I forgot these last night, took em with a different camera.. I had the telephoto on and couldnt squeeze em in the pic so backed up no flash vs flash Wanted to capture the buildings below so I backed up and raised the camera over my head.. well I captured a couple that includes the city below.. #risingpark
11/11
Trying out a compass camera really didnt capture any great shots, the lighting was not right n I couldnt see to poke buttons
This camera not only captures the gps but also the compass heading when the pic was taken. Might not mean much until I finish the project then I hope ..
11/9
Went out again to try the ups compass.
Four pals n a pup on the first ledge, n thought it would be a pic they would keep n share.
A thought of long ago when my girlfriend and another couple parked in a wheat field with my brand new 67 Camero .. good friends n cool places just hanging out.
The sky was ify, but I zoomed in one spot jacked up the sturation n decreased the exposure comp, to make it pop.
I got to take some pics of a guy n his kids, Puparonia made out tonight, hearing the squeels and laughter.
I saw another group looked like they were leaving n asked em if they would like a pic together.. Asking me how much I charged 👀
I did get a nice pic.. for em
Sitting on a rock not wanting to come home, some boys came along n I got to do their pics.
Oh, one other as soon as I hit the crest coming up, I spotted two girls n asked to capture a pic of em together. Guess the girl does weddings n stuff .
Another mark in the book of my mount pleasant adventures
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11/8
I took pics of some kids training their puppy, but didnt tell em so I wont post it, pics of something written on a rock but not sure of the meaning so..
But did get a few ok pics of couples, a girl n pups n her pal and a nice girl came up I kind of know.. a couple years now. Most people come n go n some come back for visits.
The girl out on the rock was the hardest, back lit, wind blowing pretty hard
Did a pic of the girl I know with her pup and our shadows.
Went to try the compass camera I bought, but couldnt see the lcd and had the mode wheel on the wrong spot.. oh well
Oh yeah I took a candid of a guy getting a selfie with his pup, hope he finds it
11/5
An onrey cloud came n so I did some 'artistic' things to these pals pic.. looks like they just voted.. :)
The thinker.. me a bit hyper but this chipmunk takes in the view, low tone but a good guy
I noticed four damsels on their way up the trail, wasnt sure but kind of got a cool pic of em.
Luke making another trip to the top on his bike :)
Goofed off too long and it was overcast but I captured a couple chipmunks . :)
Things getting hard to post but this included some of our adventures today.
10/28
I have been taking pics on Mt Pleasant since my wife died in 2010
I have been there when people fell
The four wheelers are great but first the police come walking up
I suppose there have been hundreds of calls about people being hurt but a few from high falls. If you keep records you could identify the spots where they landed
When people call in I hear the guys ask where at.
I dont have a phone with the internet but I think all new phones include gps in photos
Who ever calls in could simply send a pic of anything where they were standing.. guess u have means to read metadata (if it is included)
Google "my-maps" are free, I just did this one of the post for a map I am working on
If there is a bit of time between emergencies or you have helpers, they could walk the areas below where people would land and take pics
The pics recording the gps
With your master map of the hot spots, someone saying they fell from here (not seeing em from that spot) you could know the spot where to locate them
Instead of someone hurring up, looking down where they fell, knowing where they landed is essential.
Because of the trees on the edge of mt p, a drone set of pics above the rails and below them might be included
It is hard, but those banks are really steep. Once you have the drop spots laid out, you could create the best route to get to them and bring them down
Another clue is them giving the post number if they fell from that area.
With your master map created, you might also send a link to it, to those who called in to identify the spot they were standing
I havent added the gps to my pilot map yet .. but
10/27
Just came home n goofed off with some video clips to tell our fractured story
An iffy time but think it is getting better, a windy wind n Puparoniahaving a wild dream. A hole in the couch cover where she buriesher food Jeep safe in the carport.. :) Out to the gazebo for coffee and our walk around the path'
Ihave taken pics of Mt P as the sun came up spring winter and fall'Takin pics of the chipmunks on top from the top.. something kind of magic Capturing the sun set tonight when the police came up and then with their 4wheelers.
Through the years I usually see people a couple times and they vanish, but in the doings tonight a good girl came over, thought she moved away and was gone for good .
