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[austin granger]

Hey Austin. I dig that xpan of the car. I believe it's a Lincoln continental?? Someone probably already pointed this out....

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Scott, thanks. Yes, it's a Lincoln Continental, a Mark V, I believe. It seemed like it was made for the Xpan! :-)

[Scott Schroeder]

Scott, thanks. Yes, it's a Lincoln Continental, a Mark V, I believe. It seemed like it was made for the Xpan! :-)

I just confirmed it with my brother. That's what our mom drove in the mid 70s. Silver with silver leather interior.... Haha.

[Peter Mounier]

Tuco, your shot is beautiful! The cross and eclipse reminds me of my own pic, but with way more intensity and impact than mine. I hope you don't mind the comparison. I just got back from watching the eclipse in Albany Oregon. Magical experience, but I think I was mislead by the fake news about the path of totality. I think the path is way wider than they let on. You can still see it if you're in the right place at the right time. This is my best shot, taken a few minutes after it was supposedly over and done ...

[tuco]

Tuco, your shot is beautiful!

Thanks. My shot was between Albany and Corvallis, Oregon.

[DennisD]

Nice catch, Peter.
Interesting composition.

[Corran]

This cute little guy visited me today:





I love mantids...I actually kept one as a pet when I was little. I've always found them to be very sociable insects. They will crawl right up on my hand if given a chance. This one was very curious of the camera. At one point he started reaching out towards me and when I moved in a little closer he climbed right up onto my lens! I put it down to grab a pic with my cell phone but he hopped off then. Oh well. Shot with a Nikon D800E and 200mm Micro.

[chassis]

This cute little guy visited me today:





I love mantids...I actually kept one as a pet when I was little. I've always found them to be very sociable insects. They will crawl right up on my hand if given a chance. This one was very curious of the camera. At one point he started reaching out towards me and when I moved in a little closer he climbed right up onto my lens! I put it down to grab a pic with my cell phone but he hopped off then. Oh well. Shot with a Nikon D800E and 200mm Micro.

Cool Bryan. I have one in my raspberry patch. Interesting insects, for sure.

[Corran]

Yeah they are fascinating to me. Once when I was younger I saw a female that was on a sunflower. It was as large as the entire sunflower head...huge! When I approached she hopped off and flew away a few hundred feet - the sight and sound of it was amazing.

I took some macro video of him as well which can be found HERE. Looking online I think it is a Carolina mantis.

[DennisD]

Bryan,

Great images...

That second one has real personality !

[DennisD]

Cloud reflection and grasses at sunset
Hammonasset State Park, CT
D810 w/70-200mm