Are you sure it was just one pint?? .

Sitting in the garden drinking a pint in the last light of day a couple of days ago, a hedgehog walked across the lawn. No pondering, just nice to see.

Steve

Not so much spot the dog, more spot the bits of a dog and how they fit together!

Late at night with camera in hand, spotted the dog sleeping, she wouldn't even acknowledge my presence. I've wanted to get this view of her for a long while. Didn't want to use flash and wake her so hand held, 1/15 sec, ISO 1600 which means not as sharp as it might be. The Sigma 105mm macro was on the K3 so that's what had to be used.

I wish I was as flexible as she is (over 90 in doggy years...)




Steve

You've captured the spirit of the flowers.

Nos. 2 and 8 would be on my wall if I had to choose.

Steve

Fewer people allowed in given space = higher prices to cover costs (and even make a profit)?

What I don't understand is of all the eating and drinking establishments in Hull, why oh why choose a Premier Inn?

Steve

It was just a statement of facts about the laws relating to faults that are safety-related and those that aren't, not an argument. Whether the law is an ass is a matter of opinion, of which there are no doubt many. Whether Ricoh/Pentax is/was an ass is another matter of opinion. And I haven't - and won't - given an opinion on either.

Steve

Whirlpool was a safety issue. Safety is covered by specific law in the UK. See link, section 'Corrective action, recalls and safety incidents'. The Pentax aperture issue was not a safety issue. General consumer rights law applies - and it's different.

Steve

Soulful eyes? Doleful expression? Hopeful there's a biscuit on the way? Ripley is no doubt a very happy dog, having had a haircut. And he certainly knows how to pose.
Will she still be beaming after you've sat her down, pointed a big lens at her and told her you're taking her picture to put on Pentaxuser.com???

Steve

I last filled up the tank just before lockdown i.e. just before the price dropped...

Steve

Cloudscapes supported by land. Role reversal - brilliant! And even more remarkable because the clouds aren't the obviously impressive sort. But it works well.

I like 'em all, so why try to pick a favourite .

Steve

Hydrogen wouldn't be stored as a compressed gas, it would be absorbed by some metal-based stuff and released as and when needed. Bulk storage and transport might even be as liquid ammonia or similar, which is already safely moved around on a vast scale. Chemistry, not physics .

Big technical and infrastructure challenges, of course. And electricity might still be needed to produce the hydrogen from water. But the big reward compared to batteries is storing a lot more energy in the same volume, with less weight. Also, the storage kit might last over 20 years, which a battery won't. So good for heavy vehicles (lorries, buses) and people who do lots of miles on long journeys. Possibly less so for family cars because of the average journey length. But there's a lot of development still to come for both hydrogen and electric vehicles, time will tell which wins out in the end - or whether it's a mix of the two. And like most things, it will probably be decided by cost.

Steve