23 September 2021 Tire Tossing Prepartion

On the "River of Tires" all the remaining tires are located high up on the Falaise.  Tossing a tire down a hill to the foot path below saves a lot of work vs carrying the tire down.  However there is a risk that the tire will roll down past the footpath ending up far downhill.

 

  In preparation for a tire toss, I made a wall of tires just above the footpath that will hopefully stop any runaway tires.



After doing that bit of work, I went back to the Valley of Birds to try out a new 400 mm catadioptric lens on my camera.  These lenses are light weight and affordable but I find it difficult to get an accurate focus with them.








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