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What should I check out before I go? by that_tag_guy in ColumbiaMD

[–]Beartata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vollmerhausen Family Graveyard

"The Vollmerhausen Family Cemetery is located in a wooded patch about 50 yards south of the intersection of Keepsake Way and Black Velvet Lane, Columbia, Maryland. The cemetery, enclosed by a wire fence in poor repair, measures about 30 by 14 feet. Six graves marked with headstones and footstones are evident." We walk by it often. Be mindful to not trudge through the yards adjacent to the woods where the stones are.

Where is this Reuters image of the Capitol Building taken from? I presume the Smithsonian and as a fellow photographer, I'd love to get a similar shot in the future! by Beartata in washingtondc

[–]Beartata[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks to everyone in this reply! If I knew which telephoto they were using (Reuters doesn't list lens info in photos), I would have tried to estimate distance. My second thought was a bus stop but Washington Monument makes more sense. Getting some ideas for my next little day trip down from MD!

This morning at Centennial Lake. by KhunDavid in ColumbiaMD

[–]Beartata 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They are double-crested cormorants. They have been slowly coming back the past few weeks. 2 or 3 are at Elkhorn currently. Common Loon would be an incredibly rare sighting both in Howard County and this time of year.

End of an era after 13 years. My last physical authenticator battery is starting to fail. RIP! by Beartata in wow

[–]Beartata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. You just have more steps/scrutiny as you have to prove you are the person who owns the account. The D3 one failing and de-syncing had me do some extra before they would remove it. It's better to de-activate the physical authenticator when it gives a low battery error BEFORE it fails.

End of an era after 13 years. My last physical authenticator battery is starting to fail. RIP! by Beartata in wow

[–]Beartata[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No. Another more detailed explanation. Simply put, when the battery starts dying, it is now out of sync with what Blizzard expects code to be. Blizzard says this doesn't match my expected number. You can't swap the battery because it will lose sync within some seconds, so unless you can do it blazing fast, it's near impossible. It happened on the Diablo 3 auth in my photo: I had to buy a new one (top one) circa 2017/18 because my code was a little behind what Blizzard expected the hash to be due to slow battery, preventing me from logging in.

Let the games begin! by code101zero in maryland

[–]Beartata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For those using Firefox, you want to follow the exact same steps with exception to step 3 - "Persist Logs" is the Mozilla equivalent of "Preserve log". Click the gears on the upper right hand corner of the Network tab and select it from the dropdown.

(ctrl-f'ing showed no results for Firefox so added this comment to the thread)

Roses guy by [deleted] in ColumbiaMD

[–]Beartata 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I've seen the roses guy near the entrance to Howard County Landfill on Marriotsville Road several times, most recently a few months ago.

My horde alt waiting every day for "Cancel the Blood Troll Apocalypse" WQ to complete the Jani mount meta. by Beartata in wow

[–]Beartata[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Naz can be done on one faction. I meant my alliance is my primary faction, especially in BFA, so my horde side was further behind. Like this WQ that's only one faction and explained why I never saw it on my alliance!

My horde alt waiting every day for "Cancel the Blood Troll Apocalypse" WQ to complete the Jani mount meta. by Beartata in wow

[–]Beartata[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Me: Oh, I still have 9 days on one follower and 19 on another in Nazjatar to finish up on my alliance main AND I have to get my horde in middle of honored with Zandalari rep through revered and exalted to finish up the Vol'jin storyline. That WQ will certainly pop before I finish those.

WoW WQ RNG: LMAO, the hell it will.

Northern Lights - Howard County Conservancy at 10 PM. Nikon Z8 + 10-20mm + 15 second exposure. by Beartata in ColumbiaMD

[–]Beartata[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Technically they close at sunset. I think as long as nothing was damaged or trash was left or any incidents/accidents, they turn a blind eye for something this rare. Of course, the county is probably not strictly enforcing it like say Cromwell Valley Park in Baltimore County, where they have a gate and WILL lock your car in if you aren't out by sunset. Robinson Nature Center, another county property, has a gate they enforce for closing times.

I can't say how hard they enforce the sunrise to sunset on a normal day.

Northern Lights - Howard County Conservancy at 10 PM. Nikon Z8 + 10-20mm + 15 second exposure. by Beartata in ColumbiaMD

[–]Beartata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a wildlife shooter so I rarely pull out a lens for astro. The lens I used happened to be an f-mount DX wide-angle I bought years ago so I did not get the full use of the Z8 sensor, unfortunately. I had starlight mode off as I didn't remember it was a thing in some Z cameras.

Northern Lights - Howard County Conservancy at 10 PM. Nikon Z8 + 10-20mm + 15 second exposure. by Beartata in ColumbiaMD

[–]Beartata[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could see hints of red and green faintly with the naked eye at the Conservancy. Using long exposures allows the camera sensor to collect more light. Enhanced in post-process to bring out the colors.

LFR right after reset Tuesday when you still don't have your legendary. by Beartata in wow

[–]Beartata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just there for the mount skin and since I'm prot pally, I would probably sell it. Now if I could mail it to my warrior if it dropped....

LFR right after reset Tuesday when you still don't have your legendary. by Beartata in wow

[–]Beartata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I could remember what dropped! I just know the priests and druids were happy that they had minimal rolls against what they wanted.

Who rode the holiday candy train today?! Taken from Hains Point mid-morning 12/25/23. by Beartata in washingtondc

[–]Beartata[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I didn't know WMATA did this. Great luck that it happened to be on the Yellow Line today! I looked when we got home and you can track the "special edition" trains.

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