Picture-A-Week 2020 - Week 20

[pierces]

Pictures taken between Monday, May 11 and Sunday, May 17.

 

Others have mentioned it, but it bears repeating that photography is a very versatile hobby and taking time out from the worries of these trying times to focus on something familiar and fun provides a healthy and much needed dose of normal.

 

Stay well.

 

Rules: See above

That's it. This isn't a contest.

All photos taken this week are welcome (not just cruising).

Prizes will not be awarded. Discovering the joy of photography is the prize.

The idea is to get folks out using their cameras for more than vacations and toddler birthdays.

Post one. Post many. Up to you.

Have fun with your camera and share your fun with others!

[Parrottdizes]

Practicing some "macro"  shots on my little Olympus TG4. 

[pengu1n]

Nice shots! I didn't realize the TG4 did so well on macros. I have a TG5, and I love it for food shots, but haven't tried closeups.

Your first shot looks like some kind of monster!

[Parrottdizes]

11 hours ago, pengu1n said:

Nice shots! I didn't realize the TG4 did so well on macros. I have a TG5, and I love it for food shots, but haven't tried closeups.

Your first shot looks like some kind of monster!

Thank You! I too like their setting for "food shots". 

It helps to have the LED ring for lighting.............otherwise the camera blocks out all of the light. 

[Krazy Kruizers]

Great pictures.

[Oakman58]

I have an Indigo Bunting coming to the bird feeder.  Beautiful birds.

 

 

Naturally Chip the Chipmunk cleans up any spilled seeds.

[pierces]

Way back when, people used folded sheets of paper to navigate. The paper didn't talk to you via your phone or audio system. It didn't tell you to get into the left or right lane to remain on course. It didn't chide you to make a u-turn or recalculate your route if you strayed from the proper path. You had to read the little street and highway names and keep track of where you were, probably with a pencil mark. N, E, S, and W meant more than a prefix for city or street names and failure to identify them correctly could cost you half a day on longer stretches of the interstates. Technology has made the road map an anachronism that many alive today never had to deal with. At least I will never need to refold my phone at 70 mph on the interstate.

 

Analog GPS

 

 

 

Dave

[PurpleHays]

When he lived with us (2014-2019) I always picked up maps for my father-in-law. He loved them and it was an easy thing to make the old man happy. (and he was easy to please). I still miss him.

 

[zackiedawg]

On 5/21/2020 at 5:18 PM, pierces said:

Way back when, people used folded sheets of paper to navigate.

 

 

Dave

 

I still have my Thomas Guide.  Older L.A. people will know what I'm talking about!

Edited June 2, 2020 by zackiedawg

[pengu1n]

I keep a map of Missouri in my car. On the backroads, gps and phone service is spotty.

[bobmacliberty]

No AAA Triptiks?  I was the human GPS for my family when I was young.  I'd use the Triptiks to give directions to my father who was driving.  Good way to kill some time on long trips and gave me a nice sense of accomplishment to flip the Triptik to the next page.