I think the "right answer" for deciding which lens option to choose for cataract repair will vary for each person. I have been near sighted my entire life so I opted for a near-sighted solution. I didn't want differences in vision between left and right eyes and didn't want to have to reach for reading glasses every time I needed to see something close. I had always worn eyeglasses anyway so it was no big deal to keep wearing them. I can comfortably read, even a menu in dim lighting, or use a computer without glasses but got eyeglasses with only a slight correction for those purposes anyway because they more perfectly matched those activities. I don't need to keep those two extra specs with me -- they are just more comfortable for long periods of use at home and I'm quite adequately equipped without them everywhere else I go.

I assume that my solution wouldn't be chosen by many others but it works well for me. Less than tack-sharp vision bothers me and at the time I needed cataract surgery the results from multi-vision solutions were providing less sharp results than single vision ones (according to those I talked to who had the experience). I assume that improvements have been made since.

If cataract surgery is needed, do some research to find who's really good at doing it and which solution is the best one for you and don't put it off! For me the vision improvement was amazing!

Lighting and composition perfect for showing off the dove really well. We have a lot of doves around here but it is nearly impossible to get an interesting shot of them. Well done!

Well done!

Wouldn't it be nice if we could get horses to pose as perfectly as in that first shot?! Nice work to catch that one!

A nice pictorial tour! Glad you posted them!

Fantastic! What a great shot! You captured a really great pose for that bird.

My goodness gracious -- Hand held?! I used to be better at that than I am now before I got so darned old! ... so kinda keep those tripod sales source locations in mind for that long time from now in the future when you might appreciate them!

I've also had trouble in the past with photos being darker when posted on UHH. I found out that even though I thought I was getting the photo's color profile converted to what it needed to be (a profile recognizable as being sRGB) I wasn't actually accomplishing that. I like to work in Adobe RGB and then convert to sRGB for e-Mail and internet posts, but for several reasons on my old computer and software programs that isn't a straightforward process. For me the sRGB indicators may end up (or not) in any of more than one segment of a JPEG file so sometimes a file I know has been properly converted doesn't show up as such and gets improperly interpreted on a web site. I noticed that you submitted a file with a ProPhoto color profile. Not a thing in the world wrong with that but ProPhoto presents the same kind of color interpretations issues as Adobe RGB if the display site is not "ProPhoto Aware" (so to speak) in being able to display it. You may need to convert to sRGB before posting, but I have never worked with ProPhoto so good advice will need to come from someone who has.

I'm still having a struggle with this issue at times because of my working in an antique environment. I hope it is easier for you to find the solution -- probably so because your system is certain to be more up to date than mine! Note: There are some very capable folks on UHH to help you with this if needed. ("Linda from Maine" provided some good help for me)

BTW -- Beautiful photos! Keep up the good work!

The crop is perfect. I've done that before -- thinking I'd framed to get exactly what I wanted then finding out there was a much better photo by far right there in just part of what I'd captured.

In your photo, I really like the way the reds, etc., of the foreground stand out nicely by being sharply defined against the blues in the background. Nice work! Glad you found what you did in that shot.

It only looks like a couple of con trails. I think the weather people marked where it might snow ... at least that's what the skiers hope it is ...

(actual photo of big "X" that passed overhead -- in notes "pm" should read "am" obviously)

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I don't know how specific they are able to be, but there are several web sites devoted to prediction of good times for (sunrise?/sunset?) photography. Do a web search for "sunset prediction internet site" or some such search phrase. I was told of a really good one many years ago but can't remember it after all this time. Good luck!

Snow levels are much less than I usually see for this time of year when looking at this scene from the Salt Lake valley. The photo is a B&W from a 720 nanometer infrared. Looks a little better in the "Download." Because I took this from just a little ways up the street I needed to use my old school version of Photoshop to remove a couple of power poles, overhead wires, and chimneys from the bottom of the photo -- full disclosure, ya know ...

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Very nice!

I'll take the long way 'round to make my point in reply -- Many years ago I took mass transit (the bus) to work every day -- sure did beat the cost and aggravation of parking, etc. The camera always was with me for those noon breaks to walk a few city blocks to see what could be photographed.

We had a great many different cameras represented at work, Minolta, Canon, Olympus, Nikon (newer than mine), et. al., and I did get razzed once for always carrying that Nikon F w/usually 85 mm or (gasp) 43-86 lens. One day I took the middle seat in the very back of the bus and about half-way to downtown it stopped and couldn't start up again. The housing on the rear axle had broken! I got blamed for for that because of sitting with all that weight from the "cast-iron Nikon" right over where it broke! (The lightweight Olympus OM-1 guy led the charge on that one.)

I kept on carrying my "cast-iron Nikon" every day, even after breaking a bus with it, but I never did and never would just leave the camera in the car for thieves or heat or cold to do it damage.

"It ain't heavy, brother -- it's my Nikon."

Very Nicely photographed! Good Work!

I agree that is a pretty decent lens. I got one to use with my infrared converted D90 and so far it does a good job.