Posts for: adamsg
Apr 9, 2020 22:46:11 #
No matter what they are, they are beautiful and a reminder that spring is on its way here in Idaho. I have a growing urge to get out, by myself, and take photos. But, we still have a temperature yoyo going on. Low temperature of 40 tonight, but a low on Saturday of 23! Oh well, that's Spring in Idaho. 
Apr 3, 2020 18:20:02 #
johngault007 wrote:
Not sure about your brand, but I'm assuming that's... (show quote)
I have older Nikon equipment - a D7100 body and 18-55 and 55-300 lenses. Previously I had a D3100 body. Owners' manuals for both, and a Field Guide for my 7100 state that you should turn stabilization off when using a tripod. Nikon's tern for stabilization is VR - vibration reduction.
Apr 1, 2020 18:19:05 #
BebuLamar wrote:
Perhaps I am wrong but I think the shutter release button on the D5100 always goes down when you press it. It may not take a picture if it's malfunction but I think the lock doesn't keep it from going down.
You are correct. There is no lock on the shutter release for D3100, D5100, D7100, etc. Check the mirror. If it is stuck up, the shutter release will not move.
Mar 30, 2020 17:07:00 #
Longshadow wrote:
On mine I have to press and hold the release button while twisting the lens to remove the lens.
I don't own a Canon, but every SLR or film camera I have owned - Nikon D7100, D3100, F, Nikomat FTN - Alpa 6 - all make you twist the lens to remove it while holding down the release button. If it comes off just because the lens release button is pushed, there is something pretty far wrong with the camera or the lens mount.
Mar 26, 2020 17:26:11 #
Tim Stapp wrote:
They're not at work on their computers, so not access to UHH :).
I am at work on my computer, hammering out lecture notes. Our university has cancelled all actual classes, so we have to teach everything on-line. I am reading this in a break I took because the writing is making me fuzzy. I will be posting more because we are sheltering in place (sort of) for twenty more days. At least, I'd like to be using my computer for more fun things, like post-processing and editing. Oh well, it pays the bills.
Mar 25, 2020 23:34:32 #
I am still here and have been posting and replying a lot more than usual because all faculty at the university where I teach have to teach on-line from home. So, I write and lecture from home and also give instrument lessons on-line. But I sure have a lot of time to scan, edit, post-process and read photography e-books and post on UHH 
Mar 25, 2020 23:30:23 #
burkphoto wrote:
If you are a Mac user and use Catalina (MacOS 10.15.x), know that the new 64-bit driver, Epson Scan 2, is not as full-featured as the old Epson Scan.
I kept one startup drive on MacOS Mojave 10.14.6, just to run older 32-bit apps.
I kept one startup drive on MacOS Mojave 10.14.6, just to run older 32-bit apps.
Heck, I use a Mac still running High Sierra and it works just fine. I haven't found any reason to update the operating system, so I have no problems with my three year-old V600. A wise friend who is a Mac expert told me to hold off reflexive upgrades until programs you value don't work with the old OS. So far, this has been very successful advice for me.
Mar 24, 2020 22:44:23 #
jim quist wrote:
I bought a photo scanner to turn my photos, negati... (show quote)
I couldn't agree more. I have had my Epson Perfection V600 Photo for three years and it is very versatile (more things it can do than I have used), easy to use and with a lot of built-in flexibility: and its speed in getting started scanning and actually giving me the image file for p-p is most welcome. Soon, partly because of boredom during the current situation, I am going to start scanning my medium format positive film that I made with my Rollei TLR. I keep thinking I am going to go back and use some of the film I have in cold storage, but then the flexibility of my DSLR pulls me away and into something else. But the medium format film has some shots worth re-examining and the Epson scanner is the way to start.
Mar 24, 2020 15:34:14 #
bwana wrote:
Don't forget to pick up the bacon seed while you're there...
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Oh my gosh!! I didn't even think of bacon seed. That is a critical food group in my diet
Mar 24, 2020 14:16:52 #
Stephan G wrote:
You have made the statement.
Unless I am mistaken, the Hungarian leader was elected. What actions taken would you deem dictatorial? My comments are only directed at the fact that the leaders of these countries have refused to go along with the EU's self-destructive welcoming and coddling of Muslim extremist "refugees". The rest of Europe seems almost to have a death wish.
Mar 24, 2020 12:47:38 #
Stephan G wrote:
"Backbone"= Dictatorship? Hungary, specifically.
I would beg to differ. How do you define dictatorship?
Mar 24, 2020 10:59:21 #
Tex-s wrote:
"Wait til it's too late" seems to be the mantra for the EU. From not moving away from requiring Russian oil to runaway entitlement programs to immigration in general to the police's 'no-go' Muslim neighborhoods in some population centers, it does seem that the EU has a habit of denying reality until overwhelmed by it.
You are absolutely correct. The E. U. is a disease that has wrecked economies in its member nations and by essentially destroying national borders, made any kind of check on the movement of infected people, or radical terrorists impossible. The only nations in Europe with any backbone, at all, are Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic.
Mar 23, 2020 23:07:31 #
Bill_de wrote:
But Italy does have the best spaghetti farms!
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LOL!!! It would be nice to get some of that spaghetti seed so I don't have to go to the grocery store to get some.
Mar 23, 2020 22:51:31 #
rmalarz wrote:
Jerry posted his here - https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-637239-1.html
Here's another example.
--Bob
Here's another example.
--Bob
While the stupidity of many of our fellow Americans may be all too obvious, don't get too depressed. Every nation has its idiots. Stupidity knows no borders. Europe's handling of the Corona virus is an excellent illustration. Just stick your head in the sand until it is too late. Italy is a very sad example and the rest of Europe is not far behind.
Mar 22, 2020 13:39:40 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Yes, I am stating the obvious all along. Plan for your final product.
Too many times I see folks who basically say "Who cares, use PP to correct your -fill-the-sensor-at-all-cost- mistakes."
THAT is what drives me bonkers.
Composition, what not? It is good to know, it can be necessary but never an obligation in my mind.
Too many times I see folks who basically say "Who cares, use PP to correct your -fill-the-sensor-at-all-cost- mistakes."
THAT is what drives me bonkers.
Composition, what not? It is good to know, it can be necessary but never an obligation in my mind.
I am in complete agreement! Composition can be an innate or learned ability. In my case it was/is being learned. But anything in the "rules" that becomes too prescriptive and inflexible turns what can be an artistic endeavor into "paint by the numbers" photography.