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Engine 6

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Took this Friday night at the Little Kentucky Derby Balloon Glow.

All of the participants in the next day's hot air balloon races inflated their balloons and displayed them until after sunset for the enjoyment of the public.

The fire engine was a bonus.

Apparently the balloons did not race on Saturday due to the weather, so I am glad I got to see them the night before.

There are a couple of more shots from the event on my Flickr photostream.

A Bee's Eye View Of A Dandilion

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Extension tubes are cool!

Exposure:  0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 105 mm + 68 mm of extension tubes
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: -4/3 EV

This One's For Mike

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This is a blossom on the little cherry tree in our front yard. Our friend Agnes bought it the day after Jo Ann died, for us to plant in her memory.

Despite the drought hardened soil, we managed to dig a hole large enough to plant it, and I watered the tree every day the local water rationing rules allowed.

It obviously survived the winter. I guess it was the fertilizer spikes I pounded in the ground at the drip line in October.

Mike told me that he didn't know if it would bloom the first year, but that if it did, I better take pictures so he could see.

So here you go, bro. I love you. Have a great trip.

Game Room

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Aperture:  f/11
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 100

A 3 exposure HDR, combined and tonemapped  in Photomatix Pro with a bit of enhancement in Photoshop CS2.