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August 23, 2010

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The Great American House: Tradition for the Way We Live Now


The Great American House: Tradition for the Way We Live Now


$33.92


Acclaimed architect Gil Schafer illustrates how he blends classical architecture, interior decoration, and landscape to create homes with a feeling of history. As a traditional architect, Gil Schafer specializes in building new “old” houses as well as renovating historic homes. His work takes the best of American historic and classical architecture—its detailed moldings and harmonious proportio…

Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events


Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events


$14.84


A testament to a rich but often overlooked part of history, this work captures the stories of barrier-breaking African American pioneers in all fields—arts, entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, invention, journalism, religion, science, sports, and more. With hundreds of illustrations and a daily calendar of firsts, this chronicle reveals stories of those who overcame adv…

Southern Living Everyday Gardening: Smart Design * Simple Landscape Ideas * Best Plants & Flowers (Southern Living (Paperback Oxmoor))


Southern Living Everyday Gardening: Smart Design * Simple Landscape Ideas * Best Plants & Flowers (Southern Living (Paperback Oxmoor))


$12.99


Get an insider’s look at the best garden techniques and landscape design ideas that will inspire you to create your own outdoor retreat.Let the experts at Southern Living take the guesswork out of your gardening… Step-by-step instructions for dozens of easy garden and landscape techniques to guarantee great results Details on over 100 of the best plants to grow in any Southern garden Function…

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August 16, 2010

Miller Landscape Design — Concept

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August 15, 2010

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Toro 1999 Landscape Contractor Equipment Service School Notes


Toro 1999 Landscape Contractor Equipment Service School Notes


$14.95


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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V 18.2 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Camera with 30x Optical Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Black) (2012 Model)


Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V 18.2 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Camera with 30x Optical Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Black) (2012 Model)


$479.00


The Sony DSC-HX200V Cyber-shot Digital Camera lets you take high-quality shots anywhere easy. This point-and-shoot camera quickly produces vivid still images in 18MP and fluid full HD videos in 1080p using its 1/2.3in CMOS Sensor and 30x optical zoom. Manage camera settings or personalize files on its 3in TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor. A portable SD, SDHC, or SDXC memory card inserted into its…



















Buyers LT10 3-Trimmer Landscape Truck & Trailer Locking Rack


Buyers LT10 3-Trimmer Landscape Truck & Trailer Locking Rack


$152.53


This Landscape Trailer Accessory holds three trimmers and can be secured with a padlock (not included)….













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What kind of camera do i need to take professional looking pictures of landscapes and portraits?

Hi there thanks for reading my question. I would like to know if anyone can help me with advise. What kind of cameras, lenses and accessories do i need to be able to take professional type photos of landscapes and people and what computer software is good to edit and touch up pictures? I am wanting to start photography as a hobby and join a class but want to know what type of equipment i will be needing so they can show me how to use it properly.

thanks

The first thing you need to learn is this: “It isn’t the camera, its the photographer.” A person knowledgeable about light, f-stops, composition, shutter speeds and ISO and skilled in their use can produce excellent pictures with just about any camera.

The second thing you need to learn is: “Get it right in the camera.” A poorly exposed and composed picture can’t be salvaged with the most sophisticated editing program.

I strongly suggest finding a course first before buying a camera. If the course is a really good one you will find yourself using a 100% manual 35mm film camera. Yes, a film camera. My granddaughter will be taking photography in high school this Fall and the first requirement listed was a manual 35mm film camera. I’ve been teaching her to use my ancient Minolta SRT-202 so she’ll be ahead of the class when it begins.

The best thing using a 35mm film camera will teach you is to slow down. In my opinion digital cameras cause people to develop what I call the “machine gunner mentality” – take 300 pictures and hope a few turn out. That is nothing more than taking snapshots. It isn’t photography. “Pictures are not taken, they are made.” Ansel Adams.

Honestly now – if you take 300 lousy pictures and have no idea why they’re lousy what have you learned? Other than how to take 300 lousy pictures. I encourage developing what I call the “sniper mentality” – one exposure, one good picture. This requires thinking and thinking requires time. Most beginners see a scene, think “Oh, pretty!” and immediately snap the shutter. A snapshot is the result. Instead of just snapping away, slow down and look at the scene. Standing. Kneeling. Sitting down. Lying flat on your belly. Move a few feet right. Move a few feet left. Back up. Get closer. Maybe that flower looks pretty in the sunlight but suppose you get behind it and look at it with the sun shining through the petals?

Backlit Dogwood

http://www.flickr.com/photos/drifter45h/3581810196/ Yes, people were staring at me as I laid on my belly in wet grass to take this but I think it was worth the effort.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/drifter45h/2364791076/ These hybrid magnolia buds were boring in direct light but when I got behind them I made this picture.

So find a class and get the camera required. If its a DSLR, Sony, Pentax, Olympus, Nikon and Canon all offer excellent choices. Its its a film camera, the Pentax K1000 has been the student camera of choice for decades.

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August 11, 2010

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Polished Mexican Beach Pebbles 3-5


Polished Mexican Beach Pebbles 3-5″ black river stone-landscape-rock-garden-pond


$63.75


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Dewitt PBK4300 4-Feet by 300-Feet 3-Ounce Weed Barrier Pro Landscape Fabric, Black


Dewitt PBK4300 4-Feet by 300-Feet 3-Ounce Weed Barrier Pro Landscape Fabric, Black


$81.91


Designed specifically for professional landscapers, contractors and garden centers, DeWitt Weed-Barrier Pro is available in black, white and brown. There’s a color to fit every mulch or stone application. Specifically made as a landscape and garden fabric, DeWitt Weed-Barrier Pro is UV and hydrophilic treated for water permeability….







