A Rose in the Forest

@Ceerios My husband still has this kind of camera, they were so much better than the digital cameras.

@LadyDuck - Ms Anna - I recently gave my old "film" cameras away because I could not afford the cost of rare film and picture development with them. The photo of the Sony Mavica-91 digital camera is below - and it's resolution (pixels within its "target" gadget) is not too hot. The photo details can be greatly improved by use of a suitable image editor (such as "Paint.Net," one of the "Gimp" programs, "PhotoShop," etc.) I like the old Mavica camera because of its heavy weight (keeps the vibration down when pressing the shutter button) and ease of image transfer to the computer. I also enjoy the 14X telephoto capability of the built-in lens. This camera also produces short videos and has a built-in microphone for recording sound (scene sounds and voice commentary per image. The going price for used Mavicas is all over the place - from more than $1,000 (USD) down to 2 cameras for $25(USD) as I was offered one time. I was too slow on pulling the buying trigger - so I lost that latter opportunity. Have fun today - -Gus-

@LadyDuck - Ms Anna - The photo was made from about 50 feet distance as the rose was busy being beautiful amid the forest growth. That old camera has an effective telephoto lens when you need one. It is shown in the picture, below -Gus-

@JudyEv - Ms Judy - This type of rose grows wild throughout this area, usually at the forest edges. I am not "up" on roses, but I believe that this variety is related to the one that is named "multiflora rose." Back when I worked in reforestation (early 1950s) a similar-looking rose plant was planted as a safety runway for forest critters and, believe it or not, as a safety barrier (because of its strong and thick growth pattern) in the grass midways between automobile freeway lanes to prevent head-on automobile collisions. A really tough plant, that rose. -Gus-

@Ceerios While in the city recently on a freeway I noticed the back fence of one house was covered with bouganvillea. These have very strong, sharp thorns, as you might know, and would deter the most stubborn burglar.

@JudyEv - Ms Judy - I did not know that about bouganvillea,.but it might be a good idea to use it as a barrier -HOWEVER- vines support themselves with "rootlike" tendrils that can cause a lot of damage to wood siding on houses. I am not sure if that is the same with roses. On the highway barrier usage, multiflora roses keep the cars apart (to a great degree) because they grow and intertwine so densely. -Gus-

@Ceerios We make our own BBQ b/c they don't get it right here! But, we don't eat meat, so typically it is for our meatless chili, etc. Some of the cameras at the beginning of the digitals did a nice job @Ceerios

@PatZAnthony - I'd enjoy some of that chili. I used to stick some okra into mine. Pretty good it was, too. -Gus-

@shivamani10 - I am pleased that you liked the image with the post. I try to put a good photo up each time I post something here on MyLot. -Gus-

@responsiveme - Friend ARM - Cameras contain some kind of sticky glue that catches stuff and hangs onto it. For instance, my cameras are full of thumbs that slipped off of the shutter buttons when I was way too excited during the making of some photograph or other. -Gus-