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Funny, I thought scallops but the shape is too hexagonal. 😆

Frothy Coffee was one of my old drag names.

Geddy.

Counterpoint to my paean of primes: Modern zooms can be really good. Last fall I bought a stack of lenses from an MV photographer who had gone mirrorless. The least interesting but most useful of the bunch was the 24-70mm F/2.8L II. It's the perfect "walk around" focal range and a vast improvement of the original model (which was more than a bit of a dog.) Also pictured is the 100-400mm F/4.5-5.6L IS II which is an impressive and massive beast, but also a great way to blow copious amount of dust into one's camera body. I took all of the following with the 24-70. It's been so long since I've posted photos in this thread that we're going all the way back to last Christmas. I'll win no awards for framing on this one (especially on a stationary object) but in spite of my snapshotesque abilities with the viewfinder, I really like the the look of this shot. 30 seconds at F/22, ISO200. I really needed to do shots significantly longer than 30 seconds, and I was too stubborn to raise the ISO. At this point I had not been able to locate my remote cable. Blissfully, the remote I bought for my 30D in 2006 works with the 5D IV. This coming Christmas I can do multi-minute exposures. This is the house my father grew up in. It has a big Cyrano De Bergerac portico that juts out into an already narrow sidewalk. For something like 150 years it has served as an inconvenience to all passers-by. I love it. Cool Story Bro: My grandparents were the last private family to live in the house. After they moved out in 1940s, it became a law office and of course it's been a retail shop for decades at this point. Right next to the Vineyard Haven ferry slip. Not pictured: the December wind ripping across the harbor and through my jacket. I will cheerfully take the same picture over and over again, in different weather an lighting conditions. Happy sledders enjoying the first snow of the season. Later afternoon sun on Sweetened Water Farm. There's that patch of woods again. The calm before the blizzard. The aftermath. Ideal lighting conditions at the Oak Bluffs harbor. Still shooting that 1980s car commercial. All good things must come to an end.

Oh boy. Pulled a tick nymph off my leg. It was on there long enough to cause irritation, but not get engorged yet. TBH any length of time is too long for a tick. MV has a terrible alpha gal problem (no, that does not mean women who fancy themselves the leader of the pack.) If I develop those symptoms, I'm jumping in front of a train. Note from legal: MV has no trains. It did have one in the 19th century. The first locomotive to arrive on the Vineyard got dropped into the ocean as the workers attempted to unload it from a ferry. If Knuckles manages to jump in front of any of the above, he's more talented than previously believed.

I drove her for about 10 months when I first moved out here. RIP Skanky!

We don't really have a Detroit Techno thread, so I'm putting this here: Mayor Mary Sheffield declares this week as Detroit Techno Week https://6amgroup.com/articles/events-all/detroit-declares-techno-week-as-movement-festival-marks-20-years

^ potatoes?

It was the side burner on the grill so that counts, right?

Wait we're talking about random Euro-bangers? (Caution: Bare Euro ass.)

yep

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 21 by Friedrich Gulda (1975) https://open.qobuz.com/album/fp84x72ff06ca Example (One I could find): I have been checking out Gulda's work recently, including some of his jazz work. This is very nice, I may not agree with all of his choices, but with Abbado and the Weiner/Vienna behind you it is hard to stray too far. Also being some of my favorite works does not hurt. The 1975 recording is a little thin, but not in a distracting way. The 24/192 on qobuz helps as well.

Tom Kane, Iconic ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Voice Actor, Has Died. RIP. 64 is crazy young.

^This!

Interestingly, one of the things I've been doing lately is putting my Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 (plastic fantastic) in my bag. I really missed having that f/1.8 lens indoors. It's small, very light... I think it will be a great "lifesaver" for very dark places.

I’m kind of proud and relieved that Spain didn’t participate this year.

Also.....Maphra.....sounds great on my new speakers!

I miss the good old days when Winny Puhh was entering the contest for Eurovision appearances....

Okay Amy, you have my attention.

We had my parents down for dinner so I made 6 lbs of baby back ribs and both sweet Italian and garlic/cheese smoked sausage.

@blessingx - yes, very much a potayto/potahto scenario but I often find myself in fixed shooting positions where zoom is a huge benefit. Granted, I've been shooting 90% with the 70-200 these days for kids sports but when I'm doing landscape stuff for work the 12-24 is indispensable. The 24-70 has made rare but meaningful appearances for things like semi-formals or proms. A lot of $$ for not much use but live and learn.

FERTO! USA! KEEDING!

So How proud did the Grand Final make you feel @blessingx You're Welcome