Brett Peters's Photos

Photos of my 2002 VW Jetta after hitting a deer on 13 November 2006. More scratches on the rear panel, by the rear brake light. While these photos were taken at the body shop, they are geotagged at the spot of the accident.

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Closeup of the new plum tree Merrystar purchased this weekend.

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Every year, Williamsburg's Grand Illumination weekend draws one of the biggest crowds of the year. The festivites culminate in a fireworks display in downtown Williamsburg. Three launch areas are set up, but the optimal viewing areas are really, really crowded, so we camped out by the bookstore where we could see two of them clearly. The weather was cold (in the 40s) and rain began to fall about 45 minutes before the fireworks started, so it wasn't optimal fireworks weather. The rain kept it short, too (about 20 minutes long, if that.) This was my son's first fireworks show, however, and he could. not. stop. talking about it. So all in all it was a pretty good night. (This was my first time using the Canon A95's "Fireworks" setting, which really needs a tripod to work well. So most of these pictures, while interesting, are not very accurate representations of fireworks. Chalk them up as experiments for a novice photographer?)

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A mob of Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) takes flight after invading my backyard.

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Photos of my 2002 VW Jetta after hitting a deer on 13 November 2006. This is a detail shot of the hood joint on the driver's side. This is where the main impact took place, with the head and shoulders of the deer hitting the windshield, denting the hood, fender and door panel, and ripping off the driver's side mirror. The side blinker is also gone. I wasn't able to see the light itself in the compartment, so it may have ripped off. There is still deer hair stuck in the hood and fender gap. While these photos were taken at the body shop, they are geotagged at the spot of the accident.

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Every year, Williamsburg's Grand Illumination weekend draws one of the biggest crowds of the year. The festivites kick off with a parade, where this picture was taken.

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Photos of my 2002 VW Jetta after hitting a deer on 13 November 2006. Oblique view of the windshield impact. I was looking at the deer as it tried to put its face into the cabin, but it very quickly bounced away and fell dead to the road. We continued driving straight, our momentum arrested, which probably saved our lives. Had we swerved we would have probably flipped the car in the ditch to either side of the road. While these photos were taken at the body shop, they are geotagged at the spot of the accident.

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Screenshot of the new tv.yahoo.com listings page in Safari. I am seriously displeased.

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Screenshot of the new tv.yahoo.com home page in Safari. Nice redesign of the site, guys. I am seriously displeased.

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