Posts: moonhawk | Ugly Hedgehog

Markag wrote:

even more fun maybe.....
A drag queen turkey?

Bad time of year to identify as a turkey....

Dec 3, 2023 17:17:55 #

SuperflyTNT wrote:

It depends. If you’re quoting a question it’s inside the quotation marks. If it’s question about the quote it’s outside. If it’s question about a quote that’s a question it’ll have one inside and another outside! 😜🤪

Well, I won't even try to unwind that one, but I suspect you're right.

And let's not get started on "your" and "you're".

And we somehow left out "they're", the contraction of "they are".

Or my personal pet peeve: "lose", "loose", "loser", "looser". You know who you are.

Trust me, though. I screw up too.

Dec 2, 2023 08:56:56 #

Excire 2022 on Sale

Do they work well for you? They look very interesting, but also seem to have many of the same features. What is the difference?

Never heard if them before..

Dec 2, 2023 00:05:34 #

Sidwalkastronomy wrote:

Hey Mr perfect
Theirs should be their's as in their is

It's funny when the grammar police get it wrong.

"Theirs"means "belonging to them".

"There's"means "there is".

Dec 1, 2023 15:35:09 #

burkphoto wrote:

Most AF systems do benefit from settings changes f... (show quote)

Thank you, Bill.

Dec 1, 2023 09:56:28 #

Thanks Bill. I actually had a very good analog monitor but gave it away in a fit of downsizing when I switched to Apple. Vivid Metal Prints recommended a brand to go with, Asus if i remember correctly.

I Would prefer to use my 14" Macbook Pro. Do you know if they can be calibrated with a kit?

Dec 1, 2023 09:40:04 #

Don't feed the Trolls. folks.

Nov 30, 2023 14:08:56 #

burkphoto wrote:

https://vividmetalprints.com/ is a company in Lexington, NC, just down the road from me. They specialize in printing ON metal with aluminum dye-sublimation. Check them out! They have been around for 20 years. Dye sub is an old process known for its saturated colors.

They were formerly "ImageMeisters" I think, and claim to have originated the process for printing Dye-sub on metal. They've done three very nice large prints for me, but I won't do any more until I have a calibrated monitor, so I won't have to do a lot of back and forth till it comes out right.

Nov 30, 2023 11:47:04 #

Canisdirus wrote:

Nikon has way better eye detection...and phase AF.

Weight...well Nikon likes to go heavy for some reason.

Interesting. Have you used both?

Nov 29, 2023 10:44:44 #

billnikon wrote:

Eye detection on Nikon, Canon, and Sony are all excellent. You will not save much weight going with the OM-1 with telephoto lenses.
The difference is the skill, knowledge, and experience of the photographer. If you don't set your camera up for the type of shooting your doing you will not get good results.

Not save weight? On telephoto lenses?

That is absurd. Do the math.

Nov 28, 2023 11:58:56 #

OM1 is a great camera. With the longer lenses there is a huge savings in size and weight. The eye detection is very good. Price of lenses is a substantial savings over equivalent focal length full frame midels. I went to Olympus with the EM1, then 2, then 3, now have two OM1s. Never going back.

Nov 22, 2023 23:12:23 #

A game changer with Sony

Old Coot wrote:

Not against new technology. For those who want it, great. Just saying that the latest Tech not necessary to take great photos.

But there are some photos, great or otherwise, that you can not take without certain "tech".

Nov 19, 2023 16:50:04 #

A game changer with Sony

Old Coot wrote:

Who cares. ! We have been taking beautiful photos for decades without this feature.
Only relevant to those photographers who care more about the technical capabilities than actually taking photographs.

Or we could just scratch images in the sand with a stick.

Third bike ride in Sea Pines - II

Nov 18, 2023 10:00:01 #

(Sub-Gallery: Birds)

Are you on-island now, Mike? Have you ever been to the boardwalk preserve in downtown Port Royal? nothing much there the other day, but in the Spring there is practically a nest on every other branch, and the boardwalk runs very close to them, separated by a little bit of the lake. Like Pinckney but many more birds and more variety.

Nov 13, 2023 21:13:59 #

Artists fight back against AI

rehess wrote:

but attributable to “AI” - or any other type - of software.

I suppose you could look at it that way. I don't worry about that, because I'm not going to buy a self driving car, at least not until they've improved their safety record by at least an order of magnitude.

I do think AI will have some positive benefits, but there's just some areas I'd prefer good old humans to screw up instead of machines.

What are your thoughts?