Lair of the DragonDude2006--0-7-T04: 1:2:-08:00I'm here. I'm really into photography in a big way, and am now a Buzznet Original as of 12/5/2007. I google on Google. Remember, "to google" is a verb, but "Google" is a proper name. I read a lot, shoot lots of photos, sing, and am learning to play a keyboard.buzznet:user:id:207348http://www.buzznet.com/Copyright (c) 2005, Buzznet, Inc.jrw0517My WorldMy Featured PhotosPlacesLegosWonderful giftsSeptember 11thHot WheelsDragonsGems and fossils, wonders of natureProjects and thingsSpecialPrivateGoogle: What if...buzznet:user:entry:id:360701212008--0-5-T14: 0:4:-08:002008--0-5-T14: 0:4:-08:002008--0-5-T14: 0:4:-08:00jrw0517 What if...?
Students from across the U.S. compete to replace the Google logo for a day as part of the Doodle 4 Google art competition. This is a competition where Google invited K-12 students to reinvent Google's homepage logo. This year they asked U.S. kids to doodle around the theme "What if...?"
I was too late to enter this year, and my school didn't participate... but I'll be there next year for sure!
The entries are in, and they are impressive. Google received thousands of wonderful doodles, and choosing 40 finalists for the public vote had to be one of the most difficult but enjoyable jobs at Google in the past few weeks.
Check it out here at Doodle 4 Google and vote for your favorite by May 18th!
Your votes will help google a national winner to replace our usual logo on the Google homepage on May 22, 2008. And please see my Doodle 4 Google video.]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-121076447301.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-121076447301.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-121076447301.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-121076447301.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-121076447301.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-121076447301.jpgSpam Everywherebuzznet:user:entry:id:294058312008--0-2-T11: 1:6:-08:002008--0-2-T11: 1:6:-08:002008--0-2-T11: 1:6:-08:00jrw0517 There is spam everywhere on the Internet. It's time to get rid of it! lets get rid of that old, expired spam and get these spammers off the 'NET.]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-120277499703.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-120277499703.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-120277499703.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-120277499703.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-120277499703.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-120277499703.jpgMy Big Presentbuzznet:user:entry:id:260320312007--1-2-T27: 1:2:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 1:2:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 1:2:-08:00jrw0517 Could this be it?
Could this be the big present that I really wanted? I see what is says inside the box, but could it be for real?
Photo 2 of 4 of a series.
Christmas Day 2007]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-119878634939.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-119878634939.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-119878634939.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-119878634939.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-119878634939.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-119878634939.jpgMy Big Presentbuzznet:user:entry:id:260312412007--1-2-T27: 1:2:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 1:2:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 1:2:-08:00jrw0517 I got it - the camera that I really wanted!
It's a FujiFilm FinePix S700 with 7 megapixels, a 10x optical zoom, image stabilization, manual controls, a 2.5 inch viewfinder and a whole bunch more features. And I couldn't wait to use it!
Photo 3 of 4 of a series.
Christmas Day 2007
tags: dragondude, jrw0517, fuji s700, christmas]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-119878589287.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-119878589287.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-119878589287.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-119878589287.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-119878589287.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-119878589287.jpgMy Big Presentbuzznet:user:entry:id:260309212007--1-2-T27: 1:2:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 1:2:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 1:2:-08:00jrw0517 I got it - the camera that I really wanted!
It's a FujiFilm FinePix S700 with a 10x optical zoom, image stabilization, manual controls and a whole bunch more features. And I couldn't wait to use it!
Photo 4 of 4 of a series.
Christmas Day 2007]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-119878563746.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-119878563746.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-119878563746.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-119878563746.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-119878563746.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-119878563746.jpgIn our Gardenbuzznet:user:entry:id:260301812007--1-2-T27: 1:1:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 1:1:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 1:1:-08:00jrw0517 This is an ornament in our garden out back. In the spring, summer or fall it would be surrounded by plants and flowers, but now in the winter It's the most colorful thing in our garden.
This is the very first photo taken with the new FujiFilm FinePix S700 digital camera that I got from Dad as my big Christmas present this year. I just had to get out and shoot anything that I saw!
Camera: Fuji FinePix S700
December 2007]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-119878464808.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-119878464808.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-119878464808.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-119878464808.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-119878464808.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-119878464808.jpgBirdhousebuzznet:user:entry:id:260298412007--1-2-T27: 1:1:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 1:1:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 1:1:-08:00jrw0517 This is a birdhouse in our garden out back, but it's too small for the birds to live in, and too small.
