count carefully...

surprised? I was!

one formation is called biplane when they're stacked vertically. Looks suicidal to me. I wouldn't want to be close to the other fella's canopy nor he mine.

they came down straight down, then broke, then stuck the landing!

touchdown!

more!

big finish coming up!

Here's the team.

take a bow gentlemen!

White hat, end of row?

It was the camera that gave me away, wasn't it?

Correct!

Cool, I have done a number of jumps out of Black Hawks. I thought it was a bit scarier than jumping out of a AC moving at 125 knots. When the Helo stands still there is a HUGE delay in your shoot opening when jumping static line. It is only a few more seconds but it seems like it lasts forever.

did the guy with the flag get booed for letting it touch the ground when he landed?

Welcome to the Cellar, think-floyd.:D

thanks bruce :) I'm a long time reader of the Iotd, and lurker of the main cellar for a while now too. Was just waiting for the right moment to butt in :D

That's how they mate.

This is me, last fall. Where was I, or what was I doing?

IF you're going to make my stomach roll with your injuries (ICK!) at least have the courtesy to sneak your ballbag into to picture by taking the photo from below.

BTW, if that's not blood I apologise. The ballbag request stands though.

Extreme candied apple making?

Scratching your sac with a sharp object while riding in a buckboard up a mountain is never a good idea. Blood will be drawn every time.

You had just wrecked your bike...

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Well, that's what it's supposed to look like. (There's a clue.)

Uh, Halloween costume?

Looks like you have a "boner" there.

Yes, exactly. I thought the ham bone would give it away. (This was taken at the end of the night and most of the wound and scab effects were by then ground into the carpet.)

But there is one real scar visible on my knee from a mountain biking accident.

You were a "patient" for a medical/emergency drill of some sort.

edit: Uh, never mind.

how did it get "ground" into the carpet. what exactly were you doing?

Unfortunately, I can't post the rest of the pictures.

What is this?

confetti being dropped in front of the floodlights at a nighttime sporting event.

Unfair or not, I hold you to a somewhat higher standard glatt. I regret that I must reject your answer. You are partly correct, but missing an important element.

Please try again.

Hmmm

Hundreds of flash bulbs going off in the distant stands at a night time sporting event.

Edit: Nah, it's not that.

Must be: millions of moths mobbing the .... lights at a major sporting meet.

KA-billions of moths. Correct!

nice assist glatt. nice shot zengum.

Two more for context. The bats were out that night too. I like the second picture. Kinetic, frenetic. What is the appeal of the flame for the moth anyway?

Cool pictures! Especially the long exposure one.

Why do moths do that?

I've seen some prolonged debate on it, the leading theory seems to be that moths navigate by the moon, flying either straight toward it or at a fixed angle relative to it.
If it is straight toward, then as soon as a they see a light the buzz straight in. If they are trying to keep it at an angle, say, 30 degrees to starboard, they will start to pass the light and spiral in towards it. Either way they find the light pretty fast.

Ditto the long exposure one, that's cool.

How did you do that? They didn't let a tripod into the game, did they?

Thanks both of you for your kind remarks.

I love it too.

Technically, no tripod. Braced camera... on car outside stadium. Notice we're looking at the backs of the lights. I'm outside the stadium, on the way home. The swarming picture would have warranted a video, just .. wow. But all I got was the still, and it will have to do.

More to come.

What is this?

CAFE?

It must be the Corporate Average Fuel Economy building.

My serious guess is that it's a Safeway supermarket that is being torn down or sold.

nope nope

clue one: it flows neatly from previous what is it.

clue two: local landmark

SAFECO Field sign?
http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/american/seabpk02.jpg

Correct!

Congratulations barefoot serpent! The picture was taken veeerrrrryyy close to the sign from the pavement. Looking practically straight up.

Good call!

What is this?

your ring, with a light shining through your hand?

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My wedding ring, the ring of fire, the symbol of our covenant, the symbol of my burnin burnin love!

What is this?

You are shining your maglight into your crotch.

Tell me, does the warmth turn you on?

Correct. And no.

The two most recent pictures were taken minutes apart. I did the one with the light in my hand first, dropped the light into my lap to review the image on the display of the camera, looked down and thought it made an interesting image. The highly saturated colors at opposite ends of the spectrum struck me as a very interesting contrast. Both pictures are unedited, save resizing.

By the way, it's not a Maglite. It's from Inova the 2L model.

First the wedding ring, then a crotch shot.

You sir, are a tease.

:lol:

Wait till he shines that light through the skin of his balls!:elkgrin:

Those glow from within. ;-)

What's this?
:eek:

A "toy". Can't quite make out the model though....

Nope. :)

Hint: Doesn't take batteries.

Some kind of fishing lure?

Not a fishing lure.

A cribbage board?

a dildoo