Man, I envy you ... my mornings would be much more enthusiastic if I had a view like that waiting outside for me.

We feel incredibly fortunate to have this home.

 

Relay logic (NAND circuit) saves the day.

 

Fall cleanup 2022 (a little more than 1/3 done)... Once I cropped and scaled the picture it kind of made me think of it like a painting being slightly out of focus and the old shed in the background. I'd like to get a real camera instead of my phone at times, but don't know if I would really use it enough to justify buying one.

 

Some of the photos here are just fantastic!
Here is one that’s more for fun. This is a selfie of my darling and me at a Halloween costume party.

 

This morning's eclipse from here. The conditions were... not ideal. A high thin cloud layer combined with my decision not to crank up the ISO to get shorter exposures meant I didn't get the sort of shot I wanted. But, I may have better ones among those haven't sorted yet—if not, and until then, here's the eclipse.

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Bought my wife a new Samsung S22 Ultra a few weeks ago. Its camera is beyond impressive. It takes improved macros (compared to the old S20) and has an excellent long distance range and resolution:

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Banksy was in Ukraine...

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/banksy-artwork-ukraine-borodianka-intl/index.html

 

Recently. I've tried to restart my sunrise practice—that is, taking a sunrise each morning on the river from our deck. Here are a few days output...

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My youngest daughter took this picture somewhere in the Tigre (Delta of the River Plate). Beautiful bug and nice picture.

 

My youngest daughter took this picture somewhere in the Tigre (Delta of the River Plate). Beautiful bug and nice picture.

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My youngest daughter took this picture somewhere in the Tigre (Delta of the River Plate). Beautiful bug and nice picture.

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Do you call that bug "mariquita"?
In French it's "coccinelle" and
In English, "lady bug"
There is an invasive species in the US that is more brow/orange but generally looks the same. They sometimes make large groups and are known to bit occasionally - commonly called an "Asian Ladybug", "Asian Lady Beetle" or "Halloween beetle".

 

I don’t have a professional camera, just an iPhone 12s

 

Do you call that bug "mariquita"?
In French it's "coccinelle" and
In English, "lady bug"
There is an invasive species in the US that is more brow/orange but generally looks the same. They sometimes make large groups and are known to bit occasionally - commonly called an "Asian Ladybug", "Asian Lady Beetle" or "Halloween beetle".

Yes, in spanish (depending which country you're referring to) they're normally called "Mariquita", and in other parts they're called "Catarina". I don't know what people in Argentina call them, though.

 

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I don’t have a professional camera, just an iPhone 12s

That's ok, Apple is asking vendors for a camera with even more adjustable depth of field. New ultra-sensitive low-light and high speed sensors coupled with new high precision polishing/shaping technology of small lenses is making your iPhone very close to a "professional" camera.

 

Do you call that bug "mariquita"?
In French it's "coccinelle" and
In English, "lady bug"
There is an invasive species in the US that is more brow/orange but generally looks the same. They sometimes make large groups and are known to bit occasionally - commonly called an "Asian Ladybug", "Asian Lady Beetle" or "Halloween beetle".

Down here (Argentina) we call them "vaquita de San Antonio".

 

Down here (Argentina) we call them "vaquita de San Antonio".

Ha! ... never heard that one before... thanks for sharing!

 

Down here (Argentina) we call them "vaquita de San Antonio".

Google Translate couldn't get that one back to Lady Bug.
Instead, Mr Google suggested the translation back to English as "san antonio cow"

 

Google Translate couldn't get that one back to Lady Bug.
Instead, Mr Google suggested the translation back to English as "san antonio cow"

yes, it literally translates into "san antonio little cow"

 

yes, it literally translates into "san antonio little cow"

It would be so much better to translate to Ladybug.

 

It would be so much better to translate to Ladybug.

World is wide and varied.
Our neighbors (Brazil) call them "joaninha" in their Portuguese...