Put a clip of her n her pup in the video clip
10/27 but as I am posting this note, it is 12/11 Someone said the guy had a dog n thought hope someone took em.. n hope the guy is ok
just came home n played with a video program for a fractured version of our day
I had a bit of a day n something bad happened tonight that I wont post all pics just a couple. Saw a couple chipmunks I know.. tell that story later as for now just these guys
10/26
I captured a shiloutte of these pals n showed em a bit about flash n came back later when twlight visited.
The sky was right n I talked these pals in letting me capture em. Little do they know memory of pals in youth become valuable memories. I did this one twice in attempt to cut down on reflections.
These were the first gang I captured when I made it to the top. The colors are great think I.
On the lower ledge, on the way down I heard these chipumnks having fun, I tried to capture a candid but my camera said the battery was dead, inspite I did squeeze a few last pics out of it.
A bit too much saturation easy to fix, but caught em in their element.
Mount Pleasnt in the fall was the thing that forced me off the couch today and will tomorrow too.
The camera kept making the sky washed out so I dabbled a bit when I got home. Later at twlight the sky was super. I need my Mona Lisa. That would require being rich or famous but things are what they are. Last spring I was hopeful but she escaped.
It does not matter if you are promoting soap, cars or vacum cleaners cuteness is a tag.
DStanding on the hill at forest rose with a 600mm teley these fuzzy pics are the tiny pixels you see on the full pic of Mt P
10/22
Went to town to get my pills n they said I didn't have any to pickup, so I was forced to take Puparonia to Mt Pleasant
No place to park by the tennis court so I parked over by the play ground, saw these guys playing football n thought Puparonia would grab it n run .. but we needed to make it to the top b4 sunset.
In my scientific experiment of capturing the perfect sunset by the sky conditions, now thing a bit of cloud cover does beautiful things at twlight.
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I saw a couple pals out on the ledge n did a few candid pics n told em, then took pics with the sun lighting their face with their phone camera :) I transferred my risingpark.com domain and it is in limbo to I work out the bugs, now using puppydogpark.blogspot.com until I figure it out
This girl had a newer sony, I told her a couple things, wanting to get to the north end, wish I would have tried to capture their faces a bit other than the shilloute pics .
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The sun was not quite ready but these guy's pic was ok :)
On the north end by ourselves with such a beautiful sky.. thinking ugh then these pups came along to save the day 😎
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On the way back I saw this girl n her pup, n gotta take a few, just did a photoshop 'art' version when I got home 😉
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10/19
Transferred a domain and trying to figure out another camera, finally got to this upload :)
10/17
Finally got the "perfect" sunset time lapse (I think) Needing to go tet my pills was my excuse, then when it was close to sunset, I thought forget the pills and do important stuff 😇
Didnt think anyone would come so I did some of my self.. knowing I am just goodlooking to my self .. did some effects or doing a halloween pic. Coming up broad so I could turn in the fairgrounds, on the corner someone put a big werewolf and Puparonia went bonkers, couldnt get out n take her pic.. making such a fuss, waiting on the light to turn. I did get some ok pics for some of the chipmunks but the last shiloutte I took of the girls out on the rock is the one they really liked.
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10/11
Wont try to sort these now, just get em posted. First trying to post one of everyone I took pics of, couldnt post em all but I did stuff to lots of em.. tel u more later. Puparonia is mad at me, hungry n past bad time.. more later
10/10
The weather guy promised one more great night for the perfect sky so in town Puparonia n me went. The roads were packed, the parking in the fairgrounds were full so around n around we went watching the sun sink as we passed unobstructed place.
At the last hope seeing the sky glow at the traffic light, this is my contribution to a beautiful sunset I guess.
In the travels I took a road to the left, thought it might lead to the top of a hill where I could see the sun, nothing but trees. When I got to the top of the hill I saw some giant towers, thinking a great place to mount a camera to watch the sunrise and set over Lancaster.
Then I spotted the resturant, hmmm I know this place. In high school when we turned me n a couple pals came here to drink beer n be cool. A big guy came over and was gonna try to start a fight. Don't know about the other guys but I was scared 😏 .. just then another big guy we knew from high school who graduated a coulpe years ago, came to our rescue n the monster quickly sat down.. spoiled our fun
A long time friend from the park had us ride along with him when he went to see a girl friend who broke up with him. So cute was she 😶. No hope n our pal said take me home so I can cry.. the new guy happened to be the one who rescued us at the bar on the hill... hmm\
I have been using weather data to guess what the sky will be like. Last day I will make an attempt.
