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Sep 25, 2020 12:09:13   #
traderjohn wrote:
Profit is not a dirty word. It keeps the lights on. I wonder how much profit UHH makes?


I believe that the buy and sell on UHH is strictly between members, so UHH doesn't stand to make anything on those transactions.
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Jun 23, 2020 09:52:38   #
billnikon wrote:
Depends. Are these local folks? Do they know you? Have you ever sold anything in photography. Your print is nice but not outstanding.
Since you are new at this, when you price something like this photo for more than $70.00, folks are going to nicely back away with a 1000 excuses.
My suggestion, if your 8X10 costs $12.00, then change double for it or $24.00. Same with the 11X14.
It really is your decision, but from my experience, once you get a certain price, especially photo prints, folks start to decline.
I would not mail out, unless you want to. It costs for bubble mailers and the cost of mailing too.
You may have opened a can of worms by doing all of this, good luck.
Depends. Are these local folks? Do they know you? ... (show quote)


You have to consider more than what the print costs in coming up with a sales price. You have to consider use of your equipment, travel to and from the site where the image was taken, post processing time, and don't forget artistic value.! The problem that most non-professional photographer's have in pricing their work is under-valuing. If you're just starting out, $75 for a mounted 8x10 and $140 for a mounted 11x14 is reasonable. As you build a reputation, you can adjust upward.
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May 19, 2020 15:54:54   #
Bazbo wrote:
Anyone who wants a test can get a test. March 6 2020.


Not necessarily true: My wife had to get tested because she was having back surgery, so I, as her caregiver following surgery, asked to be tested as well. I had to have an MD order it, and the one that I spoke with was resultant to order it until I insisted. You should know that my wife and I are in the 'susceptible group (over 70yo and my wife is type 2 diabetic). So even in the face of all this information, it took an angry discussion (on my part) for me to get tested.
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May 19, 2020 15:36:55   #
Kmgw9v wrote:
Morning Joe who has some insight into Trump’s behavior says he doesn’t believe that Trump is taking the drug.
Trump wants attention and wants to distract.
Dr. Gupta says NO doctor would prescribe the drug as a preventive, because the potential risks far outweigh any possible benefit. Further, Pushing the drug is an attack on established medical knowledge, and a dangerous message. Trump won’t let go.
Trump has mental problems.

There are MANY MDs out there are prescribing this for their c19 patients, with widespread success. Do a little RESEARCH before making wild claims about someone's motives. You seem to suffer from a bad case of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS), common among 'small minded' people.
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May 3, 2020 17:50:45   #
dpullum wrote:
Biden is concerned that if he stated that Putin thinks that Trump is mentally ill, dementia, that it would not be politically correct. Just like Obama withheld information about Trump before the 2016 election.

If he stated that about Trump, people would defend Trump like they would defend their drooling babbling, demented, grandmother.... If he keeps quiet about Trump's dementia then eventually people will realize it and/or may drink bleach.


Once again: TDS much?
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May 3, 2020 17:38:19   #
Kmgw9v wrote:
It is an opinion, nothing more.
Why is it “sick thinking”?


TDS much?
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May 3, 2020 17:24:41   #
markngolf wrote:
Hope yours was delicious too!

Stay safe,
Mark


Hey-that looks almost like what we had Friday nite: shrimp, linguine and pesto.!
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May 3, 2020 17:12:20   #
repleo wrote:
The remarkable thing is that one tongue in cheek comment (mine), could provoke such an avalanche of vitriolic response to defend the indefensible. In true Trumpilian fashion, many descended to Trump's favorite tactic of personal attack and name calling to counter any uncomfortable news.

'Methinks the Lady doth protest too much.'


TDS possibly?
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May 3, 2020 17:09:49   #
CWGordon wrote:
Fetzler: I appreciate and respect your position and argument, however, I would prefer that you do not make statements about what I believe or don’t believe w/o knowing me.
I appreciate that your Mother took risks in giving birth. However, if available, I am sure she also had you given vaccines for such diseases as Polio, etc.
You are right about people making or taking risks. I don’t see peple committing suicide as big risk takers. Seemingly, they are running away from risks. I have known people who made this choice and feel greatly saddened by their loss of life and the pain it caused others.
Taking risks today with pandemics is often used as justification for not following guidelines responsible medical and scientific experts have recommended. The risk one takes in not following guidelines is not solely isolated to themselves. Lengthening, widening, worsening the Pandemic poses risks to others. Most people do not want to hide under a rock. That is far from being accurate. However, most people would like to feel more sure that the disease is really under control before being shut down a second time should there be evidence that we reopened too soon. There is nothing irresponsible in being cautious or in following sound medical advice.
We accept seat belts and helmets as cautionary and measures that cut down, not eliminate danger or harm to ones’ health. I have never liked helmet laws, but would never accept that my passenger should not wear one. I wore one always, but bridled at having to wear one. My common sense told me it was a law intended to protect me. Still, it was a risk others were willing to take, but no passenger should ever have been put at risk by a careless or reckless driver when they had no control over their situation. That is my analysis/correlation of my feelings re: risk and willingness to take it. Your risk rights end where my risk rights begin.
Thank you for your kindness in responding to my questions.
Fetzler: I appreciate and respect your position ... (show quote)

