B2ZPzlIMxF-8zypd7l1axdGkRmh0Ty7u7MY-F_dlk9rhNUTY9db3kQa5aIeHNMvmFcNtH9wAdjbfTEkG6fA8sheoyXOVZa92kkfe8kzsTN9K1mzYZBfxpvSMMsW-epwe78zq97eoMxjsVx4uIygA/s1920/Peddler_Village_12-5-2022_%2015544-Edit-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ATD-sALzfg2_HRvZ5Mnk-1aI9sc0Vt-B2ZPzlIMxF-8zypd7l1axdGkRmh0Ty7u7MY-F_dlk9rhNUTY9db3kQa5aIeHNMvmFcNtH9wAdjbfTEkG6fA8sheoyXOVZa92kkfe8kzsTN9K1mzYZBfxpvSMMsW-epwe78zq97eoMxjsVx4uIygA/s320/Peddler_Village_12-5-2022_%2015544-Edit-Edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3wFUNmodoyAzymeS_-WuQwUD2JWuGGKg20g7nbXsVXc1kx4YCILmxaMFysO-jg4KCrKW7NgXWK0NtayY878QUr-9Kq2OKceR8FstWiOHZ0_gcZ18sLd9uLHi-HNg6pZILxep6_r7ULLKJVE1vkxIW2dkoKSPwDdZYzefV32Ih3z3Y_64GNI/s1920/Peddler_Village_12-5-2022_%2015550-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3wFUNmodoyAzymeS_-WuQwUD2JWuGGKg20g7nbXsVXc1kx4YCILmxaMFysO-jg4KCrKW7NgXWK0NtayY878QUr-9Kq2OKceR8FstWiOHZ0_gcZ18sLd9uLHi-HNg6pZILxep6_r7ULLKJVE1vkxIW2dkoKSPwDdZYzefV32Ih3z3Y_64GNI/s320/Peddler_Village_12-5-2022_%2015550-Edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Peddler's Village in Lahaska, PA is a fine place to shop & eat. Took time out to enjoy the Christmas lights and try some abstract images by combining a slow shutter speed of 1/2 second with camera movement. <br /> <p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-84947582099939870082022-05-16T15:59:00.003-04:002022-05-16T15:59:57.392-04:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUe7iovtYDB7hq8J5SZcHGzy7K4eeOCqr9kWk8Excdoa4j9Y8Z3A0pdNm1TE8Mwxi-EIESDJrOGWhACnh-heozueLLK_3s5_QZm_7DG_bpbHKX1of6b16vkkPKO-uVCRj2nXz8SxCHB9kp7F8DjusbABCejhTIIB0qodG7SuG7Vk-8Fbzr-hc/s1080/Misc_5-15-2022_%2012484-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUe7iovtYDB7hq8J5SZcHGzy7K4eeOCqr9kWk8Excdoa4j9Y8Z3A0pdNm1TE8Mwxi-EIESDJrOGWhACnh-heozueLLK_3s5_QZm_7DG_bpbHKX1of6b16vkkPKO-uVCRj2nXz8SxCHB9kp7F8DjusbABCejhTIIB0qodG7SuG7Vk-8Fbzr-hc/s320/Misc_5-15-2022_%2012484-Edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Black Hole.</div><p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-46439126298155327912022-05-16T15:29:00.001-04:002022-05-16T15:29:10.366-04:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj911iAt7O_rzf1CyZlT4HdLv-AIc_M51C14zWxUd-Rzh7kItHrUxzvyfExUfxOE18hCBYhD0EnrPMSZfnA1A2SqyOGm6Kkabe2BUdWeUVx9Mqa4p6p5I6hwMsxuMUGoPbwXvETTw0ms1vOySjRh22QKUFn6UqCAAvG_1dny4HNXOYXWb72BnM/s1080/Misc_5-15-2022_%2012483-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj911iAt7O_rzf1CyZlT4HdLv-AIc_M51C14zWxUd-Rzh7kItHrUxzvyfExUfxOE18hCBYhD0EnrPMSZfnA1A2SqyOGm6Kkabe2BUdWeUVx9Mqa4p6p5I6hwMsxuMUGoPbwXvETTw0ms1vOySjRh22QKUFn6UqCAAvG_1dny4HNXOYXWb72BnM/s320/Misc_5-15-2022_%2012483-Edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> 9:44 - Another clock that is always right, twice a day.</div><p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-13882658454477501422021-10-14T21:47:00.002-04:002021-10-14T21:47:15.059-04:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3eYE6gevCavOSkRQD6jGDmPQyFw_8LuXtoD5B0Gfa_FH43tx-DuyYkDVUTWBRo75SCBBz14Y-CC_lSXWdKGGVslpd2tB867BwRZxF3rPI8rfhDkzrePNJA9iwe4Dapuj3yMH8A/s1080/Autumn_10-13-2021_+10193-denoise-low-light-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="721" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3eYE6gevCavOSkRQD6jGDmPQyFw_8LuXtoD5B0Gfa_FH43tx-DuyYkDVUTWBRo75SCBBz14Y-CC_lSXWdKGGVslpd2tB867BwRZxF3rPI8rfhDkzrePNJA9iwe4Dapuj3yMH8A/s320/Autumn_10-13-2021_+10193-denoise-low-light-Edit.