Posts for: Psergel
Sep 16, 2018 09:01:33 #
bobmcculloch wrote:
Any body remember 'Clyde' , in a Clint Eastwood movie, "Trash the Cadillac Clyde"
I do. I would not let one of these in my Cadillac........if I had a Cadillac
Sep 15, 2018 15:43:29 #
SkyKing wrote:
...the eyes in the second shot are hypnotic...soft...gentle...wonderful capture...!
Thank you
I remember an old tv show called “sky king”
Kind of like another old show called “sea hunt” but with a plane.
Sep 15, 2018 14:46:21 #
Usually when I try to photograph these guys at the Albuquerque zoo the lighting is way to harsh. I finally got there on a partially cloudy day.
Sep 12, 2018 17:08:06 #
cambriaman wrote:
Excellent images. The subjects have expressions like: "I know this guy wants a great picture, so I better be good and keep still."
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
I did try to send them “vibes”
Sep 11, 2018 11:12:20 #
Albuquerque Zoo
Sep 8, 2018 12:03:45 #
vonzip wrote:
Looks a little put-out. Nice shot. vz
He was stuck in a "no howl" zone
Sep 7, 2018 09:54:35 #
Sep 5, 2018 17:38:05 #
DickC wrote:
A nice group, thanks!! 
Thank you
I’ve worked as an electronics technician, a micrographics tech, a service manager and a computer guy and I’ve NEVER need algebra.
Aug 28, 2018 07:53:30 #
My fishing buddy as well as a couple of kind folks responding to the OP have pointed out that the pic I have labels as “chipmunk” is, in fact, a squirrel.
As many of both of these critters that I’ve seen in my life.......you’d think I could figure that out for myself.
Getting old I guess.
As many of both of these critters that I’ve seen in my life.......you’d think I could figure that out for myself.
Getting old I guess.
Aug 27, 2018 05:13:54 #
krashdragon wrote:
Nice pics, but you can keep your monsoons! Had to drive thru 2 of them yesterday.
Oh...I drive a semi, am on my way from Winchester, Va to Livermore, Ca.
I will admit, everything looks very pretty and green. Not used to green in NM!
Oh...I drive a semi, am on my way from Winchester, Va to Livermore, Ca.
I will admit, everything looks very pretty and green. Not used to green in NM!
I would not want to drive a semi through a full blown monsoon. Sometimes it rains so hard you can’t even see the road.
Glad you liked the pics
Aug 27, 2018 05:10:29 #
Thank you. Those are burned trees. Unfortunately we have a forest fire or two (or more) every year. There are lots of burn scars.
Aug 26, 2018 16:59:37 #
safeman wrote:
I love the chipmunk. Does anyone live in the house
Thank you.
There are power lines running to it (I erased em) and there appears to be curtains in the window so.......my guess is that someone does live there.
Aug 25, 2018 17:51:56 #
Here in New Mexico we've FINALLY had one of our monsoon seasons.........it's been years since we've had a good one.
I took a quick ride through the Jemez mountains and everything was wonderfully green.
Thought I'd share a few shots.
I took a quick ride through the Jemez mountains and everything was wonderfully green.
Thought I'd share a few shots.
Jul 22, 2018 12:40:57 #
Jul 19, 2018 08:02:16 #
I want to thank everyone for their feedback/advice/input.
I went ahead and bought the X100F.
WOW!! I am very impressed with pretty much every aspect of this camera. The build quality is 1st rate, the IQ is impressive and the feature set is.....well.......just amazing.
The Pros would make for a very long list and Fujifilm does a good job of presenting that list. For me, there is a very small list of Cons.
Like most camera manuals, this one makes my eyes glaze over after about 10-20 pages so I've had to consume it in small doses.
Frankly, the number of features and the customizability are a little overwhelming and as might be expected, enabling one feature can interfere with another. Sometimes it's easy to figure out why something isn't working as expected and at other times a deep dive into the manual or a google search is required.
Being used to the battery life of my 7D II, the battery life of the X100F is a little disappointing (I have the camera set to high performance mode which cuts back on battery life).
If I could redesign the camera I'd probably go with a longer focal length lens (narrower field of view). Something around what used to be considered a "standard" lens. Around 35mm for a crop sensor camera.
The camera does have a sort of built in digital zoom but it only works if you have the camera set to jpeg only.
Doesn't work with raw or raw + jpeg.
All that being said, I can, of course, zoom with my feet in a lot of cases and I'm finding that doing so can be a good thing. Considering that I normally walk around with a "super tele" attached to my 7 D II.........my perspective is certainly skewed a bit.
It's a great feeling just grabbing this one little camera and walking out the door. It's making me find renewed interest in types of photography that I kind of left behind after I bought my 1st super tele and "focused" on birds.
If anyone reading this is looking for a very high quality compact camera for street or travel photography (and you wouldn't mind the fixed, widish lens) the X100F should be near the top of your short list. IMHO
I went ahead and bought the X100F.
WOW!! I am very impressed with pretty much every aspect of this camera. The build quality is 1st rate, the IQ is impressive and the feature set is.....well.......just amazing.
The Pros would make for a very long list and Fujifilm does a good job of presenting that list. For me, there is a very small list of Cons.
Like most camera manuals, this one makes my eyes glaze over after about 10-20 pages so I've had to consume it in small doses.
Frankly, the number of features and the customizability are a little overwhelming and as might be expected, enabling one feature can interfere with another. Sometimes it's easy to figure out why something isn't working as expected and at other times a deep dive into the manual or a google search is required.
Being used to the battery life of my 7D II, the battery life of the X100F is a little disappointing (I have the camera set to high performance mode which cuts back on battery life).
If I could redesign the camera I'd probably go with a longer focal length lens (narrower field of view). Something around what used to be considered a "standard" lens. Around 35mm for a crop sensor camera.
The camera does have a sort of built in digital zoom but it only works if you have the camera set to jpeg only.
Doesn't work with raw or raw + jpeg.
All that being said, I can, of course, zoom with my feet in a lot of cases and I'm finding that doing so can be a good thing. Considering that I normally walk around with a "super tele" attached to my 7 D II.........my perspective is certainly skewed a bit.
It's a great feeling just grabbing this one little camera and walking out the door. It's making me find renewed interest in types of photography that I kind of left behind after I bought my 1st super tele and "focused" on birds.
If anyone reading this is looking for a very high quality compact camera for street or travel photography (and you wouldn't mind the fixed, widish lens) the X100F should be near the top of your short list. IMHO