JL Sargent Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 11 hours ago, dtel said: That is very cool, and a good picture. Do you plan on bringing it back to a place for gatherings, just wondering because it looks perfect for that. I love those kinds of structures, we added a much smaller one than that to the front garden 16x24, and it gets used more than we would have ever expected. BUT we do not have a back patio like yours either. I was looking for something similar to what you did, shade and some ceiling fans/electricity and a couple of speakers for music. Edit; I was thinking about that, that was one huge deck under there, that would get expensive fast at that size. We used pea gravel and on the walkways going to it since it's what our driveway is. Cheap and easy, just hose it down if needed and blow off leaves, not the most convenient but good enough for what it is. We did put stepping stones to make it easier to walk out there, it's kind of off the left side of the front porch. . Really do like your light treatments. Surely those ground lights are 120v? They sure do light up that cool walkway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Not mine, but this shot taken just before hurricane Michael made landfall in Panama City Beach, FL. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 That's about how fast the storm was moving... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 10 hours ago, JL Sargent said: just before hurricane Charlie made landfall in Panama City Beach, FL. Don't you mean "Michael"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted October 11, 2018 Moderators Share Posted October 11, 2018 9 hours ago, JL Sargent said: Really do like your light treatments. Surely those ground lights are 120v? They sure do light up that cool walkway. Well, thank you but they are not, they are low voltage. That part of the walkway was really dark, and being cheap I found a cheap set of path lights and just replaced all the bulbs with much stronger LED's, this was much cheaper than buying the set with LED's. Found a place selling off some spotlights cheap and added 10 of those for trees with a lower powered LED. The little transformer is only 39 watts, I put 10 LED's at 2.5 watts each for the walk and 10 LED's at 1.2 watts and it's no more power than the original 10 incandescent bulbs and much brighter. The 1.2 watt bulb is about as bright as the bulb that came with the set. They have been working for over a year now with no burnouts or problems. The 10 walk lights were $39 with wire and transformer, their plastic but at that price I could change them out when they get old. I replaced the walk bulbs with these led's. https://www.ebay.com/itm/10pcs-68-SMD-T10-LED-Light-Wedge-168-194-Turn-Corner-Tail-Stop-Bulb-Warm-White/332292834225?epid=22004666664&hash=item4d5e3243b1:g:ZSsAAOSw0GJZn6Cn:rk:14:pf:0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Marvel said: Don't you mean "Michael"? Yes! I corrected it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 LEDs have changed the way people light up everything! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted October 11, 2018 Moderators Share Posted October 11, 2018 21 minutes ago, JL Sargent said: LEDs have changed the way people light up everything! That's true, and the price has come down alot over the last couple of years, we have changed completely over to LED, besides saving money I have not had to change any out, they last a very long time, with old incandescent bulbs it seemed something in the house was burned out every week. 3000 hour lifespan compared to 25,000+ . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiva Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 A storm has past. The sun returns. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 On 10/13/2018 at 8:48 PM, Shiva said: A storm has past. The sun returns Looks like Alcatraz in the distance? Of course, it is not. Way too big. Here is one of that place. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiva Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 26 minutes ago, JL Sargent said: Looks like Alcatraz in the distance? Of course, it is not. Way too big. Here is one of that place. Alcatraz, sitting in San Francisco bay is a cool image, though not a place I ever felt like visiting. The Island in the last image is Catalina, a nicer place to check out if one is ever in the area. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parlophone1 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Any forum members considering to purchase new full-frame mirrorless cameras from Canon or Nikon (Canon eos-R, Nikon Z)? Any opinions on that subject? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/25/2018 at 1:11 AM, parlophone1 said: Any opinions on that subject? I have not gotten to use a mirrorless camera, but both Canon and Nikon are both so good you probably can't go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Range Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 How about some home made slow baked pumpkin then made into soup This was our dinner on Halloween night Canon EOS70D no flash to give ths image mode depth 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 4 hours ago, Full Range said: to give ths image mode depth mission accomplished! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 Big win for our kids tonight. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiva Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Nice pic in motion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiva Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 this time of year, the afternoon sun hits through a window in a nice way. It may not look like it, but the speakers are working. A Topping integrated T-amp driving them. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Lake Superior 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck115 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 This is a scan from a slide that I took late one evening in the mid 1970's while hunting down on the Red River near Garland, Arkansas. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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