CS #670 - These are a few of my favorite things

[Palouse]

Jeepers, Nick! Do you take reservations?

Come on over

 

[pictureted]

Getting ready for dinner. Shitakes, chanterelle, button and a truffle for good measure.

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Shrooms by Ted, on Flickr

 

[pictureted]

Getting ready... Truffle to be added later.

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Shrooms - 2 by Ted, on Flickr

 

[Palouse]

My wife and I talked about mushrooms at dinner, now I know why Nicely done.

 

[pictureted]

My wife and I talked about mushrooms at dinner, now I know why Nicely done.

Thanks Nick, they'll be a nice sauce for a buffalo filet. Just had to eat a few oysters first.

 

[Bear Dale]

My miniature model steam engine hobby room that my darling wife thinks I'm a bit obsessive with

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[Palouse]

Oh my, passion on every wall.

 

[pictureted]

My miniature model steam engine hobby room that my darling wife thinks I'm a bit obsessive with

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Very cool, a great place to let off a little steam. I envy the space you've created, well done.

 

[rick_reno]

That's an impressive collection. Do they all work?

 

[cooldad]

My miniature model steam engine hobby room that my darling wife thinks I'm a bit obsessive with

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That’s quite the collection! WOW!

 

[acnomad]

Two of my favorite things:

1. Quirky old lenses, with both their flaws and their character. They can be like bones buried by a dog: tucked away and forgotten for some time. Lately, I've gotten a couple that are "new to me" and reacquainted myself with others on a mirrorless body. It has been an extremely enjoyable year for me getting back to basics in this way.

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2. Now that fall is back, one of my favorite ways to spend a Saturday morning is to watch a cross country meet. In our area, they don't run dual meets much, just big invitationals. That means six races, each with very large field of runners and plenty of opportunity to shoot action, but not with the lenses pictured above!

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[Palouse]

They can be like bones buried by a dog: tucked away and forgotten for some time

That is a great phrase, Andy. And I hope you can use your quirky old lenses.

 

[Pa]

My miniature model steam engine hobby room that my darling wife thinks I'm a bit obsessive with

Wow, that looks like a really consuming hobby.

 

[Pa]

This is one of my favorite things...my piano and some of the few pieces I can play.

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[JustEd]

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My patio with the just installed screen, checkered chairs to sit on and a cushion for the....oh yeah....the CAT!

 

[Palouse]

So peaceful, Jim and Ed.

 

[pictureted]

And getting closer to dinner...

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Angel Hair by Ted, on Flickr

 

[Bear Dale]

That's an impressive collection. Do they all work?

Yes Rick, when I get them (they come from all over the world via eBay) most need minor to major repairs to them and they all can now run on live steam.

 

[Clix Pix]

Today I was able to use one of my favorite things (my camera) to capture one of my favorite sights this time of year: reflections in the lake of the leaves on a nearby tree as they just begin their fall changeover from green to gold and red.....

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[Clix Pix]

In July 2018 I was preparing for a special photo opportunity and I realized that for various reasons none of my lenses were going to really do what I needed -- not long enough reach -- and because we were going to be at the beach, there would be issues around blowing sand, humidity, salty air, seawater, etc., and I was hesitant to take a DSLR and have to try and swap out lenses in a setting where I wasn't sure what the situation was going to be.....so I did some research, went shopping and brought home the Sony RX10 M4, which I figured would work nicely for this occasion and maybe I'd use it once in a while later, too.... I had no idea at that time how this camera was going to almost immediately make itself my favorite out of all my camera gear! Over a year later I'm still reaching for this one, time and time again, as it just seems to work nicely for me in so many potential shooting situations.

Here she is, my RX10 M4 (shot with another favorite thing, my iPhone XS):

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