Monthly Archives: October 2016

Things that can go horribly wrong when you take photos… part 5…

Posted on October 28, 2016 by pouringmyartout

No… there is nothing wrong with your camera, and you didn’t have your settings wrong. Sometimes, you just took an ugly picture because the subject your were photographing was ugly.

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Things that can go horribly wrong when you take photos… part 4… *Do not drive and take photos at the same time*

Posted on October 28, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Yes, that is indeed a cool picture of the new section of the Oakland Bay Bridge. And yes, I was driving while I took it. But I was a trained professional driver for six years, and, when I do take … Continue reading →

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Things that can go horribly wrong when you take photos… part 3…

Posted on October 28, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Well we have already learned that trying to take pictures of San Francisco at night from a car moving 80 miles per hour when you are the person who is both taking the photos and driving the car, does not … Continue reading →

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Things that can go horribly wrong when you take photos… part 2…

Posted on October 28, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Uh… it turns out that, no matter how pretty San Francisco looks in the distance, trying to take photos from a car on the freeway doesn’t usually work out that well… Especially at night… at 80 MPH… When you are … Continue reading →

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You never see a spider in a tight mini skirt…

Posted on October 27, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Just something to think about… maybe…

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Things that can go horribly wrong when you take photos… part 1…

Posted on October 27, 2016 by pouringmyartout

One thing that can go wrong is ‘camera shake’… especially when you are using a zoom lens in low light. This is why they invented the ‘tripod’. I have one. I forgot to bring it when I took these pictures … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday, Mr. John Cleese!!!

Posted on October 27, 2016 by pouringmyartout
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Meetin’ some mammals… the final chapter… the wildest mammals of all!

Posted on October 27, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Oh, don’t let the adorable smile and the big spit bubble behind it fool you. Of all the mammals you can meet, the wild human… especially the little ones… is by far the trickiest. They are wild, feral, and unpredictable. … Continue reading →

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What? We are almost at the end of the exciting stories and pictures of your latest adventure to the Bay Area? Tell me it ain’t so, cousin Arthur!

Posted on October 26, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Yes, little cousin Campbell, I am afraid that is absolutely true. Oh, I still have a few posts to do, but we are nearing the end of the journey. I sure had fun hanging out with you, little guy. And … Continue reading →

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We interrupt these pictures of sunsets to bring you… uh… pictures of a sunrise…

Posted on October 26, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I am just, in my own clever way, reminding you that, on the way back South from my recent adventures in the Bay Area, I did get up at 3:30 in the morning, just to get you some pictures of … Continue reading →

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