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /> 'tis the season for collecting these images... a world of creative spookery...<p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-40413554221895412702021-09-27T18:56:00.001-04:002021-09-27T19:34:06.338-04:00<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2cSL7tTHi68cpMqbBd6kEpn7bS6nI7c4x-APu_UVL-vVZwJJ9IAQ3PxcAw3IQLqrRqYANyPQiVfKyeqx_dcUXPBDVeRH2ATh8WT8wMDWu3dxvYmM7TT56laocJQPdL50SgWQxQ/s1920/20210821_194519-Edit-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="1920" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2cSL7tTHi68cpMqbBd6kEpn7bS6nI7c4x-APu_UVL-vVZwJJ9IAQ3PxcAw3IQLqrRqYANyPQiVfKyeqx_dcUXPBDVeRH2ATh8WT8wMDWu3dxvYmM7TT56laocJQPdL50SgWQxQ/s320/20210821_194519-Edit-Edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some random images from the past year.<br />Surprising backyard rainbow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzilDmRYLO-w-IhSEtCb7j3HI7c3i4SNvhjx13fI4MUIQMC5oU7mqQgjvFQH-6RI_l_gTZt0bQf8t1u2hex1UXt6HhWozIZQ8W3Q8JWtl0HTBU0c1KH_RqENc3tZtFuk_JhyO5_Q/s1620/Flag_Football_9-18-2021_+9596-Edit_BW.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzilDmRYLO-w-IhSEtCb7j3HI7c3i4SNvhjx13fI4MUIQMC5oU7mqQgjvFQH-6RI_l_gTZt0bQf8t1u2hex1UXt6HhWozIZQ8W3Q8JWtl0HTBU0c1KH_RqENc3tZtFuk_JhyO5_Q/s320/Flag_Football_9-18-2021_+9596-Edit_BW.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">B&W rendition of poster mode.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0jh8rx3eV0FmGvMDRrXr88SBKKx8YwipPAnuVXcm_BaPWY0JD0fzsyTj36QZFw6wdVs4oO-D_xuxCgyuaNxbmZf80JhJgl94DMaUDvgYOORtN9vEqIfniP1QrNwl4QIb6pMS5g/s1620/Kreative_Flag_Football_9596.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0jh8rx3eV0FmGvMDRrXr88SBKKx8YwipPAnuVXcm_BaPWY0JD0fzsyTj36QZFw6wdVs4oO-D_xuxCgyuaNxbmZf80JhJgl94DMaUDvgYOORtN9vEqIfniP1QrNwl4QIb6pMS5g/s320/Kreative_Flag_Football_9596.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out of camera poster mode.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdfeOQWwlUVeUSYNfspNsFUhcxwRo2WIxa36PhYmXiKHUUiFfG5M3iamSjsLqs7_Gup4fM7zpv9CYJ0E9tukitKprOnHFjGfFYp52Fg1XmffrFe1i3XGFX8gh9NzFMAXCXkWoog/s1920/Kreative_Old_Barn_Skippack_+9345.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdfeOQWwlUVeUSYNfspNsFUhcxwRo2WIxa36PhYmXiKHUUiFfG5M3iamSjsLqs7_Gup4fM7zpv9CYJ0E9tukitKprOnHFjGfFYp52Fg1XmffrFe1i3XGFX8gh9NzFMAXCXkWoog/s320/Kreative_Old_Barn_Skippack_+9345.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deteriorating farm on Skippack Pike.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXtWCPrCkFu2q4UnkYV0kpRGSRJntECI_wnUartVBM4ivWRgX3ICJMGnPT2mjFc8ZV1fiZ_tOiUj4NLdoTzSE_vfP__z5svfF3T9M7uKDg_dLbS6Ksy1qpaaletTR59hOCHYCng/s1920/NAT_Bald_Eagle_+8105.