OT: This week's Photos

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Jim Thompson

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Had an interesting week...

Another owl visited, not the same as last summer, different markings:

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Owl-030804-1.JPG

Micro-burst Thursday night tossed a glass topped table, umbrella and
chair into the swimming pool, the glass breaking when the table hit
bottom (the shimmering effect is NOT the water :)....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Storm.JPG

...Jim Thompson
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Nice paint job on the eyes.


"Jim Thompson" <thegreatone@example.com> wrote in message
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Had an interesting week...

Another owl visited, not the same as last summer, different markings:

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Owl-030804-1.JPG

Micro-burst Thursday night tossed a glass topped table, umbrella and
chair into the swimming pool, the glass breaking when the table hit
bottom (the shimmering effect is NOT the water :)....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Storm.JPG

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
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On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:48:00 -0700, Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

Had an interesting week...

Another owl visited, not the same as last summer, different markings:

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Owl-030804-1.JPG
Click to expand...
Wow, what red eyes. Looks like the poor thing was up all night.

John
 
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:26:56 -0800, John Larkin
<jjlarkin@highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com> wrote:

On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:48:00 -0700, Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

Had an interesting week...

Another owl visited, not the same as last summer, different markings:

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Owl-030804-1.JPG


Wow, what red eyes. Looks like the poor thing was up all night.

John
Click to expand...
That's red-eye flash-effect, I was shooting from about 20' away, from
climbing atop the outdoor fireplace, just after sunset, so the
original looked gray-scale. Paint Shop Pro did a pretty fair job of
pulling out a good image, but I couldn't get the red-eye fixed. I've
posted also to the PSP group for suggestions.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
 
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 19:41:10 GMT, "Harry Dellamano"
<harryd@tdsystems.org> wrote:

"Jim Thompson" <thegreatone@example.com> wrote in message
news:vhl650t962kokacobo482non1qrek2mjom@4ax.com...
Had an interesting week...

Another owl visited, not the same as last summer, different markings:

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Owl-030804-1.JPG

Micro-burst Thursday night tossed a glass topped table, umbrella and
chair into the swimming pool, the glass breaking when the table hit
bottom (the shimmering effect is NOT the water :)....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Storm.JPG

...Jim Thompson
--

Change all the Al caps in the Micro, probably be OK.

Regards
Harry
.
Click to expand...
My computers are all so old that the aluminum caps were made before
the recent fiasco. This box I'm typing on is only 400MHz, but with
512MB and Win2K... does pretty good for ordinary tasks. But the fans
are starting to die on my 1.6GHz AMD box... so I'll probably upgrade
that dude to around 3GHz.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
 
"John Larkin" <jjlarkin@highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com> wrote in
message news:vun6501futkr4fruf5pj9s6jcp2j4u27tk@4ax.com...
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:48:00 -0700, Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

Had an interesting week...

Another owl visited, not the same as last summer, different markings:

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Owl-030804-1.JPG


Wow, what red eyes. Looks like the poor thing was up all night.

John
Click to expand...
Oh, who gives a hoot?!? ;-) We have the Cooper's hawk back again this
year in the oak tree on campus. He's up there squawking because mom and
dad won't feed him, making him get out of the nest and hustle up his own
food. He can be seen up there pulling apart a nice, juicy rat or mouse,
and wolfing it down. Mmmm, tasty!
 
I read in sci.electronics.design that Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@example.com> wrote (in <vhl650t962kokacobo482non1qrek2mjom@
4ax.com>) about 'OT: This week's Photos', on Sat, 13 Mar 2004:
Another owl visited, not the same as last summer, different markings:

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Owl-030804-1.JPG
Click to expand...
I'm not into US owls, but that's very like a European Short-Eared Owl.
You much have a very good long lens to get such a good picture. And a
small nova as a flash gun?
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk
 
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 12:33:26 -0800, "Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the
Dark Remover\"" <NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote:

"John Larkin" <jjlarkin@highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com> wrote in
message news:vun6501futkr4fruf5pj9s6jcp2j4u27tk@4ax.com...
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:48:00 -0700, Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

Had an interesting week...

