Posts for: alx
May 11, 2020 17:47:08 #
Beautiful shots! 
I had planned to relocate to Costa Rica this spring before the craziness settled in. You've made me homesick for the future.
I had planned to relocate to Costa Rica this spring before the craziness settled in. You've made me homesick for the future.
May 11, 2020 12:50:01 #
Enjoy this and the followups... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtN1YnoL46Q
May 10, 2020 17:56:22 #
Leo Perez wrote:
It's Not About Your Health! br br br br When t... (show quote)
Do the world a favor and follow the advice of your POWER-CRAZED leader. Inject bleach and Lysol.
May 10, 2020 16:01:46 #
47greyfox wrote:
Huh-oh, opinion time, conventional wisdom with W7 or W10 is to NOT use “hibernate.” Use “sleep” if you must. For my desktop, I set everything to stay alive unless I hit <window>-L and force it into lock screen. A few minutes later it, will take a nap. Also, if you are using ‘any’ anti-virus other than Windows default, get rid of it.
Conventional wisdom is frequently not. I'm sitting in my living room with 5 computers and not all behave the same. One in particular does what the OP said, if it goes to sleep it won't always wake up. I use 3 of my machines as DVRs, so it is critical that they activate themselves at specific times. The one that doesn't wake up has been set to hibernate and has worked like that flawlessly for over five years. The other 2 recorders sleep when not in use and I built 2 out of the 3.
If you'd like to question my building ability, before I retired I built and maintained corporate file, mail, SQL and Domain Control servers for the company as their CIO.
I use sleep and hibernate because, frankly, running full towers with 3 to 5 hard drives 24/7 is not very economical in terms of electricity.
May 9, 2020 15:34:48 #
That is one great face and a wonderful shot.
May 9, 2020 14:29:17 #
jederick wrote:
My Dell Inspiron desktop is about six months old a... (show quote)
I've seen a number of computers that have this tendency, particularly with certain ASUS motherboards. Rather than setting the power options to SLEEP, switch to HIBERNATE. You will have a slower startup from hibernation, but I've experienced 100% reliability after the change.
I've gone crazy researching solutions and none of them have ever solved the problem regardless of Windows version. HIBERNATE always has worked.
May 8, 2020 16:25:24 #
May 6, 2020 15:15:22 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
I don't have a Photomic head, just a prism finder.
Well, shooting in manual with a digital camera starts you off with the advantage of the F Photomic. You DO have the option of basing exposure on your external light meter if you desire. Either way, it is up to YOU to decide each element of the exposure.
You can really go manual, forget your LunaPro, and take your old printed exposure guide from that roll of Velvia and learn to eyeball everything.
May 6, 2020 15:05:49 #
Think of it as picking up your trusty Nikon F with a Photomic head and using the available information to make the decisions necessary to make the picture you want to make using the basic functions of the camera.
May 1, 2020 18:30:35 #
I feel so much better after that, until I think about it.
But why think?
But why think?
Apr 30, 2020 13:53:16 #
Beyond belief. In all my many visits (25+) over the years, this is way beyond my wildest imagination.
Apr 29, 2020 13:25:04 #
Your 70-200 should be fine. Based on yesterday's joint Blue Angels/Thunderbirds flyover in the NY area, all they do is fly over in diamond formation trailing smoke. There was no maneuvering or performance. It is not an airshow, if that's what you are thinking. If you happen to get a blue sky, a polarizer is the only thing you might want to enhance your shots.
Apr 29, 2020 00:17:34 #
robertjerl wrote:
from Dictionary.com
bunko or bun·co[ buhng-koh ]SHOW IPAInformal.
SEE SYNONYMS FOR bunko ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural bun·kos.
a swindle in which a person is cheated at gambling, persuaded to buy a nonexistent, unsalable, or worthless object, or otherwise victimized.
any misrepresentation.
verb (used with object), bun·koed, bun·ko·ing.
to victimize by a bunko.
bunko or bun·co[ buhng-koh ]SHOW IPAInformal.
SEE SYNONYMS FOR bunko ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural bun·kos.
a swindle in which a person is cheated at gambling, persuaded to buy a nonexistent, unsalable, or worthless object, or otherwise victimized.
any misrepresentation.
verb (used with object), bun·koed, bun·ko·ing.
to victimize by a bunko.
Didn't you just describe the career of Donald Trump?
It's no wonder we are the laughingstock of the world.
Apr 26, 2020 16:37:51 #
Apr 26, 2020 13:25:01 #
Longshadow wrote:
Do what you normally do.....
And be thankful that you can!