Random Pics

[Turtle]

Snow Line
Columbia River
Just east of Portland, OR
(March 8, 2009 - 12:23PM)

Ya think?
Somewhere around Jordan, OR near the Idaho border
(March 8, 2008 - 7:17PM)

Wired Wild
Granite Peak somewhere south of McDermitt, OR
(March 8, 2009 - 8:20PM)

Not the J in Tampa
Tooele, UT southern tip of the Great Salt Lake
(March 10, 2009 - 3:39PM)

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[Turtle]

Putting the Screws to a Turbine Housing
Hobart, IN
(April 23, 2009 - 4:22PM)

AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!
Capital Beltway near McClean, VA
(June 18, 2009 - 2:25PM)
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[pelicn]

"Not the J in Tampa" a J in Utah? Nice pictures Turtle

 

[Turtle]

"Not the J in Tampa" a J in Utah?

Good guess!

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Lake Point (Tooele)
Tooele, UT southern tip of the Great Salt Lake
(March 10, 2009 - 3:39PM)

Truck Wash Next Door
Tooele, UT southern tip of the Great Salt Lake
(March 10, 2009 - 3:17PM)
That mess is from a delivery 54 miles past the
end of the pavement up into the mountains

No Streakin', Beacon!
Tooele, UT southern tip of the Great Salt Lake
(March 10, 2009 - 3:32PM)
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[Falligator]

Still snow up there huh??? wierd...definitely. cool pics tho

 

[piper1]

Cool pics. Guess you didn't deliver that turbine housing huh?

What month are the pics at the J from?

 

[Turtle]

Posts have been edited to reflect places, dates, and times.

Most interesting (for me) is the time difference between Picture #2 and Picture #3 in the first post - about an hour.

First pic was heading east out of Portland, second pic was well after Pendleton and Deadman's Pass at Cabbage Hill, down on US 95 at the OR/ID border southwest of Boise.

In between the first and second pics were the Blue Mountains.

Over the Blue Mountains on I-84
(March 8, 2009 - 1:49PM)

Over the Blue Mountains on I-84
(March 8, 2009 - 1:55PM)

I-84, Oregon, uhm, Exit 243
(March 8, 2009 - 1:56PM)

I-84, Exit 248 Coming Up
Use Lower Gear and Brake Gently
(March 8, 2009 - 2:00PM)

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[aristotle]

Beautiful pics. Three cheers for Lewis and Clark, and more importantly, Sacagawea. The American Northwest is awesome.

 

[Turtle]

Gold Mine Entrance
Near Golconda, NV
Same Security as Fort Knox, sort of.
(March 9, 2009 - 12:45PM)

On the Way to Shipping & Receiving
Only 20 more miles, and two hours, to go!
(March 9, 2009 - 1:44PM)

Employee Parking
SUV's and off-road vehicles seem to be popular here
(March 9, 2009 - 1:46PM)
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[truckn-lace]

Thanks for sharing some beautiful pictures I have so very many too. What kind of camera do you use? Had a Minolta with 300 zoom it died this last year need a new one.
Can't complain lasted 20 years and its like a long lost freind I miss it but I got the pictures.

 

[Turtle]

I've got a Canon PowerShot S2 IS. The current semi-equivalent model is the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS. I got mine in '05. All the newer ones have more pixels, mine's a 5 MP camera. But Dollar for Dollar, it's a lot of camera for the buck, especially for a point-n-shoot, aleit an advanced point-n-shoot. It's got that great Canon lens (best non-SLR lens there is) which is the main thing, and is why 5MP on this camera is better than 12MP on a lot of cameras. I's got a 12X optical zoom, where most cameras in that price range (at the time) only had a 3x zoom. I also have a 1.54X lens adapter for it that works extremely well, turning it into a 18.48x optical zoom, which is great for antelope in Wyoming.

The newer generation cameras have more pixels and HD video (mine does 640x480 at 30 fps and records stereo sound, something that only dedicated video cameras did when I got this one) and many have higher zooms.

If I wasn't on the road I'd get a Canon EOS Rebel or something, but that's more money than I want to risk in a truck. I paid about $400 for this one, plus another $400 for zoom and wide angle lenses, adapters and filters. It would be at least twice that $800 if I went with an SLR like a Rebel.

But, this one is everything from fully automatic to fully manual, and everything in between. Mainly, it allows me to take great pictures of RV's like this one:

A Master Crappie Fisherman
Grammar? Not so much.
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[xiggi]

Thanks for sharing those turtle.

 

[inkasnana]

Really beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing!

I have a Konica Minolta DiMage Z20. It's 5 MP and has 8x optical zoom. It takes good pictures but the zoom is crappy. I did have the DiMage Z10 which was 3.2 MP and 8x optical zoom that took much better pictures and had a much better zoom (even though the two models are supposed to have the same zoom) but it got broken when it somehow ended up under the truck seat.

I bought the Z20 to replace the Z10 because I thought it would be an upgrade. I should have just bought another Z10. I'll just live with this one until I can buy something better.

 

[Turtle]

There are lots of digital camera reviews sites out there, four big ones, but only three that are the cream of the crop. These three sites give in-depth reviews, comparisons, lots of sample images, and honest comments about digital cameras.

The largest and most comprehensive with a small army of writers and reviewers.
Digital Photography Review

Aimed more towards the consumer end rather than the professional.
Digital Camera Resource

Another with a small army of people who run the site, all dedicated to testing and reviews.
The Imaging Resource

I wouldn't consider buying a camera without first going through these sites in detail about the camera I was interested in, as well as getting ideas on alternatives. These reviews are insanely detailed, including how to use the cameras, the features, etc. Excellent overviews at the end with all the pros and cons. These are the three sites that get quoted the most in the press. They tell you want to look for, what's important and not important, and all highly ethical and will be just brutal in a review if it calls for it, regardless of their advertisers. All have forums for tips, tricks and advice for specific models.

 

[danthewolf00]

i use the nikon d40 it's the entry level model and comes with a starter lens of 18mm-
55mm. not a bad camera to start with as you can see from my pics at photobucket.

 

[inkasnana]

Thanks for the advice and the links Turtle. I'll bookmark them and definitely do some comparison reading before my next camera purchase.

 

[mrgoodtude]

There are lots of digital camera reviews sites out there, four big ones, but only three that are the cream of the crop. These three sites give in-depth reviews, comparisons, lots of sample images, and honest comments about digital cameras.

The largest and most comprehensive with a small army of writers and reviewers.
Digital Photography Review

Aimed more towards the consumer end rather than the professional.
Digital Camera Resource

Another with a small army of people who run the site, all dedicated to testing and reviews.
The Imaging Resource

I wouldn't consider buying a camera without first going through these sites in detail about the camera I was interested in, as well as getting ideas on alternatives. These reviews are insanely detailed, including how to use the cameras, the features, etc. Excellent overviews at the end with all the pros and cons. These are the three sites that get quoted the most in the press. They tell you want to look for, what's important and not important, and all highly ethical and will be just brutal in a review if it calls for it, regardless of their advertisers. All have forums for tips, tricks and advice for specific models.

Another great resource for image comparison is P-Base
PBase.com
Where you can do a search by camera/lens of images.
They have a great selection of images from point and shoot to professional..
Great images Turtle and Dan!
Maybe we could do another pic-a-day theme as a lot of folks have cameras...

 

[mrgoodtude]

Here are a few from a farm series

 

[Moot]

Clean van, dirty van.

 

[Moot]

I had the right of way being this truck was on the wrong side of the road. I yeilded the right of way being this truck was much larger than my little van. Giving a little can mean so much!