This is the 2nd photo taken with the new digital camera that I got from Dad as my big Christmas present this year. I just had to get out and shoot anything that I saw.
Camera: Fuji FinePix S700
December 2007]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-11987842614.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-11987842614.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-11987842614.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-11987842614.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-11987842614.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-11987842614.jpgLooking upbuzznet:user:entry:id:260206312007--1-2-T27: 0:8:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 0:8:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 0:8:-08:00jrw0517 Just playing around, trying to get creative.
This is one of the first photos taken with the new digital camera that I got from Dad as my big Christmas present this year.
Camera: Fuji FinePix S700
December 2007]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-119877317194.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-119877317194.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-119877317194.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-119877317194.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-119877317194.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-119877317194.jpgCleobuzznet:user:entry:id:260202112007--1-2-T27: 0:8:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 0:8:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 0:8:-08:00jrw0517 This is Cleo, one of our dogs. She's a Chocolate Lab, and is one of the happiest and nicest dogs that you could ever find. She's always hungry, and will steal a sandwich from the kitchen counter if you leave it for just a moment.
This is one of the first photos taken with the new digital camera that I got from Dad as my big Christmas present this year.
Camera: Fuji FinePix S700
December 2007]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-119877287185.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-119877287185.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-119877287185.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-119877287185.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-119877287185.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-119877287185.jpgGretabuzznet:user:entry:id:260197712007--1-2-T27: 0:8:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 0:8:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 0:8:-08:00jrw0517 This is Greta, one of our dogs. She's one of the sweetest and most gentle dogs that you could ever hope to meet. She's a mixed breed dog and was adopted from a pound.
This is one of the first photos taken with the new digital camera that I got from Dad as my big Christmas present this year.
Camera: Fuji FinePix S700
December 2007]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-119877230969.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-119877230969.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-119877230969.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-119877230969.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-119877230969.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-119877230969.jpgFredbuzznet:user:entry:id:260187812007--1-2-T27: 0:7:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 0:7:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 0:7:-08:00jrw0517 This is Fred, our friend who is one of the most amazing Hot Wheels collectors that you could ever imagine. He's been collecting toy cars since he was a kid, and his collections are huge! When it comes to Hot Wheels or Matchbox cars, he's a walking encyclopedia.
Camera: Fuji FinePix S700
December 2007]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-119877091032.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-119877091032.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-119877091032.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-119877091032.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-119877091032.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-119877091032.jpgDon't mess with MY lightbulb!buzznet:user:entry:id:260184312007--1-2-T27: 0:7:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 0:7:-08:002007--1-2-T27: 0:7:-08:00jrw0517 This is my friend Charlie's dog, a very funny Jack Russell, giving me the evil eye. And no, I won't take his lightbulb toy!
This was from Christmas day, and one of the first photos I took with my new digital camera, a Fuji FinePix S700, my big present!
December 2007]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-119877013656.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-119877013656.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-119877013656.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-119877013656.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-119877013656.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-119877013656.jpgHaggis Crossingbuzznet:user:entry:id:247953612007--1-2-T10: 1:6:-08:002007--1-2-T10: 1:6:-08:002007--1-2-T10: 1:6:-08:00jrw0517 This is a Haggis Crossing road sign that is said to appear in the Highlands of Scotland every year starting on January 25th, and then are taken down on November 30th, when the Haggis Hunt officially starts. Click on the link and you'll see for yourself!
And this isn't about PETA, either, because no haggises are hurt in the hunt.
The haggis lives!
Original Photoshop 12/2007]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-119733383459.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-119733383459.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-119733383459.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-119733383459.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-119733383459.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-119733383459.jpgPennsylvania Fall Foliagebuzznet:user:entry:id:247387012007--1-2-T10: 0:5:-08:002007--1-2-T10: 0:5:-08:002007--1-2-T10: 0:5:-08:00jrw0517 Standin' out from the rest...
Things that stand out from the ordinary seem to attract me.
Camera: Canon A430
November 2007]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-119729284688.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-119729284688.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-119729284688.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-119729284688.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-119729284688.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-119729284688.jpgPennsylvania Fall Foliagebuzznet:user:entry:id:247384012007--1-2-T10: 0:5:-08:002007--1-2-T10: 0:5:-08:002007--1-2-T10: 0:5:-08:00jrw0517 This is a maple tree just a block away from us, and photographed just a couple of weeks ago. Go a block in the other direction and it would put you in the middle of some dense woods.
Pennsylvania was originally called Penn's Woods.
