tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71401747339452384002024-03-13T07:47:28.729-07:00Brookside HillbillyPhotography of Robin HillRobin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.comBlogger214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-58540768551201590172018-01-03T18:43:00.003-08:002018-01-03T18:43:40.551-08:00Late to the Party: A D500 ReviewIntroduction:<br />
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I was able to purchase a D500 late in 2017. Prior to that my main camera was the very capable D7200. The D500 garnered praise for it's autofocus, frame rate and deep buffer. I have now used the D500 for several weeks and want to share my impressions.<br />
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Background:<br />
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I have mostly used two lenses with the D500 up to this point. One for indoor high school basketball (Nikon 80-200 f/2.8) and the other for wildlife shooting which consisted of mostly birds (Nikon 300 f/4 AFS). Both lenses had seen considerable time mounted on my D7200.<br />
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Thoughts:<br />
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Having shot the D500 for several weeks and several thousand frames I feel that I am still in the process of finding out just how capable the autofocus on this camera is. For me it blows away the D7200 autofocus. In addition to the autofocus, I also love how the camera renders images and it's ease of use (customization).<br />
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Autofocus:<br />
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The most significant difference for me has been the new autofocus system. The D500 autofocus acquires focus lock almost immediately while the D7200 would often hunt or pause prior to locking in. This was especially true of birds in flight. The D500's autofocus is so good that if I miss a shot it's because I didn't place the autofocus point where I wanted it. When it's locked on to a moving target I'd say it nails the focus ~90% of the time. <br />
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Example #1: My brother and I were walking and saw a red shouldered hawk in a tree. Two teens walked by and the hawk didn't budge. As soon as we got a good angle on the bird I stopped and it immediately took to the air. I was fast but not fast enough, as I ended up with this image. The focus point was behind the hawk, but the error was all mine. Since the bird took off I basically got my lens to my eye and hit the shutter. I believe that if I had the focus point on the head then it would be in focus.<br />
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1/2000 f/9 ISO 800</div>
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Example #2: Saw this Fosters Tern repeatedly cycling thought an area working a small pod of baitfish. All I had to do was acquire focus and press the shutter, the response was instantaneous. I never would have gotten this shot with my D7200. </div>
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Example #3: Once again this shot would be very difficult to get with the D7200. This Osprey was taking off and I had a split second to get it, and the camera nailed it. In the past with the D7200 the pause to acquire the focus means that I would have missed this shot as the bird was quickly moving away from me. </div>
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1/3200 f/8 ISO 800</div>
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When shooting birds with the D7200 I tried really hard to stay at or below an ISO of 800. I try to do the same with the D500 but have pushed the ISO for several shots. </div>
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Saw this male Great Horned Owl roosting and while I was there it purged a pellet, which I captured. I shot handheld and am pleased at the amount of detail and color at ISO 1600. </div>
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The first shot that let me know that the D500 was going to provide outstanding images. This Hooded Merganser was shot from behind a blind using a tripod. The bird was close when I got this shot. </div>
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Customization: One of the amazing things about the D500 is how one can set up the autofocus system in a way that it's very flexible. For example on the back of the camera is a toggle switch for changing autofocus points. This works very well and I have mine set up for group focus. My back focus button is set for single point AF. This provides me with the option to switch back and forth from one to the other as needed. I set up my shutter button as the release but that's my preference. I'm still working learning the capabilities of the 3-D AF mode. </div>
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Conclusion:</div>
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While the D7200 is an amazing camera it doesn't have the autofocus to hang with the D500, especially in terms of speed of acquisition and then staying locked on. I believe that the D500 renders better images at higher ISO levels than the D7200 in terms of noise. I try to stay at or below 800 for both camera's, but when I've had to venture above that level with the D500 I have been very pleased with the results. I have yet to even put any pressure on the absurd 200 shot buffer but then again I never felt constrained by the D7200's buffer of 16 raw files. If you shoot sports or wildlife the autofocus of this camera will allow you the possibility of getting images that weren't available with cameras with lesser autofocus systems. My final thoughts have to do with the fact that I now don't need to carry a monopod or tripod to get great images, I needed to do that with the D7200. I feel that the D500 handheld allows me to get better pictures than the D7200 on a tripod! The question of if that makes it worth the extra $1000 is one that you'll have to figure out for yourself. </div>
