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by Hank
Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:37 pm
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: A new toy
Replies: 7
Views: 2045

By the way Hank, I hope you squished that sucker before he eats your wife's garden and gets big enough to chase your dog. 8) ...hate them rascals, especially this time of year. :evil: I hear ya. My Granma n Granpa raised Orchids, thousands of them. Had 5 green houses. Didngt grow them commercialy e...
by Hank
Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:14 pm
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: A new toy
Replies: 7
Views: 2045

Thanks Todd, I needed that sitting here in the docs office is never fun, especially when its not yourself that's ailing.
See ya Monday.
by Hank
Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:53 pm
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: A new toy
Replies: 7
Views: 2045

A new toy

kept bugging Sam till he finaly sold me a new lens for my D-90. I like taking pics of people and a prime fixed lens was on my want list. This is a whale of a lens, for a yard and a half. its a nikorr 50mm1.8 and all I can say is wow. Now bear in mind I shake like a drunk without a drink for a couple...
by Hank
Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:18 am
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: A LUCKY old man, I am
Replies: 33
Views: 7296

Seriously folks, I tried sating Todd with money, wimmen and copious amounts of liguid refreshments and he held out till I finally told him why I was where I was when the ordeal began.:lol: Being of sound mind and good moral fiber, Todd is good peeps. most all who share this web site are top notch. Y...
by Hank
Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:16 pm
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: A LUCKY old man, I am
Replies: 33
Views: 7296

Rik wrote:I edited the post title for ya
Rik, I am truly blessed to have discovered and allowed to be a part of the PF family at large.
There are simply none better no wheres.

Todd, what can I say. Damn. :lol:
by Hank
Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:50 am
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: A LUCKY old man, I am
Replies: 33
Views: 7296

Todd, I owe youand your FIL many many thanks.
I am a huge fan of happy endings and you guys sure provided me with one this day.
good folks are simply the best blessing in the world.
Again, i surely appreciate you. 8)
by Hank
Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:23 am
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: A LUCKY old man, I am
Replies: 33
Views: 7296

Sorry to hear that Hank makes me wish I would've gone fishing out there this morning like I had planned on doing. Where exactly did you launch I'm sure that will help for someone to find it. Thanks for commiserating with me. I was on te east side of the road right before the 35 cent bridge. First h...
by Hank
Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:52 am
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: A LUCKY old man, I am
Replies: 33
Views: 7296

A LUCKY old man, I am

I finaly got well enough to go paddle fishing after a long layoff and recovery period. Good news is I am finally well enough to do my favorite thing in the world again. Bad side, I have lost all my fishing skills. To say I was rusty is a huge understatement. Now for the bummer news, at least to me. ...
by Hank
Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:45 pm
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: More Night Bloomers
Replies: 5
Views: 1535

what an awesome sight to see. Unfortunaqtely they do die as the sun comes up over the horizen, They start opening as soon as the sun gets below the horizen. Guess that's what makes em so spectacular. They are not a native species of florida. A botanist freinf of mine told me they are propagated by f...
by Hank
Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:53 am
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: mosel River, France,Germany
Replies: 4
Views: 1835

Your saving up for better gas? :shock: :lol: :lol: Hey, I still want to try the lens out before you get rid of it. Oops, my bad. The brand beans I been using are not cutting it, oops there I go again, :lol: I changed it. The lens is available for you to use anytime Heywood. I am still semi laid up ...
by Hank
Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:00 pm
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: mosel River, France,Germany
Replies: 4
Views: 1835

mosel River, France,Germany

I was going down the river about 18 knots and was about 200 yds away from these guys shooting free handed with the 400M/M vr lens by Nikon I need a faster and longer range piece of glass. I am saving up and gathering info, any ideas???? http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n165/fishwhistler/DSC_0594.j...
by Hank
Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:04 am
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: Afternoon Dragons
Replies: 6
Views: 2072

Morphine and Laudnum drip of course :shock: :lol: Thanks for the wish's Heywood. Yes I am doing some better. Old man rehab is a slow process, :lol: I will put the knees and ankle to the test early am. Myself and FWB are going south for some early am beach snooking. Probaly too roiled up but what the...
by Hank
Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:50 am
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: Afternoon Dragons
Replies: 6
Views: 2072

I surely do love capturing those witch doc's on digi. They are so amazing. When you get those macro shots of em, really look at them. They have facial features like a robotic. They even move like a robot. I have seen a few of em that even appeared to have eyelashes. And brilliant colors. Each one is...
by Hank
Sun Jun 21, 2009 3:23 pm
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: Block Island photos
Replies: 4
Views: 2572

Terry, you sure do multi task, especially if fishing is involved. :lol: :lol:
Nice pics of a beautiful place. I wanna go there.( Before mid June)
Thanks for sharing. And please tell Linzy if short guys is her bag, I am pretty doggone short. She looks lovely, yet natural with that brew in hand. 8)
by Hank
Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:58 pm
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: Night blooming cereus
Replies: 8
Views: 2208

Terry, for you the world.
I will have my bride take a cutting for you. You do have to plant this particular one so it has host to grown on. I just came back inside from taking pics of the one and last bloom of this year and it did itself proud. This was the biggest and most perfect of them all.
by Hank
Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:04 am
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: Night blooming cereus
Replies: 8
Views: 2208

Yeah, lighting is tough especially when your not prepared, lol. I thought it would be tonight before it bloomed so :roll: I was using my D-90 with a sb-600 flash. Oh man, the smell of ten at once, :shock: But the beauty of those ten had to be awesome. We had one bloom, the night before we got back f...