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXtWCPrCkFu2q4UnkYV0kpRGSRJntECI_wnUartVBM4ivWRgX3ICJMGnPT2mjFc8ZV1fiZ_tOiUj4NLdoTzSE_vfP__z5svfF3T9M7uKDg_dLbS6Ksy1qpaaletTR59hOCHYCng/s320/NAT_Bald_Eagle_+8105.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald Eagle portrait.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWK4Gs0dHXRUjE-NeFncolacxPzmEFiSiGgRsPfJ9hXs38Lk5jT0IDutVjqDDobEwdmv8aS2vI-S4RrkwK7WaENEzfFHmjBxIsHrHWrcTnRNbYIQfrZDBOQmUij8jsYzBsbMfpg/s1920/NAT_Flower_+9714.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWK4Gs0dHXRUjE-NeFncolacxPzmEFiSiGgRsPfJ9hXs38Lk5jT0IDutVjqDDobEwdmv8aS2vI-S4RrkwK7WaENEzfFHmjBxIsHrHWrcTnRNbYIQfrZDBOQmUij8jsYzBsbMfpg/s320/NAT_Flower_+9714.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quick capture.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheq8UymfT8pEBmCFM7OQ1ow6Hd1WuzqNnA5OZ1JQL-r23xlzvhtYIESUxQtwkn2tguMU0NGOWPMmhpvVOVxM41OuyoQEYg-cSi5xgXo8eAWoxCwBtRcg04vT0dZd9CafjMzljvJQ/s1920/PJ_He_Scores_9580.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheq8UymfT8pEBmCFM7OQ1ow6Hd1WuzqNnA5OZ1JQL-r23xlzvhtYIESUxQtwkn2tguMU0NGOWPMmhpvVOVxM41OuyoQEYg-cSi5xgXo8eAWoxCwBtRcg04vT0dZd9CafjMzljvJQ/s320/PJ_He_Scores_9580.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Touchdown - flag football</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCe_RWwJ3TX5LDZ8V_BHsT7amWR7Eml3o30TRTE06HZ0H3HFzBYcLPG9dLleawubjOXB-cr9qb54Trr9kn9G42Kq0o3gqbyDFm6xnO9ICW_45roDVwOCOApJG0EY1mv-_MQtcbNQ/s1620/PJ_Memorial_Day_Rowdies_6086-BW.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCe_RWwJ3TX5LDZ8V_BHsT7amWR7Eml3o30TRTE06HZ0H3HFzBYcLPG9dLleawubjOXB-cr9qb54Trr9kn9G42Kq0o3gqbyDFm6xnO9ICW_45roDVwOCOApJG0EY1mv-_MQtcbNQ/s320/PJ_Memorial_Day_Rowdies_6086-BW.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little attitude on Tybee Island - Memorial Day</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqlj3Z3S8-_S6wyFJrjFRIOTTkuaeId3A3r1h2NEqrfEtoOb8zklxeDYI7DWDIEOnC9_Wpe7NOJ8Y5QMFU9yrwCIaHrtLNWQWGW6i9DWgXn9YgluVPWy8daBlWmP3PLsOoxDtcA/s1080/Tybee_Island_6-1-2021_+6180-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqlj3Z3S8-_S6wyFJrjFRIOTTkuaeId3A3r1h2NEqrfEtoOb8zklxeDYI7DWDIEOnC9_Wpe7NOJ8Y5QMFU9yrwCIaHrtLNWQWGW6i9DWgXn9YgluVPWy8daBlWmP3PLsOoxDtcA/s320/Tybee_Island_6-1-2021_+6180-Edit.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Young photographer mastering the basics</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEime5YvsuRZyPHOlXgn8DkXct1NKvJIzJEuXYZ7mq_Vkyck-wfSgLMvfuU780yldqwtCngRYTJ5vbGxijXDcropf9zKvwdgQiGHrl0nF5wfkyUyjEYtHXXqcPjLKddhn9oSVWoMCg/s1920/Infrared_5-8-2017_+8420.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEime5YvsuRZyPHOlXgn8DkXct1NKvJIzJEuXYZ7mq_Vkyck-wfSgLMvfuU780yldqwtCngRYTJ5vbGxijXDcropf9zKvwdgQiGHrl0nF5wfkyUyjEYtHXXqcPjLKddhn9oSVWoMCg/s320/Infrared_5-8-2017_+8420.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Infrared landscape - Skippack, PA</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-19782163018073263252020-12-15T22:04:00.003-05:002020-12-15T22:05:27.450-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUEtdWOhZNP1b6XiReeocVItljwgEE8I_xVDOIM2o_uIj4kZkw206sKsxCS4cYNtMplsFgaUVg7NCoh1F_U_8xQo_VK_QcZFJGNm6SE-pyAkS-rkFrzZm3dydnzJO0axcGPKcog/s1920/Birds_12-10-2020_+2745-Lum.