Posts: ngrea | Ugly Hedgehog

Nov 21, 2019 08:19:16 #

UNIS!

Anyone taking photos of a potential terrorist target is likely to be watched closely. How is a security guard (and they have guards for a reason) to know if you were scoping out the school to plan an attack? Be glad someone was alert and taking care.

FedEx Guy Throws $1,500 Canon Lens Instead of Walking 10 Feet

Nov 17, 2019 07:53:51 #

(Links and Resources)

I remember reading about a ( USPS? USP? Fed ex?) sorting center opening several years ago with photos showing package going up a 3 story conveyor belt and then dropping off it to fall 2 stories as part of the sorting process. It is amazing that most packages arrive in good shape.

Nov 10, 2019 08:02:08 #

Model Train Photography

A totally different approach, but one I use a lot when I’m working on my N-scale model RR: if they will allow you close enough, use your cell phone. I “walk” my cell phone through the layout upside down so the lens is down near the ground sometimes I do it on video to get the feel of being a scale size person moving through the landscape. Other times I do still photos
to see how the object or vignette I’m working on looks from all sides.
The cell phone can be used in spaces way too small for a DSL.

Nov 6, 2019 07:18:14 #

I just joined the 21st century

Think beyond apps also. You can put websites on your home page. I like the US weather service page that shows hourly wind, temperature, humidity and precipitation because I can plan exactly when to be out (or not) taking pictures or doing whatever. I also have a link to the owners manual of my camera (and my car), and I carry copies of some favorite pictures.

Nov 4, 2019 10:25:59 #

what is the purpose of this device

I did some on-line research for similar photos. I found 2 from an open air museum near Graz. One seemed to be in a storage area and had wrought iron hooks hanging down form it. The other looked like it was in a kitchen area. One log was longer and went over the stove with a pot hanging form it. I'd guess it might be for storage, or possibly for drying or smoking foods for preservation. The semi-hoops might be dividers to hold the items upright and separated for air circulation, or for ease of removing just one.

puppy dog art at battery way

Nov 4, 2019 07:01:06 #

(Close Up Photography)

nanaval wrote:

Well spotted Merry, looks like a Dalmatian..

AKA “firehouse dog”

Nov 4, 2019 06:53:53 #

what is the purpose of this device

What part of the house was it in? It looks like it might be a storage device, or a drying rack.

Nov 2, 2019 07:55:50 #

Is there such a thing as a Perfect Portrait ?

I think it depends on what you are trying to capture. Do you want something with context, to capture the model’s “real personality”, something “pretty”, or an interesting arrangement of shapes?
So it will vary per the photographer and the viewer, and the client.

Oct 31, 2019 09:30:09 #

Little birdies that crash into windows

fetzler wrote:

A decal on the window can work well. Oddly, my pet birds never fly into windows. They sometimes fly up to the window and stop. I have had many kinds of birds over the years from Finches to Amazon Parrots.

If you go outside and look at the window you will see it looks like the sky and/or trees, etc. — a good place to fly into. On the inside, even at night it is never that mirror perfect reflection.

Oct 31, 2019 09:10:08 #

Little birdies that crash into windows

fbeaston wrote:

Reminds me ... I used to feed the birds in my front yard (before bears found the food, so I had to stop). There was a hawk that would swoop down toward birds feeding & drive them toward the house where they'd crash into a window, thinking I believe it was an escape route, then the Hawk would pounce on the dazed bird for an easy meal. Rather ingenious I thought.

I once had a hawk dive for the birds feeding on my deck. The hawk hit the window with a loud thud. It didn’t knock him out, but he fluttered over to the birdbath and sat there for several minutes.
Birds hitting buildings is a large problem. The reflection on windows and lights on large building cause thousands of birds to die. Some buildings have stopped night lighting. Many people put decals or tape or fluttering ribbons on windows to protect birds.

Oct 27, 2019 19:34:01 #

ecurb wrote:

My winter procedure is keeping spare batteries in an inside pocket and changing out the cold battery when it stops working, the cold battery will come back to life as it warms.
I envy your niece, the Antarctic has been a dream destination of mine. Any chance you could post some of her images ?

She has very limited bandwidth (imagine 1000 people using one modem), but has managed to post a few photos to Facebook. Here is one.

(Download)

Oct 26, 2019 08:59:43 #

I appreciate your suggestions and am passing them on to my niece.

Oct 25, 2019 11:11:43 #

It’s too late to change camera now. She had to take everything she needed with her (including guessing what medications she might need) within tight weight limits. There are no stores and no shopping on-line. She’s there and it’s too late to mail packages for this season. October 15 is the deadline, with no guarantee that any mail will make the priority for shipping because science equipment goes first, then less important things like fresh food. Well, maybe fuel has a high priority.

Oct 25, 2019 08:38:41 #

My niece is in Antarctica this season. She says the cold drains camera batteries very fast (sometimes 15 minutes). She was going to take her Nikon out today in a pouch with hand warmers. she is going to the South Pole Station next week, where today’s temperature was -53 with windchill “off the chart” .
Does anyone have suggestions for protecting battery life?
Thanks