Red-Ringed Tupperware Party with (ineffective) Tin Foil Hats

Suckers are big enough to feed you and Scott for a week.

Nice speckled grebe shots there Permie...that is some fine bokeh indeed...the 300 produces some sweet stuff if you give it a chance!

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #3471869
Oh, yeah. Serious vacation mode. Hey, clean up that beach when you're done. It's a mess.

I don't know what makes you say that!

Woolburr wrote in post #3471885
You have done well grasshopper... This is a
cicada...

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Cool! I just remember hearing them one time when I was in Vegas. I don't think I ever saw one. The guy I shot was VERY loud. In a group they would have been deafening.

T.D. wrote in post #3471921
I don't know what makes you say that!

Yes, that's a syringe.

But all that brown gunk from the previous shot was weird seaweed. Other areas were quite clean. Did I mention that you can drive and park on the beach. You need a parking permit, but you can drive everywhere. On the map it shows as this pristine National Marine area. Umm, no. Not so much.

That's disgusting. I'm lovin' the Oregon beaches more than ever now.

Woolburr wrote in post #3471885
You have done well grasshopper... This is a cicada...

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okay, it took me a full several minutes to calm down after seeing this...I can only say that I'm thankful I live in an area where it DOES NOT!

Cicadas just make noise...and die...This guy was about 3"-3.5" long...and lived in Georgia. He was just a minor annoyance with the noise....the fire ants were a whole different story.

Dan, Dan and others so inclined....

Here's the USS Lexington from today:

T.D. wrote in post #3471960
Dan, Dan and others so inclined....

Here's the USS Lexington from today:

Nice! Wool, you seein' the forebear to your ship here?

T.D. wrote in post #3471960
Dan, Dan and others so inclined....

Here's the USS Lexington from today:

Kind of neat to see such a simple carrier...the island free of all the modern technology. Of course, there is an Intruder parked on the flight deck....not sure that baby could support Intruder ops. Also looks to be an S3 Viking on the fantail...not sure that would have ever been able to operate from the Lex either. Guess they just have Navy aircraft aboard and are not era specific.

Woolburr wrote in post #3471972
Kind of neat to see such a simple carrier...the island free of all the modern technology. Of course, there is an Intruder parked on the flight deck....not sure that baby could support Intruder ops.

I understand about 2/3 of what you just said.

Other Dan, we saw a CG jet tonight! I didn't get a shot of it, but my sister got it on video. It was very cool.

The aircraft parked in front of the island structure is an A-6 Intruder....http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/A-6_Intruder and the one at the extreme rear of the ship is an S3 Viking. http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/S-3_Viking Both were assigned to carriers during the 70s onward.

Woolburr wrote in post #3472010
The aircraft parked in front of the island structure is an A-6 Intruder....http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/A-6_Intruder and the one at the extreme rear of the ship is an S3 Viking. http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/S-3_Viking Both were assigned to carriers during the 70s onward.

Ahh, got it. Thanks.

Here's a little more detailed shot:

was that with your 100-400 on 400?

OK, here are some shots from my camera. You know, the little toy Fisher Price camera.....

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Permagrin wrote in post #3472027
was that with your 100-400 on 400?

Nope, 24-105 (at 105) on the 5D .

Woolburr wrote in post #3472010
The aircraft parked in front of the island structure is an A-6 Intruder....http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/A-6_Intruder and the one at the extreme rear of the ship is an S3 Viking. http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/S-3_Viking Both were assigned to carriers during the 70s onward.

Ah, the A-6. The Maneater. I loved to watch that thing fly. It seemed so ungainly. I liked it better than the A-7. I thought it was cooler looking.

Edit: I think I got that mixed up. I liked the A-7 better. I liked the intake under the nose.