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUEtdWOhZNP1b6XiReeocVItljwgEE8I_xVDOIM2o_uIj4kZkw206sKsxCS4cYNtMplsFgaUVg7NCoh1F_U_8xQo_VK_QcZFJGNm6SE-pyAkS-rkFrzZm3dydnzJO0axcGPKcog/s320/Birds_12-10-2020_+2745-Lum.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRgz8lNeEqMxGj5gLVZxmVyAJWIhwx34SajN7mehLf8aF8V9BZZDLFfujuXKY2WS96VKll6zEgOoeJgEwoKSpGo4JL6BrmQIIaH4vKP9MbF_guybCasrloWvwn7p0onEoX8GcDw/s1920/Birds_12-14-2020_+2750-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRgz8lNeEqMxGj5gLVZxmVyAJWIhwx34SajN7mehLf8aF8V9BZZDLFfujuXKY2WS96VKll6zEgOoeJgEwoKSpGo4JL6BrmQIIaH4vKP9MbF_guybCasrloWvwn7p0onEoX8GcDw/s320/Birds_12-14-2020_+2750-Edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Spending the pandemic bird watching out my door.</div><p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-77509551755310016202020-10-24T15:08:00.000-04:002020-10-24T15:08:04.182-04:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJ_2Ly6GXsVjHFZYireTVhZcGJVZKJ-B5PtKeo71zbk8rIYwAunoJzUtw1W-Ad3aXf00hhBL9e8wkyUaSuK7WMnENdwx0TgCvohXA1lRZ917SYQOxpiB7sRAzDgEGaqpQJRpYQg/s1080/20080827-IMG_3441-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJ_2Ly6GXsVjHFZYireTVhZcGJVZKJ-B5PtKeo71zbk8rIYwAunoJzUtw1W-Ad3aXf00hhBL9e8wkyUaSuK7WMnENdwx0TgCvohXA1lRZ917SYQOxpiB7sRAzDgEGaqpQJRpYQg/s320/20080827-IMG_3441-Edit.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5WNKyZRwj09aripPc904dReB73lVLHRNs-bg5gWKwkl6gU-FJ6ew8btSxyrQpe9f0-9izvEkC4azTvelmbQGrGhebsIEb24jAdGoKdK_Wi3LlUM6kCFnvzfmT9W74ULLyvUHNg/s1080/20120316-IMG_0063-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5WNKyZRwj09aripPc904dReB73lVLHRNs-bg5gWKwkl6gU-FJ6ew8btSxyrQpe9f0-9izvEkC4azTvelmbQGrGhebsIEb24jAdGoKdK_Wi3LlUM6kCFnvzfmT9W74ULLyvUHNg/s320/20120316-IMG_0063-Edit.jpg" /></a></div><p>A couple of B&W images from days gone by. </p> <p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14690396.post-32504014416460507032020-10-24T14:46:00.002-04:002020-10-24T15:02:41.039-04:00<p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUL8GwzX6-EaMMJWI5qRdnSjvlFo9i04XCNFJHMgTao-GDtLweiGo7DPXf7A24iLDIJWRVkkMrxsTn4L5IMxiaExq6Wbg4QMsdmNLfWLSOnYuqeGdGq8nnhQ8tJKAKKGsBNfgeQ/s1328/Tyler_Arboretum_9-17-2020_+2284-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUL8GwzX6-EaMMJWI5qRdnSjvlFo9i04XCNFJHMgTao-GDtLweiGo7DPXf7A24iLDIJWRVkkMrxsTn4L5IMxiaExq6Wbg4QMsdmNLfWLSOnYuqeGdGq8nnhQ8tJKAKKGsBNfgeQ/s320/Tyler_Arboretum_9-17-2020_+2284-Edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCWT0Xw7wSncSdLiqXPM9zcIZtuFno7O531WYI77aHMHYTItExsAmb6rZLbj5ZysBZrR3-V3WRoXQkq0RgohzFiX3hqYW7Np6ct4DjwVWeEhVBg031_MVYhUkGM2oDH_oCEKCWw/s1080/Tyler_Arboretum_9-17-2020_+2288-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCWT0Xw7wSncSdLiqXPM9zcIZtuFno7O531WYI77aHMHYTItExsAmb6rZLbj5ZysBZrR3-V3WRoXQkq0RgohzFiX3hqYW7Np6ct4DjwVWeEhVBg031_MVYhUkGM2oDH_oCEKCWw/s320/Tyler_Arboretum_9-17-2020_+2288-Edit.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Detail of a Paper Bark Maple Tree at the Tyler Arboretum in SE Pennsylvania. Fascinating detail.<p></p>Bob Simrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672693079173906301noreply@blogger.com0