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Happy Independance day Everyone!! Especially those past and present that gave us the independance to celebrate!!

 

 

 

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less clutteredHorse and Windmill

Same tree differnt take

I asked a lot of questions to some people I really respect on this site about teleconverters.  After doing some investigating and price comparisons I decided to get one to try it out.  They are much cheaper then the lens I want.  Here are the pros and cons I came up with when I finally used it today.  I used it on my Nikkor 55-200mm 1:4-5.6G ED lens.  Here we go:
Con:Not good for driving and stalking
Pro: I did make it look a little clearer in B&W.  Even though I know SG will hate this... ;0)
Con:  In most cases you have to focus manually.  But I am okay with that.  It also cuts down on your light.
Pro:  If you take the time to focus you can get a pretty good far away shot.
Con:  These pics would have been better with a tripod. (Note: If your son skateboards and uses your video camera.  You can bet your tripod will come up missing.)
Pro:If you can get used to it I think it is worth the money until you can afford a bigger lens.
Con:  I am going to want a new lens anyhow!!!

Now remember I am still getting used to this teleconverter.  It is Kenko 2X teleplus MC4 DG converter I think I paid around $70ish for it from Amazon.  I will let you know what else I decided about it in the long run.  

A special thank you to the people who helped me out with my questions about it.  You know who you are....even if you won't admit it....lol

Yesterday we spent practically the entire day at the Minnesota State Fair.  One of the themes of the day was animal fashion statements. Get the nerve of this horse wearing Anna's top. This one looks like a throwback to the sixties. And here's a cool dude among some fashion-challenged friends.  Tomorrow, the sleeping theme.

I met up with Lilbit at our county fair on Thursday.  Talk about a ton of photo ops.  Here is some of what I got.
On top
Golden
Reflecting
Stepping back
Even up
Brunett
Looking up
Pay up

There is a lot of action at the stable in the next town.Four foals have been born so far this season. These are photos of two of them. They haven't become friends yet,still breaking the ice!
They're still
skinny and all legs.Waiting for a turn?
This one is for Cherish .
Eating
grass.
Looking over the fence.
This mare was looking for attention. It's been raining everyday so we haven't been back to see the other two.They were younger and laying down near their mothers.
Have a great weekend everyone and Happy Mothers Day!!

Didn't even plan on stopping at the horse park, just saw the sign on my way to find other things to shoot...something made me turn...well heres what happened..
Male Dominance 1
Male Dominance 2
Male Dominance 3
Male Dominance 4
Male Dominance 5
Solo
Grand Finale

Lil sumptin like dis...
I see you
Pain in the neck
Quack 1
Quack 2
Young Strangers
My Neighborhood
My Hood 2

Should I remind you that in Texas there is horse riding AND snow? Never would have guessed there would be snow? This is another picture by Cassi. So I give her props. And I give her props to having horses.... and a camera on a snowy day!snowy

These are my parents newest additions.   They are so cute.  That most of  them are already spoken for.

This  guy didn't like me being in his territory.

I'm up to something (For JoJames)

This was a great learning experience for me. My first just me and my camera for about 3 hours. Here we go:
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And now The Grand Finale,my reward

I have had a lot of flooding lately. Across the street their are all of these animals that have no shelter and looked so sad. So I went over and brought some carrots and started to take pics.Trapped

Custer State Park in South Dakota was a favorite area of Teddy Roosevelts.  There are wild animals all over the park like the Talkative Prairie Dog and the
wild horses You can even see some of the horseshorses communicating

Gathering Nuts

Horses

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Horses

I finally got my pics down-loaded from my Sony Mavica Piece of Crap.  

So let's finally finish our little trip....

End of the Fall Trip

My friend, tracy and I went road-tripping yesterday...in search of fall pictures.  Tracy got her first camera about two years ago.  This is a new passion for her...which makes it even more fun for me.  

tracy again

Fall Gallery

A great day with an old friend and new friends.

Here are some random shots I wanted to share.
Bud Horses
Bud
 sky
 sky2
 gull
 feathers
 Amish
 amish buggy
 wagon

Enjoy.

Saturday we went to a Different Kind of farm.  On the way we saw this Horse. It didn't liked it's pic taken for this shot. Horse 2  But was posing for this shot.   Horse 3 At the farm we saw this  cow.  Not so different for a farm.  But seeing this many  Deer is different.  A friend of the family raises  Deer 2.  He also raises wild Russian Hogs.  Like this little  one day old baby.  Here he is going to  Mumma.  This is what they look like when they are big.  I liked this pic of a  Boy on the farm.  I also took a pic of  this.  

I hope you enjoy the trip

Now that I understand how to post on this site, (sorry for the burden yesterday) I'd like to share with you some of the specific traditions found in Morocco. Fantasia is a very spectacular one!

I hope you'll enjoy...

The communion between the Man and the Horse

The fantasia is an extraordinary warlike exercise where men riding horses devote themselves to incredible acrobatics and discharge their "moukhala" (old rifle with powder) during an unrestrained gallop, in a perfect synchronization. The fantasias take place in particular at the time of traditional festivals called "moussems".

Symbol of warlike virtuosity, the fantasia ensures the continuity of an authentic military equestrian tradition. The rigour is ruling this practice. The rider and its horse must recognize the exact sequence of the figures prepared in group. On a delimited ground approximately six hundred fifty feet long, the teams, composed of twenty riders, follow one another. A respect of the sequence, an overall cohesion, the simultaneity of the shooting called "baroud" are the essential criteria of the fantasia. The notation is strictly framed by a sporting ruling.

To carry out these prowesses, the riders must have a certain equestrian technique, but also much of agility, audacity and courage. The riders all, dressed in white and fitted with high Turkish slippers, carry in a shoulder-belt a small leather satchel as well as a bent dagger, slipped into a velvet case.

Their long parade rifles with engraved sticks and embedded silver. Embroidered silk, leathers with morocco finish, gilded or nielloed metals, the horses also exhibit sumptuous harnessings. Fantasia remains one of the equestrian demonstrations most appreciated in all Morocco.