Know when to hold 'em ...

"All in"

1/320 sec at f/6.3 ISO 200

Duncansville, PA

I think she bet the farm, which is better than actually buying it.

Down for the Count ...

"Left Hook"

1/125 sec at f/6.3 ISO 400

Townsend, DE

Bear left?

"On Track"

1/125 sec at f/4.2 ISO 100

Duncansville, PA

"There are always two choices. Two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy." 

I just like saying Corrie Ten Boom out loud ...

"Fog Hollow"

1/20 sec at f/5.0 ISO 400

Bear, DE

"Faith is like radar that sees through the fog." - Corrie Ten Boom

Full of Hot Air ...

"Latex Business Cards"

1/200 sec at f/5.6 ISO 80

Middletown, DE

Blatant, self-serving, advertisement.

Ford Falcon

"Hawkeye Pierce"

1/100 sec at f/5.6 ISO 80

Middletown, DE

Male falcons (Tiercels) can dive, and turn directions, at speeds up to 200mph ... Zoom! Zoom!

I worried over nothing ....

"Non-Transferable"

1/125 sec at f/5.6 ISO 400

Middletown, DE

After years of uncertainty, the "Birthplace of America's Music" has publicly admitted it will indeed remain where it is and will not relocate to Mexico as previously reported.

Good Morning!

"Crack of Dawn"

1/160 sec at f/6.3 ISO 100

Port Penn, DE

And sting like a bee ...

"Fly Robin, Fly"

1/200 sec at f/5.6 ISO 80

Hockessin, DE

"Love is like a butterfly: it goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes." - Author Unknown

Look here, mister!

"Ace of Face"

1/125 sec at f/6.3 ISO 400

Middletown, DE

"Beauty comes as much from the mind as the eye." - Grey Livingston

I was only gonna be a minute ...

"BRB"

1/250 sec at f/5.0 ISO 160

Rock Hall, MD

Well, at least they didn't take my fuzzy dice.

Sink or Swim

"Fountain Bleu"

1/40 sec at f/4.5 ISO 80

Middletown, DE

"Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy." - Anonymous

Polly Ana Principal

"Cracker Wisdom"

1/120 sec at f/5.6 ISO 80

Rock Hall, MD

"The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship." - William Blake

It's a Pirate's Life for Me

"Avast me hearties"

1/400 sec at f/4.3 ISO 80

Rock Hall, MD

"Okay, but don't spill me grog"

1/160 sec at f/4.5 ISO 80

Rock Hall, MD

The beatings will continue until morale improves. Had a blast today at the Pirates & Wenches Fantasy Weekend in Rock Hall, MD ... now show me ye booty!

Click here to view the entire album.

S'more Flames

"Yule Love This"

1/15 sec at f/4.0 ISO 800
Townsend, DE

"To poke a wood fire is more solid enjoyment than almost anything else in the world." - Charles Dudley Warner

I think I see the problem ...

"Jeepers Creepers"

1/60 sec at f/6.3 ISO 400
Townsend, DE

A good mechanic is hard to find.

Yo! Ho! Ho!

"Give it Up, Shorti"

1/320 sec at f/3.9 ISO 200

Rock Hall, MD

Ye party begins Saturday as would-be pirates and wenches run aground at the annual Pirate and Wenches Fantasy Weekend in Rock Hall, MD. I went last year, for the first time, and absolutely loved it. So put on your best pirate costume, turn the scallywag up a notch and meet me on the poop deck! Free photo shoot to all who walk the plank. Avast me hearties!

"Hand me the Wench"

1/160 sec at f/4.2 ISO 200

Rock Hall, MD

Incomplete Combustion

"Scorch Tape"

1/125 sec at f/4.5 ISO 320
Port Penn, DE

"Without peace all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes." - Jawaharlal Nehru

Make No Bones About It

"Woof Guard on Duty"

1/125 sec at f/4.5 ISO 125
Port Penn, DE

Took a short drive this evening, right around dusk, but the setting sun was obscured by thick cloud cover. So, what's the next best thing? Me and Tiny struttin' our stuff on the beach.

Another Brick in the Wall

"Uncovered"

1/160 sec at f/4.5 ISO 80
New Castle, DE

"Live today for tomorrow it will all be history." - Proverb

This Spud's for You

"An Eye for an Eye"

1/800 sec at f/3.9 ISO 100
Wilmington, DE

"I always thought the Yankees had something to do with it." - Attributed to Major General George Pickett when asked why the Confederates were defeated at Gettysburg

I twit therefore I am

Okay, I am not up to speed on Twittering (or is it tweeting?), but this looks like it could be fun, challenging and just darn good practice. There's a site called The Daily Shoot and every day at 10:00am EST it posts a unique photo challenge to you, and all of its followers, via the Twitter highway.

You complete the challenge and then upload your photo to any number of online sites and tweet back the URL link and its corresponding assignment number (these days evidently called a hashtag). The Daily Shoot site picks up the response tweet and you can see everyone's take on the subject.

Sounds kinda cool. I'm gonna give it a go. Anybody else in?

Keep your chin up

"Insert Face Here"

1/80 sec at f/4.0 ISO 200

Smyrna, DE

"Reality leaves a lot to the imagination." - John Lennon

Cat? er Pillar?

"Mission: Metamorphosis"

1/160 at f/5.0 ISO 100

"The caterpillar does all the work, but it's the butterfly that gets all the attention." - George Carlin

We Can't All be Chiefs

"Native Bike"

1/80 sec at f/4.0 ISO 200
Smyrna, DE

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul." - Author Unknown

Half Breed

"Confused Since Birth"

1/200 sec at f/4.5 ISO 100

"Catching a yellow-jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary." - Author Unknown

Sun Rays

"Branch Locations"

1/250 sec at f/8.0 ISO 100

"Light, God's eldest daughter." - Thomas Fuller

Summer Time

"Water Play"

1/500 sec at f/6.3 ISO 100

"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air." - Ralph Waldo
Emerson

Timing is Everything

"Port Penn Sunset"

1/160 sec at f/9.0 ISO 100

"Sometimes I do get to places just when God is ready to have someone click the shutter." - Ansel Adams

Who knew?

Am I the last one to find out "we" (photographers) had their own cartoon character?  This is wonderful news! 

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