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I posted these over on the D7200 page, but would appreciate comments. Thanks! My wife and I went up to the Farmers and Threshermens' Jubilee in New Centerville, PA (Somerset County near Flight 93 Memorial). Interesting collection of old machinery - coal-fueled steam tractors, old diesel...

Some old steam tractor photos from the Farmers' and Threshermens' Jubilee as mentioned in the previous post. Farmers and Threshermens Jubilee | New Centerville | Somerset County | 4 Fall Festivals in the Laurel Highlands Again, I experimented with Black & White because of the old subject...

My wife and I went up to the Farmers and Threshermens' Jubilee in New Centerville, PA (Somerset County near Flight 93 Memorial). Interesting collection of old machinery - coal-fueled steam tractors, old diesel generators, etc. Linky: Farmers and Threshermens Jubilee | New Centerville |...

My wife and I visited the Old Friends Race Horse Retirement Farm in Georgetown, Kentucky last week. She was asking about going there for several months, and I thought I'd maybe enjoy it a little since I know very little about horses. Wrong - I enjoyed it a lot! They take old race horses -...

Stopped by to check out some of the very nice restored tractors at the 2018 Garrett County (Maryland) Fair. I especially liked this 1958 Ford Powermaster 861. Perhaps because 1958 wasn't just a great year for tractors! (Click for full size) Classic grille and front emblem. Gotta...

The rain stopped for a while this morning, so I walked over to the edge of the woods where a Rose Of Sharon was out in bloom. I saw a few bees and lucked out getting one decent photo (out of about 6 tries) of a bee on the flower. There were also an active pair of blue jays in the surrounding...

Took a nice drive up through Wisconsin (Green Bay and Door County), U.P. Michigan (Mackinac), Ontario (Sault St Marie, Parry Sound, Royal Botanical Gardens), and Niagara Falls before heading home to West Virginia. Here are a few of the gazillion photos. If you want to see the entire travelogue...

D3100 came to the door today. Just ordered it from MPB on Saturday night, and used the "slow/free" shipping. Everything does look "like new" just like they advertised. I took a few photos and checked the shutter count at camershuttercount dot com - 1958. (Just what they advertised) I...

My wife just joined me in the "Retired" ranks, and we both like to travel and explore outdoors. I have been a hobbyist photographer (cheap therapy!) for 30+years, currently using a D-7200. She has expressed interest in getting a camera and doing photo trips with me. Up until now, she only took...

Way out of my comfort zone when it comes to photographing an airshow. I'm used to landscapes/travel with occasional wildlife. However, it's always good to try something new and challenging. And it was challenging for me taking photos with all of the fast action and noise going on. Plus, the...

Tried the new (used) AF-S Nikkor 55-300mm VR lens at the Pax River Airshow this past weekend. Lots of fast action, which is a change from my usual landscape/travel photos. Two days and 1,200 photos later, I think I have about 100 keepers. And a horribly sunburned nose. "Class of '45" demo...

OK - It's Memorial Day and I went down to visit my folks at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Pruntytown/Grafton. (Click for full-size photos) The local civic groups (Scouts, VFW, etc) have placed small flags on each of the thousands of graves. The folks at the National Cemetery also...

Admittedly not a great quality photo but I wanted to keep my distance and there's lots of leaves on the tree now. Mom was away from the nest for a few minutes so I had to act quickly. A follow-up on my photo of the mourning dove in post #322 above: Two well-camouflaged...

And, some church camp music humor.....

Well, I think spring is finally here to stay. Found a pair of Morning Doves nesting in the small tree in our front yard. Trying out my "new" used Nikon 55x300 lens. .

After weeks of warm-cold-warm-cold-hot, we're back to cold again today. Just a few days ago, it was in the 80s (see photos I posted just above^^^). Mother hen (and chicks) in my wife's garden is hoping for summer to arrive soon!

Just found out "Gunny" (Gunnery Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps) R. Lee Ermey passed away yesterday morning. You may remember him as the ferocious and feared drill sergeant in "Full Metal Jacket". Or, on "Mail Call". I had the honor of meeting him a few years ago. When he found...

After several cycles of 70s, snow, 70s, and snow, it stayed warm this week and the cherry (?) blossoms were out at our local rail-trail park, Hazel Ruby McQuain Park, in Morgantown WV. I had a couple of hours to take photos while I was waiting for my wife to get off work. Hope you enjoy them...

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OK, my "new" lens just arrived in the mail. I splurged and bought a used ("like new") Nikon 55-300VR lens at MPB. Tried it out on a few birds in the back yard and am pleased. I read where it's not the fastest auto-focus lens, but most of my photos are travel/landscape with some birds and...