I'm Having Fun, Dammit!

I'm Having Fun, Dammit!, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

I'm Having Fun, Dammit!

And stop looking at me!

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NOW stop looking at me!

View on a sun shiny day

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PS.
If Fronge says I look like Leon the hitman from the Professionals, ignore him or I will shoot you with my potato gun. :)

I Had Twenty Seconds To Follow My Bliss

I Had Twenty Seconds To Follow My Bliss, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

And the water was cold!

I set up the camera on timer, 20 seconds to go. I ran around to the other side of the pool where the steps where, 10 seconds to go. I stepped into the water, the shock of going from 102 degrees to what I'm sure is sub zero made me hesitate, 5 seconds to go. Under the water I went, feet, legs, chest, head, then I popped up. Click!

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That Moment Of Realization

That Moment Of Realization, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

Sometimes not knowing is better. The trash cans at the Palm Springs Art Museum In Palm Desert (yes, that's correct) do double duty. The bottom is for trash while the top is for recycling bottles and cans. As I went to toss my empty bottle into the top part, I realized it might just make a cool shot. So I bent down, camera in hand and took my shots for my HDR photo and then stuck my hand deep inside to deposit the empty bottle so the wind would not blow it out. A few days later I got to processing it. I ran it through this, then pulled it up on that and tweaked a thingy here and there. Now, I have to say, in the bright desert sun, shadows are darker, much darker. So that round little hole was black to me with the exception of the words on the other side shining though. Imagine my surprise when I looked at the photo that the HDR processing pulled out all the dark from and saw the GIGANTIC MAN EATING SPIDER WEBS in there. My first thought was COOL! and then it hit me, that moment of realization that I STUCK my hand in there

Yes I fainted.

Twice.

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Sometimes It's Just Staring You In The Face

Sometimes It's Just Staring You In The Face, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

In all honesty, I couldn't come up with something to shoot for the challenge Underneath. To make matters worse, Toby and Fuego have insisted that there place in the world today is RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE MONITOR! As I put one down, the other jumps up It's a big ass table too BUT they have to sit right in front of the monitor. I left to go find a shot for Underneath and the two maroons FOLLOWED me! So I ran back to the computer finally rid of the knuckleheads.

10 seconds later we were right back where we started. Me, a monitor, and two cats between us. They fought, wrestled, belched, stared at me blankly and sneezed in my face and refused to move.

Finally, ALL three of us were worn out. They layed down UNDER the monitor and I am able to ......................... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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What's Up Doc?

What's Up Doc?, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

When I found out that Wascally Wabbit had his own Douglas C-47 Dakota+, I knew my chance to capture him had finally come. I got down on my belly behind a bush and waited for the right moment to jump out and snag him. Finally, when the element of surprise was on my side, I jumped out and yelled Ah Ha! That's when everything went wrong, really wrong. The Wabbit looked at me, smiled, said Whats Up Doc, opened the doors on the plane, and that's when they all jumped out. Daffy, the Tasmanian Devil, Sylvester and Tweety, Elmer (that traitor),Wile E Coyote, the Road Runner and a whole slew of others! I did what any good hunter would do, threw my hands in the air, screamed in a high pitched voice and ran! With smoke coming from my heels, I headed for the hills. I got five feet when I got pounded by cartoon hammers, anvils, ACME boxes and a piano that fell on me. The next thing I know, I'm coming too on the tarmac with a pig standing over me, saying, Th Th Th That's All Folks!

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Swimming Among The Clouds

Swimming Among The Clouds, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

It waits patiently for a clear moment to take off. The roar of the jet whines louder yet it stays still. Minutes pass and all is clear. The jet roars louder and the TA-4J starts to roll down the long hot runway to begin it's swim among the clouds

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Getty Images

Getty Images, a set on Flickr.

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