It's rare for the Hostile Actors Club to meet because we are all vagabond cyclists and are rarely in the same place at the same time. This meeting was exceptional. Love you guys.

You too, Scott, take a rather simple scene but make it snap. I love both your and Rachael's photographic eyes.

I'm smiling extra wide because I've had a gap in my front teeth for 5.5 months and was used to simpering (or wearing a mask). All hail modern dentistry!

The temporary crown has been a hassle and sometimes painful. I’ll keep your advice in mind next time.

I had a molar extraction several months (after my widowmaker double stent LAD) while still on blood thinners... It took 4 hours of sitting in the chair swapping out cotton balls before the seepage stopped enough to let me go home. No further problems though.

Was glad when the year of medication was finished! I was tired of looking like a mishandled banana from all the minor bruising.

I wish you the best on your dental adventure.

Tooth issues! I had similar but fortunately in July, before we left for Spain. No symptoms, it was caught by a routine X-ray. No extraction either, but fillings on two upper molars, root canal on one, new crown and generally a pain in the mouth. I asked the dentist if he needed to do a temporary crown and the answer was no. I had to promise to keep the area clean and that was it. I found it much more comfortable than a temp. Something to consider if there is a next time for Rachael (or you). Hopefully not.

That's a rather dismal-looking sky. Welcome to Portland in the late autumn and winter, I suppose.

Great shot! Could be a calendar page or the backdrop for a seasonal advertisement of some sort.

We've also enjoyed a long stretch of fine weather, adorned with better and more vibrant colors than I recall in recent years, here in the mid-Atlantic. It's pretty much just a memory now, though.

Thanks, Scott. That gives me more confidence in the iA setting. I appreciate your comments.

We'll have missed the fall color show by the time we get home. I really enjoyed seeing yours.

I always keep it on iA. I’ve experimented around with adjusting aperture or exposure from time to time, but have never really seen any improvement - and it takes more thought and time, and Rachael thinks I spend too much time staring through the lens as it is. I do run nearly everything through the built-in photo editor on the iPad afterwards, to crop and adjust exposure or contrast to bring out what interested me in the first place.

The moon is tricky, alright. It’s hard to get the right conditions for a well-focused shot, and I’m not really clear on why it works so well sometimes and not others.

Such beautiful fall colors!

I agree with Steve, that these are terrific fall color shots of trees and leaves!

In trying to make the best use of our ZS60 I have wondered about the optimum default settings. For your use, do you keep the menu ring on iA, or leave it at A and adjust the aperture often, or do something else? A mini-tutorial on your go-to approach would be valuable, as your photos are really good.

At the recent full moon I tried (but failed) to get clear zoomed shots of the moon, so the learning goes on.

Glad you're able to enjoy the spectacular fall colors in Portland this year. And Serrafine sounds like a group I need to look up!

I want to thank you for noting Serrafine's fundraising efforts for victims of the Moroccan earthquake. Thankfully, we heard that none of our guides or their families were injured. Areas of Marrakech that received the most damage included the Medina where I stayed and the large central plaza where I had lunch, Jemaa el-Fna. I saw videos of the iconic Kutubiyya Mosque trembling and shaking, but it did not fall.

Our group traveled in the Atlas Mountains east of Marrakech while most of the damage was to the south of the city - I'm not sure how much those eastern areas were affected. I would guess that both share a landscape populated by small Berber villages so it was not hard to imagine how the structures might crumble during such a devastating quake. My interactions with the warm and friendly Berber people and experiencing the history and culture of Morocco made the devastation that much more real and personal to me. So thanks again for posting the info.