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American Airlines – the operative word being American, has an inflight magazine that’s in Espanol. No problem, just ask the stewardess for the English version. It doesn’t exist they say, oh well, how about French, no, Italian, not that either, well is there someone that can translate the Espanol to English so I can learn about the cusine in Key West, “Florida,” nope. Maybe there’s hope, the emergency exit door has instructions that are still in English, but then again it’s probably an old plane.

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I hit a deer, or actually it hit me. I was driving into the sunset peering under the visor when Slam. The first glimpse I got was a deer in mid-air trying to jump over my car. It’s vertical speed wasn’t greater than my horizontal speed (50mph) so he slammed into my windshield. You can see the long dents in the hood caused by his hooves as he tried to clear the car. He broke his neck on impact and the good part is he didn’t come into the car. I drove home with the windshield smashed. Damage was about $7000.

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  • Calusarus - January 22, 2008 - 11:47 am

    Impressive shot, and when we read the happening, it’s more impressive, and you were lucky to have not more damages.ReplyCancel

  • MEM - January 22, 2008 - 12:03 pm

    Glad you’re okay! Sorry for the deer. I know about driving into the sunsets, and have seen many hooves and hoof prints, backsides, and eyes, and…. The shot reminds me of another shot of yours, crackling surfaces.ReplyCancel

  • Barb - February 2, 2008 - 12:53 am

    They can do alot of damage. They’ve hit several of my cars over the years too.ReplyCancel

  • Mo - February 11, 2008 - 1:46 am

    Oh my god! What a close call. Glad you survived it. Sorry to hear the deer didn’t.

    There is a place near my house (just outside the Philly border) where I have had two near-misses with a deer. Always one deer, always jumping right over a picket fence at just the moment that my car is approaching. I have come to expect that deer to be there whenever I drive by, so I always take it V-E-R-Y slowly.ReplyCancel

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While cruising through DC with camera in hand I saw a crowd gathering in the distance. It’s the kind of thing we all want to check out. A film crew was shooting for the show “24.” Pretty cool but had they checked with a local like me, I could’ve told them a better spot for filming the Treasury Building just 1/2 block away, see this pic: Here

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I’ll never complain my camera is heavy.
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  • John Barclay - January 15, 2008 - 12:04 am

    WAY cool! I love that show and can’t wait for it to air. Kiefer must not have been there as he is still in jail right?ReplyCancel

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I’ve been busy testing the D3 in every possible situation. It’s an amazing camera in a league of it’s own. These pics are ISO 6400. To have a look at additional pics taken with the D3 have a look at another site of mine on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pallotti_events/
You can even check out the metadata for each image, go to properties on the right side of each image.

What’s in my camera bag? Oh gosh I’ve eliminated all the extraneous items and now just carry the essentials:
1. Nikon D3
2. New Nikkor 24-70mm lens
3. New Nikkor 14-24mm lens
4. 85mm 1.4 (unreal)
5. Cable Release (the digital one)
6. ShutterHat (for the unexpected drizzle)
7. The bag is a Kata shoulder pack.

Contact me if you like via email: ferrellmc [at] comcast.net

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  • Bill and Linda Lane - July 2, 2010 - 8:30 am

    I am e-mailing this for Bill and Linda Lane of Natures Image Photography. They are away this forth of July weekend and so not have the internet so they called to ask me to e-mail you to see if you could send them 5 sticks by Tuesday, July 6th. They will be leaving for a workshop they are giving on Wednesday, July 7th. If you would do this, it would be great! Thanks from Linda and Bill.ReplyCancel

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Bad Vacation Planner

  • Vista Bonita - December 18, 2007 - 12:04 am

    Ahhhhh, I bet you’ll plan better next time. Are you sure this isn’t just Superman gone a awry? Ha
    Seriously, how did you get an HDR of yourself lying face down? How many images is this? I like how the corner of the pool makes an arrow and points straight to you. Great composition.ReplyCancel

  • John Barclay - January 15, 2008 - 12:06 am

    Hysterical.. Typical Ferrell Humor. To answer Vista, I suspect he set the camera for auto bracket or just tone mapped a single shot.ReplyCancel

  • Steve - February 28, 2008 - 2:44 pm

    Didn’t your mother ever tell you look before you leap????????ReplyCancel

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