Master Mark Plastics 95340 Terrace Board 5-Inch-by-40-Foot Landscape Edging Coil, Brown


Master Mark Plastics 95340 Terrace Board 5-Inch-by-40-Foot Landscape Edging Coil, Brown


$19.99


Master Mark Plastics has become a premier name in lawn, garden, and building supplies throughout the world due to the fact that we are one of the largest and most experienced recyclers of HDPE plastics. High Density Polyethylene plastics, which include hefty weight materials like milk jugs, detergent containers, juice and soda bottles that do not easily disintegrate. Therefore, this garbage would …







5-1/4inch Two-Way Outdoor Rock Speaker 13mm Mylar Tweeter 8 Ohm Impedance 87db Sensitivity


5-1/4inch Two-Way Outdoor Rock Speaker 13mm Mylar Tweeter 8 Ohm Impedance 87db Sensitivity


$45.99


13mm mylar tweeter. New from Stellar Labs, these simulated rocks will add a distinctive look to any outdoor landscaping arrangement, while providing outstanding music fidelity. Available in three sizes, these speakers are perfect in gardens, atriums, ar…

Stellar Labs 8 inch Two-Way Outdoor Rock Speaker


Stellar Labs 8 inch Two-Way Outdoor Rock Speaker


$69.95


New from Stellar Labs, these simulated rocks will add a distinctive look to any outdoor landscaping arrangement, while providing outstanding music fidelity. Available in three sizes, these speakers are perfect in gardens, atriums, around swimming pools,…

Garden Creations JB5629 Solar-Powered LED Accent Light, Set of 8


Garden Creations JB5629 Solar-Powered LED Accent Light, Set of 8


$17.48



Polished Pebble, Black Stone, 1½-2½- for landscape & garden


Polished Pebble, Black Stone, 1½-2½- for landscape & garden


$58.90


Polished pebbles, sometimes referred to as polished mexican beach pebbles, are both beautiful and economical. Use them in any landscaping application or home project….

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Can you tell me how I can improve this area with landscaping and aquatic plants?

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This is it. the blue inside black is the water and the stormdrain is the source. The blue and brown inside black in the left-hand bottom corner, is where we plan to move rocks and make a pond for goldfish. There are pre-existing aquatic plants around the water and we want to put in a garden somewhere. Have any suggestions?

You’d be better off turning it into a rain garden. You won’t be able to keep fish, but you will help environment.

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August 6, 2010

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Canon VIXIA HF R40 HD 53x Image Stabilized Optical Zoom Camcorder 8 GB Internal Drive Dual SDXC Card Slots and 3.0 Touch LCD


Canon VIXIA HF R40 HD 53x Image Stabilized Optical Zoom Camcorder 8 GB Internal Drive Dual SDXC Card Slots and 3.0 Touch LCD


$399.00


With the compact, easy-to-use VIXIA HF R40, you’ll see and capture the world in a whole new way through a Genuine Canon HD Video Lens with 53x Advanced Zoom. SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization keeps your video smooth and steady throughout the entire zoom length, while improved Dynamic IS helps keep your video sharp and blur-free when you shoot while walking. The Canon 3.28 Megapixel Full HD CM…



















Diary of a Wimpy Kid


Diary of a Wimpy Kid


$3.50


The hysterically funny, best-selling book comes to life in this smash-hit family comedy! Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid’s life – middle school! That won’t be easy, considering he’s surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies and a moldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties! …

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy)


Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy)


$10.89


Greg Heffley, the kid who made “wimpy” cool, is back in this sidesplitting sequel based on the second installment of the best-selling book series! Having rid himself of the Cheese Touch , Greg enters the next grade with his confidence and friendships intact, and an eye on the new girl in town, Holly Hills . But at home, Greg is still at war with his older brother, Rodrick, so their parents hav…

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What can i do to stop my annoying neighbour ?

They constantly have music playing day & night. They have brought in bass boxes etc meaning the whole house shakes 24/7.

well when im in the house. The thing is you see…….i can come home sometimes to find it off. as soon as they know im in they start it again.

Im not one to complain but after politely asking them to keep it down and getting nothing but abuse i got onto the local council. had to write out a diary. Even video taped and proved the time they were ripping there own shed down at 5am music blaring.

Nothing has ever come of that.

Ive called the police but they just dont want to know & neigbours just backfire,call police and say ive been causing trouble.Which i havent.

Thats came to the point where they have said they will arrest us both if they get another complaint.

I cant afford to move house or id have been gone a long while ago.

Im just about ready to explode buut weould like to resolve the issue
What can i do when nothing else seems to work

You say ‘Can’t afford to move house’ so that tells me that you live in a trailer.. and I hate to assume but from what I read it seems that this might be a trailer park. I do not know what to tell you other than pray they move or you need to look into a different place to move. I am sorry to say that police get a lot of calls from trailer parks and disputes in apartment complexes and do not care for either one, but its true and they don’t work to help mediate other than take everyone involved in to spend the night in a cell to calm down.

I would say either buy a place elsewhere and rent your place, which will probably add to the headaches or move the house.

There are some wonderful people in trailer parks and that own trailers, I am not pointing any fingers..but there isn’t anything worse than bein next to a wacked out family in a trailer park. I know people who have lived it..its unpleasant.

I know they win if you move… but that is only one way to look at it.. if you move YOU WIN because you removed yourself from the situation. It might cost some money but in the long run it will be worth it. It would be a lot cheaper than trying to find a job with a felony on your record for doing something to or towards them. OR worse yet… something happening to you or your family.

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