Took a few bug photos today. I shot them in RAW and JPG. But, I continue to find no particular value for me to shoot RAW. Easier to expose it correctly and just go with the JPG. However – my camera only shoots the extreme ISOs in RAW. I was shooting ISO 2000 today. Just for giggles.
OK – the trip:
I am taking the Orange/Northern route. I’ll have some time – 4 or 5 hours in Chicago – if everything is on time. And about 28 hours in Seattle. I’ll get a hotel in Seattle. Catch some ZZZs in a non-moving bed. Soak in the tub. If the weather is anywhere close to OK – I’ll check out Chihuly Garden and Glass. One of the conveniently located hotels has a deal – and the room with tickets to Chihuly is cheaper than a room without tickets. I get two tickets – so, I could go during the day and then return after dusk. Wonder when sundown is on Oct 29? Let’s see if Siri knows. Well, Siri was on the other side of the room. But, Hey Google said the sun sets at 5:56 in Seattle on Oct 29.
The world sure has changed. Wasn’t all that long ago, you would have to do your own google search to find out when the sun was scheduled to set. Heck, not long before that you would have to look it up on some arcane chart. If you could find the chart. Maybe it was at the library. Now, just point mouth toward Shamu the Phone and say “When will the sun set on October 29th in Seattle?” Does this free our brains to do more “useful” things? Or are our brains just atrophying?
Oct 29 – I guess that Seattle could make it to the World Series. This could adversely impact my hotel plans. So, I’ll lock up a room sooner not later. Or I could ask Google about the World Series chances of the Mariners.
A last one from today’s fun with photos. Trying to get a little 1950’s Japanese horror movie action going here.
Amazing ant/beetle photo!! Wow
Thanks, Harlene. Glad you made it back home OK.