Camera: Canon A430
November 2007]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-119729217896.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-119729217896.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-119729217896.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-119729217896.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-119729217896.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-119729217896.jpgPhiladelphia Zoobuzznet:user:entry:id:244645812007--1-2-T06: 2:1:-08:002007--1-2-T06: 2:1:-08:002007--1-2-T06: 2:1:-08:00jrw0517 "Hey, where's lunch! We gave our order to that waiter almost an hour ago, and we're still waiting."
Some of the scenes one can find at a zoo can be pretty funny, and some can be serious. The Philadelphia Zoo is a great place to go to find both. Like many other Philadelphia landmarks and institutions, this zoo is an American first. The charter establishing the Zoological Society of Philadelphia was approved and signed on March 21, 1859. Due to the Civil War, however, it was another 15 years before America's first zoo was ready to open.
The Zoo opened its gates on July 1st, 1874. I make the fifth generation in my family that has visited this zoo, so you might say that it's a family tradition.
Visit the Philadelphia Zoo, the oldest in the country!
Camera: Canon A430
November 2007]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-119700370973.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-119700370973.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-119700370973.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-119700370973.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-119700370973.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-119700370973.jpgPhiladelphia Zoobuzznet:user:entry:id:244643312007--1-2-T06: 2:0:-08:002007--1-2-T06: 2:0:-08:002007--1-2-T06: 2:0:-08:00jrw0517 Getting emo at the zoo.
This is a rare emo yak, feeling sorry for himself because he's all alone. You can visit him at the Philadelphia Zoo and make him feel better.
Like many other Philadelphia landmarks and institutions, this is an American first. The charter establishing the Zoological Society of Philadelphia was approved and signed on March 21, 1859. Due to the Civil War, however, it was another 15 years before America's first zoo was ready to open.
The Zoo opened its gates on July 1st, 1874. I make the fifth generation in my family that has visited this zoo, so you might say that it's a family tradition.
Visit the Philadelphia Zoo, the oldest in the country!
Camera: Canon A430
November 2007]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-119700306333.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-119700306333.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-119700306333.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-119700306333.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-119700306333.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-119700306333.jpgPhiladelphia Zoobuzznet:user:entry:id:244642212007--1-2-T06: 2:0:-08:002007--1-2-T06: 2:0:-08:002007--1-2-T06: 2:0:-08:00jrw0517 These are rare golden frogs (Atelopus zeteki) at the Philadelphia Zoo, and they're only 1 to 2 inches (2 to 5 cm) long. An international effort known as Project Golden Frog was launched in 1999, to address declining populations of the Panamanian golden frog due to to a disease caused by a Chytrid fungus, along with the problems of illegal pet trade.
A captive population has been established by many zoos and aquariums, with the goal being to return these animals and their offspring to Panama. The Philadelphia Zoo is part of this international effort, which includes other zoos in Houston, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Little Rock, San Diego, Atlanta, Toronto, Costa Rica and other areas.
Amphibians are facing great threats. About a third of all amphibian species are threatened with extinction, and problems of habitat loss, pollution, and climate change have decimated frog populations and caused extinctions in Central America and Australia .
Visit the Philadelphia Zoo or Project Golden Frog for more information.
Camera: Canon A430
November 2007]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-119700276939.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-119700276939.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-119700276939.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-119700276939.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-119700276939.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-119700276939.jpgPhiladelphia Zoo Sculpturebuzznet:user:entry:id:244346212007--1-2-T06: 1:4:-08:002007--1-2-T06: 1:4:-08:002007--1-2-T06: 1:4:-08:00jrw0517 Sculpture of a lizard at the Philadelphia Zoo. This small sculpture was only about 3 or 4 inches long, and was located by the Big Cat Falls.
They have many bronze sculptures like this, and many are in very natural settings.
Visit the Philadelphia Zoo, the oldest in the country!
Camera: Canon A430
November 2007]]>http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/thumb-msg-119698099112.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/synd-msg-119698099112.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/mob-msg-119698099112.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/gallery-msg-119698099112.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/large-msg-119698099112.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/jrw0517/default/feat-msg-119698099112.jpgPhiladelphia Zoo Sculpturebuzznet:user:entry:id:244341412007--1-2-T06: 1:4:-08:002007--1-2-T06: 1:4:-08:002007--1-2-T06: 1:4:-08:00jrw0517 Sculpture of a dung beetle at the Philadelphia Zoo, and it looks like he's rolling his dinner. Have seen many interesting sculptures of people and animals, and really enjoy shooting them, but I was surprised to see a sculpture of a dung beetle like this!
They have many bronze sculptures like this, and many are in very natural settings.
Visit the Philadelphia Zoo, the oldest in the country!
Camera: Canon A430
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