While greatly enjoying my short time time on the Ugly Hedgehog, I'm afraid I'm going to have to say farewell. My virus protection program keeps giving me a warning that something is trying to attack my computer every time I use this site. It rates the attack as high risk. It may be something to do with my computer as nobody else seems to have the problem but I'd rather not take the chance. I went through a virus attack on my old computer several years ago and lost a lot of valuable time and information.

My thanks to everyone for sharing your great photography, helpful hints and warm camaraderie. I'll miss being with you every day.

I think you came up with the right answer, Jerry. I went to an on-line site regarding the problem. One writer suggest I do the following:

things you need to have
1-Hi ISO noise reduction OFF
2-Active D lighting OFF
3-Long Exp NR OFF
4-RAW 12bit instead of 14bit

The r13 then went to r21. This seems to confirm Jerry's point that it's just giving you how much room is in the buffer with the current settings. My thanks to all for your response and your help. I appreciate it.

A few shots taken walking the Plymouth waterfront 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 after sunrise.

Plymouth Harbor at Sunrise


Mayflower Before Dawn

I enjoy shooting colors and shapes. You've gone a great job of capturing both here. Thanks for sharing.

Number one reminds me of sitting on the beach in Aruba many years ago. Number three reminds me of autumn here in New England. I can see why they're favorite shots. They evoke favorite memories of mine. Thanks for sharing.

All flowers are beautiful but there's something special about a rose. Thanks for sharing a great shot.

The beauty of mother nature can rarely be equaled. You did an outstanding job of capturing it. Thanks for sharing.

It's nice to hear you have the same camera and lens, Graham. I've seen a number of your photos on the site and admire your work. Other than a stint as a part-time wedding photographer when I first got married, the majority of my photography has been focused on shots taken of my family and on vacation.

I traded in my D80/18-200 combination for a D700/ 50mm lens when I retired five years ago. My goal is to learn how to take interesting and creative photographs. I'm using 'The Art of Photography' by Bruce Barnbaum as my initial guide and try to shoot something every day. Your pictures are some of the many great examples I've already found in this forum.

Thank you, Ravynne. I gave that a try but it didn't seem to work. I appreciate you taking the time to help me out.

That's extremely helpful, Jerry. I didn't find anything in the small manual that came with the camera and was surprised when there was nothing in the 500 page book about the Nikon 700 by David Busch I bought when I got the camera. Now I get it and can go back to taking pictures again.

I have a Nikon D700 camera with a Nikon 50mm 1.4 lens. I've never had a problem with it for the five years I've owned it. It just bought an electronic cable release for the camera and was trying it out for the first time. I shot about 20 pictures and then I couldn't get it to snap another shot.

I removed the electronic cable release and looked over the camera. Every time I tried to take a picture manually, I noticed an r13 message every time I depressed the shutter release. It appeared in the same spot where the picture count appears. Anyone have any ideas what this is all about and what I need to do about it? Thanks for your help.

My first 35mm camera was a Voigtlander Bessamatic with a fixed 50mm 2.8 lens. I learned to shoot with that camera and had it for many years. My second 35mm was a Contarex with a 50mm 2.0 Zeiss lens. I bought it because it had interchangeable backs. I could switch between film, slide and B&W while still in the middle of a roll of film. I liked the faster speed on the 50mm 2.0 lens and discovered bokah.

My first digital camera was a Nikon D80. I bought it with an 18-200 lens and never really liked the lens. It did everything but none of it very well. I was ready for another 50mm lens when I traded it in for my current camera, a Nikon D700. My photography has always been focused on people, especially my family. When the salesman suggested the 50mm 1.4 lens, I was half sold anyway. It really has been absolutely perfect for shooting my family, inside and out. The lack of depth of field is an asset when shooting people, as you know, so I'm able to get beautiful shots of my grandchildren with beautiful bokah.

I bought a second used D700 back when Nikon discontinued the camera and just ordered a 24-120 to put on it. This will give me something more conducive to walk-around photography. I now do a lot of wandering with my camera now that I'm retired. The combination of the two lenses should give me all I need.

I didn't mind your comments at all. They were well intentioned and meant to offer helpful advice. It's why I joined this forum.

Thank you, Mark. My order is in and I'm looking forward to shooting with my new 24-120.

Outstanding photograph. I just visited your website and noted that cropping out the top of the head is a common thread in many of your street photographs. I've never seen your work before and am drawn to your black and white stone portraits. Completely different from anything I've ever seen before. Thanks for sharing.

Although I've been an amateur all my life, I've committed myself to being more creative since I retired. I'm reading a book on photo composition that says every photo should have a subject, it should be interesting and your eye should be drawn back to the subject no matter where you look. You certainly have nailed all the bases with this shot. I keep going back to look at it. Outstanding photography. I'm going to keep this as an example.