Other thought, the end of Fair week, anniverisy of the little girl that fell from Mt. P.
10/9
Went out mostly to do time lapse with the other camera but Luke was there with pals having some doings ..n did these with the a65 I placed the handle bars behind Luke's head in one pic n closed my mouth :)
A drone was close .. wish I had one but... They got a couple good ones of their group so I just turned mine into a cartoon
Saw Christina n her sidekick n Dave Woltz .. I think :) The moon over Mt Pleasant I caught another night n just added it :)
10/7
I took these the other night with the time lapse camera n forgot. Got an appointment with the doc and one at the vet Wednesday n probably come out later If I get froggy I will take a big tripod up and do pics of the fairground pups of all ages #risingpark
I darkened the one below if u guys find this one n want the other.
10/5
After going to walmart for more pills, it was kind of early so we stopped at the pond, Someone had a boat in the pond n Puparonia wanted to chase it, till it turned toward to her.. so goofy I love puppies.
The kids were doing some special pics n I saw em over by the gazebo, taking all these pics and I know they had shadows, they were squinting .. so tempted to give some hints, just over on the other side is solid shade with the pond and fountain in the background and the big shelter house is such a great background
Forgot to take a telephoton need one to supersize the sun.. but me being me.
I did some pics of others with their cameras n this girl wanted to give puparonia some pets, me n her loved it.. so goofy.. then I did a pic of em with the sun behind and then looking into it. When the sun sets it often gets very drab but I told em to hold on it is gonna be a super twlight.
You know how often it starts out to be a super day and the clouds take over the sunset. I looked for the predicted forcast that said and this is what the sky looked like. Some how you should be able to make a good guess at the sky conditions from the data :)
Hour (EDT)
5
Temperature (°F)
76
Dewpoint (°F)
49
Surface Wind (mph)
3
Sky Cover (%)
0
Relative Humidity (%)
40
Visibility (mi)
10
10/3
Made it to Mt P twice today. I will do these pups first in case they r trying to find em.
Puparonia drives me crazy with her ball, got a bigger one .. barley can get it in her mouth n takes her longer to bring it.. n looking at great, I spotted these bubbles out n my grass... a master piece:)
Not a cloud in the sky early then what happened, trying to figure out what conditions change it .. cloud science kind of. Others looking at n taking the same pics at me, are we that far from each other.. hmmm
N one last glamor shot with Puparonia, she licked her lips to make em shine in her beauty shot 😉
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Finally accomplished one of my photo goals. I carried this modified tripod a big plywood compass and set up to capture the skyline every 5 degrees. The tripod setup, actual n I added the pups in the pic, they and some of the mt p chipmunks are always in my thoughts. If I stop goofing off n get in a power nap, I will come out tonight, should be a great sky Camera could be put on time lapse so I could be watching you when you get to the big ride spot.. u know who u r 😋
#risingpark
10/2
Went out to record gps spots today and tomorrow, I will take the giant compass out. I told one of the chipmunks something about stopping in to get a tattoo n she asked if I was watching her :) Why not "did u see me'' Havent seen em since the eclipse, just pics they share. Fair week coming up n I have set the big telephoto up every year I havent been to the fair in years but a fun thought.. but going places alone is not cool n I suppose people would laugh at me if I bought a cowboy hat n rode the merry go round.
After I captured my gps positions I took this pic of these guys down on the ledge and asked me to take a pic from that point with my camera.
The post are numbered 1 to 44 . Some of the post no longer have the numbers so I bought some little bottles to do that.. ugh no little paint brush so I painted with a stick.
Tkeep pics in sequence I reset the numbers and intended that each pic number would match the post n I asked a girl to take just one pic of me n Puparonia for that missing post... but she took 4 , then I realized I had the drive set on fast mult pics.
I will carry this big circle thingy with degrees, a special tripod, camera bag with stuff and hang on Puparonia best as I can
Guess I could spend a bunch of money on video games and play for hours fighting Bowser, :) Well as of now, this is the plan .
