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In Santa Monica, there's a cemetery they leave open all night, for whatever reason. I was driving by last night and had my camera, so I figured hey, why not...
I got maybe a dozen pictures, and was messing with focus (hard to nail down when your subject shows as pitch black in the viewfinder) and aperture/shutter speed settings, when all of a sudden, there's this horrible snarling sound coming from beneath me and something shoots up my pantleg.
I jump a couple feet in the air and drop the f-bomb loud enough to wake the local residents.
The sprinkler I was standing on was set to go off at 12.30am, evidently
I decided to do a video instead of picture. This is the beginning of the Salmon run here in Michigan. They are coming in from Lake Michigan and headed up river to spawn. I live on the Platte River in NW Lower Michigan, about 10 miles from Lake Michigan...and they are coming through in groups here and there so far.
"Downtown" Maidan Shar in Wardak Province, Afghanistan. This was going back to base after a meeting with the provincial governor. Nikon D50 with 18-55 kit lens.
Caught this guy during an evening stroll through downtown Estes Park, CO
Sony NEX-3 + Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 (ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/40s)
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