A tale of two cameras

[postatomic]

The great thing about small compact cameras is you can take more than one during your walkabouts. I went in search of wildflowers recently and brought 2 compact digital and 2 compact film cameras. I never found any wildflowers. Everything seems to be about a month off this year.

If you use a small digital compact I highly recommend getting a thick wrist strap that you can tighten. The tiny straps that come with most compact digitals are useless and a compact digital isn't very forgiving if dropped. These are two digital images. Both of the same subject matter. The 2nd is 96.789% :P in-camera. Can't share the film pics yet.





Note: the first photo was taken with an Olympus Fe20. I purchased it during a Good Will Hunting day. The battery was dead so I couldn't test it. I couldn't see any scratches, dents, or anything on it. I paid $11.00 for it. I then sent away for a battery charger and the special memory card. I got the charger for a few bucks and the 2gig card cost more than what I spent on the camera.

After I charged the battery and powered it on. Nothing. The lens housing was loose/stuck. I had roughly $26 invested in it so I opened it up and fixed the lens housing. Works greats now. I really wanted this camera because it is soooo thin. Easily fits in my shirt pocket.

Moral of this story is be careful if buying a used digital camera. I have the tools needed if a repair is necessary but most people don't.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

1. OMG those are amazing!...thank you so much they are my favorite wild flower...

I will never understand the hatred of dandelions by most homeowners and their chem lawn minions bent on their destruction.

In protest I sometimes walk about suburbia with a handful of seed heads blowing wishes through the neighborhood and tyeing pretty ribbons around bunches of the flowers & placing them in or at the base of mailboxes.

[Richard D]

2. I so agree

Dandelions are amazing. Tooth of the Lion!
The greens are one of the most nutrition things you can eat. The roots are incredibly good for the liver and gallbladder,
and the flowers, of course, can be made into dandelion wine or eaten.
People should be happy to see them!

[postatomic]

6. You're welcome.

And thanks!
:hi:

[Blue_In_AK]

3. Nicely done, Postatomic,

although having spent the better part of four days this week digging dandelions out of my lawn, I'm not too crazy about the subject matter.

I wish they weren't weeds because they ARE kind of pretty. Fine on the roadside, not in my yard.



By the way, I don't use chemicals, just brute force.

[postatomic]

7. Yea, I dig them up by hand myself

I could call in a napalm strike but there are a number of critters and birds that hang in our yard. They kill the grass and choke out other flowers. When you have a thin layer of top soil over sand and clay dead grass isn't a great thing.

In the wild open space they are fine and there is no crowding out of wildflowers (the colorful kind).

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. amazing shots -

love dandelions :)

[postatomic]

8. Thank you

There is a unique beauty to dandelions when you get up close and personal.

[alfredo]

5. To tinker is to live.

[postatomic]

9. Indeed

It's a nice feeling to tinker successfully.

[alfredo]

10. A time ago I made a folded dipole antenna for the TV downstairs.

I made out of telephone line and PVC tubes. My wife doesn't really understand, but I don't get needlepoint. We're even.

She did concede that she likes it better than my last one. It looks like this:



Yes, those are coat hangers. I have both mounted downstairs. The coat hanger antenna works better when it is windy. For some reason the dipole gets weird when windy. Both get 16 channels though they are installed in the basement.

[postatomic]

11. Very clever

It's quite rewarding when you can come up with new ways to do things. I do restoration/re-purpose of old pieces. Antiques. It is our 2nd business. We don't get rich at it but it's something the two of us enjoy doing together and we meet some nice people all over the country. It's something we'd like to continue doing into our 'golden years'.

The coat hanger idea is brilliant. Durable and functional.