<br />Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-34570312266578739062017-10-06T14:45:00.000-07:002017-10-06T14:45:00.073-07:00Salt water the Fall Migration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-15225176423990021562017-03-30T17:19:00.001-07:002017-03-30T17:19:42.150-07:00Peregrine FalconHere are a number of shots taken of a pair of mating birds. I didn't see the female until she went for a dip in the cold winter water. After about ten minutes she flew to a perch and I was able to get some nice shots of her grooming post bathing. It was the first really warm day in late February and she took full advantage of the opportunity<br />
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.Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-56539538888577575602017-03-20T15:26:00.001-07:002017-03-20T15:26:12.217-07:00DeerPlaying catch up with posting pics. So there will be a number of posts with brief descriptions. <br />
Found these guys last month chilling or more accurately<br />
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warming in the sun. Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-1294355705252165082017-02-22T06:38:00.000-08:002017-02-22T06:56:21.114-08:00The Drought is Over<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Swinging flies for lake run fish is rarely a numbers game. That being said over the years, I've had more successful days than not. This pattern held true until the fall of 2015. I think I've fished 7 or 8 days since then with a couple of tugs but no hookups. It all started in the summer of 2015 when I visited my sister and brother in law in Oregon. I met up with a virtual online friend and fished for steelhead in mid August for one day. Neither one of us had even a tug. I recall saying to my friend that I almost always get a fish back home. Well from that point onward its been scarce, so much for bragging. I hadn't changed what I'd been doing and I know I wasn't alone. The drop in returns of Lake Ontario fish to tributaries, has been well documented.<br />
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<br />Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-79825553973950801202017-02-18T15:06:00.003-08:002017-02-18T15:09:03.748-08:00Owl'sI got the witness the powerful evening flight of some short eared owls the other evening. The 10 or so owls flew in singles, in acrobatic duo's and one chased a norther harrier. Tough light to capture all that but I did manage a few, here are the one's that I like. <br />
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<br />Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-36910498700720895192017-02-18T12:00:00.002-08:002017-02-18T12:00:47.928-08:00Let there be sunThis winter has been cloudy at least that's my perception. Today has been a gloriously warm and sun filled day. I never regret getting up early to go outside and today was no exception. <br />
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Snow Bunting</div>
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Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-64130711022182792522017-02-15T18:30:00.001-08:002017-02-15T18:30:12.188-08:00Recent PixBeen busy but here are a few pictures that I captured this past weekend. <br />
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Saw a number of Pileated Woodpeckers working this tree. The tree must be full of insects. <br />
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Closest I've been to an eagle in the lower 48. <br />
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A little overexposed but I love the details on the feathers of this crow.<br />
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<br />Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-2947456190094220882017-02-09T08:59:00.004-08:002017-02-09T08:59:45.780-08:00Updated Photo DumpMore recent shots. I've been slowly getting used to my new lens and what it can do as well as not do. <br />
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Barred Owl playing hide n seek, but fortunately for me, not very well. </div>
Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-36083867489952205252017-02-02T14:29:00.004-08:002017-02-02T14:29:27.347-08:00Photo Dump<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Been busy of late so here are a number of pictures from the last few weeks that I just haven't had time to put up.<br />
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Blue Bird</div>
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Horned Lark using any wind break it can find</div>
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Female Northern Harrier</div>
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Golden Finch</div>
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Bambi's mom</div>
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Female Common Golden Eye </div>
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On the prowl</div>
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Waiting for something</div>
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Short Eared Owl</div>
Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-86188202202714739992017-01-28T16:30:00.000-08:002017-01-28T16:30:27.774-08:00New Glass UpdateSo I think I have my focus issues resolved. Got these today while out in the car for a little drive. <br />
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Male Common Golden Eye, stunning subtle coloration in the head, hard to capture.</div>
