Jimjay
do you shoot in raw? Bridge has to render the shots and sometimes that will take awhile. Close out Bridge and then reopen

Jimjay,

What camera are you using? Are you using the camera software to download the pictures? Are you downloading the SD card from the camera or from a card reader?
So many questions, so little time I know but before I can give you a good answer I got to have more Info.

You could try hitting Control, Alt, and Delete at the same time and see what applications are running when it says that. Then from there you can stop the app.

Fair winds

Dave

Thomas please do tell me what camera do you have.

Most cameras I own have the aperture in the lens and not in the camera. I might be missing something but what does aperture size have to do with it. Do I have to worry about aperture envy now. Please don't tell anyone the bigger the number the smaller the size. If only I understood that when I was younger

Lest I digress even further

Fair winds
Dave

Fair Winds
Dave

Man where do people get the prices from? Go to B&H camera Or Adorama Camera these two have about the best prices around.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/965999-REG/carson_sm_99_sm_44_5x_sensormag_magnifier.html
This link is to B&H and it is for a Sensor Loupe and blower for 33.00 bucks out the door

Fair Winds
Dave

Thanks Jerry :lol:

Hey Capt :thumbup:

I am with the majority and clean my own sensor. I'm an outdoor photographer in Florida. High humidity blowing sand we got it all. I will try to find shelter when changing lenses but sometimes that's impossible.
I had read and seen videos on the net about cleaning the sensor. I decided to give it a whirl pearl.
I was like a virgin on prom night. This was my first time and really nervous. I brushed and blew the outside of my camera off. Then removed the lens and took the Rocket Blower and shot a couple of blasts of air inside the camera. I put the lens back on went outside and took some pictures of the sky. Back inside I went downloaded the pictures and, nope spots still there mostly in the different places. I repeated the first couple of steps and then got the Rocket Blower out again and then I fired up the Artic Butterfly. I looked into the camera and stared at the (what everybody calls the sensor but is a plate over it) and with a shaking hand wiped the sensor in one direction and then the other. My heart was pounding like crazy, I could hear it in my ears. I put the camera back together and headed outside once more to shoot the sky. I then came back in downloaded the pictures and low an behold I was down to 3 spots. Here we go I know the third time is the charm Mr. Murphy loves threes, this was it the do it or die moment. Brushed off the camera took off the lens, hit the sensor with the Rocket Blower, hit the sensor with the Artic Butterfly. Now I opened the package of sensor swabs. I am starting to shake. Each swab is packed in a cellophane package. I fumble to get the package open, I am holding the swab in one hand, trying not to touch anything with it and knowing there are humongous particles flying around inside my house. The particles look like balls with diamond spikes sticking out and they are slamming into that swab, just waiting to scratch the hell out of my sensor. I open the bottle of sensor cleaner, and by now I am shaking like a canary trying to pass a peach seed, I gingerly try to get two drops of solution onto the swab. I empty about a quarter of the bottle on my hand and arm but do manage to finally get the couple of drops on the swab. Look out camera I going in. I notice the sensor fits perfectly on the sensor, I swipe one then the other, I remove my trembling hand, drop the swab, slap a lens on, light up a cigarette (I don't smoke) poured a glass of single malt scotch, and go outside to take pictures of the sky once more. Upon checking this time, Wahoo, no spots. Piece O' cake.
After that fiasco I bought a sensor loupe so I could look and see if any crud was on the sensor.

I clean my sensor about 3 to 4 times a year and just do it. No shaking, no sweats, and like the Virgin on prom night, I stop and think "Is that all there is?"

You ain't from around here are you.. Just kidding,
You have some pretty good shots there

Capt
Yep you nailed it again ++++++

I'll plus that

Just remember if your shooting in Camera Raw the white balance doesn't show up

If your shooting in RAW it don't make a rats behind about the white balance, as the output file dose not use it. It is there in a EXIF file, but not used unless you want to.

I have bee using Induro after I broke my Manfroto. Seems like sand likes to get into them, Induro has been giving me a 10 year warranty for registering them on the web. My oldest is 3 years old and carbon fiber. I now have 4 of them different models. The one I use the most is the CT313. It has foam grips installed and comes with a tool kit to dissemble it for cleaning. This sucker is a tank and will hold my camera and 800mm lens just fine.

All this and isn't really expensive

Fair Winds
Dave

No but I bent them in a card reader one time. Made the reader useless. No other damage

I use the card reader now (No Musk OX in Florida ) My computer has usb3 ports and is allot faster then downloading from the camera.
I always leave the door open on the camera while I am downloading the card.