Another owl visited, not the same as last summer, different markings:

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Owl-030804-1.JPG


Wow, what red eyes. Looks like the poor thing was up all night.

John

Oh, who gives a hoot?!? ;-) We have the Cooper's hawk back again this
year in the oak tree on campus. He's up there squawking because mom and
dad won't feed him, making him get out of the nest and hustle up his own
food. He can be seen up there pulling apart a nice, juicy rat or mouse,
and wolfing it down. Mmmm, tasty!
Click to expand...
Parts of the Phoenix metropolitan area are being over-run by so-called
"roof" rats. But, with my owl and my hawk, I haven't seen a one. And
the bats are out in profusion, so the insects are nil as well ;-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
 
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 20:57:52 +0000, John Woodgate
<jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote:

I read in sci.electronics.design that Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote (in <vhl650t962kokacobo482non1qrek2mjom@
4ax.com>) about 'OT: This week's Photos', on Sat, 13 Mar 2004:
Another owl visited, not the same as last summer, different markings:

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Owl-030804-1.JPG

I'm not into US owls, but that's very like a European Short-Eared Owl.
You much have a very good long lens to get such a good picture. And a
small nova as a flash gun?
Click to expand...
Not really. Camera is Sony DSC-S70. But shots like this have me
coveting better lenses (which are available for the camera).

If you look at the "storm" shot you'll see the fireplace I climbed to
get closer to the owl. It was after sunset, so the resultant shot was
almost gray-scale, but Paint Shop Pro did a respectable job of
restoring color, brightness and contrast.

Fortunately this year's owl wasn't afraid of me... he just stared as I
climbed closer and closer. He didn't even flinch when the flash went
off. I took about a dozen shots and posted the only one that I've
processed so far with PSP (v8.1).

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
 
I read in alt.binaries.schematics.electronic that Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@example.com> wrote (in <dmt650dq2gpvfscb17l5bfpogulofki6fs@
4ax.com>) about 'OT: This week's Photos', on Sat, 13 Mar 2004:
Parts of the Phoenix metropolitan area are being over-run by so-called
"roof" rats.
Click to expand...
These are Collared Doves?
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk
 
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 12:33:26 -0800, "Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the
Dark Remover\"" <NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote:

"John Larkin" <jjlarkin@highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com> wrote in
message news:vun6501futkr4fruf5pj9s6jcp2j4u27tk@4ax.com...
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:48:00 -0700, Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

Had an interesting week...

Another owl visited, not the same as last summer, different markings:

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Owl-030804-1.JPG


Wow, what red eyes. Looks like the poor thing was up all night.

John

Oh, who gives a hoot?!? ;-) We have the Cooper's hawk back again this
year in the oak tree on campus. He's up there squawking because mom and
dad won't feed him, making him get out of the nest and hustle up his own
food. He can be seen up there pulling apart a nice, juicy rat or mouse,
and wolfing it down. Mmmm, tasty!
Click to expand...
Last couple of years, we've had an invasion of San Francisco by huge
blue-black ravens. They squak a lot but don't seem to be a lot of
trouble otherwise. We also have red-tailed hawks circling our house,
looking for small pets I guess, and one famous flock of wild parrots
that live on Telegraph Hill. Lots of seagulls, but only close to the
beach; they are mean, nasty birds. Owls are very rare here. Birds seem
to adapt to cities pretty well.

John
 
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 21:31:10 +0000, John Woodgate
<jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote:

I read in alt.binaries.schematics.electronic that Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote (in <dmt650dq2gpvfscb17l5bfpogulofki6fs@
4ax.com>) about 'OT: This week's Photos', on Sat, 13 Mar 2004:
Parts of the Phoenix metropolitan area are being over-run by so-called
"roof" rats.

These are Collared Doves?
Click to expand...
They're tasty with Collard Greens.

We have a lot of pigeons, also known as "flying rats".