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Male Northern Harrier or Marsh Hawk. Hunting low over the meadow in search of prey.</div>
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<br />Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-90778662825390421332017-01-28T05:11:00.001-08:002017-01-28T05:11:26.478-08:00KestrelRan into this adult female Kestrel on the way to work the other day. Now to get a close up of the male. <br />
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<br />Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-73546872984903419762017-01-17T18:27:00.000-08:002017-01-17T18:27:36.821-08:00New GlassI recently upgraded my long lens (300mm), buying a newer model with faster autofocus. One of the issues using long telephoto lens is your technique and focus. I had to work through some of this with my old lens and the new one is finicky so far. I made the mistake of not calibrating the lens thoroughly before heading out. Of course Murphy's Law comes into play as I some really good opportunities to get pictures of some birds including this eagle and more harriers. This eagle shot came out pretty well, but many of the others didn't come out well as I would have expected. Need to spend more time working out the kinks and re-calibrating the new lens with my camera. Let the fun continue. <br />
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<br />Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-353699989066427992017-01-14T15:07:00.001-08:002017-01-14T15:07:54.799-08:00Northern HarrierGot out this am for a little birding and got some nice shots of a female Northern Harrier flying while is scoured the field for a mouse which eventually got. I've always enjoyed watching these hawks hunt. <br />
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<br />Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-46974011075768870392017-01-02T10:57:00.000-08:002017-01-02T11:29:58.900-08:00Fun in the Sun 2016Getting outside in the warm sun is always special this time of year. With my entire family we spent some great times in the sun having fun. Here are some of the bird pictures that I was able to capture while getting out in the sun on a number of fun adventures.<br />
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Snowy Egret</div>
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Osprey drying in the sun</div>
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Great Horned Owl</div>
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White Ibis aka Chokoloskee Chicken</div>
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Tricolored Heron on the prowl</div>
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Little Blue Heron with a snack</div>
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Reddish Egret nabbing a fish</div>
Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-34423628195856873712016-12-12T14:07:00.002-08:002016-12-12T14:08:03.352-08:00WalkaboutThis past weekend I was able to get out for two nice walks, one was on the bonus snow day. On the snowy day it was great to get out and see a bunch of animal tracks and sign. Been too long since I've done any tracking. Looking forward to the next time there is some fresh new snow.<br />
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A little chickadee</div>
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<br />Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-16973534082437287662016-11-21T17:16:00.000-08:002016-11-29T18:14:55.549-08:00Split Personality WeekendSaturday was sunny and 73 while Sunday was right around 30 with big winds, snow and rain. On Saturday we chased landlocked Salmon to no avail. We saw a handful, but couldn't get any takers. Sunday found us on the edge of a cold front driving hard wind and a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. We fished hard but the fishes were not interested in anything that we were throwing. At least I got a couple of good pictures and good times on the water. <br />
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<br />Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-2640863424921118322016-10-19T16:00:00.000-07:002016-10-19T16:00:02.741-07:00A Little Help from my FriendsThis past weekend I had the opportunity to join a friend and a bunch of his friends in a little fishing and some eating of some great steak. The fishing was challenging in the low water but fun was had. <br />
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<br />Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-34314970596268469232016-10-13T17:15:00.000-07:002016-10-13T17:15:12.365-07:00Its a State of MindThis past weekend I had plans to hit the coast for more saltwater action but gale warnings kept me closer to home. With a wide variety of options and too much sun I decided to go trout fishing. Had the weather been cloudy there were other options I would have explored but when life gives you lemons one makes lemonade. While I love so many different species trout fishing always feels like coming home especially in the fall. <br />
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The other day while on a walk I realized I've been fly fishing in one form or another for forty freaking years! I'm not exactly sure how I got the bug as no one in my family fished, but I got it. As a kid, my mom bought my brother and sister and me spinning rods. My first fish ever was a tiny striped bass. I spent at least two summers dunking sea worms for flounder and only caught a half dozen or so. Later I eagerly plied the local ponds for bass and pickerel and the rare brook trout. To my young mind, trout fishing represented the holy grail of fishing, never mind that trout fishing was severely limited where I grew up, but the desire was there. <br />
