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Thanks for looking and commenting! My shutters speed was probably anywhere from a half second to 3 or 4 seconds. I shot a total of about 70 shots total. I'd love to catch one of those centers just at the moment of explosion. Not sure you'll ever get one that's not blown out. Maybe someone on here does have one and if they do, feel free to post!

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So, this year, rather than focus on the expanded view of the fireworks that we all enjoy, I wanted to focus on capturing the explosion of the mortar and before the firework expands. I used my Canon 6d Mark II, 24-105, on a tripod with settings of f14, ISO200, ND2 filter, shutter in bulb mode so I controlled the shutter speed. PP done in LR 6.14.

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Thanks for the comments everyone. The 611 is one incredible machine. A real piece of art and craftsmanship. I won't bore you with all the details, but the drive wheels on this thing are around 5 1/2' to 6' in diameter (I'm 5' 10"), it is a monster to stand next to. And was a fast was as well capable of reaching a top speed of 100+ mph.
Here's two more shots...one of me next to the drive wheels, and the other, she's pulling out of Old Town Petersburg, VA and heading back to Roanoke, VA.

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Opps! True, and she's only 6 years older than me! But it sure is nice to see a piece of "old" iron like that take back to the tracks. It is a sight to behold! Thanks for looking and commenting!

I love DIY projects! Look forward to the photos and the update when you complete this for your dlsr!

What a great forum! Here's a shot of the N&W 611 crossing the Dan River in Danville, VA as she makes her way from Spencer, NC back to home base in Roanoke, VA.

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My 2 cents...based on this response alone, I'd advise against taking the course. I fear that all you will have accomplished with this course is that you will be a really good student. Broke, but a really good student. Save yer money, practice, practice, practice shooting and using your gear, and read the Hog regularly.

And I don't buy my photo gear at Best Buy either. In this case, I needed the mic I went for because it was in stock and "I really have to have this now" situation. But once there, I realized I needed a card and knew what I wanted, I just wasn't familiar with this store's layout and had walked all around the area except where the rack of cards were. Usually you can locate cards in several places within the store, but not at this one. So, he politely showed me where they were and he genuinely asked a goofy question because he didn't know better. And, he didn't try to steer me away from the lower end cards nor try to upsell...I wanted a 64g card and he pointed out the ones on the racks. Now, he did point out the more expensive ones, I guess, because I've got an expensive camera, but really, no pressure there to purchase those. I saw the card I wanted and picked it off the shelf, and went to pay. The only pressure was that he seemed pretty certain that HE was GOING TO ring my sale as in "I can take you right over here..." Forgot about the commission part. I knew when he asked that question he had no clue what he was talking about, but he was polite - that was great - but to have any real knowledge about cameras and cards, um, I think not so much.

OK, that's not the real question for you to answer.

I had an interesting dialogue with a Best Buy employee yesterday. I went to pick up a mic for my canon 6d markii and thought while I was there, I'd go ahead and get a 64g and faster mb/s card that I was gonna need.
I asked where were the cards and the sales clerk said "Yes, we have a whole section over here." I walk with him over there (I'd asked cause I was unfamiliar with the layout at this particular store) and he asks about my camera. I told him what it was - a canon 6d mkii - and his next response was interesting: "No, I meant how much did your camera cost?" He actually pointed me to the right card that I was looking for, but, how interesting...you choose the card based on how much your camera costs. How about that ya'll?

Again, thank you all so much for your thoughtful comments! Much appreciated!

Thank you all so much for looking and commenting!

My serious hobby is woodworking, but that's given me an excuse to practice my photography skills using flash so that I can "show my wares" in other places. I used two off-camera canon flashes, the 430 EXII and a 580 EXII, using Yongnuo wireless triggers. The triggers have always worked great. Camera was my 6d markII and 24-105L Canon lens. Post was in LR6.
I photograph nearly everything that I build as a woodworker.

Here's the story behind the piece: This is a segmented urn. Segmented because each ring is made up of 8 separate pieces, glued together, and stacked. Two rings contain 32 pieces (the two where you see the thin vertical light-colored wood). Amanda contacted me a couple of months back to ask if I could build an urn for her dad's cremains. I knew exactly what to do. Ron was a good friend of mine, who had died 4 years ago. The dark wood is Sapele, and came from one of the old pews in the church he loved - and that I used to pastor. He could have sat on that very pew. The lighter contrasting wood within the body of the urn is Maple. The largemouth bass on top is carved from Basswood, to remember his love for the water, and fishing. The fish is mounted using a piece of #2 gauge copper grounding wire, to remember his love for his career as an lead electrician for a large hospital in our area. The top screws into the urn using white PVC pipe threads. Ron's name, date of birth and date of death are carve onto the top outer edge of the top.
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