Well,the truth about this 'pandemic' is hard to pin down. Firstly, the models vastly overestimated the mortality rate, because they vastly underestimated the infection rate. It seems in California they found that the infection rate was far greater than they were using for their models. This then led to finding that the mortality rate was 20 to 40 times lower. They found that most of those infected had mild to no symptoms, rendering the scare tactics bogus. This isn't to say that there aren't many severe cases and deaths, but that fact needs to be taken into consideration when making public policy. In point of fact, cost/risk benefit analysis is used every in all segments of society to make sometimes far reaching decisions. In this case, it turns out that the average person has a 1/20th to 1/10th of a % chance dying of Covid 19. Compare that to mortality rates for many other causes ( driving, for example), and the perspective changes. Life happens, and if we continually live in fear, we'll accomplish very little!
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May 3, 2020 12:54:32   #
robertjerl wrote:
Why don't you try it first?

Give it a rest, I listened to the tape and read the transcript and that isn't what he said at all.

In the realm of a vaccine, some things they never manage to develop a vaccine for many different reasons. One of the main ones being that the bacteria or virus in question mutates too fast and too often for any vaccine to be effective for long.
Some years the cocktail of flu vaccines is under 20% effective because they produced vaccine aimed at different strains and other strains were the ones that hit.
In the case of the Covid-19 virus it is apparently one of those that mutates quickly and a lot. One Chinese university says they have ID'd over 30 varieties so far and they are working with samples from Asia. Then you throw in Europe, the Americas etc. This one looks to maybe be one of the ones we will never have a reliable vaccine for. But if we are lucky it will do what the "Spanish Flu" did and mutate to a milder disease - that particular virus is still around in various forms - CDC says it is basically the N1H1 virus.
Why don't you try it first? br br Give it a rest,... (show quote)

If he said that green vegetables are good for you the media would report that he said that you should eat the clippings when you mow your lawn!, There are no more journalists in the media anymore, just editorialist/commentators!
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May 3, 2020 12:46:43   #
twosummers wrote:
Maybe the lockdown's getting to me but I'm feeling more and more tetchy about something I see constantly here in Melbourne - maybe it's a city thing or an Australian thing I don't exactly know. I am in the fortunate position to spend about 50% of my time here in Melbourne and the other 50% in the UK in a small country town where I don't see this. It's that annoying habit of people seemingly always needing to have a cup of coffee in their hands when out and about (and often when driving too). It becomes even more annoying when practised in combination with using a mobile phone and/or pushing a pram or minding small children beside busy roads. During lockdown coffee shops have been allowed to remain open for take-away coffee - one can only imagine the sky falling if these had been required to close too. I can't see anything to compare with this obsession anywhere else in the world - unless you know differently....
Maybe the lockdown's getting to me but I'm feeling... (show quote)

I live near Seattle, where there is a Starbucks or some other coffee shop on every corner and in every grocery store, so I can relate!
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Mar 18, 2020 01:51:43   #
Gabyto wrote:
I came across a super deal at the flea market. A sigma 150-500 with a Sony A350 for $300.00 is this a good set for wildlife?. The guy called the lens Sigmamonster the lens is huge. My question to the experts here is which camera will better with this lens. It will be nice to hear from any DSLR owners.


If that is the price for both items, the lens alone is worth more than that! Buy it quick and sell the body to some beginner for $100-$150.
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Mar 18, 2020 01:44:26   #
Larry Powell wrote:
The best A mount camera for the lens is likely the Alpha 77 II. It is 24 mp and a great camera. Sony has an A Mount full frame but I would not spend $3500 to use with an unknown cheap lens.

Whether the camera is mirrorless or not is irrelevant.


I wouldn't call a Sigma 'Big Sig" an 'unknown cheap lens'. You'll probably find a lot of 'BIF' shooters and pro sports shooters using it!
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Mar 18, 2020 01:33:18   #
repleo wrote:
The only difference between the USA version and the International version is the warranty and maybe the battery charger plug. Don't even think of buying an International Nikon. Default menu language may be different too.

Buying from Abe's? - That's a different story!!!


With regard to the 'default menu language' issue-it doesn't really matter what the default language is because the cameras have all the languages programmed in. It's just a matter of selecting the one you want to use.
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Nov 5, 2019 16:00:34   #
Texcaster wrote:
As governor of California he worked for the car dealers and the land speculators. He emptied the mental health facilities and ruined Santa Barbara when he moved in as prez.


"He emptied the Mental Health facilities" is a not very accurate description of what actually happened: the 'bleeding heart liberals' were just as responsible, saying that the mentally ill were having their rights infringed upon when they were committed involuntarily. The result was the wholesale release into the public of people that had no coping skills, and no support systems.
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