Did not even consider trying. Just 80% locally.

NASA has some fantastic pics, much better than anyone who is earth bound can get.

Very nice. He is a real master.

Figure out what you want to do.

Determine what your budget is.

Figure out what your capabilities are. Can you do the upgrade's necessary?

Compare cost of upgrades vs. cost of new machine; make sure you include backup system

Realize that when upgrading you must match the specs of the old machine; outside support will be costly
Realize that a 7 - 8 year old computer is an antique, making things work together is problematic

Don't forget intangibles - new machine will run much faster; security on newer software is better. Newly purchased software is not likely to work on old software or hardware. Most new machines include WIN 10.

I would bet when it's done a new machine is cheaper.

Nice!

I am gonna get ahead of the curve.

I won't have any eclipse pics.

We flew to Anchorage then spent about 12 days driving and taking the train to various parts of Alaska. I got a few decent wildlife pics, most were not so good. Lots of fairly good landscape photos. A couple pics I took on a bright sunny day don't even look real.

I encourage people to visit, great spot during the summer. Don't think they will see me during the long winter.

A legal guideline:

http://www.krages.com/ThePhotographersRight.pdf

Yes, you have the right; no the police had no grounds. Common sense may have lead to another response.

Good shots in a challenging environment.

I come from a background in systems, as a result software is just a tool for me. I likely approach editing software a bit differently than most. I also don't believe in too much editing. Remember, editing software cannot make a lousy image look good.

I don't like the subscription model, does not give me control over what I want or what I spend. I have a copy of LR 5.7, that's likely 7 years old. It works, I don't need to update.

I currently have a copy of LR and ON1 raw. ON1 is much more complicated, but does some things that LR cannot do. It's much more like Photoshop.

It's important, to get the most out of your images, that you shoot in RAW. My camera records a .jpeg and a RAW for every image, providing flexibility.

I encourage you to take advantage of a trial period and test out editing software.

I get very disappointed when I find political conversation on a forum dedicated to another subject.

I realize I am a newbie here, I hope this is not common.

I love "old" pictures. Never considered photos from my HS years as old :)

I found a picture from college a couple years ago, my daughter recognized it immediately, I did not.

Thanks for sharing

We have at least a dozen different hot sauces in our house. Three different kinds of Tabasco (regular, reserve, made with ETOH vs. wood alcohol and hot and spicy). Our favorite is Tiger Sauce, a lot more flavor than heat. At last count, we had three bottles of Tiger sauce!

The Louisiana brand hot sauce is good, not as hot as Tabasco, still adds some heat. Some sauces are hot early and some linger and are hot later. Mix of two is usually great, IMO.

I don't know who was first, it's going to take some experimentation to find your favorite, enjoy.

I have lots of other images, one hanging in a local restaurant, others that have been accepted in contests. This just happened to be one of the most recent pics I took. I like to tryout the unusual. I don't judge photos by the ability to stick to
what others think are "rules". I like the mood of the pinhole. It does not work for many photos, I just thought it worked for this one.

I watched some pros on an on line photo show. Their challenge was to photograph a fencer. It was a drop dead easy shot, lay on the floor and shoot upwards. I was surprised no one did that. The one that was judged to have won, shot breaking
the rules with the subject outside the backdrop.

Long answer :)

Very Cool!

I have been interested in photography a long time. Went through several film cameras, now on my 2nd digital. I have an Olympus OM1. Like it for the size and reasonable cost.

I classify myself as an advanced amateur. I can talk about anything, doing it is another matter. I enjoy taking pictures of unusual things and like to exercise perspective. I particularly like sunsets, just takes patience.

As an introduction, attached is a pic I took this week for our camera club scavenger hunt. The topic is vegetable. I titled this "A vegetable among fruits".
Took it with a pinhole. I find the pinhole lens provides a unique view on some subjects. High tech camera with a no tech lens :)

The contest has about 12 subjects with special recognition for multiple subjects in a single shot. The other subjects are "any shadow" and "circle". One shot, 3 down.