John
 
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 21:31:10 +0000, John Woodgate
<jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote:

I read in alt.binaries.schematics.electronic that Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote (in <dmt650dq2gpvfscb17l5bfpogulofki6fs@
4ax.com>) about 'OT: This week's Photos', on Sat, 13 Mar 2004:
Parts of the Phoenix metropolitan area are being over-run by so-called
"roof" rats.

These are Collared Doves?
Click to expand...
No. Real rats with a propensity to climb, like squirrels. They've
been occupying attics in many areas of town.

The doves are a pain-in-the-ass, building nests in my outdoor light
fixtures. Right now I walk around the house each evening with a lawn
blower and blow their day's work away ;-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
 
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:48:00 -0700, Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

Red-eye has now been fixed, thanks to Kris Zaklika of the PSP usenet
group.

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Owl-030804-1.JPG


...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
 
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:26:56 -0800, the renowned John Larkin
<jjlarkin@highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com> wrote:

On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:48:00 -0700, Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

Had an interesting week...

Another owl visited, not the same as last summer, different markings:

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Owl-030804-1.JPG


Wow, what red eyes. Looks like the poor thing was up all night.

John
Click to expand...
He just flew in from SFO and boy are his wings tired...


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
 
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 22:34:56 GMT, Spehro Pefhany
<speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:

On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:26:56 -0800, the renowned John Larkin
jjlarkin@highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com> wrote:

On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:48:00 -0700, Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

Had an interesting week...

Another owl visited, not the same as last summer, different markings:

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Owl-030804-1.JPG


Wow, what red eyes. Looks like the poor thing was up all night.

John

He just flew in from SFO and boy are his wings tired...
Click to expand...
Oh, go on Spehro, you say that to all the birds.

John
 
On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 00:55:31 GMT, "Tom Del Rosso"
<tdnews01@att.net.invalid> wrote:

In news:vhl650t962kokacobo482non1qrek2mjom@4ax.com,
Jim Thompson typed:
Had an interesting week...

Another owl visited, not the same as last summer, different markings:

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Owl-030804-1.JPG

It's amazing what dinosaurs can evolve into.

I hope the dachunds are too big for him.
Click to expand...
I was worried about the new puppy, but she's more than doubled in size
since Christmas.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
 
I read in sci.electronics.design that Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@example.com> wrote (in <4527501gf5v23con8344qio2ac9orjcr4s@
4ax.com>) about 'OT: This week's Photos', on Sat, 13 Mar 2004:
Red-eye has now been fixed, thanks to Kris Zaklika of the PSP usenet
group.
Click to expand...
That's extremely good. How does one get to this PSP usenet group?
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk
 
"Spehro Pefhany" <speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote in message
news:fj3750pkgq14qm0eod20o3em3l1jn1d5jg@4ax.com...
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:26:56 -0800, the renowned John Larkin
jjlarkin@highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com> wrote:

On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:48:00 -0700, Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

Had an interesting week...

Another owl visited, not the same as last summer, different
markings:

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/Owl-030804-1.JPG


Wow, what red eyes. Looks like the poor thing was up all night.

John

He just flew in from SFO and boy are his wings tired...
Click to expand...

Is his name Hedwig? http://www.saveowls.org/

"Although they might be considered relatively plentiful, they are rarely
seen because they are nocturnal and are also, he said, well-camouflaged
with brown or gray feathers."


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
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"John Woodgate" <jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote in message
news:Mz9mqUB2fBVAFwh5@jmwa.demon.co.uk...
I read in sci.electronics.design that Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote (in
4527501gf5v23con8344qio2ac9orjcr4s@
4ax.com>) about 'OT: This week's Photos', on Sat, 13 Mar 2004:
Red-eye has now been fixed, thanks to Kris Zaklika of the PSP usenet
group.

That's extremely good. How does one get to this PSP usenet group?
Click to expand...
Group? You mean how do you fix red-eye in PSP, don't you? Most
software that now comes with the digital cameras now does red-eye
fixing. In fact, some cameras even have it right there, as you take the
pic.


--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk
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