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I remember in 7th grade buying this book on fly fishing<br />
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In it contained all the worldly knowledge that an eager kid could want: info on rods, leaders, flies, how to cast, how to dry fly fish etc. Looking at the pictures of the authors fishing around the country blew me away. An 18" brown seemed like a monster to me. I'd only caught a couple of 8-9" brook trout that migrated out of a local pond to spawn. We had to crawl on our hands and knees and dap a worm to catch those little gems. If they saw you they were gone. Such was the state of my passion that one opening day a buddy and I slept outside, got up at the crack of dawn, and biked to an estuary to fly fish for trout. If it had been twenty years later we might have caught some stripers. I think we even were using dry flies. We had the fire, but not the knowledge. <br />
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Anyways my forays into fly fishing didn't get more serious until I went to college in western Massachusetts. I didn't have much of a clue but then I read these two books Richards and Swisher and Fly fishing Strategy and learned to tie some flies.<br />
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In western Massachusetts I found two tail waters and started learning via the school of hard knocks. I didn't catch many trout with a fly rod in my hands so I often reverted back to the spinning rod in order to catch something. After my sophomore year two buddies and I headed to Alaska. Our plan was to go to AK and work in the canneries. Of course I brought my fly rod and spinning rod. That's where things changed dramatically for me in terms of fly fishing. More of that in my next chapter. Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-86675615807378914262016-09-22T17:52:00.000-07:002016-09-22T17:52:04.132-07:00A Couple More Albie PixAlbies are seethed in mirror like skin with subtle coloration that doesn't always come out in pictures that's why I like this first one. <br />
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Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-83828801647484078942016-09-20T17:23:00.001-07:002016-09-20T17:37:05.724-07:00Playing Hide and SeekEvery year, as fall approaches, my fishing buddies and I find ourselves along the New England coast chasing the infamous fall run. The magic of witnessing huge bait balls being torn apart by busting predators fills our dreams. While this does happen, it is not always our experience, as we're a bunch of working guys, who can only get away for a couple of weekend days on the water. To find that experience takes luck and being on the water at the right time, some years we're there and other years we end up playing hide and seek with the fish.<br />
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This past weekend was the later. Early last week, reports from all along the coast were glorious. Tons of bait and plenty of albies, bass and blues. Then Friday it all changed. From Cape Cod through Long Island Sound everything changed. We arrived Saturday and put in our time, searching old haunts as well as new water in search of fish. We were not alone. All the other boats were doing the same thing. All one can do in these situations is find some bait, hang out and hope that the predators show up. We fished hard and managed to land a few well earned fish. The pods of albies we did find appeared to be small pods of 2-4 fish that would blow through for a few minutes only to never be seen again. We got some so so shots and were not sure of what they were feeding on. They can be easy to get to take or very finicky depending on circumstances. Fish with quarter sized eyes can easily spot something that doesn't look like food can be as challenging as the browns in a spring creek. So we kept on changing flies until we got lucky. Being grateful to land a couple of fish, makes those days were they come fast and easy oh so special.<br />
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Moon set Saturday morning </div>
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One of the crazy houses you see along the coast. </div>
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The target species in hand </div>
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Love the coloration of albies. While not the most impressive looking fish the power and speed that they have is something that has to be experienced in order to be fully understood and appreciated. No fresh water fish comes even close in terms of speed or power. </div>
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Built for speed</div>
Robin Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499011923073955843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140174733945238400.post-48033611090716396602016-08-20T13:04:00.002-07:002016-08-20T13:04:50.384-07:00LinesI've noticed what appeared to be a weekly car show by the local mini golf. The other night I stopped by with my camera and loved taking pictures of the vehicles there. Old cars have the best lines. It makes me think that the designers must have had a ton of fun coming up with the designs. <br />
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I love the symmetry of this shot.</div>
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I love the lines of this 1940 Chevy</div>
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One doesn't see many of these Shelby Coupes.</div>
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More amazing lines on this 57 </div>
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The front view</div>
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