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Cathi and Grace ready to take on the Festival!
Cathi and Grace ready to take on the Festival!
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Hey - that's the Tory Steller in the middle!
Hey - that's the Tory Steller in the middle!
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I wonder how many people still remember Cardinal Guido Sarducci?
I wonder how many people still remember Cardinal Guido Sarducci?
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Color!
Color!
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The Renaissance Festival became a shopping trip for us this year. The girls looked, and rarely bought. I looked at a few things and bought them.
The Renaissance Festival became a shopping trip for us this year. The girls looked, and rarely bought. I looked at a few things and bought them.
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Color!
Color!
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Color!
Color!
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Sometimes it's just the juxtaposition.
Sometimes it's just the juxtaposition.
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And so it begins. The first of many 'interesting' outfits. I wish I had a shot from the front as this ... walked by.
And so it begins. The first of many 'interesting' outfits. I wish I had a shot from the front as this ... walked by.
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A few good t-shirts in there.
A few good t-shirts in there.
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Grace was looking forward to a Bread Bowl of Stew, but it turned out to be 'family-sized'!
Grace was looking forward to a Bread Bowl of Stew, but it turned out to be 'family-sized'!
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Another interesting outfit.
Another interesting outfit.
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Who ever masters the Jacobs Ladder?
Who ever masters the Jacobs Ladder?
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Not this guy!
Not this guy!
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The Sunflower Fairy
The Sunflower Fairy
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Advertising Hair Sticks, from a guy covering his hair.
Advertising Hair Sticks, from a guy covering his hair.
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Color!
Color!
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We love the Carillon!
We love the Carillon!
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The masked player at work.
The masked player at work.
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To play a higher note, make a fist and bang on the proper lever. Low notes are played with the feet. It's fun to watch and awesome to hear.
To play a higher note, make a fist and bang on the proper lever. Low notes are played with the feet. It's fun to watch and awesome to hear.
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The masked Carillon player at work.
The masked Carillon player at work.
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Showing emotion in the music
Showing emotion in the music
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This is the Renaissance Festival fashion consultant.
This is the Renaissance Festival fashion consultant.
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Adam Crack uses a steel bullwhip to cut a can of soda in half.
Adam Crack uses a steel bullwhip to cut a can of soda in half.
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Got it!
Got it!
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Off behind the fence, people would pop up on bungees. Just like the olden days.
Off behind the fence, people would pop up on bungees. Just like the olden days.
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Adam Crack is going to use 'the big black bullwhip of death' to cut roses his assistant holds for him.
Adam Crack is going to use 'the big black bullwhip of death' to cut roses his assistant holds for him.
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Ready!
Ready!
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Here comes the whip.
Here comes the whip.
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Got it!
Got it!
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Why not hold one in your teeth?
Why not hold one in your teeth?
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A very near miss. (Took three tries to get this rose).
A very near miss. (Took three tries to get this rose).
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Ready for another try.
Ready for another try.
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Got it this time!
Got it this time!
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A job well done. I think the Addam's Family did this too.
A job well done. I think the Addam's Family did this too.
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At the end of his show, Adam Crack pours gasoline on a whip and sets it on fire.
At the end of his show, Adam Crack pours gasoline on a whip and sets it on fire.
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The first crack of the whip is the most impressive.
The first crack of the whip is the most impressive.
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The results can be spectacular.
The results can be spectacular.
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Now Adam puts part of the shatter coke can on his head and removes it with the fire whip.
Now Adam puts part of the shatter coke can on his head and removes it with the fire whip.
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Got it!
Got it!
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Birds of Prey. Trying to track them in flight with the newest camera (Nikon D850).
Birds of Prey. Trying to track them in flight with the newest camera (Nikon D850).
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A Red-tailed Hawk
A Red-tailed Hawk
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Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
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Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
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Shannon shows the Eurasian eagle-owl, largest owl in the world.
Shannon shows the Eurasian eagle-owl, largest owl in the world.
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Black Vulture
Black Vulture
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Black Vulture picking out the yellow egg based on color.
Black Vulture picking out the yellow egg based on color.
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A Turkey Vulture
A Turkey Vulture
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Here comes the King Owl.
Here comes the King Owl.
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King Owl coming in for a landing
King Owl coming in for a landing
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This is a flight sequence of a Lanner falcon, similar to a Peregrine falcon. I was testing the autofocus system on my camera, seeing if it could track a bird this fast in flight. It could, as long as the operator can keep the bird reasonably centered.
This image, and the rest, were all cropped, and the bird centered into the cropped frame. I did not track it as well as it seems here.
This is a flight sequence of a Lanner falcon, similar to a Peregrine falcon. I was testing the autofocus system on my camera, seeing if it could track a bird this fast in flight. It could, as long as the operator can keep the bird reasonably centered.
This image, and the rest, were all cropped, and the bird centered into the cropped frame. I did not track it as well as it seems here.
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Here he comes!
Here he comes!
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Slowing up at the last instant
Slowing up at the last instant
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I think he's proud of himself.
I think he's proud of himself.
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Nice looking bird.
Nice looking bird.
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A Bald Eagle.
OK, I have too many eagle shots coming up, but you can skip them if you don't like eagle shots.
A Bald Eagle.
OK, I have too many eagle shots coming up, but you can skip them if you don't like eagle shots.
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Just a man and his eagle.
Just a man and his eagle.
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Grace shading herself with her new umbrella
Grace shading herself with her new umbrella
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Grace wanted to know if I should get a sword.
Grace wanted to know if I should get a sword.
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Cathi enjoying the show.
Cathi enjoying the show.
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Color!
Color!
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There were definitely some unusual costumes.
There were definitely some unusual costumes.
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I liked watching the little kids attempt to hole the ring while 'jousting'.
I liked watching the little kids attempt to hole the ring while 'jousting'.
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Another costume example.
Another costume example.
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At the Renaissance Festival, you too can storm a castle's wall.
At the Renaissance Festival, you too can storm a castle's wall.
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Grace got a picture of me!
Grace got a picture of me!
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Is that Samwell Tarly in the Den of Odd?
Is that Samwell Tarly in the Den of Odd?
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Fatalities are all too common at the Renaissance Festival. Fortunately the bodies are dealt with expeditiously to contain the smell.
Fatalities are all too common at the Renaissance Festival. Fortunately the bodies are dealt with expeditiously to contain the smell.
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And yes, we shopped here.
And yes, we shopped here.
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You may notice one codpiece is missing from this display... That would now be mine.
You may notice one codpiece is missing from this display... That would now be mine.
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Playing King of the Log.
Playing King of the Log.
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The Treeman appears. Children are suspicious.
The Treeman appears. Children are suspicious.
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The Treeman
The Treeman
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Announcing the start of another Pleasure Feast, something Grace wants to do.
Announcing the start of another Pleasure Feast, something Grace wants to do.