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  1. KenElevenShadows
    That was one of the Bears' good games, where they were firing on all cylinders. There's so much inconsistency. Inconsistency in coaching, play, QB play, players (riddled with injuries), and who knows what else. The Commanders are in a similar boat too. Front office for the Bears: I am guessing Poles stays for now but Eberflus and Getsy are gone? It's difficult to tell because Warren, the new President, is an unknown factor and has remained quiet so far.
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    Thanks. I have been posting them on Flickr, Facebook, Instagram, and elsewhere, so I don't know if you are on any of those, but you can see my posts regularly there.
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    The NBA one doesn't have much participation either. I don't know why there is a fall-off, but things change quite a bit sometimes. Certainly on social media, the people I interact with has changed quite a bit over the years.
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    The Bears were expected to lose to the Lions. And they did. But the way they did it is such a Bears way to lose. Being up by two scores with about four minutes left, and then fumbling the ball at the very end? So Bears, and so emblematic of the season as a whole.
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    One Tree Hill ~~~~~ Among photographers, there's this adage that you should look in back of your camera, not just in front. That was the case here. While photographing beautiful Convict Lake at night, I looked in back. This is the northern part of the Milky Way, the part that photographers routinely ignore. But I personally think it's beautiful, gazing at the ancient light from the "arm" our Milky Way that began its journey 26,000 years ago. As a bonus, you can also see the Andromeda galaxy. I say yessss! Convict Lake, CA, named for a group of convicts that escaped from Carson City, NV and were eventually cornered at the lake by locals. It's also one of our favorite places to kayak. ~~~~~ Books, photos, workshops ~~~~~ (Plate 4544) Nikon D750/Irix 15mm f/2.4 lens. September 2023.
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    District 34 ~~~~~ The Midwestern night falls on this one-room limestone schoolhouse, built to last in 1896 in rural Kansas. The first teacher was paid $40 per month. I'm happy to say that teachers make a little bit more than that now. She taught eight French families ranging from five to nineteen years of age. To create this night photo, I set the camera on a tripod. I opened the camera shutter for a long time. While the shutter was open, I walked around with a handheld flashlight capable of producing different colors and illuminated the scene. During the exposure, all the light I shined on the subject was cumulative. This process is called "light painting". Why? Because one uses the flashlight as a paint brush, "brushing" on light, not paint. Light painting to illuminate subjects is a beautiful, addictive art, as you can walk around the scene, deciding what to bring to light and what to keep in shadow. And it's more fun than AI-generated images. The streaks in the sky are the apparent movement of the stars during the long exposure of 18 minutes. ~~~~~ For photos, books, workshops and more ~~~~~ (Plate 0619) Pentax K-1/28-105mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. October 2023.
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    Dark Star ~~~~~ Mysterious Lockheed Lodestar on some forbidden nocturnal grassland in Kansas. To create this night photo, I set the camera on a tripod. I opened the camera shutter for a long time. While the shutter was open, I used a handheld flashlight capable of producing different colors, illuminating the scene with warm white and red light. During the exposure, all the light I shined on the subject was cumulative. This process is called "light painting". Why? Because one uses the flashlight as a paint brush, "brushing" on light, not paint. Light painting to illuminate subjects is a beautiful, addictive art, as you can walk around the scene, deciding what to bring to light and what to keep in shadow. And it's more fun than AI-generated images. ~~~~~ For photos, books, workshops and more ~~~~~ (Plate 4848) Nikon D750/Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 fisheye lens. October 2023.
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    The Great Chalk Pyramids of Kansas ~~~~~ What's the coldest night photography you've ever done? For me, it was this 15-degree Fahrenheit/-9.44 Celsius evening. BRRRRR!! 80 million years ago, Kansas was underwater, part of the Western Interior Seaway, which split North America into two land masses. These enormous chalk formations in Monument Rocks are the remains of carbonate deposits. To create this night photo, I set the camera on a tripod. I opened the camera shutter open for a long time. While the shutter was open, I walked around with a handheld flashlight capable of producing different colors and illuminated the enormous chalk formations with warm white and red light. During the exposure, all the light I shined on the subject was cumulative. This process is called "light painting". Why? Because one uses the flashlight as a paint brush, "brushing" on light, not paint. Light painting to illuminate subjects is a beautiful, addictive art, as you can walk around the scene, deciding what to bring to light and what to keep in shadow. And it's more fun than AI-generated images. ~~~~~ For photos, books, workshops and more ~~~~~ (Plate 0687) Pentax K-1/28-105mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. October 2023.
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    Here Comes the Grain Again ~~~~~ A long exposure photo of an immense grain elevator rising high above the prairie of Kansas. Photo taken during the Nightaxians Journey to the Center of the Country Night Photography Trip. Tim had a fun idea that we would make this our Nightaxians lair, putting it on wheels. It could happen. For now, however, it will remain stationary. The long streaks in the sky? Star trails, showing the apparent movement of stars over 32 minutes. ~~~~~ For photos, books, workshops and more
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    That does sound like it would come in handy! I am trying to get through the airport without packing bulky, especially since I am coming from a relatively warm weather area. But more than that, I am also trying not to check my luggage. So how to do this without freezing? Well, that's the article.
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    The first fearless female night photographer Who is the female night photographer who also happened to be the first published woman photojournalist in the United States? Let’s find out more about this fearless, intrepid force of nature. https://photofocus.com/featured/the-first-fearless-female-night-photographer/
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    I sure do love the idea of multiple outputs.
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    What would you like to have seen that would go farther?
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    My wife is a former journalist and helps me edit the books, which is immensely helpful. I could get there eventually, but it would take a good number of edits.
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    It's a lot of work, even if it's a relatively short book in terms of words. I have published three books on history, stories, and night photography (with one more on the way), and it really is a ton of work.
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    Just for fun, here's Lennon's 1977 cassette demo and the new single.
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    If you've looked at the charts lately, you might be excused for wondering if you mistakenly fell into a time machine. We have a new album by the Stones, and a new single by The Beatles. I'm a moderate Beatles fan, definitely not a rabid one. But the tech behind making this possible is intriguing. Regardless, what do you think of this song?
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    How to dress warmly while packing lightly for winter - Photofocus article https://photofocus.com/photography/how-to-dress-warmly-while-packing-lightly-for-winter/
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    I do. It almost functions as my second home as well as the home of considerable tech and the largest country in the world, with 1.2 billion people.
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    I have two backups and cloud backup of my important stuff. I have over 14G backed up on the "cloud" right now. I have this automated so I don't have to think about it. I probably run a backup of my external HDs at least once a week, sometimes more.
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    Yes, please.
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    I am not opposed to it. Also, I often like it when other people do it. However, I've never had any interest in re-recording anything that I've ever done. I'm far more interested in recording the new ideas I have. Also, I feel like I've changed who I am and how I play a decent amount, so there's that.
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    Since restaurants have the right to ask anyone to leave, that's probably what they should do: just ask patrons to leave rather than attempting to fine them.
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    The music in that video sounds better than the studio recording to me.
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    I suppose that's part of the appeal. Now, whether ALL the cameras are manually winding, I suppose that remains to be seen. I suppose there is a certain appeal to it, and that this dovetails right into my "tactile" theory about why so many people are drawn to things like this, modular synths, vinyl records, and more.
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