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urbpan

Welcome!

May 16, 2006 12:38

I'd like to welcome the sudden burst of new friends who have added this journal. I hope you like reading about pigeons and rats and poison ivy and such. I also write about my life, complain about my job, review movies and music (usually obsolete) and ask for advice. Just thought I'd warn you. Nature abhors a text-only post, so please enjoy this ( Read more... )

riverway, photos, japanese knotweed, gray catbird

Comments 16

anonymous May 16 2006, 16:47:57 UTC

I look forwards to seeing this species first hand.

What camera do you use? I am trying to persuade myself that I am a decent photographer with a bad camera, rather than a bad photographer with an average camera

urbpan May 16 2006, 16:57:08 UTC

I use a Canon PowerShot A400. It's great for snapshots, adequate for macro shots, and pretty terrible for far away things, like birds. This catbird wasn't the slightest bit bothered by me, or the two dogs attached to me, so I got pretty close, and had the zoom out as far as possible (2.2x whatever that means).

Whenever you see a good photograph on my site, it's a good bet that cottonmanifesto took it with her Canon PowerShot...uh...S2? Something like that. She's a much better photographer, and her camera is much much better than mine.

I think it's all about how much money you spend: My camera was about 150, and cotton's was more like 3 times that (and some change).

cottonmanifesto May 16 2006, 17:20:15 UTC

Thanks honey. :)

fairy May 16 2006, 18:09:38 UTC

Yours is one of the most interesting journals :)

I saw a Catbird yesterday but your photos are always so much nicer.

urbpan May 16 2006, 18:32:18 UTC

Thanks for the kind words! I'm definitely not the photographer in my family.

Knotweed! anonymous May 16 2006, 20:30:58 UTC

Urbpan, you are awesome. I was out walking today and noticed that dale park in Roslidale will soon dissapear beneath a tide of knotweed, but I couldn't remeber what it was called. one visit to U.P. and all my questions are answered!

--G

Re: Knotweed! urbpan May 16 2006, 22:08:41 UTC

You write the best fan letters, G.

I really enjoyed the...thing you wrote about what the new president has to be informed of. I love your sense of humor. I should forward your things to my brother, or better yet, you should. He's brush_rat.

cowpewter May 16 2006, 21:27:53 UTC

Hi, I wound up here from

cowpewter May 16 2006, 21:29:00 UTC

Bah, please also excuse my suckitude in regards to LJ tags, I can never keep straight which use hyphens and which don't.

urbpan May 16 2006, 22:06:48 UTC

Thanks! Glad to meet you--I friended you back.