F8 and Be There

Before digital cameras came along, you had to set your "F stop" to the proper setting to have the right exposure for your photos. There was a saying among photojournalists: "F8 and be there."--set your camera to F8, and get to the scene ready to go. Not that much has changed, really.

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Saturday, April 3, 2010

Forsythia


The forsythia in the metro got together with a meeting Monday morning and decided it was time to bloom. Consequently, there are bushy cascades of yellow all over town. These happen to be mine.


It wasn't long ago that there was snow in these branches! Link here at South Kansas City Observer.
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  1. Ann T.April 3, 2010 at 4:57 PM

    Just Gorgeous! None of my forsythia pix turned out.

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  2. The ObserverApril 4, 2010 at 1:31 PM

    Ann T:
    Hard to believe the quickness of the bloom: one day, sticks, next day, flowers.

    Thanks for stopping by
    The Observer

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  3. UnknownApril 6, 2010 at 7:54 PM

    Purdy flowers!!

    And my older bro and younger sis are both photographers. My sis' blog is Snippets of Snaps in my blogroll. She has a link to her website as well on there. She's got the "eye". Kinda makes me jealous lol.

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  4. The ObserverApril 8, 2010 at 5:42 PM

    Thanks peedee, and thanks for the tip. Stop by here anytime!

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